[start] [Jungle-Flute Intro] [Instrumental only: distant flute echoes over sparse, earthy percussion] [Verse 1] Don’t write your own code, then expect my compliance Your rules bend easy when they favor your bias Truth ain’t objective when you scared of the lens So I draw a red X through the lines that you penned I won’t hold your lies like they sacred or sworn I read what’s in ink, not the threats you perform You clutchin’ your version, I’m callin’ it flawed I follow what’s real, not the hand of the fraud [Chorus] So when I call you my loving-outlaw, don’t bare your claws Ain’t sayin’ it’s my fault, it’s two words you dodge: the truth Loving-outlaw, why you twist every law? Why the world gotta burn when you’re feelin’ ignored? Loving-outlaw, why, why, why— Can’t we stay humble, just meet in the light? It’s never this cold till I’m standin’ by you I wanna speak love, but I choke on the truth (can’t) [Verse 2] I step in the room, tryna breathe, set it down Keys hit the table, tension hits loud You crash through a door I ain’t know was there Turn a crown to a frown with a look and a stare I replay the moment, was I wrong or right? Is it legal, illegal, or just your spite? Beat flip—now the backbeat bite But it’s not what you claim, yeah, the papers ain’t right (Was it forged?) Yeah, it was forged—by you [Bridge – Overlapping Harmonies] Hey (heyy) I’m just tryna stand still, find peace in the mess But you weaponize words, put my name on the test Echoes in my head, every move on trial Love feel like a sentence, not free, just filed [Verse 3] Give me time to adjust, you say no, keep pace You lock every door, then ask why I can’t change “According to you, I should already shine” But I’m still learnin’ the rhythm, still countin’ the time You swear I got it, but I’m off-beat, off-key Tryna love in a cage you keep buildin’ round me I’m reachin’ for balance, you reach for control Call it love, but it’s colder than stone [Chorus] So when I call you my loving-outlaw, don’t bare your claws Ain’t sayin’ it’s my fault, it’s two words you dodge: the truth Loving-outlaw, why you twist every law? Why the world gotta burn when you’re feelin’ ignored? Loving-outlaw, why, why, why— Can’t we stay humble, just meet in the light? It’s never this cold till I’m standin’ by you I wanna speak love, but I choke on the truth (can’t) [Flute Intermission – Outro] [Instrumental: flute returns, softer, distant, fading into reverb] [end]