Cold Empire - Trust No One

# Trust No One **Theme:** Paranoia, betrayal, and the necessity of suspicion in the game **Mood:** Paranoid, cynical, defensive ## Lyrics [Intro] Keep your friends close, enemies closer still In this game, everybody got a hidden will Smiles hide knives, love hides lies Trust no one, that's how you survive [Verse 1] My right-hand man for three years straight Found out he was talking to the boys in blue, sealing my fate Wore a wire to our meetings, recorded every word Loyalty's a myth, that's the realest thing I ever heard Can't even trust my girl, she asking too many questions Where I'm going, who I'm seeing, making suggestions That sound innocent but could be information gathering Trust no one, paranoia's my armor, battle-hardening [Chorus] Trust no one, not your crew, not your kin Trust no one, betrayal comes from within Trust no one, keep your circle tight and small Trust no one, watch your back against the wall In this game, friendship's just a front Trust no one, they all want what you want Money makes people show their true face Trust no one in this cold-hearted place [Verse 2] Check my car for GPS before I drive Sweep my phone for bugs just to stay alive Can't eat food I didn't watch get prepared Enemies everywhere, gotta stay aware Sleep with one eye open, gun under my pillow Never know when someone close might turn to Judas Thirty pieces of silver, that's all it takes For loyalty to crumble, for bonds to break [Pre-Chorus] They smile in your face while they plot your demise Study your moves while they strategize The closer they are, the easier to strike That's why I trust no one, keep them all at arm's length tight [Chorus] Trust no one, not your crew, not your kin Trust no one, betrayal comes from within Trust no one, keep your circle tight and small Trust no one, watch your back against the wall In this game, friendship's just a front Trust no one, they all want what you want Money makes people show their true face Trust no one in this cold-hearted place [Bridge] My own blood tried to take my throne Called a meeting with my rivals on the phone Thought I wouldn't find out, thought I was slipping But I got eyes and ears everywhere, they were tripping Had to cut him off, excommunicate Family or not, traitors meet their fate Now I move alone, solo dolo in this jungle 'Cause everyone's an enemy, ready to make you tumble [Verse 3] The feds wanna flip me, offering deals Trying to use people close to me to see what I feel But I don't confide, don't show weakness, don't break Keep everything locked down for my own sake They say it's lonely at the top, and they right But loneliness beats betrayal every night I'd rather be paranoid and breathing Than trusting and dead, that's the truth I'm believing [Chorus] Trust no one, not your crew, not your kin Trust no one, betrayal comes from within Trust no one, keep your circle tight and small Trust no one, watch your back against the wall In this game, friendship's just a front Trust no one, they all want what you want Money makes people show their true face Trust no one in this cold-hearted place [Outro] (Eyes in the back of my head, always watching) (Trust no one, trust no one) (They'll smile while they plot your downfall) (Trust no one, trust no one) (Survival means suspicion, that's the protocol)