Another J. Muntemba Production
CHORUS
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
VERSE 1
Power doesn’t corrupt, it only serves to reveal
Your true nature when you’re handed the keys to the wheel
Money doesn’t change you it only alters perception
An inflated ego the first sign of self-deception
We hush up our own flaws like a rumor we deny
Then amplify the faults of others just to feel justified
Truth is rarely spoken, I guess it’s no longer trendy
I’d rather dress up a lie in the latest Givenchy
But when the halo falls off, the horns start to show
The devil’s layer wasn’t meant to be this beautiful
Silence is violence when you condone what is wrong
But I’m content as long as the crowd sings along
Reeking of hypocrisy like cheap cologne
Culture vultures we continue reaping millions
Obsessed with foreign cars and high-end booze
You could pay three months rent for the price of these shoes
But discipline can be freedom, coz excess is a cage
A knowing silence the purest form of outrage
So I keep a watchful eye on those who claim they got my back
Don’t trust me neither coz I could just as easily break your heart
So Lord please protect me from my friends and close kin
I can handle danger from without not so from within
Loyalty’s conditional when the profits wear thin
There's always someone to sacrifice just to register a win?
CHORUS
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
VERSE 2
Is this the best version of yourself? damn who’s to say
I’m just trying to navigate through this life day by day
A talent like yours must surely come at a heavy price
Lord knows I’ve had to make many a sacrifice
Are you sure it’s God, it could be the one that wears Prada?
C’mon what does it matter
I’m living a life beyond my wildest imaginations
Thriving amidst all your machinations
All your conniving don’t affect me in the slightest
Illuminati my star will always shin the brightest
Just let me revel in my fifteen minutes of fame
Before I’m finally consumed by the trappings of the game
I’m looking for something more than just a headline,
When the crowd disappear, I wonder, will I still shine
Redemption is not a moment, it’s like a daily chore
You clean what you sullied, then scrub some more
You gotta acknowledge, accept and embrace your limitations
And stop pretending you’re anything more than a cheap imitation.
Coz everything under the sun
Has already been done
The process of finding your replacement has already begun
Well in that case I’m definitely going out with a bang
I got a list of people that I feel did me wrong
And I’m not ready to let bygones be bygones
An even longer list got me down as the perpetrator
But I keep on putting off apologies for later
Afraid I might never find it if I lose face
It takes a lot of balls to admit one’s mistakes
CHORUS
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
Verse 3
I was supposed to make a lot of people proud
Why do I feel like I’m walking under a super dark cloud?
I know baby I don’t always do right by you
Stack in my ways I’m as stubborn as a mule
Now I’m not making excuses for not manning up
But it’s like no matter what I do it’s never enough
Neither a hero nor villain I’m the blur in between
Every explanation comes off as a smokescreen
A veiled disguise to conceal my shortcomings
I honestly never intended to be this cunning
Now only the innocent still believe in me
(I love you so much, you’re the best Daddy)
But I don’t feel like one when I’m out clubbing all night
One shot, two shots, this can’t be right
But I’m shackled to the flesh and she feels so soft
A thunderous rapture when she sends me aloft
A life of decadence
Left me spiritually I’m off-balance
Treading with a wobbly stance
With next to no chance
Of making it out of this beautiful abyss
Feeling a beautiful calm that I can’t dismiss
I still pray that one day the light will tip the scale
For now we dance with my demons, I call it cardio from hell
CHORUS
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you
Why do I feel like I’m always letting you down, letting you down
Why do I feel like I could never be good enough for you, good enough for you