');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Yeah, yeah, dawg
This shit real, dawg
Niggas kill, dawg
Keep your steel, dawg
Or be a long-live dog
Straight up

I’m hangin’ with killers, serial (Straight up)
Still in the hood eatin’ cereal (Straight up)
I pray to these streets like they biblical (Straight up)
Jump off the rope, Rey Mysterio (Straight up)
Two ounces stashed in my stereo (On God)
You can get killed for subliminals (On God)
I’m a big dog, you a Cheerio (On God)
I don’t gotta talk loud, bet you hear me though (Straight up)
Catch me now, I’m bad in traffic (21)
Way before the deal, I was trappin’ (21)
Way before the deal, I was puttin’ that fire on niggas just to feed my family (On God)
21 gang, I’m a bandit (Straight up)
I ain’t have a father, he abandoned (21)
Me and mine, swear I went and picked up a lil’ bit of weed and a nine (Yeah)
Partner damn near did a dime (Yeah)
And he still got another nine (Yeah)
Sent my boy 100 racks in the chain gang, nigga, ’cause money is time (On God)
Lately, I been on my grind (Straight up)
2500 on wine (Facts)
50 thousand on a suit, it’s a good investment
Yeah, ’cause the deal worth dyin’ (21)

Heart so cold, got a padlock, padlock
(Padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock)
He ain’t in the field, he a mascot, mascot
(Mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Heart so cold, got a padlock, padlock
(Padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock)
He ain’t in the field, he a mascot, mascot
(Mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Make more than a teacher, I’ma drop out, drop out

I got rich nigga problems (Rich nigga)
Tryna put a 50 in my joggers (Won’t fit nigga)
Knew you was a rat when we was toddlers (You a snitch, nigga)
You was always the cop, I was the robber (Lil’ bitch nigga)
Born to be a leader, not follow (Follow)
Seventeen with a Monte Carlo (Carlo)
Y’all was in the house playin’ Mario (Mario)
I was sellin’ weed and went hollow (Went hollow)
That’s just how we was raised (On God)
Before we came of age (Straight up)
Y’all niggas wanted some pets (21)
My niggas wanted some Ks (On God)
I had to sell a lil’ weed to hit the flea market and buy some fake Ye’s (Straight up)
That’s where I bought my first grill (On God)
That’s where I bought my first Js (On God)
‘Member my mama was stressed (Damn)
Look at your son, now I’m paid (Goddamn)
She ain’t really worry ’bout harm
She worry ’bout jail ’cause she know I don’t play (Yes, ma’am)
She remember days, two-bedroom, Mini-14, and a SK (21)
I could leave today, she know that I’ma take a nigga with me ’cause she know I’m gon’ spray (On God)

Heart so cold, got a padlock, padlock
(Padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock)
He ain’t in the field, he a mascot, mascot
(Mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Heart so cold, got a padlock, padlock
(Padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock, padlock)
He ain’t in the field, he a mascot, mascot
(Mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot, mascot)
Chasin’ this money, I can’t stop, won’t stop
(Can’t stop, won’t stop, can’t stop, won’t stop, won’t stop)
Make more than a teacher, I’ma drop out, drop out

The landscape of hip-hop is often dotted with tales of hustle, struggle, and eventual triumph. In this labyrinth, 21 Savage emerges as a narrator of the raw and unfiltered street chronicles that many relate to but few can genuinely articulate. His track ‘pad lock’ from the 2018 album ‘I Am > I Was’ offers an introspective yet fierce glimpse into the heart and mind of a man whose experiences are etched deep within each lyrical confession.

‘pad lock’ is more than just a rap song; it’s an archive of pain, survival, and the relentless pursuit of success amidst life’s harshest realities. Decoding its verses leads us through a journey that’s undeniably gritty, sometimes chilling, but always brutally honest. Let’s lock in and dissect the complex narratives that 21 Savage lays bare, bar by bar.

One cannot delve into ‘pad lock’ without confronting the emblematic chorus where 21 Savage’s heart is so ‘cold,’ it has a ‘padlock.’ This metaphor speaks volumes of his emotional defenses, forged from a past tarnished by abandonment and the rigors of street life. The padlock symbolizes the closing off of vulnerability, the necessity to stay tough in a world where the weak-hearted are swallowed whole. As we explore the echoing refrain, we understand that 21’s heart is not just protected by a padlock, but possibly frozen over, rendering it impenetrable and shielded from further trauma.