Used to think that the grind was the hardest part, yeah

Learned the real game when they showed their cards.

Past relationships left scars, they fade out slow

But the lesson stuck with me, gotta keep control.

See, they wanna hold me back, but I leveled up quick, never needed the clique. Say I changed up, nah, I just stopped taking the trick. That old me is dead, buried under the bricks. I see the fakes now, they just smiling for the lens, you were never my friend.

Guess I had to lose a few to know what I got nowwwww...

It's the real shift (I'm the main event)

When you finally see the agenda, girl, I can't resist (Can't resist).

They just hated on the come-up, now they see the gifted

'Cause I got that vision, yeah, I always drift...

Back to the source (Back to the source),

Taking my rightful spot, of course.

They see the success, forget the nights I slept low

In that basement studio, had nowhere else to go.

Every door was closed, every promise was broke.

Now the industry calls, suddenly they all supporters. Talking bout percentages, tryna set up some orders. Man, I'm past the fake meetings, past the tired reporters. Y'all tried to shelf the kid, now look who's setting the borders. I don't need your approval, I already earned my place.

I'm here to stay, no looking back, gotta set the paceee...

Yeah, it's a cold world, I'm just tryna keep my balance.

They called it luck, but they mistook the TALENT... The real shift...