[INTRO - Whispered vocal, heavy reverb, beat muted] [Beat: Single piano key, distant 808, church bell reversed] [Vocal: low, tired, close to mic] Yeah... They smiled when I said amen... Let's see what happens when I don't. [VERSE 1 - Low, calm, gangster flow, half-time] [Beat: 808 slides in, hi-hats triplets, dark choir pad underneath] [Vocal: monotone, cold] They was huggin' me close when I was followin' the script, Holy water love bomb, yeah they drownin' me in it, "Brother we love you," yeah, that love come with a grip, Prayers in my inbox, got that leash on my wrist. Sunday morning family, when I walked in they lit, Same ones that would judge me if they knew how I live, All that agape, but it got terms and conditions, Fine print on the blessing, better read what you signin'. [HOOK - Vocal switch to melodic, pained, then aggressive] [Beat: Full drums, dark bells, bass drops out then slams back] [Vocal: first half sung, second half shouted] Love bomb 'til I break code, then the mask slip, Hugs turn to lectures when the mind shift, Cross on your neck but the knife in your back grip, Say you love the sinner, but you hate when the sin don't quit. Love bomb 'til I break code, then the mask slip (mask slip), Prayed for my soul, now you pray that I crash quick, Was your brother yesterday, now I'm damned quick, That ain't love, nah, that's just a power trip. [VERSE 2 - Flow switch - Double time, aggressive drill flow] [Beat: Hi-hats go crazy, 808 bounces, organ stab] [Vocal: rapid, teeth gritted, percussive] Okay okay, watch how fast the tone flip, One question 'bout the book, now your whole soul dip, Used to call me chosen, now I'm "lost, need to get fixed," Unfollowed the doctrine, now I'm unfollowed, that's it. You loved me conditional, put conditions on your kindness, Potluck table love me, till I speak out my mind then, Whispers in the lobby, "We need to pray for his blindness," Nah you just mad that I ain't blinded. Smile was a contract, handshake was a collar, Love me on a leash if I echo what you holler, But I cut the rope, now you look at me like I'm hollow, Mask fell to the floor, saw the face you really borrowed. [BRIDGE - Vocal switch to hollow, spoken word, beat almost stops] [Beat: Everything cuts, just heartbeat kick + distorted humming] [Vocal: deadpan, like a voicemail] [(Voice 1 - sweet, fake)]: "We just love you so much, we're worried about you..." [(Voice 2 - cold, real)]: So love me means control me? Got it. If I don't bow to the crew, then you fold me? That ain't Christ-like, that's cult-like, homie. [VERSE 3 - Deepest vocal, slow, heavy gangster flow - the reveal] [Beat: Comes back HEAVY, slow dragging Memphis phonk drums, screeching choir] V[ocal: deep chest voice, almost growling] Yeah, the mask slipped off when I stopped noddin', Love turned to leverage, prayers turned to gossip, Sainthood performance, Oscar-worthy, you an actor, Love thy neighbor, but only if neighbor act proper. You don't want a brother, you want a mirror, Want me to parrot back so your faith feel clearer, When I walked my own path, you got meaner and meaner, That love was a loan with a demon interest, stealer. [FINAL HOOK - Vocal layering, harmony + lead + adlibs] [Beat: All layers - bells, 808, choir, snare rolls] [Vocal: Lead sung angrily, background whispers] "mask slip" Love bomb 'til I break code, then the mask slip (SLIP), Heaven in your mouth, but that hell in your hand grip, Said I'm family 'til I left the damn script, Now look at your face... yeah... mask slipped. Love bomb 'til I break code, then the mask slip, Love bomb 'til I break code, then the mask slip... [OUTRO - Whispered again, beat fades to bell] [Vocal: Back to intro whisper, tired laugh] They loved me the most... when I loved myself the least. Funny how that works.
