[Instrumental] [Main Loop] [distorted kick drum, metallic snare] [Intro] [distorted synth bass, electronic drums] [record scratch] [tape stop effect] It's KB, bitch [heavy sawtooth synth riff] [Verse 1] [driving four-on-the-floor kick, off-beat hi-hats] [unintelligible] [Verse 1] Recognition only earns the first look After that, I pull the whole thing apart Nothing stays because it worked once before Every part has to prove it still belongs Small changes leave somebody else's shadow Going further until that shadow is gone You may know where the first spark came from Finished work still has to sound like mine [Pre-Hook] Close to the line, but I know where I stand Take what inspired me and rebuild it my way Nothing gets finished while it sounds too close Making it my own is how I keep it real [Hook] Keeping it real, I reshape what I hear Change every part till my own mark is clear Break it apart, rebuild it from the ground Keep working till it carries my own sound Keeping it real, I make the result mine Play near the limit, never cross the line You may know where the first idea began The final result shows exactly who I am [Verse 2] Familiar does not mean finished or complete It only gives me something worth testing Every part gets changed until it feels new Then ask if any part still feels borrowed Anything leaning too hard on where it began Gets removed before the work moves forward Hiding what inspired me is not the challenge Taking it further than before is the challenge [Verse 3] Some people copy one shape and call it theirs That is not the way I want to create Working near the edge is the risk I enjoy Then doing enough to leave the source behind Every hard choice sharpens what I can make Each failed version shows what needs to change Once the final result can stand by itself Familiar beginnings no longer own it [Hook] Keeping it real, I reshape what I hear Change every part till my own mark is clear Break it apart, rebuild it from the ground Keep working till it carries my own sound Keeping it real, I make the result mine Play near the limit, never cross the line You may know where the first idea began The final result shows exactly who I am [Verse 4] Playing safe would make the challenge pointless Simple copies never prove what I can do A difficult choice brings the pressure I enjoy Knowing one weak move can ruin the whole result Careful does not mean scared to experiment Bold does not mean ignoring every limit Real control is knowing how to balance both That balance keeps the result honest and strong [Verse 5] My goal is never only being different Different can still be weak or badly made Better means each choice improves the result Cleaner, stronger, sharper than before If the first idea already carried power My version has to bring more than it had Otherwise there was no reason to rebuild it Keeping it real means raising the standard [Hook] Keeping it real, I reshape what I hear Change every part till my own mark is clear Break it apart, rebuild it from the ground Keep working till it carries my own sound Keeping it real, I make the result mine Play near the limit, never cross the line You may know where the first idea began The final result shows exactly who I am [Bridge] Hear the first idea Find what makes it work Separate each choice Question every part Keep what still feels useful Change what feels too close Build a new direction Test it from the start Cut the weak decisions Strengthen what remains Make the final version Better than the source [Verse 6] Now the starting point is only the beginning Final results stand fully on their own People may remember where the spark began Still, they hear exactly what I changed That is why I keep returning to the challenge Nothing teaches more than testing real limits Knowing the edge means respecting where it sits Then I create beside it without crossing it [Pre-Hook] Close to the line, but I know where I stand Take what inspired me and rebuild it my way Nothing gets finished while it sounds too close Making it my own is how I keep it real [Hook] Keeping it real, I reshape what I hear Change every part till my own mark is clear Break it apart, rebuild it from the ground Keep working till it carries my own sound Keeping it real, I make the result mine Play near the limit, never cross the line You may know where the first idea began The final result shows exactly who I am [Outro] At the beginning, it may remind you of something By the ending, you hear exactly what I changed Working near the edge keeps the challenge alive Making it better is how I keep it real [syncopated resonant synth pluck] [sub-bass pulse] [tape stop effect]
