Side-Eye In The Spotlight

[Verse 1]

Corner table

Back to the wall

Smile for the room

Trust almost none of y’all

See the handshake

Watch the eyes flick

Compliments float

Motive moves quick

Camera in a latte

Lens in the foam

Everyone’s scrolling

While I walk home

Reading every shadow

Like a headline

If you really ride

Why you need a deadline

[Chorus]

Side-eye in the spotlight

Cool face, but my heartbeat loud

Smooth talk in the crossfire

Got to move like smoke through a crowd

Public love, but the trust feels thin

Every hug got a question within

Side-eye in the spotlight

Learning how to breathe in the din

[Verse 2]

They say “you up now”

I say “for how long”

Attention here today

Next week it’s gone

Smiles in the green room

Teeth made of gold

Laugh a little louder

When the story’s sold

I keep notes mental

Names in a file

Who called when it’s quiet

Who called for the style

Walk past mirrors

Check my own face

Am I still me

Or the trend of the day

[Chorus]

Side-eye in the spotlight

Cool face, but my heartbeat loud

Smooth talk in the crossfire

Got to move like smoke through a crowd

Public love, but the trust feels thin

Every hug got a question within

Side-eye in the spotlight

Learning how to breathe in the din

[Bridge]

I sip slow, scan slow

Hear the room breathe

Every little silence

What’s it tryin’ to leave

If I vanish from the feed

Who would still ring

I just want real eyes

More than real bling

[Chorus]

Side-eye in the spotlight

Cool face, but my heartbeat loud

Smooth talk in the crossfire

Got to move like smoke through a crowd

Public love, but the trust feels thin

Every hug got a question within

Side-eye in the spotlight

Learning how to breathe in the din