Chasing these shadows Around this darkened room I've laid here so long I don't even want to move I need a minute now to heal I need a minute now To remember how to feel Whenever you're gone away, The darkness hides the day Whenever you're gone, The bleeding won't stop It hurts 'til you come back Everything goes black Everything goes black I reached out for you when I needed you to be there (All alone, chasing these shadows) I don't want the pain, but, I'd rather hurt then not care (Its so long, You've been away from here) I need a reason now to heal (I need something to believe in) I need a reason now To remember how to feel Whenever you're gone away, The darkness hides the day Whenever you're gone, The bleeding won't stop It hurts 'til you come back Everything goes black Everything goes black Give me something to believe in, I still believe in you (But if you're never here, and I'm left all alone, Tell me what I am supposed to do?) Whenever you're gone away, The darkness hides the day Whenever you're gone, The bleeding won't stop It hurts 'til you come back Everything goes black Everything goes black Everything goes black (Whenever you're gone) Everything goes black

I want to know What's inside I cut her open She doesn't bleed out Like a river She has run dry I try to grab her She turns away She turns away I can't believe that she's not real She's all I ever wanted No one can hear the whispering She keeps on drifting away I can see you under a veil of memories She takes me away We have lost our gravity Break my fall Let's let the wind decide Where we are going to fall Soaring to a destination She takes me away Black feathers in the storm We are right where we belong Carried by our desolation I can't let go She gets me high She's just a shadow But feels so alive Like a vision In my eyes I try to grab her She fades away I can see you under a veil of memories She fades away We have lost our gravity Break my fall Let's let the wind decide Where we are going to fall Soaring to a destination She takes me away Black feathers in the storm We are right where we belong Carried by our desolation Break my fall She takes me away Can't let go Black feathers in the storm Where will we fall? Will we ever be home? Let's let the wind decide Where we are going to fall Soaring to a destination She takes me away Black feathers in the storm We are right where we belong Carried by our desolation Can't let go

I thought I told you he'd be home soon Couldn't help myself, you're too good to be true I fall short each time, every time he ain't here You and your charm creep closer, closer in here Like a fool for fire I fall, with my pride and all Like a bomb before explosion, ticking by your call You're the wiser one, disguised from greed And I'm just a child who belongs on her knees But I found a boy who I love more Than I ever did you before So stand beside the river, I cried And let yourself down Look how you want me now that I don't need you So, you thought that I would crumble to my knees At the first sight of you crawling back to me To whisper, will you leave your man? 'Cause you swear that this time you can stand by me I won't stand by you 'Cause I found a boy who I love more Than I ever did you before So stand beside the river, I cried And let yourself down Look how you want me now that I don't need you I ain't yours for no taking You must be mistaken I could never look into your eyes and settle for wrong And ignore the right Well, I found a boy who loves me more Than you ever did before So stand beside the river, you'll cry And let yourself down Look how you want me now that I don't need you

I don't think I can find a way to make it on this earth What's up family, yeah it's yo cousin Carl man, Just given' you a call man. I know you been havin' a lot on yo mind lately And I know you feel like ya know people ain't been prayin' for you But you have to understand this man, that we are just people. Deuteronomy 28:28 says, "The Lord shall smite thee with madness, And blindness, and astonishment of heart." See family that's why you feel like you feel like you got a chip on your shoulder. Until you finally get the memo, you will always feel that way... Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle Why God, why God do I gotta bleed? Every stone thrown at you restin' at my feet Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Earth is no more, why don't you burn this mufucka? I don't think I can find a way to make it on this earth [Reversed Intro] I beat yo' ass, keep talkin' back I beat yo' ass, who bought you that? You stole it, I beat yo' ass if you say that game is broken I beat yo' ass if you jump on my couch I beat yo' ass if you walk in this house with tears in your eyes Runnin' from poopoo and 'prentice Go back outside, I beat yo' ass, lil nigga That homework better be finished, I beat yo' ass Yo' teachers better not be bitching 'bout you in class That pizza better not be wasted, you eat it all That TV better not be loud if you got it on Them Jordans better not get dirty when I just bought 'em Better not hear 'bout you humpin' on Keisha's daughter Better not hear you got caught up, I beat yo' ass You better not run to your father, I beat yo' ass You know my patience runnin' thin I got beaucoup payments to make County building's on my ass Tryna take my food stamps away I beat yo' ass if you tell them social workers he live here I beat yo' ass if I beat yo' ass twice and you still here Seven years old, think you run this house by yourself? Nigga, you gon' fear me if you don't fear no one else If I can smoke fear away, I roll that motherfucker up And then I take two puffs I'm high now, I'm high now I'm high now, I'm high now Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now Think I can prolly find a way to make it on this earth I'll prolly die anonymous I'll prolly die with promises I'll prolly die walkin' back home from the candy house I'll prolly die 'cause these colors are standin' out I'll prolly die because I ain't know Demarcus was snitchin' I'll prolly die at these house parties, fuckin' with bitches I'll prolly die from witnesses leavin' me false accused I'll prolly die from thinkin' that me and your hood was cool Or maybe die from pressin' the line, actin' too extra Or maybe die because these smokers Are more than desperate I'll prolly die from one of these bats and blue badges Body slammed on black and white paint, my bones snappin' Or maybe die from panic or die from bein' too lax Or die from waitin' on it, die 'cause I'm movin' too fast I'll prolly die tryna buy weed at the apartments I'll prolly die tryna diffuse two homies arguin' I'll prolly die 'cause that's what you do when you're 17 All worries in a hurry, I wish I controlled things If I could smoke fear away, I'd roll that mothafucka up And then I'd take two puffs I've been hungry all my life I'm high now, I'm high now I'm high now, I'm high now Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now, now When I was 27, I grew accustomed to more fear Accumulated 10 times over throughout the years My newfound life made all of me magnified How many accolades do I need to block denial? The shock value of my success put bolts in me All this money, is God playin' a joke on me? Is it for the moment and will he see me as Job? Take it from me and leave me worse than I was before? At 27, my biggest fear was losin' it all Scared to spend money, had me sleepin' from hall to hall Scared to go back to Section 8 with my mama stressin' 30 shows a month and I still won't buy me no Lexus What is an advisor somebody that's holdin' my checks? Just to fuck me over and put my finances in debt? I read a case about Rihanna's accountant and wondered How did the bad girl feel when she looked at them numbers? The type of shit'll make me flip out And just kill somethin', drill somethin' Get ill and fill ratchets with a lil' somethin' I practiced runnin' from fear, guess I had some good luck At 27 years old, my biggest fear was bein' judged How they look at me reflect on myself, my family, my city What they say 'bout me reveal If my reputation would miss me What they see from me Would trickle down generations in time What they hear from me Would make 'em highlight my simplest lines I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride 'Cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth And I can't take these feelings With me so hopefully they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back Fear, what happens on earth stays on earth And I can't take these feelings with me So hopefully they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap Damn Goddamn you Goddamn me Goddamn us Goddamn we Goddamn us all Verse two says you only have I known of all the families of the earth, therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. So until we come back to these commandments, Until you come back to these commandments, We're gonna be in this place, we're gonna be under this curse. Because he said he's gonna punish us, the so-called Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American Indians, are the true children of Israel. We are the Israelites according to the Bible. The children of Israel, he's gonna punish us for our inequities. For our disobedience because we chose to follow other gods that aren't his son, so the Lord thy God chasten you. So just like your children, your own son, he's gonna chastise you because he loves you. So that's why we get chastised, that's why we're in the position we're in. Until we come back to these laws, statutes and commandments, And do what the Lord said, these curses are gonna be upon us. We're gonna be at a lower state in this life that we live here in today, In the United States of America. I love you, son, and I pray for you. God bless you, shalom

Mama doesn't want me to do bad oh no I'll end up dead I know Mama doesn't want me to do bad oh no I'll end up dead I know And I can't blame her soul Cause I'm out of control I can't blame her soul Cause I'm out of control Baby doesn't want me to do bad oh no I'm an ass I know Baby doesn't want me to do bad oh no I'm an ass I know And I can't save her soul Cause I'm not in control And I can't save her soul Cause I'm not in control I'm not in control Who tf brought this fucking bad through my yard Who tf brought this fucking bad through my yard Pink Floyd poster hanging on my wall Pink Floyd poster hanging on my wall Aye the wall yea yea

Falling through these waves of emotion Falling through these waves of emotions I fell in love with a new girl I fell in love with a new girl Falling through these waves of emotion Falling through these waves of emotions I fell in love with a new girl I fell in love with a new girl