[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 [Hook] 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 [Hook]