Clicks, clicks, clicks, they'll do anything to get a fewTick, tick, tick, that's the sound before my head explodesQuit, quit, quit, look at you up on your pedestalsQuick, quick, quick, here the critics come, it's time to goI read your article, it kinda hurt meI don't know who hired you or what your friends say in your circleBut the fact that you released it tells me two things are for certain:They get paid for trashin' people, I get paid 'cause I stay workin'Dropped The Search and they emerge up outta nowhere to the surfaceJust to peek behind the curtain, throwin' salt at all my burdensI'm aware I shouldn't give this my attention, life's a journeyI should just stay on my path and learn to laugh, you think they heard me?Ears are burning, put 'em out, quiet, quiet, look aroundWhy don't they find someone way more interesting to write about?Us, we're kinda boring, aren't we? All we do is whine and poutIt's confusing, so amusing how I argue with myself—hello![Verse 2]I spit it with ease, so leave it to meYou doubt it but you better believeI'm on a rampage, hit 'em with the record releaseDepend on the week, I'm prolly gonna have to achieveAnother goal, let me go when I'm over the beatI go into beast mode, like I'm ready to feastI'm fed up with these thieves, tryna get me to bleedThey wanna see me take an L? Yup, see what I mean?How many records I gotta give you to get with the program?Taken for granted, I'm 'bout to give you the whole planOpen your mind up and take a look at the blueprintDebate if you gotta, but gotta hold it with both handsTo pick up the bars, you gotta be smartYou really gotta dig in your heartIf you wanna get to the root of an issuePursuin' the mental can be dark and be difficultBut the pay off at the end of it can help you to get through it, ayy[Chorus]Paid my dues, made it throughWoo, woo, wooSpread the news, I'm on the looseWoo, woo, wooMakin' moves, I need some roomWoo, woo, wooThought we's coolWell, don't assume, don't assume, hey[Verse 3]I'm the truth, oh, they want some proof? Here, don't be rudeSomethin' new, even when I lose I make it look coolDo the show, then we hit the room, wife is lookin', ohWhat to do? I don't need the shades up to like the view (Yeah) (View, view)It's time to get back in the swing of thingsWhen my life crashes, I'm not the guy that'll flee the sceneI'll take ownership and own it and raise my hand if it's meJust remember though, I'm only a man, I'm a human beingDon't they see? Shoot the breeze, I'd rather just stay discretePeople claim they're in your corner but leave you in times of needThey don't listen, do they? (What?) They don't listen to anythingI'll accept advice if it's not presented ignorantlyLook, costs are high, they multiply, then cause dividesI'm forced to fight the poison I beenSippin' on has quite the bite, it killed me twiceThey rigged the lights so y'all can see the parts of mineThat aren't so bright, see, often I apologizeThen authorize the awful times to pop up (Nate)Like I'm right behind you, I'd advise you not to try toClimb inside the mind like I doKeep the rhyme book, expedite it, overnight itHold it tight and hope that time is on my side'Cause if it's not then I'll decide to overrideMy own demise, I tow the line too close and ICould improvise, I'd empathize but recognizeThe fact that I could jeopardize and wreck your livesYou better give me your attention, the undividedPaid my dues, made it throughWoo, woo, wooSpread the news, I'm on the looseWoo, woo, wooMakin' moves, I need some roomWoo, woo, wooThought we's coolWell, don't assume, don't assume, heyPaid my dues, made it throughWoo, woo, wooSpread the news, I'm on the looseWoo, woo, wooMakin' moves, I need some roomWoo, woo, wooThought we's coolWell, don't assume, don't assume, ayy