Background (feat. Andy Mineo) - Lecrae Feat. Tori Kelly

Told myself I wasn't gonna be this way But here I am in Hollywood tryna promote my face Yeah, my mama raised me to be a humble man But then you sing a couple songs and get some compliments and Once you get it, you try to stretch it You pull out all of the stops (all of the stops) You get used to the rush it's giving you Who are you when it's gone Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? Look, comparison killing my joy (ayy) Still tryna fill in the void (ayy) I wish it was different Feeling on minimum when they not feeling your boy Oh, y'all want a picture while I'm at dinner? Yeah, I'm a little annoyed But I'll probably miss it when it's all finished And they don't want it no more Of course, how many more likes do we need? If we a slave to they opinion, we won't ever be free So tell 'em I like me like this Oh, you don't? Shoulda got your mind right 'Cause life still hands you lemons with the limelight, right? Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? Hi, my name is Swoope and I got a problem It's not Alcoholics Anonymous I'm addicted to all the applause that gets me high And the prison I sit in is built outta bars I spit Thinking 'bout giving up all of it But I don't wanna go through withdrawals again I'm dry, not to be high is killing me Detox is sending me to seek my identity Beyond my Twitter feed My inner peace ain't in who follows me, nah That clout is just a cloud of dust, I need sobriety now Truth Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? (Am I anybody if nobody sees me?) Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? (Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me?) Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? If I don't shine in the spotlight?

Anything you could do I could do better I can do any I can I can do any I can I can do anything better than Better than you better better than you Better than you better better than you Better than you better better than you I can do anything better you Lego! I was the man on guard yeah couldn't tell me nothing Smooth operator mic check pushing buttons Seeking fame I was insecure somebody love me Going backwards in my life call me call me Benji Button Seek what I want yes sir got to have it I don't care who it belongs to baby I'm a grab it Coveting another undercover it's a habit Tragic how this envy can turn you to a savage I can do anything better than you I wish I had what you had just a measure would do Come bite the fruit ya it's good sin severing you And now your wife ain't good enough any new one would do Or your car or your job yeah your life seem wack If it is the good life you still wanna give it back But envy is sin and it will take charge So don't be blind to the key like your boy Ray Charles Better than you better better than you Better than you better better than you Better than you better better than you I can do anything better than you Yeah, Anything better any anything better Tedashii, Anything better any anything better My verse is...(better) Anything better any anything better Yeah... I can do anything better than you Look now I been doing this a lot lately some undercover hating A brother progress I give no congratulations Maybe it's because I want the spot God gave him Supposed to make Him famous while I wanna defame men Crazy complements are hard for me to say I can't stand the thought of someone else getting praise Wanting all the glory for myself what a shame In the end it's really in vain like heroin Check who I'm addressing no Vera Wang buddy I thought we was supposed to be the same team funny The Pharisees said Jesus did the same thing When He tried to point 'em to the Father On the tree's where they hung Him Mark fifteen ten, yeah, see the heart of that sin Only way to beat it through repentance and confession Men fight for your joy killing discontentment If you be satisfied in the sufficiency Of the Lord then you are loving the next man I, I mean it was nice They ain't heard my verse yet... Let's just admit it... I'm better... Hahaha Simply you having more than me just offends me Sends me after that capital like the Shift key I'm Nevada, Sin City in the state of envy You get it right? Like the the Ne... Whatever They trying to be rich less I'm richer than you The fun in number 1 is the point that I'm up in front of 2 I hate it when praises go to another dude I grind to the T (teeth) to stay in front of U (you) They should of put me on we . . . Ahhhhhh, one more time You feeling me though right? Okay They should've put me on me raw for eons I'mma need my compliments with E-S-T or E-R It's best or better when it's prime time I'm Deion That's why I get excited when I heard you slipping off I'm a B alphabet but I ain't been alpha yet Then I realized I had it all wrong like Malcolm X My entire life is entitled tied up and tired Trying to acquire these titles with a wire for something higher Messiah

Yeah, uh Why you so mad, homie? (Yeah) Always say what you have, homie (Yeah) You got the cash, you got the bag You got the pad, you got the packs Your whip is fast, your chick is bad, you don't have to brag, homie I been listening closely Lately you sounding upset It seem like your life is a mess I can tell that you depressed You got all of these regrets by the people you left Always chasing a check, let it hang 'round yo neck Can't believe what it says and diamonds and all Them designs you decidin' to put in your fashion They gotta be pressured, gotta be feeling the wreck Becoming obsessed with success, I look at you and now I know that I'm blessed The game is a test, Sometimes more is less and you more or less too stressed You got power now with no common ground With anyone around, now that's death (Huh?) I can tell you fame ain't what it seems (Seems) I can tell you money ain't a thing I can tell you happiness a choice (Happiness a choice) I can tell you the importance of your voice Money is numbers and numbers don't mend Happiness come from your family and friends Meaning in life is now riding a trend, Most people looking for where to begin They glorifying the guns and the drugs I'm trying to show you the light and the love I'm looking back at the things that I've done Mama is proud about who I've become Money is numbers and numbers don't mend Happiness come from your family and friends Meaning in life is now riding a trend, Most people looking for where to begin They glorifying the guns and the drugs I'm trying to show you the light and the love I'm looking back at the things that I've done Mama is proud about who I've become

Yeah, blockhead Back at it again, man Blockhead, let's get it Whoa Blockhead, blockhead, play my role like Brad Pitt Show at the Palladium, we suited up like draft picks Had a plug in Texas, DHL the package I switched up the play after the Lord changed my direction Tesla with the body kit Always reppin' one, one, six, (rep one), you know how turnt up we get (turn it) Motorcade like presidents, uh Post up in a Bnb like residence (let's get it) We comin' in like this, pickin' up tables like Christ did (Christ) Jumpin' out the gym like Mike did I ain't talkin' 'bout Jordan, I'm Tyson (Tyson) Time to ride on all you perpetrators I ain't even gotta show my license (I'm rad) Heard the devil got him some pirates He don't even know I'm pullin' up with Vikings, (he'll need know) When I saw that Miley Cyrus Had to change up like Hannah Montana (I saw) Seen him give my brother time 'Cause he got caught on candid camera (I see) Had to stay down like 22's on a Cadillac I'm David Banner (I stay) When the youth pastor take us out to eat We ain't got no table manners (don't) I don't wanna act like no blockhead, blockhead (Phew, no) Laugh at everything that you said (I can't) Gotta stand up like some soldiers Never lay down like no goose egg (Stand up) Left foot, right foot Made it out the mud with two legs (Phew, oh woah) I never graduated from college Tell the folks I'm goin' stupid (Phew, yee, okay) Blockhead, blockhead, play my role like Brad Pitt Show at the Palladium, we suited up like draft picks Had a plug in Texas, DHL the package I switched up the play after the Lord changed my direction Tesla with the body kit Always reppin' one, one, six (rep one), you know how turnt up we get (turn it) Motorcade like presidents, uh Post up in a Bnb like residence (let's get it) Post it up in a yellow scraper, plottin' on a caper Ridin' with my top down, got me closer to the Savior Got some family in the Feds when I should be pickin' majors I don't do this for the money but I got a lil' paper Was a blockhead, blockhead, now I do what God says Sellin' blocks'll get you cell, blocks are on a block dead Hell don't want no smoke with me, I promise if we lock heads I'ma call on power from the heavens 'til they drop dead Pop Smokin', feel my Pop Smoke, that's my daddy fire Don't be actin' funny when you see me, I'm your daddy, boy Comin' at me sideways, talkin' slick out of your neck I made Jesus music 'fore you even knew your alphabet Don't be a Blockhead, blockhead, play my role like Brad Pitt Show at the Palladium, we suited up like draft picks Had a plug in Texas, DHL the package I switched up the play after the Lord changed my direction Tesla with the body kit Always reppin' one, one, six (rep one), you know how turnt up we get (turn it) Motorcade like presidents, uh Post up in a Bnb like residence Oh Oh