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"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

[Intro] Step right up Welcome in Keep your hands Inside the ride (hey!) [Verse 1, female voice] Ma'am, sir, this way, follow the chain-link fence That perfume? Fear That cologne? Rent On your left, that's a mural, on your right, that’s a loan Shark smiling with a clipboard, lives inside his phone [male voice] Please don’t feed the dealers, they already eat Three phones, one corner, four kids, one seat Observe the rare species, laughing in the rain Turning busted hydrants into backyard champagne This exhibit here, called "Stolen Wi-Fi" Whole block sharing one password, “don’t ask why” If you hear pop-pop, that’s not a firework show That’s the sound of “time to walk faster, go” [Chorus] Welcome to the guided tour (welcome) Take a pic, you came for "poor" (cheese) Snap that struggle, post some pain Then drive back out the way you came Welcome to the guided tour (guided) You get close, we get ignored Souvenir shops in every store Buy a hoodie, say you "saw the war" [Verse 2, female voice] I’m your queen, I’m your host, crown from the discount rack Royal robe is a gold school jacket with my name on the back This throne? Two milk crates on a third-floor stoop I wave at the rats like, “salute the troop” On your audio guide, press one to hear “broken home” Press two for “resilience” in a tired tone Press three for the bonus track: me at the sink Counting coins, making rent stretch more than you think [male voice] Over here’s our spa, we call it the clinic Seats stuck to the floor, whole vibe academic On the wall, a poster says “Dream bigger, leave” Right above the nurse stitching hope in my sleeve [Chorus] Welcome to the guided tour (welcome) Take a pic, you came for "poor" (ooh) Snap that struggle, post some pain Then drive back out the way you came Welcome to the guided tour (guided) You get close, we get ignored Souvenir shops in every store Buy a hoodie, say you "saw the war" [Bridge] Please keep all hands inside your privilege (yeah) Watch your step on the cracked-out images If you scream, that’s extra, that’s premium fear Group rates if you cry a little tear (little tear) [male voice] Exit through the gift shop, buy a slogan on a tee "Pray for the hood" while you’re praying it’s not thee Tip your queen, tip your gangsta, tip the kids on the floor Then tell your friends back home you “understand” more (ha) [Chorus] Welcome to the guided tour (welcome) Take a pic, you came for "poor" Snap that struggle, post some pain Then drive back out the way you came Welcome to the guided tour (guided) You get close, we get ignored Souvenir shops in every store Buy a hoodie, say you "saw the war"