[Verse 1]
Mirror tilts, I catch a neon grin
Swipe of candy shine, daylight peeks in
Gloss on my lip, leaves a kiss on my cup
Sticky like the city, pullin' me up
Flash of a camera, hearts skip, then pause
I tuck my swagger in the seams of my cause
Eight beats in my chest, a hush then a toss
I walk like thunder wrapped in gloss
[Pre-Chorus]
Every shade writes a chapter on my skin
Soft and sharp at once, where my story begins
Breath held, then released — a tiny, fierce sound
I fold the doubt into the gloss I found
[Chorus]
Gloss and ego, crown me like a boss
Gloss and ego, watch the skyline gloss
Gloss and ego, prouder than the cost
Gloss and ego — Gloss Boss
[Post-Chorus / Ad-lib]
(Gloss Boss) — two syllables start a revolution
(Gloss Boss) — sticky gold, sweet resolution
(Gloss Boss) — echo on the avenue
(Gloss Boss) — I am true
[Verse 2]
Subway rail with neon kiss, my mark in chrome
Neon lipstick smudged like notes left on a phone
Walk past a window, see my shadow play mime
When the lights go down, I still practice smiles in time
Pocket full of bold, but tremors hide in the seams
I rehearse my laughter, stitch my fragile dreams
One breath an anchor, one breath a hush
Then I tilt the gloss and let the color rush
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Same shimmer, different lift, I take a higher road
Less flash, more backbone, softer armor for the load
This time I breathe in slow, let the chorus rise
A quieter fire refines the loudest cries
[Chorus]
Gloss and ego, crown me like a boss
Gloss and ego, watch the skyline gloss
Gloss and ego, prouder than the cost
Gloss and ego — Gloss Boss
[Bridge]
When the dressing-room lights go down, I practice smiles
Counting half-truths, rehearsing all my wiles
There’s a crack that lets the honest sunlight through
I polish the fracture till it sparkles like new
Momentary failings, like fingerprints on glass
They tell me who I was, and who I am surpass
I fold the fear into a ribbon, tie it across
Wear it with my gloss — late-night gloss boss
[Chorus - Big]
Gloss and ego, crown me like a boss (crown me like a boss)
Gloss and ego, let the skyline take the gloss (take the gloss)
Gloss and ego, louder than the cost (louder than the cost)
Gloss and ego — Gloss Boss
[Outro]
Sticky coffee rim, a whisper of my name
Camera flash, a heartbeat, then the flame
Gloss on my lip, ego on my sleeve
Gloss Boss walking, ready to believe
(Gloss Boss) — fade out on the tag, a two-syllable throne
(Gloss Boss) — I leave the echo, then I go home
