[Intro: dry close dark UK male vocal, pipe organ drone, harpsichord ticks, sub hum] One more take. Nah, keep it. That sounded wrong... but it sat right. Silky Smooth. Run it. (wr-wr-wrong) [Build: harpsichord ostinato, organ pedals, clicks become hats, scratch-stutters enter] [Verse 1: tight dark UK rap, deep 808, harpsichord pulse, clipped doubles] I reed that draft till the clean scheme gleams (re-re-reed) Need speed, beat bleeds through the mean machine Each weak seam screams when the keys cut clean Wrong sound slipped, now the whole thing leans (wr-wr-wrong) Can’t breth, chest pressed, stress gets stretched (br-br-breth) Red pen bled where the dead line slept Best mistake left when the rest got checked Breath broke wrong, but the bar broke blessed I led that hook, made the red room bleed (le-le-led) Dead mic fed dread through the headpiece feed Left right said what the right line needs Wrong mouth moved, now the hook got teeth tare in the take, bare face in the phrase (ta-ta-tare) Snare flare prayers in the air like blades Pain wore glaze when the tape misplayed Bad word slid, then the silk got made [Pre-Chorus: drums cut, organ chords, sub pulse, scratch-stutters] Fix? nah. (fi-fi-fix) Clip? no. Shit hits clean let the bad take glow. [Chorus: chant, dry doubles, organ lift, kick-sub downbeats] Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove Sounds off Silk move Bad take Fire proof Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove [Adlibs: vocal scratching, harpsichord answer] wrong sound (wr-wr-wrong) right rhyme (ri-ri-rhyme) silk slip (si-si-slip) on time [Break: vocal-scratch solo, turntable scratches, harpsichord run, organ stab, string rip] [Verse 2: faster UK rap, spiccato strings, sidechained 808] I teer through the page till the clear chain clears (te-te-teer) Near weird gears click sharp in my ear Torn thought caught where the thin lines shear Rip went wrong, but the right hook steered One my-newt late, but the cute loop moves (my-my-newt) Mute room bloomed when the blue light bruised Loose screw truth made the booth feel new Time bent wrong, then the whole groove grew minnit little flaw with a big bite fit (mi-mi-minnit) Quick click tick when the tight strings hit Thin pin prick made the slick line split Tiny thing swung like a brick through glass this liv take, no fix in the mix (li-li-liv) Bit-crushed grin when the bad word hits Glitch flips pitch, then the whole room lifts Wrong voice stitched what the clean voice missed [Chorus: wider doubles, heavier 808, organ bass pedals, choir tucked low] Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove Sounds off Silk move Bad take Fire proof Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove [Instrumental: 8 bars, harpsichord ostinato, pipe organ chords, deep 808, tremolo strings, cello drone, brass swells, vocal-scratch chops] [Bridge: half-time UK vocal, cathedral organ, cello drone, tremolo violins] wynd through the wire, signed line shines (wy-wy-wynd) Fine grime grinds through the tight-timed spine Air should move, but the rhyme chose wynd Wrong breeze froze, then the hook climbed high pro-ject on deck, wreck check connects (pro-pro-ject) Left brain stressed while the right hand flexed Plan got bent where the bass line checks Bad aim blessed what the bounce protects reh-cord that take till the red light cracks (reh-reh-cord) Flat fact trapped in the playback glass re-cord spins cold when the wrong one lands (re-re-cord) Whole flaw turns silk in the maker’s hands [Breakdown: no drums, pipe organ drone, choir breath, stutters become beat] No mistakes. (no-no) Just takes. (ta-ta) Wrong sound. (wr-wr) Right rhyme. (ri-ri) Bad take. (ba-ba) Still smooth. (smoo-smoo) Off beat. (off-off) Still mine. (mi-mi) [Spoken: low mutter, scratch cut] Bruv, it’s wrong... but it’s cold. (co-co-cold) [Drop: silence, vocal scratch rip, organ slam, string glissando, huge kick, deep 808] [Final Chorus: stacked chant, full pipe organ, orchestra hits, deep sub, vocal scratches] Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove No mistakes Just takes Bad take Still smooth Sounds off Still smooth Wrong word Right groove [Outro: harpsichord slows, organ drone, choir fades, final scratch, sub fades last] wrong sound (wr-wr-wrong) right rhyme (ri-ri-rhyme) silk slip (si-si-slip) on time sounds off Silky Smooth
