[Verse]
They sold us stars in a cardboard sky
Said they'd shine forever till they burned a lie
Some bought the fire others felt the ash
Me? I keep walking I don't fall that fast
[Verse 2]
Cursed pyramids promising gold unseen
Flat screens screaming live the dream
They bought the castles I just saw the towers
I stay grounded no matter the power
[Chorus]
They fall for glitter they fall for rain
Fall for the promise it'll ease the pain
But I won't I won't not this time
I'm swimming upstream in the thickest rhyme
[Bridge]
They lined up for fools wearing crowns of smoke
For red strings connecting every old hoax
But I ain't biting ain't it funny though
When the water's muddy I let it flow
[Verse 3]
Falling's easy so easy to do
For love for fame for a shiny view
But I step careful toes to the earth
Stay rooted steady know what I'm worth
[Chorus]
They fall for glitter they fall for rain
Fall for the promise it'll ease the pain
But I won't I won't not this time
I'm swimming upstream in the thickest rhyme