[Chorus - Female Vocals - Ethereal] It’s so clear you don’t perceive the problem It’s so clear you only see the surface Yeah, you used to think that I was solid Now you’re leaning in like, “Whoa, they nervous” (Nervous, what's that?) [Verse 1 - Male, detached] Yeah, this is more than a mood, this is more than a feeling Don’t ignore what you see—this is more than just healing Here’s a blueprint of me Take a second, now let’s look closer To a time and a place when people thought that I had my composure Sittin' in the back of my mind Pacin' around with a motion Ain’t nobody really got a clue what I do with my self-devotion Don’t go nowhere unless I got this practiced expression with me Everybody lookin’ at me like I’m fine “He’s got it figured, has he?” Became a full-time job, call it my demolition Little way to appease my condition Oh, and before I’m finished? To all them folks who told me, “Man, you just seem so unshaken” I took that flawed design and made it my undertaking. [Chorus - Female Vocals - Ethereal] It’s so clear you don’t perceive the problem It’s so clear you only see the surface Yeah, you used to think that I was solid Now you’re leaning in like, “Whoa, they nervous” It’s so clear you don’t perceive the problem (You don't see it) It’s so clear you only see the surface (No) Yeah, you used to think that I was solid Now you’re leaning in like, “Whoa, they nervous” [Verse 2 - Male, distant] I got lost in the framework, I got lost in the beams Don’t just talk to the architect—the structure talks to me Don’t make it hard, look, it really ain't that complicated But people build it up, let me clear the complication Some said the wiring's fried Some told me I was broken Some said to patch up the line Some said, "The dam has opened" Don’t know what’s in this build, don’t know my situation Put my life in these walls, put my faults in the foundation Age thirteen, walkin’ around with a smile that no one owns Ain't nobody else in my zone, just me and these borrowed bones Some people played their part Some people bought the act But in the end, I found the flood was a fact. [Chorus - Female Vocals - Ethereal] It’s so clear you don’t perceive the problem It’s so clear you only see the surface Yeah, you used to think that I was solid Now you’re leaning in like, “Whoa, they nervous” It’s so clear you don’t perceive the problem It’s so clear you only see the surface Yeah, you used to think that I was solid Now you’re leaning in like, “Whoa, they nervous” [Outro (Male - Spoken)] Yeah, a lot of people don’t get it A lot of people don't see I been building this thing since I was a kid, man It's been a project, it's been a focus for so long And like I said, it's way more than that now It's way more than just something I wanna fix This ain't about me wanting to look good Me about wanting to make it through It's like, part of my architecture now, you know? I'm the one who built the trap... and I'm the one who's stuck inside it. Yeah.
