False Prophets

Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Yeah, life is a balance
 You lose your grip, you can slip into an abyss
 No doubt you see these niggas trippin'
 Ego in charge of every move, he's a star
 And we can't look away
 Due to the days that he caught our hearts
 He's falling apart, but we deny it
 Justifying that half-ass shit he dropped, we always buy it
 When he tell us he a genius but it's clearer lately
 It's been hard for him to look into the mirror lately
 There was a time when this nigga was my hero, maybe
 That's the reason why his fall from grace is hard to take
 'Cause I believed him when he said his shit was purer and he
 The type of nigga swear he real but all around him's fake
 The women, the dickriders, you know, the yes men
 Nobody with the balls to say somethin' to contest him
 So he grows out of control
 Into the person that he truly was all along, it's startin' to show
 Damn, wonder what happened
 Maybe it's my fault for idolizing niggas
 Based off the words they be rappin'
 But come to find out, these niggas don't even write they shit
 Hear some new style bubblin' up, then they bite the shit
 Damn, that's what I get for lyin' to myself
 Well, fuck it, what's more important is he's cryin' out for help
 While the world's eggin' him on, I'm beggin' him to stop
 And playin' his old shit, knowin' he won't top it, false prophets
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 False prophets
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 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Yeah, false prophets
 I got a homie, he a rapper and he wanna win bad
 He want the fame, the acclaim, the respect that's been had
 By all the legends, so every time I see him, he stressing
 Talking 'bout, niggas don't fuck with him, the shit is depressing
 And I know he so bitter he can't see his own blessings
 Goddamn, nigga, you too blind to see you got fans, nigga
 And a platform to make a classic rap song
 To change a nigga's life, but you too anxious living life
 Always worried 'bout the critics who ain't ever fucking did it
 I write what's in my heart, don't give a fuck who fucking with it
 But in a sense I can relate, the need to be great
 Turns into an obsession and keeps a nigga up late
 Writin' words, hopin' people observe the dedication
 That stirs in you constantly, but intentions get blurred
 Do I do it for the love of the music or is there more to me?
 Do I want these niggas to worship me? False prophets
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 False prophets
 (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la...)
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Yeah, false prophets
 These rappers insecure
 They talk about being a man so much
 I finally understand that they ain't even sure
 'Bout who they are and why they do this
 Guess I'm included in that category
 As a nigga who done had the glory
 My highest moments come from telling all the saddest stories
 I've seen in my life, I be fiendin' to write
 Songs that raise the hair on my arms
 My lowest moments came from trying too hard
 To impress some niggas that couldn't care if I'm on
 Therefore from here on out, my hair grow out
 I care nothin' bout opinions
 I wanna give hope like the fountains you throw pennies in
 Hit the store, take your diss, make your wish
 This is dedicated to the ones
 Who listen to me on some faithful shit
 I'm on some thankful shit
 But the real god is in you, not the music you copping
 I hear my old shit and I know I can top it
 False prophets
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 False prophets
 (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la...)
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 Be like this, be like this
 Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
 False prophets