[INTRO — LOW, MENACING, FILTERED VOCALS]
Yeah…
[short pause]
They know…
[deep echo: “know”]
[HOOK — 8 BARS — HARD, CONFIDENT, CATCHY]
I was him then, I’m the best now
[BACKING VOCAL: “Best now!”]
They know the name when I step out
[AD-LIB: “Step out!”]
Thought I was bluffing, better check now
[AD-LIB: “Check!”]
Ain’t nobody safe when I’m around
[LOW ECHO: “Around…”]
Stressed out, everybody stressed out
[Stressed out!”]
Can’t duck me, ain’t no way to duck now
[AD-LIB: “No way!”]
Heat up, watch the whole room sweat now
[AD-LIB: “Sweat now!”]
I was him then, I’m the best now
[STACKED VOCALS: “BEST NOW!”]
[VERSE — CONTROLLED, AGGRESSIVE DELIVERY]
They turn pussy when I come around.
[AD-LIB: “Come around!”]
When I up some shit, everybody hits the ground.
[AD-LIB: “Get down!”]
That’s on you to think I’m bluffing or not.
[SHORT PAUSE]
You better ask my last opp to retract that
[: “Retract that”]
they ain’t survived the shots.
[LOW AD-LIB: “Nah.”]
Every time I let out, they bled out.
[AD-LIB: “Bled out!”]
I hit your bitch on TextNow. She’s wet now.
[AD-LIB: “Wet now!”]
I could care less who you think the best out
save your breath clown.
[AD-LIB: “Save it!”]
I was him then and I’m the best now.
[STACKED ECHO: “Best now… best now…”]
It’s no surprise that I did it. They know why.
[AD-LIB: “They know why!”]
But can’t wrap their minds around
the how that’s what’s got them stressed out.
[BACKGROUND ECHO: “Stressed out…”]
Leave you stretched out. Stay limber.
[AD-LIB: “Stay limber!”]
You’ll go numb from me chucking these knuckles. Say timber.
[LONG PAUSE]
[DEEP AD-LIB: “TIMBER!”]
Fall in October. You’ll be gone till November.
[AD-LIB: “November!”]
That’s if you’re lucky. I’m everywhere. Can’t duck me.
[AD-LIB: “Can’t duck me!”]
Buckshot spread like eagle you can’t duck these
[AD-LIB: “No ducking!”]
These rounds coming hot give you heat until you musty.
[VERSE 2 — GRIMY / TIGHT / STORYTELLING]
Ain’t no sweat off my back, but I sweat on your bitch,
[AD-LIB: “Yeah!”]
Yeah, while we’re in the sack.
I fucked her face-to-face, told her, “Don’t leave a scratch,”
But she shredded my back.
Now back at the crib, my chick like, “What’s up with all that?”
Off the rip, I just cap.
[SHORT PAUSE]
You know it’s freezing—black ice.
[DEEP AD-LIB: “Black ice!”]
I slipped on a patch and fell straight in a bush,
Backwards, must of got snagged—shit, I don’t need this right now.
My days already going bad,
That was it after that.
We ordered food and relaxed.
[BEAT DROPS — ]
I’m just telling you facts.
[LOW ECHO: “Facts…”]
Got every right to be mad,
But tell your bitch I said, “Splash.”
[SHORT PAUSE]
Inside joke—it’ll pass over your head,
Like the last three hollow heads in the mag.
: “Over your head!”
Won’t be food in a bag when I pull up to your pad,
Swiss-cheesing your shit—
To the back door, better dash.
[HOOK — 8 BARS — HARD, CONFIDENT, CATCHY]
I was him then, I’m the best now
[BACKING VOCAL: “Best now!”]