Clone Attacks - JohnnieB

Lyrics

Intro If they copy, let ’em copy. If they talk, let ’em talk. Sooner or later the trail leads back to the source. JohnnieB on the beat. Verse 1 Yeah, yeah I’m the one they studied when they wanted a lane, Taking pieces of the puzzle but they never got the frame. Taking bars off the page then forgetting where they came, Then acting surprised when I remember every name. They never mention JohnnieB, hoping I don’t show, Like the roots of the tree ain’t connected to the growth. Trying to wear the same coat but it never fit close, Trying to carry the weight but it sink the whole boat. See I built this from the ground when nobody gave hope, Now they digging through the ashes trying to find a little smoke. Scrolling through the chapters trying to borrow every quote, Looking for a shortcut while I’m building every road. The blueprint still breathing, that’s the reason that they know, Every clone got a limit, every copy got a flaw. They can imitate the sound but they can’t become the soul, Now the whole damn mask slipping and the truth got exposed. Hook So yeah they showed up, now the whole damn room full of carbon copy cat drags And it make me kinda laugh, ’cause they all still reachin’ for the shit I still have Tryna steal lines out the soul of my pad Then pass that off like it’s their own damn rap But they Little Johnnie’s clones, and now everybody know who’s their original dad Verse 2 So they build a whole image off a screenshot of a style, Trying to live inside a moment that was never really theirs. Every move rehearsed, every look carefully prepared, But authenticity ain’t something you can download and wear. Every comment sound familiar, every slogan recycled, Every flow got fingerprints leading back to the title. Trying to remix the original and call it revival, But the source still standing while the copies turn idle. I don’t gotta chase nobody, I just stay in my zone, Because the truth got a signal and it always comes home. They can borrow from the surface, they can mimic the tone, But they never lived the story, so they’ll never own the throne. I’m the author and the chapter, the beginning and the close, The fingerprint on the page, the reason people know. So if they wanna keep copying, let ’em do it for the show, Because every road they travel still leads back to the GOAT. hook So yeah they showed up, now the whole damn room full of carbon copy cat drags And it make me kinda laugh, ’cause they all still reachin’ for the shit I still have Tryna steal lines out the soul of my pad Then pass that off like it’s their own damn rap But they Little Johnnie’s clones, and now everybody know who’s their original dad Outro The copy ain’t the creator. The echo ain’t the voice. The clone ain’t the original. JohnnieB on the beat.