Check check check Inflation going on outside, no man is safe from (E.Cole I stompin' beats) Press the pen to the pad, nose to the grindstone This that sound from the 90s like a dial tone Am I in the red or black has got my mind blown Walking on a thin line, I'm on a tight rope You pay more and you get less, that's what it is There's no choice but accept it like sent text It's the new wave with all these new ways To experience inflation like Nicki Minaj ass Now I'm ready for combat, pass me the cognac A lot on the mind not just a top hat I got the world in a box, here step inside My name is not E.Cole don't forget the I It's authentic cuisine you can't mess with (Nah) These other cats are on some Panda Express shit They come a day late and a dollar short Inflation got 'em doing shows down at the dollar store (You're broke) Inflation like Nicki Minaj ass Pay more and get less I'm on a tight rope In the red or black? A lot of y'all in this game got more money than sense More followers than money (Facts), these playlist rappers are kinda funny When they boast on the monthly numbers, think they on the come up Third of a penny a stream makes 'em just a puppet Dumping funds in some cryptocurrency? Watch it vanish, chalk it up to crypto wizardry Here's a single I'll sell you as a NFT It's worth the $100K tag, it's a mp3 I'm the Wolf of Wall Street but it's not for the cash I'm repeatedly just put in position sniffing inflation's ass That's some hard luck, I pulled over at the highway rest stop Even water is marked up No more going out to eat like in 2018 When you Follow for Followed trying to get seen (Let's grow) You can take it from me, we're just peons You come toe to toe with the market you get peed on No more going out Like in 2018 That's some hard luck Got more money than sense More followers than money Yo, looking for something to blame (What you got?) Well, is it the war in Ukraine? (Hmm) People dying in vain (All over can't keep up) We can die in vain over supply chain We can die in vain over supply chain (Better pay up) Inflation like Nicki Minaj ass Pay more and get less Die in vain Die in vain over supply chain