I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only
when it freezes
Why
are expectations so high?
Is it the bar I set?
My arms, l stretch
but l can't reach
A far cry from it
or it's in my grasp
but as soon as I grab
squeeze
I lose my grip
like the flying trapeze
into the dark I plummet
now the sky's blackening
I know the marks
high
Butterflies rip apart my stomach
knowing that no matter
what bars I come with
you're gonna hark
gripe and
That's a hard Vicodin
to swallow
so I scrap these
as pressure increases
like khakis
I feel the ice cracking
because
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only
when it freezes
It's the curse
of the standard
that the first
of the Mathers disk set
Always in search
of the verse
that I haven't spit yet
Will this step
just be another misstep
to tarnish whatever
the legacy, love or respect
I've garnered?
The rhyme has
to be perfect
the delivery flawless
And it always fee'
I'm hitting the mark
till I go sit in the car
listen and pick it apart
Like "This shit is garbage'
God's given me all this
still I feel no different
regardless
Kids look to me as a God
this is retarded
if only they knew
it's a facade
and it's exhaustiveAnd
I try not to listen
to nonsense but if you
bitches are trying to
strip me of my confidence
mission accomplished
I'm not God-sent
Nas, Rakim, Pac, B.I.G.
James Todd Smith
and I'm not Prince
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes
'cause I'm only human
just like you
Making my mistakes
oh if you only knew
I don't think you should
believe in me
the way that you do
'Cause I'm terrified
to let you down oh
It's true I'm a Rubik's
a beautiful mess
at times juvenile, yes
I goof and I jest
A flawed human I guess
but I'm doing my best
to not ruin your
expectations and meet
'em, but first the
"Speedom" verse
Now
is going too fast
Is he gonna shout
or curse out his '
There was a time
I had the world
by the balls
eating out my palm
Ever
I was spazzin'
the fuck out on
and now I'm getting
clowned and frowned on
But the only one
who's looking down on me
that matters
now's Deshaun
Am I lucky to be
around this long?
Begs the question though
especially after the
methadone
as yesterday fades
And the Dresden home
is burnt to the ground
And all that's left
of my house is lawn
the crowds are gone
And it's time
to wash out the blonde
sales decline
The curtains drawn
they're closing the set
I'm still poking my head
from out behind
And everyone
who has doubt, remind
now take your best rhyme
outdo it, now do it
a thousand times
Now let 'em tell ya
the world no longer cares
or gives a fuck
about your rhymes
And as I grow outta sight
outta mind
I might go outta mine
'Cause
ever let this mic go
without a fight
when I made a fuckin'
tightrope outta twine?
But when I do fall
from these heights
though I'll be fine
I won't pout or cry
or spiral down or whine
But I'll decide
if it's my final bow
this time around 'cause
I walk on water
But I ain't no Jesus
I walk on water
But only when it freezes
'cause I'm only human
just like you
I've been making
my mistakes
oh if you only knew
I don't think you should
believe in me
the way that you do
'Cause I'm terrified
to let you down, oh
if I walked on water
I would drown