(verse 1)
Made it though the darkness and peril
Emerged hardened and sterile, maybe very disturbed
None the less, I carry the burden like one of the best
Burn various herbs, I'm taking this one to the chest
Beware of your worth
Show up to your own funeral and some comparable character's there instead and they buried him first
You sharing the dirt...Can I spice it up?
I give life to cuts like cesarean births
I'm arrogant, outlandish, stealth, sly
Hold up, watch that last line, might've bit it from Elzhi
I grew up in an area cursed where shells fly
Now I'm tryna stay aware on this perch, my name held high
Paced like: race bikes in Belgium
My fate, like Helen at the temple of Delphi
Read aloud before I turned my head and bowed
Fuck pride, I love life, I'm making myself cry

[chorus]
This verse, is all I got
This pen, is all I got
This life, is all I got
I can't change what I cant' change, like it or not
This verse, is all I got
This pen, is all I got
One life, is all I got
I can't change what I can't change, like it or not

(verse 2)
I was afraid of my shadow, tainted with battles earned
From anger, I turned 18, dropped out, had dad concerned
Still fought depression from those nights I would stay awake
And sleep the day away to keep the pain at bay
We all have bad days in greater proportions
So I wake up and pray in the morning, saying
"Dear Lord, thank you for this day with which to learn and grow"
It's personal but I'm thinking some of you jerks should know
Gained back everything I lost and then some
Guessing I just had to take a loss to win some
Often it costs a limb to climb, then when shit's sublime
That's when the wind comes. Seek higher ground
We gotta hold the empire down
Hold your hands high, let your insides fire out
Just when you thought I wouldn't thicken the plot
Your dreams stay there whether you live them or not

[chorus repeat x1]