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Payback Season by Slow Burn Society

Payback Season

Intro
(Yeah… turn the lights low)
(Cold nights, cold hearts—listen)
(Payback season… it’s finally here)

Verse 1
I remember cold rooms, empty pockets, cracked screens,
Promises felt solid till they split at the seams,
They smiled in my face, then they sharpened the blade,
Took notes on my hunger, watched the plans that I made.
I was quiet, observin’, every move, every lie,
Let ‘em think I was finished, let ‘em think I was shy,
But pressure makes diamonds, I was built for the test,
While they laughed at the struggle, I was loadin’ the chest.
Late nights, pen bleedin’, every loss was a map,
Every scar left a lesson, every lesson a trap,
I don’t bark, I don’t boast, I don’t threaten or tease,
I just wait for the moment—yeah, payback season breathes.

Chorus
It’s payback season, hear the clock when it ticks,
Every move calculated, every line gettin’ fixed,
I don’t rush, I don’t fold, I just play my position,
Smile calm on the surface, storm beneath the decision.
It’s payback season, no revenge without reason,
I remember every cut, every lie, every treason,
When the dust finally settles and the truth gets seen,
They gon’ know who survived—yeah, payback season.
(Payback… season)

Verse 2
They mistook my silence for a lack of a spine,
Didn’t know I was patient, just waitin’ on time,
I was studyin’ patterns, how the snakes like to move,
How they trip over pride when they think they can’t lose.
I stayed low, built quiet, every brick was legit,
While they flexed for the cameras, I was sharpenin’ wit,
Every favor remembered, every debt still due,
I don’t forget the nights I was invisible too.
Now the tables got legs and they turn when I lean,
Funny how they want peace when I’m up in the scene,
But peace come with balance, and balance needs pain,
You can’t harvest the crop if you poisoned the rain.

Verse 3
This ain’t blind rage, nah, this chess, not checkers,
Every step forward measured, every risk got measures,
I forgave in my heart, but I charged for the damage,
You can heal and still make ‘em respect how you manage.
I don’t need to get dirty, let the truth do the work,
Let their stories collapse, let ‘em trip over words,
I’m the ghost in the room, I’m the echo they hear,
Every win feel heavier when I’m suddenly near.
They ask how I’m so calm with the fire I bring,
‘Cause I cried all my tears back when none of ‘em seen,
Now I rise like a verdict, final, clean, and precise,
Justice dressed up as karma, paid in full, no advice.

Bridge
(Waited my turn—patient)
(Counted every wrong—patient)
(Heart still cold, but my mind stay focused)
(Revenge ain’t loud… it’s surgical)

Verse 4
I don’t celebrate pain, but I honor the climb,
Every scar on my back was a mark of the time,
They created the villain with the ways they behaved,
Now they scared of the monster they helped me to make.
I don’t kick ‘em when down, I just rise when I can,
Let success be the blade, let the crown be the hand,
They gon’ replay the moments they thought I was done,
While I’m laughin’ at sunsets, sayin’, “Look what I’ve become.”
I ain’t chase no revenge, I just chased my advance,
Funny how my elevation look like vengeance, by chance,
When you play with my trust, you awaken the scheme,
Welcome to the era—yeah, payback season.

Outro
Yeah…
Some call it revenge, I just call it the score,
You took what you wanted, now I’m takin’ some more,
No hate in my heart, just a lesson they learned,
You don’t burn the bridge…
(Unless you’re ready for the fire when it’s your turn)