[Intro]
Yo, check the mic, one two, let the truth rattle the stage,
We're flipping every chapter in this dark, historical page.
(Ad-lib: yeah, check it)
[Verse 1]
Lights low, bass hits — we catalogue the lies,
Paper promises fold while another city cries.
It's the sickness they conceal, the virus in the core,
Where the scales of justice tilt, and the poor get ignored.
(Ad-lib: come on)
[Pre-Pre-Chorus] (small buildup, 2 bars)
Beat rides up, hi-hats sting — tension in the air,
Hands clench, breath holds — it's time to stare.
[Pre-Chorus] (lift, raise pitch)
They wear the designer masks, talking 'bout community gain,
But their ledger's just a shortcut to escape all the pain.
(Ad-lib: say what?!)
[Hook] (call-and-response, chantable, cleartime drop)
Truth rattles — corrupt fall. (Crowd: Truth!)
Truth rattles — corrupt fall. (Crowd: Corrupt fall!)
(cleartime — 1 bar — HEAVY 808 drop)
[Chorus] (expanded / post-chorus — original lines preserved)
Corruption is the architect of every road that cracks,
The reason why the budget vanishes and nothing ever tracks.
They siphon off the funding meant for hospitals and schools,
Ignoring all the basic human rights and breaking all the rules.
(Ad-lib: yeah, yeah — that's the crime)
[Post-Chorus] (tight, rhythmic reinforcement)
They siphon funds, clinics dry up, kids wait for care while pockets fill up —
Ledger names scratched out, midnight deals, quiet till the bill's cut.
(Ad-lib: turn up the light)
[Verse 2]
Empty clinic corridors echo with a mother's prayer,
Broken desks in classrooms, chalk dust hangs in stale air.
Ledger entries with names — black ink, off-the-books lies,
Contracts signed in shadows where the conscience slowly dies.
Behind closed doors, they script another villainous tale,
Promises dissolve like smoke, leaving broken trails.
Families wait for justice, but the system's cold and blind,
While the powerful feast, leaving the helpless behind.
(Ad-lib: nah — not today)
[Pre-Chorus] (repeat, push energy)
They wear the designer masks, talking 'bout community gain,
But their ledger's just a shortcut to escape all the pain.
(Ad-lib: say their names!)
[Hook] (call-and-response, crowd louder)
Truth rattles — corrupt fall. (Crowd: Truth!)
Truth rattles — corrupt fall. (Crowd: Corrupt fall!)
(cleartime — 1 bar — drop back into chorus)
[Chorus] (original chorus lands hard)
Corruption is the architect of every road that cracks,
The reason why the budget vanishes and nothing ever tracks.
They siphon off the funding meant for hospitals and schools,
Ignoring all the basic human rights and breaking all the rules.
(Ad-lib: bring it back)
[Bridge] (emotional, vivid, rising)
We map the damage: vacant beds, a child's cough unheard,
School supplies turned memories, a teacher's angry word.
We name the pages, post the ledgers — see the ink that's stained,
Call out the architects who built this city of the chained.
(Ad-lib: uhh — light it up)
[Breakdown] (cleartime — sparse 808 & hi-hat triplets)
Voices: "We
