Low Performer

Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Quiet in the room, but I clocked the corner You wanted busy wings, not a mind with a plan Now the little worker bee is outgrowing the man Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Slow burn, sharp eyes, no need for drama You called it lazy, I called it restraint Now I move like strategy, dressed up as saint You wanted me buzzing, sweet and small Head down, hands full, grateful for it all Counting little tasks in your little glass hive But I was reading power while you watched me survive You praised the noise, you missed the skill You fed the loud, you starved the still You wanted motion, I brought aim You called me low so you could stay the same Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Quiet in the room, but I clocked the corner You wanted busy wings, not a mind with a plan Now the little worker bee is outgrowing the man Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Slow burn, sharp eyes, no need for drama You called it lazy, I called it restraint Now I move like strategy, dressed up as saint I don’t need a crown, I know my weight I don’t chase the table, I observe the plate While you sell panic as leadership style I take one step and move ten miles You made a kingdom out of being seen Called every thinker “difficult” and “mean” But busy is easy, obedience is cheap I build in silence while the others sleep You wanted a helper, not a threat A smiling girl with no silhouette A little yes, a little nod A little bee beneath your god But I saw the pattern, I saw the game Who gets the credit, who takes the blame Who gets protected, who gets framed Who gets promoted for sounding the same Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Quiet in the room, but I clocked the corner You wanted busy wings, not a mind with a plan Now the little worker bee is outgrowing the man Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Slow burn, sharp eyes, no need for drama You called it lazy, I called it restraint Now I move like strategy, dressed up as saint Low performer, high observer Soft little voice with a buried server Low performer, clean survivor Cold little spark in the whole damn wire Low performer, high observer I don’t buzz, I remember Low performer, watch me rise All your labels look small from the sky You thought I’d break from the undertone The sugar-sweet “we” with the sharpened bone You said “we need more ownership here” But your favorite sport is managing fear You don’t want brilliance, you want control You don’t want vision, you want a role A pretty little worker with a calendar soul But I came with a map and a long-term goal So call me slow, call me less Call me hard to read, call me hard to impress Call me quiet, call me strange I was never low, I was out of range Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Quiet in the room, but I clocked the corner You wanted busy wings, not a mind with a plan Now the little worker bee is outgrowing the man Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Slow burn, sharp eyes, no need for drama You called it lazy, I called it restraint Now I move like strategy, dressed up as saint And when the hive gets loud at night And every golden name turns white You’ll look around for who stayed calm I’ll be the silence before the bomb Not your bee, not your girl Not your little office pearl Not your hands, not your smile I was the architecture all this while Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Watch me do it, silent transformer Watch me do it, no permission, no plea The hive was never built for me Watch me do it, I’m the low performer Slow burn, sharp eyes, no need for drama You called it lazy, I called it restraint Now I move like strategy, dressed up as saint