Darius Mullin - Raise the Stakes

{Chorus}
We raise the stakes up on the microphone
(raise the stakes, raise the stakes, every day, every day)
It's never fake it's never styrofoam
(never fake, never fake, every day, every day)

{Verse 1}
I had something to say, I just had to let it percolate
They throw more beats at me that's increasing my murder rate
Don't bе out here peddеling lies, don't proliferate
Like that puffer jacket Pope picture—it's super fake
When I write I gotta ask: is it cool or is it true?
Scrutiny applies when you've got a mic to speak into
If we raise the bar way faster than they anticipate
Regardless of the rate: please allow me to reiterate

{Chorus}
We raise the stakes up on the microphone
(raise the stakes, raise the stakes, every day, every day)
It's never fake it's never styrofoam
(never fake, never fake, every day, every day)

{Verse 2}
I'm not here to make believe: I'm here to make believers
And I'll never put falsehoods in your neighborhood speakers
With AI taking over all we've got is what's real
And no robot can emulate to feel what I feel
I'm not here to make believe: I'm here to make believers!
I'm here to bring the truth to every one of God's creatures
I don't know who needs to hear this, and I don't know if you're ready
Remember that sometimes truth hurts, but lies are always deadly