## [INTRO — MALE] *(dark piano, dusty drums)* Yeah… A lot of talking. Not a lot of doing. I hear you. --- ## [HOOK — MALE SINGING] *(smooth melodic bounce)* Talk is cheap I ain't buyin' what you sellin' Say you run the city Why your story keep on tellin'? Talk is cheap I can hear it in your tone Everybody got a mouth 'Til it's time to stand alone Talk is cheap Yeah, talk is cheap You can type a whole essay I ain't reading that shit, G Talk is cheap. --- ## [VERSE 1 — MALE RAP] *(slow, smooth pocket)* I walk in clean, no need to announce me You talk big online, that shit never astound me Said I wouldn't make it, now you wanna stand around me Funny how the room get quiet when the truth surround me I don't need applause I don't need a cosign I was broke with a dream Now the whole thing online You keep sellin' that image But the numbers ain't matchin' Keep talkin' like a boss Whole time somebody frontin' I see the little shots I just laugh and keep workin' You can mention my name That's free promo, keep certain I got family to feed I got plans to protect So I'm done with the bullshit And the fake-ass respect --- ## [PRE-HOOK — MALE] *(piano drops to one chord)* You say you're up But I don't see it You say you're tough But I don't feel it I don't gotta argue I can show you That's the difference Between me and you --- ## [HOOK — MALE] Talk is cheap I ain't buyin' what you sellin' Say you run the city Why your story keep on tellin'? Talk is cheap I can hear it in your tone Everybody got a mouth 'Til it's time to stand alone Talk is cheap Yeah, talk is cheap You can type a whole essay I ain't reading that shit, G Talk is cheap. --- ## [BEAT SWITCH] *(DRUMS CUT — distorted piano)* Okay… Now listen. [BEAT SWITCH] --- ## [VERSE 2 — MALE RAP] *(heavier head-bounce, sharper cadence)* I don't chase no beef I don't chase no clout You can scream to the room I just figure you out Everybody got a plan 'Til the pressure comes around Then the same loud mouth Can't make a damn sound You was flexin' fake chains I was stackin' real bills You was worried 'bout a caption I was sharpening skills I ain't mad at your act I just know what it is You can keep that little crown I ain't fighting for it, kid I got too much on the line To be petty for free And the people that I love Need the best out of me So keep talkin' your shit Give the room something funny I'ma answer with results You can keep your fake money --- ## [BRIDGE — MALE SINGING] *(trip-hop drums, airy harmony)* Maybe you thought I would break Maybe you thought I'd react Maybe you thought all that noise Would make me fall off my path But I learned long ago You don't answer every sound Sometimes the loudest response Is when you never turn around --- ## [VERSE 3 — MALE RAP → SINGING] *(starts relaxed, gradually becomes melodic)* I remember no money No car, barely sleep Had to make every dollar Stretch further than deep Now I'm building for mine I ain't chasing applause I got people behind me That's the reason I boss You can laugh at the vision You can doubt every move But when everything changes Don't act like you knew I don't need you beside me I don't need your advice You can keep all that talking I got my own damn life *(melody rises)* And I know what I'm worth I know where I came from I don't need your approval To become who I want So if all that you got Is a mouth and a claim… *(beat cuts)* Talk is cheap. --- ## [FINAL HOOK — MALE] *(huge melody + full drums)* Talk is cheap I ain't buyin' what you sellin' Say you run the city Why your story keep on tellin'? Talk is cheap I can hear it in your tone Everybody got a mouth 'Til it's time to stand alone Talk is cheap Yeah, talk is cheap You can type a whole essay I ain't reading that shit, G Talk is cheap. *(final melodic run)* Talk is cheeeeeap— ## [OUTRO — MALE] *(piano fades)* Keep talking. I'm working.
