He’s just a kid in this world, committed to what he loves Headphones in, quietly climbs to the back of the bus And takes a pencil and some paper out of the bag that’s on his shoulders Thinking: “Shit, these lyrics rock, but I need to write me some boulders” Well, he continued to write through until it cemented Rapping his tracks out in public like “Fuck it the dumb shits can suck it if they get offended” A taste of the blaze that would always amaze all the haters that would hear the kid spit a phrase The months are so long, never thought he was strong but he still hasn’t given up Tell me what’s wrong with this picture, I wish I could see But everything written seems righteous to me Maybe a bit out of place nowadays but shouldn’t we all want to follow our dreams? That sound retarded? Maybe it’s me But I’d rather spend all my money and time Every second and every dime On ignoring the ‘vator, I’m making the climb Taking the stairs cause the work’s worth the while Uncaring for stares of doubters by the pile Who won’t want to miss this kid going the distance Canadian clicks and American miles They can believe what they want to believe But he’s gonna achieve what he’s gonna achieve Channels his art through the web of the words that he weaves They tell him that he’s not supposed to make it That everybody who gets famous has to look good naked That a fluffy kid with attitude will never make the A-List unless Gabriel Iglesias would leave his spot vacant But they don’t get him, never did Think that he’s preposterous They tell him that he’s strange Middle finger to the critics saying “I think you should change” He’s like: “Word, but I don’t’ give a shit” Living how he sees fit, worry not about the consequence And while we’re being honest, here’s a tip Nobody else is breathing the air that’s coming in through your lips Never let somebody tell you what you can’t do and can Cause almost everyone won’t understand Not everybody wants bank absurd Some people waiting for a chance to be heard Isn’t that something that we all deserve? He scribbles stories into intricate words Yeah, he’s just waiting for a shot to be heard Shots fired verbally Should’ve been his turn to be Black, blue and burgundy Looking for some currency Just enough to live for what he speaks on stage Puts his whole heart in it when each and every song plays And he’s tired, sometimes doing this for days, no sleep With just a piece of toast and a bag of Lay’s to eat Waking up with inspiration flowing, baiting his obsession Blaring bundles of instrumentals, spawning cyphers in quick succession And erecting something huge fuelled by these petty dreams A monument so obnoxious that all of these arsonists try to light it up bright like ten city streets He’s thinking this is pretty neat “Sure, you can feed my fire while you lay in shitty sheets” He’s amazed that folks are doubting him but he could never speak it From the hate the jokes are founded cause they refuse to believe it He’s with “The Dude” on this one: “Your opinion bro, you keep it” Cause he holds onto the mic due to countless thank yous and pleases And while we’re being honest, here’s a tip Nobody else is breathing the air that’s coming in through your lips Take charge, work hard, raise the proverbial bar And gain momentum till you’re zooming like a shooting fucking star Not everybody wants bank absurd Some people waiting for a chance to be heard Isn’t that something that we all deserve? He scribbles stories into intricate words Yeah, he’s just waiting for a shot to be heard He’s still slinging slicker than a BP catastrophe Still spitting sicker cause he’s nauseated drastically Still rhyming richer, he’s impervious to bankruptcy Cashing in his passion for a chance at one great rhapsody If it so happens he lets it creep away like low tide If nothing else, hell, at least it was a dope ride He won’t need to walk hunched, he can skip the low stride Cause he could’ve backed down, but he chose to go fly And while we’re being honest, here’s a hint To the reason I know so much about this kid No surprise, you can see the magic pop up in these lame eyes when I spit Me and this kid are the same guy Not everybody wants bank absurd Some people waiting for a chance to be heard Isn’t that something that we all deserve? Damn, I’m just waiting for my shot to be heard

I won’t go on without you Why would I want to? I find myself dreaming about you If you only knew The way you populate my dreams like a fantasy I wouldn’t give up hope but I’d give up every other part of me The agony is killing me, it’s taking too long But I don’t think I’d find the words to tell you out of a song Through the eyes of a poet I float through my vocabulary and notice it’s never enough Never enough and my focus is slipping, these words of a prophet can’t define this feeling of love Love like the brightest gem Love like the secret of some hidden kingdom that only Indiana Jones would finally find his way in Find me in the crowd, I’m feeling loud but I’m the quietest soul And I wouldn’t want to scare you but the anonymity is taking it’s toll I’m writing verses to purge this just like a curse is inside me This insanity, the vanity it’s spawning inside me But I’m counting all my blessings to protest these faulty lessons that have pressed upon the process of all of these thoughts and feelings that I carry with me silently Some days even violently To see just where the lies I’m told may guide me I won’t go on without you Why would I want to? I find myself dreaming about you If you only knew the way I feel when I’m alone I know that only you can make me feel at home I promise I can be your buoy when you’re sinking at sea And when you think that you’re blinded I can be clarity Verily pouring my heart by the gallon, this is a challenge Keeping my balance Keeping my faith in the flames like a dragon The time starts to drag on, if you can imagine I can’t even fathom the loss I were to experience if you would be gone Singing alone and forever along with all of the notes that have always seemed wrong I’m counting the seconds and minutes and hours and days and the weeks that it takes me to learn how to phrase all the praise in the ways and I’ll know how to say everything that’s been holding my heart strings from change And it’s a cynical sight Every time I close my eyes I see your face as night And as you lull me to sleep, I start to lose the fight With my desires and the fires start to consume me alive I know that maybe I should leave it to fate But I’ve been wishing on stars, wells and birthday cakes I’m sick of remaining patient Why should I have to wait? Let the loneliness you’re feeling be your final mistake I won’t go on without you Why would I want to? I find myself dreaming about you If you only knew the way I feel

Hear me out, hear me out right quick I’m the fuse with the shortest wick With imported wits and abnormal tricks Melting through verses like a candlestick I can handle this, I’m not slanderous You’re digging your glamorous graves on the surface with the words that you disperse and think it’s worth it but the truth’s in the consequence and the truth is the motherfucking rhetoric is dangerous I’m a verbal arsonist Spitting flames lethal like arsenic Poetic poison, this verse is venomous These words are Eddie Brock cause that’s who Venom is You can find me working consistently with the maddest proficiency Majorly efficient, intricate with plenty of mobility Mach, can’t stop We’ve got this on lock Got a habit of getting into trouble at the bottom but we also always manage to come out on top Jaws drop when we step into the spot Hip-Hop and we’re on a roll Can’t stop cause we’ve lost control One more time to start the show Break another leg before the curtain falls Curtain call, haters talk but it’s all the same I spit it hot like Yoga Flame and light the mic up like it’s Canada Day And I’m glad I’ve gone insane with the vivid exhibitions of the verses I’ve made Take another minute to expose yourself indefinitely to the crooked corners of my winding brain Spit it fast and we hit them hard Watch us thrive as we raise the bar Always climbing higher as we rebel acceptable levels Never gonna quit until we reach the stars Hating on us? That’s my favourite part Take a big swing, knock ‘em out of the park Keep your ears on us, this is who we are Battle ready and battle scarred Falling off the tightrope cause my balance isn’t pretty I’m unstable, I’d be careful, I have grown immune to pity When it comes to people looking for what they don’t care to find I’ve grown over it and I’ve not a lot of patience for the jokers trying to waste my time Go! It’s clobbering time Get to the front of the line Cause I’m in the mood tonight for a firefight Light up the world like 10 million fireflies You can pretend that I don’t exist But when the words stop coming echoes still persist Cause I’m bouncing off the walls with a vocal twist You don’t want to give in but your ears insist Go against the grain, I’m a maverick Spitting essays, I’m elaborate I’m not here to front, yeah that’s accurate But if I have to I’ll subtract you like a magic trick I’ll admit I’ve got a verse addiction Sometimes I can’t tell what’s fact or fiction I take it upon myself to realize my foes before I create contradiction I’m a mad afflicted intruder String words like a computer Covering my brain is a Grey Skull Standing tall, I’ve got the power like the master of the universe Got the power like Tyrannosaurus Mighty morph words like a damn thesaurus Break my art down to a science like the Eye of Horace Illuminati sticking by me till the final chorus Spit it fast and we hit them hard Watch us thrive as we raise the bar Always climbing higher as we rebel acceptable levels Never gonna quit until we reach the stars Hating on us? That’s my favourite part Take a big swing, knock ‘em out of the park Keep your ears on us, this is who we are Battle ready and battle scarred

I don’t want to be left in the dust cause I know it hurts more than a broken trust So I work hard, play hard, sweat and tears And I’m still chasing dragons after all these years Break me down until I’m nothing but a name Following his dreams of always playing this game Spell it any way you want it but I’m not ashamed All I live for is chronicling life on a page That’s me, can the sympathy, I’m working this out While I spit words so hot I’m getting sparks in my mouth No water can douse this passion and I refuse to fold what hopes I’m dealt In this game of chance you’ve gotta play and there’s just no way that every hand you’ll find three Kings and an Ace Every minute is a struggle not to give in but if I call it quits, I’ll never forgive (myself) My selfish ways tell of a person so brave he gave up everything he could he fucking gave it away Because he speculates that with his sights out of reach The only thing he can do is donate his life to his dream Up at the break of dawn again I’ve fallen in this mess that I call home And I’m never losing hope I’m headed to the edge of my limits to prove I can make it Against it all Against it all People telling me things don’t look so bright That the drive that I’ve been given is a waste of time It’s a waste of my mind and diploma I could be a doctor, I could be a lawyer, I could make 6 figures a year If I thought with my brain not my heart but I fear that without my aspirations I’d be lost Would I even recognize myself and if I did, what would I think of me? Would I see myself as a joke, had a goal in his life and he failed it Now he’s watching everything he’s ever worked for go up in smoke and he can’t explain it That way he feels when he sees the best years of his life in a verse What was once a gift of passion has suddenly turned to a curse Unbelievably spontaneous epiphany from deep within Erupting into a mind set in which I’m never giving in Though this life is never easy the best things come at a price and I’m not looking into cutting corners on my life Up at the break of dawn again I’ve fallen in this mess that I call home And I’m never losing hope I’m headed to the edge of my limits to prove I can make it Against it all Against it all Call me juggernaut, I won’t be stopped Counteracting gravity, I won’t be dropped Infallibly in focus is the life I want As I’m picking up the pieces of the one I lost I’ve got a terrible predicament, I’m running out of time and though it may seem trivial to them, it’s my life on the line Little context on the subject Subjectively opinionated, under compensated But I never let that get to me, in fact Strong as my ambition is my plan of attack and I’m coming in, ready to roll They’re outmatched and the look in my eyes says it all, just step back Proceed with caution, flawless misconception of options But they’ll try to topple everything I bring to the table As I’m running off at the mouth I feel a little unstable But I’m grateful for my dreams and the courage to pursue, outdo it Whether I earn it or I fluke it But I’ll be writing till my voice won’t allow me to make music I drew it based on a sight I had once seen in the stars And to follow these wishes, is to follow my heart Up at the break of dawn again I’ve fallen in this mess that I call home And I’m never losing hope I’m headed to the edge of my limits to prove I can make it Against it all Against it all

Welcome to what I think about When I’m all alone I think the sun has got me sinking I need the rain to stay afloat Look into my eyes and you’ll see This sincerity christens me violently Carries me, pilots me elsewhere And I swear whatever happens to me, I don’t care I’m carrying your better interests at heart I am parting the dark so let’s start there But I feel dejected, rejected and disrespected Gotta find a numbing feeling to get disconnected And I reflect on the image that my mind’s collected But I see nothing in the mirror where the light projected I’ve got these big, thick walls Incarcerating me and it is all my fault I look up to the sky and my eyes can see it’s a long shot But if my hope is dope enough and I can pull myself up I’m looking to my way out every time I make a wish And I’ll be wishing daily till I vacate this Stubbornly quarantined by my own disposition My mission: efficiently incarcerating me I’m growing paranoid Between these walls And I never thought I’d find myself after all This is what I think about When I’m all alone Cause the sun has got me sinking I need the rain to stay afloat I’m losing faith this is fair And I’m not sure that I care much about the apathy developed in despair Another honest solemn promise the lawlessness in my pocket can’t live up to until I break out of this cell Oh, I would love to just break out of this hell And I am patient for the chime to break out of this bell Just to prove that this is real and I’m not dreaming But with this grogginess I’m feeling how could I even tell? I’ve fallen under a spell and I’m not sure I can rise up from the ashes of my cataclysmic crash and burn this time I’m up and coming into nothing but a big blue sky Another chance to watch the opportunities pass by A different point of view It doesn’t hide the truth That I’m the only one ensuring that I’m captive through The better part of something bigger than the world for me It’s my journey My motive: Incarcerating me I’m growing paranoid Between these walls And I never thought I’d find myself after all This is what I think about When I’m all alone Cause the sun has got me sinking I need the rain to stay afloat

Feeling picked apart, just a little bit I’m a drop out but at least I’m not an idiot Yeah, I’ve sinned but at least I’m being penitent I’ve got obstacles but I know that I would never quit You can see me there in the front That guy who looks like he shouldn’t be battling but I’m never giving up I’ve got potential that I’m willing to flaunt And I want every single one of you with a dream to put your hands up Not a ray of light in the sky but through my eyes the world is twice as bright Don’t burnt out, keep shining The stars are brightest on the other side I’ll stand for this, I’ll stand for this cause in the end it’ll be worth it Don’t quit now, keep climbing The grass is greener on the other side The grass is greener on the other side And I’m never backing down like a carnivorous shark I keep moving forward out of fear to drown Feel the sound coming out of your speakers and feel it vibrate your sneakers right as it shakes the ground Like a thunderous motorist tearing up the freeway Beating the beat apart, never grant an inch of leeway Spitting a little bit of the illest shit, fittest spit wicked quick Finished it but then they ask me for a replay? Keeping the forces together, magnetism I don’t have the fucking time for their skepticism I may get down but I’ll never be out, I’ll keep shouting at the top of my lungs “This is the best decision” And I promised myself honestly that one day I’d be immortal, a legend like John Lennon with my name up top That’s a promise that I honestly never intend to give up on so I’ll keep following through till the day I drop No time for me to chill, always working my objective is that 100 mil And I can’t stand still cause this skill is so ridiculous I’ve gotta share the thrill Take the blue pill cause it’s my only escape from reality And that’s just all right because if this is real then I’d rather be in the fallacy I watch the sun go down at night before my slumber and I wonder what the hell happened to all my time My heart is pumping blood and my lungs still keep emptying and filling up But I don’t think that’s proof enough to show me I’m alive Inhale, exhale, I’m not ready to die Not a ray of light in the sky but through my eyes the world is twice as bright Don’t burnt out, keep shining The stars are brightest on the other side I’ll stand for this, I’ll stand for this cause in the end it’ll be worth it Don’t quit now, keep climbing The grass is greener on the other side The grass is greener on the other side There’s not a ray of light in the sky but there’s an array of light in my eyes Keeping it together like glue always fixated on truth Another decade and I’ll lose my mind Read the signs that are written before me but they’re obsolete and like hieroglyphics I know they’re past their prime Step inside the window of the wanted right here and let me know if you need something else this time One more rhyme just to kick it up a notch from nine I’m killing it and pillaging, no mercy for illiterates cause words are coming swift as if they were in overdrive Step aside, step aside Cause you don’t want to have to deal with what I’ve got in mind I’ve got violent thoughts for a pacifist Talk passive aggressive but I’m a hypocrite I’ve got a fire inside, internal arsonist I may be opposed but not weak I may be lesser aggressive but not meek I may be someone simply searching for his next fucking adventure and the road is leading straight to a world in peace I’m not here to preach and if you sure don’t want to hear it, cut me off mid-speech I’m a dog no leash, I’m a cat no tree I’ve been bending and breaking the rules they place on me Serenity, sweet serenity Take me far away with haste, to another silent place Repping my art as a science, turn a wordsmith into a scientist Serenity, sweet serenity I’ll be waiting for you to take me away Not a ray of light in the sky but through my eyes the world is twice as bright Don’t burnt out, keep shining The stars are brightest on the other side I’ll stand for this, I’ll stand for this cause in the end it’ll be worth it Don’t quit now, keep climbing The grass is greener on the other side The grass is greener on the other side