JUST LISTEN [INTRO — spoken] Did you write it? Did AI write it? Did you sing it? Did you make the beat? Did you prompt it? Did you edit it? Did you— Jesus Christ. Do you like the song? [VERSE 1] Everybody wants the recipe Before they taste the food Everybody wants the camera Before they watch the view Tell me what you used Tell me who did what Tell me where the line is Tell me if it counts You heard fifteen seconds Now you’re building a court case I’m just trying to make The thing that was in my brain [PRE-CHORUS] Call it cheating Call it magic Call it lazy Call it tragic Call it whatever helps you sleep at night But when the bass hits And you feel it— What exactly are we arguing about? [CHORUS] Just listen Before you ask me how I made it Just listen Before you tell me what it isn’t Just listen Did it move you? Did it hit you? Did you play it twice? Then maybe for a minute Just listen [VERSE 2] You used a synth You used a sample You used Auto-Tune You used a DAW You used presets You used plugins You used somebody else’s chord But somehow there’s a holy line The second I use this Funny how the rules get sacred Right when the tool gets new I’m not asking you to worship it I’m not asking you to care I’m asking if the song works While the song is sitting there [PRE-CHORUS] Call it fake Call it real Tell me what I’m allowed to feel Tell me which button makes a feeling disappear You can hate the way I made it You can hate that it exists But if you’re still humming the hook— That’s kind of funny, isn’t it? [CHORUS] Just listen Before you ask me how I made it Just listen Before you tell me what it isn’t Just listen Did it move you? Did it hit you? Did you play it twice? Then maybe for a minute Just listen [BRIDGE — stripped / spoken-sung] Maybe it’s mine Maybe it’s ours Maybe the answer changes Every couple bars Maybe I pushed Maybe it pulled Maybe neither one of us Made it alone Maybe that bothers you Okay But the song is still playing [BUILD] You can inspect every fingerprint Count every word Trace every sound Argue every step Or— [FINAL CHORUS] Just listen Not forever Just one minute Just listen No disclaimer No defense Just listen If it means nothing Turn it off If it means something Let it in You don’t have to solve the future To hear a song Just listen [OUTRO — spoken] So— Did you make it? ... I made enough of it to know when it sounded right.
