Lil Keek - Paper Cuts Lyrics

[Intro]
Paper cuts deeper than a knife
Every dollar's a struggle, that's just life
Stack my bread, yeah, I'm tryna get right
But this system keep bleeding me dry, aight

[Verse 1]
Corner store memories, mama counting change
Working double shifts, still feeling the strain
Grandpa preached 'bout dignity in the pews
But out here dignity costs more than I can lose
Register clicks like a ticking clock
Each beep remind me what I ain't got
Boss man talking 'bout "maybe next time"
While my account sitting on flatline
F*ck a paper cut, this shit's a slice
Living check to check ain't living nice
Memphis streets taught me more than school
'Bout how these dollars make a young man cruel

[Chorus]
Paper cuts, paper cuts
Each bill leave a scar that won't heal up
Paper cuts, paper cuts
System bleeding me 'til I can't get up
Stack my paper but it ain't enough
World keep cutting 'til I'm f*cked up
Paper cuts, paper cuts
This money game got me all cut up

[Verse 2]
Mama's voice echoing through the store
"Sorry baby, can't afford no more"
Lo-fi life with these high-rise dreams
Reality cutting deeper than it seems
They say work hard, you'll make it out
But every raise got me full of doubt
Bureaucratic bullshit got me stressed
While these wounds on my soul ain't healing yet
Street economics ain't what you think
One wrong move and you're on the brink
Grandfather's words fade with every swipe
Of that plastic card that runs my life

[Bridge]
Cut me deep, but I'm still here
Blood turning green year after year
Survival mode, that's all I know
While these paper cuts keep cutting slow

[Chorus]
Paper cuts, paper cuts
Each bill leave a scar that won't heal up
Paper cuts, paper cuts
System bleeding me 'til I can't get up
Stack my paper but it ain't enough
World keep cutting 'til I'm f*cked up
Paper cuts, paper cuts
This money game got me all cut up

[Outro]
Keep bleeding, keep breathing
Stack this paper while my soul's leaving
Every cut make me stronger though
Till this system can't hurt me no more, no