“Vernon” is one of the slower, more sentimental Show Me the Body cuts. The title is seemingly referring to Vernon, New York, or possibly a nod to indie folk musician Justin Vernon.
Paired with a guest verse from rapper Wiki of Ratking, a fellow NYC music group SMTB were closely associated with, the...
[Chorus: Julian Cashwan Pratt]
Over my shoulder, I'm a card holder
Burn a car and a broker
One day I’ll burn spears and all fear
Choker hold in time
Tends to turn me cold in tryna fight
Tryna die, tryna get high before I get older
[Verse 1: Julian Cashwan Pratt]
If you got it, come and ride on my sleigh
Fuck a toker and a take
Think that he leaked but he gape
He tried to plead out when he's late
But these ends are really only leaked in my grave
I cross these men in my way
These writtens I never save
Humble tones I used to speak alone
To peep my homie caught exposed
These drugs always lead to my dome
I get grown with these bugs and they eat at my home
I rip out the holes, I took so long to so
I took so long to sew
So I twist a bowl
I see my death but the Sun will get old
I see my breath down in the snow
I will, my will, my will get cold, please
[Chorus: Julian Cashwan Pratt]
Over my shoulder, I'm a card holder
Burn a car and a broker
One day I’ll burn spears and all fear
Choker hold in time
Tends to turn me cold in tryna fight
Tryna die, tryna get high before I get older
I see it over my shoulder, I'm a card holder
Burn a car and a broker
One day I'll burn spears and all fear
Choker hold in time
Tends to turn me cold in tryna fight
Tryna die, tryna get high before I get older
[Verse 2: Wiki, Julian Cashwan Pratt, and both]
Everyone call me Wik (Wik, Wik)
Said some kids in my school they don't know about shit
Lunch time, eleven graders made me sit
At the motherfucking table, they was eating, I would spit
After class I would dip (Dip)
Dillon, Garret, Kevin, Will, Henry, Fig
Tryna figure out the crib (Tryna figure out)
It was never no extra curricular
Extra terrestrial, I was getting lit
Getting swizz in the basement
Now a brownstone on 6th
Not sure if it was 6th, mighta been 5th
Mighta been 4th, man
I don't give a shit, that was back then (Back then)
And the super fact is
Next thing I know, crossing that bridge to Manhattan
Sharpen the stones and the sticks
It's the fact that I'm grown in that sick
When we was young
[Refrain: Julian Cashwan Pratt]
When I was young, I was down to roll
Breaking them bones, sharpen the sticks and the stones
They ain't tryna hear ’cause they already know
That deep in New York, I been here before
When I was young, I was down to roll
Breaking them bones, sharpen the sticks and the stones
Ain’t tryna hear 'cause they already know
That deep in New York, I been here before
When I was young, I was down to roll
Breaking them bones, sharpen the sticks and the stones
Ain’t tryna hear 'cause they already know
That deep in New York, I been here before
When I was young, I was down to roll
Breaking them bones, sharpen the sticks and the stones
Ain't tryna hear 'cause they already know
[Chorus: Julian Cashwan Pratt]
Over my shoulder, I’m a card holder
Burn a car and a broker
One day I'll burn spears and all fear
Choker hold in time
Tends to turn me cold in tryna fight
Tryna die, tryna get high before I get older
I see it over my shoulder, I'm a card holder
Burn a car and a broker
One day I'll burn spears and all fear
Choker hold in time
Tends to turn me cold in tryna fight
Tryna die, tryna get high before I get older
Vernon was written by Julian Cashwan Pratt & Wiki & Noah Cohen-Corbett & Harlan Steed.
Vernon was produced by Gabriel Millman (producer) & Julian Cashwan Pratt & Harlan Steed & Noah Cohen-Corbett.
Show Me the Body released Vernon on Mon Apr 20 2015.