[Intro] Yeah… Went from doggin’ the streets to dinner with elites But the climb? Ain’t as steep as the fall... [Verse 1] Nobody ta somebody, now they chant my name Used to hustle through the night, now I’m dipped in flame Doggin' the streets, tryna eat, I was broke and raw Now it’s all eyes on me like I broke the law Image, brand, I’m slick with a cause They say I’m next up, they pray I pause One hit wonder? Nah, I sparked a blaze Now I'm booked in cities I can’t even pronounce these days From mixtapes on corners to execs with suits They used to laugh now they copy my roots Snapbacks turn to contracts, I’m in the mix But every deal come laced with a bag of tricks [Chorus] It's the Game lights flash, you rise, they cheer But the same game’ll drop you, no love left here Gotta play smart, not just playin’ for fame You lose yourself tryin’ to win The Game It's the Game they crown you, then forget your name Watch you burn while they’re buildin’ the next new flame I was up, now I'm tryin’ to reclaim One more shot, just to stay in The Game [Verse 2] Now it’s silence, fake friends peeled off quick No more calls, no buzz, just a cold click I gave ‘em heat they gave me cold shoulders Fell from grace with a chip on both shoulders In the jaws of the biz, now I see it clear Contracts cutthroat, fame disappear The machine will keep theirs and spit you out No warnings, no exits, just screams and doubt Need to stay relevant or be forgotten Even legends fade man, the game is rotten The newest always chompin’ at your heels Young bloods with the hunger, tryna cut your deals What I built in years, they swipe in seconds One trend off? You're ghost, no mentions This ain’t music, this a battlefield Where your soul's the price and the pain is real [Chorus] It's the Game lights flash, you rise, they cheer But the same game’ll drop you, no love left here Gotta play smart, not just playin’ for fame You lose yourself tryin’ to win The Game It's the Game they crown you, then forget your name Watch you burn while they’re buildin’ the next new flame I was up, now I'm tryin’ to reclaim One more shot, just to stay in The Game [DJ Scratch - Vinyl Rewind & Cut] "Stay in the... Stay in the... Stay skr-skr-skr" [Rap Breakdown] Fame’s a mask and behind it, I'm bleedin’ Smiles fake, snakes feastin’ while I’m feedin’ Pills in the green room, liquor in the van Tryna fly straight but I’m crashin' where I stand They cheer when you win, disappear when you break Haters in disguise dappin' hands full of hate I seen friends turn vultures, fans turn cold Seen the label flip fast when my last one sold Tryna keep it for a minute, but the clock don’t wait New kid dropped a TikTok and stole my plate They want young, dumb, viral, lit on cue Now I'm studyin’ trends just to seem brand new I made classics but classics get ignored In a world where the buzz means more than the score So I numb out the noise, while I fight through the static Fame ain’t sweet it’s a gold-plated casket [Bridge] Doggin’ the streets made me hard to kill But the industry don’t care ‘bout skill The next hot face is the only appeal So adapt or fade that’s the coldest deal Tried to outrun time, but it caught me clean Now I'm studyin’ trends like a broke machine Still got bars, but I lost that clout And the game don’t cry it just spits you out [Outro] It's the Game rise and fall, it’s all the same But I gave my soul just to play this Game Win or lose, I still bleed the name One more shot, just to stay in The Game
