Behan the Scene - Ricochet

The individual toting a gun
Who is inexperienced and doesn't know how to operate it
Is anxious
There's sweat running down his forehead
He's scared but vengeful
Without a safety lock, he sets his finger on the trigger
He pulls it, it fires
But where the bullet punctured its target is a loophole
Did it ricochet or not?
He's responsible for it
There's ringing in his ears
There are riots outside his window
His name is on a shirt
And he's not even the worlds most wanted
Framed because he wanted attention
Because he lost an eye
And he wanted to return the favor
The type of bullets that extracted from that weapon
Has his name written all over it

It's gonna go back and forth (Back and forth, back in)
So, was it really worth it after all?
It's still goin' back and forth (Ooh)
You did this to yourself

He's a regular civilian and he happened to be triggered
An unruly decision, they tryna say that he did it
They give him a sentence, and he just got out of prison
I guess, he can be malignant since they corrupted his livin'
A bystander one minute, the other framed for attendin'
Twisted, they lookin' to spin it
He's lookin' at monthly visits where nothin' is tinted
It's clear who's the victim
He's been told he's delusional, like
"You need to simmer down, no need for gettin' loud
You in a sticky situation no one will bail you out"
He's held accountable
"What I would do if I were you, is play by the rules"
It's insurmountable
"Turn yourself in
Accept the fact that you messed up again!"
He puts his hand on the glass, it's almost tangible
She on the other side of it, but she's collapsin' too
He hangs up the phone, knowin' he ain't the one
Yet he's thrown back into the cell that he just left from, yeah

That bullet is soarin' in mid-air
From acts of avenging an old affair
Ain't no stoppin' it, it's headed here (Here)
Prone to colliding with karma
Gonna get hit with no armor
Ain't no stoppin' it, you're the bulls-eye
(Better watch your back!)

Always back and forth
They took a bullet for revenge (Yeah, shoot!)
Always back and forth
Ricochet, rebounded in disarray
Ricochet, rebounded in a frenzy

He kept himself in check while in a roulette
Yet to recollect
They can't trace his steps, yet can etch a sketch
Domino effect
It was self-defense; it's not what it looks like
"I'm no storyteller, and I'm not tryna sell mine
But if no one's gonna buy it, why try to solicit?
This song isn't over 'til the fat lady sings it"
Court room's full of delinquents
Interruptin' the eruption
He did nothin' to keep from 'em
He'd sworn under oath
They underestimate the range of their scope
Case was adjourned
Yeah, he attempted to end a life
But he missed 'em as it flew by
Bouncin' off of a mirror to ricochet then reply
Avenge his friend to drop the ball
A black sheep's in every family to even the odds
The killer's run off
And now there's lies in the walls
Disobeyed the law
Miranda's involved
In custody because of one cause

That bullet is soarin' in mid-air
From acts of avenging an old affair
Ain't no stoppin' it, it's headed here
Prone to colliding with karma
Gonna get hit with no armor
Ain't no stoppin' it, you're the bulls-eye
(Better watch your back!)

Always back and forth
They took a bullet for revenge (Yeah, shoot!)
Always back and forth
Ricochet, rebounded in disarray
Ricochet, rebounded in a frenzy

It's gonna go back and forth
So, was it really worth it after all?
It's still goin' back and forth, ooh
You did this to yourself

So it seems that the bullet indeed came around
And like karma
A ricochet rebounded off of his choices
Revenge, what is it exactly?
Choices, how do they define us?
Simple
He had someone close to him taken away
And so he tried to take that person's
Dearest thing from them
In the end
It's a big cycle
It's a huge domino effect just falling one by one
It's a gigantic pinball machine is what it is
You can't throw a boomerang
And not expect it
To end up where it was thrown

Written by:
Brandon Carter

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