You're too concerned with the who’s-who and what's-what The come down is like a crash, call that blue crush I'm cool, coached with these flows, I’m too clutch These boys relying on gimmicks, they need a new crutch See, once the high wears off, you'll find your wherewithal And realize that you was never really there at all In due time this darkness'll turn to light, dog The crowd gone, they about to turn the lights off I been moving too long I been thinking too much I'm workin' smarter, not harder, that's how I still approach it The ups and downs and the intricacies, I really know it This shit is deeper than you think, deeper than you know Deeper than the deepest depths that you could ever go You get a million "no"s before they finally open up the fuckin' door And see this shit for what it is, but you ain't even want it The lights, the lights So high, so high They shine, they shine So bright, so bright Don’t go too fast or close your eyes You’ll miss it all, miss it all Doing too much You're supposed to take your time Get too close and you could lose your mind Close your eyes and it could all pass you by The lights, the lights Just take your time You could blink and it could all pass you by Life goes on in due time It gets hard to block it out but we try Silence now Isolation is a potent motivator It’s funny when the only one that you can talk to is the pen and paper Creative outlets ain't that creative It's too much going on in your mind, it ain't that spacious It’s no room Overwhelmed and consumed Baskin' in your misery Watchin' life go by Wishin' it was different Your intuition kickin' in but you ain't even listenin' Hard to see the future when you can't even envision it Life's a marathon, not a short race Try to keep a steady pace Don't worry about first place Don't worry about accolades Don't think about recognition Try to find some self-belief amongst all the grief Peace of mind is not enough when you want more than you have Try loving yourself, see that's all that you have Validation ain't much, you might feel good for a month The happiness dries up, and then you feel washed up I suggest that you wise up I know the truth taste bitter I know the lies taste sweet But all that shit artificial If you like it, I love it If denial's what you covet The delusion is covered Shit, you know that well Gonna swim in that river You won't be by yourself Know the water is shallow, you'll never drown in it Don't spend every minute trying to uphold an image That ain't worth upholding, bring you closer to closure Oh no The lights, the lights So high, so high They shine, they shine So bright, so bright Don't go too fast or close your eyes You'll miss it all, miss it all Doing too much You're supposed to take your time Get too close and you could lose your mind Close your eyes and it could all pass you by The lights, the lights Just take your time You could blink and it could all pass you by Life goes on in due time It gets hard to block it out but we try Silence now Yeah, hold on Jack, I'm on the phone Yeah, listen, I was thinkin', that motherfucker, K.A.A.N., man That's exactly that, a conman I let this nigga borrow 12 dollars from me Do I have my 12 dollars? No Do I have my CD player? No This nigga borrows shit and don't give it back And he owe me the money! When I catch thi- listen- and fuck- and I'm tired of niggas sayin' this nigga from D.C too Man, I don't think he from D.C, that nigga looks Panamanian, B He look like he's from Honduras or some shit like that, don't let him fool you His hairs growin' and shit, look at his hair Check it out! Yeah, hold o- hold on