Look closely. Changing the name doesn’t change where it came from. [Verse 1] Takes what’s made like nobody would notice Names get switched, but the whole thing still showed it Thought you moved clean, thought you covered your tracks But the source stayed visible under the act You didn’t build it You found it and claimed it Took somebody’s vision Then tried to rename it Cut off the credit, pasted yours in the space Kept every line, every curve in its place But geez, hoss—what were you thinking? That nobody saw it? That nobody was linking The shape to the source, the marks to the page Changed the name, but the work stayed the same Tried looking clever, tried playing it smooth But every small switch only showed what you’d do [Chorus] **GUS!** Took it like nobody would notice **GUS!** Now everybody knows it Change the name Hide the source Taking what somebody made Still don’t make it yours **GUS!** [Verse 2] That ain’t creation, that’s waiting and taking Watching what works, then repeating the making Skipping the thought, skipping every decision Showing up late with somebody else’s vision No rough draft No work in the middle Just saw the answer, then copied the riddle Tried taking credit without paying the cost Standing at the finish like the journey got lost But talent ain’t hiding inside of a label A name on the front doesn’t make someone able Can’t claim the meal just by taking the plate Can’t call it original arriving that late The ones who create keep moving ahead While Gus stays behind where somebody else led Always one step back, always watching the course Taking what somebody made still don’t make it yours [Chorus] **GUS!** Took it like nobody would notice **GUS!** Now everybody knows it Change the name Hide the source Taking what somebody made Still don’t make it yours **GUS!** [Bridge] Saw it Took it Changed it Booked it Named it Claimed it Still didn’t make it No thought No spark No plan from the start Just somebody else’s work With a different name stamped [Verse 3] Here’s where the whole little plan falls apart A person can steal every line but the heart Take every detail and study the frame Still can’t explain how the first version came That’s why the taker stays stuck at the rear Waiting for something worth taking to appear No next direction, no road being formed Just following footprints somebody else worn So keep changing letters, keep hiding the trail Every disguise makes the story more stale The truth doesn’t vanish because it got forced Taking what somebody made still don’t make it yours [Final Chorus] **GUS!** Took it like nobody would notice **GUS!** Now everybody knows it Change the name Hide the source Taking what somebody made Still don’t make it yours **GUS!** Thought that nobody would notice **GUS!** Now the whole room knows it Take the shape Take the course Taking what somebody made Still don’t make it yours **GUS!** [Outro] But geez, hoss… What were you thinking?
