Lu Myself
Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

Lu Myself,
Lupe Fiasco is focused on himself

First of all accuse myself, for bein a fool..
He blames himself for being foolish

All attempts to school myself have failed
His attempts to improve himself did not work

To improve means to remove myself
In order for him to improve, he needs to distance himself from negative influences

From this pool of sharks dark as the mood I felt...
He wants to leave the negative influences behind

Im loosin fuel, its all the food I refused myself
Because of the lack of self-care, he is losing motivation

Thats how you do (how we do) when you do yourself
He is talking about self-destructive behaviors and how they lead to negative outcomes

And if I lose, I can never excuse myself
He takes full responsibility for his actions and does not want to make excuses

Til I grow old, sit back and accrued my wealth..
He wants to grow until he is old so that he can sit back and enjoy the wealth that he has accumulated

You dont stand a chance,
He believes his competition cannot compete with him

Matter fact, u dont have half the stance (nope) to stand if u stood half a chance
The competition lacks stability and support

Like C-H-A, to dance wit this man from the C-H-A's
He is confident in his ability to outshine his competition

Give it up, just abandon plans
His competition should give up because they cannot compete with him

Since U dont have half the stance like an amputee,
His competition lacks support like a person without limbs

U dont have half the pants that it takes to command a family, a fan, or command a fee..
They lack the ability and responsibility to be a leader or performer

So u will never get the ransom u demand from me!
He will not pay his competition to compete with him

The goodnews' my foot's loose, my hands are free,
He is doing well and has freedom

So I dance all foot-loose and fancy free..
He is happy and dancing

Big ups to Footloose and all the fans of me,
He appreciates his fans and pays homage to noteworthy things

My fanbase spans from Vans to Timberlands, from Mansions to section 8 campers, B..
His fanbase is broad and inclusive

Im they chamion n I aint even sound standard, see
He is considered a champion even though he does not fit the norm

I been lamping,
He has been relaxing and enjoying himself

Whipping up an answer to these rappers, who got it backwards like they zippin up they pants to pee!!
He is mocking his competition for being backward and unskilled

Like Im just a rapper, n I aint dapper.. Im frequently fly, I can go to France for free!!
He is a rapper but also stylish and cool

N i aint no fan n base, cookin up grahams of seed, weighin they wet, stretchin they O's like rubber bands, to feed! (Whoo!!)
He is not a drug dealer and not interested in selling drugs

Like I was white boy, 100 grand a key
He is making a reference to drug dealers who make thousands of dollars selling drugs

What Im supposed to do with this little chump-ass, punk cash advance that they handed me??
He feels insulted by the amount of money record companies are giving him as an advance payment

I came back wit birds like Brandon Lee.
He is comparing himself to Brandon Lee, who starred in a famous movie about birds called 'The Crow'

I came back wit words and stanzas, G!!
He came back with a new rhyme and writing skill

Told ya! Write back, like Stan
He is calling out his competition to respond to him like in the Eminem song 'Stan'

N imma stand till it answers me!!
He will continue to stand for himself until he gets a response from his competition

Im concentratin man, thats y imma oscillatin fan (no, no) when they wanna shake hands wit me!!
He is focused on his career and takes his work seriously

It sucks right now! when u hear it, ya spirit just dampens, B..
His music has a negative tone and vibe

Like, damn, I thought thats my man, what the hell happened to he?!
People are surprised by the negative vibe of his music

His fan base is disbandin, B, cuz his lyrics dont mirror when he first landed, see!!
Some fans are abandoning him because he has changed and his music does not reflect his initial style

So give it to this lamb to please, so help me G-d imma kill it, thats my word
He is going to take over the music industry

Remove this blind fold, just
He wants people to see his true colors

Give us a chance to see!!
He wants people to give him the opportunity to shine

N imma quit it the minute it abandons me!!
He will quit once the music industry loses interest in him

My plan's to be
His plan is to

Here for a minute then im finished, im vamping, G
He has short-term goals and will retire soon

Most of these cats is pussies, pearl-tongues, oysters n clams to me!! Flinstone money!
He is saying the competition is weak, and their money is old and outdated

Cant even stand bein in they glances, jeez!!
He cannot stand the competition looking at him

They say its lookin good, but from my vantage, B
The competition thinks everything is fine, but he disagrees

Shit is sinkin like Atlantis be!
Their careers are failing

Im more set than Atlantis.. (whispering/mumbling)
He is more established and successful than his competition

Yall not understanding me??
He does not think people understand him

Am I speaking Spanish, B??!
He thinks people do not comprehend his message

Well adios, homes! i look like a sloppy joe? (yeah) what am I, a Manwich, b?!!
He jokes that he's been gone a while and sharing a comparison to a sandwich

I gotta Big Mac, if U wanna sandwich, G!!
He offers his unique style and music to people

Who else U know keep the McD tucked wit the Windy on his shoulder...? I told ya..
He is showing his support for his home and offers to share his fortune with others.

Give it up dog, its over.....
He wants the competition to give up and stop trying to compete with him