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Mosh pit rowdy, party people shouting |
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Crazy in the crowd but the silence is the loudest |
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When Babs cuts the beat my ears still ringing |
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The emptiness is deafening, the houselights beaming |
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And the fans start leaving and the man starts sweeping |
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It all seems surreal like I can't stop dreaming |
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Bartenders and the sound-man cleaning |
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But minutes ago people were dancing on the ceiling |
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Fiending for that buzz till the dawn breaks night |
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I crash barely with the high but I still take flight |
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Fighting isolation but I won't chase the fame |
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But moths can't help it, born to chase the flame |
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Twists up and sips up and to erase the same |
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Darkness served with the bitter taste of pain |
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Raised in Hollywood but real life is more than stranger |
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It's the sun shining from my California manger |
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I never thought that life was gonna be this way |
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But every battle I fight makes me stronger every day |
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And Lord knows I've been through some low valleys |
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Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong |
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I'm still king in my crown of thorns |
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I cipher to the team, mix-tape to a family |
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I battle the hustler's hand with my life dabbling |
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Redirection is the key to fifty-two choose one |
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Baby born with black magic, maybe time to use some |
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Now I'm the only thing stopping me |
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Elders told me "walk free" when they gave me prophecy |
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But that option was not to be |
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Though I did know it can be difficult to talk to me |
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Yeah we could have done more probably |
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But we did what we did do properly |
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Now I'm older than I thought I'd be |
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I'm holding less property and money flowing awkwardly |
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But blessed with a spiritual empire |
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Inspired to purify em, I just fan the flames and fuel the fire |
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Tick-tock, no time to live life scared |
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Spread my arms like Christian Hosoi, Christ yeah |
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I never thought that life was gonna be this way |
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But every battle I fight makes me stronger every day,yes it does |
| [02:42.210] |
And Lord knows I've been through some low valleys |
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Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong |
| [02:50.570] |
I'm still king in my crown of thorns |
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In the room full of mirrors I sit and reflect |
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So I can correct any defects |
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Ev told me I could be more emo |
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Then I just laughed and said fuck that, we need more Primo |
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He nodded in agreement, ashes on the cement |
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Feet to the pavement walking on the deep end |
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Messiah footprints all over the industry |
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Hennessy numb, no love for the enemy, rappers are puppets |
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Look close, you'll see the cables |
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Look up, you'll see the hand |
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Look back, you'll see the labels |
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De facto lawyer learn to read the fine print |
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Learned the Latin and Shakespearian that contracts in |
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Expansion team still scoring at will |
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Angel's the old crisco but then tour in Brazil |
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Even so low the family that I brought is real |
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Fuck the rumors, Dilated got it on lock still |
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| [03:42.130] |
I never thought that life was gonna be this way |
| [03:46.890] |
But every battle I fight makes me stronger every day,yes it does |
| [03:53.630] |
And Lord knows I've been through some low valleys |
| [03:58.570] |
Even though my clothes are torn, my pride is strong |
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I'm still king in my crown of thorns |
