[INTRO — trap beat alone, 4 bars, then brass punches in] The beat was always here. [VERSE 1 — crooner baritone, brass + upright bass, trap low in mix] Walked into the room like the room owed me dinner Never raised my voice — I never had to shout Had the contract signed before the boys poured the liquor Chicago knew my name before Chicago found out Pressed the crease in my suit like a man with a reason Brass hit the ceiling when I tipped my fedora slow Nineteen forty-something — doesn't matter what the season Where I walked, the temperature dropped ten below [PRE-CHORUS — brass swells, hi-hats roll forward] Every generation thinks they built this from nothing Every era swears the cool was born with them [CHORUS] Cool ain't a thing that started with you Cool's got a bloodline running all the way through Before the chain — before the riff — before the brass Cool was already cool You just got here last [VERSE 2 — blues rock baritone, electric guitar dominant, 808 audible now] Blacked out shades on a Wednesday morning Long beard touching the neck of my Les Paul Never said much — let the guitar do the warning Nicest boots in the building, bought them at a stall Hat pulled low on a flat Texas summer Walked into the bar like the jukebox knew my name Didn't need a mirror and I didn't need a number Every room I walked in never looked the same [PRE-CHORUS — guitar bends up, hi-hats roll] Every generation thinks they built this from nothing Every era swears the cool was born with them [CHORUS] Cool ain't a thing that started with you Cool's got a bloodline running all the way through Before the chain — before the riff — before the brass Cool was already cool You just got here last [VERSE 3 — southern rap flow, trap fully forward, 808 center] Gold on the wrist and it ain't for conversation Tracksuit tailored, they don't cut this off the rack Read the family tree before you call it innovation This the long cool — ain't no coming back Everything I wear got a story with receipts Slow walk in the room and the room rearranges Been this cool since before they named the streets And I'll be this cool through all your little changes [PRE-CHORUS — all three instruments bleeding together] Every generation thinks they built this from nothing Every era swears the cool was born with them [CHORUS] Cool ain't a thing that started with you Cool's got a bloodline running all the way through Before the chain — before the riff — before the brass Cool was already cool You just got here last [BRIDGE — brass + guitar + 808 collide, controlled chaos] The brass knew it The guitar carried it The 808 made sure you felt it One thread One bloodline One temperature Cool [OUTRO — trap strips to just 808 pulse, then silence] It was always here Before the chain Before the riff Before the brass The beat was always here
