[Verse 1] I came in the back with a grin and a bruise on it You came with a plan and a prayer and still blew on it Cold in the chest, I’m a loan shark, cruel with it You spit like a faucet with a screw loose and goo on it I’m a bad habit wrapped in a clean little suit You’re a soggy cardboard crown and a weak little root I don’t chase clout, I chase checks in a fast lane You chase likes and a nap and a pat on the back, man I make a meal out of mean little punchlines You make excuses, I make deadlines with bloodlines Talk tough, then your bark turn to syrup I turn one line mean, make a whole room sit up [Pre-Chorus] Look at your face, it’s a brave little lie You want the applause but you flinch every time I don’t do safe, I do sharp, I do spite Say my name once, then duck for your life [Chorus] Say it, say it, say it Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue I don’t play it, play it, play it Back up, back up, back up Say it, say it, say it You love what you hate Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue That’s the bill you pay [Verse 2] I’m a receipt for the mess you keep making Petty with a pen and a grin, I’m not shaking You got a big mouth, tiny shoes, bad timing I got a razor in a rhyme and a grin that’s climbing I’ll fold a whole ego with a flick of the wrist Turn a king into a joke with a line like this You’re a paint chip poet, a gym bag of bluster All fumes, no flame, all teeth, no structure I’m the itch in your ego, the click in your jaw The reason your “best” sounds like it forgot the law Every bar got a bite, every word got a bruise If you came for the smoke, then you picked the wrong fuse [Pre-Chorus] Look at your face, it’s a brave little lie You want the applause but you flinch every time I don’t do safe, I do sharp, I do spite Say my name once, then duck for your life [Chorus] Say it, say it, say it Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue I don’t play it, play it, play it Back up, back up, back up Say it, say it, say it You love what you hate Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue That’s the bill you pay [Bridge] I’m the rude little truth in a room full of manners Cut through the chatter, then I split the banners You want clean? Go hide in a polished-up cage I want jaws on the floor when I turn the page [Chorus] Say it, say it, say it Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue I don’t play it, play it, play it Back up, back up, back up Say it, say it, say it You love what you hate Black tongue, black tongue, black tongue That’s the bill you pay
