Ego Death

You used to know how to love me right You used to know how to love me right Ooh, yeah You've got some things on your mind I would hate to see you cry Ego death is where you find happiness That's the only place you find happiness Off too many drugs, it's so bad for us One too many drinks and you had enough Murdered my ego when you walked away It hurt my ego when you walked away Gave you my all, that wouldn't make you stay Murdered my ego when you walked away You wear this look on your face So much animosity Ego death is where you find happiness That's the only place you find happiness Way too many drugs, it's so bad for us One too many drinks and you had enough Murdered my ego when you walked away It hurt my ego when you walked away Gave me your all, that wouldn't make me stay Murdered my ego when you walked away Hold on, this train going by Free to do what you want to do You've got to live your life Lotta people be thinkin', but I'm just a sayer Artists can't perform the Super Bowl, but it's okay for the players? All these half-way movements, need a whole lot improvement Everybody wanna talk, everybody wanna type Ain't nobody finna do sh- And everybody throwin' dirt, all that talk won't work All that talk don't work, now, who you think you talkin' to nerd? But w-w-w-w-w-wait, it get worse Wait, it-wait, it-wait, it been bad Showin' up to the Grammy's mad Tryna win some' we already have Tryna become some' we already are Don't make me go Rastafar' If you do, no try, no dyin', we livid, I'm livin', I get more specific All these admirations, likes, and false validations Feeding to our ego, talk for somethin', negro One in four get locked up, your girlfriend get knocked up Plan B was they Plan A to lower the count of our families To lower the count on our damn votes Let the man quote (your joy isn't tied to me) Who dropped drones on 'em? Ye, don't take that tone on 'em (your joy isn't tied to me, yeah) Don't go Watch The Throne on 'em Just hit a billi', he goin' on 'em (your joy isn't tied to me) (Your joy isn't tied to me) I let my ego down and then I rise back up I let my ego down and then the beast come back I'm armed, to let a sucker step up and get bombed By a beat created by my producer I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind I am losin' my mind 'cause your heart's so blind When you left me outside, I be losin' my mind It's gonna cost you to be great You will have to sacrifice something to be great