The story
There’s a version of me that works outside. It says less, sounds harder, and it fits well enough that I’ve kept it on for years. The verses here are him. The choruses are me. Nowhere in the song do I point that out.
Where do you switch? And if you stopped talking that way tomorrow, what do you think would still be there?
Lyrics
I don't sound like this everywhere
Man don't say much, just keeps it moving
Step in, quick nod, pattern's proven
Don't watch no one, just stay in your lane
Say less, let it land, don't force no name
Been like this, ain't nothing new
If it sounds right then it's calm, that'll do
Man just does what he does, no chat
Don't overthink it, it's simple like that
Keep it low when you're stepping through
Don't show too much, let them guess on you
If it fits then it fits, that's fine
Don't ask too much, just keep in time
Yeah—
…anyway
Man just— yeah
Say it how it sounds in the moment
Don't really think where it's from
Feels right when it's there for a second
Then it's gone
Pick it up then I lose it again
Never really stays the same
Sounds right when I'm saying it there
Then it fades again
I wear it like a mask, it don't sit right
But I keep it on when I'm outside
Feels like mine for a little while
Then it slips away
I wear it like a mask, it looks alright
From the outside
Man stays sharp, don't slip, don't fold
If it's set like that then it's set, don't hold
Say it clean, let it land, don't stall
If it sounds like truth then it is, that's all
Man don't trip on where it's from
If it works right now then it's done, it's done
Keep pace, don't lag behind
If it fits in place then it's calm, it's—
…calm
Yeah
Man just runs with it, don't pause
No need to question the source
If it sounds right then it's mine
No need to—
…no need
I say it how it comes, don't hold it
Don't really know what stays
Feels right then it don't in a moment
Slips away
Pick it up then I drop it again
Never really sits in place
Sounds right when I'm saying it there
Then it fades
I wear it like a mask, it don't sit right
But I keep it on when I'm outside
Feels like mine for a little while
Then it slips away
I wear it like a mask, it looks alright
From the outside
If I leave it alone
what stays
If I stop saying it that way
…what stays
I wear it like a mask, it don't sit right
But I keep it on when I'm outside
Feels like mine for a little while
Then it slips away
I wear it like a mask, it looks alright
From the outside
I don't sound like this everywhere
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