[Hook : Mantra, Parvyn Kaur Singh in the background] If I am only, a shallow motif I know I don't belong But you won't really, see the real me Before you hear my songs Cause I am lonely, but don't mistake me Or think that I ain't strong I know you think you know me, but you don't know me And you have got me wrong [Verse 1 : Mantra] I'd be lying if I said I was a perfect man I tried to tell 'em, I never had no dirty hands In all honesty I've been in the corner before It's all path of the course in accordance with the plan More than what you would've gathered from a first glance More often than not I'm tricky to understand Anonymous anomaly with no apology, an oddity With a division of psychology My inner demons are riddled with dichotomies A 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' ideology Striving to find the right philosophy All the while fine-tuning the life policies Intercepted on the regular, constantly As if the interjections are involuntary And I'd love to think I ain't let it bother me But everywhere I go the self-doubt follow me [Hook : Mantra, Parvyn Kaur Singh in the background] If I am only, a shallow motif I know I don't belong But you won't really, see the real me Before you hear my songs Cause I am lonely, but don't mistake me Or think that I ain't strong I know you think you know me, but you don't know me And you have got me wrong [Verse 2 : Mantra] No wonder I'm nervous and anxious When all I see is a world full of madness Early impressions, knee-jerk reactions Trivial materials that serve as attachments 'Bout to lose my brain, an migraines As my feigned interest wanes and migrates Seems to me, we all weak at the knees And eager to please, somebody we could never appease [Extra Hook : Parvyn Kaur Singh, Mantra] If I am only, a shallow motif I know I don't belong But you won't really, see the real me Before you hear my songs Cause I am lonely, but don't mistake me Or think that I ain't strong I know you think you know me, but you don't know me And you have got me wrong [Verse 3 : Mantra] Yo, Yo Not the type to wanna battle a stranger Music, the preferred method of channeling anger Deep thought, 24 channels of man, I've seen more Than the average man should a had to endure Sure, I can act flamboyant and sure, it's sorta for my own enjoyment But never would let it affect my love for the music Or playing it humble in front of my muses You just see a character portrayed on stage An think you got it figured out, but the inside word on what I think about What the gossip and scandal, what the ins and outs What the soup?What the juice? wanna wring it out? Wanna talk liquor till you out of breath All the talking will be my d**h Unimpressed with the methods Ill render with the Rhythm and chronology, more than you ever could Merely living in a fantasy [Hook :Mantra, Parvyn Kaur Singh] If I am only, a shallow motif I know I don't belong But you won't really, see the real me Before you hear my songs Cause I am lonely, but don't mistake me Or think that I ain't strong I know you think you know me, but you don't know me And you have got me wrong