The remnant - Empty Nest lyrics

[Verse 1: Tribe One] My father was the first black student in his high school I couldn't fill those shoes in if I tried to Every pound of pressure that he proved he could survive through And all the folks at home in Baton Rouge he said goodbye to Holding up the hopes of the whole family Going solo on the road with no plan B My dad was there when I embarked upon the unknown And he hugged me and he told me I could always come home But I never looked back after I crossed the divide Knowing he was watching from the opposite side And I met some people down to come along for the ride With no thought that it's possible it could cost them their lives So we walked the fine line dividing humble and proud With the fire of a fighter rising up from the ground All I know is holding mics in front of a crowd If I was meant for something different, I'd have done it by now The Remnant is a chosen few And this is what I left home and set out on my own to do On every stage and every step inside a vocal booth Every time I touched the microphone I told the truth Can it still be recreation if it's work? If I'm stressing out about the memorization of a verse To address the desecration of the purity But never question if this is the destination or the journey It's life [Hook: Micah Dalton] I've chased after all that I've wanted So long to find nothin' Spent all this time Runnin' away Now every song that I've sung is Gone and I'm coming back Home to find nothing's the same Nothing's the same [Verse 2: Adan] Adan B, we have yet to meet But I'm your best bet at less regrets, capisce? You're just a black kid, from Ma**ilon city streets And like everybody else you felt you were unique So you planted your cleats in the state of the peach And found out you knew your way around a beat Sweet You were the kick drum, Tribe was the snare Just John was the high hat, but he's no longer there So you try to keep the rhythm but you're hella unprepared And a burden's better able to be beared when it's shared So is the Remnant still here? Still rapping, still local? Still sk**ed with ill vocals, not signed, but still hopeful? I bet you don't want to, but look at what you've come to And take heart and undestand what you've already come through Friends have lost faith You and your bandmates are growing in different directions Be honest! A disinterested fan-base will leave with no handshakes And never remember what you've accomplished, so That oasis in the desert's a mirage and it's god's Way of telling you you need him All that piety will get exposed as pretend when you're in the deep end 'Cause life is full of wolves wearing sheepskin don't be them Alrighty let's see then lot's more to say But sufficient are the worries of today, OK? Life is pleasure and pain, it's fifty shades of grey And I just wanted to make sure that you are what you say So godspeed and good luck, I want you to win Sometimes I don't know which of those you believe in Godspeed or good luck, I just want you to win Signed sincerely, a friend [Hook] I've chased after all that I've wanted So long to find nothin' Spent all this time Runnin' away Now every song that I've sung is Gone and I'm coming back Home to find nothing's the same Nothing's the same [Adan] Every man should try To learn before he dies What he's running from And to, and why Every man should try To learn before he dies What he's running from And to and why