[Intro – Spoken / Low Beat]
Rule one: don’t ask why it burns.
Ask who pays.
Rule two: if they shake your hand,
count your fingers after.
This is business.
This is survival.

[Verse 1 – Rap]
I didn’t crawl out of dirt to play the hero role,
I learned early gold talks louder than any soul,
No destiny, no prophecy carved in stone,
Just contracts stacked higher than the bodies I own,
I smile clean, but my math is violent and exact,
Every favor I grant comes stapled to a pact,
They call it opportunity, I call it leverage gained,
Because hope sells better when the workers are chained,
I don’t scream orders, I let the numbers persuade,
Debt does the shouting while I’m getting paid,
You wanted a future, I offered a deal,
Didn’t read page nine? That’s not how I feel.

[Pre-Chorus – Half Rap / Build]
Every promise got interest, every favor a fee,
You don’t work for me — your debt works for me.

[Chorus – Anthemic Rap Hook]
Sign the line, shake the hand,
Profit tells you where you stand,
No debt, no voice, no place to run,
The deal ain’t done till I’ve won,
Sign the line, don’t ask why,
Gold decides who lives or buys,
You wanted out, you wanted free,
Freedom costs — especially from me.

[Verse 2 – Rap]
I don’t fight wars, I just sell what they need,
Fuel for the fire, tools to bleed,
Explosions echo like coins in a vault,
Every crater proof it’s not my fault,
They fall apart under machines they can’t outrun,
I replace them before the smoke is done,
Small green hands digging deep underground,
Chasing a paycheck they’ll never count,
They call me boss, they call me chief,
I sell them dreams in monthly relief,
Miss one payment, you belong to the grind,
Miss two, I own your bloodline.

[Pre-Chorus – Intensifying]
Read the fine print etched in bone,
This kingdom runs on what you owe.

[Chorus – Full]
Sign the line, shake the hand,
Profit tells you where you stand,
No debt, no voice, no place to run,
The deal ain’t done till I’ve won,
Sign the line, don’t ask why,
Gold decides who lives or buys,
You wanted out, you wanted free,
Freedom costs — especially from me.

[Bridge – Breakdown / Call-and-Response Feel]
Rule of profit: chaos pays,
Rule of order: delay the graves,
Rule of mercy: bad investment,
Rule of silence: full consent,
Rule of loyalty: bought, not earned,
Rule of lessons: never learned.

[Verse 3 – Rap, Darker]
I don’t stand where sparks and shrapnel fly,
I watch through glass while others die,
They say I’m safe, they say I’m smart,
I say distance is part of the art,
A goblin learns real fast how this goes,
Your future’s sold before it shows,
Rebellion fined, resistance billed,
Hope repossessed, ambition killed,
They curse my name, but they still sign,
Because hunger makes the best design.

[Final Chorus – Heavier Drop]
Sign the line, shake the hand,
Profit tells you where you stand,
No debt, no voice, no place to run,
The deal ain’t done till I’ve won,
Sign the line, don’t ask why,
Gold decides who lives or buys,
You wanted out, you wanted free,
Freedom costs — especially from me.

[Outro – Spoken / Cold]
Final rule:
If the world collapses, renegotiate.
If it all burns down…
I still get paid.