[intro]
Let's go
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real
[verse 1]
Lyin' awake in my bed, the truth is scary at times
It's safer to stay in my head
I'll make a [?] and imagine this shit that had happened
I'm basically playin' pretend
I don't know when i'ma do it
And then when i finally get to it, i say it depends
Yesterday, i said tomorrow and now it's tomorrow
And i say tomorrow again
I'm finally fed up, finally sick of this shit, i'ma get up
Tempo is tickin', it's quicker than ever
I gotta switch it, i'm pickin' the pen up
I got it clickin' like it's a beretta
They gotta listen to get on my level
How'd i forget i'm the best in the business?
How can the kid even get any better?
Yeah, now i remember i found my identity soon as i'm talkin' my shit again
The house i'm livin' in, 2.2, got a pool i never go swimmin' in
I'm double-checkin' the check, it's a hundred percent 'cause i cut out the middleman
Takin' my bitch to the ...
When i get back, my skin tone cinnamon
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
It's all a façade, it's fiction
Plantin' a seed to doubtin' in drought is makin' it come to fruition
I been in pursuit of perfection, when i reflect, it never existed
Just me and the man in the mirror
I can't the fear interfere with the vision
[bridge]
Just give it some time (give it some time)
You'll find out the story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[hook]
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[verse 2]
Way, way, way too much, thinkin' not enough
Been doin' roll call, i do not see 'em
Y'all be talkin' like you wanna build with me
You can't even build shit from ikea, yeah
I made a killin' in the last five years
When it come to what's real, i would say we just got real different ideas
I'm not even rockin' a chain no more, except it look good on the camera
Still got a hunnid and ten on my neck, i'm flexin' the key on the lanyard
I'm always up in the bar-for-bar's, i'm tired of settin' the standards
Too many rhymes, sometimes i'm shuttin' my eyes and pickin' at random
[bridge]
Just give it some time (give it some time)
You'll find out the story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[hook]
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie