Yeah, yeah—
I-i-i-i-it's a knife when they wait for the moment you slip
It’s a knife when they frame you, then crop out the pic
It’s a knife when your friend’s got a foot on your throat
And It's a kn— when the crowd’s in the back, takin’ bets while you choke
It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends
When somebody says, "Khalil, I think you've totally changed"
It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm likе, "Who the fuck is he?"

'Cause it's a knifе when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top (On top)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall

I-i-i-i-it's a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when (When, when)
All this sympathy is just a knife when (When)
It's a knife when, it's a knife when (When, when)
All this sympathy is just a—

It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes
It's a knife when a friend is suddenly callin' you a snake (Mm)
It’s a knife when the rumors spread like a disease (Mm, ooh)
They don’t wanna hear the truth, they just wanna hear you plead (Yeah)
It's a knife when you're serving cunt, but they just call you a fa—
When somebody says, "Nigel, I think you've totally changed" (No shit)
(It's a knife) When somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is he?"
'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top (On top)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top (On top, ooh)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall

I-i-i-i-it's a knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a knife when (When, when)
All this sympathy is just a knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a knife when (It's a knife when)
It's a knife when (Ah)
All this sympathy is just a kn—

(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All this expectation is a knife
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All the things I've said are just a knife
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All this expectation is a knife (Mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
Yeah (Mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All this expectation is a knife (Mm, yeah, mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All the things I've said are just a knife (Mm, yeah, mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All this expectation is a knife-knife-knife-knife-knife (Mm, yeah, mm)