Dark Chicago drill, minimalist and restrained, inspired by Kane Beats with an Ace Mac–style vocal pocket INTRO Mm Yeah Read it close ⸻ HOOK I read the fine print when I signed my name Everything cost, I don’t complain Lost some access, lost some friends Still stand firm on the terms and conditions Peace over noise, I made that switch Cold decisions, steady wrist What I protect, I protect to the end Still stand firm on the terms and conditions ⸻ VERSE 1 I chose quiet rooms over crowded praise Shorter lists, but the math stay straight Used to chase highs, now I pace my wins Less reaction, more discipline I watched trust thin when the margins tight Who stayed solid when the lights went white I don’t blame ‘em, I adjusted quick Some bridges burn when you don’t bend shit Every yes cost more than it paid So I learned when to step away Sleep come easy when the rules set clear No surprises when the terms right here ⸻ HOOK I read the fine print when I signed my name Everything cost, I don’t complain Lost some access, lost some friends Still stand firm on the terms and conditions Peace over noise, I made that switch Cold decisions, steady wrist What I protect, I protect to the end Still stand firm on the terms and conditions ⸻ VERSE 2 (REFLECTIVE / GRIM) I miss some faces, I won’t pretend But I don’t miss the way it all would bend When loyalty leaned on convenient truths And silence only showed when it suited you I learned distance don’t mean defeat Sometimes space what you need to breathe I don’t move fast, I don’t move thin I move exact, let the rest move in No big speeches, no closure scenes Just clean exits and quieter dreams What I built now don’t need applause It stand on rules, not fragile laws ⸻ BRIDGE Mm Nothing personal Just what it cost Yeah ⸻ FINAL HOOK I read the fine print when I signed my name Everything cost, I don’t complain Lost some access, lost some friends Still stand firm on the terms and conditions Peace over noise, I made that switch Cold decisions, steady wrist What I protect, I protect to the end Still stand firm on the terms and conditions ⸻ OUTRO If it don’t touch first… it don’t move Mm