[INTRO | 639 HZ HUM] [FEMALE SPOKEN] Maybe you are trying. Maybe there's work I haven't seen. But that's the point. I can't build my life on things I don't know exist. Words are words. Talk is cheap. Show me. [VERSE 1 | LOW FEMALE RAP] You tell me there are avenues, tell me you've been making moves. Okay, then let me see it. Let your actions speak the truth. I'm not asking you for perfect. I'm not asking for a crown. If you tell me that you're building, build something that won't fall down. And when I say stand beside me, hear what I actually mean. I don't mean follow where I go. I don't need you chasing me. You can be a hundred miles away and still stand next to me. Standing beside me isn't physical. It's consistency. Keep your word. Make the call. Do the work. Get up when you fall. Don't tell me what you're gonna be. BE THE MAN YOU CLAIM TO BE. [CHORUS] WORDS ARE WORDS! AND TALK IS CHEAP! SHOW ME SOMETHING I CAN FUCKING BELIEVE! You say you care? Then let me see! BE THE MAN YOU CLAIM TO BE! I don't need you following me! I need you following THROUGH! Build your life! I'll build mine! LET'S BUILD THEM TOWARD WHAT WE SAID WE'D DO! I don't need your shadow. I need my partner. There's a fucking difference. I don't need you beside my body. I need you beside my vision. [VERSE 2 | FEMALE RAP] Carnegie isn't the point. Where I sleep isn't the point. Where I happen to be tonight was never the fucking point. I'm trying to move forward, trying to build something real, trying to create a life where safety isn't something I steal. And I wanted you there. Not underneath me. Not behind me. Not following every road because you're scared you won't find me. Build YOUR foundation. Let me build mine. If we really mean forever, those roads meet somewhere in time. That's partnership. Two people moving without one dragging the other through. Two people with their own strength still building something called WE too. Stop watching my location like my footsteps tell you everything. Ask yourself what you're creating. Then show me what you're building. [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe you ARE trying. I'm not taking that away. But intentions I can't see can't make me feel safe today. [CHORUS] WORDS ARE WORDS! AND TALK IS CHEAP! I DON'T NEED ANOTHER SPEECH! Show me you care! Let me see! BE THE MAN YOU CLAIM TO BE! I don't need you physically standing next to me. I need
