[Intro]
Let's go
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
The story you tellin' yoursеlf is a lie
"Based on a true story" doеsn't make it real life
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real
[Verse 1]
Lyin' awake in my bed, the truth is scary at times
It's safer to stay in my head
I'll make a plan and imagine this shit that had happened
I'm basically playin' pretend
I don't know when I'ma do it
And then when I finally get to it, I say it depends
Yesterday, I said tomorrow and now it's tomorrow
And I say tomorrow again
I'm finally fed up, finally sick of this shit, I'ma get up
Tempo is tickin', it's quicker than ever
I gotta switch it, I'm pickin' the pen up
I got it clickin' like it's a Beretta
They gotta listen to get on my level
How'd I forget I'm the best in the business?
How can the kid even get any better?
Yeah, now I remember I found my identity soon as I'm talkin' my shit again
The house I'm livin' in, 2.2, got a pool I never go swimmin' in
I'm double-checkin' the check, it's a hundred percent 'cause I cut out the middleman
Takin' my bitch to Dominican
When I get back, my skin tone cinnamon
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
It's all a façade, it's fiction
Plantin' a seed to doubtin' in drought is makin' it come to fruition
I been in pursuit of perfection, when I reflect, it never existed
Just me and the man in the mirror
I can't let the fear interfere with the vision
[Bridge]
Just give it some time (Give it some time)
You'll find out the story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[Chorus]
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[Verse 2]
Way, way, way too much, thinkin' not enough
Been doin' roll call, I do not see 'em
Y'all be talkin' like you wanna build with me
You can't even build shit from IKEA, yeah
I made a killin' in the last five years
When it come to what's real, I would say we just got real different ideas
I'm not even rockin' a chain no more, except it look good on the camera
Still got a hunnid and ten on my neck, I'm flexin' the key on the lanyard
I'm always up in the bar-for-bar's, I'm tired of settin' the standard
Too many rhymes, sometimes I'm shuttin' my eyes and pickin' at random
[Bridge]
Just give it some time (Give it some time)
You'll find out the story you tellin' yourself is a lie
[Chorus]
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real life
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie
"Based on a true story" doesn't make it real
The story you tellin' yourself is a lie