You Know Who You Are

You were there from the start
 Taught me to be aware of the sharks & prepare for the dark
 You kept a secret you practiced what you were preaching against
 Your inner demons were praying I'd tear apart
 You won't admit but you competed just a little bit
 I could tell, you'd be heated over little shit
 Telling me to quit trying & get real
 I got a little shine you was like big deal
 I was pursuing dreams, steady doin' my thing
 You wasn't doin' the same, you wasn't doin' a thing
 From my truest to a Brutus to a Judas
 To who knew that this could happen
 But the fracture was brewing it seems
 I should have seen, mistaking smoke for a little steam
 It turned to fire you burned me tryin' to ruin me
 I won't even mention your name in my bars
 It's too close to the scars
 (You know who you are)
 I ain't gotta name names
 (You know who you are)
 I ain't gotta name names
 (You know who you are)
 You were there from the start
 You told me what ever I'm doing to do it from the heart
 I was pursuing a dream that was cloaked in the cloth of the uncertain
 Making money, music, and art, and it wasn't perfect
 You told me whatever's worth it was worth hurting
 Double edge seemingly sharp, rather unnerving
 Still, you believed in a brother
 I was starving as an artist, you was feeding a brother
 You could see in a brother what I couldn't see myself
 When I couldn't see myself needing help
 One reason or other I was trying through it all
 Lot of ways to fail, that's the fastest way to fall
 And through it and after all, you was with me not against
 Cheered me from the bench, now you're with me as I ball
 And that meant, I ain't even mention your name in my bars
 You know you're close to my heart
 You were there from the start
 Before you were even aware of the plan you were part
 Of the scheme grand, as it could seem at the top
 Man can only go so high before he reaches where he can't breath
 But you know your limitations, you walk patient
 While everybody start running for their plan B
 Like a fire escape, but you stay in the kitchen
 Let them sleep on they dreams, you stay lying awake
 You stay eyeing the cake, they say you getting greedy
 And then they turn their side against you like they getting sleepy
 Try to convince you but you ain't into what they about
 Get in your mental prevent you to take the way out
 Please, let 'em try, let 'em fail
 Let 'em tell lies on you, let 'em be
 Let 'em see you prevail
 Let 'em bail on they attempt to stunt a star
 In any event be sure that