The Scrivener

[Verse 1]

Yo I’m the face that you see when you’re looking through the mirror
Wipe away the fog so I can look a little clearer
I hear wifey call my name but I act like I don’t hear her
Cause I’m going through some things and I don’t think I should be near her
These demons inside got me fiending to rhyme
Leaning off to the side while I speed and get high
It’s easy to die when you ain’t got a reason to live
And you can’t change the game cause it is what it is
Frustrated anger is what I got in my veins
I withstood a lot ? my brain
It’s enough to drive any other man insane
Cause without shelter niggas couldn’t stand the rain
Understand the game was meant for the fit to survive
But most niggas ain’t equipped and only fit to get by
They’re tossed aside cause they ain’t got ?
But you can see what I see if you look in my eyes

[Chorus]

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers the streets
Hold your head and no retreat

[Verse 2]

How can it be that I still can’t breathe?
I got a couple tricks up my sleeve but still they try to trick me
Thinking I don’t know any better
I poured out my heart to my girl in a dear john letter
I told her that I won’t forget her
But it’s a cold world outside, I hope she understands it’s not about pride
I sinned a lot in my day, it’s enough to make me want to run away
And come back and fight on another day
I need to disappear just maybe for a year
Take some time to myself cause I’m not thinking clear
They say the game changed and now it’s hard to make it here
You see that next level? I’m about to take it there
We ?, I will not be denied
Because you can’t conjure what you cannot provide
I’ll take your breath away like random acts of homicide
And make the trek from dirty ? to ?

[Chorus]

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers in the street
Hold your head and no retreat

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers in the street
Hold your head and no retreat

[Verse 3]

Life is full of questions, you’ll never get an answer
It’s hard to tell, there’s a pain from the tears of laughter
My father’s body held ten years of cancer
Without knowing until the cancer spread faster
Life is rough so when the going gets tough
You gotta stand on your own and learn to roll with the punch
Never let em see you sweat
Never let em see you do something you will regret cause they won’t let you forget
They be breathing down your neck every second that they get
Whisper in your ear reminding you that you ain’t worth spit
They never say it to your face, it’s always in the back
But it’s just enough for them to chip away at your respect
If money equals power and power is control
What you gonna do with the last hour of your soul?
I’m down twenty-three and got an hourglass of gold
So if you don’t catch me now then catch me at the funeral

[Chorus]

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers in the street
Hold your head and no retreat

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers in the street
Hold your head and no retreat

My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals
No surrender, no defeat
We some soldiers in the street
Hold your head and no retreat