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Cold By Design
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Hip-Hop/Rap
Cold By Design was released on May 19, 2026 by Hamster as a part of the album Cold By Design - Single
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Release DateMay 19, 2026
LabelHamster
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM199

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Raz Klinghoffer
Raz Klinghoffer
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raz Klinghoffer
Raz Klinghoffer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Raz Klinghoffer
Raz Klinghoffer
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Yeah
I learned the rules are just a story people agree to
I was fifteen thinking good was a shield
Like if I stayed quiet nothing bad would get through
Then I watched the nicest kids get picked apart
And the loudest liars get the front row view
So I studied the room like a math problem
Who talks who nods who needs you to fail
Half the hate is just hunger with a mask on
Half the love is a deal you don't see till it sells
My homie said bro you're too cold
I said nah I'm just done being bait
You can be pure and still get used
You can be real and still get played
I don't win for the claps I win for the quiet
For the morning I wake up and the panic is silent
I don't need to be liked I need to be solid
If I bend the rules it's cause the rules were never honest
You call it dirty I call it surviving
I call it learning what the world been hiding
I don't celebrate I reset
I don't flex I reflect
Everybody got a mask and a reason
Even the ones that swear they're real
Some wear money some wear kindness
Some wear anger cause it's easier than feel
I watched families turn into strangers
Over pride over rumors over phones
You can be in a room full of people
And still feel more alone than alone
So I keep my circle small like a secret
Cause attention always comes with a tax
They wanna know who you love and who you hate
So they can aim where it cracks
I don't win for the claps I win for the quiet
For the morning I wake up and the panic is silent
I don't need to be liked I need to be solid
If I bend the rules it's cause the rules were never honest
You call it dirty I call it surviving
I call it learning what the world been hiding
I don't celebrate I reset
I don't flex I reflect
If I'm being real I miss who I was
Before I knew how people switch
But innocence don't pay rent
And trust don't stop a fist
So I forgive from a distance
I love with the door half shut
And I pray I don't turn into the thing
That made my heart tough
I don't win for the claps I win for the quiet
For the nights I breathe slow and the fear goes silent
I don't need to be liked I need to be solid
If I bend the rules it's cause the rules were never honest
Call it dirty call it surviving
Call it seeing what the world been hiding
I don't celebrate I reset
I don't flex I reflect
Yeah
I'm not proud of it
I'm awake
Written by: Raz Klinghoffer
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