They Made the Monster [Intro] They said I changed… Nah. I just stopped explaining myself. [Hook] They made the monster, then wondered why he bite Kept throwing gasoline, then blamed me for the fire I don’t need a reason, I don’t need a cosign I turned every warning into one more green light They made the monster, now the monster got a plan Built it out of pressure, put the blueprint in my hand You thought I needed saving, I was learning how to stand Now I’m everything you feared I would become—and then some. [Verse 1] I was quiet, not defeated, big difference in the meaning Had the wolves at my door while I was studying the scheming Everybody had advice, nobody had the treatment So I diagnosed myself with a terminal ambition I don’t sleep much, I think too much, plot too much Every failure got dissected, I don’t waste too much You can call it paranoia, I call it staying woke When you learn to read the room, you don’t have to read the notes I turned rejection into fuel, disrespect into discipline Now every closed door got me wondering what’s behind it I don’t knock twice, I kick knowledge into violence Then walk away smiling like, “I wonder if they liked it.” [Hook] They made the monster, then wondered why he bite Kept throwing gasoline, then blamed me for the fire I don’t need a reason, I don’t need a cosign I turned every warning into one more green light [Verse 2 — Double-Time] I’m calculated chaos, conversational assassin Every bar got a blade but the delivery relaxing I don’t argue with a fool, that’s a terrible investment Let him talk himself in circles while I’m counting the progression You was waiting on my downfall—I was waiting on the timing Now the same people watching got their pupils multiplying Funny how success makes everybody start remembering All the times they “always knew” when they clearly wasn’t witnessing I became what I needed when I needed somebody Now I trust my own reflection more than anybody If the world won’t give me flowers, I’ma grow my own garden Then charge admission just to watch me get started. [Outro] You didn’t create me. You just gave me reasons.
