I think that we're headed down the wrong road
(I swear)
Fake's real and they say
Real's fake woke
(You see this?)
False prophets on these screens
Everywhere we go
But what did you expect
When dumb people got smartphones
More memes, cool
Make it all a big joke
Crown your fake kings
And let them sit up on your fake thrones
You're young now
But just wait until you grow old
When life gets real
You'll remember all these words I wrote
I went roaming, walked multiple ways
For 40 nights, 40 sleeps, yes, multiple days
(I tried)
In the desert no food, water
Searching for the answers
But you listen to these people
Who got nothing to say
You wouldn't know real
If it slapped you right in the face
Ain’t for the culture I can tell
By the shit you embrace
(I see it)
I'm in Gotham
But my mind's in a different place
So f*ck your cosigns, money
And your radio play
I be shaking when I write my music
I've been anti-violent but don't push me
Cause I just might do it
(Don't push me)
They won't give you no credit
Cause they know you'll use it
And that's what happens when the master
Starts fearing the student
In this city, you're a number
They don't see you as human
(They don't see)
Just a puppet they replace
For their games and amusement
In a city full of angels
With the biggest influence
I see demons with a platform
Who just fucking abuse it
In Gotham everybody knows everybody
If you ain’t got a blue check
You ain't anybody
Redo, repeat, sleep
Double tap, see copy
Lost souls unaware
They’re turning into dead zombies
Everywhere you look is plastic, all fabricated
Everything you’ve seen on TV was exaggerated
(It's so fake)
Don’t nobody see you
Till you get a million followers
And when you do
They treat you like you're someone
And you're validated
What do you do?
How much money you make?
Who do you know? What do you drive?
Where do you stay?
And while you’re answering those questions
They’ll be calculating how much of it
They can see themselves trying to come in and take
If you’re fragile
Don’t you even try come to this place
(Don't come here)
They gon' build you just to break you
Then rebuild you to break
Let you reach your own limit
Then heroically save
And that’s exactly how
Gotham turns you into a slave
In Gotham
Everyone goes and they lose their souls
Cause they can’t control
In Gotham
Everyone lies, it’s an eye for an eye
You will lose your minds
In Gotham
Everyone goes and they lose their souls
Cause they can’t control
In Gotham
Livin' in Gotham, livin' in Gotham
Livin' in Gotham, livin' in Gotham
Nobody's from here but everybody comes here
Wanting to be famous
Till they realize the price of fame
Brings close everything that they once feared
Consumed by the algorithm, it becomes clear
Life’s a simulation
All controlled by a puppeteer
Blind people leading blind people
Driving cars to a destination that is unclear
While they can’t steer
One year, two years, three years, four
Drugs, alcohol, addiction, morgue
Fake friends
Women gold-digging as a sport
Who convince you you should live
A whole life you can’t afford
Nobody sees you, you’re continuously ignored
Everybody wants fame
They don’t care what it’s for
They don’t wanna build theirs
They’re just tryna take yours
This is dog eat dog
In this messed up world
You think you need this place
But you don’t
Happiness is not a physical place
You call home
Did you ever wonder
Why you feel like you feel
When you take that time away from your phone
Fake shit goes viral
We know this won't
They’ll say they care
But will never show
Gotham isn’t just a place
It's a mind state
Watered by the thoughts that manifest
What you grow
In Gotham
Everyone goes and they lose their souls
Cause they can’t control
In Gotham
Everyone lies, it’s an eye for an eye
You will lose your minds
In Gotham
Everyone goes and they lose their souls
Cause they can’t control
In Gotham
Livin' in Gotham, livin' in Gotham
Livin' in Gotham, livin' in Gotham
Don’t tell them how you feel
'Cause I promise they won’t call back
Everybody's in it for money
So it's all bad
Killing off my demons
I'm rapping this in all black
I ain’t gotta, I ain’t gotta
I ain’t gotta, I ain’t gotta
Prove nothing to Gotham
They ain’t done nothing for me
For me
