Mandate

I seen men fix they cuffs when the real name hit the table All that church-suit calm Still brittle in the cable They call delay wisdom I learned it as a tell Once I stopped asking twice Shit started fitting well Same soft grin at the bottle Same pause before the check Same careful little sermons just to keep the collar pressed They need the room to bless it I can tell when it’s mine Once I stopped asking twice Shit started fitting right What I built gave me the right I don’t wait on your signal What I built gave me the right I move like law Not opinion I got the mandate Double-o-seven License to harm Still walking in like a blessing World ain’t enough I need sky when I’m up Died once already Now I move like a rerun What made me precise took something with it Same silk on the cuff Less left in the system They still need the cue I can tell when it’s mine What I built gave me the right What I built gave me the right I don’t wait on your signal What I built gave me the right I move like law Not opinion I used to leave a crack where something softer could survive Now every careful choice just keep the colder part alive They call that getting sharper I can feel what got denied What I built gave me the right Same measured little habits Same cut across the nerve Same polished kind of damage dressed up like what I earned I got what I asked for That’s the part that don’t sit light What I built gave me the right All that poise in the sleeve All that weight in the tie All that grace in the turn Still something had to die What I built gave me the right I don’t wait on your signal What I built gave me the right I move like law Not opinion What I built gave me the right I don’t wait on your signal What I built gave me the right I move like law Not opinion If fear still needs permission It never had the right