[Verse 1]
You walk in measuring the room by my shoes
I’m already past the line you’re trying to move
You count your little wins like they’re carved in stone
I make one call and turn the whole thing home
You talk like a king with a borrowed crown
I build from the floor while you look around
Every time you say I’m reaching too high
I land on the mark while you ask me why
[Pre-Chorus]
You keep score, I keep climbing
You call it luck, I call good timing
When the whole room turns to see
Tell me, who’s the one they came to meet?
[Chorus]
I’m better than him, better than him
Say it out loud, let it sink in
I run my own race, I don’t chase his name
You can keep the crown, I don’t play that game
I’m better than him, better than him
Every new round, I raise the win
You look like me when the lights go dim
Wait—who’s that looking back again?
[Verse 2]
New suit, same talk, same thin little grin
You borrow my lines then you call it a win
I turn one setback to a clean new start
You need a whole crowd just to play your part
You wanted a race, now you’re watching me lap
You wanted the throne, but you missed the map
I don’t need your nod, I don’t need your nod
I’ve been my own rival, I’ve been my own odds
[Pre-Chorus]
You keep score, I keep climbing
You call it luck, I call good timing
When the whole room turns to see
Tell me, who’s the one they came to meet?
[Chorus]
I’m better than him, better than him
Say it out loud, let it sink in
I run my own race, I don’t chase his name
You can keep the crown, I don’t play that game
I’m better than him, better than him
Every new round, I raise the win
You look like me when the lights go dim
Wait—who’s that looking back again?
[Bridge]
Hold up, that voice knows every line
That face has been right here the whole time
I’ve been throwing punches at my own reflection
Trying to outrun my own perfection
[Final Chorus: overlapping call and answer]
[Lead] I’m better than him, better than him
[Answer] You’re better than who? Take a look within
[Lead] Say it out loud, let it sink in
[Answer] Same eyes, same name—who are you trying to win?
[Lead] I run my own race, I don’t chase his name
[Answer] You built this rival just to fuel the flame
[Lead] I’m better than him, better than him
[Answer] Then make peace with the one beneath your skin
[Lead] Every new round, I raise the win
[Answer] The only one you had to beat was you again
[Outro]
Better than him—now I know what that means
Better than yesterday, stronger than the old me