I pledge allegiance to myself Food, shelter, and health Let me find a beach full of seashells to sell Put your oxygen mask on first before you offer me help
I´ve got receipts made of scar tissue Got the vision of somebody going fishing in the dark When I start up the motor, it still turns over But nowadays, a little bit slower Never been afraid of getting older I´m much more nervous about these public servants Kill the lights and shut the curtains You ain´t a real lion if you love the circus Looking at myself like, "What´s the purpose?" That´s when I started to hallucinate Tryna touch the surface and recuperate You should´ve seen the look on my face when I was losing my faith Y´all got me feeling hesitation, embarrassment I might be the last generation of grandparents I know that I´ve been fortunate for all the opportunities
Disproportionately disappointed in the human beings I get it, we´re specks of dust At the bus stop busking for extra crust Like fuck it, you can sacrifice me to the weather If you promise that you´ll let my songs live forever
You´re looking for a bag of tricks But my love is like a stack of bricks Cobblestones and untreated lumber I´m a father of fists, strength in numbers And when they come for my box of dreams I´ma finally depart from this toxic scene No posturing, just lots of self esteem Got you feeling like the popular queen This ain´t magic, this is fabric And it´s the type that never requires patches
And it´s the fire that illustrates with ashes It´s our life, it´s nothing we can´t manage Lower the arrow and take a breath I won´t waste ammo aiming at the angel of death I might have already left, but they hear me still With my pale knuckle grip on a steering wheel