I couldn't even think about wanting to be something else; I... - Jay-Z, Decoded

"I couldn't even think about wanting to be something else; I wouldn't let myself visualize another life. But I wrote because I couldn't stop. It was a release, a mental exercise, a way of keeping sane."

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