Show Me The Money

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah.
Nineteen ninety-six.
Let's talk about the mission statement.

[Verse 1]
Agent on the line, talkin' that real sweet talk.
Talkin' 'bout the family, the future, the long walk.
Talkin' 'bout respect, talkin' 'bout the 'kwan.'
Love, community, some kinda new dawn.
Got the man in his drawers, phone stuck to his ear.
Listenin' to the promises, year after year.
Heard it all before. The vision. The brand.
Just another castle built on shifting sand.

[Chorus]
Cut the noise. Kill the feed.
Forget the philosophy, I know what I need.
Don't tell me you love me. Don't tell me you care.
Just put the paper in the air.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.

[Verse 2]
Spilled right out the screen, straight into the street.
Became the new gospel for everyone you meet.
From the corner office, glass walls and a view,
To the kid on the block with the fresh brand new.
It's the bottom line. The closing prayer.
The only real question hangin' in the air.
They stripped it for parts, made it a meme.
The final, honest piece of the American dream.

[Chorus]
Cut the noise. Kill the feed.
Forget the philosophy, I know what I need.
Don't tell me you love me. Don't tell me you care.
Just put the paper in the air.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
SHOW ME THE MONEY.

[Bridge]
Funny, ain't it?
How one little line, screamed from the gut...
Becomes the whole conversation.
The id, they call it. The reptile brain.
The part that knows a promise don't pay the rent.
The part that knows 'potential' don't fill the tank.
It's just you, a phone, and the damn bottom line.
Honest, in a way.

[Chorus]
Cut the noise! Kill the feed!
Forget the philosophy, I KNOW WHAT I NEED!
Don't tell me you love me! Don't tell me you care!
JUST PUT THE PAPER IN THE AIR!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!

[Outro]
Show me.
Show me.
Just show me the money.
The rest is just... conversation.