From the recording Primal Instincts EP
"Abandoned" is the fourth track off of 3ktrae's "Primal Instincts" EP. In this song, 3ktrae gets very personal about his previous mental state. In the. hook, he speaks about how even though he's unhappy with life, he doesn't let that show to others and masks his true emotions with artificial smiles and laughing. He then goes on to share some of a conversation he had with one of his friends, one that was potentially life altering. 3ktrae doesn't mind sharing his insecurities through his music, and this song is a perfect example. Abandoned was released on June 23, 2021 along with the entire Primal Instincts.
Lyrics
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I feel like they don't understand me
Not even my family
Its still a smile on my face
Even though I'm unhappy
Through the good or the bad
I'm always stay laughing
Because when push come to shove
They could careless what happens
And they say they showing love
But I feel so abandoned
Sad and alone on this island I'm stranded
Trying win the game of life with this card I was handed
Now my heart is bleeding out I can't fix with no bandage
Yeah my heart is cold as ice
I ain't sleep in some nights
I ain't even ate in days
Spending time on the mic
Sitting in the dark thinking
Cus' I'm blind by the light
Then my bro hit me up
Tried to give me advice
Told me keep my head up
I told him with this life, I am fed up
My whole world has changed, is has sped up
I'm trying not to let up
He told me with time it gets better
Spend every moment feeling like I'm set up
I feel like they don't understand me
Not even my family
Its still a smile on my face
Even though I'm unhappy
Through the good or the bad
I'm always stay laughing
Because when push come to shove
They could careless what happens
And they say they showing love
But I feel so abandoned
Sad and alone on this island I'm stranded
Trying win the game of life with this card I was handed
Now my heart is bleeding out I can't fix with no bandage
I ain't got no band-aids (not for my heart)
Ain't got no band-aids
All this pain it makes me rampage
Like I'm locked in a cage (can't get out)
Seems like the devil always gets his way (he on the prowl)
He in my head and my thoughts and my mind
Said I should be dead, I be missing all the signs
Demons talking to me every minute of the night
I never do agree but it seems that they are right
I see snakes in the garden and they bite
No fake friends, gotta keep my circles tight
It seems like the good die young, that ain't right
Praying up to God
"Can you get me through the night?"