[Verse 1]
You talk big, but you fold fast
Sweet little flex, that won't last
I'm from the lane where the cold blasts
Make fake kings look past tense
You want shine, I want receipts
You want likes, I want defeat
You smile broad, but it's cheap grease
I hear fear in your clean teeth
You a pop hook in a cheap coat
I’m a breakbeat and a steel note
You play safe with a soft vote
I hit hard, let the whole room know
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up if you real
Hands down if you fake
You been selling that sugar
I been building that weight
[Chorus]
Checkmate, checkmate
Say my name, then break
Checkmate, checkmate
You can’t run that fake
Checkmate, checkmate
Whole room know the state
Checkmate, checkmate
Midwest, we don’t wait
[Verse 2]
You copy lines, then you call it art
I read your move before you start
All that noise, no iron heart
Just a loud mouth, falling apart
I see the grin when the camera rolls
I see the leak in your paper soul
You want crowds, but you lose control
One cold stare and the mask get old
You need hooks, I need impact
You need crumbs, I leave track marks
You want safe, I want all that
Hardcore swing with a sharp back
[Bridge]
Say less
Do more
That’s the code
That’s the war
No props
No show
When I step in
You know
[Chorus]
Checkmate, checkmate
Say my name, then break
Checkmate, checkmate
You can’t run that fake
Checkmate, checkmate
Whole room know the state
Checkmate, checkmate
Midwest, we don’t wait