Closer Than You Think

[Intro | 0:00–0:12] (Filtered vocal + ambient pad)

(Whisper)

DJ Mike on the beat

I let you in…

That was your first mistake

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[Verse 1 | 0:12–0:32] (Minimal beat, bass pulse)

You smile sweet, but I read between

Every line that you never mean

Play your part like a masterpiece

But I see through the fantasy

Pretty lies in designer tone

Tryna act like you’re one of my own

You get close just to get control

But I already know your role

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[Pre-Chorus | 0:32–0:48] (Build: hi-hats + riser)

I don’t trust what you say

I just watch how you move

Every step that you take

Leaves a trail of the truth

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[Chorus / Hook | 0:48–1:10] (Beat drop, heavy 808s + synth stab)

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

I let you in just to read your composure

Look in your eyes, now I know what you are

You don’t shine, you just playin’ a part

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

Dance in the dark, yeah, I’m pullin’ you closer

You thought you’d win, now it’s overexposed

I see the snake when you get too close

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[Post-Chorus | 1:10–1:22] (Chopped vocal + beat bounce)

Too close, too close

Yeah, I see you

Too close, too close

I don’t need you

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[Verse 2 | 1:22–1:42] (Beat returns, added percussion)

Switchin’ sides like a phase you wear

Say you real but you never there

Every move got a hidden play

You just wait for the right betray

You been talkin’, I let it slide

Now your truth got nowhere to hide

I stay calm, I don’t even trip

I just tighten my fingertips

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[Pre-Chorus 2 | 1:42–1:58] (Bigger build, layered vocals)

Let you think you’re inside

Let you think you belong

But I knew from the start

You were playin’ me wrong

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[Chorus | 1:58–2:20] (Full energy drop)

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

I let you in just to read your composure

Look in your eyes, now I know what you are

You don’t shine, you just playin’ a part

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

Dance in the dark, yeah, I’m pullin’ you closer

You thought you’d win, now it’s overexposed

I see the snake when you get too close

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[Bridge / Rap Break | 2:20–2:45] (Beat strips → hard trap switch)

Yeah, I peep game, I don’t say much

You move fake, I don’t play tough

Let you talk, let you show your hand

Now I cut you off, wasn’t in the plan

No loyalty, just a mask you wear

No spine, just the acts you share

I don’t chase, I replace, that’s facts

Once you out, ain’t no comin’ back

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[Breakdown | 2:45–2:58] (Echo vocal + piano)

(Soft)

Closer… closer…

Now I see you

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[Final Chorus | 2:58–3:25] (Biggest drop + ad-libs + harmonies)

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

I let you in just to take the exposure

Every move that you tried to conceal

Now I know what you really reveal

Keep your friends close, enemies closer

You got too near, now it’s game over

You played yourself gettin’ close to me

Now you just a memory

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[Outro | 3:25–3:40] (Fade, distorted vocal)

Keep ‘em close…

Yeah…

Even closer…