[Intro]
Man, love be a hustle in di streets, yah feel me?
In di shadow of di lords, wi pay wid wi souls, true ting.
[Verse 1]
In di shadow of lords, wi sell wi souls
Loveโs currency? Mi heartโs unspoken tolls
Mi youth, your beauty, a gilded cage
Two puppets pon lifeโs rugged stage
Dreams mortgage, hopes held hostage
In dis dance, mi lead, yuh follow, whoโs di boss den?
[Chorus]
Are we rentinโ pieces of ourselves, neva whole?
Buying time wid borrowed moments, losin' control
In di marketplace of hearts, whoโs settlinโ, whoโs profiting?
When Cupid becomes landlord, tell mi, whoโs really winninโ?
[Verse 2]
Yuh youth, a treasure mi spend too freely
Mi stability, di promise dat binds yuh to me
But beautyโs currency depreciate in time
And in loveโs economy, we all tenants of time
Trading passion fi security, oldest transaction
Convincing wiโselves itโs love, not just attraction
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Pretty lies anโ ugly truths, dem both come wid a price
In dis real estate of di heart, we all rolling di dice
Dreams deferred, settle into compromise
But in di ledger of life, arenโt we all paying di price?
[Verse 3]
In di auction of affection, second place feels like losing
Loveโs trophy case filled wid trinkets of our choosing
Yuh say mi just arm candy, a prize to be shown
Mi wonder if mi heartโs a space yuh ever gon' own
Di landlord of mi heart demands more dan mi can give
Is dis settling or just learning how fi live?
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
Trapped in gilded cages wi call home
Paying dues to exist in spaces weโll neva own
Yuh wealth mi chain, mi beauty yuh burden
Di cost of a touch? Dignity, datโs certain
But in dis fixer-upper love, wi slowly learninโ
Dat real connection is what we should be earninโ
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