The Demon In the Mirror

歌詞

Well, I'm diggin' in the crates like O.C And we gotta learn from the greats like OG, you know me Back in the days when the cadence was amazing Now money, pussy, fame instead of a good tape If Big and Pac were still in this motherfuckin' game How many fake thugs are gonna fade away? Things done changed and rap's got a bad name I hate to see 'em hit a stain for cocaine Drugs and guns get us stuck in the slums Shit is rough and tough, but we never get enough When I'm hustling, they be busting guns for nothing Youngins still struggling and suffering for something Tryna stay alive, but crime is on the rise Do they fight to live or live to fight? I gotta survive We all gonna die, but everybody wanna shine Open my book of rhymes again tonight They say, "The higher you go, the harder you fall" I keep climbing on my own even if I die alone They never knew the view from the top cuz they stopped Dropping hot shit like drones is all I know They say, "The higher you go, the harder you fall" I keep climbing on my own even if I die alone They never knew the view from the top cuz they stopped Dropping hot shit like drones is all I know I'm driven by my villains on a mission Trying to make a couple million and it's for my vision Now they all know that I'm writing the blueprint like Jay-Z Everywhere they go, my footprints are what they see It's hard to follow cuz my motto is "For Tomorrow" While they get the bottles and fuckin' with the models I be working as the fire is burning inside me You better do the right thing like Spike Lee So we gotta stay up, this life ain't as easy as a layup No matter what may come, fuck it, I'm all the way up Always being straight up Bitches better wake up You never truly get away with a lie that you make up This shit is so real, but you always on the bullshit You can try to steal, but my verse is a full clip I fiend for the mic like crack cocaine Holding it so tight in this rap again They say, "The higher you go, the harder you fall" I keep climbing on my own even if I die alone They never knew the view from the top cuz they stopped Dropping hot shit like drones is all I know I came so far, it was hard, didn't know how to start Was it smart to follow my heart for my art? It doesn't matter what answers I get To write the real chapters I couldn't half step The pages that I write are my life and I rep Someday you'll find how soon it could end So I paint a bigger picture for my baby in the future Hoping one day he'll dream like Martin Luther But if you dream in your sleep, it'll never come true And if you laying in the sheets, no one speaks for you Every choice you make always makes your voice The only thing you need to get rid of the noise Sleepless nights, I know the reasons why I be staying on my grind and it's always on my mind The demon in the mirror, sometimes he whispers "Who you trying to be? Now you look like me" They say, "The higher you go, the harder you fall" I keep climbing on my own even if I die alone They never knew the view from the top cuz they stopped Dropping hot shit like drones is all I know They say, "The higher you go, the harder you fall" I keep climbing on my own even if I die alone They never knew the view from the top cuz they stopped Dropping hot shit like drones is all I know