[Chorus]
He came in this game to win
But never knew of the danger, won’t make that mistake again
His brain is tainted, but filled with love
Spilling blood on the pages
He uses the pain he paints with his pen to make amends for his sins
He resorts to prayers, put his faith in the Lord & Savior
He taught him how changes came from within
It’s like Jesus was calling, that’s how I knew he was real
That’s why i’m feeding you knowledge, I been improving my skills
[Verse]
I’m not just making music, I be making art when I rap
Life changes, and it’s always gon’ be hard to adapt
That’s why you gotta learn how to let go of what’s far in the past
Every time I put my heart in these tracks
That’s the only time I feel fearless
To my loved ones who looking down at me from the clouds
I hope you’re proud, I hope you hear this loud and clear
I hope all the songs that I wrote in my notes will last for a thousand years
There’s no point in having talent if you dont got a work ethic
That was my first lesson, throughout the years, I learned lessons
Do I have what it takes? That was my first question
Then I got this gift from god, that was my first blessing
Uh, I started rapping at an early age
Telling stories, reminiscing on my early days
But no matter how long my journey takes
Before I see the pearly gates
I hope my dirty ways don’t lead me to an early grave
Rehearsing verses til’ my curses cleanse
Painted pictures of my pain, but the stains were permanent
Inner demons murderous, filled his hearse with sins
What kind of burden could hurt him worse than this?
Is this the life I deserve to live?
My life is full of strife and violence
What do you do when your cries are silent even when you try to fight it?
Seeking solace, demons crawling when the nights are quiet
But when it rained, I always thought it meant the skies were crying
I thank the lord for every morning he allows me to rise
It’s a blessing to be able to see the clouds in the skies
Tears shrouded my eyes, drowned in my cries
I can only pray to god when I shout at the sky
Painting portraits on page, conversations with corpses
My pain is more than a phase, embrace the rage and absorb it
Stored in recordings I made just to contain all the torment
Stored in recordings I made, uh
Release the leash when the dead die
I reach for peace, I see the streets up ahead cry
They seize the beef, then squeeze the heat, let the lead fly
Defeat the beast, free of grief, I keep my head high
But then I stumbled; got stuck in the deepest abyss
As I look back on my life, it got me thinking of shit
What’s the meaning of this? What’s my reason for breathing?
What’s the reason we live? why do we even exist?
Uh, it started in the Garden of Eden
When a snake disguised as Satan was speaking
Deceiving, seducing Adam and Eve
Into eating and chewing a piece of a fruit
That’s why i’m speaking the truth in hopes of leading the youth
But lately been slipping, running from the past
My ankles aching and itching
I went through pain and resentment
But god gave me a gift and then he gave me a mission
To change the game, so i’m flipping the script
Erasing and ripping all of the pages i’ve written
[Chorus]
He came in this game to win
But never knew of the danger, won’t make that mistake again
His brain is tainted, but filled with love
Spilling blood on the pages
He uses the pain he paints with his pen to make amends for his sins
He resorts to prayers, put his faith in the Lord & Savior
He taught him how changes came from within
It’s like Jesus was calling, that’s how I knew he was real
That’s why i’m feeding you knowledge, I been improving my skills
[Outro]
But if I need to be honest, I just needed some solace
Maybe you all would understand me if you knew how I feel
I know I have a lot of things to accomplish
But all I got is a dream and a dollar just like that dude from the Ville
And still, yeah
