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One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time all I know Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away, its so unreal Didnt look out below Watch the time go right out the window Tryin to hold on, didnt even know I wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be A memory of a time when I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end it doesnt even matter One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To remind myself how I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mockin me Actin like I was part of your property Rememberin all the times you fought with me Im surprised it got so far Things arent the way they were before You wouldnt even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me in the end You kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be A memory of a time when I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end it doesnt even matter Ive put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this Theres only one thing you should know Ive put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this Theres only one thing you should know I tried so hard and got so far But in the end it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end it doesnt even matter
Shouldve stayed, were there signs, I ignored? Can I help you, not to hurt, anymore? We saw brilliance, when the world, was asleep There are things that we can have, but cant keep If they say Who cares if one more light goes out? In the sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers Who cares when someones time runs out? If a moment is all we are Or quicker, quicker Who cares if one more light goes out? Well I do The reminders, pull the floor from your feet In the kitchen, one more chair than you need, oh And youre angry, and you should be, its not fair Just cause you cant see it, doesnt mean it, isnt there If they say Who cares if one more light goes out? In the sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers Who cares when someones time runs out? If a moment is all we are Or quicker, quicker Who cares if one more light goes out? Well I do Who cares if one more light goes out? In the sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers Who cares when someones time runs out? If a moment is all we are Or quicker, quicker Who cares if one more light goes out? Well I do Well I do
I don’t like my mind right now Stacking up problems that are so unnecessary Wish that I could slow things down I wanna let go but there’s comfort in the panic And I drive myself crazy Thinking everythings about me Yeah, I drive myself crazy Cause I can’t escape the gravity Im holding on Why is everything so heavy? Holding on So much more than I can carry I keep dragging around whats bringing me down If I just let go, Id be set free Holding on Why is everything so heavy? You say that Im paranoid But I’m pretty sure the world is out to get me It’s not like I make the choice To let my mind stay so fucking messy I know Im not the center of the universe But you keep spinning round me just the same I know Im not the center of the universe But you keep spinning round me just the same Im holding on Why is everything so heavy? Holding on So much more than I can carry I keep dragging around whats bringing me down If I just let go, Id be set free Holding on Why is everything so heavy? I know Im not the center of the universe But you keep spinning round me just the same I know Im not the center of the universe But you keep spinning round me just the same And I drive myself crazy Thinking everything’s about me Holding on Why is everything so heavy? Holding on So much more than I can carry I keep dragging around whats bringing me down If I just let go, Id be set free Holding on Why is everything so heavy? Why is everything so heavy? Why is everything so heavy?
Im tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface I dont know what youre expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow Every step that I take is another mistake to you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware Im becoming this, all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you Cant you see that youre smothering me? Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control Cause everything that you thought I would be Has fallen apart, right in front of you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow Every step that I take is another mistake to you Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow And every second I waste is more than I can take Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware Im becoming this, all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you And I know I may end up failing, too But I know you were just like me With someone disappointed in you Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware Im becoming this, all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Im tired of being what you want me to be Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Im tired of being what you want me to be
Yeah Thank you, thank you, thank you, youre far too kind! Ah, uh, whoo, yeah! Ready? Whoo, whoo, whoo! Lets go! Cookin raw with the Brooklyn boy So for one last time I need yall to roar Uh, uh, uh, uh Now, what the hell are you waiting for? After me, there shall be no more So for one last time, nigga, make some noise Get em Jay! Who you know fresher than Hov? Riddle me that! The rest of yall know where Im lyrically at Cant none of yall mirror me back, yeah, hearin me rap Is like hearin G. Rap in his prime, Im Young H.O., raps grateful dead Bout to take over the globe, now break bread Im in Boeing jets, Global Express Out the country but the blueberry still connect On the low but the yacht got a triple deck But when you Young, what the fuck you expect? Yep, yep! Grand openin, grand closin God damn, your man Hov cracked the can open again Who you gon find doper than him? With no pen, just draw off inspira-tion-tion Soon you gon see you cant replace him-him With cheap imitations for these generations Encore, do you want more? Cookin raw with the Brooklyn boy So for one last time I need yall to roar Uh, uh, uh, uh Now, what the hell are you waiting for? After me, there shall be no more So for one last time, nigga, make some noise What the hell are you waiting for? Look what you made me do, look what I made for you Knew if I paid my dues, how will they pay you? When you first come in the game, they try to play you Then you drop a couple of hits, look how they wave to you From Marcy to Madison Square To the only thing that matters in just a matter of years As fate would have it, Jays status appears To be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye When I come back like Jordan Wearin the 45, it aint to play games with you Its to aim at you, probably maim you If I owe you Im blowin you to smithereens Cocksucker, take one for your team And I need you to remember one thing I came, I saw, I conquered From record sales, to sold-out concerts So, motherfucker, if you want this encore I need you to scream, til your lungs get sore Im tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface Dont know what youre expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes Every step that I take is another mistake to you And every second I waste is more than I can take! Ive become so numb, I cant feel you there Become so tired, so much more aware Im becoming this, all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you Ive become so numb Can I get a encore? Do you want more? Ive become so numb So for one last time I need yall to roar One last time I need yall to roar
Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real Theres something inside me that pulls beneath the surface Consuming, confusing This lack of self-control I fear is never-ending Controlling, I cant seem To find myself again, my walls are closing in Without a sense of confidence Im convinced that theres just too much pressure to take Ive felt this way before, so insecure Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real Discomfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me Distracting, reacting Against my will, I stand beside my own reflection Its haunting how I cant seem To find myself again, my walls are closing in Without a sense of confidence Im convinced that theres just too much pressure to take Ive felt this way before, so insecure Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real Crawling in my skin These wounds they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing, confusing what is real (Theres something inside me that pulls beneath the surface Consuming) Confusing what is real (This lack of self-control I fear is never-ending Controlling) Confusing what is real
I got a long way to go And a long memory I been searching for an answer Always just out of reach Blood on the floor Sirens repeat I been searching for the courage To face my enemies When they turn down the lights I hear my battle symphony All the world in front of me If my armor breaks I’ll fuse it back together Battle symphony Please just don’t give up on me And my eyes are wide awake For my battle symphony For my battle symphony They say that I don’t belong Say that I should retreat That I’m marching to the rhythm Of a lonesome defeat But the sound of your voice Puts the pain in reverse No surrender, no illusions And for better or worse When they turn down the lights I hear my battle symphony All the world in front of me If my armor breaks I’ll fuse it back together Battle symphony Please just don’t give up on me And my eyes are wide awake If I fall, get knocked down Pick myself up off the ground If I fall, get knocked down Pick myself up off the ground When they turn down the lights I hear my battle symphony All the world in front of me If my armor breaks I’ll fuse it back together Battle symphony Please just don’t give up on me And my eyes are wide awake For my battle symphony For my battle symphony
So say goodbye and hit the road Pack it up and disappear You better have some place to go Cause you cant come back around here Good goodbye Live from the rhythm, its Something wild, venomous Enemies trying to read me Youre all looking highly illiterate Blindly forgetting if Im in the mix You wont find an equivalent Ive been here killing it Longer than youve been alive, you idiot And it makes you so mad Somebody else could be stepping in front of you And it makes you so mad that youre not the only one Theres more than one of you And you cant understand the fact That its over and done, hope you had fun Youve got a lot to discuss on the bus Headed back where youre from So say goodbye and hit the road Pack it up and disappear You better have some place to go Cause you cant come back around here Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Goodbye, good riddance A period is after every sentence Did my time with my cellmate Maxed out so now we finished Every day was like a hail date Every night was like a hailstorm Took her back to my tinted windows Showin out, she in rare form Wings up, now Im airborne King Push, they got a chair for him Make way for the new queen The old lineup, where they cheer for em Consequence when you aint there for him Were you there for him? Did you care for him? You were dead wrong So say goodbye and hit the road Pack it up and disappear You better have some place to go Cause you cant come back around here Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Yo Let me say goodbye to my demons Let me say goodbye to my past life Let me say goodbye to the darkness Tell em that Id rather be here in the starlight Tell em that Id rather be here where they love me Tell em that Im yours this is our life And I still keep raising the bar like Never seen a young black brother in the chart twice Goodbye to the stereotypes You cant tell my kings we cant Mandem were linking tings in parks Now I got a tune with Linkin Park Like goodbye to my old hoe’s Goodbye to the cold roads I cant die for my postcode Young little Mike from the Gold Coast And now Im inside with my bro bros Gang So say goodbye and hit the road Pack it up and disappear You better have some place to go Cause you cant come back around here Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye Good goodbye
Memories consume like opening the wound Im picking me apart again You all assume Im safe here in my room Unless I try to start again I dont want to be the one the battles always choose Cause inside, I realize that Im the one confused I dont know whats worth fighting for Or why I have to scream I dont know why I instigate And say what I dont mean I dont know how I got this way I know its not alright So Im breaking the habit Im breaking the habit tonight Clutching my cure, I tightly lock the door I try to catch my breath again I hurt much more than anytime before I had no options left again I dont want to be the one the battles always choose Cause inside, I realize that Im the one confused I dont know whats worth fighting for Or why I have to scream I dont know why I instigate And say what I dont mean I dont know how I got this way Ill never be alright So Im breaking the habit Im breaking the habit tonight Ill paint it on the walls Cause Im the one at fault Ill never fight again And this is how it ends I dont know whats worth fighting for Or why I have to scream But now I have some clarity To show you what I mean I dont know how I got this way Ill never be alright So Im breaking the habit Im breaking the habit Im breaking the habit tonight
Tell me what Ive gotta do Theres no getting through to you The lights are on but nobodys home You say I cant understand But youre not giving me a chance When you leave me, where do you go? All the walls that you keep building All this time that I spent chasing All the ways that I keep losing you The truth is, you turn into someone else You keep running like the sky is falling I can whisper, I can yell But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Im just talking to myself Talking to myself Talking to myself But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Im just talking to myself I admit I made mistakes But yours might cost you everything Cant you hear me calling you home? Oh, all the walls that you keep building All this time that I spent chasing All the ways that I keep losing you The truth is, you turned into someone else You keep running like the sky is falling I can whisper, I can yell But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Im just talking to myself Talking to myself Talking to myself Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Im just talking to myself All the walls that you keep building All this time that I spent chasing All the ways that I keep losing you The truth is, you turned into someone else You keep running like the sky is falling I can whisper, I can yell But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Im just talking to myself Talking to myself Talking to myself Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know Talking to myself
In this farewell Theres no blood, theres no alibi Cause Ive drawn regret From the truth of a thousand lies So let mercy come and wash away What Ive done Ill face myself To cross out what Ive become Erase myself And let go of what Ive done Put to rest what you thought of me While I clean this slate With the hands of uncertainty So let mercy come and wash away What Ive done Ill face myself To cross out what Ive become Erase myself And let go of what Ive done For what Ive done I start again And whatever pain may come Today this ends Im forgiving What Ive done Ill face myself To cross out what Ive become Erase myself And let go of what Ive done What Ive done Forgiving what Ive done
Im dancing with my demons Im hanging off the edge Storm clouds gather beneath me Waves break above my head Headfirst hallucination I wanna fall wide awake now You tell me its alright Tell me Im forgiven, tonight But nobody can save me now Im holding up a light Im chasing out the darkness inside Cause nobody can save me Stared into this illusion For answers yet to come I chose a false solution But nobody proved me wrong Headfirst hallucination I wanna fall wide awake Watch the ground giving way now You tell me its alright Tell me Im forgiven, tonight But nobody can save me now Im holding up a light Im chasing out the darkness inside Cause nobody can save me Been searching somewhere out there For whats been missing right here Ive been searching somewhere out there For whats been missing right here I wanna fall wide awake now So tell me its alright Tell me Im forgiven, tonight And only I can save me now Im holding up a light Chasing out the darkness inside And I dont wanna let you down But only I can save me Been searching somewhere out there For whats been missing right here
Take me down to the river bend Take me down to the fighting end Wash the poison from off my skin Show me how to be whole again Fly me up on a silver wing Past the black where the sirens sing Warm me up in a novas glow And drop me down to the dream below Cause Im only a crack in this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see Bring me home in a blinding dream Through the secrets that I have seen Wash the sorrow from off my skin And show me how to be whole again Cause Im only a crack in this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see Cause Im only a crack in this castle of glass Hardly anything else I need to be Cause Im only a crack in this castle of glass Hardly anything there for you to see For you to see, for you to see
I had nothing to say And Id get lost in the nothingness inside of me And I let it all out to find That Im not the only person with these things in mind But all the vacancy the words revealed Is the only real thing that Ive got left to feel Just stuck, hollow and alone And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real I wanna let go of the pain Ive held so long I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im close to something real I wanna find something Ive wanted all along Somewhere I belong And Ive got nothing to say I cant believe I didnt fall right down on my face Looking everywhere, only to find That its not the way I had imagined it all in my mind What do I have but negativity? Cause I cant justify the way everyone is looking at me Nothing to gain, hollow and alone And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real I wanna let go of the pain Ive held so long I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im close to something real I wanna find something Ive wanted all along Somewhere I belong I will never know myself until I do this on my own And I will never feel anything else until my wounds are healed I will never be anything til I break away from me I will break away, Ill find myself today I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real I wanna let go of the pain Ive held so long I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im close to something real I wanna find something Ive wanted all along Somewhere I belong I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im somewhere I belong I wanna heal, I wanna feel like Im somewhere I belong Somewhere I belong
I am a little bit of loneliness A little bit of disregard Handful of complaints, but I cant help the fact That everyone can see these scars I am what I want you to want What I want you to feel But its like no matter what I do, I cant convince you To just believe this is real So I let go, watching you Turn your back like you always do Face away and pretend that Im not But Ill be here, cause youre all that Ive got I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal this damage anymore Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored I am a little bit insecure A little unconfident Cause you dont understand, I do what I can But sometimes, I dont make sense I am what you never want to say But Ive never had a doubt Its like no matter what I do, I cant convince you For once, just to hear me out So I let go, watching you Turn your back like you always do Face away and pretend that Im not But Ill be here, cause youre all that Ive got I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal this damage anymore Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored No! Hear me out now! Youre gonna listen to me, like it or not Right now! Hear me out now! Youre gonna listen to me, like it or not I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal this damage anymore Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored I cant feel Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored
I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared But no one would listen cause no one else cared After my dreaming, I woke with this fear What am I leaving when Im done here? So, if youre asking me, I want you to know When my time comes, forget the wrong that Ive done Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed And dont resent me, and when youre feeling empty Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest Leave out all the rest Dont be afraid Ive taken my beating, Ive shared what I made Im strong on the surface, not all the way through Ive never been perfect, but neither have you So, if youre asking me, I want you to know When my time comes, forget the wrong that Ive done Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed Dont resent me, and when youre feeling empty Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest Leave out all the rest Forgetting all the hurt inside Youve learned to hide so well Pretending someone else Can come and save me from myself I cant be who you are When my time comes, forget the wrong that Ive done Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed Dont resent me, and when youre feeling empty Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest Leave out all the rest Forgetting all the hurt inside Youve learned to hide so well Pretending someone else Can come and save me from myself I cant be who you are I cant be who you are
Why does it feel like night today? Something in heres not right today Why am I so uptight today? Paranoias all I got left I dont know what stressed me first Or how the pressure was fed But I know just what it feels like To have a voice in the back of my head Like a face that I hold inside A face that awakes when I close my eyes A face that watches every time I lie A face that laughs every time I fall So I know that when its time to sink or swim That the face inside is here in me Right underneath my skin Its like Im paranoid, looking over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right beneath my skin I know Ive got a face in me Points out all my mistakes to me Youve got a face on the inside, too And your paranoias probably worse I dont know what set me off first But I know what I cant stand Everybody acts like the fact of the matter Is I cant add up to what you can But everybody has a face that they hold inside A face that awakes when I close my eyes A face that watches every time they lie A face that laughs every time they fall So you know that when its time to sink or swim That the face inside is watching you, too Right inside your skin Its like Im paranoid, looking over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right beneath the skin Its like Im paranoid, looking over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right beneath my skin The face inside is right beneath your skin The face inside is right beneath your skin The face inside is right beneath your skin The sun goes down I feel the light betray me The sun goes down I feel the light betray me Its like Im paranoid, looking over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right beneath the skin Its like Im paranoid, looking over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right beneath my skin
Yeah, here we go for the hundredth time Hand grenade pins in every line Throw em up and let something shine Going out of my fucking mind Filthy mouth, no excuse Find a new place to hang this noose String me up from atop these roofs Knot it tight so I wont get loose Truth is, you can stop and stare Bled myself out and no one cares Dug the trench out, laid down there With a shovel up out of reach, somewhere Yeah, someone pour it in Make it a dirt dance floor, again Say your prayers and stomp it out When they bring that chorus in I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out Go, stop the show Choppy words and a sloppy flow Shotgun opera, lock and load Cock it back and then watch it go Mama, help me, Ive been cursed Death is rolling in every verse Candy paint on his brand new hearse Cant contain him, he knows he works Fuck, this hurts, I wont lie Doesnt matter how hard I try Half the words dont mean a thing And I know that I wont be satisfied So why try ignoring him? Make it a dirt dance floor again Say your prayers and stomp it out When they bring that chorus in I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out Ive opened up these scars Ill make you face this! Ive pulled myself so far Ill make you face this now! I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away, just to throw it away I bleed it out I bleed it out I bleed it out
Yeah, yo This is not the end, this is not the beginning Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm And though the words sound steady, something emptys within them We say yeah, with fists flying up in the air Like were holding onto something thats invisible there Cause were living at the mercy of the pain and the fear Until we dead it, forget it, let it all disappear Yeah Waiting for the end to come Wishing I had strength to stand This is not what I had planned Its out of my control Flying at the speed of light Thoughts were spinning in my head So many things were left unsaid Its hard to let you go I know what it takes to move on I know how it feels to lie All I want to do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I havent got Sitting in an empty room Trying to forget the past This was never meant to last I wish it wasnt so I know what it takes to move on I know how it feels to lie All I want to do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I havent got Yeah, yeah What was left when that fire was gone? I thought it felt right, but that right was wrong All caught up in the eye of the storm And trying to figure out what its like moving on And I dont even know what kind of things I said My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead So, Im picking up the pieces now, where to begin The hardest part of ending is starting again (All I want to do is trade this life for something new Holding on to what I havent got) This is not the end, this is not the beginning Just a voice like a riot, rocking every revision But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm Though the words sound steady Something emptys within them We say yeah, with fists flying up in the air Like were holding onto something thats invisible there Cause were living at the mercy of the pain and the fear Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear
The cycle repeated As explosions broke in the sky All that I needed Was the one thing I couldnt find And you were there at the turn Waiting to let me know Were building it up to break it back down Were building it up to burn it down We cant wait to burn it to the ground The colors conflicted As the flames climbed into the clouds I wanted to fix this But couldnt stop from tearing it down And you were there at the turn Caught in the burning glow And I was there at the turn Waiting to let you know Were building it up to break it back down Were building it up to burn it down We cant wait to burn it to the ground You told me yes, you held me high And I believed when you told that lie I played soldier, you played king And struck me down when I kissed that ring You lost that right to hold that crown I built you up but you let me down So when you fall, Ill take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn And you were there at the turn Waiting to let me know Were building it up to break it back down Were building it up to burn it down We cant wait to burn it to the ground When you fall, Ill take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn We cant wait to burn it to the ground When you fall, Ill take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn We cant wait to burn it to the ground
I cannot take this anymore Saying everything Ive said before All these words they make no sense I find bliss in ignorance Less I hear, the less you say Youll find that out anyway Just like before Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe Cause Im one step closer to the edge Im about to break I find the answers arent so clear Wish I could find a way to disappear All these thoughts they make no sense I find bliss in ignorance Nothing seems to go away Over and over again Just like before Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe Cause Im one step closer to the edge Im about to break Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe Cause Im one step closer to the edge And Im about to Break! Shut up when Im talking to you! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up when Im talking to you! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Im about to break! Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe Cause Im one step closer to the edge Im about to break Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe Cause Im one step closer to the edge And Im about to Break!
Yeah, yo You were that foundation Never gonna be another one, no I followed, so taken So conditioned, I could never let go Then sorrow, then sickness Then the shock when you flip it on me So hollow, so vicious So afraid, I couldnt let myself see That I could never be held Back or up, no, I hold myself Check the rep, yep, you know mine well Forget the rest, let them know my Hell There and back, yet my soul aint sell Kept respect up, the best they fell Let the rest be the tale they tell That I was there, saying In these promises broken, deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So, one last lie I can see through This time, I finally let you go, go, go Test my will, test my heart Let me tell you how the odds gonna stack up Yall go hard, I go smart Hows that working out for yall in the back, huh? Ive seen that, frustration Been crossed and lost and told no And Ive come back, unshaken Let down and lived and let go So, you can let it be known I dont hold back, I hold my own I cant be mapped, I cant be cloned I cant C-flat, it aint my tone I cant fall back, I came too far Hold myself up and love my scars Let the bells ring wherever they are Cause I was there, saying In these promises broken, deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So, one last lie I can see through This time, I finally let you go! No! You can tell em all now I dont back up, I dont back down I dont fold up and I dont bow I dont roll over, dont know how I dont care where the enemies are Cant be stopped, all I know, go hard Wont forget how I got this far For every time, saying In these promises broken, deep below Each word gets lost in the echo So, one last lie I can see through This time, I finally let you go, go, go, go Go, go, go
I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark night Shining with the light from the sun The sun doesnt give light to the moon assuming The moons gonna owe it one It makes me think of how you act to me You do favors, then rapidly Just turn around and start askin me about Things that you want back from me Im sick of the tension, sick of the hunger Sick of you actin like I owe you this Find another place to feed your greed While I find a place to rest I wanna be in another place I hate when you say you dont understand I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy A place for my head Maybe someday, Ill be just like you and Step on people like you do and Run away all the people I thought I knew I remember back then who you were You used to be calm, used to be strong Used to be generous, but you shoulda known That youd wear out your welcome And now, you see how quiet it is all alone Im so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger Sick of you actin like I owe you this Find another place to feed your greed While I find a place to rest Im so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger Sick of you actin like I owe you this Find another place to feed your greed While I find a place to rest I wanna be in another place I hate when you say you dont understand I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy A place for my head You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away You try to take the best of me, go away I wanna be in another place I hate when you say you dont understand I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy A place for my head Stay away I am so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger Sick of you actin like I owe you this Find another place to feed your greed While I find a place to rest Im so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger Sick of you actin like I owe you this Find another place to feed your greed While I find a place to rest
Ive got an aching head Echoes and buzzing noises I know the words we said But wish I couldve turned our voices down This is not black and white Only organized confusion Im just trying to get it right And in spite of all I shouldve done I was not mad at you I was not trying to tear you down The words that I couldve used I was too scared to say out loud If I cannot break your fall Ill pick you up right off the ground If you felt invisible, I wont let you feel that now Invisible, invisible Invisible, invisible You didnt get your way And its an empty feeling Youve got a lot to say And you just want to know youre being heard But this is not black and white There are no clear solutions Im just trying to get it right And in spite of all I shouldve done I was not mad at you I was not trying to tear you down The words that I couldve used I was too scared to say out loud If I cannot break your fall Ill pick you up right off the ground If you felt invisible, I wont let you feel that now Invisible, invisible Invisible, invisible This is not black and white There are no clear solutions Im just trying to get it right And in spite of all I shouldve done I was not mad at you I was not trying to tear you down The words that I couldve used I was too scared to say out loud If I cannot break your fall Ill pick you up right off the ground If you felt invisible, I wont let you feel that now Invisible, invisible Invisible, invisible Invisible, invisible Invisible, invisible
Mama always told me dont you run Dont you run with scissors, son Youre gonna hurt someone Mama told me look before you leap Always think before you speak, and watch the friends you keep Stay along the beaten path, never listened when she said Sharp edges have consequences, I Guess that I had to find out for myself Sharp edges have consequences, now Every scar is a story I can tell Shouldve played it safer from the start Loved you like a house of cards Let it fall apart But all the things I couldnt understand Never couldve planned They made me who I am Put your nose in paperbacks Instead of smoking cigarettes These are years youre never getting back Stay along the beaten path, never listened when she said Sharp edges have consequences, I Guess that I had to find out for myself Sharp edges have consequences, now Every scar is a story I can tell We all fall down We live somehow We learn what doesnt kill us makes us stronger We all fall down We live somehow We learn what doesnt kill us makes us stronger Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh Stay along the beaten path, never listened when she said Sharp edges have consequences, I Guess that I had to find out for myself Sharp edges have consequences, now Every scar is a story I can tell We all fall down We live somehow We learn what doesnt kill us makes us stronger We all fall down We live somehow We learn what doesnt kill us makes us stronger Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
I close both locks below the window I close both blinds and turn away Sometimes solutions arent so simple Sometimes goodbyes the only way And the sun will set for you The sun will set for you And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey And the sun will set for you In cards and flowers on your window Your friends all plead for you to stay Sometimes beginnings arent so simple Sometimes goodbyes the only way And the sun will set for you The sun will set for you And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey And the sun will set for you And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey And the sun will set for you And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey And the sun will set for you
I remembered black skies The lightning all around me I remembered each flash As time began to blur Like a startling sign That fate had finally found me And your voice was all I heard That I get what I deserve So give me reason To prove me wrong To wash this memory clean Let the floods cross The distance in your eyes Give me reason To fill this hole Connect this space between Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies Across this new divide There was nothing in sight But memories left abandoned There was nowhere to hide The ashes fell like snow And the ground caved in Between where we were standing And your voice was all I heard That I get what I deserve So give me reason To prove me wrong To wash this memory clean Let the floods cross The distance in your eyes Across this new divide In every loss in every lie In every truth that you deny And each regret and each goodbye Was a mistake too great to hide And your voice was all I heard That I get what I deserve So give me reason To prove me wrong To wash this memory clean Let the floods cross The distance in your eyes Give me reason To fill this hole Connect this space between Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies Across this new divide Across this new divide Across this new divide
Watching the wings cut through the clouds Watching the raindrops blinking red and white Thinking of you back on the ground There with a fire burning in your eyes I only halfway apologized And Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around Sometimes things refuse To go the way we planned Oh Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There will be a day That you will understand You will understand After a while you may forget But just in case the memories cross your mind You couldnt know this when I left Under the fire of your angry eyes I never wanted to say goodbye So Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around Sometimes things refuse To go the way we planned Oh Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There will be a day That you will understand You will understand Yeah, stop telling em to pump the bass up Tried to call home but nobody could wait up Switch your time zones cant pick the pace up I just passed out by the time you wake up Best things come to those who wait And its bound to get rough on any road you take But dont you ever have a doubt and make no mistake I cant wait to come back when Im going away So Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There are things we have to do that we cant stand Oh Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There will be a day that you will understand Oh Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There are things we have to do that we cant stand Oh Ill be sorry for now That I couldnt be around There will be a day that you will understand You will understand You will understand You will understand
Weep not for roads untraveled Weep not for paths left alone Cause beyond every bend is a long blinding end Its the worst kind of pain Ive known Give up your heart, left broken And let that mistake pass on Cause the love that you lost wasnt worth what it cost And in time, youll be glad its gone Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh Weep not for roads untraveled Weep not for sights unseen May your love never end, and if you need a friend Theres a seat here alongside me Whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Whoa-oh, oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh
Forfeit the game before somebody else Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you cant run the race The pace is too fast, you just wont last You love the way I look at you While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through You take away if I give in My life, my pride is broken You like to think youre never wrong You live what youve learned You have to act like youre someone You live what youve learned You want someone to hurt like you You live what youve learned You want to share what you have been through You live what youve learned You love the things I say I do The way I hurt myself again, just to get back at you You take away, when I give in My life, my pride is broken You like to think youre never wrong You live what youve learned You have to act like youre someone You live what youve learned You want someone to hurt like you You live what youve learned You want to share what you have been through You live what youve learned Forfeit the game before somebody else Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you cant run the race The pace is too fast, you just wont last Forfeit the game before somebody else Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you cant run the race The pace is too fast, you just wont last You like to think youre never wrong You live what youve learned You have to act like youre someone You live what youve learned You want someone to hurt like you You live what youve learned You want to share what you have been through You live what youve learned You like to think youre never wrong You live what youve learned You have to act like youre someone You live what youve learned You want someone to hurt like you You live what youve learned You want to share what you have been through You live what youve learned
Wake in a sweat again Another days been laid to waste, in my disgrace Stuck in my head again Feels like Ill never leave this place, theres no escape Im my own worst enemy Ive given up, Im sick of feeling Is there nothing you can say? Take this all away, Im suffocating Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me I dont know what to take Thought I was focused but Im scared, Im not prepared I hyperventilate Looking for help somehow, somewhere and no one cares Im my own worst enemy Ive given up, Im sick of feeling Is there nothing you can say? Take this all away, Im suffocating Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me God! Put me out of my misery! Put me out of my misery! Put me out of my Put me out of my fucking misery! Ive given up, Im sick of feeling Is there nothing you can say? Take this all away, Im suffocating Tell me what the fuck is wrong with me
It starts with one All I know Its so unreal Watch you go I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To remind myself of a time when I In spite of the way you were mockin me Actin like I was part of your property Remembering all the times you fought with me Im surprised it got so Things arent the way they were before You wouldnt even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me You kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually Be a memory of a time when I I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme to explain in due time All I know Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away Its so unreal You didnt look out below Watch the time go right out the window Tryin to hold on, but you didnt even know I wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory Of a time when I tried so hard So unreal Tried so hard
When you were standing in the wake of devastation When you were waiting on the edge of the unknown And with the cataclysm raining down Insides crying: Save me now You were there, impossibly alone Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failures all youve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go, let it go And in a burst of light that blinded every angel As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars You felt the gravity of tempered grace Falling into empty space No one there to catch you in their arms Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go, let it go Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failures all youve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go Let it go Let it go Let it go Let it go Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failures all youve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go, let it go
I dont know who to trust, no surprise Everyone feels so far away from me Heavy thoughts sift through dust and the lies Trying not to break, but Im so tired of this deceit Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet All I ever think about is this, all the tiring time between And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me Take everything from the inside And throw it all away Cause I swear, for the last time I wont trust myself with you Tension is building inside, steadily Everyone feels so far away from me Heavy thoughts forcing their way out of me Trying not to break, but Im so tired of this deceit Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet All I ever think about is this, all the tiring time between And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me Take everything from the inside And throw it all away Cause I swear, for the last time I wont trust myself with you I wont waste myself on you, you, you Waste myself on you, you, you Ill take everything from the inside And throw it all away Cause I swear, for the last time I wont trust myself with you Everything from the inside And just throw it all away Cause I swear, for the last time I wont trust myself with you, you, you
Turn my mic up louder, I got to say something Lightweights step it aside when we come in Feel it in your chest, the syllables get pumping People on the street, they panic and start running Words on loose-leaf sheet complete coming I jump in my mind and summon the rhyme Im dumping Healing the blind, I promise to let the sun in Sick of the dark ways we march to the drumming Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping Fuck that, I wanna see some fists pumping Risk something, take back whats yours Say something that you know they might attack you for Cause Im sick of being treated like I have before Like its stupid standing for what Im standing for Like this wars really just a different brand of war Like it doesnt cater to rich and abandon poor Like they understand you in the back of the jet When you cant put gas in your tank These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing the check Asking you to have compassion and have some respect For a leader so nervous in an obvious way Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day In the living room laughing, like, What did he say? Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen In my living room watching, but I am not laughing Cause when it gets tense, I know what might happen The world is cold, the bold men take action Have to react or get blown into fractions Ten years old, something to see Another kid my age drugged under a Jeep Taken and bound and found later under a tree I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me Do you see the soldiers that are out, today? They brush the dust from bulletproof vests away Its ironic, at times like this youd pray But a bomb blew the mosque up, yesterday Theres bombs on the buses, bikes, roads Inside your market, your shops, your clothes My dad, hes got a lot of fear, I know But enough pride inside not to let that show My brother had a book he would hold with pride A little red cover with a broken spine On the back, he hand-wrote a quote inside When the rich wage war, its the poor who die Meanwhile, the leader just talks away Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay The rest of the world watching, at the end of the day Both scared and angry, like, What did he say? Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you
When I pretend everything is what I want it to be I look exactly like what you had always wanted to see When I pretend, I can forget about the criminal I am Stealing second after second just cause I know I can, but I cant pretend this is the way itll stay Im just trying to bend the truth I cant pretend Im who you want me to be So Im lying my way from You I wanna be pushed aside, so let me go Let me take back my life, Id rather be all alone Anywhere on my own, cause I can see The very worst part of you is me I remember what they taught to me Remember condescending talk of who I ought to be Remember listening to all of that and this again So I pretended up a person who was fitting in And now, you think this person really is me And Im trying to bend the truth But the more I push, the more Im pulling away Cause Im lying my way from You I wanna be pushed aside, so let me go Let me take back my life, Id rather be all alone Anywhere on my own, cause I can see The very worst part of you The very worst part of you is me This isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me like this This isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me like this This isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me like this This isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me like this You I wanna be pushed aside, so let me go Let me take back my life, Id rather be all alone Anywhere on my own, cause I can see The very worst part of you The very worst part of you is me
I scream at myself when theres nobody else to fight I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right Used to get high with the dead end kids Abandoned houses where the shadows lived I never been higher than I was that night I woke up driving my car I couldnt see then what I see right now The road dissolving like an empty vow Couldnt remember where Id been that night I knew I took it too far All you said to do was slow down I remember, now I remember All you said to do was slow down But I was already gone I scream at myself when theres nobody else to fight I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right I know what I want, but it feels like Im paralyzed I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right Told me Kid, youre going way too fast You burn too bright, you know youll never last It was bullshit then, I guess it makes sense now I woke up driving my car Said Id lose you if I lost control I just laughed because what do they know? Here I am, standing all alone Because I took it too far All you said to do was slow down I remember, now I remember All you said to do was slow down But I was already gone I scream at myself when theres nobody else to fight I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right I know what I want, but it feels like Im paralyzed I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right , halfway right Na na na na na na na na Nana nana, na nana nana Na na na na na na na na But I was already gone I scream at myself when theres nobody else to fight I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right Na na na na na na na na Nana nana, na nana nana Na na na na na na na na But I was already gone I scream at myself when theres nobody else to fight I dont lose, I dont win, if Im wrong, then Im halfway right
What do I do to ignore them behind me? Do I follow my instincts blindly? Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening? Do I sit here and try to stand it? Or do I try to catch them red-handed? Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness? Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness? Because I cant hold on when Im stretched so thin I make the right moves, but Im lost within I put on my daily façade, but then I just end up getting hurt again By myself , I ask why But in my mind, I find I cant rely on myself , I ask why But in my mind, I find I cant rely on myself I cant hold on to what I want when Im stretched so thin Its all too much to take in I cant hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking in If I turn my back, Im defenseless And to go blindly seems senseless If I hide my pride and let it all go on Then theyll take from me til everything is gone If I let them go, Ill be outdone But if I try to catch them, Ill be outrun If Im killed by the questions like a cancer Then Ill be buried in the silence of the answer By myself , I ask why But in my mind, I find I cant rely on myself , I ask why But in my mind, I find I cant rely on myself I cant hold on to what I want when Im stretched so thin Its all too much to take in I cant hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking in How do you think Ive lost so much? Im so afraid that Im out of touch How do you expect I will know what to do When all I know is what you tell me to? Dont you know I cant tell you how to make it go No matter what I do, how hard I try I cant seem to convince myself why Im stuck on the outside Dont you know I cant tell you how to make it go No matter what I do, how hard I try I cant seem to convince myself why Im stuck on the outside I cant hold on to what I want when Im stretched so thin Its all too much to take in I cant hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking in I cant hold on to what I want when Im stretched so thin Its all too much to take in I cant hold on to anything, watching everything spin With thoughts of failure sinking
Tearing me apart with the words you wouldnt say And suddenly tomorrows a moment washed away Cause I dont have a reason and you dont have the time But we both keep on waiting for something we wont find The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade We said it was forever, but then it slipped away Standing at the end of the final masquerade The final masquerade All I ever wanted, the secrets that you keep All you ever wanted, the truth I couldnt speak Cause I cant see forgiveness and you cant see the crime But we both keep on waiting, for what we left behind The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade We said it was forever, but then it slipped away Standing at the end of the final masquerade The final masquerade The final masquerade Standing at the end of the final masquerade The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday With shadows floating over, the scars began to fade We said it was forever, but then it slipped away Standing at the end of the final masquerade Standing at the end of the final masquerade Standing at the end of the final masquerade The final masquerade
I woke up in a dream today to the cold of the static And put my cold feet on the floor Forgot all about yesterday Remembering Im pretending to be where Im not anymore A little taste of hypocrisy And Im left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react Even though youre so close to me Youre still so distant and I cant bring you back Its true, the way I feel Was promised by your face The sound of your voice Painted on my memories Even if youre not with me Im with you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes I hit you and you hit me back We fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands still Fine line between this and that When things go wrong, I pretend that the past isnt real Now Im trapped in this memory And Im left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react So even though youre close to me Youre still so distant and I cant bring you back Its true the way I feel Was promised by your face The sound of your voice Painted on my memories Even if youre not with me Im with you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes No, no matter how far weve come I cant wait to see tomorrow No matter how far weve come I, I cant wait to see tomorrow With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes
When you feel youre alone, cut off from this cruel world Your instincts telling you to run Listen to your heart, those angel voices Theyll sing to you, theyll be your guide back home When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind It keeps us kind When youve suffered enough and your spirit is breaking Youre growing desperate from the fight Remember youre loved and you always will be This melody will bring you right back home When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind
Nothing ever stops all these thoughts and the pain attached to them Sometimes, I wonder why this is happenin Its like nothin I could do will distract me when I think of how I shot myself in the back again Cause from the infinite words I could say I put all the pain you gave to me on display But didnt realize, instead of settin it free I took what I hated and made it a part of me It never goes away It never goes away And now... Youve become a part of me Youve become a part of me I cant separate Giving up a part of me, Ive let myself become you Hearin your name, the memories come back again I remember when it started happenin Id see you in every thought I had, and then The thoughts slowly found words attached to them And I knew as they escaped away I was committin myself to em, and every day I regret sayin those things, cause now I see that I Took what I hated and made it a part of me It never goes away It never goes away And now... Youve become a part of me Youve become a part of me I cant separate Giving up a part of me, Ive let myself become you Never goes away, never goes away It never goes away, it never goes away Gimme my space back, you gotta just Everything comes down to memories of Ive kept it in, but now Im lettin you Ive let you go, so get away from me Gimme my space back, you gotta just Everything comes down to memories of Ive kept it in, but now Im lettin you Ive let you go Youve become a part of me Youve become a part of me I cant separate Giving up a part of me, Ive let myself become you Ive let myself become you Ive let myself become lost inside these thoughts of you Giving up a part of me, Ive let myself become you
Its easier to run Replacing this pain with something numb Its so much easier to go Than face all this pain here all alone Something has been taken from deep inside of me A secret Ive kept locked away, no one can ever see Wounds so deep they never show, they never go away Like moving pictures in my head, for years and years theyve played If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would If I could stand up and take the blame, I would If I could take all the shame to the grave, I would If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would If I could stand up and take the blame, I would I would take all my shame to the grave Its easier to run Replacing this pain with something numb Its so much easier to go Than face all this pain here all alone Sometimes, I remember the darkness of my past Bringing back these memories I wish I didnt have Sometimes, I think of letting go and never looking back And never moving forward so thered never be a past If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would If I could stand up and take the blame, I would If I could take all the shame to the grave, I would If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would If I could stand up and take the blame, I would I would take all my shame to the grave Just washing it aside All of my helplessness inside Pretending I dont feel misplaced Is so much simpler than change Its easier to run Replacing this pain with something numb Its so much easier to go Than face all this pain here all alone Its easier to run If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made Its easier to go If I could change, I would, take back the pain, I would Retrace every wrong move that I made, I would If I could stand up and take the blame, I would I would take all my shame to the grave
From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me Theres a place so dark, you cant see the end And shock that which cant defend The rain then sends dripping acidic questions Forcefully, the power of suggestion Then with the eyes shut, lookin through the rust and rot, and dust A small spot of light floods the floor And pours over the rusted world of pretend And the eyes ease open, and its dark again From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me In the memory, youll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up Movin all around, screamin of the ups and downs Pollution manifested in perpetual sound The wheels go round and the sunset creeps Behind street lamps, chain-link, and concrete A little piece of paper with a picture drawn Floats on down the street til the wind is gone And the memory now is like the picture was then When the papers crumpled up, it cant be perfect again From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me In the memory, youll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you Now you got me caught in the act, you bring the thought back Tellin you that I see it right through you In the memory, youll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up In the memory, you will find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up
Ive lied to you The same way that I always do This is the last smile That Ill fake for the sake of being with you Everything falls apart, even the people Who never frown eventually break down The sacrifice of hiding in a lie Everything has to end, youll soon find Were out of time left to watch it all unwind The sacrifice is never knowing Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away Ive tried, like you To do everything you wanted to This is the last time Ill take the blame for the sake of being with you Everything falls apart, even the people Who never frown eventually break down The sacrifice of hiding in a lie Everything has to end, youll soon find Were out of time left to watch it all unwind The sacrifice is never knowing Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away Were all out of time This is how we find how it all unwinds The sacrifice of hiding in a lie Were all out of time This is how we find how it all unwinds The sacrifice is never knowing Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away Why I never walked away, why I played myself this way Now I see youre testing me pushes me away
Come, come, come, come, coming at you Come, coming at you, come, coming at you Yo, peep the style and the kids checking for it The number one question is how could you ignore it? We drop right back in the cut over basement tracks With raps that got you backing this up like rewind that Were just rolling with the rhythm Rise from the ashes of stylistic division With these non-stop lyrics of life living Not to be forgotten, but still unforgiven But in the meantime, there are those Who wanna talk this and that, so I suppose That it gets to a point where feelings gotta get hurt And get dirty with the people spreading the dirt, it goes Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening Call to you so clearly, but you dont want to hear me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress Handful of anger held in my chest And everything lefts a waste of time I hate my rhymes, but hate everyone elses more Im riding on the back of this pressure Guessing that its better I cant keep myself together Because all of this stress gave me something to write on The pain gave me something I could set my sights on You never forget the blood, sweat, and tears The uphill struggle over years, the fear And trash-talking and the people it was to And the people that started it, just like you Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening Call to you so clearly, but you dont want to hear me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress Handful of anger held in my chest Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears Nothing to gain, everything to fear Heart full of pain, head full of stress Handful of anger held in my chest Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears Nothing to gain, everything to fear Heart full of pain... Try to give you warning, but everyone ignores me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening Call to you so clearly, but you dont want to hear me Told you everything loud and clear, but nobodys listening I got a heart full of pain, head full of stress Handful of anger held in my chest Uphill struggle, blood, sweat, and tears Nothing to gain, everything to fear Come, come, come, come, coming at you Come, coming, come, come, coming at you Come, coming, come, come, coming at— Come, come, come, come, coming at you from every side
Sometimes, I need to remember just to breathe Sometimes, I need you to stay away from me Sometimes, Im in disbelief, I didnt know Somehow, I need you to go Forget our memories, forget our possibilities What you were changing me into Just give me myself back and dont stay Forget our memories, forget our possibilities Take all your faithlessness with you Just give me myself back and dont stay Sometimes, I feel like I trusted you too well Sometimes, I just feel like screaming at myself Sometimes, Im in disbelief, I didnt know Somehow, I need to be alone Forget our memories, forget our possibilities What you were changing me into Just give me myself back and dont stay Forget our memories, forget our possibilities Take all your faithlessness with you Just give me myself back and dont stay I dont need you anymore I dont want to be ignored I dont need one more day Of you wasting me away I dont need you anymore I dont want to be ignored I dont need one more day Of you wasting me away With no apologies Forget our memories, forget our possibilities What you were changing me into Just give me myself back and dont stay Forget our memories, forget our possibilities Take all your faithlessness with you Just give me myself back and dont stay Dont stay Dont stay!
This is my December This is my time of the year This is my December This is all so clear This is my December This is my snow-covered home This is my December This is me, alone Just wish that I didnt feel Like there was something I missed Take back all the things I said To make you feel like that Just wish that I didnt feel Like there was something I missed Take back all the things That I said to you And Id give it all away Just to have somewhere to go to Give it all away To have someone to come home to This is my December These are my snow-covered trees This is me pretending This is all I need Just wish that I didnt feel Like there was something I missed Take back all the things I said To make you feel like that Just wish that I didnt feel Like there was something I missed Take back all the things That I said to you And Id give it all away Just to have somewhere to go to Give it all away To have someone to come home to This is my December This is my time of the year This is my December This is all so clear Give it all away Just to have somewhere to go to Give it all away To have someone to come home to Give it all away Just to have somewhere to go to Give it all away To have someone to come home to
I used the deadwood to make the fire rise The blood of innocence burning in the skies I filled my cup with the rising of the sea And poured it out in an ocean of debris Im swimming in the smoke of bridges I have burned So dont apologize, Im losing what I dont deserve What I dont deserve We held our breath when the clouds began to form But you were lost in the beating of the storm And in the end, we were made to be apart Like separate chambers of the human heart Im swimming in the smoke of bridges I have burned So dont apologize Im losing what I dont deserve Its in the blackened bones of bridges I have burned So dont apologize Im losing what I dont deserve What I dont deserve Im swimming in the smoke of bridges I have burned So dont apologize Im losing what I dont deserve The blame is mine, alone, for bridges I have burned So dont apologize Im losing what I dont deserve What I dont deserve What I dont deserve, oh What I dont deserve I use the deadwood to make the fire rise The blood of innocence burning in the skies
Water grey Through the windows, up the stairs Chilling rain Like an ocean, everywhere Dont want to reach for me, do you? I mean nothing to you The little things give you away And now there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All youve ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet underwater, I do Hope decays Generations disappear Washed away As a nation simply stares Dont want to reach for me, do you? I mean nothing to you The little things give you away But now there will be no mistaking The levees are breaking All youve ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet underwater, I do All youve ever wanted Was someone to truly look up to you And six feet underground Now I, now I do The little things give you away The little things give you away The little things give you away The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away All youve ever wanted The little things give you away Was someone to truly look up to you The little things give you away
There are just too many times that people have tried to look inside of me Wondering what I think of you and I protect you out of courtesy Too many times that Ive held on when I needed to push away Afraid to say what was on my mind, afraid to say what I need to say Too many things that youve said about me when Im not around You think having the upper hand means you gotta keep puttin me down But Ive had too many stand-offs with you, its about as much as I can stand So Im waiting until the upper hand is mine One minute, youre on top The next youre not, watch it drop Making your heart stop Just before you hit the floor One minute, youre on top The next youre not, missed your shot Making your heart stop You think you won, and then its all gone So many people like me put so much trust in all your lies So concerned with what you think to just say what we feel inside So many people like me walk on eggshells all day long All I know is that all I want is to feel like Im not stepped on There are so many things you say that make me feel you crossed the line What goes up will surely fall, and Im counting down the time Cause Ive had so many stand-offs with you, its about as much as I can stand So Im waiting until the upper hand is mine One minute, youre on top The next youre not, watch it drop Making your heart stop Just before you hit the floor One minute, youre on top The next youre not, missed your shot Making your heart stop You think you won And then, its all gone And then, its all gone And then, its all gone And then, its all gone Now its all gone I know Ill never trust a single thing you say You knew your lies would divide us, but you lied anyway And all the lies have got you floating up above us all But what goes up has got to fall One minute, youre on top The next youre not, watch it drop Making your heart stop Just before you hit the floor One minute, youre on top The next youre not, missed your shot Making your heart stop You think you won And then, its all gone And then, its all gone And then, its all gone And then, its all gone Now its all gone
Tell us all again what you think we should be What the answers are, what it is we cant see Tell us all again how to do what you say How to fall in line, how theres no other way But oh, we all know Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Youre guilty all the same Show us all again, that our hands are unclean That were unprepared, that you have what we need Show us all again cause we cannot be saved Cause the end is near, now theres no other way And oh, you will know Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Theres no one else to blame Guilty all the same Guilty all the same Youre guilty all the same Yeah, you already know what it is Can yall explain, what kind of land is this When a man has plans of being rich but the bosses plans is wealthy? Dirty money scheme, a clean split is nonsense Its insane, even corporate hands is filthy They talk team and take the paper route All they think about is bank accounts, assets, and realty At anybodys expense, no shame with a clear conscience No regrets and guilt free, they claim that aint the way that they built me The smoke screen before the flame Knowing as soon as the dough or the deal peak They say its time for things to change Rearrange like good product rebuilt cheap Anything if its more to gain drained, manipulated like artists Its real deep until no more remains, but Im still me Like authentic hip-hop and rock Till pop and radio and record companies killed me Try to force me to stray and obey And got the gall to say how real can real be? You feel me, well see that green could be to blame or greedy for the fame TV or a name, the Media, the game, to me youre all the same Youre guilty Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Youre guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed You want to point your finger, but theres no one else to blame Theres no one else to blame Guilty all the same Guilty all the same Guilty all the same
Im stuck in this bed you made Alone with a sinking feeling I saw through the words you said To the secrets youve been keeping Its written upon your face All the lies, how they cut so deeply You cant get enough, you take And take and take and never say No! Youve gotta get it inside! You push it back down! You push it back down! No! Youll never get it inside! Push it back down, blackout, blood in your eye! You say that its not your fault And swear that I am mistaken You said its not what it seems No remorse for the trust youre breaking You run but then back, you fall Suffocate in the mess youre making You cant get enough you take And take and take and take and take Fuck it, are you listening? Bennington No! Youve gotta get it inside! You push it back down! You push it back down! No! Youll never get it inside! Push it back down! You push it back down! No! Youve gotta get it inside! You push it back down! You push it back down! No! Youll never get it inside! Push it back down, blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! You push it back down! Push it back down! You push it back down, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Blackout, blood in your eye! Floating down, as colors fill the light We look up from the ground in fields of paperwhite And floating up, you pass us in the night A future gazing out, a past to overwrite So, come down, far below Weve been waiting to collect the things you know Come down, far below Weve been waiting to collect what youve let go Come down, oh Come down, oh Come down, oh Come down, oh Come down, oh
My insides all turned to ash, so slow And blew away as I collapsed, so cold A black wind took them away from sight And held the darkness over day, that night And the clouds above move closer Looking so dissatisfied But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing I used to be my own protection, but not now Cause my path has lost direction, somehow A black wind took you away from sight And held the darkness over day, that night And the clouds above move closer Looking so dissatisfied And the ground below grew colder As they put you down inside But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing So now, youre gone and I was wrong I never knew what it was like to be alone On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day On a Valentines day, on a Valentines day
Separate Sifting through the wreckage, I cant concentrate Searching for a message in that fear and pain Broken down and waiting for the chance to feel alive Now, in my remains Are promises that never came Set this silence free To wash away the worst of me Come apart Falling in the cracks of every broken heart Digging through the wreckage of your disregard Sinking down and waiting for the chance to feel alive Now, in my remains Are promises that never came Set this silence free To wash away the worst of me Like an army falling one by one by one Like an army falling one by one by one Like an army falling one by one by one Like an army falling one by one by one Now, in my remains Are promises that never came Set this silence free To wash away the worst of me Like an army falling One by one by one Like an army falling One by one by one
Uh-huh uh-huh, jigga what Uh-huh uh-huh, jigga who Uh-huh uh-huh, jigga what Uh-huh uh-huh, jigga who Uh-huh uh-huh, jigga what You gon need a vocalin right? Yeah Motherfuckers wanna act loco Hit em up, numerous shots with the fo-fo Faggots wanna talk to po-pos, smoke em like coco Fuck rap, coke by the boatload Fuck that on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed Left holes through some guy clothes Stop your bullshit, Glock with the full clip Motherfuckers better duck when the fool spit One shot could make a nigga do a full flip See the nigga layin shocked when the fool hit Hey ma, how you know niggas wanna buy you But see me I wanna fuck for free like Akinyele Take this ride, make you feel it inside your belly If its tight, get the K-Y Jelly All night get you wide up inside the telly Side to side, til you say, Jay-Z, youre too much for me I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard Handful of complaints, but I cant help the fact That everyone can see these scars I am what I want you to want, what I want you to feel But its like no matter what I do, I cant convince you To just believe this is real So I let go, watching you Turn your back like you always do Face away and pretend that Im not Ill be here cause youre all that Ive got Woo, woo, uh! Got a condo with nothin but condoms in it The same place where the rhymes is invented So all I do is rap and sex Imagine how I stroke, see how I was flowin on my last cassette Rapid-fire like Im blastin a TEC, never jam though Never get hot, never run out of ammo Niggas hatin and shit cause I slayed your bitch You know your favorite, I know it made you sick And now youre actin raw but you never had war Dont know how to carry your hoes, wanna marry your ho Now shes mad at me cause Your Majesty Just happened to be a pimp—what a tragedy She want us to end, cause I fucked her friend She gave me one more chance and I fucked her again I seen her tears as she busted in I said, Shit, theres a draft, shut the door bitch and come on in! I am a little bit insecure, a little unconfident Cause you dont understand I do what I can But sometimes, I dont make sense I am what you never wanna say But Ive never had a doubt Its like no matter what I do, I cant convince you For once, just to hear me out So I let go, watching you Turn your back like you always do Face away and pretend that Im not And Ill be here cause youre all that Ive got I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal this damage anymore Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored No, hear me out, now Youre gonna listen to me, like it or not Right now, hear me out, now Youre gonna listen to me, like it or not Right now I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored I cant feel the way I did before Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal this damage anymore Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored I cant feel Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored Time wont heal Dont turn your back on me, I wont be ignored
Are you lost in your lies? Do you tell yourself I dont realize Your crusades a disguise Replaced freedom with fear, you trade money for lives Im aware of what youve done No, no more sorrow Ive paid for your mistakes Your time is borrowed Your time has come to be replaced I see pain, I see need I see liars and thieves abuse power with greed I had hope, I believed But Im beginning to think that Ive been deceived You will pay for what youve done No, no more sorrow Ive paid for your mistakes Your time is borrowed Your time has come to be replaced Thieves and hypocrites Thieves and hypocrites Thieves and hypocrites No, no more sorrow Ive paid for your mistakes Your time is borrowed Your time has come to be replaced No, no more sorrow Ive paid for your mistakes Your time is borrowed Your time has come to be replaced Your time has come to be replaced Your time has come to be erased
You hid your skeletons when I had shown you mine You woke the devil that I thought youd left behind I saw the evidence, the crimson soaking through Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side, powerless I watched you fall apart and chased you to the end Im left with emptiness that words cannot defend Youll never know what I became because of you Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side, powerless And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side, powerless Powerless Powerless
Ive seen her smiling The sunlight shining on her now She couldnt stay here She knows you wont let her down You know she couldnt stay here with you You know she had to go Even though she couldnt stay here with you You know youre not alone No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along Ive seen her shining The sunlights crying for her now She wouldnt stay here She knows you wont let her down You know she couldnt stay here with you You know she had to go Even though she couldnt stay here with you You know youre not alone No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along Wont be long til everybody knows Wont be long til everybody knows Wont be long til everybody knows Wont be long til everybody knows No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along No matter what you think you did wrong She knew she had to go all along No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you She knew she had to go all along You know she had to go No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you She knew she had to go all along You know she had to go No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you She knew she had to go all along You know she had to go No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you She knew she had to go all along You know she had to go No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you She knew she had to go all along You know she had to go No matter what you think you did wrong You know she couldnt stay here with you
Telling me to go But hands beg me to stay Your lips say that you love Your eyes say that you hate Theres truth in your lies, doubt in your faith What you build, you lay to waste Theres truth in your lies, doubt in your faith All Ive gots what you didnt take So I, I wont be the one Be the one to leave this in pieces And you, you will be alone Alone with all your secrets and regrets Dont lie You promise me the sky Then toss me like a stone You wrap me in your arms Then chill me to the bone Theres truth in your lies, doubt in your faith All Ive gots what you didnt take So I, I wont be the one Be the one to leave this in pieces And you, you will be alone Alone with all your secrets and regrets Dont lie So I, I wont be the one Be the one to leave this in pieces And you, you will be alone Alone with all your secrets and regrets Dont lie
You know what I mean? You could put a label on a life Put a label on a lifestyle. You know, put a label on how you wake up every morning And go to bed at night. Ive been diggin into crates, ever since I was livin in space Before the rat race, before monkeys had human traits I mastered numerology and big bang theology Performed lobotomies with telekinetic psychology Invented the mic so I could start blessin it Chin-checkin kids to make my point like an impressionist Many men have tried to shake us But I twist mic cords to double-helixes And show them what Im made of I buckle knees like leg braces Cast a spell of instrumental-ness on all of you MCs who hate us So you can try on, leave you without a shoulder to cry on From now to infinity, let icons be bygones I firebomb, ghostly notes haunt this I tried threats, but moved on to a promise I stomp sh-, with or without an accomplice And run the gauntlet with whoever that wants this This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide I put a kick in the backbones of clones with microphones Never satisfy my rhyme jones Sprayin bright day over what you might say My blood types Krylon, Technicolor Type-A On highways, bright with road rage Pages of wind in cages of tin that bounce all around Devouring the scene Subliminal gangrene paintings, overall the same thing Sing-song karaoke copy bull- Break bones verbally with sticks-and-stone tactics Fourth dimension combat convention Write rhymes at ease while the track stands at attention Meant to put you away with a pencil pistol official Sixteen-line, the rhyme missile While you risk your all, I pick out all your flaws Spittin rah blah blah blah, you can say you saw This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide And like the rock and rap, you know what I mean? People actin like, you know, Wow, thats a new invention! That sh- aint new Were constantly evolving It is constantly changing. Theres a lot of change Everybodys always tryna to put labels on… There aint no label for this shit They always gonna try to put a label on it Try to create somethin so they could water it down Sometimes, I feel like a prophet Misunderstood, under the gun like a new disease Sometimes, I feel like a prophet Misunderstood, under the gun like a new disease This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide This is the unforgettable sound Bringin you up and takin you down Comin at you from every side Makin the rhythm and rhyme collide You know what I mean? You cant put a label on a lifestyle.
A fire needs a space to burn A breath to build a glow Ive heard it said a thousand times But now I know That you dont know what youve got Oh, you dont know what youve got No, you dont know what youve got Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone I thought I kept you safe and sound I thought I made you strong But something made me realize That I was wrong Cause finding what youve got sometimes Means finding it alone And I can finally see your light When I let go Cause you dont know what youve got Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Until its gone Cause you dont know what youve got Oh, you dont know what youve got No, you dont know what youve got Its your battle to be fought No, you dont know what youve got Till its gone Till its gone Till its gone .
Yeah Uh So whatcha waiting for, anticipating more While you debate what it could take to instigate a war? Yeah, I been hated more than time I wasnt hated for Theres nothing they can fucking say they didnt say before But you could never see it, your battles not mine Wanna skate and play it safe, but this is take a shot time While youre waiting for a purpose, I already got mine While you tell me step to it like one, two, three, four And if I do what you demand Youll let me understand Youre gonna hold me to your word And if I sell myself away Ill have no debt to pay Im gonna get what I deserve Your word, obeyed My debt, repaid Our trust, betrayed All for nothing! All for nothing! Kick back, theres no other way to say it So let me break this fucker down for you, I really dont know you You talk, but let me show you where to put your paranoia Youre joking, I dont have a half a sucker bone to throw you Im disgusted Wonder what couldve made you tuck your tail below you And no, Im not your soldier, Im not taking any orders Im a five-star general infantry controller Need a lesson? Let me show you Have you checking your composure While I make you step to it like one, two, three, four? And if I do what you demand Youll let me understand Youre gonna hold me to your word And if I sell myself away Ill have no debt to pay Im gonna get what I deserve And if I do what you demand Youll let me understand Your word, obeyed My debt, repaid Our trust, betrayed All for nothing! All for nothing! All for nothing! All for nothing! “Were too far” “I dont think were too far” “We are” “Theres a difference. Put the heavy shit there” “The heavy shit right here?”
No control, no surprise Tossed the keys to the kingdom down that hole in my eye Im my own casualty I fuck up everything I see, fighting in futility We start the final war, tell me whats worth fighting for When we know theres nothing more We take the hand or fist just to sell ourselves for this The path we least resist No control, no surprise Tossed the keys to the kingdom down that hole in my eye Im my own casualty I fuck up everything I see, fighting in futility I give you what you came for, this is not the same though Got a different method, but I still can bring the pain, so Yall all get that same flow, I got that insane flow High as yall can get, youre never really in my range though Yes, Im half Anglo, half-fried panko All prime-time rhymer, let the bass bang low All you fucking lames go aiming at my name, know Careful what you shoot because you might hit what you aim for Careful what you shoot because you might hit what you aim for No control, no surprise Tossed the keys to the kingdom down that hole in my eye Im my own casualty I fuck up everything I see, fighting in futility No control, no surprise Tossed the keys to the kingdom down that hole in my eye Im my own casualty Im my own casualty Im not allowed to say certain things! AHH! Try and do... Try and do the other thing, real quick
It goes a one, two, three I was born with the hunger of a lion, the strength of a sun I dont need to sweat it when a competition come Original style like an 808 drum So I dont run the track, no, I make the track run My mama taught me words, my daddy built rockets I put em both together, now tell me what I got Its a pretty smart weapon, I can shoot it, I can drop it But learn to respect it cause you clearly cant stop it like that It aint over cause the sharks on the left side, the snakes on the right And anything you do, they wanna get a little bite It really doesnt matter if youre wrong or if youre right Cause once they get their teeth in, nothing really fights And as for me, I do it like I got nothing to lose And you can run your mouth like you can try to fill my shoes But steady, little soldier, I aint standing next to you Id be laying on the ground before youre even in my view like that Give me the strength of the rising sun Give me the truth of the words unsung And when the last bells ring, the poor men sing Bring me to kingdom come Its something for your people on the block to black out and rock to Give me what you need like poppa, who shot you? Separate the weak from the obsolete Youre meek, I creep hard on impostors And switch styles on a dime, quick-witted Yall quit tripping, I dont have time for your crying I grind tough, sucker, make your mind up Are you in the firing squad or are you in the lineup? Bang, bang, little monkey man, playing with the big guns Only get you slain, I aint playing, Im just saying You aint got a sliver of a chance I get iller, I deliver while you quiver in your pants So shake, shake down, money, heres the breakdown You can play the bank, Imma play the bank takedown And no mistakes now, Im coming to get you Im just a Banksy, youre a brainwash Get the picture? Its like that We swim against the rising waves And crash against the shore The body bends until it breaks The early morning sings no more So rest your head, its time to sleep And dream of whats in store The body bends until it breaks And sings again no more Cause time has torn the flesh away The early morning sings no more
Today, we stood on the wall We laughed at the sun, we laughed at the guns We laughed at it all And when they, they told us to go We paid them no mind like every other time But little did we know Today, I looked for a sign With flames in my hands A line in the sand between yours and mine And it came like fire from below Your greed led the call, my flag had to fall But little did you know Another day, your truth will come Youre gonna pay for what youve Pay for what youve done Youll get whats yours and face your crime Youll tell them, Give me back whats mine Give me back whats mine! Id never been a coward, Id never seen blood Youd sold me an ocean, and I was lost in the flood We were counting on a leader, we were driven by need But couldnt take temptation, and we were blinded by greed You were steady as a sniper, we were waiting on a wire So we never saw it coming when you ran from the fire You can try intimidation and you can try to ignore But when the time comes calling, yeah, you are gonna get yours Another day, your truth will come Youre gonna pay for what youve Pay for what youve done Youll get whats yours and face your crime Youll tell them Give me back whats mine Give me back whats mine! And so today, your truth has come Youre gonna pay for what youve Pay for what youve done Youll get whats yours, youre out of time And you will give me back whats mine Give me back whats mine! Give me, give me back whats mine! Give me, give me back whats mine! Whats mine! Give me, give me back whats mine! Whats mine! Whats mine! Give me back whats mine! Today, we stood on the wall We laughed at the sun, we laughed at the guns We laughed at it all And when they, they told us to go We paid them no mind like every other time But little did we know
Let me apologize to begin with Let me apologize for what Im about to say But trying to be genuine was harder than it seemed And somehow, I got caught up in between Let me apologize to begin with Let me apologize for what Im about to say But trying to be someone else was harder than it seemed And somehow, I got caught up in between Between my pride and my promise Between my lies and how the truth gets in the way The things I want to say to you get lost before they come The only thing thats worse than one is none Let me apologize to begin with Let me apologize for what Im about to say But trying to regain your trust was harder than it seemed And somehow, I got caught up in between Between my pride and my promise Between my lies and how the truth gets in the way The things I want to say to you get lost before they come The only thing thats worse than one is none The only thing thats worse than one is none And I cannot explain to you In anything I say or do or plan Fear is not afraid of you Guilts a language you can understand I cannot explain to you, in anything I say or do I hope the actions speak the words they can For my pride and my promise For my lies and how the truth gets in the way The things I want to say to you get lost before they come The only thing thats worse than one is... Pride and my promise Between my lies and how the truth gets in the way The things I want to say to you get lost before they come The only thing thats worse than one is none The only thing thats worse than one is none The only thing thats worse than one is none
Ive seen the blood, Ive seen the broken The lost and the sights unseen I want a flood, I want an ocean To wash my confusion clean I cant resolve this empty story I cant repair the damage done We are the fortunate ones Whove never faced oppressions gun We are the fortunate ones Imitations of rebellion We acted out, we wear the colors Confined by the things we own Were not without, were like each other Pretending were here alone And far away they burn their buildings Right in the face of the damage done We are the fortunate ones Whove never faced oppressions gun We are the fortunate ones Imitations of rebellion Rebellion Rebellion Rebellion Rebellion, rebellion We lost before the start Rebellion, rebellion One by one, we fall apart We fall apart We fall apart We fall apart We are the fortunate ones Whove never faced oppressions gun We are the fortunate ones Imitations of, imitations of... We are the fortunate ones Whove never faced oppressions gun We are the fortunate ones Imitations of rebellion Rebellion Rebellion Rebellion
I ordered a Frappuccino, wheres my fucking Frappuccino? Alright, lets do this. When I pretend everything is what I want it to be I look exactly like what you had always wanted to see When I pretend, I can forget about the criminal I am Stealing second after second just cause I know I can, but I cant pretend this is the way itll stay, Im just Trying to bend the truth I cant pretend Im who you want me to be so Im Lying my way from If you feelin like a pimp, nigga, go and brush your shoulders off Ladies is pimps too, go and brush your shoulders off Niggas is crazy, baby, dont forget that boy told you Get that dirt off your shoulder I probably owe it to yall, probably be locked by the force Tryin to hustle some things that go with the Porsche Feelin no remorse, feelin like my hand was forced Middle finger to the law, nigga, grippin my balls Said the ladies, they love me From the bleachers they screamin All the ballers is bouncin, they like the way I be leanin All the rappers be hatin off the track that Im makin But all the hustlers, they love it, just to see one of us make it Came from the bottom of bottom, to the Top of the Pops Nigga, London, Japan and Im straight off the block Like a running back, get it? Man, Im straight off the block I can run it back, nigga, ‘cause Im straight with the Roc, cmon If you feelin like a pimp, nigga, go and brush your shoulders off Ladies is pimps too, go and brush your shoulders off Niggas is crazy, baby, dont forget that boy told you Get that dirt off your shoulder You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder Your homie Hov in position, in the kitchen with soda I just whipped up a watch, tryin to get me a Rover Tryin to stretch out the coca, like a wrestler, yessir Keep the Heckler close, you know them smokersll test ya But, like, 52 cards went out, Im through dealin Now 52 bars come out, now you feel em Now 52 cars roll out, remove ceilin In case 52 broads come out, now you chillin With a boss, bitch, of course, S.C. on the sleeve At the 40/40 club, ESPN on the screen I paid a grip for the jeans, plus the slippers is clean No chrome on the wheels, Im a grown-up for real, chill Yeah, I remember what they taught to me Remember condescending talk of who I ought to be Remember listenin to all of that and this again So I pretended up a person who was fittin in And now you think this person really is me and Im Trying to bend the truth But the more I push, the more Im pulling away cause Im Lying my way from You I wanna be pushed aside, so let me go Let me take me back my life, Id rather be all alone Anywhere on my own, cause I can see The very worst part of you, the very worst part of you Is me This isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me Like this, this isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me Like this, this isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me Like this, this isnt what I wanted to be I never thought that what I said would have you running from me Like this You I wanna be pushed aside, so let me go Let me take me back my life, Id rather be all alone Anywhere on my own, cause I can see The very worst part of you, the very worst part of you Is me Biatch!
If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! Got em Mike Hes got the Rap Patrol on the gat patrol Foes that wanna make sure his caskets closed Rap critics that say hes Money, Cash, Hoes Hes from the hood stupid, what type of facts are those? If you grew up with holes in your zapatoes Youd celebrate the minute you was havin dough So fuck critics, you can kiss the whole asshole If you dont like the lyrics, you can press fast forward Got beef with radio if we dont play they show They dont play our hits - we dont give a shit, SO! All these mags try and use our ass So advertisers can give em more cash for ads, fuckers! I dont know what you take us as Or understand the intelligence that Jay-Z has From, rags to riches, we aint dumb We got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! Now the year is ninety-four, in my trunk is raw In the rearview mirror is the motherfuckin law I got two choices yall, pull over the car or Bounce on the Devil, put the pedal to the floor And I aint tryin to see no highway chase with Jake Plus I got a few dollars, I can fight the case So I, pull over to the side of the road I heard Son, do you know why Im stoppin you for? Cause Im young and Im black and my hats real low Or do I look like a mindreader sir? I dont know Am I under arrest or should I guess some mo? (Well you was doin fifty-five in the fifty-four License and registration and step out of the car Are you carryin a weapon on you? I know a lot of you are) I aint steppin out of shit, all my papers legit Well my glove compartment is locked, so is the trunk in the back And I know my rights, so you gon need a warrant for that (Arent you sharp as a tack! You some type of lawyer or something? Somebody important or somethin?) Ha, I aint passed the bar, but I know a little bit Enough that you wont illegally search my shit I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! Now once upon a time, not too long ago A nigga like myself had to strongarm a ho This is not a ho in the sense of havin a pussy But a pussy havin no God damn sense, try an push me I try to ignore him, talk to the Lord Pray for him, but some fools just love to perform You know the type, loud as a motorbike But wouldnt bust a grape in a fruit fight And only thing thats gon happen is Imma get to clappin and He and his boys gon be yappin to the Captain And there I go, trapped in the Kit-Kat again Back through the system with the riff-raff again Fiends on the floor, scratchin again Paparazzis with they cameras, snappin them D.A. try to give a nigga shaft again Half a mill for bail cause Im African All because this fool was harassin them Tryin to play the boy like hes saccharin But aint nuttin sweet bout how I hold my gun I got 99 problems bein a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! 99 problems, but a bitch aint one If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problems, but a bitch aint one - hit me! Shut up when Im talkin to you! Shut up!! Shut up!! Shut up!! Shut up when Im talkin to you! Shut up!! Shut up!! Shut up!! Shut uup!! Im about to break!! Everything you say to me [I need a little room to breathe Everything you say to me I need a little room to breathe And Im about to... Break
Like shining oil, this night is dripping down Stars are slipping down, glistening And Im trying not to think what Im leaving now No deceiving now, its time you let me know Let me know When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence, Ill be gone, Ill be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow, Ill be gone, Ill be gone This air between us is getting thinner now Into winter now, bittersweet And cross that horizon, this sun is setting down Youre forgetting now, its time you let me go Let me go When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence, Ill be gone, Ill be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow, Ill be gone, Ill be gone And tell them I couldnt help myself And tell them I was alone Oh, tell me I am the only one And theres nothing left to stop me When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence, Ill be gone, Ill be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow, Ill be gone, Ill be gone Ill be gone
Together we made it We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall See, a nigga survived the worst, but my life is glorious Better know that I leaped every hurdle and Im so victorious Take a look, Im a symbol of greatness Now call a nigga Morpheus As force securin the win, better believe Im so notorious You know that Ive been bout my bread Even though we rappin now And yes, we used to live on the strip Even though a nigga higher level trappin now Superseded every one of my little struggles and Failure has never ever been an option A nigga paper long like rush hour traffic And Im about to take the hood shoppin; get it! Oh, together we made it We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall Forever we waited And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road On the road On the road On the road On the road On the road Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yo When it all got started we were steadily just gettin rejected It seemed like nothin we could do would ever get us respected At best we were stressed At the worst they probably said were pathetic Had all the pieces to that puzzle, just the way to connect it I was fightin through every rhyme, tightenin up every line Never restin the question if I was out of my mind It finally came time to do it or let it die So we put the chips on the table and told em to let it ride Sing it, yeah! Oh, together we made it We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall Forever we waited And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road On the road On the road On the road On the road On the road Look, in case you misunderstand exactly what Im buildin Shit that I can leave for my childrens childrens childrens children Now on my wake-up I smile to see how far Ive come Fightin for sales on a strip to I gained the hustle from From nights in jail on a bench usin my muscles, son To countin money like Dre and Jimmy and Russell was But now I live when I dream, you see we finally did it Lets make a toast to the hustle regardless how you get it Sing it! Oh, together we made it We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall Forever we waited And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road On the road On the road On the road On the road On the road Oh...
This is war with no weapons, marching with no stepping Murder with no killing, illing every direction First, no sequel, do the math, no equal John with no Yoko; more power, less people And no, Im not afraid of that, print it in your paperback Every rap is made in fact to act as a delayed attack Every phrase a razor blade thats saved until they play it back To slay and leave em laying on the pavement, bang, fade to black In the wastelands of today When theres nothing left to lose And theres nothing more to take But you force yourself to choose In the wastelands of today Where tomorrow disappears While the future slips away And your hope turns into fear In the wastelands of today Roll credits, you get it, the show is done Theyre talking for just talking, but meaning, they got none None of em come proper, they talk like a shotgun But how many got bred with integrity? Not one So no, Im not afraid to see you suckers hold a blade to me Aint no way to shake the ground I built before you came to be Take it how you take it, Im the opposite of vacancy And this is not negotiation, yall can hate and wait and see In the wastelands of today When theres nothing left to lose And theres nothing more to take But you force yourself to choose In the wastelands of today Where tomorrow disappears While the future slips away And your hope turns into fear And your hope turns into fear In the wastelands of today In the wastelands of today When theres nothing left to lose And theres nothing more to take But you force yourself to choose In the wastelands of today Where tomorrow disappears While the future slips away And your hope turns into fear And your hope turns into fear In the wastelands of today In the wastelands of today In the wastelands of today
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh You say youre not gonna fight Cause no one will fight for you And you think theres not enough love And no one to give it to And youre sure youve hurt for so long Youve got nothing left to lose So, you say youre not gonna fight Cause no one will fight for you You say the weight of the world Has kept you from letting go And you think compassions a flaw And youll never let it show And youre sure youve hurt in a way That no one will ever know But someday, the weight of the world Will give you the strength to go Whoa-oh, oh Oh-oh-oh Da-yeah-nah, no-ooh-oh No, no Hold on, the weight of the world Will give you the strength to go So hold on, the weight of the world Will give you the strength to go So hold on, the weight of the world Will give you the strength to go Just hold on, the weight of the world Will give you the strength to go
Folks, we have a very special guest for you tonight Id like to introduce... Mr. Hahn Lets hear it for the great And now for a lesson in rhythm management Lets begin Alright now, wasnt that fun? Lets try something else
Cross off the days gone Cross off the days gone Gone by Wasting away A self-inflicted slow decay What shouldve been, what never was Became the end for both of us Heavy is the hand that points the finger Heavy is the heart thats filled with anger So lay them all to waste Years you decided to erase And cross off the days So black out and hide behind the lines Keep staring down the sun and hope the Light will finally blind your eyes from seeing Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone by Cutting you free The phantom limb was part of me You have lived, you have lost The separations worth the cost Heavy are the words that go unspoken Heavy are the promises now broken Will you learn to love the taste Of the destruction in your wake? Cross off the days So black out and hide behind the lines Keep staring down the sun and hope the Light will finally blind your eyes from seeing Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone Gone by Making my way back from the madness Shifting my thoughts from the blackness And the sadness, but the fact is Im swinging through life like a clenched fist Fuck sanity, I wanna bleed Cant kill the pain, its everything Its all I feel, its what I breathe Turn the hate I breed into what I need Heavy is the hand that points the finger Heavy is the heart thats filled with anger Did you survey everything you laid to waste And cross off the days? So black out and hide behind the lines Keep staring down the sun and hope the Light will finally blind your eyes from seeing Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone by Cross off the days gone by
Ima be that n-n-n-na-na-nail in your coffin Saying that I softened? I was ducking down to reload So you can save your petty explanations I dont have the patience, before you even say it, I know You le-l-l-let your pride or you ego talk slick to me? No, that is not the way I get down And look at how you lose your composure Now, let me show you exactly how the breaking point sounds I want to see you choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery Choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery What is it you want me to tell you? Im not the failure, I would rather live and let be But you came with the right kind of threat to Push me to let you know you cant intimidate me You di-di-disrespect me so clearly Now you better hear me: that is not the way it goes down You did it to yourself and its over Now, let me show you exactly how the breaking point sounds I want to see you choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery Choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery I want to see you choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery Choke on your lies, swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery You did it to yourself, you did it to yourself You did it to yourself, you did it to yourself You did it to yourself! You did it to yourself! You did it to yourself! You did it to yourself! I want to see you choke on your lies! Swallow up your greed! Suffer all alone in your misery! Choke on your lies! Swallow up your greed! Suffer all alone in your misery!
Laughing You wastin your talent, Randy! Yeah, ready? Its like Im paranoid lookin over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right… Why does it look like night today? Something insides not right today Why am I so uptight today? Paranoias all I got left I dont know what stressed me first Or how the pressure was fed But I know just what it feels like To have a voice in the back of my head Its like a face that I hold inside Face that awakes when I close my eyes Face that watches every time they lie Face that laughs every time they fall So you know that when its time to sink or swim That the face inside is hearing me Right underneath my skin Its like Im paranoid lookin over my back Its like a whirlwind inside of my head Its like I cant stop what Im hearing within Its like the face inside is right… You know I thug em, fuck em, love em, leave em Cause I dont fuckin need em Take em out the hood, keep em lookin good But I dont fuckin feed em First time they fuss Im breezin Talkin bout, Whats the reasons? Im a pimp in every sense of the word, bitch Better trust than believe em In the cut where I keep em Til I need a nut, til I need to beat the guts Then its, beep beep and Im pickin em up Let em play with the dick in the truck Many chicks wanna put Jigga fist in cuffs Divorce him and split his bucks Just because you got good head, Ima break bread So you can be livin it up? Shit, I parts with nothin, yall be frontin Me give my heart to a woman? Not for nothin, never happen Ill be forever mackin Heart cold as assassins, I got no passion I got no patience And I hate waitin Ho get yo ass in And lets ri-i-i-i-i-ide Check em out now Ri-i-i-i-i-ide, yeah Lets ri-i-i-i-i-ide Check em out now Ri-i-i-i-i-ide, yeah We doin Big Pimpin, we spendin cheese Big Pimpin, on B.L.A.D.s We doin Big Pimpin up in NYC Its just that Jigga Man, Pimp C, and B-U-N-B Big Pimpin, spendin cheese We doin Big Pimpin, on B.L.A.D.s We doin Big Pimpin up in NYC Its just that Jigga Man, Pimp C, and B-U-N-B
Hey, yo, when this first started off it was just Linkin Park And then in the middle came Motion Man And at the end of it all, it was KutMasta Kurt with a remix One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme When I was obsessed with time All I know, time was just slipping away And I watched it count down to the end of the day Watched it watch me and the words that I say The echo of the clock rhythm in my veins I know that I didnt look out below When I watched the time go right out the window Trying to grab hold, trying not to watch I wasted it all on the hands of the clock But in the end, no matter what I pretend The journey is more important than the end or the start And what it meant to me will eventually be a memory Of a time when I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter Ay, yo, one thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme to explain in due time All I know, hah, I so-socialize Like the host of the party I spoke, shaked, and made eye contact Partied and toasted strong, all that Northeast, Southwest coast Im staring out the window No opportunity to mingle I tried to sew it up, you weaken your system And had to throw it up I brought you back into things Like imaginary man of your dreams Youd always seem to make it worth it I pig-skin, I never nerf it You felt leather, never pleather Real bringing the pleasure By any means, it means Im leaving your team Hell of a team, man, it seems but I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter Linkin Park Remix Mo-Mo-Motion Man Linkin Park In the end Kutmasta Kurt Linkin Park Remix Mo-Mo-Motion Man Linkin Park In the end Kutmasta Kurt Remix One thing, I dont know how It doesnt even matter when you look at it now Cause when I designed this rhyme I was scared of it all, scared to fall And hadnt even tried to crawl But I was forced to run, with you mocking me Stopping me, backstabbing me constantly Remembering all the times you fought with me Watch the clock now, chock full of hypocrisy But now your mouth wishes it could inhale Every single little thing you said to make things fail Every single word you sputtered just to get your piece But it really doesnt matter to me Cause from the start to the end, no matter what I pretend The journey is more important than the end or the start And what it meant to me will eventually be a memory Of a time when I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter In the end
Skin to bone, steel to rust Ash to ashes, dust to dust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises we made Skin to bone, steel to rust Ash to ashes, dust to dust Your deception, my disgust When your name is finally drawn Ill be happy that youre gone Ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, skin to bone and steel to rust Right to left, left to right Night to day and day to night As the starlight fades to grey Ill be marching far away Right to left and left to right Ah, ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, skin to bone and steel to rust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises betrayed Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust
Just do somethin to tell you who I am, ya know? Yeah (High voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out) Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Ive been diggin into crates ever since I was livin in space Before the rat race, before monkeys had human traits Mastered numerology and Big Bang theology Performed lobotomies with telekinetic psychology Invented the mic so I could start blessin it And chin-checkin kids to make my point like an impressionist Many men have tried to shake us But I twist mic chords to double-helixes And show them what Im made of I buckle knees like leg braces Cast the spell of instrumental-ness on all of the MCs that hate us So try on, leave you without a shoulder to cry on From now to infinity, let icons be bygones I firebomb, ghostly notes haunt this I tried threats, but moved on to a promise I stomp shit, with or without an accomplice The stamp of approval is on this Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Put a kink in the backbones of clones with microphones Never satisfy my rhyme jones Spraying bright day over what you might say Blood type krylon, technicolor type A On highways, bright with road rage Im patient to win the cage and the tin to bounce all around In surround sound, devouring the scene Subliminal gangrene paintings, overall, the same thing Sing-song karaoke copy madness Break bones verbally with sticks-and-stone tactics Fourth dimension combat convention Write rhymes at ease while the tracks stands at attention Meant to put you away with the pencil pistol, official Sixteen-line, rhyme missile While you risk your all, I pick out of your flaws Spitting raw blah blah blah, you can say you saw Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out High voltage High voltage High voltage High voltage Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out Its high voltage, you cant shake the shock Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out This production… Has been brought to you courtesy of… Mixed Media… Akira… Mr. Hahn… And… Hybrid Theory
One, two One, two, thank you Theres no peace, only war Victory decides whos wrong or right It will not cease, only grow You better be prepared to fight And it will not apologize For laying down your life War Theres no pain, it will spare Fear has become your only right And once youre lost, in your despair Forever black eternal night And it will not apologize For laying down your life War, destroyer War, destroyer It needs no side to justify Laying down your life War, destroyer War
From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me Were stuck in a place so dark, you can hardly see A manner of matter that splits with the words I breathe And as the rain drips acidic questions around me I block out the sight of the powers that be And duck away into the darkness, times up I wind up in a rusted world with eyes shut So tight that it blurs into the world of pretend And the eyes ease open and its dark again From the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me In the memory, youll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up Listen to the sound, dizzy from the ups and downs And nauseated by the polluted rot thats all around Watching the wheels of cars that pass I look past to the last of the light and the long shadows it casts A window grows, captures the eye And cries out yellow light as it passes me by And a young, shadowy figure sits in front of a box Inside a building of rock with antennas on top Now, nothing can stop in this land of the pain The sane lose, not knowing they were part of the game And while the insides change, the box stays the same And the figure inside could bear anybodys name The memories I keep are from a time like then I put on my paper so I could come back to them Someday, Im hoping to close my eyes and pretend That this crumpled up paper can be perfect again Yo, from the top to the bottom At the core, Ive forgotten Taken far from my safety The memory wont escape me Im here at this podium talking, the ceremonial offerings Dedicated to urban dysfunctional offspring City governments are eternally napping Trapped in greedy covenants, causing urban collapse And bullets that scar souls with dark holes Get more than your car stole Some hearts be blacker than charcoal This societys deprivation depends Not on our differences, but the separation within No reparation is made, limited aid on minimum wage Living in a tenement cage where rent isnt paid Tragedy within a parade The darkness overspreads like a permanent plague Im the forgotten In the memory youll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up
When I look into your eyes Theres nothing there to see Nothing but my own mistakes Staring back at me Nwod kaerb yllautneve nworf reven ohw elpoep eht neve Trapa sllaf gnihtyreve Dniwnu lla ti hctaw ot tfel emit fo tuo er’ew dnif noos ll’uoy Dne ot sah gnihtyreve Nwod kaerb yllautneve nworf reven ohw elpoep eht neve Trapa sllaf gnihtyreve Dniwnu lla ti hctaw ot tfel emit fo tuo er’ew dnif noos ll’uoy Dne ot sah gnihtyreve Ive lied to you, this is the last smile That I’ll fake for the sake of being with you Everything falls apart Even the people who never frown eventually break down Everything has to end Youll soon find were out of time left to watch it all unwind For the sake of being with you Everything falls apart Even the people who never frown eventually break down The sacrifice is never knowing Why I stay When you just push away No matter what you see Youre still so blind to me En ohw elpoep eht neve Neve trapa sllaf gnihtyreve Ive tried, like you To do everything you wanted to This is the last time Ill take the blame for the sake of being with you Everything falls apart Even the people who never frown eventually break down The sacrifice of hiding in a lie Everything has to end Youll soon find were out of time left to watch it all unwind The sacrifice is never knowing Why I stay When you just push away No matter what you see Youre still so blind to me Reverse psychology is failing miserably Its so hard to be left all alone Telling you is the only chance for me Theres nothing left but to turn and face you When I look into your eyes Theres nothing there to see Nothing but my own mistakes Staring back at me, asking why The sacrifice of hiding in a lie The sacrifice is never knowing Why I stay When you just push away No matter what you see Youre still so blind to me Why I stay When you just push away No matter what you see Youre still so blind to me
This is fun Ladies and gentlemen lets put our hands together for the astonishing Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow of the century.. always timeless.. HOV! Thank you for comin out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but youre here with us We appreciate that Uh, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was hurtin em in the home of the Terrapins; got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short with cheese I would work with them Brought in weed, got rid of that dirt for them Wasnt born hustlers, I was birthin em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo sheezy my neezy keep my arms so freezy Cant leave rap alone, the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed, it aint easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me Is not real to me, therefore he doesnt exist So poof -- vamoose, son of a bitch! H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Thats the anthem getcha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty yall got to feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Check it out, yo One thing, I dont know why It doesnt even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme To explain in due time, Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away and I didnt look out below I watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on, and didnt even know I wasted it all just to I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried, so H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Oh they havin good old time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Oh they havin good old time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Ye-Ye-Yes! The ladies and gentleman It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
No regret for the confidence betrayed No more hiding in shadow Cause I wont wait for the debt to be repaid Time has come for you Victimized, victimized! Never again victimized! Victimized, victimized! Never again victimized! Theyre acting like they want a riot, its a riot Ill give em As the siren climbs higher on this violent rhythm For you snakes in the grass, supplying the venom I aint scared of your teeth, I admire whats in em You been waiting in the shadows there, thinking youre hidden But the truth is, you dont have the stomach to get em Go on already, hit em, yeah, you gotta be kidding Wanna talk about a victim? Imma put you there with em Victimized, victimized! Never again victimized! Victimized, victimized! Never again victimized! NO!
Theres a fragile game we play With the ghosts of yesterday If we cant let go, well never say goodbye No trace of what remains No stones to mark the graves Only memories we thought we could deny There was so much more to lose Than the pain I put you through In my carelessness, I left you in the dark And the blood may wash away But the scars will never fade At least I know, somehow, I made a mark In the dark, in the light Nothing left, nothing right In the dark, in the light Nothing left, nothing right In the dark, in the light Nothing left, nothing right In the dark, in the light Nothing left, nothing right! Nothing right! Nothing right!
Theres something inside me that pulls beneath the surface Consuming, confusing This lack of self-control I fear is never ending Controlling, I cant seem To find myself again My walls are closing in Ive felt this way before So insecure Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real Discomfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me Distracting, reacting Against my will, I stand beside my own reflection Its haunting how I cant seem To find myself again My walls are closing in Ive felt this way before So insecure Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing, confusing what is real
Watch them flee, watch them flee Watch them flee, hip-hop heads And you do it like this Its goin down Its goin down Its goin down Its goin down Its goin down, the rhythm projects round the next sound Reflects the complex hybrid dialect, now Detect the mesh of many elements compressed down The melting pot of a super future-esque style The combination of a vocal caress With lungs that gasp for breath from emotional stress With special effects and a distorted collage Carefully lodged between beats of rhythmic barrage Its goin down, a logical progression on a timeline The separation narrowed down to a fine line To blur the edges so they blend together properly Take you on an audible odyssey, now Its goin down, a logical progression on a timeline The separation narrowed down to a fine line To blur the edges so they blend together properly Take you on an audible odyssey, now Its goin down, put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate Put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate Put it on I said it goes like this And you do it like this Its goin down Once again it is Composed sentences altogether venomous The four elements of natural force Projected daily, through the sound of the source Everybody on board as we blend, the sword with the pen The mightiest of weapons swinging right from the chin To elevate mental states long gone with the wind To defend men for shoddy imitation pretends Its goin down, style assimilation, readily Trekking through the weaponry of a pure pedigree Cleverly seeing through whatever is ahead of me Whatever the weather be, were advancing steadily Its going down sub-terrestrial high A rhyme regiment thats calling the shots Execution of collaborative plots Ready to bring the separation of style to a stop Its goin down, a logical progression on a timeline The separation narrowed down to a fine line To blur the edges so they blend together properly Take you on an audible odyssey, now Its goin down, put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate Put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate X-Men bout to blast off world wide X-Men bout to blast off world wide And you do it like this Bout to blast off world wide Its goin down, put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate Put it out for the world to see LP and X-Men to the 10th degree Nobody in the world is safe When we melt down the wax in your record crate Its goin down Its goin down Its goin down Put it on, and it goes like this And you do it like this Put it on, and it goes like this And you do it like this Like this
Yo Watch as the room rocks, mentally moonwalk Mixed Media slang bangin in your boombox Verbal violence, lyrical stylist In a time when rock hip-hop rhymes are childish You cant tempt me with rhymes that are empty Rappin to a beat doesnt make you an MC With your lack of skill and facility, youre killin me And a DJ in the group just for credibility I heard that some of you are gettin help with your rhymes Youre not an MC if someone else writes your lines Rappin over rock doesnt make you a pioneer Cause rock and hip-hop have collaborated for years But now, theyre getting randomly mixed and matched up All after a fast buck, and all the tracks suck So how does it stack up? None of its real You wanna be an MC? Youve gotta study the skill Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up! So, you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity But mentally, you dont have the hip-hop energy With a tendency to make up stories Sounding like the only hip hop youve heard is top 40 And your record company is completely missin it All the kids are dissin it for not bein legitimate So in a battle, you cant hack it, react with wack shit And get smacked with verbal backflips Get your ass kicked by fabulous battle catalysts Its taken decades for MCs to establish this Youre new to hip-hop, and welcome if youre serious But not on the mic, leave that to the experienced Using the waves of sound The true master paralyzes his opponents Leaving him vulnerable to attack Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up! Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up! Step up! After years of pain-staking research by the worlds leading sound scientists We here at the Sound Institute have invented a reliable audio weapons system Actual movement of musical sound in space used to carefully attack and neutralize the cellular structure of the human body And the question must be asked… Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up! Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up! Mix Media Step up the microphone And you do it like this And you do it like… Step up the microphone Mix Media And you do it like this Mix Media Step up the microphone And you do it like this Mix Media Step Up the microphone And you do it like this
KidBrain Boxing gloves, condoms and blue blockers Dress shoes, a Sharpie and 3 quarters A football, hacky sack, frisbee in the back and a baseball cap Two folding chairs, adirondack And a mini cooler filled with healthy snacks Beach towels, sunblock, a surfboard and a sleeping bag Bottled water, cashew nuts, extra socks, an American flag Old boots, paper towels, Shopgirl: A Novella Deodorant, house keys, sweatshirt, an umbrella A golf club, basketball, bug spray A laundry heap, a pocket knife, a battery These are the things in my Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep Hairspray, a toy car, deck of cards, and some handy wipes A bag of trash, a shoe lace, a Rubiks cube, and a flashlight A bandanna with my name on it A mix tape, push play on it A toothbrush and toothpaste A tic tac in a briefcase A dream catcher, a road map Registration and insurance A toy car, a rubber band and a tape of the Jimmy Hendrix Experience A cup holder, a steering wheel, a soda can in the back seat, a phone charger, an old wallet These are the things in my Jeep Hi, come inside, look around my Jeep You will find such marvelous things A broken stapler, some crumpled paper Prepare for adventure, inside my Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep These are the things in my Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep, Jeep These are the things, all of the things These are the things that I keep in my Jeep These are the things, all of the things These are the things that I keep in my Jeep
…Room to breathe Bout to… Break Breathe Im about to break Breathe I need room to breathe Breathe I need room to breathe Breathe I need room to breathe I cannot take this anymore Saying everything Ive said before All these words, they make no sense I found bliss in ignorance Less I hear, the less you say Youll find that out anyway I find the answers arent so clear Wish I could find a way to disappear All these thoughts, they make no sense I found bliss in ignorance Nothing seems to go away Over and over again Over and over again Over and over again Over and over again Over and over again Just like before Like before Like before Like before Like before Everything you say to me… And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe… And Im about to break Everything you say to me… And Im about to break I need a little room to breathe… And Im about to break These are the places where I can feel Torn from my body, my flesh, it peels During this ride, we can cut up what we like Waiting alone, I cannot resist Feeling this hate I have never missed Please, someone give me a reason to rip off my face Blood is a-pouring, and pouring, and pouring And pouring, and pouring, and pouring, and pouring And pouring, and pouring, and pouring, and pouring Shut up Shut up Shut up Shut up when Im talkin to you Shut up Shut up Shut up Shut up Im about to break Everything you say to me… Im about to break I need a little room to breathe… Im about to break Everything you say to me… and Im about to break I need a little room to breathe… and Im about to… Everything you say to me (Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break) I need a little room to breathe (Cause Im one step closer to the edge Im about to break) Everything you say to me (Takes me one step closer to the edge And Im about to break) I need a little room to breathe And Im about to…
Like shining oil, this night is dripping down Stars are slipping down, glistening And I’m trying not to think what I’m leaving now No deceiving now, it’s time you let me go Let me go I’ll be gone! I’ll be gone! King Push Dope game keep callin Dope boys keep fallin Askin me Whats my legacy? I just wanna die ballin I just wanna die pourin I just wanna ride foreign I just wanna bring hoes together Lonny, Lisa, meet Lauren Then I be gone, keep it movin, what I be on Damn right I know what time it is Patek Philippe and the Tourbillion Im stylin on em, Im swervin on em I know its wrong, but lifes a bitch and she turn me on! Yeah, and to each his own Hatin ain’t something that we condone Cause the way I flip when the beat come on I gonna pop that shit til your speakers blown And yall wanna cop a plea Who you gon talk to? Not to me Because the chain of command work properly You gotta earn a few stripes til you talk to me Word to Pusha, word to Vice Built a track once and killed it twice Built a stage up and killed the lights Opening act was like Fuck my life Yall can love it, ain’t nothing wrong Forget the hatin that yall be on Enjoy it now because after long Keyser Söze, Ill be gone I’ll be gone! I’ll be gone! When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence, I’ll be gone I’ll be gone Let the sun fade out and another one rise Climbing through tomorrow, I’ll be gone I’ll be gone When the lights go out and we open our eyes Out there in the silence, I’ll be gone I’ll be gone I’ll be gone! I’ll be gone! I’ll be gone!
Your lies! Yeah! I didnt think that I had a debt to pay Til they came to take all I had left away You said you wouldnt put me to the test today But I remember you saying that yesterday There was a time when your mind wasnt out of control Every memory and confession pouring out of your soul Like a pill you couldnt swallow and it swallowed you whole Another lie hard to follow til it followed you home And like that Broken down A victim of your lies You hide behind lies You dont know why You crossed the line Wrapped up inside your lies You hide behind lies Youre lost inside that cold disguise Behind your lies I dont know what you thought I might say Seems like we never would talk the right way Every other minute I fought for my place And drop what I made thought and you might stay so Im guessing that you probably know When your insides hollow then you ought to be cold Like a pill I couldnt swallow and it swallowed me whole Another lie hard to follow til it followed me home And like that Broken down A victim of your lies You hide behind lies You dont know why You crossed the line Wrapped up inside your lies You hide behind lies Youre lost inside that cold disguise Behind your lies Youre faking, youre mistaken If you think that you could climb out of this hole Forsaken, what we take when All our lies come from the power of control Broken down A victim of your lies You hide behind lies You dont know why You hide behind lies You dont know why You hide behind lies You dont know why You hide behind Wrapped up inside your lies You hide behind lies You dont know why You crossed the line Wrapped up inside your lies You hide behind lies Youre lost inside that cold disguise Behind your lies
Dont you hold your breath cause Im not coming down The battlefields have left me only scars And floating in the dark, Im swimming in the sound Of voices that should never been apart Darker than the blood Higher than the sun This is not the end You are not the only one With venom on their tongues, they paint it on the walls Where justice doesnt have the strength to hold The higher that they climb, the harder they will fall And we will break their bones until they fall Darker than the blood Higher than the sun This is not the end You are not the only one Ahh, ah-ah, ahh, ahh Ahh, ah-ah, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh Darker than the blood Higher than the sun This is not the end You are not the only one This is not the end You are not the only one This is not the end You are not the only one
Im a whore and Im feeling sorry for myself In your arms and I am drowning like the child I was I need more, can you help me? Feed my sin, come and kill me Its calling Calling Calling Calling me Endless skies falling freely down upon my head So much for hopeless dreaming, frustration settles in I need more, can you help me? Feed my sin, come and kill me Its calling Calling Calling Calling me Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah!
One, then multiplies til you can taste the sun And burned by the sky you try to take it from But if it falls, theres no place to run Crumbling down, its so unreal Theyre dealing you in to determine your end And sending you back again, to places youve been And bending your will til it breaks you, within And still, they fill their eyes With the twilight through the skylight And the highlights on a frame of steel See the brightness of your likeness As I write this on a pad with the way I feel Hear the screaming in my dreaming As its seeming that youve played your part Like youre heartless, take apart this In the darkness, but I know that Ive tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter Ive looked down the line And whats there is not what ought to be Held back by the battles they fought for me Calling me to be part of their property And now, I see that I get no chance I get no break Fakes and snakes quickly lead to mistakes And as the tightrope within slowly starts to thin I can only hope that they close their eyes To the twilight through the skylight And the highlights on a frame of steel See the brightness of your likeness As I write this on a pad to the way I feel Hear the screaming in my dreaming As its seeming that youve played your part Like youre heartless, take apart this In the darkness, but I know that I tried so hard I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter Ive put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go For all this, theres only one thing you should know Ive put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go For all this, theres only one thing you should know Ive put my trust in you, pushed as far as I can go For all this, theres only one thing you should know I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesnt even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesnt even matter

Standing alone with no direction How did I fall so far behind? Why am I searching for perfection Knowing its something I wont find? In my fear and flaws I let myself down, again All because I run til the silence splits me open I run til it puts me underground Til I have no breath And no roads left but one When did I lose my sense of purpose? Can I regain whats lost inside? Why do I feel like I deserve this? Why does my pain look like my pride? In my fear and flaws I let myself down, again All because I let myself down In my fear and flaws I run til the silence splits me open I run til it puts me underground Til I have no breath And no roads left but one No roads left but one In my fear and flaws I let myself down, again All because I run and the silence splits me open I run and it puts me underground But theres no regret And no roads left to run

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Dataset Card for "huggingartists/chester-bennington"

🤖 HuggingArtists Model 🤖

Chester Bennington

@chester-bennington

Dataset Summary

The Lyrics dataset parsed from Genius. This dataset is designed to generate lyrics with HuggingArtists. Model is available here.

Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

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Languages

How to use

How to load this dataset directly with the datasets library:

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("huggingartists/chester-bennington")

Dataset Structure

An example of 'train' looks as follows.

This example was too long and was cropped:

{
    "text": "Look, I was gonna go easy on you\nNot to hurt your feelings\nBut I'm only going to get this one chance\nSomething's wrong, I can feel it..."
}

Data Fields

The data fields are the same among all splits.

text: a string feature.

Data Splits

train	validation	test
391	-	-

'Train' can be easily divided into 'train' & 'validation' & 'test' with few lines of code:

from datasets import load_dataset, Dataset, DatasetDict
import numpy as np

datasets = load_dataset("huggingartists/chester-bennington")

train_percentage = 0.9
validation_percentage = 0.07
test_percentage = 0.03

train, validation, test = np.split(datasets['train']['text'], [int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*train_percentage), int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*(train_percentage + validation_percentage))])

datasets = DatasetDict(
    {
        'train': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(train)}),
        'validation': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(validation)}),
        'test': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(test)})
    }
)

Dataset Creation

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Source Data

Initial Data Collection and Normalization

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Who are the source language producers?

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Annotations

Considerations for Using the Data

Social Impact of Dataset

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Discussion of Biases

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Other Known Limitations

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Additional Information

Dataset Curators

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Licensing Information

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Citation Information

@InProceedings{huggingartists,
    author={Aleksey Korshuk}
    year=2021
}

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Dataset Card for "huggingartists/chester-bennington"

Dataset Summary

Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

Languages

How to use

Dataset Structure

Data Fields

Data Splits

Dataset Creation

Curation Rationale

Source Data

Initial Data Collection and Normalization

Who are the source language producers?

Annotations

Annotation process

Who are the annotators?

Personal and Sensitive Information

Considerations for Using the Data

Social Impact of Dataset

Discussion of Biases

Other Known Limitations

Additional Information

Dataset Curators

Licensing Information

Citation Information

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