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THEY STAY SQUARE I STAY CLEAR CLEAR CALM MIND ME READY FOR WAR ITS NO ACTING ITS REAL ACTION ITS COLD OUT WHEN IM CONNECTED THEY STAY OFFENDED I DONT REACT I JUST OBSERVE EVERY LITTLE WORD EVERY LITTLE NERVE THEY WANT A RESPONSE SO I GIVE EM NONE SILENCE SPEAKS LOUD WHEN THE TALKING IS DONE I BEEN THROUGH STORMS I DONT FEAR RAIN LEARNED HOW TO BREATHE THROUGH THE PRESSURE AND PAIN THEY LOSE THEIR HEAD I JUST LOWER MINE TAKE ONE DEEP BREATH THEN IM BACK ONLINE THATS MINDFULNESS WITH A ROADMAN TWIST CALM IN THE CHAOS I DONT NEED TO FIST THEY THINK BEING HARD MEANS LOSE CONTROL I THINK REAL STRENGTH MEANS YOU MASTER YOUR SOUL THEY CHAT TOO MUCH I LET THEM CHAT I DONT NEED TO PROVE WHERE MY HEAD IS AT THEY THROW LITTLE JABS I JUST LET THEM FLY CAUSE HALF OF THESE WARRIORS ARE SCARED INSIDE I WALK IN CALM BUT THE ROOM GETS STILL NO NEED FOR A THREAT NO NEED FOR A GRILL I KNOW MYSELF THATS THE DIFFERENCE HERE WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR WORTH YOU AINT MOVED BY FEAR ICE IN THE VEINS BUT THE HEART STILL WARM BUILT FROM THE PRESSURE BUILT THROUGH THE STORM THEY CALL IT WEAK WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO BE STILL BUT IT TAKES REAL POWER TO CONTROL THAT WILL I GOT PATIENCE THEY AINT GOT I GOT PEACE THEY FORGOT I GOT DISCIPLINE UNDER THE CHAOS WHILE THEY KEEP RUNNING THEIR MOUTHS SO BANG BANG BANG BUT I DONT NEED A GUN BANG BANG BANG WHEN THE VERSE GETS DONE EVERY BAR LANDS EVERY WORD CUTS CLEAN CALMEST MAN IN THE ROOM BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN THEY STAY SQUARE I STAY CLEAR CLEAR CALM MIND ME READY FOR WAR NO ACTING ITS REAL ACTION COLD OUT WHEN IM CONNECTED THEY STAY OFFENDED I AINT HERE TO IMPRESS NO CLOWN I LET MY WORK SPEAK LOUD AROUND TOWN THEY WANT THAT HEAT I JUST TURN IT DOWN THATS WHY WHEN I WALK IN THEY ALL LOOK ROUND REAL ONE KNOWS WHEN TO HOLD THAT TONGUE REAL ONE KNOWS WHEN THE BATTLE AINT WON REAL ONE KNOWS YOU DONT NEED TO SWING WHEN YOUR MIND IS THE STRONGEST THING I BEEN TESTED MORE THAN ONCE SEEN BIG TALK TURN INTO A MONTH SEEN LOUD MEN QUIET WHEN PRESSURE CAME SO I LEARNED REAL QUICK NOT TO PLAY THAT GAME NOW I BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT LET THE MADNESS PASS LET THE STUPID TALK LET THE SMALL MINDS CHAT CAUSE I GOT PLACES THAT MY MIND NEEDS TO GO AND I AINT LETTING ANOTHER FOOL STEAL THE SHOW I GOT TOO MUCH FIRE TOO MUCH LIFE TOO MUCH DRIVE I DIDNT COME THIS FAR JUST TO LOSE MY MIND SO KEEP YOUR DRAMA KEEP YOUR CHAT KEEP YOUR LITTLE GAMES I STAY TEN TOES WITH A CLEAR HEAD AND I STILL KNOW MY NAME THATS THE DIFFERENCE THATS THE CODE REAL STRENGTH AINT ALWAYS LOUD SOMETIMES ITS JUST STAYING CALM WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE GETS LOUD