Verbal Kent - Pay Attention lyrics

[Verse 1: Red Pill] Now in the shadows I've learnt Observe patterns like the plaid on my shirt Cast doubt on the wall of that cavern Shed light with the lantern bug scatter that earth Fake smiles let me shatter that smirk Rearrange your grey matter see your path in reverse Saw the chapters read 'em backwards re-imagined the words Climbed the ladder, top to bottom and I landed on first Slow, steady and calculate Calibrate the vision, take notes and extrapolate Fine tune and listen, make goals and encapsulate Take what's theirs, make it yours, watch 'em salivate I have the luxury of hindsight Luckily I don't believe I don't f**ing need that limelight Pay attention and rewind twice That actor in the spotlight dies, I got my mind right [Hook] {​x4}​ Punks pay dues, not me I pay attention [Verse 2: Verbal Kent] Yeah listen I'm trying to be the best possible version of me What you trying to be the best at? Take a good look at what you see I'm a full time hustler always on something Trying to make noise like a old muffler Yeah, see many fall flat Dream over now a nightmare So close to what they wanted, it was right there In front 'em And then hard work confronted 'em And knocked it back before they even wanted it Yeah, some of us are pawns in it for too long And learn from our mistakes And actually embrace what it takes to make it in this race We start out as babies, naked in space And soon learn to be afraid of everything in our way So it's a long shot to do this And not just being a nine digits number with a number of excuses Proof is in the action It's not magic Stop acting your future's written and hidden in a cookie by Confucius [Hook]