[Verse 1]
Step in the room
It get smaller
Whole crowd lean when I holler
You brought tweets
I brought trauma
You want smoke? I want karma
Ink on my hands like a warrant
Every bar bent
Heat torrent
You press play
That’s a warning
This groove swing hard
No chorus
I’m that chip on your shoulder
Rust on your crown getting older
Talk big
But your pulse say “fold up”
I write names in my notebook
Rolled up
[Chorus]
This that battle wax sermon (hey!)
Crates cracked open
Hearts burnin’
Head down
Neck jerk
Keep turnin’
If you ain’t built for the ring
Stop learnin’
This that battle wax sermon (uh!)
Front row shake when the verse in
Line after line
No swervin’
Step to the mic
Get curved in
[Verse 2]
Yeah
I pull cards like a dealer
You pull quotes from a teaser
Whole style fairground mirror
All warped
I stand clearer
Talk tough on a weak foundation
I break stone with an accusation
You got props from a paid rotation
I got scars from a live location
Crowd chant back like a riot (riot!)
Every syllable sharp
Stay quiet
You brought hype
But I buy it
Then flip that script
Rewrite it
[Chorus]
This that battle wax sermon (hey!)
Crates cracked open
Hearts burnin’
Head down
Neck jerk
Keep turnin’
If you ain’t built for the ring
Stop learnin’
This that battle wax sermon (uh!)
Front row shake when the verse in
Line after line
No swervin’
Step to the mic
Get curved in
[Bridge]
He say “run it” (run it)
She say “done it” (done it)
We don’t chase crowns
We just sun it
Two voices
One blow
Tag team
One show
If your spine don’t snap to the flow
You too slow
You too slow
[Chorus]
This that battle wax sermon (hey!)
Crates cracked open
Hearts burnin’
Head down
Neck jerk
Keep turnin’
If you ain’t built for the ring
Stop learnin’
This that battle wax sermon (uh!)
Front row shake when the verse in
Line after line
No swervin’
Step to the mic
Get curved in