Betrayed

"**Betrayed**" is is the 12th track from Lil Xan's debut studio album, *Total Xanarchy*. Before was released for digital download like a single on July 7, 2017.

## Meaning

The song focuses on Lil Xan's personal struggle with the use of Xanax. On the track, Xan talks about past relationships, his struggle with drug abuse, and the adverse effects of **Xanax**. Lil Xan explained what happened the day that he was inspired to write it, saying that, "I was with my homie Steven and. We record out of a really ghetto garage. 'Slingshot,' 'Betrayed,' all those songs were recorded in a ghetto, bougie garage. It's just a vibe, you know? The writing is easy there. It just comes naturally. In bigger studios, I can't really catch a vibe like that. I'm not gonna lie, I probably wrote that song in 20 minutes, but I knew when I wrote it this was something different that people haven't heard from me yet. I went in, laid it down and everybody was fucking with it heavy, so it was insane." Though Leanos still uses the moniker "Lil Xan", he also raises awareness for the problems with the drug, explaining his thoughts in an interview. "People call me a poser all the time. They're like, 'You don't do Xans. You're Lil Xan and you don't do Xans?' I was painfully addicted to Xanax for like two years of my life, so anybody trying to tell me I'm a poser, can shut the fuck up. Because I know what it's like to be addicted to that. And I was lucky enough to get off of that shit. A lot of rappers don't really be talking about not doing drugs. The opposite way. It's refreshing."

## Lyrics

[Intro]

(Psh) Yeah, yeah, yeah

(Huh? Ayy)

Hmm, ayy, ayy

Huh, hmm, ayy, ayy; huh, hmm, ayy, ayy

Hmm, hmm; hmm, hmm

Huh? Ayy

You are now listening to a Bobby Johnson beat

What? Yeah, ayy, ayy

[Verse 1]

Pop the trunk, I open up

I sold my soul for a good price, outta sight

And my hoe got talent, right?

Whole squad ran through that shit, yikes

Ayy, I'm a business man, I did my business, damn

But I'ma bend it down and I'ma lick her up

Then dick her down, she gon' turn around

Then I'ma kick her out, she gon' talk that shit but say

How you make it up? How you fake a love?

Holy son, I was the chosen one

I'm sippin' out the grail, she don't kiss and tell

She keep my wishes well, I don't need her, well

How my enemy a friend of me?

Why y'all feed off my energy? Like I ain't dead yet

Higher entity, foreign bitch that think she into me

Whip the foreign very viciously

Why these dudes wanna take pics with me?

She said she gay but still into me, said she gay, still into me

Said she hate that I'm in the streets

And I said I hate that I'm in the streets

I wanna blow up and make history

Said she hate my Insta' feed

[Chorus]

Xans don't make you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' fake you

And Xans gon' betray you

Xans don't make you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' fake you

Xans gon' betray you

[Verse 2]

Yeah, ayy, and her pussy tastes like Skittles, what?

Yeah, ayy, you can really taste the rainbow, what? (hah, no)

Yo' bitch just like a crayola (what, ayy)

You can draw her on the table, flip her like some yola

Heart shaped kisses, I really miss my mistress

And 666, evil bitches want my mentions

Heart shaped kisses, I really miss my mistress

And it's 666, evil bitches want my mentions

[Chorus]

Xans don't make you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' fake you

And Xans gon' betray you

Xans don't make you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' fake you

Xans gon' betray you

[Outro]

Xans gon' fake you

Xans gon' betray you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' betray you

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' take you

What? Ayy, what? Ayy

Xans gon' take you

Xans gon' take you

Yeah, xans gon'—

Xans' gon take you

Ayy, xans gon' take you

## Music video/Audio

The official music video was released on August 28, 2017 on Cole Bennett's YouTube channel. The music video currenly has over 216 million views as of August 2018.

## Remix

The song's official remix includes guest verses from Yo Gotti and Rich the Kid.

## Refernces

1. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/betrayed/1298609041?i=1298609050
2. ↑ https://genius.com/Lil-xan-betrayed-lyrics
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbfK7dei7ec