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I walk on water

But I ain't no Jesus

I walk on water

But only when it freezes

Why are expectations so high?

Is it the bar I set?
My arms I stretch but I can’t reach
A far cry from it or
It's in my grasp but as
Soon as I grab squeeze

I lose my grip like the flyin' trapeze
Into the dark I plummet
Now the sky’s blackening
I know the mark's high butter
Flies rip apart my stomach
Knowin' that no matter
What bars I come with
You're gonna harp gripe and
That's a hard Vicodin
To swallow so I scrap these
As pressure increases like khakis

I feel the ice cracking because
I walk on water

But I ain't no Jesus

I walk on water

But only when it freezes

It's the curse of the standard
That the first of the Mathers discs set
Always in search of the verse
That I haven't spit yet
Will this step just
Be another misstep
To tarnish whatever
The legacy love or respect

I’ve garnered the rhyme
Has to be perfect
The delivery flawless
And it always feels like
I’m hittin' the mark
’Til I go sit in the car
Listen and pick it apart
Like "This shit is garbage!"

God's given me all this
Still I feel no different regardless
Kids look to me
As a god this is retarded
If only they knew
It's a facade and it's exhaustive

And I try not to listen to nonsense
But if you bitches are tryin’
To strip me of my confidence
Mission accomplished

I'm not God-sent Nas Rakim Pac
B.I.G. James Todd Smith
And I'm not Prince so
I walk on water

But I ain't no Jesus

I walk on water

But only when it freezes

'Cause I'm only human just like you

Making my mistakes oh if you only knew

I don't think you should believe
In me the way that you do

'Cause I'm terrified to let you down

It's true I'm a Rubik's

A beautiful mess
At times juvenile yes
I goof and I jest

A flawed human I guess
But I'm doin' my best
To not ruin your ex
Pectations and meet 'em but first
The "Speedom" verse now Big Sean
He's goin' too fast is he gonna shout
Or curse out his mom?

There was a time I had the world
By the balls eatin' out my palm
Every album song
I was spazzin' the fuck out on
And now I'm gettin'
Clowned and frowned on
But the only one
Who's looking down on
Me that matters now's DeShaun

Am I lucky to be around this long?

Begs the question though
Especially after the methadone
As yesterday fades
And the Dresden home
Is burnt to the ground
And all that's left
Of my house is lawn
The crowds are gone

And it's time to wash out the blonde

Sales decline the curtain's drawn
They're closin' the set
I'm still pokin' my head
From out behind

And everyone who has doubt remind

Now take your best rhyme
Outdo it now do it a thousand times

Now let 'em tell ya the world
No longer cares or gives a fuck
About your rhymes

And as I grow outta sight
Outta mind I might go outta mine
'Cause how do I ever
Let this mic go without a fight
When I made a fuckin'
Tightrope outta twine?

But when I do fall from these
Heights though I'll be fine

I won't pout or cry
Or spiral down or whine
But I'll decide if it's my final
Bow this time around 'cause
I walk on water

But I ain't no Jesus

I walk on water

But only when it freezes

'Cause I'm only human just like you

Making my mistakes oh if you only knew

I don't think you should believe
In me the way that you do

'Cause I'm terrified to let you down

If I walked on water

I would drown

'Cause I'm just a man
But as long as
I got a mic I'm godlike
So me and you are not alike
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