Nothing Like Us

Y’all forgot who I was…

So I’m painting the picture again.

Before the pressure… before the scars…

Before everything that happened to me.

I’m still the same man.

You just finally get to see him clearly.

Y’all forgot who I was, let me paint that picture,

Make it crystal clear so you can see it much quicker.

I’m still the same man you always wanted to be,

Three lifetimes couldn’t duplicate what you see.

I connect both sides, never needed no bridge,

You follow my footsteps, but my shoes too big.

Made me sick when I witnessed what you did,

If you really had it all, would you give what I give?

You foul with the moves, trying to play both sides,

I watched you crash out while I stayed on mine.

I’m built like the classics, my name carries weight,

I learned to live fearless while you learned to hate.

I gave you one chance and you threw it away,

Sometimes family’s the first trust you watch fade.

There’s rules to this game—we don’t gotta discuss,

You gon’ be a lot of things…

But you’re not like us.

You’re not like us, no, you’re not like us,

I came from the dirt, had to build from the dust.

You can copy my steps, but you can’t become me,

You can wear the crown, but you can’t be the king.

Not like us…

No, you’re not like us.

When the money disappeared, I found out who I could trust.

Not like us…

You gon’ be a lot of things—

But you’re not like us.

Coming home, but I don’t move with a snitch,

Brother stressing over love, losing sight of the mission.

If this is the Matrix, I’m about to glitch,

Break through every limitation they thought I would fit.

Diamonds on my wrist gotta match the drip,

Whole fit saying everything without saying a bit.

I was Scarface without ever needing Manolo,

Everything I went through, I went through solo.

Married to the game, yeah, I took that oath,

Wisdom better than gold—but I still want both.

Black sheep turned GOAT, now they study my growth,

Had to build myself when nobody had hope.

Everybody sticks around when the blessings are plenty,

But watch how quick they disappear when you’re down to your pennies.

A lion can’t move with a herd of zebras,

And a fool can’t lead when the real leader speaks up.

I learned that loyalty ain’t something you can fake—

You either built for the pressure…

Or you break.

You’re not like us, no, you’re not like us,

I came from the dirt, had to build from the dust.

You can copy my steps, but you can’t become me,

You can wear the crown, but you can’t be the king.

Not like us…

No, you’re not like us.

When the money disappeared, I found out who I could trust.

Not like us…

You gon’ be a lot of things—

But you’re not like us.

I was the black sheep…

Until I realized I was never supposed to fit the herd.

I wasn’t following footsteps.

I was making them.

So remember who you’re looking at…

Because you’re watching somebody

who already survived what was supposed to destroy him.