[Intro]
Hands up
Head low
Keep it real
Let it show (yeah)
[Chorus – Female]
I keep it real like this, like this
Talk big truth when the bass gon’ hit
If I said it, then I meant that ish
Can’t buy me, I don’t sell my script
I keep it real like this, like this
From the back row straight to the VIP
If you ridin’ on a lie, don’t sit by me
I keep it real, keep it real like this
[Verse 1 – Male]
Walk in, whole squad like Spartans
Heart on my sleeve, still sharp like carbon
They play roles, I just play my part in
Write my fate like I’m carvin’ on marble
I’m that street-side Socrates talkin’
Turn my L’s to a doctrine, authored
They cap, I cap kingdoms, Charlemagne aura
Crown on my thoughts, not bought from the mall, yeah
I’m that underground Harriet route for the truth
Free the fake minds, bring ‘em out of the booth
They chase clout, I’m just chasin’ my proof
Pyramids built every brick that I choose
Caesar with the seize-’er day
Never let a snake come eat my plate
Tell ‘em all now, I don’t bend, don’t break
If it ain’t real, then it ain’t my way (nah)
[Pre-Chorus – Female]
You can see it in my eyes, I don’t flinch, I don’t fold
When the pressure get high, I turn fire to gold
Everybody in the room wanna talk that bold
But who still solid when the lights go cold?
[Chorus – Female]
I keep it real like this, like this
Talk big truth when the bass gon’ hit
If I said it, then I meant that ish
Can’t buy me, I don’t sell my script
I keep it real like this, like this
From the back row straight to the VIP
If you ridin’ on a lie, don’t sit by me
I keep it real, keep it real like this
[Verse 2 – Male & Female]
[Male]
I’m that Malcolm in the mirror, tryna check my aim
Speak facts in the dark, set sparks to the game
They Judas in jewels, tryna sell you your name
I’m a lighthouse lit in a hurricane
[Female]
Cleopatra in a crop top
Still run thrones when the beat drop
They build walls, I build empires
With receipts, not screen shots
I’m that Rosa in the back seat, never gonna move for a front-row fraud
Every time I pass that line
I redraw rules, then I walk on God
[Male]
I’m that Sun Tzu in a tracksuit
Strategy stay in my tattoos
I don’t need fake truce, I need truth
So I cut y’all loose like a bad fruit
[Female]
Joan with the flame in the VIP
Got heat, but I keep my peace
If you lie on me, that’s history
I turn pain to a victory speech (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus – Female]
You can see it in my eyes, I don’t flinch, I don’t fold
When the pressure get high, I turn fire to gold
Everybody in the room wanna talk that bold
But who still solid when the lights go cold?
[Chorus – Female]
I keep it real like this, like this
Talk big truth when the bass gon’ hit
If I said it, then I meant that ish
Can’t buy me, I don’t sell my script
I keep it real like this, like this
From the back row straight to the VIP
If you ridin’ on a lie, don’t sit by me
I keep it real, keep it real like this
[Bridge – Female & Male]
[Female]
Hands up if you feel that truth
If you real from the crown to the shoe (hey!)
If you cut off lies like loose
Thread hangin’ off a brand new suit
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