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Born or Built lyrics
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Intro
Who made the monster, who taught the mask? Is it coded in the brain or carved by the past? Cold world study, lessons in the dark, We all play roles, gotta learn who we are.
Verse 1
Psychopath move quiet like the math in their mind, Calculated smile, but the soul’s off-line. Genes in the code, blueprint design, No heart skip when they cross that line. Charm like silk, words like a knife, Climb to the top, never blink twice. CEO energy, courtroom chill, No guilt spill, just a polished skill.
Pre-chorus
They don’t flinch when the storm rolls in, Ice in the veins, born cold within. Mirror don’t judge, it just grin— Who’s the villain, where’s it begin?
Chorus
🎭 Born or built — tell me what’s real? Is it heart or the hurt that makes you feel? Mind in the fire, soul in the steel, Ain’t no monster, just how we heal. Born or built — which side’s true? We all hide masks, even me, even you.
Verse 2
Sociopath rage, grew up in the smoke, Love got broke, every promise was a joke. Street-made nerves, pain-fed code, Heart still beats, but the rhythm’s cold. Flashback scenes in a broken home, Taught survival in the danger zone. Might cry, might fight, might run on sight, But they feel that guilt when they lay at night.
Pre-chorus
Raised in the fire, scarred in the skin, Heart got cracks where the light leaks in. Ain’t just evil, it’s the state we’re in, Born or built — who’s innocent?
Chorus
🎭 Born or built — tell me what’s real? Is it pain or the pattern that makes you feel? Mind in the fire, soul in the steel, Ain’t no villain, just wounds that heal. Born or built — which side’s true? We all wear masks, even me, even you.
Bridge
Maybe we all got a little of both, Angel on the left, demon by oath. Science say one, life say two, Truth split in the mirror — who are you? Learn without learnin’, vibe with the facts, Every bar teach, no chalk, no class. Mind in the trap, heart on the track, Psych and soul, and we bring it back.
Chorus
🎭 Born or built — tell me what’s real? Is it fate or the fire that shapes your will? We all bleed lessons, no pill can chill, Knowledge in the bass, truth in the drill. Born or built — which side’s true? We all wear masks, but it’s human too.
Outro
Who made the monster, who taught the mask? Maybe both sides just part of the task. Light and the dark, both got skill, Born or built — maybe both still.
Inside the recording
Who made the monster, who taught the mask? Is it coded in the brain or carved by the past?
They don’t flinch when the storm rolls in, Ice in the veins, born cold within.
Yeah, built to heal… Love’s the science that makes it real.
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