[Intro: Heavy hypnotic 808 bass loop, ominous synth pad swelling] [Verse 1: Low smooth British male voice, seductive rap] Somebody finally said the thing I'd been thinking all along Said the good guy story's just a leash dressed up as a song Said the world don't reward the ones who play it fair and slow Said the only way to win... is learn to play it how they go Made it sound so easy, made it sound like relief After years of getting it wrong... it felt good to believe [Chorus: Dark melodic hip-hop, heavy bass sliding deeper] Bad advice, but it felt like the truth Bad advice, dressed up smooth After years of trying and getting it wrong Easier just to listen along [Verse 2: Low seductive rap, confident and steady] Stopped asking what the hero in the story would've done Started asking what actually gets the fight won Nobody claps for the one still playing fair and slow Started leaning into whatever made the anger grow Felt like POWER for the first time in a long, long while Didn't stop to ask what that power was going to cost, meanwhile... [Chorus: Dark melodic hip-hop] Bad advice, but it felt like the truth Bad advice, dressed up smooth After years of trying and getting it wrong Easier just to listen along [Bridge: Sudden stop, a cappella whispered spoken word] Didn't feel like a turning point at the time. Never does. Just felt like... finally being heard. [Chorus: Heavy electronic beat drop, intense dark delivery] Bad advice, but it felt like the truth Bad advice, and I believed every root First step down a road I couldn't see the end of yet First real step toward the biggest regret [Outro: Beats fade, low unsettled spoken word, unresolved synth hum] Should've asked more questions. Didn't. Not yet. [Sudden Stop]
