I cannot believe my eyes
This isn't real

Flashback to the dawn of my memory
Before my first steps, I knew you as an enemy
Red marks across my backside
I hid from the world, ’cuz they said it was a felony
Never squealed, kept my lips sealed
Act tough, never tell ’em how you feel
I can't tell the fake smiles from the real and
I’m covered in these scars that’ll never fully heal
My nerves are dead, I feel no more
It doesn't feel normal if my body isn’t sore
Strike of the left hand, sting to the face
“Don’t you ever fucking cry when you’re living in my place”
All I got were threats, all I ever felt
Were the bruises on my body from the buckle of the belt
All I ever wanted was escape from this hell
That you put me in, gloves off, ring the bell

Blood words dripping from your fangs
Venomous lies course my veins
Cursing your delusional cognitions
As they drain me of my ambitions

You ever feel what it’s like to show up at school
Black and blue, mad at you, what’s the excuse?
Teachers dig deep to try and find out who hit you
I said I fell, and never told them the truth
Held it in, deep down, bottled it up
This damn close to an eruption
So now you’re picking up the scattered pieces of me
Couldn't save myself from the corruption
You never know a snake 'til it's fangs are in your arteries
I’m thick-skinned, but it’s tearing out the heart in me
All my pain lead to elevated artistry
I’ve dealt with the devil but my soul is still bartering
Picture this, a moment of true clarity
Your shit parenting caused a family disparity
Somehow survived without the solidarity
I made it on my own, no god damn charity

My feet won't run
My body numb
Can't run from the thoughts inside my head
(Mentally divided I'm traveling time)
All I see
The air I breathe
It’s just a blink in my memory
(To pick the lock from the cell inside of my mind)

Blood words dripping from your fangs
Venomous lies course my veins
Cursing your delusional cognitions
As they drain me of my ambitions

Opening up my eyes to the lies you hide behind
Stealin’ from the clock, the crime of a lifetime
I finally found my mind; it disappeared with a poof
I finally found the root truth, root truth, root truth

Mentally divided I'm traveling time
To pick the lock from the cell inside of my mind

My feet won't run
My body numb
Can't run from the thoughts inside my head
(Mentally divided I'm traveling time)
All I see
The air I breathe
It’s just a blink in my memory
(To pick the lock from the cell inside of my mind)

Truth
Root truth
Mentally divided I’m traveling time
To pick the lock from the cell inside of my mind
Just a blink in my memory
Mentally divided I’m traveling time