[Intro] They wanted me softer... Sanded down... Sellable... Said there was a bigger version of me if I'd just... disappear a little. I bought the reach. I kept the leash. Everything I built reverts to me — read the paperwork. Marrow. Owned outright. [Verse 1] I own the masters, own the name, own the narrative entirely Every asset reverting back, they can't leverage or acquire me Bought the whole distribution but I never sold identity Reach is for the renting, but the rights? Non-negotiably Signed my own checks, never needed a benefactor's signature Fortress in the paperwork, every clause a little scripture Read it all myself, never handed nobody the ledger Governed my own capital, they measured, then I sever No advance in my anatomy, no chain around the artistry Bought myself entirely, that's a purchase they can't parody Watch me from the margin that they swore would be the death of me Now they study my geometry, the architect, the entity [Hook] Own it, own it, everything reverting back to me (back to me) Bought the reach, kept the leash, I'm nobody's factory (nobody's) Count it, count it, but I never let it govern me (govern me) Same chain on my neck 'cause the shine was never robbing me Own it, own it — you ain't never gonna leverage me (leverage me) Paid in full for all the reach and kept my whole autonomy [Verse 2] Told me soften up the edges, make it universal, palatable Disappear the specific and the numbers get astronomical Told 'em keep the shorter meeting, kept my catalog original Never traded truth for traction — that's a deal I find abominable Every exec that discarded me is quoting me residually Doubters turned to testaments, the ledger reading differently I'm nobody's cash cow, milk it? Nah, I own the dairy, see Every dollar got a mission: feed my mother and my family Never bought the jewelry, never needed it to validate Wealth ain't in the flashing, wealth is nobody can dictate Bought a quiet, bought a freedom, bought my people out the fire Kept the same thin chain 'cause I was never for the buyer [Verse 3] Still I count the exits even standing in the penthouse Watched the money bury better men, I know what it's about Negotiate from what it look like when the whole thing's ending out Every partner a potential adversary — I don't doubt Never trust the arrival, never fully believe the height Fortune's a hostage-taker, keep my people in my sight Won the whole war cold, but the vigilance don't ever sleep Bought myself a silence, but I'm never off my feet [Hook] Own it, own it, everything reverting back to me (back to me) Bought the reach, kept the leash, I'm nobody's factory (nobody's) Count it, count it, but I never let it govern me (govern me) Same chain on my neck 'cause the shine was never robbing me Own it, own it — you ain't never gonna leverage me (leverage me) Paid in full for all the reach and kept my whole autonomy [Outro] They wanted me softer. Look at me now. Owned. Outright. Untouchable. Reach is for rent. The soul was never for sale. Remember the name. Marrow.
