Trying not to be the man I didn't want to be To be the person that you want to see The night falls, I'm the one you meet Stopping at the shops and buying something sweet Yo I was willing and we was able Put a living on the table The little image that I cradle To empathise with the villains in the fable That we relate to Because it shapes you I started doing everything that they do Visions of a father that would taint you Yeah, shatter like the glass that I was chained to Because I made you Anyone could make you But it's your father that could raise you Only a mother that could save you We never had enough Still we make do
Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle The days that are vital The place as an idol
Yeah, see the name's in the title The days, a disciple This pain, it was my fault
Yeah, 'cause wide awake From the chains in the thread All the pain that could Stays in your head
Yeah, I understand Yo, I'm whiling No man is an island But you know I've been trying
Yeah, but is it good enough? Yeah, shiver through my hoodie as I pull it up Cycle through the city Thinking stupid stuff Acting like I'm quiet But I could erupt And I did Flashing back when we was kids I see my father blow his lid Yeah, I used to say I hate the crib Hate the doors Hate the fridge Hate this fucking house I live 'Cause there's holes in every wall And now there's holes in every wall When it was me And I've been taken for a fool I hold my son Yo, I've been trying to play it cool But I'm the villain in the story The exception to the rule Did the pressure bussed a pipe, build a diamond? The anger puts a fella on an island Yeah, you hear the bang Feel the silence But you know I've been trying
Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle The days that are vital The place as an idol
Yeah, see the name's in the title The days, a disciple This pain, it was my fault
Yeah, 'cause wide awake From the chains in the thread All the pain that could Stays in your head
Yeah, I understand Yo, I'm whiling No man is an island But you know I've been
When I was younger yo I wanted to be famous Now that I'm older yo I wish that I was nameless The world's aimless No one gives a fuck Time's of the essence I was running out of luck Getting stuck for a couple bucks Tryna buss a nut Filling up my plate But wasn't filling up your cup Yo, I say it's fucked They even killed the Wolverine That was the only father figure that I'd seen I was lost Trying to find something to believe All them aches and the pain Yeah, from crying on my knees I was saying please All this air that I breathe Weren't a waste The glass chin Staying on my feet I close my eyes And I listen to you sleep Yeah Find some peace