# NOT THE ONE **Vince Caliber** [Intro — beat immediately, Vince low] Yeah. You loud. I heard you. Now hear me. [Hook — percussive, crowd-response] He go zero to a hundred, but I'm not the one Talking all that reckless, better watch what you've begun I ain't gotta raise my voice, I ain't gotta run You can turn it all the way up, but I'm not the one I'm not the one (Nah), I'm not the one (Look) You can bang on every door, I'm not the one you shook Everybody got a limit, everybody got a line Don't mistake me keeping cool for being scared to draw mine [Verse 1 — loose pocket, accelerating] He walked in mad like the room owed rent Making all that noise, ain't made one bit of sense Got a problem with the world, so he picked me for the fight I got plans in the morning, I ain't wasting my night He want a scene, want a crowd, want a phone in the air Want a headline and a witness who can swear I was there I'm not playing in a movie where the loudest man wins Seen a whole lot of trouble start with somebody's grin I don't flinch at a threat, I don't feed it with pride You can knock on my patience, you ain't getting inside [Switch — double-time] He got a match and a mouth and a mountain of nerve I got a lane and a plan and a future to serve He got a point to prove, let him prove it alone I can leave with my peace, still come back to my home Think I'm soft 'cause I'm quiet? That logic is thin The strongest move I ever made was not giving in [Hook — bass drops before line one] He go zero to a hundred, but I'm not the one Talking all that reckless, better watch what you've begun I ain't gotta raise my voice, I ain't gotta run You can turn it all the way up, but I'm not the one I'm not the one (Nah), I'm not the one (Look) You can bang on every door, I'm not the one you shook Everybody got a limit, everybody got a line Don't mistake me keeping cool for being scared to draw mine [Verse 2 — punchy, more pressure] Office got a bully with a badge on his chest Calls it being driven while he's stepping on the rest Talks over everybody then demands respect You can get a title, still not get what you expect Friend got a habit of demanding my time Only calls when he's sinking, never asks if I'm fine Family got opinions 'bout the life that I choose Love 'em, but I'm grown; I got the right to refuse Everybody wants access, everybody wants a piece Then they call it disrespect when you protect a little peace [Rapid pocket] No is a sentence, not a signal to negotiate I can hear you disagree without absorbing all your hate I ain't trying to be a king, I ain't trying to be feared I just need my boundaries spoken plainly, understood and clear If the only way you listen is a fight on the floor Then you never wanted answers, you were looking for a war [Break — beat cuts, spoken] You can keep the hundred. I know what I'm worth at ten. [Final hook — doubled vocal, drums slam] He go zero to a hundred, but I'm not the one Talking all that reckless, better watch what you've begun I ain't gotta raise my voice, I ain't gotta run You can turn it all the way up, but I'm not the one I'm not the one (Nah), I'm not the one (Look) You can bang on every door, I'm not the one you shook Everybody got a limit, everybody got a line Don't mistake me keeping cool for being scared to draw mine [Outro — bass alone] I'm not the one. And I ain't gotta become him.
