ME vs. ME

It's not you versus the world
It's not you versus your past
It's not you versus the people who doubt you
It's you, versus you
That's the real battle. Not outside. Inside
Because the greatest enemy you'll ever face
Is the version of you that settles
The version of you that makes excuses
But the greatest champion you'll ever meet is also inside you
Waiting. Ready. Hungry

Here I go, there I go, fear I'll go up
Don't know where I'll go, there he go, don't know what he doin'
Pheromone smell like success, shit he wear it on em
Fuck It, who gon' take care of him, nobody
Look that man in the mirror and go bout it
Bout my business take care of it, no doubting
Mind your business take care of it, go bout it
Gotta confront shit ain't gon' be no hoe bout it (go get it)
Fuck up this flow, I done fucked up my dough
The get back, I'm a pro at it (Pro wit it)
Fuck that, I fell like the flow missin' (only way is up)
Fuck that, my trail it got more distance (long game)
Caught between shit and my dissonance, shit be conflicting
Live the enigma, this life is stuck on me, the game was put in me
Can't duck the alphabet came with that envy

Way back beginning, back when it was NV
20 plus later now ND
20 years later still indie, I vowed to the old man
Man 20, shit 30 plus stuck with the program
Double edge, shit this life be a double edge
I go bout it like Conan
Address me as capital H with an I M
The only pronoun, this shit'll go down
This shit'll go left
You move with destiny, I'm for the progress, here for the process
No I ain't got next, I been around just I move like the clock tick
You for the optics, plus I would not switch
Shit just perfecting my shit round the clock bitch
Shit I'm refining myself I will not quit
Miss me with all of your BS I'm twisting my leaf
Nigga, I'm me

Half of this shit, I done did it for free
You see no bread and quit in a week
Sit with my thoughts, fire the tree up
Just took a loss, still gotta re-up
Gotta go hard, who else gon' feed us?
Can't let no money issue come between us
Go bout it cool as fuck in your demeanor
That money dirty, fuck it, go and clean up

You don't get in life what you want
You get in life what you become
And to become more
You must defeat the old you
The lazy you
The distracted you

Gotta flex, yea you gotta flex
Lotta hoes, that's a lot of neck
With the bros who gon' holla next
You go with the hoes or go get a check
Tryna stay on the sideline
Fuck that waiting, won't fuck up my timeline
You be like when the time's right
You be like, when the money right i'll get my mind right
I've been here for the love, shit came with the limelight
Since a dime right, I mean 92
I'm in Carolina how I find Snoop?
That's when labels really had to find you
Try to fuck you and sign you
Try to fucking define you
Shit I got love for this industry
Man but its fuck em shit
I've been the underdog
Put in my grind too
Realign, cool

Success is not loud
It's quiet
It happens when nobody is watching
When you choose discipline instead of comfort
Effort instead of excuses
Growth instead of distraction