My kindness is not weakness I got strength to admit this But I can’t explain these feelings My contradictions convert to repetition Simple patterns turn into mistakes I’ve made, I fall for the same Type of shit that I keep hearing And it’s what I’m fearing over and over Open my book of secrets And go ahead and talk shit Like how y’all think I party I don’t go out much and drink Every night, I call the shots to Be sober on most days, ain’t all about The bitches, I lose confidence Rather be happy alone than unhappy I’m trapped in the reputation that I gained I’m not a pimp, I’m just insane, bitches Don’t deserve me now I ain’t that interesting For a former Christian That didn’t fuck up in my mission I got Bliss pills Centrum every morning, No 20 mg Of Citalopram, 6 years on and off the edge, Hope I’m finally off, but now I’m on edge working hard for A year now, there must be more to my spirit It always keep floating, but my body’s still sinking Leaves me under pressure, when my aunt tells my folks My music’s too depressing, I’m not writing something poppy I don’t focus on the mainstream I’ve got my creative license to be an independent Man but I got to practice my drive I don’t speak a million lies, it’s not a waste for you to Seek the truth of who I am And you gonna ask me where I stand In the end, it all goes back to where I began Where do I stand? Where do I stand? What’s the meaning of me? What’s the meaning of me? You know I got no definition for the lifestyle that I live You know I got no definition for the lifestyle that I live

Chorus: If I could turn back the clock For the moment I forgot Will my mistakes tell me If I can escape Can I escape? Verse: Is my life is an illusion I fake a smile that comes In and out Is my personality a delusion Of everyone I came across That was better than me I know they could see through I could be a wannabe, for all you know Every misstep I can make May leave me a disgrace Chorus 2: If I could turn back the clock For the moment I forgot Will my mistakes tell me If I can escape Can I escape? Can I escape? Can I escape? I can’t vanish The impressions people Fall onto me Without a trace I cannot lose my identity I’m not a creep Yea, I’m a weirdo What the hell am I singing here? Damn right I belong here Damn I belong here (Breakdown) (Chorus 2) Can I escape? Can I escape? Can I escape? Can I Can I Can I Escape Can I Can I Can I Escape Escape Verse: It’s funny how withdrawing Changes the situation, I got no Emancipation you’re in Complications, being a man Of this generation Miscommunication occurring often I never took precaution stepping out From Boston, changing from boyz to men No one ever thought this shit would be real Living life on a numb feel with responsibility That’s average and it ain’t enough For me, cause I want more than I bargain for Paying my expenses, I’m not paid in full with what’s due To get distracted by all the ways my heart’s been impacted I see a crack in my armor, just gotta fill the void in With virtual fantasies, my worst enemy Need to drink this truth with a chaser That’s hard 200 proof you’re gonna savior I only want one favor Ad-libs: One favor I got to escape And I got to escape Can I can I Escapee Outro: Can I escape? C-c-can I escape? C-c-can I escape? C-c-can I escape? C-c-can I escape?

I’m gonna keep you waiting For a little while, got to Release some tension that’s Been pending forth on my mind Putting others before myself And I’m slowly losing sight Of the vision I had Didn’t leave me long ago It’s only in the front of my mind And I can’t even lie, it’s what I need To have to keep me satisfied To survive I’ve grown comfortable at home 603 don’t need me no more Too numb and settled on this shit Who the fuck am I gonna miss Very few, but if I make this change Nothing’s gonna be the same For me So I pretended to get along Pretty soon I’ll leave feeling headstrong I know that my instinct won’t prove me damn wrong And my family knows I’m gonna follow The beat of my heart, not theirs anymore On the rise On the rise On the rise On the rise

Intro: It’s funny to go on and look back now And think about these burdens that I kept track how do I carry so many Transgressions, I swear it’s gonna Be about confessions Right now Right now Chorus: On my way, on my way, on my way down On my way, on my way, on my way down You're the one that was tryna keep me way down But like the sun, know you know I found my way back 'round Verse 1: Shooting for the stars Aiming high, made some of my Standards low, I learned How to work I took a different path That wasn’t expected, nine Months at home, shows You how to grow, and make You feel handsome or your hands full, take you Through reality on exhaust Can’t press pause not enough Time is left to record the truth You have faced as a man It has to make you wonder Where you stand, If this is proof Of the life I have lived, then let me Be the one to go ahead and say It’s OK to turn around and Change our past ways because we’re Better off living on the way down Chorus: On my way, on my way, on my way down On my way, on my way, on my way down You're the one that was tryna keep me way down But like the sun, know you know I found my way back 'round Verse 2: I lost it for a minute then I came back again I reminisce, reminisce of a time, of an insane Young man, a childhood that wasn’t easy but sure as hell wasn’t rough Got to tell you my story Target for attention, I was singing and dancing When I was young to prove my worth to the kids Knew this tension inside, I wished I wasn’t alive Had tantrums almost every day in the Turtle Room I even pissed on the beanie bag, I was mad I didn’t Have a childhood, It was a curse I couldn’t accept myself For some time, I can’t lie about how I used to hate being different My flaws were almost based in ignorance But this adult life might have been A blessing, testing my strength Misunderstood outcast stands the Length of time, no longer in a safe Way, it’s my way or the highway (Chorus) Chorus 2: Dif'frent strokes, we could ride on em (back 'round) Every folk gotta ride for em (You're the one that was tryna keep me way down) (But like the sun, I know you know I found my way back round...) [Chorus 2] [Outro: Choir] Ohhhhhhhhhhohoh [4x] La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la [4x] I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down You're the one that was tryna keep me way down But like the sun, all you know I found my way back 'round, baby, back 'round... You are the one that was tryna keep me way down But like the sun, i know you I found my way back 'round, back 'round... You are the one that was tryna keep me way down But like the sun, i know you I found my way back 'round