Artistry

Lyrics

[Intro - sparse trap hi-hats ticking slow, deep 808 rumble, whispered ad-libs echoing]

Yeah... you think you know...
Artistry? Huh... slow it down...

[Verse 1 - minimal keys floating, laid-back flow like Keem, breathy delivery with subtle auto-tune drift]

You post that pic, filters on fleek, call it a masterpiece
Likes stack up, but it's cookie-cutter, no soul in the piece
Think a beat drop makes you Picasso, paint by numbers, chief
But real art bleeds, it don't sleep, it creeps in the deep
You flexin' chains, ghostwriters in the credits you skip
Studio sessions, copy-paste flows, authenticity flipped
What you chasin'? Clout or the craft? Mirror check, lil' thief
Artistry's scars, not stars, you just skimmin' the surface, brief

[Pre-Chorus - tension build with rising synth pads, slowed 808 pulses, hushed layered vocals]

Do you... really... feel it?
Or you just... posin'?
Slow down... question it...

[Chorus - heavy sidechained 808s thumpin' slow, dreamy reverb vocals, trap snares cracking sparse]

You think you know what artistry means, but do you really?
Chasin' trends, counterfeit dreams, feelin' empty
Real ones bleed ink, you just copy the scene
Artistry's war, not a meme—do you feel me?
(Ad-libs: Yeah... really?... slow it down...)

[Verse 2 - glitchy vocal chops in background, even slower cadence, moody piano stabs]

Canvas blank, you spray paint quotes from TikTok feeds
Call it deep, but it's shallow water, drownin' in needs
I craft in the shadows, no cap, no facade
You viral for a week, then ghosted by the squad
What’s art to you? A ring light glow or a soul on fire?
I build worlds in the void, you just liе and aspire
Question your throne, fake crown slippin' slow
Artistry's truth—strip it bare, let it show

[Bridge - stripped to echoing 808 tail, vulnerable spoken-sung whispers, faint hi-hat whispers]

Hold up... look in the glass...
Is it yours? Or borrowed shine?
Slow... breathe... do you... really know?

[Outro - fading ethereal synths, dissolving auto-tune echoes, final 808 decay]

You think you know... but do you really...
Artistry... slow fade... (ad-libs trail off: really?... yeah...)