Ab                 Cm
Told myself I wasn't gonna be this way
Gm                     Ab
But here I am in Hollywood tryna promote my face
Ab                    Cm
Yeah, my mama raised me to be a humble man
Gm                         Ab
But then you sing a couple songs and get some compliments and

[Pre-chorus]
Ab                   Cm
Once you get it, you try to stretch it
     Db                   Ab
You pull out all of the stops (All of the stops)
Ab                   Cm
You get used to the rush it's giving you
Db                     Ab
Who are you when it's gone

[Chorus]

Db             Ab                Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?
Db                    Ab                  Cm
The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight
Ab                      Db
Am I anybody if nobody sees me?
Ab                      Cm
Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah
Db              Ab               Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?

[Verse 2]

Ab
Look, comparison killing my joy (Ayy)
Cm
Still tryna fill in the void (Ayy)
Gm
I wish it was different
            Ab
Feeling on minimum when they not feeling your boy
Ab                                    Cm
Oh y'all want a picture while I'm at dinner?

Yeah, I'm a little annoyed
Gm                                       Ab
But I'll probably miss it when it's all finished

And they don't want it no more
Ab                        Cm
Of course, how many more likes do we need?
         Gm                             Ab
If we a slave to they opinion, we won't ever be free
              Ab
So tell 'em I like me like this
          Cm
Oh, you don't? Shoulda got your mind right
        Gm                    Ab
'Cause life still hands you lemons with the limelight, right?


[Chorus]

Db             Ab                Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?
Db                    Ab                  Cm
The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight
Ab                      Db
Am I anybody if nobody sees me?
Ab                      Cm
Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah
Db              Ab               Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?

[Verse 3]

    Ab                            Cm
Hi, my name is Swoope and I got a problem
     Gm
It's not Alcoholics Anonymous
      Ab                                       Ab
I'm addicted to all the applause that gets me high
                 Cm
And the prison I sit in is built outta bars I spit
Gm
Thinking 'bout giving up all of it
Ab
But I don't wanna go through withdrawals again
    Am            Cm
I'm dry, not to be high is killing me
   Gm                         Ab
Detox is sending me to seek my identity
      Ab
Beyond my Twitter feed
          Cm
My inner peace ain't in who follows me, nah
       Gm                      Ab
That clout is just a cloud of dust, I need sobriety now

Truth

[Chorus]
Db             Ab                Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?
Db                    Ab                  Cm
The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight
Ab                      Db
Am I anybody if nobody sees me?
Ab                      Cm
Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah
Db              Ab               Cm
Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight?

Ab
If I don't shine in the spotlight?