Speak Truth, Live Truth
indian hip hop, boom bap, dhol hits, heartbeat bass guitar, scratch turntables, distorted guitar riffs, staccato piano chords, glitch edits, layered percussion, hard hitting drums, verse breakdowns, cinematic chorus, call and response, rapid triplet snares, halftime drops, dense arrangement, raw energy, dark swagger
Speak Truth, Live Truth
indian hip hop, boom bap, dhol hits, heartbeat bass guitar, scratch turntables, distorted guitar riffs, staccato piano chords, glitch edits, layered percussion, hard hitting drums, verse breakdowns, cinematic chorus, call and response, rapid triplet snares, halftime drops, dense arrangement, raw energy, dark swagger
Lyrics
Verse 1
Speak truth
Live truth
Life’s too finite just to chase you a view
Scroll thumb numb, dopamine in the blue
You forgot how your grandma used to pray over stew
All them likes don’t love you
All that drip can’t hug you
You addicted to the glance and the glance don’t trust you
Mirror on the wall got you fiendin’ for a costume
Pulled tight, that image like a lace-front glue
Holdin’ on your soul till you can’t break through
You a real one, you a child of the hood and the moon
But you’d rather be a filter than a scar that speaks a truth too soon
Chorus
Speak truth, live truth, that’s you
Life’s too short, stop lyin’ to you
Vanity roots try to twist your view
But love lives deep in that heart, it’s true
(I’m here waitin’ on you, yeah)
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that shit
Verse 2
You was brilliant
Before the algorithm gave you a script
Before you learned to turn a hug to a clip
Before you learned to turn your pain to a skit
You forgot how your mama said, “Stand on your word”
Now you stand on a trend till the next one occurs
Your reflection been beggin’ you to answer your worth
But you busy in the comments tryna cancel the hurt
Look
You ain’t numbers, you ain’t follows, you ain’t sold
You ain’t the little branded bag that you hold
You the night shift rides, you the secrets you told
You the cousin that got clean, you the story that’s bold
Chorus
Speak truth, live truth, that’s you
Life’s too short, stop lyin’ to you
Vanity roots try to twist your view
But love lives deep in that heart, it’s true
(I’m here waitin’ on you, yeah)
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that shit
Verse 4
Flexin' on the 'Gram, flexin' in the streets
All that glitters ain't gold, that’s receipts for defeat
Designer threads, but the soul's in rags
Chasin' after trends, auctioning your own tags
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Chorus
Vanity's a prison, a gilded cage
Trapped in your reflection, consumed by your stage
Mirror, mirror, what do you see?
Just a lost soul, beggin' to be seen
Bridge
Profanity, they call it, when I speak my mind
Truth ain't always pretty, sometimes it's unkind
But I'd rather be real than live a lie
Third eye open in the projects sky
Knowing ain’t a choice, it’s breath in the chest
Guru in the ghetto, crown on the stress
Leave or take it, that’s karmic logistics
Be the law of love, not a victim of statistics
Verse 5]
Concrete lullabies under neon moons
Sirens sing soprano over subway tunes
Dreams on layaway, hope on the meter
Prayers in the puddles make the pavement feel deeper
Bridge
Been here
On the same old block
Same cracked steps where your first tooth dropped
Same two eyes saw your first handcuffs lock
Same old sky say “rise, don’t rot”
I ain’t leavin’ when your fade turn gray
I ain’t leavin’ when the crowd fades away
I’m that voice from the stoop when the timeline quit
Sayin’, “Come back home, remember that shit”
Chorus
Speak truth, live truth, that’s you
Life’s too short, stop lyin’ to you
Vanity roots try to twist your view
But love lives deep in that heart, it’s true
(I’m here waitin’ on you, yeah)
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that
I’m here waitin’ on you, remember that shit