[Intro — distorted bass guitar, vinyl crackle]
[MOMO — low]
Everybody likes me better
When I say yes.
Hmm.
That’s unfortunate.
[Kick drops]
[Verse 1 — heavy pocket]
Used to say yes
When I really meant no
Stayed another hour
When I really wanna go
Laugh at your joke
Make everybody comfortable
Then go home exhausted like—
What the fuck was that for?
Nah.
New rule.
If I don’t like it
I don’t gotta pretend
If the vibe feels wrong
I don’t gotta stay friends
You can call me difficult
Baby, call me at ten—
Actually don’t.
I’ll be asleep by then.
[Beat rolls]
See, I’m still funny.
I just mean it now.
[Hook]
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
Cut the extra weight
And I move like this
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
No more little yes
When I mean that shit’s a no
My time
My peace
My love
My choice
You don’t get all four
Just because you like my voice
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
If protecting me is selfish—
I’ll be selfish.
[Verse 2 — harder pocket]
I gave discounts
On respect
Let shit slide
Then regret
Kept accepting half an effort
Like I owed somebody debt
Not again.
Full price.
You want access?
Act right.
I don’t chase
I don’t beg
I got perfectly good legs.
[MOMO]
I’ll walk.
[Beat punches]
優しいだけじゃ
自分を守れない
嫌われたとしても
もう自分を曲げない
Thanks to Akari
I know what I know
She taught me how to sharpen it—
Then told me,
“Find your own flow.”
[MOMO]
So I did.
[Beat hits]
I can love hard
Still leave when it ain’t right
Can forgive you
Without giving you another night
That’s growth.
Not cold.
Learn the difference.
[Beat Switch — funk bass + hard 808s]
[Rap — aggressive groove]
Step-step
Hit that pocket
Bassline dirty
Let me rock it
Talk cheap
Can’t buy me
Fake love
Don’t excite me
Big grin
Gold tooth
Same Momo
New rules
You liked me with no boundaries?
Damn.
Sucks for you.
No guilt
No shrink
No making myself small
No “maybe I’m dramatic”
When I know what I saw
If my gut says move
Then these boots gon’ walk
And I don’t need a committee
To approve that thought
Wait—
Run that.
[Beat rewinds]
I DON’T NEED A COMMITTEE
TO APPROVE THAT THOUGHT.
[MOMO]
Thank you.
Continue.
[Final Verse — controlled]
Ruthless isn’t heartless.
That’s where you got it confused.
I still cry
Still care
Still give more than I should
But the girl who gives everybody
Everything she has
Eventually looks in the mirror
With nothing for herself.
I know her.
I love her.
That’s why I’m changing.
[Final Hook]
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
Cut the extra weight
Now I move like this
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
Every little no
Makes my yes mean more
My time
My peace
My love
My choice
If I give you any one
Better value what you got
Ruthless
Ruth-ruthless
If choosing me is selfish—
[MOMO]
Good.
[Outro — bass guitar]
Still sweet.
Still me.
Just harder to bullshit.
[Small laugh]
Next.