[Verse 1] I fold my grin like a knife in silk Palm full of cards, but I play it still Back alley math, every move got weight Tongue on the lock, I don’t say too late Your whole team stiff when I skate that line I bend the room like a cracked cheap sign Cold stare, warm coat, mean little charm Sweet talk loaded like a borrowed arm I keep my smoke in a velvet jar Leave a black mark where the clean ones are You blink once, I’m already gone New plan drawn on a liquor stain lawn My shadow talk got a cult little groove My hate wore gold, now it learned to snooze [Pre-Chorus] Wait, let it swing Let it slip, let it sing I got a map in my ribs And a grin with a sting [Chorus] Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres I move like a rumor I move like a rumor Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres [Verse 2] Brick wall thoughts in a velvet lane I take your pressure and I make it rain Not a loud threat, just a side-eye frame Got a clean-cut cut in a dirty game Every little jab got a jazz reply Every crooked look got a wink and bite I wear old wounds like a tailored thread Turn “won’t” to “will” and “stop” to “dead” My grin stay low, my pulse stay high I can read your fear in the corner of your eye You call it luck, I call it skill I turn the chillest room into a spill If you came for smoke, better bring that proof I been in the booth with a wolf in a suit [Pre-Chorus] Wait, let it swing Let it slip, let it sing I got a map in my ribs And a grin with a sting [Chorus] Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres I move like a rumor I move like a rumor Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres [Bridge] [Breakdown] I don’t rush, I bend the frame I don’t break, I rename the flame One wrong step, then I’m out the door Two clean moves and you want four more [Chorus] Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres I move like a rumor I move like a rumor Counter manoeuvres, my smooth manoeuvres
