Comin' Up From Behind

Marcy Playground

Ah She's an eight ball
She's a'rollin faster than a white wall
She's got an avalanche packed into a snowball
She's a losin' all the links
She's like a stonewall
She's loaded up

She's the underdog
Gonna take a mighty swipe
At the high horse
While'a sippin' on her tricks
In a pitfall
Makin' eyes at the girls like bullfrogs
I'm telling you sir

She's comin' up from
Comin' up from comin' up
Comin' up from behind

Yeah She's comin' up from
Comin' up from comin' up
Comin' up from behind

You'd like her hanging
Like a sneaker on a live wire dangling
While your Wall Street pockets are jangling
With the hollow jackpot of your rich kid games

It's a long shot
She's got a troop and a tongue for a slingshot
But she's takin' steady aim
At the big shots
It's hard to miss the rolling-polies
On the blacktop
You better watch your turf

She's comin' up from
Comin' up from comin' up
Comin' up from behind

Yeah
She's comin' up from
Comin' up from comin' up
Comin' up from behind

You had her hanging
Like a sneaker on a live wire dangling
While your golden-lined pockets were jangling
With the hollow jackpot of your wretched games

She caught your sick lie
It's creepin' in the shadow of your white smile
Lurking underneath the cover of your bedroom eyes
Well you're greasin' up the lance for your small-fry

You wanna talk it up do you?
Well you're floatin like a royal balloon, oh
Your ego's swollen to the size of the moon well
I think you found somebody to cut you down to size
Well well

Yeah
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She's comin' up from(She's comin' up from behind)
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    First verse: Ah, She's an eight ball, She's a'rollin faster than a white wall, She's got an avalanche packed into a snowball, She's a losin all the links, She's like a stonewall, She's loaded up.

    Its clearly a reference to cocaine, and cocaine usage. Eight Ball: common cocaine purchase ammount, 3.5grams. Known on the streets as an eightball.

    White Wall: white can be seen as a reference to coke.

    Snow ball: Snow, a common nickname for coke.

    "She's loaded up" .. dont need to explain that.

    the undeadon March 04, 2008   Link

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