[Intro]
[beat drops, crowd murmur under]
Yeah
Uh
Look
[Verse 1]
I seen loud mouths
Fold when it’s crunch time
All that bark, broad day
Then they duck shine
I learned talk cheap
Back when I had lunch lines
Writing on my bus pass
Plotting on a comeback
Big homie said
“Lil man, just observe”
Watch who brag first
Watch who use verbs
The one that sit still
That’s the one they deserve
‘Cause he don’t waste words
He just watch and preserve
Court case, cousin caught
Talking on them tap phones
Mom’s by the window
Waiting, but he back home
Me? I kept it short
“Yes, sir”, that’s all
Head high, mouth shut
I ain’t taking that fall (nah)
[Chorus]
My greatest weapon is my silence (shh)
I keep it quiet, keep ‘em guessing, keep ‘em wildin’
You moving lips, I’m moving solid (real)
You make it public, I just file it
Talk big, but you ain’t violent (uh-uh)
I see you writing whole stories, I’m the stylus
Whole room loud, I’m the calm in the sirens
My greatest weapon is my silence (yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Backyard smoke
Uncles talk like they generals
War stories, tall tales
All of ‘em identical
One cat posted
Eyes low, he ain’t venting
Did ten summers
Came home, never mentioned it
I took notes
Like, that’s how a man move
He don’t gotta broadcast
Everything he ran through
You brag about your plans?
That’s a bad move
I let ‘em think small
While I pass through
Arguing online
Typing like you dangerous
Screenshots, statements
Feds getting anxious
Meanwhile I vanish
Handle what I handle
Then I’m at my granny couch
Flipping through the channels (cool)
Silence in the car
On the way to make a play
If you gotta ask “where?”
You can’t ride today
If you gotta ask “why?”
You gon’ slide astray
So I just hit ‘em with a nod
Then I slide away
[Chorus]
My greatest weapon is my silence (shh)
I keep it quiet, keep ‘em guessing, keep ‘em wildin’
You moving lips, I’m moving solid (solid)
You make it public, I just file it
Talk big, but you ain’t violent (you ain’t)
I see you writing whole stories, I’m the stylus
Whole room loud, I’m the calm in the sirens
My greatest weapon is my silence (my silence)
[Bridge]
They like, “Say something”
I just stare back (stare back)
You show your whole hand
I just wear that (wear that)
Pressure make you rant
Pressure make me still
You gon’ tell the world
I just let it build (let it build)
[Chorus]
My greatest weapon is my silence (shh, shh)
I keep it quiet, keep ‘em guessing, keep ‘em wildin’
You moving lips, I’m moving solid (hey)
You make it public, I just file it
Talk big, but you ain’t violent
I see you writing whole stories, I’m the stylus
Whole room loud, I’m the calm in the sirens
My greatest weapon is my silence (my silence)