Tales from Topside
Lyrics
01 North Complex Camper
[VERSE 1] No Raider key in my pack, I cut out wide Past Pattern House stone, where the hillsides hide See a flare punch up, red burn in the night Hanging over north complex like a warning light I dive into cover, keep my head down, Sweeping the hillside to smoke out that clown. [PRE-CHORUS 1] Someone's gotta risk it, teach you some manners, I'm the bad news through your mines and scanners. [CHORUS] Little rat camper, in my way home You think you own that elevator, king on a throne Low-life bottom-feeder squinting down your scope, You don't even know I came to kill your hope. [VERSE 2] Cut into the apartments, up the stairs room to room, Chasing down the echo of your silenced boom. Shot cracks again, same flare over the hatch, Not in these halls, you're up top watching the catch. To the mountains' left side where you drew your lines, I creep into your flank as your nerve unwinds. [PRE-CHORUS 2] Feel me breathing down the back of your neck, The creeping shadow that your scope can't check. [CHORUS] Little rat camper, in my way home You think you own that elevator, king on a throne Low-life bottom-feeder squinting down your scope, You don't even know I came to kill your hope. [BRIDGE] All your traps blown out, all your angles gone, Just a fading little echo in a dead man's song. You were farming the lost, thinking you were alone Now I'm standing on the hill that you called your own [BREAK / TAG] Now the hillside's quiet, no more shots from you, Every camping little vulture ends up buried too. [FINAL CHORUS] Little rat camper, in my way home You think you own that elevator, king on a throne Low-life bottom-feeder squinting down your scope, You don't even know I came to kill your hope. [OUTRO] Last run on the Dam, hatch door in my sight Feels good dropping you in broad daylight.
02 Friendly
[VERSE 1] We were scavenging rooms in the pale apartments, Picking through shadows, through dust and fragments. Another crew showed up and said, "Friendly, it's okay," We loosened our guard, replied "friendly," then turned away. Their "friendly" shots hit us, so sudden, so near, Both of my friends dropped, then crawled, shaking with fear. My family-in-arms still alive, calling for me, Whispering "please, help me" in one breaking plea. [CHORUS] If I trust again, will it turn to pain, Or is killing my trust a worse kind of chain? Should one word, "friendly", poison every voice, Or do I die keeping trust as my choice? [VERSE 2] I froze for a heartbeat, torn open inside, Each plea was a weight I could not set aside. The hallway lit up with a hail of gunfire, Drove me to the window with one last desire. I threw myself out through the open frame wide, The world spun and slammed me on cement outside. Now downed, I crawl slowly, keep my body low, Their boots echo closer on concrete below. [CHORUS] If I trust again, will it turn to pain, Or is killing my trust a worse kind of chain? Should one word, "friendly", poison every voice, Or do I die keeping trust as my choice? [VERSE 3] I feel all our loot, every scrap that we own, Still strapped to my body, now heavy as stone. All the plans that we made, all the chances we chased, Now shrink to these seconds I cannot replace. Could we have moved softer, seen through their disguise, Heard danger sit quiet behind friendly eyes? Their footsteps grow nearer, I hold in my breath, One silent heartbeat between me and death. [FINAL CHORUS] If I trust again, will it turn to pain, Or is killing my trust a worse kind of chain? Should one word, "friendly", poison every voice, Or did I die keeping trust as my choice?
03 Free Loadout
[VERSE 1] Clicked in naked, gotta save my stash, Grey level-one gun, Speranza trash. Keep dying every run, not taking chances, no, Screaming in comms, "free loadout bro!" [CHORUS] Free loadout, bro, I'm on free tier, Yelling in comms, "no loot over here!" Free loadout, bro, don't waste your mag, I'm running around like a discount frag. FREE-LOAD-OUT! FREE-LOAD-OUT! [VERSE 2] Speranza rooftops, panic in my chest, Epic loot in my pack, yeah I'm over-stressed. Constantly running, trying to disappear, Shouting "free loadout" just to hide my fear. [CHORUS] Free loadout, bro, I'm on free tier, Yelling in comms, "no loot over here!" Free loadout, bro, don't waste your mag, I'm running around like a discount frag. [CHORUS – OUTRO, GANG SHOUT] Free loadout, bro, I'm on free tier, NO LOOT, NO LOOT, NO LOOT IN HERE! Free loadout, bro, don't waste your mag, NOT WORTH, NOT WORTH, NOT WORTH THE MAG! Free loadout, bro, just let me go, FREE-LOAD-OUT! FREE-LOAD-OUT!
04 Dam Goblin
[VERSE 1] Less than ten minutes, let's get to work, Edge of the map where the smart ones lurk. Flares going up like a blood-red storm, We stay cold, let the heroes perform. You dive mid, we stay wide, Watch your bodies from the mountainside. You chase fame, we chase scraps, You die loud, we run laps. [PRE-CHORUS] Hear the countdown, feel that drag, Every death's another bag. You respawn, we take notes, Mark the ground with fallen goats. [CHORUS] DAM GOBLIN!! Last ten minutes, crawling out the dark. DAM GOBLIN!! Keys in hand while you're bones in the park. DAM GOBLIN!! You paint the dam with your brave last stand. DAM GOBLIN!! We just slide in, loot still warm in our hands. [VERSE 2] Dam Control Center, tower door hums, All your risk in our low-life thumbs. Testing Annex, lights gone dead, We walk through where you all bled. Staff Room, lockers, pockets picked, Every brave push makes us rich. Surveillance Key in the final glow, Replay your deaths on a private show. [PRE-CHORUS] You took bullets, we took time, You dropped gear, we dropped pride. Call us rats, we don't care, You're the reason there's loot in there. [CHORUS] DAM GOBLIN!! Last ten minutes, crawling out the dark. DAM GOBLIN!! Keys in hand while you're bones in the park. DAM GOBLIN!! You paint the dam with your brave last stand. DAM GOBLIN!! We just slide in, loot still warm in our hands. [BRIDGE] Wait / wait / wait / then we eat, Let the flares mark every treat. You burn out, we cash in, Lowest of the low with a greedy grin. [FINAL CHORUS] DAM GOBLIN!! Last ten minutes, hear that clock choke out. DAM GOBLIN!! All your highlights feeding our loadout. DAM GOBLIN!! You fight fair, we fight smart in the grime. DAM GOBLIN!! See you on the killfeed, thanks for your time. DAM GOBLIN!! … DAM GOBLIN!!
05 Scrappy
[Intro] Scrap…py… (hey) Scrap…py… (ho) Sift that pile! (sift that pile!) Find that shine! (find that shine!) What's he do? (what's he do?) He comes through! (he comes through!) What's he wear? (what's he wear?) That hat right there! (that hat right there!) One—two—three—GO! [Chorus] Scrappy sifts through junk pile Scrappy finds the goods in style Scrappy is my dawg – true! Scrappy wears that hat on cue [Chorus] Scrappy sifts through junk pile Scrappy finds the goods in style Scrappy is my dawg – true! Scrappy wears that hat on cue
06 Justified
[Verse 1] Been numb, can't tell you why Being useful feels like a lie Purpose won't pull me through Face the end to feel something true [Chorus] Life, daily grind, topside [Verse 2] I keep my hands busy, my heart shut Tell myself it's duty, that's the crutch I turn into something I refuse to see Call it service so it can't be me [Chorus / Outro] Life, daily grind, topside
07 Pink Or Purple
[CHORUS] Pink or purple? (ayy) — what you call that glow? (what?) Pink or purple? (yeah) — either way I'm movin' low (shh) Pink or purple? (uh) — tag it, bag it, go (go!) Pink or purple? (brr) — snatch that shine, then I'm ghost (gone!) [Verse] "Is that pink or purple?" — I ain't got time (nah) I see it flash once, then it's already mine (yoink) You still debate hues, I'm cuttin' that line (skrrt) Pink or purple, baby — either way, it shine (yeah) [Final CHORUS] Pink or purple? (ayy) — what you call that glow? (what?) Pink or purple? (yeah) — either way I'm movin' low (shh) Pink or purple? (uh) — tag it, bag it, go (go!) Pink or purple? (brr) — snatch that shine, then I'm ghost (gone!)
08 Rocketeer Killer
[Intro] Yeah, uh, uh C'mon, let's go C'mon, let's go [Verse 1] South Trench Tower Topside, I wait I gather power I seal my fate Jet engine tone Rocketeer near I'm locked in, grown No room for fear I sprint, commit Off the edge—leap I go for it Air cuts deep Grab that rig strap Boots hit steel, clack I swing, I snap Now I'm on its back [CHORUS] Ride that beast Bring the heat Rocketeer down Hit the ground No more fear Make it clear Big blast sound Rocketeer down Ride that beast Bring the heat Rocketeer down Hit the ground No more fear Make it clear Big blast sound Rocketeer down [Verse 2] Mine in my hand I make my stand Flat on its spine Right on the line By the thrusters Seal its flusters Timer starts talk Now watch it walk Don't look back, run Hear it come undone It blows up loud Debris rains down My chest beats fast I made it past You chased me long Now you're gone [CHORUS] Ride that beast Bring the heat Rocketeer down Hit the ground No more fear Make it clear Big blast sound Rocketeer down [FINAL CHORUS] Ride that beast Bring the heat Rocketeer down Hit the ground No more fear Make it clear Big blast sound Rocketeer down
09 We Just Wanna Go Home
[Verse 1] Buried City spawn—sand lot, bus sign gone. Wind over dunes, rusted billboard yawn. Dead lamps tick above the metro mouth. Half-buried stairs. Ticket hall, ghosted out. Sun-bleached map—arrows rubbed to stone. Rail hum below. We move. It's on. [Pre-Chorus] Buried City's a trap—so fucking dangerous. Every corner's a crosshair—yeah, it aims at us. [Chorus] GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! Hands low—no crown, no throne. GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! We're just lookin' for some lemon. [Verse 2] Loading dock lamps—shadows bloom. Three raiders posted, guns assume. Freeze—let the chrome hang low. One deep breath—then the plea goes— [Chorus] GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! No beef tonight—let it go. GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! We're just lookin' for some lemon. [Bridge] Same scars, same dust in our hands, Same god of rust, same dead fans. If there's mercy in this stone, One train—take us home. [Break] Brake. Hiss. Heads nod. No miss. [Final Chorus] GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! (let us go) Keep your rounds, keep your zone. (we don't want it) GUYS! WE JUST WANNA GO HOME! (let us go) Just lookin' for some lemon—then we're gone. [Outro] Heat to hum. Three stops. Lamp light. Heart drops. Home.
10 Good At The End
[Verse 1] She greeted me with: "Friendly!", sounded sweet. I turned—she attacked; the trap was complete. I yelled, "WHY?!" as the muzzle-flash threw me off track. She fired; I fired—shot for shot, no looking back. When it went quiet, she lay on the ground. She said, "I used to be nice," in a broken sound. "Got betrayed too many times," her voice shaking. I said: "You're better than this," healed her, heart waking. [Bridge / Pre-Chorus] I said: I get it—people can be horrible, it's true. They break you for their profit, then say it's on you. But being horrible back don't make the poison leave. It just turns you into them, and you start to rot and grieve. Don't do it for them, do it for yourself. So you don't become someone else. She looked away like that hit harder than the fight. She rose up on her feet, new resolve in her sight. [Chorus] When you fall, fall forward—don't fold. Get back up steady, brave, not cold. Don't let the hurt rewrite your name. Don't let the worst decide your aim. Take the hit, then stand up again. Resilient to the end, again and again. [Verse 2] A Shredder hit the hall, metal loud. We slid through cover, in the shroud. I pulled its focus wide; she moved on my cue. We didn't break or scatter; locked in, me and you. She said, I ran alone… thought that's how you survive. I said, Alone makes you smaller—harder to stay alive. She breathed out slow—like peace could finally fill. Not standing by myself… makes everything easier still. [Bridge 2] A Shredder came in close—no room to run. She took the hit, went down, and whispered, I'm done. No saving me, she said, but I found peace again. And that's already good… before the end. [Final Chorus] When you fall, fall forward—don't fold. Get back up steady, brave, not cold. Don't let the hurt rewrite your name. Don't let the worst decide your aim. Take the hit, then stand up again. Resilient to the end, again and again.