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WE THE REASON lyrics
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Intro
Yo, peep this right here, son This for the ones who been had it, no cap
Verse 1
Basement smell like sweat and incense, low ceiling Dap up every face, ain't gotta say what I'm feelin OG in the corner sippin brown, head noddin Shorty on the aux, she know what records we rockin No flyer, word of mouth, you gotta know somebody Capacity at thirty, nah we ain't lettin everybody In this jawn, we built this off real ones only Handshake at the door mean more than any money
Pre-chorus
Feel that? That's the pulse right there Whole room locked in, same air, same prayer
Chorus
We don't need 'em, we don't need 'em, nah This ours, they can't take what we squeezed from, facts Block built, soul deep, no season We the reason, we the reason, we the reason
Verse 2
Then the blogs came sniffin, phones up, ain't vibin New faces at the door, fittin in but cap stylin Influencer in the back tryna get her content Ain't even know the DJ name, that's deadass nonsense They want the aesthetic, not the sweat behind it Want the clout, not the three AM when we designed it Son asked me "who invited them?" I said "nobody" That's the problem, they just show up like it's a lobby
Pre-chorus
Feel that? That's the pulse right there Whole room shiftin, gotta clear the air
Chorus
We don't need 'em, we don't need 'em, nah This ours, they can't take what we squeezed from, facts Block built, soul deep, no season We the reason, we the reason, we the reason
Verse 3
OG pulled me to the side like "I seen this before" Said "they took our whole sound back then, came back for more" Repackaged the slang, sold it at a markup Same ones that ignored us now they tryna park up Every cycle same script, strip the name, keep the wave Had us trending, never credited, put the culture in a grave Nah, not this time, we got receipts and records We document everything now, protect the message
Bridge
My pops told me... real things don't go viral Real things get passed down, hand to hand Like a recipe... like a last name You don't post it... you protect it
Verse 4
So we set the terms, no handshake without a contract New faces gotta learn the roots, that's a hard fact Credits on the flyer, ownership ain't up for grabs Locals eat first, period, that ain't a bad take We let 'em in but on our clock, our rules, our pace Growth ain't the enemy, it's who controllin the space
Chorus
We don't need 'em, we don't need 'em, nah! This ours, they can't take what we squeezed from, facts! Block built, soul deep, no season We the reason, we the reason, we the reason
Outro
Keep it in the family, son If they ain't build it, they ain't takin it mBaileyz
Inside the recording
Yo, peep this right here, son This for the ones who been had it, no cap
Feel that? That's the pulse right there Whole room locked in, same air, same prayer
Keep it in the family, son If they ain't build it, they ain't takin it
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