VADYR [Verse 1] He came around with a problem, said the timing was urgent Kept checking his phone every time he said a name on purpose Said his partner took a cut, now the numbers weren’t working I asked who counted the money, he said, “Why? Is that important?” That’s when I knew the story had a piece missing Funny how a man tells the truth with the details different He gave me three names, I remembered all the omissions Let him finish his pitch, I was busy making a list with it He said the meet was Friday, told his partner Thursday I heard it from a third mouth, now the timeline got wordplay I ain’t call him out, that’s the fastest way to close doors Let a liar get comfortable, he’ll furnish you with more I played dumb, asked questions, let him think I was invested He was selling me a setup, threw a discount on deception Said we’d split it down the middle, I said, “Sounds fair” He shook my hand like we had something, I was counting who wasn’t there [Hook] I leave loose ends, let ’em think they got the upper hand Three moves ahead, they ain’t even got a plan Everybody got a play till the pieces rearrange They thought they knew the game — I already changed it Loose lips, loose ends, that’s a dangerous combination Everybody wants the crown, nobody wants the complications I don’t make a scene, I let the truth change the room They were celebrating early — I was about to pass the doom [Verse 2] Thursday night, I hit the name he left out Kept the question real simple, let him tell me what he knew about He wrote back too fast, said he hadn’t heard a thing Then described the Friday meeting, down to who was bringing what Now the date was never mentioned, so the slip told me enough Either somebody talks too freely, or somebody’s calling bluffs I let both sides believe I was the other man’s connection Kept my mouth shut tight, let ’em trip over their deception Friday, I changed the meeting place, let the first address stand Funny how a setup falls apart when you switch the plans One man showed up early, one man never came And the one who brought me in was the only one to blame He’d been shaving off the profit, pinning losses on his partner Had them pointing guns at shadows while he played the quiet martyr I’ve seen men risk a fortune just to save a little pride He was moving like a king with nowhere left to hide I don’t need to raise my voice to make a grown man nervous Some threats come with a barrel, some come with a perfect purpose He called to ask if Friday went exactly like he planned I said, “Better than you hoped.” He said, “What do you mean?” I said, “You’ll understand.” [Hook] I leave loose ends, let ’em think they got the upper hand Three moves ahead, they ain’t even got a plan Everybody got a play till the pieces rearrange They thought they knew the game — I already changed it Loose lips, loose ends, that’s a dangerous combination Everybody wants the crown, nobody wants the complications I don’t make a scene, I let the truth change the room They were celebrating early — I was about to pass the doom [Verse 3] Friday night, he pulled up, asking where his cut was Said his partner disappeared and now the whole thing’s fucked up I said, “That’s crazy,” watched his confidence buckle Then named the missing figure he’d been hiding in the numbers His face changed first, then his voice got polite Funny how a tough guy finds his manners under light He asked me who I talked to; I said, “Pick a name” He kept guessing wrong, I let him dig his own grave I laid out every date, every figure he erased Every story he revised, every lie he couldn’t place He blamed his partner, blamed the pressure, blamed the street I said, “You built your whole operation on assuming folks don’t read” He thought I came for money, thought I wanted my percentage I came to see him answer for the lies behind his entrance He reached for his waist; I saw the move before it started One mistake, one last breath — now the trader’s departed No speech, no warning, no dramatic last confession Just the cost of underestimating who you’re testing He thought he had me cornered, thought he’d tied up every end Now the same hands that shook mine won’t be shaking hands again [Hook] I leave loose ends, let ’em think they got the upper hand Three moves ahead, they ain’t even got a plan Everybody got a play till the pieces rearrange They thought they knew the game — I already changed it Loose lips, loose ends, that’s a dangerous combination Everybody wants the crown, nobody wants the complications I don’t make a scene, I let the truth change the room They were celebrating early — I was about to pass the doom [Outro] He came with a story, thought he wrote the whole script Tried to make me the fall guy — that was his last misstep No mystery left, no loose thread to pursue He thought he was playing me. I already knew.
