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Ego Lyrics by Abstract

Under Lights and Microscopes

2012

[Verse 1]
'Bout to go crazy, ain't slept lately
Want some sign, it's "fuck you, pay me"
Who you know workin' this hard on the daily?
Got a couple kids in the game who wanna feel me
Got on the rise with a life I couldn't carry
Through a Hail Mary, shootin' from the far side
Books in the game like I hit 'em from the blind side
Workin' for this like I got no time
'Cause I thought that I know
Try to do what I know but I ain't even close
My flow is immaculate, everyone after it
Spread international, feds should be taxin' it
Rhymes to the top, bunch of lines runnin' back at it
In my own lane, I don't know where the traffic is
'Cause I know what it's like
They sleep on it all day while you workin' all night
Time to act it along
Clock probably gonna hear me, tell my damn [?]
Burns to the haters, let 'em simmer like a Crock-Pot
Don't need diamonds, if you hear I'ma flow rock
But there's somethin' around me that lately been chasin' me
Might be creatin' me, might be erasin' me
Famous, I think that I've lately been tastin', see
Am I content with my hype?
Will I get upset from feelin' alright?
Will I slack on my work if I don't see the worth?
Maybe not win it all when I've lost all the hurt
But I gotta keep grindin', gotta keep schemin'
I ain't in the clear, I can't leave without meaning
Can't put it in park, gotta put it in gig
And I listen to voices that run through my ears
For better or worse that I'm all that I fear

[Chorus]
The sickest in the game
Nah, I'm workin' on the come-up
Man, you got the fame
Nah, I'm workin' on the run-up
They may know your name
Nah, they don't know enough yet
Don't believe me? You're insane
Why am I fightin' with my ego? (ego)
I'm always fightin' with my ego (ego)
But let's go

[Post-Chorus]
She saw it and she grabbed it, and it wasn't what it seemed
The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means

[Verse 2]
I'm about to switch the flow up like I'm twisted on the handle though
Battlin' my mind, don't know how I thought I lost it, so
Gotta go kill this feeling
Gotta flow pro, just stay appealin'
Our true selves is where we're headed
Thinkin' different, don't regret it, man
So watch that; cop back, real fast
Turn to fake rap; all facts, Abstract
What the game lacks, match that
But I can, can't change that, 'cause that's life
Couple more bars to a couple of cars
Knowin' that everything move when it's ours
And I'm not in the car but you know I'm in charge
Rocket flow, takin' me straight to the start
But you gotta remember your roots
From the basement to the roof
Remember that you do what you do for the truth
Remember who was down before that shit got off the ground
Did these labels only love you 'cause these people love you now?
And it ain't gonna be forever, any second it can sever
Just leave a mark upon it so some say you did it better
Don't get caught up in the image when the dream starts gettin' vivid
Don't get greedy with your blessin's
Just be happy they were given

[Chorus]
The sickest in the game
Nah, I'm workin' on the come-up
Man, you got the fame
Nah, I'm workin' on the run-up
They may know your name
Nah, they don't know enough yet
Don't believe me? You're insane
Why am I fightin' with my ego? (ego)
I'm always fightin' with my ego (ego)
But let's go

[Post-Chorus]
She saw it and she grabbed it, and it wasn't what it seemed
The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means
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About “Ego” by Abstract

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"Ego" appears on "Under Lights and Microscopes" in 2012.

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