You Know Who You Are

[Verse 1: Oddisee] You were there from the start Taught me to be aware of the sharks and 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 and get real I got a little shine you was like big deal I was pursuing dreams, steady doing my thing You wasn't doing the same, you wasn't doing 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, trying to ruin me I won't even mention your name in my bars It's too close to the scars, but I'm sure that [Hook: Oddisee] You know who you are 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 I ain't gotta name names You know who you are You know who you are [Verse 2: Oddisee] 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 I'm sure that [Hook] [Verse 3: Oddisee] 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 [Hook]