Polo Energy (spoken over faint rain and a lone piano key) Yeah… I ain’t sayin’ this ‘cause I’m better than you. I’m sayin’ this ‘cause I buried too many of you. My best friend couldn’t be quiet. Couldn’t be humble. Now his name’s on a bench in a cemetery. Listen… before it’s too late. (Beat drops — soulful, aching, with a gospel choir hum in the back) --- Verse 1 (Jay-Z style — weary, wise, from the heart) I remember sneakin' out the back door, quiet as a mouse Mama cryin' in the kitchen, rent due, no food in the house I ain't run my mouth then. I just watched. I just learned. Now I see young boys with less than me actin' like the world burned You ain't grateful for the air that fills up your lungs? You ain't grateful for the fact you ain't duckin' no guns? I held my brother's hand while his blood turned cold All 'cause he popped off at a man three times his old That silence you hate? That's the same silence that saved me That humble you fake? That's the same humble that raised me You walk in a room like you paid for the floor When you ain't even said thank you to the ones who unlocked the door So no, this ain't hate. This is heartbreak in a rap. This is me tryna stop you from becomin' another statistic on a map --- Hook (now sung by a soulful male voice + choir, with raw pain) (Sing-rapped) Be quiet, be humble… 'Cause the loudest ones always the first to crumble Be quiet, be humble… I seen a good boy turn to a ghost from a mumble (Choir joins) Be quiet, be humble… You don't know who listenin' when you flex and you fumble Be quiet, be humble… Let me save your life while you still got a knuckle --- Verse 2 (Kanye West style — trembling voice, vulnerable, then explosive) They ain't tell you the truth so I guess I gotta My best advice came from a felon named Clifford, my father He said "Son, a lion don't announce when he's 'bout to eat He just moves. You talk too much, you get put in the street." I ain't listen at first. I was loud, I was rude Got robbed for my chain at 19 — stood there confused Everybody saw it. Nobody helped. Why? 'Cause I ran my mouth like I was untouchable, high off a lie That night I sat on the curb, bleedin' from my lip And realized… everything I screamed didn't mean shit Now I move like a ghost in a room full of smoke I let 'em talk. Let 'em hang themselves on every joke You want respect? Then stop beggin' for it on a post You want your place? Then know your place — that ain't a roast That's survival. That's love from a man who been lost Now be quiet, be humble… or pay the cost (Beat pauses for one second of silence) --- Hook (full choir, strings, tears) Be quiet, be humble… 'Cause the loudest ones always the first to crumble Be quiet, be humble… I seen a good boy turn to a ghost from a mumble Be quiet, be humble… You don't know who listenin' when you flex and you fumble Be quiet, be humble… Let me save your life while you still got a knuckle --- Verse 3 (Nicki Minaj — switches from theatrical to heartbreaking) Yeah… y'all thought I was comin' to stunt? Nah. This one's for the young boy who ain't never been loved Who scream in the street 'cause at home he ain't seen Not a single adult who made him feel like a human bein' I get it. I was you. In a one-bedroom with six Mama on her third job, daddy disappeared like a trick So I got loud. Got proud. Got a chip on my shoulder Til a old head told me "Shorty, rage makes you colder, not older" You ain't gotta flex to be seen. You ain't gotta bark to be feared The most powerful word you'll ever say is… "I hear you, I'm here" So shut up for a second. Let the silence do its job The loudest scream in the world won't stop your mother from sob I ain't perfect. I still run my mouth sometimes But I learned when to drop the act and drop the punchlines This ain't a lecture. This a lifeline. Take it or leave But don't say nobody warned you — now breathe… just breathe (Beat strips down to piano and her voice alone on the last two lines) --- Outro (spoken, now crying-adjacent) …Yeah. You don't gotta be the loudest in the room to matter. The sun don't announce itself. It just rises. And the people who really love you? They ain't impressed by the noise. They just wanna see you wake up tomorrow. So for real… Be quiet. Be humble. And live. (Single piano key holds. Fades out.)
