▼ LYRICS [Intro | sparse 808 sub hits, pitched vocal chop, rising airhorn tap] Look at the balance sheet. Look at the craft. Don't talk about culture if you can't pay the invoice. Yeah. Run it. [Verse 1 | clipped staccato UK rap flow, on top of the beat, dry close vocal] Bishopsgate boardroom, staring at the bait Sliding round the mahogany, talking bout a date Suit and tie telling me we need to innovate Tryna pinch the concept while they undercompensate Pitched me some figures and a junior title tag Wrote the campaign down, ran off with the bag Now they want a face on the panel looking neat Smiling for the PR while we suffer on the street [Pre-Chorus | half-time bass drop, rising snare roll, tense atmosphere] Fourteen days, invoice overdue Now you wanna pivot and discuss the view Nah, cut the waffle, clear up the debate Sign off the ledger or we shut down the gate [Chorus | anthemic crowd-facing chant, explosive dembow bounce, heavy sub] R-E S-P E-C-T me (talk to dem!) B-O S-S U-P boss up (straight boss!) R-E S-P E-C-T me (yeah!) P-A Y-U-P Pay up! (run di cheque!) [Verse 2 | rolling triplet cadence, urgent delivery, aggressive synth stabs] From the council high-rise straight to managing director Never took a handout, rebuilt the whole sector L-T-D registered, twenty percent tax Everything in writing, breaking down the facts Tried to play the gatekeeper, tried to freeze the line Cut out the middleman, taking what is mine Now the masters locked and the equity is clear Do not call me mate unless the remittance is here [Pre-Chorus | half-time bass drop, rising snare roll, tense atmosphere] Fourteen days, invoice overdue Now you wanna pivot and discuss the view Nah, cut the waffle, clear up the debate Sign off the ledger or we shut down the gate [Chorus | anthemic crowd-facing chant, explosive dembow bounce, heavy sub] R-E S-P E-C-T me (talk to dem!) B-O S-S U-P boss up (straight boss!) R-E S-P E-C-T me (yeah!) P-A Y-U-P Pay up! (run di cheque!) [Bridge | stripped back dub breakdown, heavy bass pulse, vocal echo throw] Survive through the winter, graft out in the rain Turned an empty pocket into equity and gain No corporate mask, no sitting in a pen You pay for the mind before you enter once again [Final Chorus | full festival bass drop, maximal energy, layered ad-libs] R-E S-P E-C-T me (settle the bill!) B-O S-S U-P boss up (we own the shop!) R-E S-P E-C-T me (every single pound!) P-A Y-U-P Pay up! (wheel it!) [Outro | drums drop out, dub delay repeats on final bar, tape stop] No discounts on the IP. Direct debit or instant transfer. Job done. (Pay up!)
