Me Against Myself

By Jay Sean

On Me Against Myself

Released on November 8, 2004

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[Intro]

Jay Sean, versus Jay Sean

Me against myself

And there ain't no chorus

So just listen

Mentor


[singing Jay Sean]

Oh, girl, you look so beautiful

With that moonlight shinin' on you

I wanna hold you

I wanna touch you, and squeeze you

And love you, all night long, baby girl


[rapping Jay Sean]

Yo... I've heard it before, so save all the clichés

I really can't believe there's no talent around these days

Jay Sean with the same old shit

Talkin' about, baby girl that and baby girl this

I seen you dancin' around with the girl in your vid

Poutin' at the camera, smilin' with the cheesiest grin (pssh!)

What the deal? Whatever happened to keepin' it real?

Back in the day when you was rappin', before the time of your deal (uhh!)

And now that you got signed, well, it's clear and it's simple

You're only making music that you pretend that you into (haha)

Come on! "Dance with You" was never a hit fool!

And what the hell is takin' you so long with your next single?!

(Fix up!)

Fix up! It's been about six months

And insults are everywhere

Even your own fans think your shit sucks

("I don't like Jay Sean")

And I know that you pretend to ignore them

It's gotta hurt when you're even gettin' dissed on your own forum (pssh!)

Yeah, I've done my research, back when you started fool

Back when people thought you was the genuine article

Genuine my ass, you're just a wack imitation

The only thing different about you is the fact that you're Asian!


[singing Jay Sean]

(Well well...) Well I guess it must've helped a bit

The fact that everything has an Asian twist

Including, music, I guess we cornered it

I'm surprised that Simon Cowell hadn't thought of it

And there's, issues that I find myself faced with

Bein' pigeonholed and accused of imitatin'

It's a struggle and it's so frustratin'

Tellin' me I'm tryna be the Asian Craig David


[rapping Jay Sean]

(haha!) And I bet that just had you in tears

Wasn't that the reason you ended up shavin' your beard?

I guess you couldn't take the way that people would mock that

So it was, off with the jawline and goodbye to the sock hat

But you still bit your style with the fast singing

On verse two with "Dance with You"

Now you wonder why the critics slander you!


[singing Jay Sean]

(ohhh! woahhh!) Well, you say you done your research, baby

You didn't look hard enough, it needs updatin'

If you think that I'm copyin' Craig

Listen to my 1994 demo tape

I was fast rappin' and singin' like back in the day

Back in the Fu-Schnickens and Big L phase


[rapping Jay Sean]

Whatever, it seems you sold your soul to the game

You're a fake, 'cause Jay Sean ain't even your name (hahaha!)

So how'd you come up with that? It ain't unique after all

What are you? Like a cross between Jay-Z and Sean Paul?

You're better off with the name you was born

You little pansy, you really should have been called gay porn

So which one's your lover? Rishi Rich or Juggy D?

Probably Rishi, he sees you as his bitch, doesn't he?

Wasn't he the one responsible for launchin' your career?

Like a while ago, I'm talkin' like well over a year

You were studyin' medicine then, but you quit that now

To do music, how the hell you manage to flip that round?

And how'd you tell your parents

You know how shit that sounds?

"Mummy, Daddy, I want to be a pop star!"

"Sit back down!"


[singing Jay Sean]

But nevertheless, I quit, well ahead of the rest

Had my eyes on a goal and I wouldn't settle for less


[rapping Jay Sean]

Whatchu you mean?

You only got where you are 'cause of a gimmick

The whole Indian thing was big and you were luckily in it

And don't be upset if people don't come to your shows

They're not allowed out 'cause half of your fans are eleven year olds

("Jay Sean! Jay Sean!")

Wow, big deal so you got to number 12

I'm not surprised If your mum bought half the copies herself (haha!)

You know what? I'm tired man, I'm sick, I'm bored of you

Run off you little puppet, I hear Rishi Rich callin' you!


[singing Jay Sean]

(huh!) I guess you talk the talk but you were rappin' for years

And it was me who got your foot in the door

It seems that your ego has been sufferin' blows

'Cause you only get heard when you guest appear on my shows

I'm not phased, if it wasn't for me

You wouldn't be on this track in the first place!