RUN IT AGAIN - SIAMIX - USA RAP HIPHOP

[Intro] They call his name He looks at the door Beat already rolling "You're on." [Verse 1] Back hall, bad light, whole sixteen wired in his head Name cracks through the monitor, half disappears instead Walks in, mic live, first line light, second gets ahead One laugh from the rail cuts through everything he just said Third snaps back, kick cracks, now his breath sits with the track Drops half a word, lets it burn, lands the next on the clap Same dude at the rail tries again, nobody laughs back By bar eight, he ain't saying shit—just watching him rap Red clock under twenty, sweat cold at the neck Shortens one line, takes air, lands clean on the next Last bar hits, beat cuts, no cheer, no word, just a sec Then somebody by the booth: "Yo, run that shit again." He looks at the DJ. "For real?" "What you wanna do?" "From the top." He checks his phone: five forty-two Shift starts at six. He laughs, "Man, I'm already screwed." Mic back up: "Give me four. Don't talk. Just cue it." [Chorus] Run it again—I know where I rushed Run it again—don't clean nothing up Give me four, let the kick come in Same mic, same room—run it again Missed one word, I got the rest Lost one beat, I caught the next Don't tell me to breathe, don't tell me when Just bring that shit back—run it again [Verse 2] Six months, same room, bigger name, rate on the line Booker who left him on read got three dates and a price Three towns, four nights, voice gone, red eyes on the flight Backstage dude says, "Knew you'd blow." He says, "Yeah, all right." Label likes the rough cut, sends notes by end of day "Keep the bite, lose the name, swap two words in line eight." He says, "That's what they yell back." "We hear what you're saying." Clean bounce hits Friday; both of those bars got changed Next single stalls, calls thin, replies start to drift Last month's "anytime" turns "Crazy week—I'll hit." New kid gets ten, his set gets moved down to six Manager says, "Don't take it personal." He says, "I didn't." Home for one night, bag still open by the bed Mom says, "You staying?" He says, "Yeah" while he reads a text "Need a fill-in. Doors nine. Can you get here by ten?" Keys in hand: "Send the pin." She just nods her head [Chorus] Run it again—I know where I rushed Run it again—don't clean nothing up Give me four, let the kick come in Same mic, same room—run it again Missed one word, I got the rest Lost one beat, I caught the next Don't tell me to breathe, don't tell me when Just bring that shit back—run it again [Verse 3] I know that card-reader pause when DECLINED burns bright Tap it once, twice, like the third might change its mind Line behind me getting longer, put two things to the side "Just these." Bag in my hand. Keep it moving. I'm fine. I know "you still rap?" from the dudes at my old job That half-smirk, quick dap, like they figured I would stop I say, "Here and there," take my break, write four in the lot Clock back in, blue ink on my hand, same grease on my shirt Sent links, got "seen," no answer, week after week Then one clip moves, same names suddenly wanna speak "Been a minute, bro." Yeah, funny what numbers can do I don't type all that back. I just send, "What you need?" Had songs I swore were records go flat when they dropped Had loose shit I nearly trashed get screamed from the crowd Started cutting my own lines before notes even came Played one back and said, "Nah. Nobody talks that way." Need a clean? Fine, bounce it, label the file But don't tell me "keep your voice" then rewrite every line You called on the dirty mix—that's the version you liked I'll send both. Pick what you want. Don't tell me which one's mine. I've been last on the bill, set cut to ten at the door Rapped while the bartender yelled last call over verse four If this room goes dead, cool, I've heard worse before Don't ask if I'm ready. Just give me four. [Chorus] Run it again—I know where I rushed Run it again—don't clean nothing up Give me four, let the kick come in Same mic, same room—run it again Missed one word, I got the rest Lost one beat, I caught the next Don't tell me to breathe, don't tell me when Just bring that shit back—run it again [Outro] Run it again.