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lyrics
Chorus
I’m staring into the void, it is staring back.
My old friend, the darkness, my companion,
and you know I’m never gonna retract.
I’m staring into the void, it is staring back.
My old friend, the darkness, my companion,
and you know I’m never gonna retract.
I’m staring into the void, it is staring back.
My old friend, the darkness, my companion,
and I know I’m never gonna retract.
I’m staring into the void, it is staring back.
My old friend, the darkness, my companion,
and I know I’m never gonna retract.
Verse #1
I’m staring into the void, it got me feeling so ‘noid. The deeper we go into this rabbit hole, get lost in our sorrows. What about tomorrow, I need to borrow, a bit of faith, a little bit of happiness. We’re facing the good and the bad in our lives as the rabbit dies. He takes with him our abilities to fly, our problems are created in the mind. Sit back, rewind, remind us of a blessed time. Abundance was the fun of it, took it for granted, looking for answers. Find any? Not many, spent plenty, drank Henny, had nothin’ left, not a motha’ fuckin’ penny! But, it don’t mean shit, it ain’t gonna stop me. Talking shit to my crew? Ya better believe you’re gonna have to pop me. As far as rap goes, by the way, you’re never gonna stop me, never sloppy! Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone is the one that fuckin’ taught me and I’m never gonna tell ya how I’m gonna do it when I’m comin’ through to spit. You just gotta admit it’s legitimate. Hold on, let me take my jacket off, I’m about to set it off. Let me show you what it takes to be a boss. You just got to use your mind, get out there and try. Never rely on the one’s around you to provide the love you seek, it is within you. Open your mind and realize the abundance the universe supplies!
Verse # 2
Oh, I’m gonna make it through anything that life’s bringing my way but I’m hoping for a better day. Sometimes I look to the sky and I cry but hey. I wonder why I could not look God in the eyes when I could feel his spiritual essence, his presence, it’s in me, it’s gotta be. Am I my own worst enemy, could my mind be lost, out of synergy with my body. I’m not crazy, I need no lobotomy. Just cause I’ve lost touch with reality? I’m stuck in an endless sea of my mind. Let’s explore the depths! Rewind my life, and I’m turning back time… Did I do things right? How am I still alive? Never forget all the nights I thought I wouldn’t survive. All the struggle and strive seems so hopeless and then we die. So I lay awake at night and I cry, and I think to myself, would I be better off dead? (ha-ha-ha-ha) All I see is red! Let’s fly! But, why? Instead, we meditate. Thank Ra! I know there’s hope for a better day. To my brothers, I dedicate this song to the day you had to walk away.
credits
released June 1, 2023
Produced by: Proto-J Productions
Beat by: 20DollarBeats.com LLC
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