Baby Keem – ​issues Lyrics

Baby Keem – ​issues Lyrics

“issues” explores Baby Keem’s grievances and trauma he has had to deal with.

He describes a constant battle with his inner demons created by his past when contemplating his feelings towards his mother. He outlines her toxic habit of leaving home and hurting the family dynamic through the track’s chorus. Furthermore, the lyrics indicate how Keem has contributed to this cycle by neglecting his sister:

My sister RiRi only see me on the screen

[Verse 1]
I’ve been duckin’ my friends, I’ve been stuck on my ends
Memories about people all in my head
First come to mind is my mama buyin’ me Jordans
Are we really made equal? ‘Cause everybody got plans
I can’t go ghost, I face demons
Don’t let it defeat you, all in my hands
I know it’s hard for you to come out that trance
I look myself in the mirror when I can
Let’s speak the truth, tell me in pieces
I know it’s you, I know just what you do
I knew since we first got evicted out our roof
My new since rehab, I was six, tryna see you
[Chorus]
How could I resent you? Demons, they test you
Grandma and I missed you
You don’t know what we been through
Don’t let the wolves come get you, ooh-ooh
Please don’t let them come get you, ooh-ooh
How could I resent you? Demons, they test you
Grandma and I missed you
You don’t know what we been through
Don’t let the wolves come get you, ooh-ooh
Please don’t let them come get you, ooh-ooh

[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
Run away from home, run away from home
When the night’s gone, when the night’s gone
Run away from home, run away from home-home-home-home-home
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why all seem to be convinced?
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why y’all question my exit?
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why y’all livin’ on the fence?
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why I’m sleepin’ on it?
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why y’all get me so upset?
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why y’all want me dead?
Why y’all listen to the demons in your head?
Why do we play victim? Good times are ahead

[Verse 2]
Attention, this is my life sentence, huh, huh
You’re committed, huh, defensive ’bout your vision, huh, huh
Don’t you get offended, huh
When the darkness hits, I’ll show you all that I’m not kiddin’, huh
Grow a tree, plant the seed, let it breathe
My sister Ree-Ree only see me on the screen
I know she needs me, I can’t help but feel T

[Chorus]
How could I resent you? Demons, they test you
Grandma and I missed you
You don’t know what we been through
Don’t let the wolves come get you, ooh-ooh
Please don’t let them come get you, ooh-ooh
How could I resent you? Demons, they test you
Grandma and I missed you
You don’t know what we been through
Don’t let the wolves come get you, ooh-ooh
Please don’t let them come get you, ooh-ooh