Joao Liberato - Snakes in the Alley Lyrics

[Intro]
Trust nobody in these streets, porra
They all got knives behind their backs
É foda, but I learned it the hard way

[Verse 1]
Thought you was my brother, selling dreams like it's candy
Took my tracks, stabbed me in the back, playing me like I'm stupid
In São Paulo's concrete jungle, loyalty's just a fairy tale
Every snake wearing fake gold, showing teeth while they poison
Mano, I see through your game now, stealing beats like a rat
Think you're smart with your business moves? Vai se foder

[Chorus]
Betrayal got me stronger (porra!)
Can't break me down, I'm harder (caralho!)
From the favela to the top
Survival's in my blood, drop
You sold my soul for pocket change
Now watch me rise from these flames
Não vou calar, não vou parar
Your time is up, seu traidor

[Verse 2]
Remember Rafael's story? That knife went deep
Just like you, coming at me, thinking I was weak
But I'm still here, making hits while you hide and scheme
São Paulo taught me well, every move's gotta be clean
Industry vultures circling, thinking I'm fresh meat
But this favela kid knows how to make it in these streets

[Bridge]
You can't silence my flow
Can't steal my show
Zona Sul to Zona Leste
I'm the one they know, porra!

[Verse 3]
Fake contracts, empty promises, thought you had me fooled
Now I'm moving different, every step calculated and cruel
From the periphery, we learn to spot the fake ones quick
Survival's in our DNA, we don't need your politics
Watch me turn this pain to power, this betrayal to gold
My story, my rules now, deixa os cara tudo puto

[Chorus]
Betrayal got me stronger (porra!)
Can't break me down, I'm harder (caralho!)
From the favela to the top
Survival's in my blood, drop
You sold my soul for pocket change
Now watch me rise from these flames
Não vou calar, não vou parar
Your time is up, seu traidor

[Outro]
Keep my name out your mouth
Your time is done, it's my turn now
São Paulo knows the truth
Favela never loses, porra!