The Lion’s Den

I’ve come to terms I’m a broken man but I don’t need a fix

Fiending to change the world and I haven’t tweaked a bit

When it comes to not letting go, I’ve got a squeezing grip,

Harboring envy like a hoarder and turning green with it

I haven’t taken shit for granted since I saw my house burning down

I know what it’s like to lose it all and have your life turn around,

And strike fate in the face, I’m destiny’s worst nightmare

Locked eyes with Death and walked off with nothing but white hairs

I should be dead as many times as I fell on my head

The Devil isn’t here so I’m giving Hell in his stead

Bet against me and profits will surely be slow to come

I’m out here playing Russian roulette with an unloaded gun

Never take blessings lightly, I built my crown from the dark

I flipped the Earth on its axis and now I look down on the stars

Turns out I’m grounded enough to keep gravity humbled

Good or evil I couldn’t decide so I had it packed in a bundle

Half man half monster except something much worse is looming

Only once in a blue moon do I resemble anything human

Every morning I can’t help but wake up with regrets

Misery loves company and I’ll take what I can get

I’m quicksand, so don’t get lost in me, it’ll cost a fee

I make mistakes flawlessly, going overboard like Boston tea

Rhyming isn’t hard when I’m just speaking my truth

Hoping to grow wise, planted seeds turn to roots

Barking up the wrong tree, I don’t sing a religious tune

So I don’t have a problem picking the forbidden fruit

Knowledge is power, power is mine, and what’s mine is mine

I color the most masterful imagery inside my lines

Spilling blood on the canvas because it’s all that I know

My soles blackened, through the mud I crawled on my own

I stopped being modest and all my problems dissolved

Now confidence constantly revolves around my resolve

Excuse me if I come off as arrogant making my first impression

My head’s big ‘cause my predecessors no longer look impressive

I swing my pen like a sword, with each swipe a legend is born

Vengeance is sworn with every sentence that’s formed

I’m tired of staying quiet, step into the den with a lion

My battle cry is a roar for war, I leave no survivors

All die in awe, jaws fall to the floor for the last time

They come back believers knowing what I achieve will outlast time

I’ve been doubted so much I was under the underdog

I was in the background, never even asked to muster thoughts

Success is within arm’s reach, so rest assure like a calm beach

Every seven days is a long week but I’m still climbing a strong peak

I’ve many stories to tell, I stopped being afraid of my past

Celebrating how far I’ve come like I’m raising a glass

Moving forward is finally something I can look forward to

Farewell to my former self, a king is what I’ve been reborn into