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Retribution

UK Hip-Hop

Retribution was released on March 10, 2026 by CVF as a part of the album Retribution - Single

Song Details

AlbumRetribution - Single

Release DateMarch 10, 2026

LabelCVF

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM96

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

CVF

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Cruz Valentine

Lyrics, Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Cruz Valentine

Producer

Lyrics

I said my girl might be leaving last time

But she weren't leaving, she was cheating

Gave my mental state a beating

Late night thoughts repeating

Lying texts and fake affection

Whole time she was deceiving

And me questioning my worth

While she was double dealing

But at the end of the day

I realised there's more to life

Trust issues linger

And memories of a friend with a knife

Trauma don't clock out when you try be polite

But money ain't a measure of success or what's right

You can work an office job if you smile at night

Peace over pressure, that's the real fight

'Cause fast cash fades and it don't hold tight

But a calm mind's worth more than designer hype

I see the weight you carry in your eyes

All the broken trust and silent goodbyes

You bare your all just to survive

Tryna keep your heart alive

I know the past'll cut you deep

And some scars don't fade with sleep

But even through the darkest nights

You're still fighting for the light

Yeah, every time I let my guard down and I start to trust

My ambition gets decimated and emotions combust

Was it love or lust? Was it built on dust?

Or just two broken people tryna adjust?

Nah, fuck that, she don't deserve empathy

Every new relationship, I'ma ask what's in it for me

I can't trust no one these days, it's all lies and deceit

Trauma that I can't defeat

I don't talk names so they just call me Cee

I got deep cuts but that's the price to be free

That's the making of me

From now on I'm walling up like Clash of Clans

Building layers of defence I don't let expand

I don't go out so I can't get tanned

That bar's got layers but you won't understand

Sunlight means exposure and exposure means risk

Risk means history repeating like this

So I stay low-key, move quiet and resist

Protecting my peace like it's all that exists

Maybe my trust problems is why I'm a prick

Why I think about my past and it makes me sick

Why I see my family stress brown letters and it makes me tick

The government's the real problem but they move too slick

It's shit

I see the weight you carry in your eyes

All the broken trust and silent goodbyes

You bare your all just to survive

Tryna keep your heart alive

I know the past'll cut you deep

And some scars don't fade with sleep

But even through the darkest nights

You're still fighting for the light

Rent's due soon and the wage is thin

They tell you work hard but the system's sin

You try stay honest but the pressure sinks in

And the roads start whispering "Just do it like them"

But I see where that route ends up quick

Blue lights flash and the whole plan slips

One bad choice and your freedom's clipped

Now your mum's at court with her hands in a grip

So I'm tryna stay level though the anger's legit

Though my patience is thin and my tolerance split

Life's like quicksand when you step in a pit

The more you fight it, the deeper you sit

I ain't perfect, I'm stitched up with scars

From broken trust and friends behind bars

They were kicking in garages two doors from ours

It's symbolic, one harsh kick and shit falls apart

But maybe that pain made me the person I am

Maybe the cracks made me stronger than planned

Maybe the lessons were harsh but they stand

Like bruises that fade but still harden a man

So I move more careful with who's in my lane

Less fake smiles and less empty praise

If loyalty's real it will show in the days

Not just in words when the sun's on your face

I see the weight you carry in your eyes

All the broken trust and silent goodbyes

You bare your all just to survive

Tryna keep your heart alive

I know the past'll cut you deep

And some scars don't fade with sleep

But even through the darkest nights

You're still fighting for the light

Sometimes I sit and think about the path that I chose

How many friends turned enemy, how many friends turned ghost

How many times I tried to trust and ended up exposed

How many nights I lay awake just battling my thoughts

I'm not proud of every choice or every road that I walked

But pain don't come with manuals, you learn the way you're taught

And life don't give you warning signs before the damage caused

You just adapt and carry on because you have to march

I used to think success was change and cars with tinted glass

Now success is just some peace and leaving stress in the past

A quiet night, a clear mind, no weight on my chest

No fake love, no fake friend, just truth and some rest

So if you hear this, you're young and got pressure too

Thinking fast money and the road's the only route for you

Just know them bright lights can dim your whole view

And the same crew hyping you might disappear from you

Life's more than a cheating girl or what you prove

More than chasing validation from a broken group

Sometimes the strongest thing a man can choose to do

Is walk away from chaos and rebuild something true

Written by: Cruz Valentine

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