Can’t’ play with me

Walk in the room, now they all look twice
Paid my own dues, never needed your advice
Talk too much, but you say so little
Big bad wolf, I’m the whole damn riddle

You played your cards, thought I wouldn’t see
Now you’re watching everything I do on repeat
No hard feelings, baby, that’s your loss
You had the gold, now you’re counting the cost

(PRE-CHORUS — MELODIC SINGING, RISING HARMONIES)

Oh, you should’ve known…
I was never yours to own…

Mmm-mmm, no-no-no…

(CHORUS — FULLY SUNG, CATCHY, POWERFUL VOCALS)

You can’t play me-ee-ee!
No, you can’t control me!
Thought I’d break, but look at me
I’m everything you couldn’t see!

Oh-oh-oh, you lost your chance
Now watch me do my victory dance
You can’t play me-ee-ee!
I’m free, I’m free, I’m free!

(POST-CHORUS — EXTENDED VOCAL RUNS, LAYERED AD-LIBS)

Free-ee-ee-ee! (Oh-oh-oh!)
Can’t control me-e-e! (No, no, no!)

Ah-ya-ya-ya-yaaa…
Mmm, watch me shine!

(VERSE 2 — FEMALE RAP, MORE ATTITUDE, BOUNCY FLOW)

New mindset, new rules, no access
You want the old me? Baby, that’s past tense
I don’t chase, I replace that energy
You made a mistake, now it’s history

No more waiting, no more explaining
I’m done with the games and the fake complaining
You had your shot, now the door’s closed
I’m the whole damn story, not a chapter you chose

(BRIDGE — HALF-SUNG, EMOTIONAL BUILD, BEAT DROPS)

I used to ask myself, “Why not me?”
Now I know I was always enough, baby
Oh-oh-oh… enough for me…

(FINAL CHORUS — BIGGER, HIGH BELTS, STACKED HARMONIES)

You can’t play me-ee-ee!
No, you can’t control me!
Thought I’d break, but look at me
I’m everything I couldn’t see!

Oh-oh-oh, I found my light
I don’t need your love tonight
You can’t play me-ee-ee!
I’m free, I’m free, I’m free!

(OUTRO — EXTENDED VOCALISES, AD-LIBS, BEAT FADES)

Oh-oh-oh-oh… free-ee-ee…
Mmm-mmm, can’t play me…

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah…
I’m free-ee-ee-ee!

(INSTRUMENTAL END — BASS HIT, ABRUPT STOP)