(verse 1) Put my soul in this verse, God, lay me to rest Took a bit of time off, still maybe the best I feint with the left, beat up your face with a right I've burned chiba...for 99 Arabian nights... It's like prophecy, I've seen it in a dream before Peace endured, then we all saw the eve of war I sailed my ship along the jetty of the eastern shore And asked my angels to guide me and keep me pure Fuck the non-essentials resting on my conscious mental I got the strength, got the mind, and I got a pencil I'm tryna make a difference, even if it's miniscule If one person says I influenced them then the shit is cool (yeah) But it's hard to be humble when the target and judge you And really you caught in the struggle Conquering demons, fucking up for various reasons We carry the burden and smile, it's very deceiving (yeah) I watch my bridges fall slowly to the sea below It wasn't no one that I needed though Even though it's salt in the wounds, that's motivation to lick 'em I told the haters to wait while I did it, patience is thinning Hours and days, thousands of pages, clouds of the haze I contemplate my main objective, still drowning in rage We dying too young, trying to run, but feeling stuck in place I read that story on your fucking face, you told it all The gloved hand coulda turned you to gold Cast away from calm shores, on eternal patrol May the wind take me far enough to bring me back home I can't tell you why I'm leaving man, that list is too long Blood of the bond. Brothers in arms. Never betrayed Let the waves carry my message away (message away)

(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]

(verse 1) Look at my rhymes as an inside perspective on the book of revival Now, look at my rivals, wow Sipping on some chilly Patron, the spliff is long, sparked On target like I'm flicking lawn darts I'm certainly much older now I sit and drop art When serving it up colder than a Dippin' Dotz cart That vanilla swirl, on the half shell, hella pearls Since I turned 12, lost motive to respect the world Maybe I been crazy thinking I'm the one that's different Cuz no matter what it's feeling like there's something missing I could bring some relentless-type hungry spittin' Maybe I'll just swing for the fences like Sonny Liston Shut down your comedy show. You doing funny business Edi the greatest and there ain't nobody fucking with him [chorus] If you ain't got the pain And ain't got the pen And ain't got the heart Then why do you do it? If you ain't got the soul And ain't got the flow And ain't got the voice Then why do you do it? If you ain't got the bark and ain't got the bite And ain't got the fight Then why do you do it? I just want some answers, "Why?" If you asking the same question hold yo hands up high (verse 2) (ayo I) Mimicked the greatest then I snatch the baton So now I'm, itching to make it whether rapping on songs Or else I'm, getting frustrated with this nine to five Had it so long that I forget to keep cash in my palm It's ironic ain't it? I'm cutting my ties Just watching, waiting, God and Satan struggle inside My conscious waking mind. Made the observation I'm Constantly sedated so I can't jump into line, it's kinda hard But it makes it worth chasing though Blaze a fern of that haze and burn through an 8th of dro Another day, another pocket of loose change Tryna make it work but I'm caught in the loop-game Fire up the purp with the blue flame Bury the hatchet, carry the gadget like, Bruce Wayne Dialect: universal. Encounters of the third kind Versatile. Live enough to kill you with my worst line Take it personal. But don't ask me to reverse time Fuckers got trust funds, sonny I earned mine [hook repeat x1]