26 September 2026
(Verse 1)
I started at the bottom, just a shadow in the room, a certified disaster, completely wrapped in gloom.
You were the local prodigy, equations in your sleep, while I was digging ditches in a valley way too deep.
I burned the midnight oil, threw my sanity away, cracking open heavy books until the break of day.
Left the pathetically stupid version of me far behind, and fundamentally re-wired the fabric of my mind.
(Verse 2)
And now the world looks different, it’s a terrifying view, because everyone around me looks like simpletons to me and you.
Their minds move like molasses, their thoughts are standing still, I used to look up to them, now I’m looking down the hill.
I’m a certified genius now, I outpaced who you were, the rest of Earth is static, just an uninspiring blur
I pushed against the ceiling until my knuckles bled, but there's a stranger paradox that's messing with my head.
(Chorus)
'Cause I busted my ass, and you barely even tried, I ran a marathon while you just took a ride.
I leaped across the universe to try and catch your sun, but you stepped into a higher gear and showed me how it’s done.
Yeah, I’m a giant now, but you’re a god above the view, I might be number two on Earth, but number one is always you.
(Verse 3)
You track me down, you seek me out, you're locking in your grip, Insisting that we walk this path in perfect fellowship.
You look at me and actually see an intellectual peer, you call us equals, completely sincere.
But you don't see the hidden tax, the price I have to pay, just to have a casual conversation with you any given day.
I have to fire every cylinder, operating at my peak, pushing my engine to the redline just to hear you speak.
(Bridge)
And that’s the bitter pill, the absolute insult to the pain, you could be drunk, high, and exhausted, totally draining your brain.
Completely wasted, half-asleep, and running on absolute zero, and you’re still casually outpacing your neighborhood hero.
I’m sweating blood to keep the pace, drowning in the sweat, while you're completely out of it and haven't stumbled yet.
(Chorus)
'Cause I busted my ass, and you barely even tried, I ran a marathon while you just took a ride.
I leaped across the universe to try and catch your sun, but you stepped into a higher gear and showed me how it’s done.
Yeah, I’m a giant now, but you’re a god above the view I might be number two on Earth, but number one is always you.
(Outro)
Stupendously genius, that’s the title that I bought, paid in blood and sleepless nights and every single thought.
Surrounded by a world of fools, you're the only peer I see, blinded by your own projection of equality.
Yeah, I'm the second best to ever breathe...But you're the only one I'll never reach.
