I gave up the version they felt comfortable keepin’

Quiet, agreeable, always there when they need it

The one who drop plans just to help someone else

I gave up bein’ liked, I chose clarity over myself

I gave up wantin’ acceptance from rooms I outgrew

Gave up thinkin’ support was supposed to be mutual too

I thought blood would push me when the moment arrived

Same ones I promoted now look at me sideways

Like I crossed an invisible line just by growin’

Like ambition offended the balance they chosen

The hardest part of bein’ right is I wanted to be wrong

It didn’t take much to see who was gone

That truth came fast, no dramatic reveal

But the weight of it heavier than how it feel

I knew when I dropped Anti-Hero I’d lose a lot

The thrill of the hate came from knowin’ who’s not

It’s lonely when clarity take the room

But peace feel better than bein’ consumed

I’m not chasin’ moments, I’m buildin’ days

I don’t need to be loud, I’m already heard

Nothin’ to prove, but everything to protect

I chose respect over bein’ preferred

I’m not chasin’ moments, I’m buildin’ days

I don’t need applause to feel secure

Nothin’ to prove, but everything to protect

That’s what clarity cost, that’s what it cured

First one to believe was my wife, no debate

Saw it before traction, before the pace

HD, Drea, Banko, Greez

Ty and Dolo family, that’s understood, no need

Steph put the battery right on my back

Cassius, Jus Glaze first ones askin’ to rap

So when this pull up, features ain’t a question

They locked for life, no second guessin’

Fettuccine Wayne back at Skymount days

Bonded on currency, different ways

Don P heard it and shined the light

Watch how I never forget who was right

I don’t owe nobody nothin’, that’s facts

My first song was an ode to my past

Most didn’t listen, the ones that did went quiet

So don’t say I moved funny, you ignored the invite

I almost turned bitter from bein’ unseen

Then I learned how good it feel to be disliked and esteemed

Anti-Hero put me in the clearest space

If I ever go back, I won’t be that nice anyway