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Who Owns Who? lyrics
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Intro
Tick left, tick right, card swipe, bell clack 5:13 on the face, balance still looking back Who owns who? Owns who, owns who
Verse 1
8:06, phone lit before my eyes did “Level up your wrist,” in a sponsored reel sliding DM said deposit low, same line twice I tapped it with my thumb like pain got a price Fridge had one lime, rent due on the third Bank app blinking red, I left it unread White-gold case in the cart, baguette around the moon I said just this once, but once came soon
Pre-chorus
Left wrist cold, right palm sweating Terms said final, my chest said let it Tick-tock talking through the screen I bought the shine, it bought a piece of me
Chorus
I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me Cold little landlord with a diamond lease Everybody saw it, nobody saw through I kept asking quiet, who owns who? Who owns who? Owns who, owns who My car got dents, my wrist got equity I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me
Verse 2
1:22, pickup by the port rain Box had velvet, invoice had my whole name Pavé bracelet heavy, stones set tight Baguette bezel throwing freezer-burn light Friends went crazy when the story went live Fire emojis falling like I paid them to lie Rent letter folded by the microwave door Card statement sealed on the tile floor
Pre-chorus
Left wrist loud, room gone silent Receipt in my pocket felt more like a siren Tick-tock cutting through the screen I bought the shine, it bought a piece of me
Chorus
I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me Cold little landlord with a diamond lease Everybody saw it, nobody saw through I kept asking quiet, who owns who? Who owns who? Owns who, owns who My car got dents, my wrist got equity I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me
Verse 3
10:48, velvet rope moved quick Bouncer saw the wrist before he saw my face lift Strangers said boss, strangers said king I nodded like the metal taught my mouth what to sing Bathroom blue light, loan app spinning Minimum due looking real unforgiving Mirror full of smoke, my smile looked rented 954 texts said the tire got ended
Pre-chorus
Left wrist froze, throat went dry VIP couch, but my math outside Tick-tock tapping through the screen I bought the shine, it bought a piece of me
Chorus
I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me Cold little landlord with a diamond lease Everybody saw it, nobody saw through I kept asking quiet, who owns who? Who owns who? Owns who, owns who My car got dents, my wrist got equity I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me
Verse 4
2:37, auntie called twice Hospital garage wanted thirty-five Tow truck number on a napkin crease Bank hit me again for a thirty-seven fee Pawnshop glass had a sunrise bruise I typed “just a week” to a jeweler I knew Finger on send, wrist under the sign The second hand moved like it owned my time
Pre-chorus
Left wrist bright, sidewalk empty Nobody flexing when the emergency’s friendly Tick-tock laughing through the screen I bought the shine, it bought a piece of me
Chorus
I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me Cold little landlord with a diamond lease Everybody saw it, nobody saw through I kept asking quiet, who owns who? Who owns who? Owns who, owns who My car got dents, my wrist got equity I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me
Verse 5
5:13, walking home under wet wires Shoes got club dust, lungs got tire fire Sun not up, but the future already loud Every bill in my pocket had its hand out I kept the watch, that was the sick part Couldn’t let go of the thing with my grip marks 305 gray on the face of the dawn Time kept moving, I stayed pawned
Pre-chorus
Left wrist cold, whole day spent me Diamond little cage with the clasp still friendly Tick-tock fading through the screen I bought the shine, it bought a piece of me
Chorus
I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me Cold little landlord with a diamond lease Everybody saw it, nobody saw through I kept asking quiet, who owns who? Who owns who? Owns who, owns who My car got dents, my wrist got equity I bought the watch, then the watch started wearing me
Outro
Tick left, tick right, card swipe, bell clack Who owns who? Hard stop
Inside the recording
Tick left, tick right, card swipe, bell clack 5:13 on the face, balance still looking back
Left wrist cold, right palm sweating Terms said final, my chest said let it
Tick left, tick right, card swipe, bell clack Who owns who?
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