That’s me
• Written by LovesEminem
[Verse 1]
Look at me, I’m the one
Walk in, room get done
Same old doubts? I outrun
Big step, then I’m gone
I got scars on my sleeves
Still I move how I please
Talk cheap, but I breathe
Cold stare, warm dreams
I been bent, never broke
Heavy days, still I spoke
Turn that pain into smoke
Now I’m here, that’s the joke
They said sit still, play small
I was pacing the hall
Reading cracks in the wall
Learning how to take it all
New shoes, scuffed at the toe
Late nights, nowhere to go
Still I kept my head low
Then I put on the show
I came up on a lean year
No applause, no clean win here
Just a busted-up front step
And a voice that got clearer
I kept my hands steady
When the room got heavy
If they wanted me ready
I was already ready
My own rhythm, my own beat
Walked these streets on tired feet
Every setback, bittersweet
Made the victory feel complete
Didn't wait for an invitation
Built my own damn foundation
Ignored all the hesitation
Now I'm my own destination
I wore the same black jacket
Pocket torn, I still kept at it
Every room tried to size me up
I was already past it
Learned to smile with a split lip
Keep it moving, let the stiff slip
If the whole world said "not yet"
I was already in it
[Pre-Chorus]
They tried to box me in
I cut right through the seam
I don’t need their approval
I been building my own dream
I don’t chase their sign-off
I learned how to stand tall
Every door I got shut
Made the next one less hard
[Chorus]
That’s me, that’s me
Can’t nobody fade me
That’s me, that’s me
Built it from the debris
That’s me, that’s me
Still standing lately
Say my name, say it clean
Yeah, that’s me, that’s me
That’s me when the phone rings
That’s me with the sharp edge
That’s me with the loose change
And the keys on the bench
[Verse 2]
I know my flaws, I know
Still I watch myself grow
Every loss that I chose
Turned to fuel in the glow
I’m the laugh after rain
I’m the scar, I’m the gain
I’m the fire in my veins
I don’t fold, I don’t change
If the path get steep
I just dig my feet
When they count me out
I make history repeat
I missed a few, kept score
Came back asking for more
Knocked, they left the door
So I learned to build my own
I don’t need a crown
I just need solid ground
When the whole thing shakes down
I’m the one that stays around
I know the cost, I paid it
Same hands that made it
Had to take the long way
Had to let it be faded
Now the room knows my name
Not from luck, not from fame
Just the work and the strain
And the fact I remained
[Pre-Chorus]
They tried to box me in
I cut right through the seam
I don’t need their approval
I been building my own dream
I don’t ask for a handout
I bring what I got now
Every step that I laid down
Told me I could stand proud
[Chorus]
That’s me, that’s me
Can’t nobody fade me
That’s me, that’s me
Built it from the debris
That’s me, that’s me
Still standing lately
Say my name, say it clean
Yeah, that’s me, that’s me
That’s me when the lights cut
That’s me with no backup
That’s me, still showing up
Even when it gets rough
[Bridge]
If I fall, I rise
No disguise, no lies
I been mine all along
That’s why I stay strong
If the floor gives way
I find another way
I don’t need a straight line
I just need today
[Chorus]
That’s me, that’s me
Can’t nobody fade me
That’s me, that’s me
Built it from the debris
That’s me, that’s me
Still standing lately
Say my name, say it clean
Yeah, that’s me, that’s me
