[Intro] (Sparse acoustic kora pattern over subtle vinyl crackle) (Heavy 808 sub-bass drop) [Spoken / Ad-lib] Check the foundation before you launch the livestock... Steady the tongue. Keep the posture light. [Verse 1, Syncopated Boom-Bap Flow] Tinderbox shelter sitting high on the hill, Woven dry reeds with no mortar to build. Yet you hoist up a billie-goat, winding the throw, Aiming at the neighbors while the wild breezes blow? One heavy hoof through the thatch-work roof, Now the whole house collapses under direct proof. [Mid-line pause] Silence is a golden wall, Loose jaws trip up, cause a massive fall. You open up wide just to chew on your shoe, Swallowing the leather that belonged to you. Bite down hard on the urge to speak, 'Cause a heavy, careless tongue renders a strong man weak. [Chorus, Melodic Singjay Hook] [Heavy Bass Drop, Muted Brass Stabs] People in grass houses shouldn't throw goats, Blowing out fire while you're rocking the boats! Keep your lips sealed when the temper gets hot, 'Cause a closed mouth gathers no foot on the spot. Yeah, don't hurl horns from a woven-reed room, Hold your own tongue or you speak your own doom! Closed mouth gathers no foot in the street, Keep your jaws locked, stand square on your feet! [Verse 2, melodic Double-Time Cadence] [Percussion breakdown, Kora arpeggio] Double-talking shifting every time you speak, Cracking up the structure when the foundation's weak. Lose your own composure while you run your big mouth, Watch your whole sanctuary crumble going straight south. Watch what you utterance, watch what you mutter in, Storm coming through while the ceiling starts fluttering. Heave-ho, swinging four legs in the air, Grass walls splitting from the pressure and tear. Bleating loud rumors while the structure snaps, Now you're caught standing in your own jaw traps. Put the goat down, let the pasture graze, Put the foot down, end the reckless phrase. [Bridge, Half-Time Reggae Bounce] [Dub delay echoes, Steel tongue drum solo] Why launch livestock when your shelter is straw? Why swallow leather when you run your own jaw? Elders used to tell us: guard the front gate, A silent mouth leaves no dinner on the plate... Except the sole of your boot if you talk too fast! Build with solid stone if you want it to last. [Chorus, Full Dynamic Anthemic] [Heavy Brass, High Energy] People in grass houses shouldn't throw goats, Blowing out fire while you're rocking the boats! Keep your lips sealed when the temper gets hot, 'Cause a closed mouth gathers no foot on the spot. Yeah, don't hurl horns from a woven-reed room, Hold your own tongue or you speak your own doom! Closed mouth gathers no foot in the street, Keep your jaws locked, stand square on your feet! [Outro, Spoken Refrain] [Echoing vocal delay, Kora fade out] Put the goat down... Unlace the boot... Solid foundations only. [Fade Out]
