Be Better - Intellectual

[Intro: Illmac]

Uhuh

Tired of, watching my heroes fall

Yeah

[Chorus: Illmac]

Don’t be like me, be better

I’m sick of watching all my heroes fall, mirror on the wall saying ‘do better’

[Verse 1: Illmac]

I got a message from a fan, he told me he going through it

Lost his love and a loved one and said my music pulled him through it

Told me lines from songs he love, what they meant to him, he still in school

Raps and wanna be like me, whatever you do don’t be like me

Which is to say don’t put me on a pedestal

I’m watching heroes falling that I thought I’d never measure to

Another fan told me he finally got his GED

I never did, we switch roles in turn he inspired me to do better

Fashion bummy had me acting funny

Half the country’s in my passport stamp for rap and fans that love me

But I’m, still chasing that high I felt as a teen, buying a new washer and dryer for my dad’s house with battle money

Might not mean much to you but if you only knew

Them clean clothes felt like a mansion that had the ocean view

If only one outfit was clean, I might not go to school

Wear it Monday skip ‘til Friday wear it and hope no one knew

Ooh, some things are too real

I’m in my bed like Dru Hill, thinking you don’t speak how you feel then who will?

Just tryna be better every day

So it’s not self-deprecating when I say

[Chorus: Illmac]

Don’t be like me, be better

I’m sick of watching all my heroes fall, mirror on the wall saying ‘do better’

Don’t be like me, you can be better

I’m sick of watching all my heroes fall, mirror on the wall saying ‘do better’

[Bridge: Illmac]

I can’t be your hero, I can’t even save myself

[Verse 2: Illmac]

Yeah, I used to idolize rappers like superheroes since day one

I would put my mask on and play them

Pac was like Clark Kent, Biggie was Bruce Wayne, we watched beef amongst A-1’s

The death of Superman, I was way young, uh

But where I came from

Being broke was a superpower, I put my cape on

Watching my heroes fall

Tired of watching my heroes fall

Now all I see’s their power weakening and chinks in their armor

Either that or I’m even stronger

Shit I guess I finally became one, I guess it’s on me to save ‘em

My bad, that’s the villain Ego speaking, I can’t escape him

As Gotham falls, design a wall just to hide my flaws

Suit up like Kung Fu Kenny, T’Challa, Wakanda calls

Double R, X the professor to guide 'em all, falling off

Now he back on that Kryptonite, it’s not his fault

‘Cause all that pressure bust pipes, addicted by default

Marshall locked in Arkham Asylum, outside it’s martial law

Donald like Dr. Claw or Thanos with the gauntlet on

Kanye dropped the ball cosigning a monster at Comic-Con

Watching my hero fall

Tired of watching my heroes fall

Before the rise and fall, don’t idolize me, not at all

I ain’t shit, signing off, P.S

[Chorus: Illmac]

Don’t be like me, be better

I’m sick of watching all my heroes fall, mirror on the wall saying ‘do better’

Don’t be like me, you can be better

I’m sick of watching all my heroes fall, mirror on the wall saying ‘do better’

[Verse 3: Illmac]

Wish I could put Big L, in a Lazarus pit

Jacka’s handstyle in my black book brings me back to that trip

Cried when Bender died, Alexander Buchanan is missed

Wish I could turn the tat on my skin back into him

Cried when Bender died, Alexander Buchanan is missed

Wish I could turn this tat on my skin back into him

Tired of watching all my heroes fall

Watching all my heroes fall

[Outro: Illmac]

Rest in peace to the fallen heroes