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IN THE ROOM lyrics
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Chorus
I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave Proximity's a spark, not a guarantee, no sir You can stand next to fire, gotta burn to be, burn! Burn to be, burn to be
Verse 1
Sixteen, sweeping floors at the studio spot, Watched a legend run takes till three on the clock, He ain't know my name but he rewired my thoughts, 'Cause I seen what a hundred percent really cost. Went home different, couldn't sleep like before, The ceiling got higher when I walked out that door, No magic in the air, it's the standard I caught, Once you watch it done for real, "good enough" is a fraud.
Chorus
I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave Proximity's a spark, not a guarantee, no sir You can stand next to fire, gotta burn to be, burn! Burn to be, burn to be
Verse 2
Some collect the handshakes like that's the resume, Front-row to the greatness, never sweat a single day, Name-drop the mountain, never climbed a step, Got the picture, got the caption, got no calluses yet. Access ain't osmosis, can't absorb it through the glass, The flame don't transfer if you never touch the task, Take the lesson, not the logo, put your hours on the line, Proximity's a compass, but your legs do the climb.
Chorus
I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave Proximity's a spark, not a guarantee, no sir You can stand next to fire, gotta burn to be, burn! Burn to be, burn to be
Bridge
(It wasn't the room It was what I decided in it, (It wasn't the flame It's that I stayed once I was lit.
Verse 3
Now the young ones watch me like I watched him then, So I keep the door propped, let the standard walk in, I don't hand out belief, I just work where they see, 'Cause the loudest thing he taught me, man, he never spoke to me. Talent set the pilot, but the reps built the blaze, Expectation raised the rent, so I grew out the space, If you close to somebody great, don't beg for the co-sign, Steal the discipline, that's the only theft with no fine.
Chorus
I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave Proximity's a spark, not a guarantee, no sir You can stand next to fire, gotta burn to be, burn! Burn to be, burn to be
Outro
Stand close, catch the spark, then carry your own,
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I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave
I was in the room, now the room's in me, in me Seen the great ones work, now the work won't leave, won't leave
Stand close, catch the spark, then carry your own,
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