You were there from the start
taught me to be aware of the sharks & prepare for the dark
you kept a secret you practiced what you were preaching against
your inner demons were praying I would tear apart
you won't admit but you competed just a little a bit
I could tell cause you'd be heated over little shit
telling me to quit trying & get real
I got a little shine you was like big deal
I was pursuing dreams, steady doin my thing
you wasn't doing the same you wasn't doing a thing
 from my truest to a brutes to a judas
to who knew that this would happen
but the fraction was brewing it seems
I should have seen, mistaking smoke for a little steam
it turned to fire you burned me hoping to ruin me
I won't even mention your name in the bars, it's too close to the scars
but I'm sure nigga you know who you are

You Know Who You Are

You were there from the start
you told me what ever I'm doing to do it from the heart
I was pursuing a dream that was cloaked in the cloth of the uncertain
making money music & art
and it wasn't perfect
you told me what ever's worth it is worth hurting
double edge seemingly sharp, rather unnerving
but still, you believed in a brother
I was starving as an artist, you was feeding a brother
you could see in a brother what I couldn't see myself
when couldn't see myself needing help
one reason or another I was trying to do it all
there's allot of ways to fail but that's the fastest to the fall/ but through it and after all you was with me not against
you cheered me from the bench
and now you're with me as I ball/ and that meant, I ain't got to mention your name in bars
you know you're close to my heart
so I'm sure that

You were there from the start
before you were even aware of a plan you part
of the scheme, grand as it could seem at the top
man can only go so high before you reached where we can't breath
but you know your limitations you walk patient/ while everybody starts to run for their plan B
like a fire escape, but you stay in the kitchen
let them sleep on their dreams, you just lying awake
you stay eyeing the cake, they getting greedy
and then they turn their side against you like their getting sleepy
try to prevent you cause you ain't too what they bout
get in your mental convince you to take the way out
please, let them try, let the me fail/ let them tell lies on you let them be
let them see you prevail
let them bail on their attempt to stunt a star
in any event be sure that you know who you are.