Basement Beats Video (MV)

[Intro]
Found these tapes in the basement tonight
Dad's secrets hidden in plain sight
Static whispers from '95
Who knew you had this other life?

[Verse 1]
Dust-covered cases underneath Persian rugs
Next to modern art that probably cost a hundred thou'
Always thought you were just about that corporate grind
But these beats got me questioning everything now
Spitting bars in Russian, voice I never knew
Raw as f*ck, no AutoTune, straight from the soul
Your flow hits harder than these Xanny blues
Making me wonder 'bout the stories you never told

[Chorus]
Hidden tapes in the basement (yeah)
Behind your perfect facade (facade)
Underground dreams you were chasin' (chasin')
Before you became my dad (my dad)
Now I'm sippin' lean, trying to understand
Why you locked away the artist that you used to be
These distorted sounds feel like holding your hand
Finally seeing the real you through these melodies

[Verse 2]
Designer suits by day, but at night you were free
Spitting truth between concrete walls
Your words cut deeper than any therapy
While I'm up here thinking I invented it all
Found your old notebook, pages torn and stained
Lyrics bleeding through like ghostly remains
Same darkness running through our veins
Different eras, same f*cking pain

[Bridge]
(Whispered in Russian and English)
Lost in translation
Between generations
Buried dreams
Under basement beams

[Chorus]
Hidden tapes in the basement (yeah)
Behind your perfect facade (facade)
Underground dreams you were chasin' (chasin')
Before you became my dad (my dad)
Now I'm sippin' lean, trying to understand
Why you locked away the artist that you used to be
These distorted sounds feel like holding your hand
Finally seeing the real you through these melodies

[Outro]
Maybe we ain't so different after all
Your suppressed art screaming through these walls
Wonder if you see yourself in me
Both trapped between who we are and who we're supposed to be
(Fade out with distorted Russian rap sample)