proud gypsy

Lyrics

[Intro - dark ambient pads, sparse 808s, cold UK trap pulse, deep male rap voice]
Yeah
No singing, no mercy
Listen

[Verse 1 - grim storytelling flow, tight trap drums, menacing bass, dry vocal delivery]
From the first breath, they branded me thief, branded me criminal,
Just for the blood in my veins, said I’m guilty, original.
Call me a gypsy like that word is a weapon,
Like every road I walked was proof I was destined for questions.

Every day, police lights flash, same cold stare in the mirror,
Racist faces on my path, but my silence is clearer.
They hate that we breathe, hate that we live on our terms,
Try to bury the flame, but the fire still burns.

[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, hi-hats intensify, layered ad-libs, commanding cadence]
All that hatred made us harder, made us cold, made us stone,
We don’t need their approval, we survive on our own.
All that pressure, all that venom, turned to steel in our skin,
They tried to break our name, but we don’t fold, we begin.

[Chorus - blunt, chant-like rap hook, heavy 808s, crowd-ready delivery]
I’m a gypsy, I say it proudly, hear me clear in the night,
(Yeah, I’m a gypsy)
We keep to our own, so just leave us alone, out of sight,
(Leave us alone)
We don’t bend, we don’t retreat when the pressure comes down,
(We don’t retreat)
Walk forward with the storm in our chest, we don’t bow to the ground,
(We don’t bow)

[Verse 2 - harder delivery, aggressive punch-ins, darker bass, sharper drums]
Fuck it, let it rock, if you want war then step in,
Toe to toe, face to face, you already know what you’re getting.
No fairytales here, just the truth in the grit,
One wrong move and the whole damn block gets lit.

No, I don’t hand out mercy to the ones who divide,
Try to block my path, but you can’t kill what survives.
I’m from smoke, from scars, from the road and the pain,
You can chase my shadow, but my blood stays the same.

[Pre-Chorus - more intense, doubled vocals, rising synth tension]
All that hatred made us stronger, made us sharp, made us real,
We don’t need them, we don’t need to ask how they feel.
All that pressure, all that poison, only forged us to win,
They tried to bury our name, now we rise from within.

[Chorus - full energy, heavy kick/808 bounce, assertive rap hook]
I’m a gypsy, I say it proudly, hear me clear in the night,
(Yeah, I’m a gypsy)
We keep to our own, so just leave us alone, out of sight,
(Leave us alone)
We don’t bend, we don’t retreat when the pressure comes down,
(We don’t retreat)
Walk forward with the storm in our chest, we don’t bow to the ground,
(We don’t bow)

[Bridge - stripped back, eerie pads, half-time drums, cold spoken-rap delivery]
Say it loud, say it clear, we survived all the spite,
Built from fire, built from scars, still we own the night.
Every wound made a lesson, every loss made a crown,
They can stare all they want, but they can’t shut us down.

[Final Chorus - biggest drums, darker bass, layered ad-libs, triumphant but grim rap]
I’m a gypsy, I say it proudly, hear me clear in the night,
(Yeah, I’m a gypsy)
We keep to our own, so just leave us alone, out of sight,
(Leave us alone)
If you want war, come face me, toe to toe in the rain,
(Toe to toe)
We don’t bend, we don’t retreat, we walk through the pain,
(We don’t retreat)
Walk forward with the storm in our chest, we don’t bow to the ground,
(We don’t bow)

[Outro - fading bass, distant vocal echoes, bleak atmospheric pads]
Still we rise
Still we stay
Yeah
Still we rise