[TITLE: MONEY TALKS LOUD] [INTRO — DARK PIANO / HEAVY BASS] Yeah... Funny how the room gets quiet When the numbers start talking Let's go. [VERSE 1 — RHYTHMIC RAP] Used to count change just to fill that tank Now they want a seat at the table I made Funny how the phone starts ringing again When the same old pockets start looking like friends I remember nights with the lights turned low Had a big-time dream and a beat-up coat Nobody cared when the cards were down Now everybody wants to come around I don't need applause, I don't need praise I remember every face from the hungry days You can dress up nice, put a shine on your name But money can't change what's inside your frame [PRE-CHORUS — MELODIC] Everybody's got a price Everybody's got a side But you find out who is real When there's nothing left to buy [CHORUS — HEAVY MELODIC HOOK] MONEY TALKS LOUD BUT IT CAN'T SAY MUCH Can't buy loyalty Can't buy real love MONEY TALKS LOUD WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON But when the whole thing fades Who's still standing when it's gone? You can have that gold You can have that crown Just don't lose yourself When the money talks loud [VERSE 2 — CONFIDENT RAP] Black card flashing, but the soul stays country Still eat good where the old folks know me Big city dreams with a small-town code Never let a dollar tell me where to go I've seen brothers turn cold over little green paper Seen a handshake turn into a favor Everybody wants what they can't obtain But a rich man's smile can't erase his name I keep my circle tight, keep my vision clear I don't buy respect, I don't auction fear If I lose it all, I'll rebuild from ground I've been broke before, I know my way around [BEAT SWITCH — BASS DROP] Wait... Let it breathe... [FLOW BREAK] Talk is cheap! Truth costs more! Same old keys! Different doors! Big bank! Small talk! Real ones! Still walk! No fake love, no borrowed fame You can't put a price on a family name! [CHORUS] MONEY TALKS LOUD BUT IT CAN'T SAY MUCH Can't buy loyalty Can't buy real love MONEY TALKS LOUD WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON But when the whole thing fades Who's still standing when it's gone? [BRIDGE — STRIPPED MELODIC VOCALS] If tomorrow took it all away Would you still know me by my name? Would you still be standing by my side? Or was it just the money that you liked? I've got more than what a bank can hold More than all the diamonds and the gold And if the whole world turns around I'll still be me when the money's gone [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BASS / LAYERED VOCALS] MONEY TALKS LOUD BUT IT CAN'T SAY MUCH Can't buy loyalty Can't buy real love MONEY TALKS LOUD LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW You can build a kingdom But you can't buy a soul You can have that gold You can have that crown I'll keep what's real When the money talks loud! [OUTRO] Yeah... Numbers come and numbers go. Character stays. Kane B. Rivers.
