Came Back Worse (frosted cover)

# **CAME BACK WORSE** **[Intro]** Dem mistake silence fi surrender Mi did a sharpen di sentence **[Hook]** Mi come back worse, same face, more venom Yuh did loud when mi lef, now yuh mouth trembling Old grudge, new leverage, every rumor reversed Dem hope mi come back humble—mi come back worse Mi did gone, not finished, learn di difference first Yuh celebrate di fall, now yuh panic at di return --- **[Verse 1]** Come back wid a chip, but di chip grow a shoulder Cold stare, bold glare, every year mek mi colder Tough through a screen, face-to-face get a stutter Internet wolf till di Wi-Fi cut—now him somebody brother Keep dat same energy, save mi di software update Brave inna di comments, now yuh jaw need duct tape Mi remember every joke, every "him won't mek it" File dem under fuel, den bill yuh fi di statement Resentment wid receipts, sharpened to precision Mi nah argue wid opinions—mi outlive di prediction Yuh seh mi fall off? Mi fall forward through di floor Hit oil underneath it, buy di land an' raise di score Same closed door got mi name pon di lease Now di ones weh ignore mi waan di key to di suite Yuh nuh miss mi, yuh miss access to di section Yuh nuh love di comeback, yuh just fear di correction Ill-tempered—temperature sick when mi enter Mercury rising, mek di room need December Pen pressure, chest pressure, sentence bench-pressing Yuh best verse need life support by mi rough-draft session Yuh got bars? Mine got inmates an' wardens Yours get likes fi a night, mine come back wid warrants Mek dat punch sit; tomorrow it get worse Mad twice—first now, den when yuh catch di words --- **[Hook]** Mi come back worse, same face, more venom Yuh did loud when mi lef, now yuh mouth trembling Old grudge, new leverage, every rumor reversed Dem hope mi come back humble—mi come back worse --- **[Verse 2]** Back-back, both backs in agreement Back pay, backpack pack full a reasons Come back from combat, same sound, new meaning Every scar get promoted, now di wounds run di meeting Call mi washed—now yuh whole wave need rescuing Mek a tide outta spite, got yuh shoreline questioning Who let mi return wid di nerve an' di diction? Yuh did, every time yuh confuse quiet wid submission Names inna di notes, dates down to di minute Forgiveness get evicted, resentment move in it Cyaan shake mi hand after shaking di room Mi watch which side yuh choose when di pressure come through Now yuh smile got subtitles, handshake got edits Apology buffering when di truth get connected Fake friend, snake skin, same grin, new branding Change clothes, not character—mi still see scales standing Mi nuh throw shade, mi repossess sunlight Mek yuh likkle shine pay interest overnight Put di "con" in confidence when yuh chat like a fraud Put di "pro" in problem when mi walk through di job Split "respect": re-spect—look twice at di threat First time see a target, second time see regret Yuh waan mi small, soft-spoken, grateful fi crumbs Mi come back wid a bakery an' receipts from everyone --- **[Bridge]** Mi come back mad Mi come back paid Everything yuh pray mi wouldn't be Yuh think silence mean peace It mean aim --- **[Verse 3]** Return pon investment, threat to predictions Dem put a period pon mi—mi return as an extension Sentence keep running, judge lose jurisdiction Every bar add years to yuh public humiliation Mi hide blades in phrases, mek di grammar look harmless Den di callback cut deeper when di next line start it Wordplay warfare, vowels in body armor Consonants conspire, every rhyme got an accomplice Yuh seh mi name fi attention, attention got a price Send di bill to yuh ego, charge embarrassment twice Confidence? Keep it close, yuh ago need it fi di fall Only ting lef when yuh catalog get compared at all Mi nuh battle fi clout, mi dismantle di claim Take di "L" from yuh legend, leave "egend" looking strange Yeah, di spelling look stupid—that a di lesson A lie sound impressive till dem check di construction Yuh a loud likkle rumor in designer pronunciation Mi a di fact weh walk in an' ruin di conversation TPLAN inna di air, mek di whole block quote it Mi nuh rap 'bout pressure—mi mek pressure feel noticed Internal interlocks, chain-link cadence First meaning hit now, second come back wid late fees Dem waan humble pie—mi bring forks fi critics Eat off dem plate while dem argue who predict it No peace treaty, no hugs, no rehearsed speech Yuh watch mi drown from shore—don't reach when mi beach Keep di fake praise an' concern When yuh celebrate di fall, stand back fi di return --- **[Final Hook]** Mi come back worse, same face, more venom Yuh did loud when mi lef, now yuh mouth trembling Old grudge, new leverage, every rumor reversed Dem hope mi come back humble—mi come back worse Mi did gone, not finished, learn di difference first Yuh celebrate di fall, now yuh panic at di return --- **[Outro]** Quiet never mean finished Mi was choosin' where fi cut