Marco Polo Lyrics – Token

Marco Polo Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1: Token, MARCO PLUS]
Token opens up about his complicated relationship with his late father. His dad used drügs in college and claimed it didn’t affect him, but Token clearly sees the damage. If his dad were still alive, he’d probably give him better drügs just out of dark humor or bitterness. His dad never physically hurt his mom, but emotionally he messed her up. Token reflects on the idea that even good men carry a dark side. He then jumps into messy relationships, where a girl knows he’ll eventually leave but still tries to keep him around with manipulation. His childhood was strict—his nanny kept punishing him like she was fighting demons. Winters were harsh, always grounded, and summers were chaotic. He describes himself as someone who gets involved in drama even when it hurts him. A girl treating him with high respect felt strange to him, and their raw, intense hookup left him emotionally and physically marked. His patience wears thin easily, hinting at mental burnout.

Then MARCO PLUS steps in with a dangerous, street-heavy vibe. He threatens violence and paints a picture of him and Token dominating the rap game like Luka and LeBron. There’s a blend of basketball references and street slang, mixing confidence with menace. He’s smoking, armed, and unbothered by religion or rituals—he just acts. He’s portrayed as a villain back on the streets with weapons, ready to respond to any challenge. Anyone asking for peace gets mocked, and if you want violence, he’s more than ready. He talks about suiting up, escaping from cops, and even feeling a twisted sense of satisfaction after shooting someone, hoping they found peace in death. It’s raw, violent, and emotionally numb, showing how messed up their environments are and how that trauma turns into aggression.

[Chorus: Token]
This chorus plays on repeated phrases like an inside joke between close friends. When someone says “Marco, lower that beam,” it’s a coded way of saying “calm down” or “chill out,” especially when things are getting tense. The back-and-forth lines sound like commentary on fake personas in the music industry, blaming everything from TikTok to record labels, even complaining about a poorly filmed show. It captures frustration and sarcasm, calling out the drama behind the scenes.

[Verse 2: Token]
Token starts by saying he wished his grandma lived long enough to see his success, showing how much her opinion mattered to him. He then talks about how his mom never dated again after his dad, and he sees that as a standard—he wants the women he leaves to feel the same kind of void. It’s a dark way of saying he wants to be unforgettable, even if it means being toxic. He talks about how he was never emotionally checked as a kid, and his mental health wasn’t improving. He went through tests that felt pointless, like trying to measure something impossible. He compares his aim in life to someone who’s always off-target.

He brings up the shocking idea that he was involved with older women as a kid, but society looked the other way. He references being s*xualized way too young, which left lasting emotional damage. His anger and behavior made him act out, like a performer surrounded by backup dancers. His girlfriend tells him to behave, but even she’s not happy. He’s rich now, but even money doesn’t fix things. He admits to making huge mistakes, comparing them to tragic real-life events. Most of his close friends are dead, and he feels like the only one left standing. Even his lifestyle and fashion hide how sick he feels inside. His lyrics may sound cool on the surface, but underneath, they’re full of hurt and heavy emotional weight.

[Verse 3: MARCO PLUS]
Marco paints a scene of gang violence and street survival. He’s riding through enemy territory with a gun, ready to catch someone off guard. He’s tired of going in circles looking for retaliation and is frustrated that he still has to deal with it. Even though his aim isn’t great, he doesn’t hesitate to act. One guy he attacked was really about that life, so he had to deal with him fast. He points a gun at someone like it’s laser tag, but it’s real. He talks about signing to RocNation, which made people jealous or bitter. Someone even told his girlfriend to stop playing Marco’s music because it hurt emotionally. He brags that a woman paid him to paint her body, comparing himself to a mix of an artist like Bob Ross and a crime boss. There’s more violence, more pride in street life, and a twisted sense of success built on survival. Him and his crew kill all enemies, and he sarcastically compares the gun smoke to chain smokers—suggesting constant gunfire. It’s all ruthless energy and survival instincts.

[Chorus]
Just like before, the chorus uses the line “Marco, lower that beam” to hint at tension rising and needing to cool off. It keeps mocking fake behavior in the industry—people blaming the wrong things for their problems, like TikTok or their record label. There’s also a jab at artists only getting one camera angle in their shows, which reflects limited success or poor production. It’s playful, sarcastic, and full of side-eye at the fakeness in music.

[Verse 4: Token]
Token gets really personal here. He refuses to do drügs because he saw how badly they affected his sister and his best friend from school. When that friend tried to hand him pills, Token pushed them away, setting a boundary. He makes it clear that he doesn’t let just anyone influence him, unless maybe it’s a pretty girl. He then reflects on his dad leaving the house quietly and being mentally unstable—especially suicidal—which affected Token deeply as a kid. He remembers having to check on his dad when he overslept, worried something had happened. Despite everything, he still respects and loves him.

He talks about how the only bonding moment they had was watching *The Godfather*, and now he doesn’t like people sitting behind him—probably a trust issue. He doesn’t like overly chatty people either; he sees them as wasting time. He tells them to do something meaningful instead. Then he shifts to drinking vodka, joking that it’s not Grey Goose but something more cartoonish, like Daffy Duck. This shows he’s trying to numb the pain with humor and alcohol. He mentions 24 as his lucky number—it’s both his and his sister’s birthday, and the number of hours in a day, symbolizing completeness. So when his dad died on the 24th, he twisted that into a weird kind of comfort, like it was fate trying to say something.

[Outro]
A burst of shock or disbelief—just raw reaction: *What the fu*k?\*