YC The Cynic - The Clever lyrics

[Intro] We gonna do it like this [Hook] Yo, to all the misfits, broads and mistresses And all the distances, take note (This goes out to you) To all the half-wit fakes and ba*tards, across ma**es, take note To all the nit-witted broads and mistresses And all distances, take note To all the half-wit fakes and ba*tards, across ma**es, take note (Goes out to you) [Verse 1] The clever, completely unusual I know how to tame you, I learned how to use you Talk is just cheap if you still seek approval But why would I rule you, if I could rule through you? Cool, I'll entertain you, at the same time train you Mold your ideals, rearrange you Change you, make yours and mine interchangeable Act surprised when we agree then seem painful Here to make progress appear like it's painful Then make a downgrade appear like a breakthrough Still appear like an angel, saying peace Even got a chain piece with the face of Jesús I'm hired to hang with the higher ups The higher the rank the higher the stakes I'm hired to heighten trust Trying to refrain, you can try your luck The Ayatollah of hiding my motives I'm only getting fired up [Bridge] The clever man in the mirror Faval on fire, red level terror The only court jester to use the emperor Until the AD hit, but that's our little secret [Verse 2] My plans change repeatedly with the seasons Deceiving, but at least making it look decent I make alliances blend, along with the deviants I make the king need me then slide with the queen pen Eye of the tiger in a lion's clutch I'm clutching Orion's belt, I fasten the wires until it's tight enough I make it exciting for the clientele Tell 'em to lighten up, I make them complaint with the Midas touch You can probably run and hide but don't try and duck I like it like a mammoth with an iron tusk Now I'm the puppeteer to the tyrant I turn entire empires into dust Then one pull of a string That's your dear king signing up I make the world's biggest powers come side with us I don't even have a reason to be scared All the blame goes straight to the king and his heirs You might be a seed up if you care enough I'm like an apparent crutch I'm, keeping your ego and your spirits up That's just a placebo for the errant I'll be daring up Me being a failure is a paradox, the clever [Hook] [Outro] The clever