[Verse 1] Two years offshore, crown stuffed in a shoebox, Taught da tide to do time, taught da time to pick locks. My pension paid in shells; my shares turned to foam, Even waves charged interest when dey rolled back home. [Verse 2] Da People sent smoke by a paper-plane drone, Kings drownin' on dry land, can't swim on dey own. Da mayor sold hope wit' a no-refund tag, Now da flag's just a receipt in a body bag. [Pre-Chorus 1] Da judge wore a price tag, da jury wore chains, Dey bottled da drought, then bet big on da rains. Dey fined every echo for speaking too loud, So da hush sold da noise right back to da crowd. [Chorus 1] Tick-tock, trick clock, da throne's built on a lie, Dey can auction da clouds, can't copyright da sky. Big-shot, cheap suit, put a crown on a clown, Now da whole damn block wants to tear dat shit down. Two years mute, now da fuse burns blue, I ain't ya savior, I'm da bill dat's due. Flip da hearse in reverse; let da brass band honk, And ya gotta shake dat ponk ! (Shake dat ponk !) [Verse 3] Note in a bottle: "Past due, primate", "Need a prime mate, not a prime-rate crime rate." My hammock said "Hang tight" cute, dressed-up threat, So I cut da damn cords and cancelled da debt. [Verse 4] Customs said "Weapons?" I said "Just my grammar", Past tense got a fist; future tense got a hammer. Put da ape in escape; let da paper parade fade, Make da cabinet shake, dat's a furniture raid. [Pre-Chorus 2] Da judge wore a price tag, da jury wore chains, Dey bottled da drought, then bet big on da rains. Dey fined every echo for speaking too loud, So da hush sold da noise right back to da crowd. [Chorus 2] Tick-tock, trick clock, da throne's built on a lie, Dey can auction da clouds, can't copyright da sky. Big-shot, cheap suit, put a crown on a clown, Now da whole damn block wants to tear dat shit down. Two years mute, now da fuse burns blue, I ain't ya savior, I'm da bill dat's due. Flip da hearse in reverse; let da brass band honk, And ya gotta shake dat ponk ! (Shake dat ponk !) [Bridge] I ain't ya messiah; I'm da overdraft fee, For da kings ya kept buyin' 'cause da chains came free. Da crown ain't a halo; it's a padlocked clock, I took back da minutes and gave 'em da block. Hit da square; every statue pretended it's dead, Even bronze bit its tongue when da punchline was read. Dey begged for a king; I just tossed 'em da key, Now da cage screams "Treason!" when da animals flee. [INSTRUMENTAL SOLO] [Pre-Chorus 1] Da judge wore a price tag, da jury wore chains, Dey bottled da drought, then bet big on da rains. Dey fined every echo for speaking too loud, So da hush sold da noise right back to da crowd. [Chorus 3] Tick-tock, trick clock, da throne's built on a lie, Dey can auction da clouds, can't copyright da sky. Big-shot, cheap suit, put a crown on a clown, Now da whole damn block wants to tear dat shit down. Two years mute, now da fuse burns blue, I ain't ya savior, I'm da bill dat's due. Flip da hearse in reverse; let da brass band honk, And ya gotta shake dat ponk ! (Shake dat ponk !) [Chorus 4] Tick-tock, trick clock, da throne's built on a lie, Dey can auction da clouds, can't copyright da sky. Big-shot, cheap suit, put a crown on a clown, Now da whole damn block wants to tear dat shit down. Two years mute, now da fuse burns blue, I ain't ya savior, I'm da bill dat's due. Flip da hearse in reverse; let da brass band honk, And ya gotta shake dat ponk ! (Shake dat ponk !)
