I think I realized there was a change

When Bartees became a household name

Someone I regarded as a peer

Shot off overnight into the stratosphere

And that’s when it really hit me

I’ve been grinding all these years

For something I don’t want to be

Because I’m not built like him, I’m just not fit to lead a team

But I’ve been making more and more famous friends

But I don’t know where banter ends and where business begins

Am I in too deep?

‘Cause It’s too late to change the lane that I’m in now

If people depend on me

Then I’m all too sure I will let them down

Once a fuck up, always a fuck up

My foot stays parked in my mouth

They say I have too much potential

And we’ve come too far for me to waste it now

The ground beneath me shifted more

After Europe and the Los Camp tour

Fan mail and lines out the door

From fans saying they’ve never felt so seen before

And I'm like, “Not me, no, not me!

Just turn back now, there’s only acrimony ahead

You’ll see, oh you’ll see it

The facade of a front man

I’m sorry, you’ve been misled”

But I’ve been making more and more famous friends

But I don’t know where banter ends and where business begins

Am I in too deep?

‘Cause It’s too late to change the lane that I’m in now

If people depend on me

Then I’m all too sure I will let them down

Once a fuck up, always a fuck up

My foot stays parked in my mouth

They say I have too much potential

And we’ve come too far for me to waste it now

But photo ops and slick marketing

Would be the death of me

I don’t want to be on TMZ

Gaining infamy from paparazzi but

Am I willing to give it all up

To do what I love

Is that the only way, the only trade off

Take a dive just for the pay off

What if we make it and I go the way of Mr. West

Would money change me or just bring up a version of myself I suppressed

Don’t want a wiki tab marked ‘controversies’

I don’t want to fail and hurt my fans the way my idol hurt me