Joe Budden - Castles lyrics

My castle started shrinking
Something's gotta give
Ended up being the smallest place
That I had ever lived
One of the reasons I would do away with fame
To say the least
Don't know who these people are
Their names ain't on the lease
It's a different type of monster
Entertainment is a beast
Was supposed to eat together
Then I became the main feast
If you preying on my kindness
Taking advantage of Joe's cool
I'd have to ask
What's your definition of soul food?
I bust my ass for my whole life
And I worked hard for my profit
And envy I know cuts like a knife
So you probably work hard to stop it
If you know me like you claim then
How could you disregard my logic?
You know I cut my arm short and
Put my heart in my pocket
A pretty good judge of character
Maybe I mistaked a few
Cut some people off, but had no choice
It's what they made me do
Why would you take advantage when it's
Something I'd have gave to you?
And in the long run, it doesn't take from me
It takes from you
You'll probably tell me I'm a fucked up nigga
You got it wrong
I just won't be fucked up with you
Which forces me get distant
And I never want to act a way with you
But passion and desire never
Blends with lackadaisical
No longer enable you
That's no longer favorable
But pride is on your sleeve so you'll
Just act like nothing phases you
Which can never equal good, in fact
So love can't be lost
I know exactly where I put it at

Word got no problem with nobody though
So have no problem with me figured no beef
No malice i got no vendetta with y'all
So I only want better for myself
Might even want better for y'all

My castle started shrinking
I tried my best to fight it
Don't know how it happened
Don't know how they got invited
Was good with cabin fever
And maybe that helped create the space
Fuck your good intentions
More concerned with what's taking place
But everyone feels entitled
Made up their mind they got a right to
My peers transforming right before my
Eyes into my rivals
Y'all can have the cars, yall
Can have the clothes
Take all that shit that I don't love
I'm learning fast that recognition
Is it's own drug
And what's worse than some of
Your actions being feminine
Is I got no way of knowing
If your moves are really genuine
You there when it's bright
Better be there when it's dark
You wasn't there for the ride
Don't be there when I park
Figure I love niggas enough to let the
World come and stay with me
And I'll stay trapped in this room
To keep ya'll away from me
What's supposed to happen when
I'm not hot anymore?
Your job rely on me being crazy
But what if I'm not anymore? The funny shit
Them molly's were cool when we
All were doing em
But nobody recalled when I was the
Only one they were ruining
I learned a long time ago in
Life that not much is fair
So no love lost, but not much is there
Deja vu, this happened rapidly before
Every day's a constant struggle and
You're a casualty of war
Which could only equal good, in fact
So love isn't lost
I know exactly where I put it at