[VERSE 1]
Had a dream the other night that I was on the run,
Woke up lookin down the wrong side of a gun,
Naw it was still part of the dream but as I rolled outta bed,
I realized that someone out there wants me dead,
So let 'em try and find me, what the fuck can they do,
I'm an elusive dude, y'all can't catch me, true,
Enemies from all sides and comn up from the ground,
I survive even with this weight bearing me down,
All the people I've let down, all the times I've failed,
All the times I've gotten off track, strayed off my trail,
All the times I've given up, and just called it quits,
I'm tellin ya I'm sick and tired of all that bullshit,
I'll admit I'm scared, knowin the lives I coulda saved,
And to see my own name engraved on a grave??
But no matter what they do, I will still be alive,
I will always perservere, I will always survive.

[CHORUS]
You can't silence me I will break through the muzzle,
You can't solve me I'm the impossible puzzle,
You can't forget me I'm a timeless piece of art,
You can't fix me I have been broken from the start,
You can't corrupt me I ain't enticed by your bribes,
You can't corrode me I'm stainless steel on all sides,
You can't knock me down, I will always stand strong,
You can't kill me I live forever through these songs.

[VERSE 2]
I'm the notorious voice, the eternal disease,
The glitch in the matrix, the scourge of the regime,
I'm the undying spirit, and the immortal soul,
I am the Midas Touch, and the alchemist's gold,
I am the blood of the city, and the voice of the people,
The gargoyle watching over from on top of the steeple,
I'm the American Dream, and the Hustler's Prayer,
The rebel's outlook on life, and the daredevil's dare,
I am the angry policeman, and the convicted felon,
I am Nebuchadnezzar, Columbus, and Magellan,
The cold ice of the glacier, the hot air of the baloon,
The Serenity of the deer, and the rage of the monsoon,
I'm the fall of the empire, and the rise of a king,
The homeless veteran's clothing, and the rich man's bling.
The rock 'n' roller's spirit, and the jazz man's jive,
And when all is said and done, I will still be alive.

[CHORUS]

[VERSE 3]
I am still alive, I don't care what you about,
Put me in the maze of death I'll still find a way out,
I'll solve anything you give me, any trick you perform,
Even in arctic waters I'll find a way to stay warm,
So if you gimmie an inch then I'll be takin a mile,
Angry at me cause you can't assimilate my style,
I bet you know what happens when two cats disagree,
One goes to meet the man upstairs but that cat won't be me,
Cause I know I stick wit it through thick and thin,
And I know I'll be in the game until the very end,
You can try but you can't recreate my flow,
You can't get like me or imitate me so,
You just stand like the rest, starin in awe,
My words so powerful they leave you slack jaw,
Don't call me uncreative, don't tell me I should quit,
Cause I be spittin real verses, and you ain't sayin shit,

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