[Verse 1] DJ Rift Face covered Name uncovered Yeah [Verse 2] Mask on, no applause Cut the room, no pause They read the shape, missed the cause I kept the cracks behind the jaws Rift in the title, rift in the frame If they erase the fame, they still can't erase the name, oh I don't need them to like me I need them to rise Even if they aim at my back I'll put a hand to the sky [Chorus] Remember the mask Remember the mark I wore what they feared I carried the dark, no I carried the weight So somebody else Could walk through the gate If they take me down Let the record say this I built them a step With the pieces they missed DJ Rift That's all I leave Not a face to believe A reason to breathe [Verse 3] They want the mask off Want proof, want blame Want a clean little box With my birth name But the mask made room For the kid in the back For the one with a bruise And a bag he can't pack Take shots, that's fine I know where they land I turn every insult Into something they can stand on Stand on No crown, no claim Just a scarred out signal And a borrowed name [Chorus] Remember the mask Remember the mark I wore what they feared I carried the dark, no I carried the weight So somebody else Could walk through the gate If they take me down Let the record say this I built 'em a step With the pieces they missed DJ Rift That's all I leave Not a face to believe A reason to breathe [Outro] If you hate me, keep going If you doubt me, speak Just don't tell that kid He was born too weak I know what it cost to stand in the frame So I lend him my mask Till he answers his name, yeah Till he answers his name Rift made a way If they bury the man Let the mark remain
