[INTRO — DARK WHISPERS] (Whispered, left ear) Lies… lies… lies… (Whispered, right ear) Shhhhhh… (Creepy laugh) H-a… h-a… h-a… Yeah… Scrappy-Dee… Everybody got a story, everybody got a price, Everybody want the truth till the truth cut like a knife. Turn that beat up! SDE! Let’s talk about it! [HOOK — HEAVY BASS DROP] Lies, lies, lies, that’s the language of the land, Shake your head, smile big, put the bullshit in your hand. Truth don’t matter when the truth make you mad, Everybody want the good news, don’t expose the bad. Lies, lies, lies! (Shhhhh!) Everybody play pretend, Tell the truth, lose a friend, now your world about to end. I ain’t sugarcoating shit, I ain’t here to compromise, Scrappy-Dee gon’ speak it blunt while the whole damn world lies! (Background whisper: lies… lies… lies…) (H-a! H-a! H-a!) [VERSE 1 — GOVERNMENT & THE PEOPLE] Government talking on the screen, telling everybody trust, But I seen too many promises turn to ashes, turn to dust. Politicians shake hands while they feed us pretty lines, How the hell we supposed to know what’s truth when truth gets redesigned? That’s my question, not a verdict, put the facts up on display, Don’t expect me to believe you just because you say you say. Everybody got an angle, everybody got a scheme, Selling fear and selling hope like a product on a screen. Neighbors lie to neighbors, lovers lie behind closed doors, People swear they want honesty, then they can’t take it no more. You ask me for the truth, then get offended when it’s spoken, Want the mirror wiped clean when your reflection shows it’s broken. I’m done with fake-ass smiles, fake apologies and games, If the truth makes you uncomfortable, don’t put that on my name! (Whispers: lies, lies, lies…) (Ad-lib: Shhhhh! H-a! H-a!) [HOOK — BEAT SLAMS BACK IN] Lies, lies, lies, that’s the language of the land, Shake your head, smile big, put the bullshit in your hand. Truth don’t matter when the truth make you mad, Everybody want the good news, don’t expose the bad. Lies, lies, lies! (Shhhhh!) Everybody play pretend, Tell the truth, lose a friend, now your world about to end. I ain’t sugarcoating shit, I ain’t here to compromise, Scrappy-Dee gon’ speak it blunt while the whole damn world lies! [VERSE 2 — SCHOOLS & THE JUSTICE SYSTEM] Send the children into school, tell ‘em education’s the key, But we better question systems, ask what learning ought to be. Are we teaching kids to think or just to follow every rule? Who gets left behind when opportunity ain’t equal in the school? I won’t say every teacher lies, some are fighting for the kids, But a broken system needs the daylight, not a cover for the shit. Then the justice system—tell me justice for who? When the poor can’t buy a defense, what the hell they supposed to do? One law on paper, different outcomes in the street, If the system’s really fair, let the evidence speak. Don’t confuse a badge with proof, don’t confuse a charge with guilt, Don’t let anybody hide the cracks in what we’re told was built. I want facts, I want records, I want answers in the light, Not a carefully rehearsed excuse to make the wrong look right. (Background whisper: lies… lies… lies…) (Low voice: Who you trust? Who you trust?) (H-a! H-a! H-a!) [VERSE 3 — NURSING HOMES & THE MONEY GAME] Now let’s talk nursing homes, where our elders go to rest, Families trust somebody else to give their loved ones the best. Some owners chase the money, cut the corners, dodge the blame, While a resident needs attention and somebody’s counting change. Every bed is somebody’s mama, every room a father’s life, They deserve respect and dignity, not neglect behind closed eyes. If you’re billing for the care, then the care better be there, Don’t you dare exploit the helpless while you’re acting like you care. Check the staffing, check the records, let inspections tell the tale, If the evidence reveals neglect, then hold the guilty to account. This ain’t gossip, this is serious, these are people, not a fee, You don’t get to trade their dignity for another dollar’s greed. (Whispers: money… money… lies…) (Shhhhhhh… h-a… h-a… h-a…) [BRIDGE — BEAT CUTS, VOICE DRY AND RAW] Truth don’t need a costume. Truth don’t need a disguise. If the facts can stand the daylight, Why you hiding from the light? You can hate the way I say it, You can hate me for my tone, But don’t ask me for the truth Then get mad when it’s exposed! (Whisper choir, distorted: Lies… lies… lies…) (Scrappy-Dee: SHHHHH! LISTEN!) [VERSE 4 — NO MORE PRETENDING] I’m not here to please the crowd, I’m not begging for applause, I’m just tired of double standards, moving goalposts, hidden flaws. If I’m wrong, bring the evidence, I’ll face it like a man, But don’t feed me manufactured facts and tell me that’s the plan. I ain’t claiming I’m infallible, I got flaws I gotta face, But I’d rather own a hard truth than get lost inside a fake. You can call me disrespectful, you can say I crossed the line, But a lie don’t turn to truth
