Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [low strings rising] Cameras on Red tie, bright grin Flashbulb halo Let the show begin (ha) [Verse 1] Ladies, gentlemen Patriots, my friends I rehearsed this speech But the script just bends Taste that water Strange little sting Feels like fire Crawling up my skin (mm) Tongue got heavy Truth got light Guess we airing out The books tonight (tonight) We sell you fear In a fancy font We pick your dreams Like a restaurant Menu talking Table’s rigged Steak for donors You get twigs Blue, red, same suit cut Same old check in the same old gut We shake hands Then wash ‘em quick Smiling wide while the clocks run thick (ha!) [Chorus] Don’t trust us We already sold your trust last year Signed in ink made out of tears (yeah) You line up, cheer We toast upstairs Don’t trust us We gamble with the things you need Bet your towns like lottery seeds You pray, we plead Then laugh and proceed (don’t, don’t, don’t trust us) [Verse 2] You think your vote Is a booming shout We turned that storm To a tiny cloud Filtered through Our friendly press They sell you panic We sell you "yes" (yes) We stage outrage Primetime brawls Then trade jokes In the marble halls Your kids in debt Our kids in yachts You wave flags We count stocks (count it) We love your outrage Clicks per minute Your rage tank full But the wheel spins empty We promise change Then change the map Move the goalposts Tilt the graph (ha-ha) We read your mail We read your face Targeted hope In a hopeless place [Chorus] Don’t trust us We already sold your trust last year Signed in ink made out of tears You line up, cheer We toast upstairs Don’t trust us We gamble with the things you need Bet your towns like lottery seeds You pray, we plead Then laugh and proceed (don’t, don’t, don’t trust us) [Bridge] [beat drops to low piano, hushed vocal] Here’s a secret Leaning close We like you better When you’re opposed Split you clean Down every line Race, faith, flag Any sign You fight each other We sip wine You blame left You blame right We sign both sides The same night (shh) [Chorus] Don’t trust us We already sold your trust last year Signed in ink made out of tears You line up, cheer We toast upstairs Don’t trust us We gamble with the things you need Bet your towns like lottery seeds You pray, we plead Then laugh and proceed Don’t trust us Write it big on your bedroom wall None of us plan to break the fall (ha) You march, you call We stall, we stall Don’t trust us Remember this when the spotlights shine Polished smiles in a crooked line You hope, we whine Then laugh every time (don’t, don’t, don’t trust us)
Tags
rap, Cinematic boom-bap rap with orchestral brass stabs, tense strings, and heavy drums; verses delivered in a smug, theatrical male vocal. Hook explodes with choirs, taiko-style hits, and distorted 808 swells. Bridge drops to whispered confessions over a low piano ostinato, then final chorus comes back bigger with stacked ad-libs and echoing crowd shouts.
Duration
3:59
Instrumental
No
Created
4/18/2026