**[Verse 1]** [Verse] Yeah, look You tried to play me like a deck of cards, deal from the bottom Saw the traps you set for me, but look at how I dropped 'em Thought you had a pawn, but you was staring at a queen Shifting through the smoke and mirrors, tearing up the scene Dirty money in the palms, itching for the take I can spot the venom when you're moving like a snake Heavy vinyl spinning, keeping ten toes down Brooklyn on the radar, yeah, we coming for the crown Tried to pocket my respect, left a deficit instead Now I’m cutting off the dead weight, printing out the bread No mercy for the actors when the curtain finally falls We writing history while you just staring at the walls You thought the vision was blurred, the execution delayed But every move was recorded, and every debit was paid The underground is an engine, it's fueled by the hate And now I'm locking the doors, you're locked outside of the gate ### **[Verse 2]** [Verse] Counted out the stacks, noticed something wasn't right Had to take the blindfold off and step into the light Lyrical assassin when the drum pattern hits We don't do the playing, we just double up the chips Thought you had the upper hand, standing on a bluff Now you're choking on the dust because your game wasn't enough Spiritual warfare, keeping armor on the track Never look behind me, 'cause we never moving back Heavy bass rattling, structural damage to your lies Look inside the mirror, see the panic in your eyes Yeah, you tried to play me, left the blueprint in the rain Now I'm washing out the fake and maximizing on the gain Cold shoulders in the blizzard, we don't freeze in the storm While you were sleeping on the porch, I kept the laboratory warm No back-and-forth on the timeline, I just deliver the facts You left your fingerprints all over the back of the tracks ### **[Chorus]** [Chorus] You tried to play me, now you pay the fee Ain't no running from the shadow that you couldn't see Yeah, you tried to play me, thought the hand was slick Now the beat is heavy and the plot is getting thick No mercy, no favors, we don't clear the debt Just a hard-hitting reminder of the trap you set ### **[Verse 3]** [Verse] A calculated response, I keep the industry shaken You thought the crown was just sitting there, waiting to be taken But the foundation is solid, cement under the boots While you were pruning the branches, I was protecting the roots Street-level philosophy mixed with high-level design You running out of your breath while I am running the line It’s dark nights in the city, the sirens echo the stress You played a checkers routine against a grandmaster chess I see the industry plants, I see the counterfeits fading I’m in the shadows of the studio, just anticipating The moment that the needle drops and the truth is exposed Another chapter is written, another window is closed You tried to manipulate the narrative, spin it for clout But when the bassline drops, it clears the room of the doubt ### **[Verse 4]** [Verse] Now the final invoice is sitting right on your desk No room for negotiation, we don't settle for less You wanted mainstream attention, I wanted legacy built You left the engine running dry until the battery spilt A masterclass in survival, the microphone is a weapon We don't acknowledge the frauds, we just watch where we stepping The grit is embedded deep, it's in the fabric of sound The block is watching the rise while you get lost in the crowd No signatures on the dotted line unless the split is correct You spent your whole career trying to manufacture respect But it's earned in the trenches where the speakers are blown I'm sitting back in the cut, reclaimed the keys to the throne So keep your hands out for handouts, the vault is heavily locked The record skipping on your name, the whole illusion is blocked ### **[Chorus]** [Chorus] You tried to play me, now you pay the fee Ain't no running from the shadow that you couldn't see Yeah, you tried to play me, thought the hand was slick Now the beat is heavy and the plot is getting thick No mercy, no favors, we don't clear the debt Just a hard-hitting reminder of the trap you set
