Old Me Old Ways

​Title: The Rearview (Expanded) ​(Chorus) Old me, old ways, best stay away I’m off that burner, I don’t play Nah, not today, keep the past at bay Hard to control what the demons say Any given day, lost in the fray Searching for peace, but where’s my bay? ​(Verse 1) Let’s take a second glance at the path I passed I was built for the crash, moving way too fast Foot to the floor, zero to a hundred, zip out the door Adrenaline junk, always begging for more Count it down: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Back to the person that I’m trying to outrun Getting lit, throwing fits, tearing down the walls Waking up to static and the late-night calls Like a candle burnt right down to the wick The old me was toxic, a dirty, low trick I was burning my bridges just to watch 'em ignite A shadow of a man looking for a fight ​(Chorus) Old me, old ways, best stay away I’m off that burner, I don’t play Nah, not today, keep the past at bay Hard to control what the demons say Any given day, lost in the fray Searching for peace, but where’s my bay? ​(Verse 2) Down on the ground, I wasn't making a sound Just a snake in the grass, never wanted to be found Quietly—this kid ain't sh*t, creeping through the alleys Living life slimey, deep in the valleys Stomping through the grime, thought it made me shine Locking down the secrets of a twisted mind No compass, no map, just a pocket full of spite and fat ass raps Running from the truth in the dead of the night Yeah, I used to be the villain in my own damn play Selling out my soul just to get through the day Back to my time when the darkness was blind Left a trail of wreckage in the peace I designed ​(Chorus) Old me, old ways, best stay away I’m off that burner, I don’t play Nah, not today, keep the past at bay Hard to control what the demons say Any given day, lost in the fray Searching for peace, but where’s my bay? ​(Verse 3) Now I look in the mirror and I see the scars From the days I was trapped behind internal bars Burying the habits that I used to keep 'Cause the ghosts of the past never let a man sleep I was reckless, thoughtless, cold to the bone Building up an empire of dirt on a throne But you can't run forever on a tank full of hate Sooner or later, you gotta face your own fate I’m dropping the anchor, I’m cutting the line Leaving that shadow in the rearview of time ​(Bridge) All day, busting rhymes like a desperate crime Lay down the truth just to kill the time I swear that I’m fine, just clearing the haze Burning the map of my old, wicked ways ​(Outro) Old me, old ways, stay away. (Yeah, I’m done with that.) Not today. (Not today.) Leave 'em in the dirt. Where's my bay?