[Verse 1: Kid Syc]
You spend so much time statin'
In rhymes how you're the greatest
And the realize one day that
You faked it 'til you made it
You say that it won't phase you
The attention that they pay you
But you hear them mention names and
Gotta listen 'til they say you
Stayed on the scene and changed up demeanor so I could keep them guessing
Five spots a night five nights a week like it was my profession
I'd rock the mic I'd do my thing and I'd answer stupid questions
I'd give 'em clues about how I move and then tell ‘em ‘bout my next one
And they'd be so interested
That I'd start feeling special
Equate being successful
With how well I impressed them
Tempted to look back and catch them staring when I left them
Knew something wasn't right when I got home at the end of the night and all the
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Stares started to get to me
Screams started to get to me
Stares started to get to me
Screams started to get to me
Stares started to get to me
Screams started to get to me
Stares started to get to me
Screams started to get to me
Oh yeah
[Verse 2: Kid Syc]
Thought I had my ego beat with Mr. Gold… nope
The frequency of screams so frequently repeated
Was exactly what he needed to reclaim his throne...so
Naturally when he came back there was no battle
Just me trying to wrestle with my shadow
Put a la**o ‘round his adam's apple
Found he only disappeared when light surrounded me
When night surrounded me he was king of his own...world
And temporarily it became difficult to say leave me alone...girl
You gotta understand that as lad
This was attention that craved that never had
I was Aladdin with three wishes
And a vision of a Jasmine who declined my carpet rides
It made me want exactly what I never had
The fight inside between the bad and gooder side
I would mask and blame it on the fact I was a Gemini
I could have died and wouldn't notice
Much too focused on their focus
Their attention I would hold in palm of hand
Not understanding that the
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