Steven byrd - Who am I?

Loss makes you a shell of yourself till you're completely numb
But that type of shit can make you realize who you can be
But you gotta rise up from the ashes, be free
Erase the pain, change your mentality

Some things are made to be forgotten, like myself
But that doesn't mean I'm stopping
Faith is something you choose to have
And up to this point, I feel like I'm giving half of my full potential

Not putting the time in, lacking credentials
The time invested is essential
What am I doing? This is supposed to be where I succeed
But not like this. The music sounds like shit

Sound like a bitch. I'm never gonna make it like this
My lyrics have never lacked so much
I'm starting to feel like I suck. I'm a waste of talent
Like an eagle without talons

I'm walking a tightrope, lacking balance
Like I'm dead inside, like Joe submitting ballots
Or maybe I've just never been challenged
I'm trying to find myself, yeah. Who am I

Staying on the shelf, yeah. Who am I
Never gonna be better than myself, yeah
Who am I? Who am I
Trying to find myself, yeah. Who am I

I'm staying on that shelf, yeah. Who am I
Never gonna be better than myself, yeah
Who am I? Who am I
How can I outdo what I've already done

It's like I'm trying to load a loaded gun
But then again, I've never fired a round
Sometimes I wonder if I'd even make a sound
Make a ripple in the frame of reality

Or cause a fatality, cause I finally
Murdered the beat, caused the bass to retreat and accept defeat
And I accept the flaws of my music
Treat the beat like alcohol and I abuse it

Or like a syringe and I use it
Maybe the lyrics would fall more fluient
Or like rain and I become more fluid
But for this to happen, I gotta be like Nike, just do it

Be like Mike, become the best to ever approach the game
Like it's just a game
Not think about the monetary gain
Realize me, myself and I are the only ones to blame

But to be the best, it's about how hard you train
Man, can I even sustain
I'm tryna find myself, yeah
Who am I

Staying on the shelf, yeah
Who am I
Who am I
Never gonna be better than myself, yeah

Who am I
Who am I
Yeah
Who am I

Yeah
Who am I
Tryna find myself, yeah
Who am I

Who am I
I'm staying on a shelf, yeah
Who am I
Who am I

Never gonna be better than myself, yeah
Who am I
Who am I
Who am I

Yeah
Who am I
Who am I
I'm trying to turn my future into the past

So I stop looking back
The best of me has been on a shelf
It's like I love regret more than I love myself
It's time I lock in

Get my sights set in and cock it
Or should I stop it
Maybe treat the beat like a kid and I adopt it
Go crazy for once

Turn this beat into weed and I'm rolling up these blunts
It's about to be a murder scene
Like I'm on Elm Street and attacking these dreams
Taking shit to new extremes

Maybe I'll get more than a hundred fucking streams
But I have to quiet these internal screams
To chase these dreams
Be Better than I ever thought I could be

Finally unlock my mind and set this trauma free
Cause only I can stop me
I'm headed to the top of these lights
High beams

High beams
I'm trying to find myself
Who am I
Staying on the shelf

Who am I
Never gonna be better than myself
Who am I
Who am I

Who am I
Trying to find myself
Who am I
I'm staying on that shelf

Who am I
Never gonna be better than myself
Who am I
Who am I

Who am I
Who the fuck am I

Written by:
Steven Byrd

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