ALL SONGS - part 4

Who says I need a middle man?
Who says 'making it' is an accomplishment?
Who says true art is dead?
Who says it ain't real until you get a thousand followers?
Ain't you heard? Internet's been dead.

Be real with me- it's all I ask
In my presence we drop the masks
No protection, feel it all,
Ain't no holding back.

You can change the channel,
Leave the signal scrambled,
Like it got every letter, just not in order—
Alphabet soup, Campbell's

Who says I need a middle man?
Who says 'making it' is an accomplishment?
Who says true art is dead?
Who says it ain't real until you get a thousand followers?
Ain't you heard? Internet's been dead.

This is just for your entertainment
Don't life look so nice on digital screens,
We elevated,
Flickering at precise rates for brain entrainment,
Don't worry, enhance the experience,
Leave your attention fully captured
and delirious—

Now feeling real, more real, 
Calling it the reel life,
Cut, edited, professionally spliced
Even took Kendrick's "We gon be alright"
Turned hope into content, rolled the dice

The fruit is always ripe, 
The advertising positioned just right,
Your eye starts to water—
Forgot to blink.
Yeah that's how they measure their marketing
To your children,
Success: they made it through the whole scene
Without a blink

Who says I need a middle man?
Who says 'making it' is an accomplishment?
Who says true art is dead?
Who says it ain't real until you get a thousand followers?
Ain't you heard? Internet's been dead.

Got me trying too hard, hard not being seen or heard,
I used the right filter, I used the buzzword
Buzzfeed said would work
Threw up my hood, psyched myself up,
I dropped a beat
I got one chance, the right lighting,
My chance to glow
Opportunity only comes once in a timeline
...Hope I don't get shadow banned.

They call me Gladiator, Maximus Decimus Meridius,
I got grit I got teeth like I'm taking on
A whole pack of Now and Laters.
The coliseum I be seeing it on every screen,
Feeding us this bread and circus,
On social media we all feed.

Are you not entertained?!

But don't it look better when it's on the screen?
Like how you living? Let me see,
Only well when your last reel be getting seen.
Otherwise what do it mean?
Only feedback they feedin' teens

Who says I need a middle man?
Who says 'making it' is an accomplishment?
Who says true art is dead?
Who says it ain't real until you get a thousand followers?
Ain't you heard? Internet's been dead.

Gladiator Part 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
We the rising...
Lights flicker, bills climb higher —
But the suits just sip and conspire.

[Verse 1]
Kier’s in the chair, but who pulls the strings?
City boys whisper while the people can’t sing.
Rent up, food up, power bills burn,
While the WEF ghosts make the world turn.
Facade in a tie, lookin’ clean for the cam,
But the nation’s on its knees and he don’t give a damn.
Talking “change” while he’s cashin’ the check,
Billionaire puppets got a chain on his neck.

[Hook]
Everything’s rising — except the hope,
Rents, rates, hunger — man, we cope.
Empty plates on a full-screen lie,
We the rising, they the why.
Facade in a flash suit, selling us dreams,
But truth don’t vote in their machines.

[Verse 2]
Supermarket aisles like a warzone crawl,
Bread’s gold dust, milk takes it all.
Kids in the cold while he’s spinnin’ his spin,
“Trust me,” he says — but trust wore thin.
They say “Stop the boats,” we say “Stop the bullshit,”
Fix the streets, not the soundbite pulpit.
They clap for the rich, not the worker’s hand,
Another grey man who don’t understand.
Policy polished, but the people’s bruised,
Power’s addicted to being abused.

[Bridge]
Behind closed doors, the real deals made,
Britain’s voice traded, future delayed.
We see through the glass —
The puppet show pass.

[Chorus]
Rents up, food up, power up sky-high,
Talkin’ ‘bout growth while the people just cry.
Nothing’s rising but your mates and your wage,
We the rising, we break the cage.
Facade’s fallin’, mask in the flame,
We the ones gonna rewrite the game.

[Outro]
We the rising…
Not the puppets, not the lies —
We the rising…
Under British skies.

Facade (We the Rising)

No Guns Allowed

No Guns Allowed (feat. Drake & Cori B.)

Main Chick

Main Chick (Remix) [feat. Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bibby]

Issues

Harley

Download and Stream "Attention": https://Atlantic.lnk.to/Attention
Watch the Music Video: atlanti.cr/attention

Written By: Charlie Puth and Jacob Kasher
Produced By: Charlie Puth
Vocal Production: Charlie Puth
Instruments: Korg Triton Studio, Juno 60, Omnisphere, Trillian for the Bass, Rhodes 77, Yamaha DX7, Pro Tools I2, Fender Stratocaster, Martin HD-28 Acoustic
Mixed By: Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth at Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At: Home Studio of Charlie Puth & Tour Bus of Charlie Puth
Mastered By: Dave Kutch at the Mastering Palace

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Voicenotes

Attention

Congratulations

Congratulations (Remix) [feat. Quavo & Future]

"ALIVE" Deluxe out now! https://foundation-media.ffm.to/alivedeluxe

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Main Chick (Remix) [feat. Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bibby]

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