Rather Be Myself

Shoutout Jake One (Shoutout Jake One)

I'm glad I'm me (I'm glad I'm me)

Yeah

Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

I'd rather be myself (For real, yeah, yeah)

I play forever dawg, I'm focused on longevity

I try to run my race and I care about who's ahead of me 'cause

Comparison is the recipe

For depression and questionin' your integrity

Hope I don't let it get to me but

Some days are easier than others (True)

Caught up in the numbers, make your greedier than others

So I try to just detach before my ego gets attacked

And starts to plan out its response and do some shit I can't take back

Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

I'd rather be myself (For real)

Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?

Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I

Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous

Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit

Yeah, different language, we not speakin' the same (We not)

Couple million for my soul, that's not an even exchange

My soul don't shine when I hear it, you're not fly if they stir it

I don't care about the look, it don't align with my spirit

Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

I'd rather be myself (For real)

Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?

Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I

Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous

Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit

[00:03.587] Shoutout Jake One (Shoutout Jake One)

[00:08.138] I'm glad I'm me (I'm glad I'm me)

[00:10.089] Yeah

[00:10.607]

[00:10.939] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

[00:14.025] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[00:16.679] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

[00:19.970] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[00:22.563] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

[00:25.832] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[00:28.815] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

[00:32.033] I'd rather be myself (For real, yeah, yeah)

[00:33.068]

[00:36.010] I play forever dawg, I'm focused on longevity

[00:38.673] I try to run my race and I care about who's ahead of me 'cause

[00:41.688] Comparison is the recipe

[00:43.464] For depression and questionin' your integrity

[00:45.946] Hope I don't let it get to me but

[00:47.877] Some days are easier than others (True)

[00:49.649] Caught up in the numbers, make your greedier than others

[00:52.529] So I try to just detach before my ego gets attacked

[00:55.242] And starts to plan out its response and do some shit I can't take back

[00:57.778]

[00:58.686] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

[01:01.635] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[01:04.367] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

[01:07.466] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[01:10.390] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

[01:13.370] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[01:16.172] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

[01:19.468] I'd rather be myself (For real)

[01:20.403]

[01:23.122] Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?

[01:26.210] Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I

[01:29.480] Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous

[01:32.308] Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit

[01:33.073]

[01:34.685] Yeah, different language, we not speakin' the same (We not)

[01:37.999] Couple million for my soul, that's not an even exchange

[01:40.816] My soul don't shine when I hear it, you're not fly if they stir it

[01:43.908] I don't care about the look, it don't align with my spirit

[01:45.785]

[01:46.456] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along

[01:49.574] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[01:52.158] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead

[01:55.000] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[01:57.966] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change

[02:01.096] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)

[02:03.927] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, \"It never crossed my mind\", but check, man

[02:07.173] I'd rather be myself (For real)

[02:08.210]

[02:10.466] Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?

[02:14.220] Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I

[02:17.122] Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous

[02:20.142] Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit