OnOrE — Intellect

Intro (low, tense) You’ll feel it yourself… (yeah…) You’ll know… (know that…) ⸻ Verse 1 What is a text? (uh) Not shine, not flex. (nah) Venom on tongue, (venom) Ego complex. (complex…) Bars on edge, (edge) But hollow inside. (hollow) Mind with no fire (no fire) Is ego in disguise. (fake) Words like blades, (slice) No pain at first. (shhh) Looks like a game, (game) Then something bursts. (boom) Thought you’re above? (above?) Check your ceiling. (look up) Intellect cold (cold) Ain’t real feeling. (nope) ⸻ Pre-Chorus I’m not about titles (nah) I’m talking core. (core…) Instinct can smell it (sniff) But what’s it for? (for what?) Neuron overheated (overheat) Illusions flood. (flooded) It’s not about judges (no judges) Can you hold your blood? (hold it…) ⸻ Chorus Intellect — (intellect…) Not a crown on your head. (no crown) Intellect — (yeah) It’s a bruise you never said. (bruise) See through noise, (see through) Stand in the crowd. (stand up) Break your chains (break ’em) Without being loud. (quiet…) Intellect — (cold…) Silence before the strike. (silence…) Intellect — (yeah) Walking forward when you fight. (step… step…) ⸻ Verse 2 You can seduce, (uh) Confuse, provoke — (huh) Words with no weight (light) Just empty smoke. (smoke…) Power in sound (power) But hollow within. (hollow) Ego corrodes (rust) Like rust on skin. (skin…) Bars can roar (roar) But where’s the mind? (where?) Instinct alone (alone) Leaves truth behind. (behind…)