[Intro: Announcer] Due to some violent content, parental discretion is advised [Pre-Verse Ad-Lib: Hopsin] Hmmm [Verse 1: Hopsin] My vision has always been golden That's why I see the pearly gates starting to open I ain't got no friends Because I've been an omen, oh man Hmmm, take a look at the enemies blood I am soaked in Yeah, staring back at my reflection thinkin' 'Bout the hand of cards I've been holdin' When I'm upset it's hard to control it Soon as I'm fully charged, I unload it This sh** is keeping Marcus so devoted To writing these crazy bars and you know it I'm too steady with the juice Get the booth ready, when I barge in I'm Hulk'n I'm no longer with Avengers Heart is frozen with some vengeance 8 years old, I was a menace Can't get lost in all the critics They judging when they ain't crawled up out the trenches Look b**hes, I'm making doe from all the b**hin' You'd think I whip baking soda in the kitchen Its U.P and taking over is the mission, the realest And they should know the sh**'s encrypted, listen [Pre-Hook: Hopsin & Matt Black] I debate Should I smile like everything's good and pretend that life is great Or should I let the world see the real me and not hide this pain I tried to be like the rest of y'all, sorry I just can't I'ma probably die this way (I'ma die this way) [Hook: Matt Black] Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way [Verse 2: Hopsin] Where did my mind go? Tell me why am I letting these bombs blow I'm stubborn and even my mom knows that Am I lonely? Yes I'm on one, that's why my homies left I live with no regrets, motherf**ers I won't repent Man, the other day I cussed my girlfriend's parents out It is apparent now They tryna justify their daughters bullsh**? Whelp, I am raw enough to air it out I'm intense at times, in my mind
There's a grinch inside that tells me to write offensive lines If the sh** I do doesn't make sense in your head n***a f** you cause it makes sense in mine Yeah, I think I got a little ego If you cut me open, you would see I'm full of it From the 8-18, a motherf**in' Panorama City hooligan I see the whole world and everybody looking like a duplicate (that's true) b**h I do me, and that's the only way you'll ever see me doin' it [Pre-Hook: Hopsin & Matt Black] I debate Should I smile like everything's good and pretend that life is great Or should I let the world see the real me and not hide this pain I tried to be like the rest of y'all, sorry I just can't I'ma probably die this way (I'ma die this way) [Hook: Matt Black] Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way [Bridge: Joey Tee] I don't feel no shame Why should I hide this pain? I'm sorry I'm sorry Sorry we're not the same [Verse 3: Hopsin] There isn't much that anybody else can tell me I'm the only n***a living in my shoes and this sh** is overwhelming I travel earth like a lost soul Fires burning as I rot slow There ain't many I can vent to in this world I got family but we're not close So I tell my story through a hot song You all know to get your popcorn When I hit you with the Ill Mind Neverland? That's a place you know we're not goin' This is struggle and pain About me always being stuck in the rain To be honest, I don't want it to change I'ma take it to my d**h bed up until nothing remains [Hook: Matt Black] Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way Ah yeah, ah yeah Ah yeah, you know I'ma die this way, I'ma die this way