my legs are weary but i still walk my hands are sore and broken but i still clutch my heart is jaded but i still love my cup is empty but i still pour all i ever want to be all i ever needed to be was whatever you wanted me to but you took that from me yeah i was never enough for you i should have known i should ve known i was never enough for you don t waste my time don t waste my i ve lost the feeling but i still touch i stopped believing but i still trust all i ever want to be all i ever needed to be was whatever you wanted me to but you took that from me yeah i was never enough for you i should have known i should ve known i was never enough for you don t waste my time all these questions asking why i ll just close my eyes all these people asking why i ll just wave goodbye time pushing forward i m sick and tired need a little shelter drag the glass across my eyes cut me open cut me wide leave me for the winner just to the winner i was never enough for you i should have known i should ve known i was never enough for you don t waste my time i was never enough for you just wastin time don t waste mine

i m doing fine even though you preyed upon my mind been living a lie seems every day it eats me yeah and there s no resolution yeah but it makes me think twice yeah and i need retribution you don t get it man i m your pollution i m breathing sigh in passing away i ll take my time i m still getting high i love the way it feeds me yeah and there s no resolution yeah but it makes me think twice yeah and i need retribution just don t get it man i m the solution now you can t keep me down my friend you can t keep me down my friend i m doing fine even though this hatred plagues my mind i m living a lie but i love the way you need me yeah and there s no resolution yeah but it makes me think twice yeah and i need retribution you don t get it man i m your pollution yeah and there s no resolution yeah but it makes me think twice yeah now i need retribution you don t get it man i m the solution now

mass inclination will fuel my frustration and keep all redemption at bay all indications prove you re all mutations and you all have nothing to say hate break slave plague i cant believe everything you perceive is what s rightfully coming your way take me back to where i need to go show me how to question all i know youll come around you come down i ll fall down when it all goes down my aggravation is manifestation of all of the shit that you say these complications will lead to damnation of all those who stand in my way hate break slave plague i cant believe everything you perceive is what s rightfully coming your way take me back to where i need to go show me how to question all i know youll come around you come down i ll fall down when it all goes down take me back to where i need to go show me how to question all i know youll come around you come down i ll fall down when it all goes down ooh i will be ready to suffer it all i will be ready to suffer it all2

feel my pain and your whimpers of broken mind and slow i fade as the darkness inside you shines i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant a promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it taking and taking from the rich and the restless your shameless poison games youre jaded and broken like the poor and the wretched but time will sour milk just the same i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant a promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it well whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire well whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire i just got to be famous i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant a promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant i promise not to fight if you say you dont like it i ll bet you cant i ll bet you cant a promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened well whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire whos gonna stoke the fire 2

when in the fall all the leaves begin to sour as helpless slaves to a mother who s a whore so you reveal all your naked noncompliance a faceless name undeserving of a soul hey can you hear me now say can you help me out hey can you help me down say can you wake me up cause i will see you at the bottom see you at the bottom if you stay i will feed you to the fire and with a smile i will rake you on the coals i can t believe i was bested by a liar cause i believe i was meant for so much more hey can you hear me now say can you help me out hey can you help me down say can you wake me up cause i will see you at the bottom so searching for god god god god hey can you hear me now say can you help me out hey can you help me down say can you wake me up cause i will see you at the bottom see you at the bottom i ll see you at the bottom hey can you hear me now i ll see you at the bottom say can you help me out 2

time feels like i ve been back in jail like when i was doin time or in the can spend all night on a bended knee just to beg for something to believe left home with a pack of clothes without a family tree this fight could be the last fight no giving no winning one time could be the all the time should we decide to end the misery time heals all of the burned out bridges filled with nothing more than misery i wear the mask of the embattled son trying to beg for something to believe i left home with a pack of clothes without a family tree this fight could be the last fight no giving no winning one time could be the all the time should we decide to end the misery break the chains of featherweights and giants with disdain for everlasting liars they ll refrain when we spit out the fire and start living living living my prayer x2 this fight could be the last fight no giving no winning one time could be the all the time should we decide to end the misery this fight could be the last fight no giving no winning one time could be the all the time should we decide to end the misery

streets are filled broken glass you get buried by the past give me just a little taste lay this mask to waste take me home my mind is racing take me home my body s aching so alone i ll make you wanna stay with me befriended by the enemy one more time every little thing about this tells me nothing out there is ever gonna help me all these words that i hear spoken just promises broken lookin outside from a window sill throw another coin in my wishin well never find what you re lookin for 15 miles your dim light shines from so far away your sad smile is all i see when i say every little thing about this tells me nothing out there is ever gonna help me and all these words that i hear spoken just promises broken from the hotel satellite don t look like you re living right here s a deal you can t refuse you ain t got as much to lose can you tell your troubles to someone who won t laugh at you it s alright and as i watch you walk away hope a part of you will stay it s alright

hold up in a dressing room without a dress kneeling at the confessional with nothing to confess and i knew all about my surprised party i was spoiled and deppressed but i acted surprise and i told lots of lies yes i did my best stop the truck at the truck stop i need something to help me crash food stamp cheque and credit cards but they only accepted cash that was sweat beating on my brow my heart was beating out of my chest so i stole everything they couldn t give away yes i did my best and i did the best that i could do with all the mess that i ve been through what did u expect me to do i did my best for you i was waiting for a chain reaction with a missing link waiting for that trickle down forever circling the sink i was tired of being tired i could not get no rest so i kept sleepwalking and talking in my sleep yes i did my best and i did the best that i could do with all the mess that i ve been through what did u expect me to do i did my best for you i did my best for you i did my best for you

you re weak and tired it s always a scent in the air it seems you re trying to capture what s not really there and so remember the ones that you used up for gain you ll live forever with no side effects of your shame so run get a little further away from me burn a little bit of fire in your apathy so rake every little piece that you take from me don t turn your back til there s nothing that s left of me the thirst has woken and nobody seems so aware the fakes and liars are newly elected as heirs opine and render your judgments from basements and chairs maligned we fester it seems you re all so self aware so run get a little further away from me burn a little bit of fire in your apathy so rake every little piece that you take from me don t turn your back til there s nothing that s left of me can you feel it going down is it lost to your attention break the seal and drink it down until you ve lost your apprehension so run get a little further away from me burn a little bit of fire in your apathy so rake every little piece that you take from me so run get a little further away from me1

can you tell me a story without any words then mold me misshapen from the soaking dirt keep feeding me courage that i don t deserve so i don t feel broken like i have no worth my apathy s growing and i never learn i m spending this token so i don t get burned and it seems like i m never gonna make this feel right i m drowning in a wave of insight i ll never be the one to breathe a sigh but i ll survive storm clouds even though the sun has gone down negative emotions inbound i ll never be the one to make a sound but i ll survive can you whittle me a token of strength and rebirth can you wrap it in linen and a stolen curse take strength from the knowledge that this always hurts now keep your eyes open so it won t get worse my apathy s growing and i never learn i m spending this token so i don t get burned and it seems like i m never gonna make this feel right i m drowning in a wave of insight i ll never be the one to breathe a sigh but i ll survive storm clouds even though the sun has gone down negative emotions inbound i ll never be the one to make a sound but i ll survive and it seems like i m never gonna make this feel right i m drowning in a wave of insight i ll never be the one to breathe a sigh but i ll survive storm clouds even though the sun has gone down negative emotions inbound i ll never be the one to make a sound but i ll survive i can t make you feel alive i can t make you feel alive 1

every time you stand up ready for your close up i keep wondering how it s all supposed to be this is gonna blow up storming in a teacup i ll keep swimming steadily against the stream and you don t even heed me treat me as an enemy see me as a failure and see me as dumb you don t even need me to keep it all in harmony i am disappointment and i am no fun how could this be misunderstood no one will tell you why they smile as they berate you they keep saying it s gonna be fine no one will help you as they constantly sedate you they keep killing the grape on the vine singing your own praises constantly amazes i don t wanna hear the words you re saying to me how can i rephrase this you re all rats in mazes constantly you re fighting over scraps of the cheese observing all your weakness puddles have more deepness empty vessels clamouring across the sea revel in your genius eating clean and meatless i ll be in the corner with my dignity how could this be misunderstood no one will tell you why they smile as they berate you they keep saying it s gonna be fine no one will help you as they constantly sedate you they keep killing the grape on the vine they keep saying it s gonna be fine they keep killing the grape on the vine

if i bide my time i ll come up empty if i get in line i m on my knees if you take what s mine i ll still have plenty so i guess i m fine with this disease so please just let me heal and please don t let me complicate this all i need to breathe and bleed to help me face this on my own in another life you could defend me it s a jagged line i walk with ease and to my surprise you can t offend me and with my demise i ll get release so please just let me heal and please don t let me complicate this all i need to breathe and bleed to help me face this on my own so please just let me heal and please don t let me complicate this all i need to breathe and bleed to help me face this on my own on my own 1

perfume don t smell like daisies i m feeling insecure and everybody s aging cause no one wins that war i ve got that nagging feeling i ll die from painful cause don t feel like anybody could love me anymore so tell me have you really got it figured out i want it all you can t remember what it s really all about i want it more if this is all there is then you can count me out i want it all you re just another whisper trying to be a shout amore stone walls and echoes fading white lines and open sores smile for the camera baby accept your false awards douse me in milk and honey i have become a bore it feels like everybody keeps taking more and more so tell me have you really got it figured out i want it all you can t remember what it s really all about i want it more if this is all there is then you can count me out i want it all just another whisper trying to be a shout amore so tell me have you really got it figured out i want it all you can t remember what it s really all about i want it more if this is all there is then you can count me out i want it all just another whisper trying to be a shout amore i can t bring my self to give you up2

just a song before i go to whom it may concern traveling twice the speed of sound it s easy to get burned when the shows were over we had to get back home and when we opened up the door i had to be alone she helped me with my suitcase she stands before my eyes driving me to the airport and to the friendly skies going through security i held her for so long she finally looked at me in love and she was gone just a song before i go a lesson to be learned traveling twice the speed of sound it s easy to get burned

awake now and it feels like the rest are all sleepin sound afraid now cause i hear how the broken are weepin aloud the blame now is shifting away from the guilty and proud a shame how i can t find a way to be healthy with quiet mind now it seems like i m dying but i know i m denying to go there is no use in trying but it feels like i m dying alone i ache so for the respite i find in my weakness i m drowned it takes oh so long for denial to breach this mind so rake now your nails down the backs of the faithless enshroud and break down the ones who deny you your greatness thy will be done now it seems like i m dying but i know i m denying to go there is no use in trying but it feels like i m dying alone

the wind keeps beating on my window i haven t slept all night that drum just keeps on banging they must be buzzing out their minds like bees in a hive tell me when the morning arrives this place is just not for me i say it all the time my friends they just ignore me tell me never mind waiting all your life on a slumville sunrise slumville sunrise nobody cares or looks twice shine away in the morning across this place where i was born in every bruise every flower illuminated by the dawning my face upon the concrete the dirt is in my mouth i clench my fists and feet i m trying to cry out loud make a sound but something is keeping me down this place is just not for me i say a thousand times my friends they just ignore me tell me never mind waiting all your life on a slumville sunrise slumville sunrise nobody cares or looks twice shine away in the morning across this place where i was born in every bruise every flower illuminated by the dawning this place is just not for me i say a thousand times my friends they just ignore me tell me never mind waiting all your life on a slumville sunrise slumville sunrise nobody cares or looks twice shine away in the morning across this place where i was born in every bruise every flower illuminated by the dawning every bruise every flower illuminated by the dawning5

i ve got a really bad disease it s got me beggin on my hands and knees so take me to emergency cause somethin seems to be missin somebody take the pain away it s like an ulcer bleedin in my brain so send me to the pharmacy so i can lose my memory i m elated medicated lord knows i tried to find a way to run away i think they found another cure for broken hearts and feelin insecure you d be surprised what i endure what makes you feel so self assured i need to find a place to hide you never know what could be waitin outside the accidents that you could find it s like some kinda suicide so what ails you is what impales you i feel like i ve been crucified to be satisfied i m a victim of my symptom i am my own worst enemy you re a victim of your symptom you are your own worst enemy know your enemy i m elated medicated i am my own worst enemy so what ails you is what impales you you are your own worst enemy you re a victim of the system you are your own worst enemy you re a victim of the system you are your own worst enemy17

you re so clever i m so dumb i need less of me in me and more of you in me you re so healthy i m so junk i need less of me in me and more of you in me so gimme gimme gimme a little bit of you let me have your body and talk like you do let me be as gorgeous as stylish as rich i wanna i wonder i worry i wish i wish i had perfect skin i wish i was tall and thin i wish i wore gorgeous clothes with muscles surrounding my bones i wish i had perfect skin you re so gorgeous i m so grim i need less of me in me and more of you in me you re just perfect i m so hid i need less of me in me and more of you in me gimme gimme gimme a little bit of you let me have your body and talk like you do let me be as gorgeous as stylish as rich i wanna i wonder i worry i wish i wish i had perfect skin i wish i was tall and thin i wish i wore gorgeous clothes and muscles surrounding my bones i wish i had perfect skin i wish i had perfect skin i wish i was tall and thin i wish i wore gorgeous clothes with muscles surrounding my bones and if i had perfect skin would i feel pure within i wish i had perfect skin you re superiority overtly makes me worry i m not worthy have you seen me have you heard me all i need from you is 2

you ve been hunting around for treasure find it all in the simple pleasures i don t understand this life you lead trying to be somebody else and trying to be the one s who help want to find the one who helps you breathe maybe it s all a big mistake and you live on all you take from the lives that have always been close i ve been roaming around for hours singing all your songs of praise how on earth can i complain how in hell can i be safe from this sudden fear of change this sudden fear is strange trying to understand your ways you hide them with convulsive rage you tried to be the best you could be people finding the most pleasure all within the smallest treasures this don t seem possible to me and maybe it s all that you ve done wrong so just bite your silver tongue that you lied with lied to yourself i ve been roaming around for hours singing all your songs of praise how on earth can i complain how in hell can i be safe from this sudden fear of change this sudden fear is strange you ve been hunting round for treasure find it all in the simple pleasures i don t understand this life you lead maybe it s all a big mistake and you live on all you take from the lives that have always been close i ve been roaming around for hours singing all your songs while standing at the edge about to fall faces crushed against the wall the sudden fear of singing all your songs of staring into space i hear the sound from a voice that s never found the sudden fear is strange but maybe it s all a big mistake and you live on all you take from the lives that have always been close i ve been roaming around for hours singing all your songs of praise how on earth can i complain how in hell can i be safe this sudden fear is strange this sudden fear of change14

yeah yeah i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i m good on the real i don t even need it cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy folk wanna feature on the track no problem i ll do it i ll do it but they always wanna make me rap fast ahh dang it i knew it i knew it i m a just do what i feel y all tripping y all cool it y all cool it until they hear me rip it like this ah dang it i blew it i blew it i just gon run in my lane don t get runover my people coming yeah whipping all over the kitchen we cooking up tracks for the summer yeah spending all day in the studio like derek who you know running it i m ready to switch up the game with the ball in our hand we gone run with it the music is in me the truth is hid it s in my muscle i m solid washed in the living water like i m waxing on wax i m me augie i see they don t know what to do with canon cause he different they probably they thinking he tripping cause he don t need what they ve been giving i m sorry i make it look easy i just study what they feed ya take it right back to the lab i get it then whip up the track and chop it to pieces wrap it up put the label all up on it then push it out to the ones i know who want it and if i m winning then i m bringing the homies they catch us working late at night cause we hungry easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i m good on the real i don t even need it cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy y all know me i never been a low key but i flip it like an oz my fellas a run up on you like yeah where the work cuz we don t sleep we in the field with the whole team i can kick it with the og s we putting youngins in the game while you sitting in the nose bleeds like dre now they mad at me cause i can finally provide my family with groceries you can t judge me you don t know me and i ain t looking for a hand out you don t owe me there ain t a cup in the world that you can t pour me i m only down with the real cause they re holding me down to the ground like gang gang gang on the trigger watch em bang bang bang you a lame lame lame if you re thinking we ain t coming with the same same same nothing changed but a couple different things things things stay up out of my range run in yours while i gun in my lane no slave i just want to rock a chain while i m up in the air sitting with the folks who ain t trying to get attention i just want to get there where the youngins with a real job 9 to 5 where the entrepreneurs who been down to ride where the self motivators innovators initiating the hope in the street to keep hope alive this easy believe me i make it look easy i don t need help i don t need it boy i got tracks on tracks songs like racks on racks stacked on stacked this what i do now watch me get it i get it boy i get it i get it i m rooted deep all up in this boy i m in it i get it boy i get it i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i make it look easy i m good on the real i don t even need it cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy cuz i make it look easy i make it look easy