Borrowed Skin [Intro] Yo, three sounds walked in wearin' the wrong fit Deadass, none of 'em left with what they came in [Verse 1] I took the rap and laced it up in distortion, son Spit it through the amp, let the fuzz do the talkin', done Bars hit like a pit in the front row, moshpit stupid Every punchline got whiplash, nah you can't dispute it Thought I was gon' boom-bap? Wrong jacket, bro, I switched it Stitched my whole cadence in flannel, got the fretboard wit' it Flow got calluses, pick-scraped on the six-string raw Snare crack where my scheme hit, I built every wreck toward [Pre-Chorus] They said pick a lane, I said give me all the keys Dressed wrong on purpose - can't stop clockin' me [Chorus] Borrowed skin, borrowed skin Wearin' what you never been Swap the threads, switch the whole fit Play it wrong 'til it click - borrowed skin [Verse 2] I draped my power chords in silk, word to my mama, look Swapped the distortion for a tone that melt a fishhook Feedback purrin' like a slow jam, tender, devastating Stripped every fret bare on the smooth take, no debating Put the reverb where the anger was, let the velvet take it Guitar cryin' pentatonic, dressed in somethin' you ain't make yet Don't twist it - the grit still under this register I just learned to scream quieter, and it cut like a splinter, word [Pre-Chorus] They said pick a lane, I said tear the map, what map? Dressed wrong and plugged in - contradiction is the craft [Chorus] Borrowed skin, borrowed skin Who the fraud and who the kin? Swap the threads, switch the whole fit Play it wrong 'til it click - borrowed skin [Bridge] Three voices, same mirror, and the image keep spinnin' Stole your inflection... you took my cadence wit' you We been the same jawn locked in separate cribs this whole time Maybe the costume was just the ticket in [Verse 3] The rap went electric - consonants kissin' the feedback Rock singin' in cursive now, every chord line a setback R&B throwin' bows, the melody snatch the trunk back Three lanes collapsed and the wreckage is the comeback Aight look - who said the verse can't vibrate? Who said a riff can't pocket-swing on a kick plate? The costume was the confession, we was never divided Three tongues, same throat, and the throat ain't soft about it [Chorus] Borrowed skin, borrowed skin Ain't no thief and ain't no twin Swap the threads, switch the whole fit We was always one thing - borrowed skin [Chorus] Borrowed skin, borrowed skin Wearin' what you never been Swap the threads, switch the whole fit Play it wrong 'til it click - borrowed skin [Outro] Rock hum a soul lick... Rap finish the sentence The costume stitched itself into the body Nobody changed back Loop Borrowed skin, borrowed skin Wearin' what you never been Swap the threads, switch the whole fit Play it wrong 'til it click - borrowed skin
