Joker's Grin

Intro

(yeah) Joker on the payroll, grin like a ledger (yuh)

(skrrt) Lights low, chrome glow, pockets gettin' heavier (ayy)

Verse

They call him Joker, crown crooked, smile split like a deck of cards

Raised on corner sermons, measured moves, played the boulevard

Black coat, cold stare, every deal a small cathedral

Countin' up the hush money, hush money, hush money — habitual

Eyes on the ceiling, ceiling keepin' all the whispers out

Trust stacked in briefcases, briefcases with the glitters out

Talk cheap, pockets loud, he don't do no small talk

Every handshake got a ledger, every ledger got a vault (skrrt)

He grins when the market tips, grin when the sirens ring

Laugh lines like signatures, signature on everything

Made an empire from a gamble, built an altar from a dare

Feet on marble, blood on the stair, prayers in the air

Enemies take notes, friends keep the silence tighter

Loyalty's a currency that burns if you don't cipher

He moves like a chess king, nights like a war march

Gold tooth, cold truth, every sunset is his arch (ayy)

Pre-chorus

He don't sleep, he just rehearses in the dark (in the dark)

Smiles on a razor, steady hands that leave a mark (leave a mark)

Whispers in the alley, choices in the smoke (in the smoke)

Joker plays the villain until the price is spoke (skrrt)

Chorus

Joker, Joker, grin with the cash flow (cash flow)

Joker, Joker, runnin' the map slow (map slow)

Joker, Joker, throne in the back row (back row)

Joker, Joker, every night he go — go, go, go (go, go, go)

Joker, Joker, grin with the cash flow (cash flow)

Joker, Joker, runnin' the map slow (map slow)

Joker, Joker, throne in the back row (back row)

Joker, Joker, every night he go — go, go, go (go, go, go)

Verse

Empire got a pulse but it's steady like a metronome

He bet on kings and gutters, bought a kingdom with his bones

Stacks like monuments, monuments that whisper names

Friends in suits, friends in cuffs, all behave the same

He learned to nod and smile, learned to file and hide

Built a cathedral of paper where the sinners still abide

Whip past the courthouse, whip past the open eyes

He talks in coded blessings, blessings double as disguise

Mama prayed for daylight, daylight never came

He kept the altar burning but he never called a name

Every mirror tells a story, story with a split face

Every mirror tells a secret, secret takes its place

He never asks for mercy, mercy don't collect dues

He pays with patience, patience with the fuse (ayy)

Skies crack, deals stack, deals stack, deals stack

He walks away with lighter hands and heavier backpack (skrrt)

Bridge

Soft hum, distant horns, (ooh) he tastes the silver rain

Silence hugs the avenue, silence knows the name (heh)

Laugh it off, light it up, light it up like gas

Joker's smile stays lit, stays lit, it never pass

Chorus

Joker, Joker, grin with the cash flow (cash flow)

Joker, Joker, runnin' the