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Say Less (1st Draft)

by Substantial

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We're proud to present this month's Patreon x SUBporter xxclusive 'Say Less', written, produced and performed by Substantial. This was literally just created this past weekend and if all goes as planned it'll be featured on my 5th album solo album, 'Adulting.'

PLEASE NOTE: All acapellas and instrumentals owned by Substantial are only available for PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE OR MONETIZATION.

lyrics

Say less...

V1
Who am I to talk? Actually I’m paid to do just that
Hit’em with just facts, truth ugly as muskrats
Been in the lab just cookin’ up tracks
Tight lip for a nice bit, this ain’t a come back, it Ong Bak
I’m Jaa, Tony with beats and flows instead knees and ‘bows
But there’s no need to boast, don’t need my ego stroked
My tracks record’s my interpreter
Good with supporters y’all be thirstin’ for the worshippers
Namaste! I’ma play my role like Maharshla
No impact without an act, get to working bruh
Turn it up, the moment i said less my streaming spiked
Earn enough, but I can’t exit ‘til my team is right
Everyone’s a boss. They ain’t paying nobody
Everyone’s a gangsta but they ain’t no Gotti
Everybody say they know the code but they straight snitching
Everybody know a lot but they action say different

HOOK
Every post don't need a comment.
Every pic don't need a like.
Everyone don't need an audience
And every open mouth don't need a mic
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
So let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less

V2
I ain’t gotta tell you, you follow my drift
But it’s a race to the top, many op for a lift
Wanna tell you ‘bout their drive and hope you offer a tip
Then turn around and act you like ain’t come along for the trip
But you was there ‘fore they were talkin’ their shit and showboatin’
Just floatin with no wind in their sails, no motion
Illusionist, Penn & Teller I can pen it better
Broke as fuck at the ball, damn you slippin Cinderella
Just a image seller, stock photos, they are not thorough
Claim to be the realest ever, who gon vouch for ya
Not a soul! Your own people hardly believe you
We see more than we hear and you saying more than you need to.
Everyone’s a boss. They ain’t paying nobody
Everyone’s a gangsta but they ain’t no Gotti
Everybody know say they know the code but they straight snitching
Everybody know a lot but they action say different

HOOK
Every post don't need a comment.
Every pic don't need a like.
Everyone don't need an audience
And every open mouth don't need a mic
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
So let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less

V3
I’m just trying to give you some game
Don’t matter if I yell it, they never hear what I’m saying
Then a stranger roll up and damn near tell’em the same
And they totally forget that I put that shit in they’re brain
Their too close to the picture they can’t even see the frame
And how I brought it together so why bother to explain
I put the plan into action now my passion turned to gains
And now they circling back so I can help them do the same
Say no more!

HOOK
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
So let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less

credits

released October 29, 2019
Written, produced and performed by Substantial

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Substantial Alexandria, Virginia

Virginia based International Hip Hop Recording Artist from Maryland.

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discography

Apeks (Maxi-Single)

Nov 2023
Adultish (Deluxe Edition)

Jul 2023
Salt N Pepa ft. Black Root & Marcus D (Maxi-Single)

Apr 2023
1580 ft. DJ RBI & T.Lucas

Mar 2023
You've Grown ft. MLLN

Feb 2023
Reed Richards

Oct 2022
No Per Diem 2.0 ft. Mega Ran

Oct 2022
Animal Arithmetic, Vol. 1 (Instrumentals)

Mar 2022
Animal Arithmetic, Vol. 1

Feb 2022
Keep Cookin' V.1.5

Dec 2021
Winter Breaks 1 & 2

Dec 2021
We Met in Tokyo (Instrumentals)

Oct 2021
We Met In Tokyo

Aug 2021
A Soundtrack for Fatherhood (Inspired by the book 'She Sees')

Jun 2021
Spizzy Commercial

Apr 2021
Dirty Sneakers (Instrumentals)

Feb 2021
Dirty Sneakers (Deluxe Edition)

Oct 2020
What I Been Saying (Vol. 1)

Jul 2020
ARTdustry (Season 1)

Jun 2020
Bridges (Instrumentals)

Aug 2019
Splendor (Single)

Sep 2015
Another Day in the Life of...

Apr 2014
The R & R (Remixes & Revisions)

Dec 2011
Substantial & Marcus D are Bop Alloy

Sep 2010
Lyrical Terrorists

Jan 2000
Nakagyo (Kyoto)

May 2019
Recompositions (Instrumentals)

May 2019
Recompositions

Feb 2019
Alone In The Rain [SINGLE]

Dec 2018
Substantial Sundays, Vol. 1

Oct 2018
Exposition (Remix) [SINGLE]

Aug 2018
Loopin' (Lupin) - FREE DOWNLOAD

Jul 2018
The Garden

May 2018
Seeds EP

Dec 2017
The Past Is Always Present In The Future

Jan 2017
Little Black Dress

Oct 2016
Home Is Where The Art Is - 10th Anniversary Edition

Sep 2012
Present EP [Clean]

May 2016
Present EP [Explicit]

May 2016
Follow The Master b/w Cool Mornings [SINGLE]

Oct 2015
Black of All Trades (Time Cards Mash Up)

Oct 2015
Always EP [Clean]

Jul 2015
Always EP [Explicit]

Jul 2015
The Past... [Clean]

Mar 2015
The Past... [Explicit]

Mar 2015
Art Is Where The Home Is [DELUXE EDITION]

Mar 2014
Jackin' Jill [MIX]

Apr 2013
WINK: Something Substantial [MIX]

Feb 2010
U Were There (feat. JsouL) [SINGLE]

Feb 2010
Substantial vs Samurai Champloo: Beats, Rhymes & Strife

Oct 2009
Substantial/Burns

Oct 2009
I'm Here (feat. Kokayi & Gods'Illa)

Jun 2009
Make Love (feat. Substantial) [Chew Fu’s Small Room Sax Fix]

Jun 2009
Sacrifice [DELUXE EDITION]

Jan 2008
Resurrection of the House Party [JAPAN EDITION - SINGLE]

Aug 2007
Sacrificial Lambs (The Prequel to Sacrifice)

Jun 2006
Substantial Evidence [MIX]

Oct 2003
To This Union A Sun Was Born [DELUXE EDITION]

Oct 2001

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