Cover art for 3rd Rail by Tommy Nova
Jul. 26, 20191 viewer

3rd Rail Lyrics

[Intro]
Flarin' sirens, scaring noone as we stand in silence
Although they clearly the victor when comparing violence
Daring tyrants abuse power
Few true, majority blue cowards
Paid leave when the news sours
Tales from the crimes side
Bridges burned every time my mom cries
It's real, every other corner's like a 3rd rail
Nothing but a well marketed third world
Your lifes at stake
Thе weak or the strong, detеrmined by how much you make
Whos dreams deflate, arise 'til the curse is lifted
The struggle, the triumph through song
Welcome
To The Gifted

[Chorus]
And thank you because now it's my time

[Verse]
This that parmesan aroma when it's Ramadan
Feel like an ambient when noone switch to ambiance
Flippin' dollar signs, living through phenomenons
Dumb it down and throw the spin on it like a logic [?]
Lived a life of crime, now I'm reapin' benfits
Draw the lanes all out the circle, that shit'll never miss
Scriptures and felonsits, crushing what I rebel against
Still speakin' in code, I'm no intelli-[?]
Now we big as elephants who can't a soul tell a shit
Stack paper colossal, smack haters with bibles
Cause I'd rather count an M than go viral
Who the champ? Better knock 'em out, spit on the title
That [?] lyricist, who spinnin' on vinyl
School of hard knocks, nigga this is your finals
[Chorus]
And thank you because now it's my time

[Verse 2]
Been looked over for no talent with no balance
Pintos against a Land Rover with no mileage
No challenge, still I chose to go silent
Let 'em dig they own grave, how you expose cowards
My trajectory is especially enormous, in the land of bland I got the recipe
More Sazon, finished cloth and nylon
A powerful [?] trying to fuck with an icon
Trick of pythons, cheetahs, and hyenas
Strapped to the T, a hoodie, and fly sneakers
Match me defy speakers, [?] thesus
Pick up that glitter, let's take it back to the streets, kid
Raw business is authentic, we all in it
Fuck that yes man shit, nigga we all winnin'

[Outro]
And thank you because now it's my time

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“3rd Rail” is the first single off of Tommy Nova’s album, The Gifted, released July 29, 2019 alongside one of Tommy Nova’s signature music videos.

The next single, “Searching (Interlude)” came in September 2020, again accompanied by a Tommy Nova Film.

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Release Date
July 26, 2019
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