[Intro – low, sarcastic tone over a lazy, looping synth]
Go ‘head.
Keep doin’ what you do.
Stay mad. Stay tired. Stay almost.
Just know we’re watchin’.
And so are they.
[Verse 1 – smug and seductive tone]
Don’t level up. Stay where it’s safe.
Let your dream rot — it’s got such great taste.
Keep scrolling past those who passed you by,
Tell yourself they “cheated” while you “tried.”
Don't fix the mirror — just flex in the fog.
Post quotes like a king, but live like a cog.
Stay “real,” stay “raw,” stay “underground”…
Just don’t ask why they’re not stickin’ around.
[Pre-Chorus – slightly haunting melody, mirror-tone]
They see you.
You know that, right?
The ones who knew what you could be
before you stopped fighting.
[Chorus – hypnotic, taunting, repeat-heavy]
Watch me stay the same.
Say I don’t need to change.
Watch me dodge the flame.
Blame life for the cage.
Watch me stay the same.
Comfort’s my king.
Watch me fade in place.
Talk big. Do nothing.
[Verse 2 – intensity picks up, beat stabs in]
Go head, wear your pain like fashion.
Build whole brands on broken traction.
Post your struggle, hide the slack —
Nevermind the truth you won’t get back.
Say you “grind.” Say it loud.
But show me the wins. Show me the crowd.
Or maybe...
Just maybe…
You’re more afraid of winning
than failing.
[Bridge – low whisper to hard shift]
You could.
You really could.
But comfort gives better alibis
than success ever could.
[Final Chorus – crescendo, big drums, distorted harmony]
Watch me stay the same!
(Say it again, so they believe.)
Watch me stay the same!
(Lie so clean you can’t leave.)
Watch me stay the same.
Until the dream gives up first.
Watch me stay the same…
'Til I forget what I’m worth.
[Outro – beat cuts out, just voice in headphones]
But if you’re still listening…
If that voice is still alive…
Then stop pretending you're not built
to shatter the lie.
Change without permission.
Rise without applause.
Burn the version they bet on.
And show them what’s yours.
BrandonJamesBand
