[Verse 1]
They used to call me brother
Now they talk with a grin
Same ones liked me up close
Loved the face I was in
Soon as I moved up, switched
Funny how they fold quick
I saw the side-eye, the fake smile
The whole thing was low-lit
They thought I was blind to it
Thought I’d miss every look
But I read every room
Every pause, every hook
I stayed quiet, let it ride
Let the fake love rust
Now they mad at my name
Like my growth was a trust
[Pre-Chorus]
You were sweet when I was small
Cold when I climbed
Now the shade in your voice
Tells me all the time
You wanted me stuck
You wanted me tame
But I kept on moving
Now you carry the shame
[Chorus]
Jealousy, jealousy
That’s what turned you mean
Jealousy, jealousy
You can’t stand the scene
You liked who I was
Then you hated me
Jealousy, jealousy
I seen everything
(Jealousy)
(I seen everything)
[Verse 2]
You smile in my face
Then you switch when I leave
I heard what you said
Yeah, I heard through the screen
Backhand praise, fake love
Wrapped in that poison
You wanted my spot
But you never enjoyed this
You thought I was naive
Thought I’d never connect
But silence got layers
And patience reads debt
I kept my mouth closed
Let you play your little part
Now the truth got a pulse
And it’s beating too hard
If I spoke when I knew
It would’ve broke that room
So I let y’all reveal
What you thought you could doom
[Bridge]
Now you look away
When I walk through
Whole past full of ghosts
And they all knew
What you hid in your chest
I kept in my mind
You hated my rise
But you loved my shine
[Chorus]
Jealousy, jealousy
That’s what turned you mean
Jealousy, jealousy
You can’t stand the scene
You liked who I was
Then you hated me
Jealousy, jealousy
I seen everything
(Jealousy)
(I seen everything)
[Outro]
I stayed quiet
I stayed cool
You exposed yourself
I played it smooth
Jealousy, jealousy
Yeah, that was you