[Intro]
Gym lights buzzin'
Late night runs
Scoreboard empty
Heartbeat drums
[Verse 1]
Sam on the blacktop
Sweat on the free throw line
Form look perfect
Thoughts outta line
He been in the driveway
Snow, rain, pain, same shot
Whole world quiet
But his mind not
Crowd in his head say
"You gon' miss again"
Hands start shakin'
Like he never trained
Coach said "breathe"
He just heard blame
Looked at the rim
Only saw shame
[Chorus]
Overtime, in my head, in my head
I been losin' to the noise, to the dread
But I trained for this moment, I bled
So I shoot
Live or die by the truth instead
Overtime, in my head, in my head
Yeah, I play through the panic and the dread
If I follow that fear, I’m dead
So I move
Not a word that that voice said
[Verse 2]
You in the bleachers
Thinkin' you the bench
Life on the line
Both feet on the fence
"Maybe I’m not ready"
Looped like a theme
Scrollin' through excuses
For a dream
But you hit that park
When it’s 3 a.m.
You run those drills
Ain’t nobody there
You say you not sure
If you’ll ever win
But how you gon' know
If you don’t begin
Look, his anxiety loud
But your hope louder
You both got doubts
You both got power
Don’t wait on a yes
From a scared man’s mouth
If his fear hit pause
You just press play now
[Chorus]
Overtime, in my head, in my head
I been losin' to the noise, to the dread
But I trained for this moment, I bled
So I shoot
Live or die by the truth instead
Overtime, in my head, in my head
Yeah, I play through the panic and the dread
If I follow that fear, I’m dead
So I move
Not a word that that voice said