[INTRO] Yeah... See, the difference is experience. You don't gotta tell 'em what you did. You let the silence do the talking. **Veteran shit.** [HOOK] No panic, no warnings, No witnesses, no story. I move quiet through the city, Black tint on the foreign. No panic, no warnings, Old scars made me colder. They was lookin' for a killer— I was already a soldier. **No panic.** **No witnesses.** **No story.** [VERSE 1] I don't talk about the bodies, I just count what I survived, Seen a hundred men become a hundred different lies. Everybody got a pistol till it's time to pick a side, I done watched the bravest motherfuckers lose their pride. Black coat, black truck, city glowing through the rain, Couple decades in the game, I got mileage in my name. You can hear it in my silence, you can see it in my frame, I ain't gotta tell you who I am — reputation came. I learned patience from the wolves, learned discretion from the snakes, Learned the difference between loyalty and favors that they fake. Now they whisper when I enter, conversations hit the brakes, Funny how respect gets loud when fear is in the place. I don't chase what's mine, I let time collect the debt. You can run from your decisions, You can't run from what they meant. I got scars underneath the suit, Still move like I'm in war. You can tell me what you think you are **I've heard that shit before.** [PRE-CHORUS] I been down too long to panic, Seen too much to overreact. If I ever give you silence, Understand what silence means. No revenge, I call it balance. Every action leaves a mark. I don't need to pull the trigger **I just know where bullets start.** [HOOK] No panic, no warnings, No witnesses, no story. I move quiet through the city, Black tint on the foreign. No panic, no warnings, Old scars made me colder. They was lookin' for a killer— I was already a soldier. **No panic.** [VERSE 2] I remember empty pockets, now the table got a spread, Same ones who wouldn't feed me wanna break bread instead. I don't hold a grudge, I hold a ledger in my head, Every favor got a number, every promise got a debt. I don't need the loudest room, I prefer the back corner. Watch the exits, read the room, Let the amateurs perform. Everybody wants the crown till they realize it's heavy, Everybody wants the war till they see who's really ready. I've been sharpening my blade while they was polishing their image, Now they calling me a legend like I wasn't there to witness. I've buried old ambitions, Put some friendships in the ground. Had to cut a couple branches Just to keep the tree around. That's the price of getting older— You stop needing to be liked. You start choosing who's beside you By the way they move at night. I ain't angry, I'm precise. That's a dangerous distinction. You confuse my lack of noise For a lack of ammunition. [PRE-CHORUS] I been down too long to panic, Seen too much to overreact. If I ever give you silence, Understand what silence means. No revenge, I call it balance. Every action leaves a mark. I don't need to pull the trigger— **I just know where bullets start.** [HOOK] No panic, no warnings, No witnesses, no story. I move quiet through the city, Black tint on the foreign. No panic, no warnings, Old scars made me colder. They was lookin' for a killer— I was already a soldier. **No panic.** [VERSE 3] Now I'm older, moving different, I don't argue with a clown, If the energy ain't right, I just disappear from town. Ain't no need to make a scene, ain't no need to make a sound, I done learned the strongest weapon is deciding to walk out. I got younger dudes around me trying to study how I move, I tell 'em, "Never let your ego make decisions you regret." Don't confuse being respected with attention from a crowd, Real power ain't announced — **real power changes rooms.** I seen kings lose kingdoms over women and applause, Seen a genius turn to ashes chasing money without pause. Seen a friend become an enemy because he couldn't stand the loss, So I learned to keep my circle small and never count the cost. See, survival made me colder, But the wisdom made me calm. I don't carry all my weapons— I just carry what I'm on. And if tomorrow brings a storm, I've been through worse than rain. I don't fear another battle— **I've already survived the pain.** So let 'em talk. Let 'em scheme. Let 'em think they know the story. I'm somewhere underneath the neon watching everything unfold. No rush. No fear. No need to explain. [FINAL HOOK] No panic, no warnings, No witnesses, no story. I move quiet through the city, Black tint on the foreign. No panic, no warnings, Old scars made me colder. They was lookin' for a killer— **I was already a soldier.** No panic. No warnings. No panic. No panic.
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