[Verse 1: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, rifling] Gate door shuts, meter cold on my jaw He grins like the stamp was written into law Formant board lit with the traps he designed Claims real music only leaves the fake behind I did not come to beg him into a seat I came to let his own gate admit defeat Heavy kick under my chest as I size his pace Tight snare ready for the proof I have to face [Hook: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, loud, rifling] Gate folded on the tag he called pure Not a speech, a timing you can feel and cure Grip the cans, watch the board, send the next cue through Room holds only if the middle fold is true [Verse 2: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, colder, rifling] First light fires on the breath he swore was flat Second light follows like a quiet hard spat He stays a hater, chin set, arms still crossed But the gate keeps scoring what he said was lost Rifling through the dare like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the gate, quiet enough for the cloud I do not own his taste, I own the middle span If the fold blanks out, his whole trap loses plan He stacked the board to catch a flat he swore was mine I kept the breath he could not fake and held the line Meter cold, jaw set, I let his stamp hand shake Live proof does not beg a hater for a break [Bridge: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, formant fold, rifling] Formant fold under both palms Snare answers hard on the calm He never needs a speech to know The gate is ours when the lights say so [Verse 3: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, rifling, louder] He tries to walk back in with a canned tag ready Gate seats shut and his stamp hand goes unsteady Boots in the hall already testing the give I hear the board finish and know the fold will live My job is the timing, not the plaque or the board Lights seat, track holds, that is the whole reward Leave the dare folded where the next dawn can see Formant fold means the gate and the night agree [Hook: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, loud, rifling] Gate folded on the tag he called pure Not a speech, a timing you can feel and cure Grip the cans, watch the board, send the next cue through Room holds only if the middle fold is true [Outro: Rifling pumice-jaw male MC, proud cold, tight snare rings out and fades] Formant fold, Saturday Tell the gate I said stay [End]