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Slowest Game lyrics
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Intro
Hit refresh, hit it again Nothin' but echoes in the wind Upload dropped like a prayer Wonderin' if anybody's there
Verse 1
No plays, no likes, no reposts Heart sinkin' low with every post One fan? Maybe it’s my bro Tellin' me "Trust it, it'll grow" Laptop glow in a midnight room Feelin’ like a ghost screamin' into gloom Scroll the stats like I’m scrollin' fate "Any minute now" but it’s gettin' late
Chorus
But then it's 1K, then it's 5 Whole damn page come alive 10K in an hour flyin' No cap, whole world eyein' They don’t know me, now they know my game Overnight in the slowest game I waited long just to light that flame Now I’m viral, now I’m flame
Verse 2
Used to be nothin’ but silence back Now the mentions got my phone in a trap "Yo, this go hard" in every DM Labels peekin' like, "Who is him?" Still that same kid in the basement booth With a dollar mic and a half-spit truth Still refreshin’, just different screen Now it's charts not dreams unseen
Bridge
Every loop, every kick, every snare Built from a prayer, pain, and a dare It ain’t luck, it’s slow ascent It’s blood and hours the algorithm spent Trust the drought, trust the climb Greatness don’t arrive on time
Verse 3
Mom still askin’ “You eat today?” I’m busy turnin' pain into 808s Fans from France to the MIA Streamin' my soul in a thousand ways No manager, just pure grind No cheat code, just time Now I'm the sound in your favorite line From no love to a gold cosign
Bridge
Every loop, every kick, every snare Built from a prayer, pain, and a dare It ain’t luck, it’s slow ascent It’s blood and hours the algorithm spent Trust the drought, trust the climb Greatness don’t arrive on time
Chorus
But then it's 1K, then it's 5 Whole damn page come alive 10K in an hour flyin' No cap, whole world eyein' They don’t know me, now they know my game Overnight in the slowest game I waited long just to light that flame Now I’m viral, now I’m flame
Outro
I still remember zero plays Heart racin’ on those quiet days Checkin' stats like checkin’ hope Feelin' lost, tryna float Every upload felt like truth Even when it disappeared like proof But I kept goin', hit repeat Every failure at my feet Now they say “I been here from day one” But I ain’t seen 'em when I had none Was me and the beat and the ceiling crack Whispers in dark, tryna bring me back Now I hear my voice on TikTok scrolls Kids sayin' it’s the song that saved their souls Crazy how silence turns to sound And how the underground found my crown So if you’re out there with no clout Feelin’ doubt, tryna figure it out Just know it builds in the quiet nights It ain’t luck—it’s the will to fight Refresh that page one more time Your moment climbs on broken rhyme It ain't fast, but it finds its way And when it hits... it don’t just play—it stays.
Inside the recording
Hit refresh, hit it again Nothin' but echoes in the wind
But then it's 1K, then it's 5 Whole damn page come alive
I still remember zero plays Heart racin’ on those quiet days
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