• This is it.. This the moment that haunted you • What you were beggin’ and pleadin’, to them all what you wanna do • And now it’s in front of you, this the job application • This your one chance to prove it’s not a false aspiration, so • This is the sacrifice, of all you could’ve had in life • Burning under the fire from your desire to grab a mic • And if you do not satisfy, don’t get to go at it twice • You’ll be a lost soul chasing dreams you don’t have in sight • When you told your parents all the reasons you’re failing school • Never got your story straight, so this will be your tale to prove • when teachers called you lazy, you were deep in your mental state • Degrading you, claimin’ you won’t reach your potential greatness • Ignored your homework and put your mind to a different test • Up all night for rhymes when your lines weren’t finished yet • Pulling thin air, just to find the magical elements • And starting from scratch, like a rash in development • This is the rocket fuel, from the ones who tried stopping you • Told you what not to do, ‘cause your dream was not logical • To drop the jaws of those who were openly laughing • This is FUCK YOU to the fingers that were pointing right at me • And those who gave up on me ‘cause now I’m on my way up • If you were still in my life, I prolly would’ve stayed stuck • So fuck destiny because I know what I’m suppose to be • Using every body fluid to drown out those opposing me • BLOOD- the pain as I went through insanity • And family that supported me no matter how bad it seemed • SWEAT- the stress from when I was sitting in doubt • And the effort I put when I finally figured it out • TEARS- the mountain I climbed, piled up sadness • To focus my aggression, utilizing my passion • SUCCESS- when I feel it ‘cause I’m proud of all this • Even if I’m never heard, and I don’t make a fucking dollar off it • I do this on my own, I never wanted hand outs • Never tried to stand out to be loved by a damn crowd • Never was the type to accept to take the planned route • And not the type to get respect and claim that I’m the man now • I’m better than the way I felt my peers always saw me as • It’s time to disregard the past, now there’s no more fallin’ back • since i was a kid, all I did was taste defeat and loss • Now I smell the victory, so give me a plate to eat it on • Puttin’ my guard up, ain’t pullin’ no punches, stickin’ and movin’ with confidence • I’ll be in a coffin before you are able to put me in a corner and box me in • Never needed somebody to push me more, put the weight on my back and took it forward • No map on the track on the path I was at, I stayed on my toes till my foots got sore • I don’t condone no foldin’, I go with the flow till I overdose • Drove in the zone with a fork in the road, then poke thru the hole with broken bones • Didn’t know where to go, ‘cause I was lost, I looked at my parents and made ‘em a promise • I’ma take this interest of mine, give it some time, and make a deposit • And Ever since, I been all in, fighting odds, put effort in • Won’t put up a façade to get me a job, I’m not here to be an impressionist • For record spins, I’m passin’ the boundaries, breaking the lanes and hoppin’ borders • ‘cause now I’m saying fuck this system, you weren’t meant to follow orders” • AND NOW I’M OFF, I’M MY BOSS, THE ONLY THING I ASK YOU HATERS • ANY OF YALL TRY TO COUNT ME OUT, YOU BEST DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CALCULATORS • REDEFINE THE COMMON SENSE FOR EVERY TIME I DROP A SENTENCE • IF YALL CAN’T READ BETWEEN THE LINES, I’M ABOVE YOUR COMPREHENSION • Bucket list will be so full, its gonna hurt to handle it • And if it ain’t been done, then I will be the first example bitch • But will he shy away from the second they turn the camera lit • And if they never do, will he still be worth the management • So please don’t applaud all these thoughts of a man, lost • The price to be paid, I’m tryna figure the damn cost • Not handed the baton, I just took it and ran off • If you play on my ground, then you’ll sink in the sand box • Not looking to get praised, ‘cause I’m just another sad pawn • bettering my future and just hoping that it lasts long • Fighting in a system that don’t wanna see you have one • A double-edged sword, so which side will you get stabbed on? • My personal journey’s not deserving of worthiness • In a world of hurtin’ persons who are serving their purposes • ‘cause when you’re succumb by evil, you don’t have to see the reason (why) • Each blessing that we’re given will be balanced by our demons, (I’d) • Rather speak the thoughts of a hurt girl fallen • Then complain this whole time of my first world problems • Can’t pretend they don’t exist; if you seek the truth out of me • Just know I speak both sides, please see the duality • If the story of the world or if its me who’s feeling helpless • Each song is a reflection of the way I se myself as • Maybe selfish, who am I to be the first to neglect it • When every life is lived from first person perspective • From the killers to coroners, the victims and torturers • Whether you be the cause of it or must live with the horror, but it’s • Not in my position to try to pick who’s at fault here • If we walk the line together, maybe overcoming all fear • All fear…. But what are my fears… what are my fears…. • I fear getting higher because I don’t wanna hit the ground • I fear solitude, but more scared of being in the crowd • I fear losing me just to say that I’m a winner now • I fear them not knowing me, more scared of being figured out • I’m scared of being doubted, but I fear the expectation (But) • Most of all, I’m frightened that my peers forget my face, and that’s just • Most nerve racking when you know you’re going all-out • That it doesn’t work, no one cared, they never saw how • You sacrificed this, magnify that, just to focus • Lack of life hit, had to fight back, no one noticed • No one sees the failures and the struggling you’re used to • They just feel their heads nod and like the vid on youtube • And that’s not me complaining, I just say that to remind myself • To maintain my sanity when going thru the promised hell • And if it pays off? I’m on the clock so only time will tell • If this is meant for me, if not, then I guess I gotta fail

• To love is to care, to love is to feel • To love is to bare, but to love is to heal • But I grew up in an era where nobody wants those qualities • Now everything has been replaced with following a policy • But when I was a kid, I was still a fool dreaming • For the day I finally would get to feel it’s true meaning • I grew up a bit, when other chicks, weren’t fuckin’ with this ugly kid • And who am I to blame their taste? not something to hold grudge against • But bare with all the challenges, unfairness of the balances • Don’t look for who you are, they just care for what your status is • Due to these materials that all of them are caught up in • It’s no longer how you treat them, it’s about what you can offer them • So I gotta prove myself as all you do is see it through • Give my best impression with no guarantee I’ll be with you • And every action after has to reach a certain measure • So excuse me If I no longer really feel it’s worth the effort • They say it’s best to lose love than to never love at all • But if it was true love, it should have never come to stall • It’s suppose to be the thing that takes us passed all limits • But if its suppose to keep us high, how come we only fall in it? • I’m told I won’t wanna be, on my own at twenty eight • My response is “in the end, we’re all alone anyways” • Trying find the right girl is the only thing I’ve done wrong • Corrected that mistake so I won’t ever write a love song, naw • Why isn’t what I see, Picture Perfect • Feels like everyone, sayin’ it’s not worth it • I try to play these games, but I just can’t win • Avoiding to see myself, is my only sin • What was proudly once a painted picture with an even touch • Love has now become a tainted image by the media • Not claiming it is gone , I’m not saying it don’t exist • But all these movies tend to do is just portray a hopeful wish • It’s naïve to think the all story telling is of clarity • People are forgetting, it’s compelling for it’s rarity • It devastates that I’m seeing All the fools they have pretending • When the only thing they’re getting wrong is the happy ending • And then you start to wonder why in real life it is missin’ • If you sat through closing credits you would realize it is fiction • and then your failed relationships wouldn’t bring anger • that you didn’t receive those same results as a teenager • the wrong interpretation has been captured in your eyes • you wanna jump to the end but the gap is just too wide • and then you play the game and the good guy caught you cheating • So now you’ve become exactly what has made you stop believing • We all want to feel the spark unless it comes and burns our back • can’t walk in random places, expect to find the perfect match • in a world of different people, odds are unfavorable • of a knight in shiny armor waiting and is saved for you • no salary can paint a perfect picture for your gallery • that’s why they call ‘em fallacies, they don’t become realities • if it wasn’t true, then I wouldn’t write this stupid song • I’m still hoping everyday I will be proven wrong, so • Why isn’t what I see, Picture Perfect • Feels like everyone, sayin’ it’s not worth it • I try to play these games, but I just can’t win • Avoiding to see myself, is my only sin • Look at me • what do you see? • I am not ashamed of my scars • They show that I’ve come far • Or maybe its just you, just seeking out a scapegoat • In dismay of your mistakes, on display to take the same road • Expecting to be held tight, when you let go of helping hands • What woman’s gonna take the risk, you still ain’t gave yourself a chance • You hate what’s in the mirror, but the image staring back at you • Is only a reflection of the way you see your attributes • From years of disappointment of the person that you had in view • You only see your demons so no angel’s gonna value you • Expecting them to see a saint in you, having faith in you • When you stay ashamed, degrade a face that is unchangeable • Won’t admit your fury is unspoken impurity • Existing in denial of your exposed insecurities • ‘cause in the end, it just doesn’t matter if the movie’s real/reel • You ain’t been able, to distinguish, the depths of what you truly feel • So certainly, you just don’t deserve to find a perfect love • You wont acquire something that you still don’t feel you’re worthy of

• Nobody wants to be alone • When we hit our deepest zone, and everything is seeming wrong • Just want some reflection without having to see our own • Maybe just give me a clone, at least then I can free my soul • So I know that someone’s hearing every word I’m speaking on • Never wanted solitude, I sort of just adapted to it • Never felt I belonged, I figured I was trapped into it • Since no one could understand, and I was sitting lost and finished • Spent more time in building walls, than I did in crossing bridges • I don’t wanna be judged, I don’t wanna fight to say it • I just wanna be loved, won’t happen if I’m isolated • Problem is with me still, I don’t care of the glass • Is half full or half empty, I just want a refill • So I stay inside the walls, beyond ‘em I won’t even dare • I’m not about to flee somewhere if I’m not even needed there • As I make the ceiling higher, to avoid my deepest fear • not to keep ‘em out, to keep me from ever leaving here o I don’t wanna be saved, don’t wanna be rescued o Or be in this world I gotta struggle just to get through o Don’t wanna have a girl that I give my last breathe to o Don’t want anybody expecting me to give my best to o I don’t wanna run away, I don’t wanna slip and fall o Don’t wanna be depended on, expecting me to give my all o I don’t wanna stand up, I rather just be sittin’ tall o Seeing others get it as I stay inside these prison walls o …. let me stay inside my prison walls • Sometimes I wake up uninspired, to find the life I once desired • With a career I can’t get started, I already wish I was retired • What if I listened to my father, go to college, become a doctor • Then maybe I could live a life and be someone my mother’s proud of • Why did I have to be this way, just struggling to be a man • Look at myself in every morning and wonder who I really am • So where’d I just take the wrong path? To make my life just good enough • Even when it isn’t broken, I just find a way to screw it up • I’m trying to find myself when I don’t know what I am looking for • What if the purpose of this was to be someone I could ignore • I strive for better places, but is it even worth the sweat • I put more faith in second guesses than I do in first attempts • Through my own negligence, I thought that I could never win • Stuck in the same spot, more lost than I have ever been • The music’s why I’m in it, why I chose to stay so hidden for • Pinned by these bars, I’ve become my own prisoner o I don’t wanna be saved, don’t wanna be rescued o Or be in this world I gotta struggle just to get through o Don’t wanna have a girl that I give my last breathe to o Don’t want anybody expecting me to give my best to o I don’t wanna run away, I don’t wanna slip and fall o Don’t wanna be depended on, expecting me to give my all o I don’t wanna stand up, I rather just be sittin’ tall o Seeing others get it as I stay inside these prison walls o …. let me stay inside my prison walls • We’re living in a world full of liars and pretenders • Who’re Enslaving our minds in every trial that we enter • We’re living on the edge if not a giant in the center • You survive to be forgotten or you die to be remembered • Give a fuck about profession, I don’t care what my potential is • If reaching it means I gotta be a damn impressionist • Make a change or fade away to stay the same and let me live • If that’s the cost of life, then you can take away my membership • What kind of world is this where we seem to be so satisfied? • With hearts being torn apart when scenery’s are magnified • A life lived in loneliness, even with an alibi • Where evilness is idolized and heroes are antagonized • So listen to the music, to grip on this conclusion • Don’t take another person to be slipping in my shoes with • or maybe its just me who keeps living in confusion • so fuck reality, I rather stick with this illusion

They will glue us to the ground but theyre never stickin’ with ya They color code the lies so we don’t see the bigger picture Land of the free, yet they’ve chosen who belongs here You think they got your back? All they did was put a wall there You can’t sit and wait and expect that you’ll be free at last Gotta have strength to make the world the way you see it as You feel your skin will peal a bit, but you’re the one that’s healing it They give you shitty hands, that don’t mean you gotta deal with it If we make enough noise then you know they can’t ignore it We all believe in something, now it is time to stand up for it America’s dream has become a patriotic nightmare The people want the truth, and I say we got it right here They treat us like mice as, we following the sight path Direct us to the cheese and lead us in a tight trap Keep us running circles and tell us it’s the right track Now is the time fight that, this is for our life back Through the destruction, they aint gonna help build We gon give ‘em war till we go and get killed Until big blocks of ice are holding hell still And you gotta fight now, (bcuz no one else will) Tell ‘em our desires won’t be full-filled Until we draw blood and it shows to get spilled Even if this means that we go and get killed We gotta fight now [bcuz no one else will] Growing up, the reason that I felt like a defeated kid They told me what I am and tried to force me to agree with it Why do I go to class-if-I, don’t wanna just get classified Leaving me unsatisfied by living out their status lie I’ll be twelve feet under surface with empty fucking service ‘fore I let this fucking system go and tell me what my worth is They wanna see us fall, we keep springing for their help Cuz they fear the idea of us thinking for ourselves So they feed us what’s unnecessary, treat us like we secondary Less mouths to feed when they see us fallin’ dead and buried The leaders are just puppets and their hands are never visible It’s time to cut the strings to expose who’s really in control Instead of fighting for their benefit when we go to war Watching you get killed as they show your family no remorse That is the reason why I’ve chosen to go solo for Fitting in only means that they won’t let you grow no more Through the destruction, they aint gonna help build We gon give ‘em war till we go and get killed Until big blocks of ice are holding hell still And you gotta fight now, (bcuz no one else will) Tell ‘em our desires won’t be full-filled Until we draw blood and it shows to get spilled Even if this means that we go and get killed We gotta fight now [bcuz no one else will] Hip-hop is universal now, the stars don’t always line together With the biggest kind of effort, we know we can’t rhyme forever Some will to live beyond their means, the rest get stuck inside the weather A wisdom heart is one that doesn’t settle when the mind is clever Instead of being conscious of the nonsense that you drop endless Worrying bout your POCKETS, you forgotten all your common senses/CENTS These rappers that are GIFTED, but their image is just not PRESENT No CHANGE from the MONEY to be the PROFIT Pac mentioned He died before he passed the TORCH, to SPARK the brain that MATCHES course Now all these FLAMES have BURNED it down, no one tracks the HAZARD source The lack of COAL turned down the HEAT, no one wants disaster chores But the FIRE’s still inside of me, a fighter till I crash with force I journey on this pathway, but the traveling ain’t going far The braggin’ of how DOPE we are, I rather be a SOBER heart We sell ourselves short when the rap is being overcharged Its us against us, we’re a casualty before we start

• Picture me, with a dead beat body on a killing spree • Letting demons out of me, a side of me don’t wish to see • Creeping up on your property, properly placing mysteries • I gotta be so indiscrete, I promise no one’s witnessing • Or listening, like a drummer, you won’t see me miss a beat • It’s demonically so sickening, but its the perfect fit for me • They thought the mental hospice was an option, tryna limit me • But gotta tell that doctor that lobotomy will not finish me • I’m finally free, there will be a finding fee to enemies • Don’t be hostile, I’m a monster, no way you can sentence • Apologies? sorry I just do. not feel no sympathy • Question my psychology, my policy ain’t following • A prophecy that constantly tells me God has now forgiven me • So father please, I solemnly swear that you’re a part of history • I inspired Michael Myers, I am Halloweens epitome • I’m not a stalker, I just want to offer you a trick a treat • Chopped into a commodity, just admire my abilities • This art work you’re involved in, I’m Picasso in this industry • And if you do escape my wrath, won’t bother me to tug and play • You live to see another day, I’ll come your way eventually • Cuz honestly, what’s the rush to do the deed so instantly • Cuz now this is a conquering I would not have felt initially • No friend in reach, I don’t expect my mama to proud of me • But this all do I know how to be, you’ll never see the end of me • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you… • On the surface, you wouldn’t predict, that I possess these extravaganzas • (when) you catch me out in public, I’m just blending in to grab and gander • Analyze my sacrifice, it must be right, I have a standard • Find a soul that questions life, and let them know I’m glad to answer • I set in place my manipulation, cuz that begins my ritual • I stick to basics, don’t switch the pace, so they think that I’m predictable • A dangerous assumption, I gain the trust, it’s destiny • Disguise is just the foreplay then they’re fucked by my identity • The night unfolds, surprised by the show? Now it’s time to guide to you to home • Your hands are tied, you fight on the ropes, with damaged eyes with a knife on your throat • You’re frightened at the sight of ghost, as you realize your life is revoked • (then) you scream for help cuz you don’t deserve it, that is the moment that excites me the most • knowing you never expected this and you pray for God to comfort you • (to) not suffer through this horror that you know’s about to come to you • Sometimes I might be sensitive and let you think I’ll let you live • To give you one last hope, I have so much joy while ending it • BUT Other times, I might take a while to do my torturing • My patient begs for me to finish, they can’t take no more of me • But no can do, this a transformation that you have to see • Once I slice the edges, you will be-come my next masterpiece • Open your mind to different things, you’re shocked by what I’m showing ya? • I’m poppin’ out your sockets, you can call it an eye opener • Ya know the skin has 3 layers? before you never thought of skin • And now you are a breathing human who’s been stripped of all of it • You starving for something edible, well I’m all out of vegetables • But I can chop your limbs off, I’m starting with your genitals • Before you are a corpse, of course, surviving in my storage, granted • I’m feeding you your own flesh, it doesn’t become more organic • This is nothing like, what you’re used to, seeing, in the movies • As I eat the victim’s heart for the one that wasn’t given to me • I’ll leave you with this promise, your existence will not go to waste • You will live forever with the others on my trophy case • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you, the Devil’s here to murder you • REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT, REDRUM OT EREH LIVED EHT • The Devil’s here to murder you… • Get these voices out my head, the ones that have retrieved my soul • The ones that tell me if I listen, they will then leave me alone • They make me do these gruesome things, capture me in my lucid dreams • Turned me into this monsters, I forgot the person I used to be • They perpetrate the stuff I do, to leave this woman cut in two • “PLEAAASSSEE DON’T!”.. sorry it’s just not up to you • “You will not be able to escape the power I withhold • As long as I am in you, you will always be in my control”

• She told me: “This is a scar that never heals • Thoughts I can’t reveal, a broken heart you’ll never feel • The mark forever shields me from ever getting sexual • The first time I opened up, it wasn’t my intention to • And I’m still haunted, I tried conquer it in therapy • But when the hour finishes, she’s no longer there for me • And then I’m on my own.. tryna face that incident • He was found guilty but he stripped me of my innocence • Can hardly close my eyes ‘cause I’m frightened of the images • How can you deal with me when I can never live with it? • They said I needed rest.. how can I relax? • When my alarm is waking up from panic attacks • ‘Cause that nightmare kept repeating while i-WAS receiving surgery • I woke up asking God “why couldn’t he just murder me?” • He crept in from behind, but it was anything but private • When he forced it on my body, he killed everything inside it.” When • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • She told me: “You don’t know the life that I have sacrificed • When my son keeps asking about what is his daddy like • I never give an answer, it would pain him to discover • That the truth is: me and daddy never knew each other • Don’t know where he’s from, I don’t even know his name • And if we ever met again, then I’d probably go insane • I could never tell my little boy about the gore and torture • That he wouldn’t even be here if I was for abortion • He could never know about how his mommy hurts within • And that the conception hurt me more than giving birth to him • Or why sometimes I am hoping he avoids me • ‘Cause when I look at him, I see the man who has destroyed me • And as I’m getting older, it’s gonna worsen the pressure • ‘Cause I know I’m all he’s got, but he’s deserving of better • S how will I explain to him the birds and the bees? • When his father stung me as he burned all the trees.” When • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • She said to me: “I grew up feeling worthless • ‘Cause my childhood has been tainted by my first kiss • Most girls get it during a game of spin the bottle • While mine was with my step dad as my neck was getting throttled • Imagine believing this is normal while you’re brought up • That it is just the way a daddy shows love for his daughter • I was young, I ain’t know the magnitude of what I felt • Every time he stuck it in, pretend that he was someone else • I could never know at the time, my childhood was ruined • As I never grew up, I stayed mild and secluded • And it never gets better ‘cause I know I still ain’t facin’ it • It’s always held me back from, any real relationship • Seeing all my peers as they date each other, making love • While I just pretend it’s not something that was taken from me • A world full of victims, these the eyes of a raped one • Trapped in my mind from a past I can’t escape from” • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • She said to me “You can never understand” • She said to me “You will never know the pain • For every single reason of why I cannot Trust a man • And why I struggle breathin’ for whenever I’m alone again.“ • Someone must fall in the hole for us to learn to get up out it • It takes a line being crossed for us to put a fence around it • But its now imperative that we move passed our arrogance • It shouldn’t take a rap song for us to be aware of this • The highest form of love is what they are being brutal to • What should be made as beautiful is sending souls to funerals • But really they’re displaying just the biggest form of cowardice • It don’t make you stronger if you leave a woman powerless • Damaged, broken, lost, and hopeless • Fearful, closed in, the tears that they soak in • Shattered to the point where she is forever done within • And no one ‘s gonna save her ‘cause she knows she’ll never love again • It’s unfortunate, it’s more than just the force of it • When a girl gets pregnant before she knows what an abortion is • How is this a world that they tell that we’re equal in? • When if half it’s susceptible to seeing all this evilness? • And we just let it FLY without seeing where the BAGGAGE is • It seems our only motive is to punish the antagonist • Find someone to vilify, so we can judge and criticize • Not looking at the victimized, to find a way to sympathize • If we’re no longer hypnotized, maybe we can visualize • A future where the DARK NIGHT isn’t hidden in disguise/THE SKIES • Minimize the drizzle, and just simplify the riddle • If we signify the brittle, we could dignify the symbol • Of the lost ones, as we find the missin’ pieces • Maybe we could solve the puzzle instead of giving reasons • To turn our other cheek, let’s get rid of all these covers • Maybe it is time that we look inside each other

• You failed our children, you failed this society • By given our birth-givers, standards to try to reach • No longer see themselves, they just stand there admiring • The false image you present; abandoned variety • All woman looks the same, making sure that every pore’s hidden • Everyone’s just tryna be a replica of your image • So focused on appearance, unaware that their core’s missin’ • Fallacies and lies that you sold to them are stored in it • ‘Cause you’re the fucking reason that every female in America • Can’t find who they are cuz they’re living for the camera • Showing more skin, with a lost appetite and • Selling out, buying in to false advertisements • Yet you pause and neglect, every cause and effect • Of the heart that ripped when you stomped on the chest • With the bar that you set of the photo-shopped woman • That you only putting on ‘cause you starve her to death • So unless she is objectified, and covered in your products • Then the beauty she was given will then never become recognized? • Can’t be who she is, no value for expression • ‘Cause it’s all a competition, girls have to look impressive • So trapped in imprisonment, she’ll never have an exit • Letting go of her innocence, before her adolescence • So she will only ever know the image that was made for her • The only path she walks was a road that was paved for her • And men become the same victims cheated by this crooked score • ‘Cause that becomes the only type of woman that we looking for • Spending our whole lives to get our hands in the cookie jar • Instead of trying to find the real-one that we could adore • So they feel every need as they seek our affection, and • Mimic music videos to keep our attention • It’s time that we acknowledge all the pieces of this damage • Because sex only sells if the seeds are getting planted, c’mon • My Face, is covered by foundation • Natural Beauty, isn’t a fashion statement • So I had my face, and paint my eyes • I’m only pretty, with a disguise • Forgot who they are ‘cause they’re only thinking skin deep • Drowning in the shallow end, always feeling empty • Forgot who they are ‘cause they’re only thinking skin deep • Drowning in the shallow end, always feeling empty • If beauty is perceived in the eye of the beholder • Then all they gotta do is keep our vision in their order • If beauty is perceived in the eye of the beholder • Then all they gotta do is keep our vision in their order • I can see your eyes and realize that you have gone missin’ • Tryna free ya mind from the life that you are not livin’ • Rewind the time, moving backwards when the clock isn’t • Redefined, tryna redesign what is God given • Read between the lines, can’t you see it’s all a trajedy • Your story is dismantled by the cover of a magazine • Changing up your image for the ones who see you in disgust • But if your body is a temple, we are just the visitors • So pride in your body just ain’t no longer suitable? • Ya hiding behind chemicals, and fucking up your cuticles • Dye your hair, wear bras your boobs poppin’ bigger from • Pictures with a filter on... just to feel beautiful? • your chest enhanced for the ones who pay you no regards • Breast implants? Tryna cover up that broken heart • Not finding who you are, you let ‘em tell you what you should be • You won’t escape that selling point if you don’t ever look free • Why does your life-have a high-grasp on appearance • So your peers get jealous of guys-passin’ and starin’ • Or the price-tag on the nice-bag you are wearin’ • An extention from seeing the tight-fad that you’re hearin’/ your hair in • You’re Neglectin’ it doesn’t quite-last in an era • Where direction of the hype-fashion is darin’ • You’re Preventin’ fulfillment, right-back to the fear, it’s • Protection from seein’ the slight-crack in the mirror, but • The armor you sought can’t be bought with mascara ‘cause • The flaws of the marks and the scars give us character • Can’t walk from the monster of hardships that damaged us • You hop over obstacles to topple the barriers • Your exterior’s apart of you, reflected on your motherly • If you cannot embrace it, then the pieces will start crumbling • until you come believe, that the person that is underneath • is hovering, superior than what you cover up to be • My Face, is covered by foundation • Natural Beauty, isn’t a fashion statement • So I had my face, and paint my eyes • I’m only pretty, with a disguise • Forgot who they are ‘cause they’re only thinking skin deep • Drowning in the shallow end, always feeling empty • Forgot who they are ‘cause they’re only thinking skin deep • Drowning in the shallow end, always feeling empty • If beauty is perceived in the eye of the beholder • Then all they gotta do is keep our vision in their order • If beauty is perceived in the eye of the beholder • Then all they gotta do is keep our vision in their order

• She could smell her fate when she walked inside that hospital • To run a couple tests, the doctor knew there was a lot to do • Her first time there, ripped apart and stuck hopeless • Where lives get saved.. and hearts become broken • Sweat dripping from her gown, you saw the panic in her eyes • It’s not a good sign, when that scanner’s twice her size • ‘cause she tried to stall, slip and fall, she could barely sit at all • As her body was examined by that giant crystal ball • Was pulling on her teeth, felt repulsed by all the heat, and • then they told her they would have results within the week • Which was making her impatient ‘cause what do we even pay’em for? • Since they took so long, she knew bad news was awaiting her • The next few days were slow motion, floating in the mist of it • Wondering if the doctor was just holding her death certificate, and • Even though she knew the answer, she could not believe her ears • Terminal brain cancer, she realized the end was near • we spend our whole lives just looking for a fast lane • (fast lane) to travel down our pathway • (pathway) ‘cause we’re scared of getting last place • but are we all forgetting to be thankful that we have raced • so what would you be doing if knew these were your last days • (last days).. if you knew these were your last days • (last days).. would you think about your past? • Or would spend it right, live your life before you pass ‘way • When she knew her status, she was drowning in a bag of tears • She found out that she would not be living more than half the year • Asking God to set her free, “I’ll be a better person, promise • Places I have yet to be, goals that I have not accomplished • Please just give me a second chance, everything I did was by your service • I was just tryna find my purpose, how you gonna tell me I deserve this? • How am I gonna face this, how!? Everything I did was to make you proud • If you don’t want me to live much longer, why don’t you just take me now • Maybe take away my pain for always putting faith in you • I may have made mistakes, but don’t we all, that’s why we pray to you • ‘Cause there are some more worthy of this, leaders of these genocides • Why don’t you take a person born of evil who is meant to die • Yet you can’t forgive ME?, I must be a special kind of soul • What if I just end it now, at least then it’s in my control” • And as she wrote her last note, she found something right under it, was • Dated 5 years ago.... staring at her bucket list • we spend our whole lives just looking for a fast lane • (fast lane) to travel down our pathway • (pathway) ‘cause we’re scared of getting last place • but are we all forgetting to be thankful that we have raced • so what would you be doing if knew these were your last days • (last days).. if you knew these were your last days • (last days).. would you think about your past? • Or would spend it right, live your life before you pass ‘way • She quit her job, sold her house, no more time to sit and cry • Instead of worryin’ about her death, now it’s time to live her life • Many have passed without a warning, so it’s a blessing that she knows this • She was always scared of the future, never got to enjoy the moment • Threw away her chemo meds, let her hair go down and curl • No one’s gonna slow her down, round trip ticket around the world • If she cannot go live her dream, at least she can say that she seen it • Taj majal in india, then to the pyra-mids in Egypt • China, France, Brazil, Australia, Turkey Italy, Japan, Jamaica • Diving in the dead see and climbing up the Himilayas • Came back home to see her parents, the relationship had been impaired but • In these finals hours, they are the only ones she wants to share with • Called up every friend of hers, family member, ex boyfriend • Thank them for all the memories and the price-less enjoyment • And in her last moments… she was able to admit • “I’m not sad that I’m dying… I’m grateful that I lived.” • ….. I’m grateful that I lived” • …. She was just grateful that she lived! • And those words would become her last breathe (last breathe) • and then just like that.. her life became a past tense (past tense)

• … This one’s for my gorgeous mother • Hoping that my words can try to paint a perfect portrait of her • You always put what’s best for me above whatever circumstance • Sticking with me on this route that did not follow perfect plans • I never felt I’m worth the chance, you gave them to me countlessly • When I was living at my worst, you made the best come out of me • With others looking down on me, surrounded by the doubt in me • You always remained proud of me, when I just don’t know how to be • Cooked food, comfort living, all of the essentials • When the kids called me retarded, you made me see that I am special • And Dad, without your help, I never would’ve grown, felt the • Things I could-never-even-SEE in my OWN self • A core revelation, so now everything I do • Will be celebrating you to be in your dedication • ‘Cause you push me to be better, for when this is all over • ‘Cause with you behind my back, I know I’ll only fall forward • This is for you, so you know I always thinking about you • This is for you, so you know I’ll never be without you • This is for you, all the people that I do this for • The body armor that I wear before I strap this uniform, so • This is for you, so you know I aint forgot about you • This is for you, so you know I always thought about you • Can’t pay you back, I can only show you gratitude • Thru every word of this song, ‘cause this is all I have for you • Yeah, this to all the ones I left behind • I didn’t wanna let you go, but knew I had to step aside • For so long I remained in place, didn’t know what I was waiting for • I needed to go find a life and so I couldn’t stay in yours • So some of yall resenting me, that’s not the way it ought to be • As long as we got memories, you’ll always be apart of me • ‘Cause words cannot express, everything that you have set in me • Beliefs representing me, each piece of my identity • The people who have dealt with me, I gave ‘em every go to fold • Who picked me off the canvas when I fell on to my lowest lows • Supported my whole journey, and then every path or road I chose • When I felt that I had lost myself and yall helped me reload the soul • It’s marvelous, one day we will all be lonely carcasses • Until then all the love is shared, not one is spared or harvested • ‘Cause we all grow together, so forever we’re above affairs • Yall are all my family, whether blood is shared or water is • This is for you, so you know I always thinking about you • This is for you, so you know I’ll never be without you • This is for you, all the people that I do this for • The body armor that I wear before I strap this uniform, so • This is for you, so you know I aint forgot about you • This is for you, so you know I always thought about you • Can’t pay you back, I can only show you gratitude • Thru every word of this song, ‘cause this is all I have for you • Damn, I still remember… (3x) • Damn, I still remember you would wake up miserably • Every night I’d see you fighting through the pain and shivering • We never spoke with words, we communicated spiritually • My soul was being cleansed every time your face appeared to me • I wish that you were hearing me, I know that’s not an option • But we’re carrying your blessings just so you won’t be forgotten • You leaving us is horrible, but you fought for so long • You deserve, the rewards, God has in store for you • From Parkinsons, and broken bones, and battling insanity • You survived it all and stayed strong to see your family • I knew this day would come, but didn’t know it’d be this hard for me • When I said goodbye to you, it’s like I lost a part of me • I hope you got to truly see how much you really mean to me • At least I got to see you once before you went out peacefully • And now you rest in peace after traveling from hell and back • I love you Matiji, so glad I got to tell you that • ‘cause we don’t always get to tell ‘em that • we don’t always get to tell ‘em that (2x)

• Tell my competition that the fat lady sang loud • If you’re my opposition, then prepare for the take down • I’m never gonna give up, you better get a big buck • And bet against yourself, you’re only chance of getting paid now • When I set the bar.. not a single thang above it • You will never be the best if I am in the same discussion • You will be erased if I spit on the same beat • It won’t-be, on a playlist if it ain’t me • Writing out my destiny, only I can tell the story • Escaped out my mind, ‘cause I knew that it was better for me • Breaking down the barriers, I’m coming for your area • I’m gonna rein superior, in your own territory • Never will you compare, so you better come-paired • Even with a duo, you won’t be given one spare • Put you under fire just to see if you can burn well • Degrade you, till I turn you back into a sperm cell • In my mind, I see… • The mountains • Running passed, the bridged • you burned… For me • If you wanna go to war and show the Lord an open sore • You will see me hold a sword, to cut away your vocal chords • Even if you’re heaven sent, and feel like you are meant to win • I’ll make your existence forever be irrelevant • So if you wanna get it in, you’ll never touch a pen again • But I can let you choose the coffin you’ll be resting in • You will pay the price, the cost of that is overdue • I live life on my terms and they are non negotiable • I’ma take hip-hop to it’s tip-top-spot • Back when Eminem was still at the hip-hop-shop • Before songs were remade as kidz-bop-pop • And money didn’t make you a big-hot-shot • When rappers didn’t brag about wrist-watch-rocks • You had to climb your way up just to sit-on-top • When talent was judged if you spit-non-stop • You had to be an MC just to get-props-SHOCK • If the mic didn’t turn to a lit-hot-pot • Then you’re shit-got-dropped as a ripped-off-flopped • So jump and get drunk, call it hip-hop-scotch • As soon as this beat takes a pit-stop-DROP • I was trapped in the trenches, I’m back with a vengeance, • My wrath for revenge has unraveled horrendous • The masses attendin’ can pack for the fences • I’ll burn this bitch down, with the ashes descendin’ • So tread light and don’t’ get bite at a dead sight • And fed by a bull who don’t stop at a red light • I go in every battle like it’s gonna be my last fight • Stood the test of time like I studied in my past life • I had to face the music so I turned it to my weaponry • I never will abuse it ‘cause I do it for the pedigree • I do it to be legendry, brewing up the best of me • To never be forgotten, that’s the beauty of a legacy • So put your eyes upon this, you’ll never see another • Bring your whole army, you still will be outnumbered • You’re doing me a favor when you try to keep me under • ‘Cause a lion only hunts when he’s gotta feed his hunger • In my mind, I see… • The mountains • Running passed, the bridged • you burned… For me • The fire burns, my feet • But I’m not stopping, eh eh • Can’t break, my stride • I’m gonna reach the top, someway • My plan to be normal was ripped and tampered • I made my own way, I didn’t fit the standard • Was sick of them laughing at my coy demeanor • But it gave me direction when they point the finger • So fuck anybody who couldn’t see what I felt • And judging me for things you don’t see in yourself • But now I’m on my own, I don’t need no more help • You can feel my wrath when I see you in hell