Skin

[Intro]
(campfire crackling, distant coyote howl that cuts off wrong)
Yo... that don't sound right...
Coyotes don't stop like that...
(whoop whoop!)
[Verse 1 — sing-song, methodical, storyteller voice]
Rollin' through the reservation, sun already down,
Story that the locals tell you not to say out loud,
Somethin' wearin' skin that ain't its own to wear,
Walkin' like a man but its reflection ain't there,
Met a guy at the gas station, seemed friendly, seemed cool,
Talked too much about my mama, like he already knew,
Knew her name, knew where I went to elementary,
Somethin' 'bout his smile felt like a documentary,
On my own damn life, felt like I was bein' watched,
Followed him to see, hidin' by the parkin' lot,
Watched him step in shadow, watched him shift and stretch and pop,
Came out wearin' my friend's face — didn't even stop,
[Hook — simplified, nursery-rhyme cadence]
(chant-style, sing-song, almost childlike)
One of you is real,
One of you is not,
One of you's about to end up
Rottin' in a pot,
(whoop whoop!)
Which one, which one,
Tell me which is true,
'Cause one of you is wearin'
Somebody else's skin, boo!
[Verse 2 — aggressive, unhinged, chaotic voice]
AY — now I'M the one that's talkin', switch it up, my turn,
Same damn story but I'm pissed, watch the whole thing burn,
I'm the friend that got copied, watched it steal my walk,
Steal my laugh, steal my girl's number off my own damn phone to talk,
Told the homie "that ain't me," homie ain't believe it,
Why the fuck would he? Identical — can't perceive it,
Fine — copy my whole life, copy my damn rent,
Copy this too, dawg — (fart noise / crude ad-lib) — copy my scent!
Now it's him and it walkin' side by side, no lie,
And only one of us about to see tomorrow's sky,
(faster tag-team back and forth, rapid trade-off, both voices overlapping)
Which one's the human?! — Hell if I know!
Which one's the copy?! — Could go either though!
Both of us bleedin', both of us scared,
Only one leavin' these woods, that ain't fair!
(whoop whoop! whoop whoop!)
[Bridge]
(layered eerie chant, two voices overlapping, echoed)
"Which one? Which one? Which one? Which one?"
(whoop whoop, echoing out)
[Outro — direct address to listener]
Don't matter which one made it out the woods tonight,
Matters which one's rappin' this shit in your ear right now,
'Cause how you know that's really me talkin'...
...and not somethin' wearin' my skin?
(whoop whoop!)

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[Intro] (campfire crackling, distant coyote howl that cuts off wrong) Yo... that don't sound right... Coyotes don't stop like that... (whoop whoop!) [Verse 1 — sing-song, methodical, storyteller voice] Rollin' through the reservation, sun already down, Story that the locals tell you not to say out loud, Somethin' wearin' skin that ain't its own to wear, Walkin' like a man but its reflection ain't there, Met a guy at the gas station, seemed friendly, seemed cool, Talked too much about my mama, like he already knew, Knew her name, knew where I went to elementary, Somethin' 'bout his smile felt like a documentary, On my own damn life, felt like I was bein' watched, Followed him to see, hidin' by the parkin' lot, Watched him step in shadow, watched him shift and stretch and pop, Came out wearin' my friend's face — didn't even stop, [Hook — simplified, nursery-rhyme cadence] (chant-style, sing-song, almost childlike) One of you is real, One of you is not, One of you's about to end up Rottin' in a pot, (whoop whoop!) Which one, which one, Tell me which is true, 'Cause one of you is wearin' Somebody else's skin, boo! [Verse 2 — aggressive, unhinged, chaotic voice] AY — now I'M the one that's talkin', switch it up, my turn, Same damn story but I'm pissed, watch the whole thing burn, I'm the friend that got copied, watched it steal my walk, Steal my laugh, steal my girl's number off my own damn phone to talk, Told the homie "that ain't me," homie ain't believe it, Why the fuck would he? Identical — can't perceive it, Fine — copy my whole life, copy my damn rent, Copy this too, dawg — (fart noise / crude ad-lib) — copy my scent! Now it's him and it walkin' side by side, no lie, And only one of us about to see tomorrow's sky, (faster tag-team back and forth, rapid trade-off, both voices overlapping) Which one's the human?! — Hell if I know! Which one's the copy?! — Could go either though! Both of us bleedin', both of us scared, Only one leavin' these woods, that ain't fair! (whoop whoop! whoop whoop!) [Bridge] (layered eerie chant, two voices overlapping, echoed) "Which one? Which one? Which one? Which one?" (whoop whoop, echoing out) [Outro — direct address to listener] Don't matter which one made it out the woods tonight, Matters which one's rappin' this shit in your ear right now, 'Cause how you know that's really me talkin'... ...and not somethin' wearin' my skin? (whoop whoop!)

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