[Verse] Frontin’ at the lunch table, tales too tall Borrowed a backbone, it wasn’t yours at all Flexin' on a name that ain't even your crew Never hard, never cool, it was someone you knew Talkin’ like a giant, but your shadow don’t stretch Tryna claim the field, but you ain't left the bench Stories so borrowed, they should charge you rent Bricks in your boast, but the walls still bent [Chorus] Never hard, never cool, nah, you never paid dues It was him, it was her, it was someone you knew Never fought, never ran, never walked in their shoes Your whole myth is a ghost, just someone you knew [Verse 2] Echo of a legend, not a voice of your own Claiming thrones you ain’t built, homes you don’t own Sharp words, but your blade came blunt, no shine Stealing valor like it’s yours, counterfeit the grind Whispers in the hallway, puffin' up your chest But the truth got receipts, and it failed the test It’s a rerun, every story you recycle Secondhand fame, but it’s never been rightful [Bridge] You wore their stripes, but never saw the war You held their mic, but never knew the score Their struggle, their hustle, you just played a role An actor in the shadow, never earned the soul