Stay lit, eyes wide, I don’t blink no more,
Ops lurk in the dark, I don’t slip no more.
Snakes in the grass tryna slither my way,
Said they want the best for me—lies every day.
Heart cold, but my soul stay warm,
I been weathering storms like I’m made out of thorns.
I don’t trust no smile that’s a little too kind,
You never know the war sitting quiet in a mind.
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🎤 Verse 1 (Kendrick Lamar)
Look—
Whole lotta fakes, whole lotta faces
Playing both sides tryna trade these spaces.
I keep it humble, but they want me graceless,
Tryna push me off edge, leave me weightless.
But I stay lit, that’s strategic—
Paranoia ain’t a flaw if you need it.
I seen friends turn ghosts when convenient,
Then come back for a cut when you eatin’.
Life taught lessons that hurt when they sink,
Trust ain’t free, gotta earn every link.
I don’t care what you say—what you think—what you drink,
’Cause a man show his truth at the edge of the brink.
They smile in your face, but they prey on your doubt,
Say “I’m here for you, bro,” while they map your route.
But I walk with a shield that they can’t figure out,
And a flame in my chest they can’t ever put out.
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🎤 Hook (Kendrick)
Stay lit, eyes wide, I don’t blink no more,
Ops lurk in the dark, I don’t slip no more.
Snakes in the grass tryna slither my way,
Said they want the best for me—lies every day.
Heart cold, but my soul stay warm,
I been weathering storms like I’m made out of thorns.
I don’t trust no smile that’s a little too kind,
You never know the war sitting quiet in a mind.
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🎤 Verse 2 (J. Cole)
Yeah…
See, I been too real for the fakes around,
They only show love when the chips go down.
Everybody want a piece but they dip when you drown,
Try to study my life like a script in a town.
But I stay aware, third eye never close,
Sense danger in the air everywhere that it blows.
People talk peace till a tempers expose,
Then you see who was wolves in your circle of bros.
I stay lit not to flex, but to stay awake,
’Cause a man’s biggest threat is his own mistake.
Slip once and your whole damn life could break,
So I move like a king with a pawn’s heartbreak.
Never let my guard drop—not once,
Ops want smoke, but they move like stunts.
They don’t really want war, they just hunt for fronts,
But I been in the field, I can read those punts.
Truth is:
You never know who plotting your fall,
Who thinking “one day I’ma take it all.”
So I pray, stay grounded, stay ten feet tall,
And keep my circle smaller than a missed phone call.
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🎤 Final Hook (Kendrick + Cole)
Stay lit, eyes wide, I don’t blink no more,
Ops lurk in the dark, I don’t slip no more.
Snakes in the grass tryna slither my way,
Said they want the best for me—lies every day.
Heart cold, but my soul stay warm,
I been weathering storms like I’m made out of thorns.
I don’t trust no smile that’s a little too kind,
You never know the war sitting quiet in a mind.
ReapEternal
