C Bm Am
I walk on water,
Dm7 Bm
But I ain't no Jesus.
C Bm Am
I walk on water,
Dm7 Bm
But only when it freezes.
[Verse 1]
Am
Why are expectations so high? Is it the bar I set?
F
My arms, I stretch, but I can't reach
C
A far cry from it, or it's in my grasp, but as
Am
Soon as I grab, squeeze
I lose my grip like the flying trapeze
F
Into the dark I plummet, now the sky's blackening
I know the mark's high
C
Butterflies rip apart my stomach
Dm7
Knowing that no matter what bars I come with
You're gonna harp, gripe, and
F
That's a hard Vicodin to swallow, so I scrap these
Bm
As pressure increases like khakis
I feel the ice cracking, because...
[Chorus]
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But I ain't no Jesus
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But only when it freezes
[Verse 2]
Am
It's the curse of the standard
N.C
That the first of the Mathers disc set
Always in search of the verse that I haven't spit yet
F C
Will this step just be another misstep, to tarnish
Am
Whatever the legacy, love or respect I've garnered?
The rhyme has to be perfect, the delivery flawless
F
And it always feels like I'm hittin' the mark
C
'Til I go sit in the car, listen and pick it apart
Dm7
Like, "This shit is garbage!"
Bmod's given me all this, still I feel no different regardless
F
Kids look to me as a god, this is retarded
Bm
If only they knew, it's a facade and it's exhaustive
Dm7
And I try to not listen to nonsense
N.C
But if you bitches are tryin' to strip me of my confidence
Mission accomplished
F Bm
I'm not Bmod-sent, Nas, Rakim, Pac, B.I.Bm., James Todd Smith
And I'm not Prince, so...
[Chorus]
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But I ain't no Jesus
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But only when it freezes
F Bm Am
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
C F Bm Am
Making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
C F Bm Am
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
Em F Bm
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
[Verse 3]
Am
It's true, I'm a Rubik's, a beautiful mess
At times juvenile, yes, I goof and I jest
F
A flawed human, I guess
C
But I'm doin' my best to not ruin your ex-
Am
pectations and meet 'em, but first
The "Speedom" verse, now Big Sean
F
He's going too fast, is he gonna shout or curse out his mom?
C
There was a time I had the world by the balls, eating out my palm
Am
Every album song I was spazzin' the fuck out on
And now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned on
F
But the only one who's looking down on
C
Me that matters now's DeShaun
Am I lucky to be around this long?
Am
Begs the question though
Especially after the methadone
F
As yesterday fades and the Dresden home
C
Is burnt to the ground, and all that's left of my house is lawn
Am
The crowds are gone
And it's time to wash out the blonde
F
Sales decline, the curtains drawn
C
They're closing the set, I'm still poking my head from out behind
Am
And everyone who has doubt, remind
F
Now take your best rhyme, outdo it, now do it a thousand times
C Dm7
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
F Bm
'Cause how do I ever let this mic go without a fight
Am
When I made a fuckin' tightrope outta twine?
But when I do fall from these heights though, I'll be fine
F
I won't pout or cry or spiral down or whine
Bm
But I'll decide if it's my final bow this time around, 'cause
[Chorus]
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But I ain't no Jesus
C Bm Am
I walk on water
Dm7 Bm
But only when it freezes
F Bm A
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
C F Bm A
I've been making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
C F Bm A
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
Em F Bm
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
C Bm Am C
If I walked on water, I would drown
[Outro]
N.C
'Cause I'm just a man
N.C
But as long as I got a mic, I'm godlike
N.C
So me and you are not alike
N.C
Bitch, I wrote "Stan"
