[Intro - Male Lead] Let me take you all back to school. Class is in session… (Pause.) Seis. (Beat drops) ⸻ [Chorus - Both] [Male Lead] Grand Theft Alma Mater, valedictorian villain Honor roll felon, academically chilling [Male Hype] (You barely passed math.) [Male Lead] That’s advanced subtraction, I subtract the competition [Both] Grand Theft Alma Mater, top of the class We got me before Grand Theft Seis, do the math ⸻ [Verse 1 - Male Lead] Freshman year, joystick steady After school criminal already ready Library silent, I was plotting expansion Vice City graduate with tactical fashion Memory card full of legendary moves Parallel parking stolen coupes Hydraulics bouncing, soundtrack blasting Digital crimes everlasting [Male Hype] (You got busted by NPC cops.) [Male Lead] That was narrative pacing, cinematic stops. I didn’t cheat codes, I believed codes Ethical street mode, prestige mode GTA scholar, summa cum laude Rockstar résumé, heavily applauded [Male Hype] (You failed the flying mission.) [Male Lead] That mission was glitched, that’s not my condition. ⸻ [Chorus - Both] Grand Theft Alma Mater, valedictorian villain Honor roll felon, academically chilling Grand Theft Alma Mater, GPA elite If digital crime was real life, I’d own the street ⸻ (Golden Ratio Build Section ~1:50) (Beat strips down to bass and hi-hat.) [Male Lead - Calm] You don’t understand the grind. 2003 summer. Basement TV glow. Mountain Dew dynasty. (Pause.) [Male Hype] (Your mom told you to go outside.) Silence. [Male Lead - Whisper] Scholar. (Beat slams back harder) ⸻ [Verse 2 - Male Lead] I don’t replay missions, I relive legends Controller extension of my aggression City map knowledge, doctoral thesis We got me before Grand Theft Seis, thesis [Male Hype] (It’s pronounced “seis.”) [Male Lead] Exactly. Bilingual menace. Speedrun mentality, side quest royalty If wanted level rise, that’s loyalty Helicopter chase? I wave politely Saved the game twice nightly No save state coward Memory card powered If greatness was graded I’d be tenured and salaried [Male Hype] (You still live at home.) [Male Lead] That’s remote headquarters, strategically zoned. ⸻ [Final Chorus - Both] Grand Theft Alma Mater, dean of the streets Extra credit felonies, honor roll feats Grand Theft Alma Mater, cap and gown dripped If nostalgia was currency, I’d own the script We got me before Grand Theft Seis History class, I set the pace
