Handshake Protocol Video (MV)

[Intro]
Digital handshakes in the dark
Each smile's a business card, leave your mark
I learned it young, I learned it raw
This game of give and take, nothing more

[Verse 1]
Eighteen and hungry at the festival gates
Watching wolves in sheep's clothing calculate
Mama taught me well, cleaning rich folks' floors
"Baby girl, your smile's the key to open doors"
Every conversation's got a price to pay
Sweet talk and promises fade away
In this underground scene, we're all the same
Playing power games, dancing through the shame

[Chorus]
Connect, collect, protect your name
(It's all a f*cking game)
Every friendship's got a bottom line
(Just like mama said, just like mama said)
Switch it up, turn it on, play it right
(Don't let them see you cry)
In this scene, baby, no one's on your side

[Verse 2]
Business cards scattered on the bathroom floor
Quick exchanges behind the club door
They think I'm naive, they think I'm sweet
But I learned this hustle on the concrete
Every DJ, every promoter's face
Is just another chance I gotta chase
No such thing as genuine in this space
Just strategic moves in this rat race

[Bridge]
Remember what she said
"Keep your cards close, keep your heart dead"
In this neon-lit masquerade
Every connection's getting played

[Chorus]
Connect, collect, protect your name
(It's all a f*cking game)
Every friendship's got a bottom line
(Just like mama said, just like mama said)
Switch it up, turn it on, play it right
(Don't let them see you cry)
In this scene, baby, no one's on your side

[Outro]
Digital handshakes in the dark
Each smile's a business card, leave your mark
I learned it young, I learned it raw
This game of give and take, nothing more
(Nothing f*cking more)