[Verse 1] I came up with a knot in my tongue Spit gold teeth, still never got none Mama said, "Boy, keep your hands clean" So I learned to flip pain into a machine Black ink on the back of my mind Every scar got a story inside You can chase me, but I move like smoke One wrong look and your whole thing broke Came in humble, left with the throne Stone-faced when I pick at your bones No fairy tale, no soft-spun charm I got thunder tucked under my arm [Pre-Chorus] And I been building, brick by brick Every lie that you told got me lit Now you hear that click, that crack When the door swings wide, I don't look back [Chorus] The tower of words The tower of words Say my name, then watch it burn The tower of words The tower of words The tower of words You climbed too high, now learn The tower of words [Verse 2] I read the room like a crime scene map Your big talk folds when the cold air snaps I got riddles in my ribs, hard truth in my grin A little devil on my shoulder, let him think he can win I don't beg, I don't bend, I don't break for sport I was cut from a cloth that you can't import Every step got weight, every wink got teeth Every blessing got a blade hiding under the leaves You want smoke, bring smoke, I bring weather You want peace, then don't pull on the tether I been patient long enough to be cruel Now the whole block knows I play by my own rules [Pre-Chorus] And I been building, brick by brick Every lie that you told got me lit Now you hear that click, that crack When the door swings wide, I don't look back [Chorus] The tower of words The tower of words Say my name, then watch it burn The tower of words The tower of words The tower of words You climbed too high, now learn The tower of words [Bridge] I seen kings fold under paper crowns Seen fake saints sink when the drum rolls down So I keep my circle small, my stare real sharp If you want my soul, better bring more than dark [Final Chorus] The tower of words The tower of words Say my name, then watch it burn The tower of words The tower of words The tower of words You climbed too high, now learn The tower of words
