The Joke - Brandi Carlile

Ayo blast that shit Maxx! Blast that shit back if you blastin' Ayy UberX to Hidden Hills, give me somethin' I can feel If they come to Hidden Hills then I know they know the deal We just right there up the road, you could hit it with a stone I be out here on my own, I'm just tryna set the tone I've been kicked when I was down, none of that shit matter now Niggas think they run the town, 'til we run 'em out of town And they gotta relocate, gotta dip from where they stay Everything will be okay, man, just stay up out my way Skit around ends with the bros and I'm kitted to the toes If I touch studio, then we got one I be tryna laugh with the bros 'bout the opps that we know But they can't take a joke, 'cause it's not one Think it's 'cause we live by the code, reputation to uphold Makin' me the one they gotta take the spot from I be tryna laugh with the bros, but they can't take a joke Ayo blast that shit Maxx! Blast that shit back if you blastin' Yeah, yeah Back and forth to Italy, my comment section killin' me I swear I get so passionate, y'all do not know the half of it I grew up with the Reps Up boys, we crashin' it and splashin' in And when I say they crashin' it, I do not mean a accident I'm– I'm still in the studio at 6:45 And my haters either on they way to work or they arrived And I gotta own the things I rap about just for my pride You know when it comes to pride, I can't put that shit aside I've been kicked when I was down, none of that shit matter now They be throwin' in the towel, I do yellowtail at TAO They be watchin' what they say, especially when it's to my face Everything will be okay, man, just stay up out my way Skit around ends with the bros and I'm kitted to the toes If I touch studio, then we got one I be tryna laugh with the bros 'bout the opps that we know But they can't take a joke, 'cause it's not one Think it's 'cause we live by the code, reputation to uphold Makin' me the one they gotta take the spot from I be tryna laugh with the bros, but they can't take a joke

One thing in common I'm coming for ya Taking it over Run if you wanna But you'll never hide, no Said it a lot now, said it a million times It's okay if you need to lie To tell yourself that it's alright You say you will survive But the joke's on you C'est la vie, I'm coming through Can you see it coming at you? I'm all red, murderer Nowhere to run to, nowhere to run The joke's on you Waking up bitter, guess I'm in a spiral Taking the high road No you know me too well Dragging you under, right where I want ya Never will leave me Got you under my spell It's okay if you need to lie To tell yourself that it's alright You say you will survive But the joke's on you C'est la vie, I'm coming through Can you see it coming at you? I'm all red, murderer Nowhere to run to, nowhere to run The joke's on you The joke's on you This is just a nightmare This is just a nightmare But the joke's on you C'est la vie, I'm coming through Can you see it coming at you? I'm all red, murderer Nowhere to run to, nowhere to run The joke's on you C'est la vie, I'm coming through Can you see it coming at you? I'm all red, murderer Nowhere to run to, nowhere to run The joke's on you

Drag me to death, like a lit cigarette Took my last breath, like the smoke from my lips I've lied for you, and I liked it too My knees are bruised, from kneelin' to you I've had enough, but you're too hard to quit We've had our fun, now your sugar makes me sick I've lied for you, and I liked it too My makeup's ruined And now I'm laughin' through my tears I'm cryin' through my fears But baby, if I had to choose The joke's on you, oh The joke's on you God knows I've tried to be kind But I will just lay down and die Wearin' a fake smile, oh The joke's on you My heart's gone bad, now it won't beat for you You've had your laugh, now I won't play the fool I've lied for you, and I liked it too But I'm black and blue, from bleedin' for you You strike the match, burn me out so fast Look what we had, now it's turned to ash I've lied for you, and I liked it too My makeup's ruined And now I'm laughin' through my tears I'm cryin' through my fear But baby, if I had to choose The joke's on you, oh The joke's on you God knows I've tried to be kind But I will just lay down and die Wearin' a fake smile The joke's on you

In a quaint caravan There's a lady they call the Gypsy She can look in the future And drive away all your fears Everything will come right If you only believe the Gypsy She could tell at a glance That my heart was so full of tears She looked at my hand and told me My lover was always true And yet in my heart I knew, dear Somebody else was kissing you But I'll go there again 'Cause I want to believe the Gypsy That my lover is true And will come back to me someday You see, she looked at my hand and Told me that my baby would always be true And yet, in my heart I knew, dear That somebody else was kissing you But I'll go there again 'Cause I want to believe the Gypsy That my lover is true And will come back to me someday

You did many things That I liked, that I liked And you like diamond rings I can provide I can provide for you You made me feel so good Before I left On the road And you deserve your name On a crown, on a throne You did many things That I liked, that I liked And you like diamond rings I can provide, I can provide for you You made me feel so good Before I left On the road And you deserve your name On a crown, on a throne I haven't been around my town in a long while I apologize, but I I've been trying to get this money like I got a couple kids who rely... On me But I remember on the bathroom floor Before I went on tour Like you said we couldn't do it again... 'Cause you had a thing with some other man You said it was love And you said you were lost Then you wished me good luck To find somebody to love But, oooh Now I've heard that you're single And uh huh, I'll give you something to live for Yes, I will Honey please You never thought you'd ever see my face again But your love just swayed the lies When he stared into your eyes He just might be too good for you You're almost dead to him You're sleeping with a frozen heart Well baby girl it's over now And you can always count on me Your unshackled boy, unrestrained to touch So immune to love And it feels so priceless to me That you're always free That you'll take me in Now I'm everything, your everything I bet you'll take me in I know you'll take me in now The same place I left you in (we) I bet you'll take me in I know you'll take me in I know you'll take me in The same place I left you in We Who? Oooh... Oooooooh... No ho... Let her know... You did many things That I liked, that I liked And you like diamond rings I can provide I can provide for you You made me feel so good Before I left On the road And you deserve your name On a crown, on a throne

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

One, two, three Why are you hanging on so tight To the rope that I'm hanging from? Off this island, this was an escape plan (this was an escape plan) Carefully timed it, so let me go And dive into the waves below Who tends the orchards? Who fixes up the gables? Emotional torture from the head of your high table Who fetches the water from the rocky mountain spring? And walk back down again to feel your words and their sharp sting And I'm getting fucking tired The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ended, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour You make me do too much labour Apologies from my tongue, and never yours Busy lapping from flowing cup and stabbing with your fork I know you're a smart man (I know you're a smart man), and weaponise The false incompetence, it's dominance under a guise If we had a daughter, I'd watch and could not save her The emotional torture, from the head of your high table She'd do what you taught her, she'd meet the same cruel fate So now I've gotta run, so I can undo this mistake At least I've gotta try The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ends, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid (The capillaries in my eyes are bursting) Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant (If our love died, would that be the worst thing?) Just an appendage, live to attend him (For somebody I thought was my saviour) So that he never lifts a finger (You sure make me do a whole lot of labour) 24-7, baby machine (The calloused skin on my hands is crackin') So he can live out his picket fence dreams (If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?) It's not an act of love if you make her (And the silence haunts our bed chamber) You make me do too much labour