Walk On Water

Album: Revival (2017)
Charted: 7 14
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  • I walk on water
    But I ain't no Jesus
    I walk on water
    But only when it freezes (fuck)

    Why, are expectations so high?
    Is it the bar I set?
    My arms, I stretch, but I can't reach
    A far cry from it, or it's in my grasp, but as
    Soon as I grab, squeeze
    I lose my grip like the flying trapeze
    Into the dark, I plummet
    Now the sky's blackening, I know the mark's high
    Butter-flies rip apart my stomach
    Knowing that no matter what bars I come with
    You're gonna hark, gripe, and that's a hard Vicodin to swallow
    So I scrap these, as pressure increases, like khakis
    I feel the ice cracking, because

    I walk on water
    But I ain't no Jesus
    I walk on water
    But only when it freezes

    It's the curse of the standard
    That the first of the Mathers disc set
    Always in search of the verse that I haven't spit yet
    Will this step just be another misstep
    To tarnish whatever the legacy, love or respect, I've garnered?
    The rhyme has to be perfect, the delivery flawless
    And it always feels like I'm hitting the mark
    'Til I go sit in the car, listen, and pick it apart
    Like, "This shit is garbage"
    God's given me all this
    Still I feel no different regardless
    Kids look to me like as a God, this is retarded
    If only they knew, it's a facade and it's exhaustive
    And I try to not listen to nonsense
    But if you bitches are trying to strip me of my confidence
    Mission accomplished
    I'm not God-sent
    Nas, Rakim, Pac, Big, James Todd Smith, and I'm not Prince, so

    I walk on water
    But I ain't no Jesus
    I walk on water (It's true, I'm a Rubik's, it's true)
    But only when it freezes (It's true)

    'Cause I'm only human, just like you
    Making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
    I don't think you should believe in me the way you do
    'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh

    It's true, I'm a Rubik's, a beautiful mess
    At times juvenile, yes, I goof and I jest
    A flawed human, I guess
    But I'm doing my best to not ruin your expectations
    And meet 'em, but first, the "Speedom" verse
    Now, Big Sean, he's going too fast
    Is he gonna shout or curse out his mom?
    There was a time I had the world by the balls, eating out my palm
    Every album, song I was spazzin' the fuck out on
    And now I'm getting clowned and frowned on
    But the only one who's looking down on me that matters now's Deshaun
    Am I lucky to be around this long?
    Begs the question, though
    Especially after the methadone
    As yesterday fades and the Dresden home is burnt to the ground
    And all that's left of my house is lawn
    The crowds are gone
    And it's time to wash out the blonde
    Sales decline, the curtains drawn
    They're closing the set, I'm still poking my head out from behind
    And everyone who has doubt, remind
    Now take your best rhyme, outdo it, now do it a thousand times
    Now let 'em tell ya the world no longer cares or gives a fuck about your rhymes
    And as I grow outta sight, outta mind, I might go outta mine
    'Cause how do I, ever let this mic go without a fight
    When I made a fuckin' tightrope outta twine?
    But when I do fall from these heights, though, I'll be fine
    I won't pout or cry or spiral down or whine
    But I'll decide if it's my final bow this time around 'cause

    I walk on water
    But I ain't no Jesus
    I walk on water
    But only when it freezes

    'Cause I'm only human, just like you
    I been making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
    I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
    'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
    If I walked on water, I would drown

    'Cause I'm just a man, but as long as I got a mic I'm godlike
    So me and you are not alike
    Bitch, I wrote "Stan" Writer/s: Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Holly B. Hafermann, Marshall B. III Mathers
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Meagan from LouisianaBasically what he is trying to say is that he is sorry for all the times he messed up and he is trying to makeup for it and i think he was trying to look for the right words to say that and he did that perfectly.
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