Slippin. (Backstreet)

Lyrics

Intro

(Yeah…)
Backstreet…
Slow pain in my chest… (my chest)
Feel like I’m slippin’… (slippin’)
But I can’t stay down forever… nah…
Woo…
[Verse 1)

Late-night thoughts got me stuck in the dark (dark)
Rain hit the window while I stare at the sparks (sparks)
Feel like the whole world waitin’ on my fall (my fall)
But I still hear greatness every time I call (facts)
I done slipped hard, face-first in the dirt (the dirt)
Pain in my soul, carry weight in my shirt (my shirt)
People switched sides, tried to laugh at my losses (losses)

Like I wasn’t built strong enough to cross it (nah)
But Backstreet blood got pressure in veins (veins)
Every setback just sharpen my aim (my aim)
And my girl still beside me through the storm clouds (storm clouds)
Tellin’ me “Baby, don’t stop now” (woo)

Chorus 1

I been slippin’… (slippin’)
Fallin’ like the world gone cold on me (cold on me)
But I know I gotta stand back up (stand back up)

Cause the pressure ain’t controlin’ me (nah)
They kept doubtin’… (doubtin’)
Tried to play me like I’m weak or done (weak or done)
But Backstreet rise through every scar (every scar)
Ain’t no stoppin’ what I become (yeah)

Verse 2

Slow rides through the city with my mind gone numb (gone numb)
Everybody got opinions where I’m from (where I’m from)
Same ones laughed when I was broke and stressed (stressed)
Now they watch every move I make obsessed (facts)

I remember cold nights, couldn’t sleep right (sleep right)
Demons in my head had me losin’ fights (fights)
Felt like I was drownin’ in my own pain (my own pain)
Still got back up and ran through the rain (rain)
Cause I know who I am deep inside (inside)
Ain’t no fear in me no matter the ride (nah)
And my woman keep tellin’ me stay focused (focused)
Cause one day we gon’ leave ‘em hopeless (woo)

Chorus 2

I been slippin’… (slippin’)
Hard times got me barely breathin’ (breathin’)
But I still got fire in my chest (my chest)
And I know I got reasons (reasons)

They kept hatin’… (hatin’)
Tried to bury me under pressure (pressure)
But Backstreet built from pain and grit (grit)
Now I’m stronger than ever (facts)

Verse 3

People love to see you low and defeated (defeated)
Till you bounce back stronger than they dreamed it (dreamed it)
Now they quiet every time I pass by (pass by)
Cause they know I survived every landslide (woo)
Still got scars from the nights I broke down (broke down)
Still hear fake love when they come around (come around)
But I learned pain teach lessons too (lessons too)
Made me colder, wiser, harder to move (facts)

My lil’ shorty say she proud how I fight (I fight)
How I keep goin’ even after bad nights (bad nights)
She know I’m destined for bigger things (bigger things)
That’s why she hold me down through everything (yeah)
[Chorus 3)

I been slippin’… (slippin’)
Feel like gravity pullin’ me low (me low)
But I refuse to stay face down (face down)

I still got too far to go (too far to go)
They kept talkin’… (talkin’)
Like I’d never rise above pain (above pain)
But Backstreet built different for real (for real)
And I came back stronger again (woo)

Verse 4

Now I walk with that fire back in my soul (my soul)
Every loss turned me harder than before (before)
No more fear when the dark clouds creep (creep)
I done fought too much just to lose me (nah)
Still hear doubt from the sidelines talkin’ (talkin’)
While I keep stackin’ wins and walkin’ (walkin’)

My woman smile every time I level up (level up)
Cause she know ain’t no stoppin’ us (facts)
From the bottom where the cold nights lived (cold nights lived)

To the top where the strong survive this (survive this)
Backstreet name still echo through the pain (through the pain)
And I’ll tear the whole game up again (woo)

Chorus 4 / Outro

I been slippin’… (slippin’)
Fallin’ till I almost lost myself (lost myself)
But I climbed back up from the darkness (darkness)

Now I’m stronger than everybody else (facts)
They kept doubtin’… (doubtin’)
Tried to stop me but they never could (never could)
Backstreet and my rider beside me (beside me)
Still tearin’ shit up through the hood… (yeah…)