I traversed the beaten path to the outskirts of town
Where the outliers flock to bask in Hollywood’s scowl
Was the runt of the litter, the first to sink and drown
‘till I grew fins and became a shark on the prowl
Threw caution to the wind and it all crashed down
But I rose through the flames like a phoenix just now
Made nice with the man in the mirror with a frown
And realized there’s more to life than being a cash cow

When your friends ask where you've been and you can't even pretend
Cuz the truth is more insane than any lie you can spread
And you’re fighting with your fists and teeth clenched
To prove to your critics you haven’t even peaked yet
When your angels and demons are at war in your head
And you’re trying your best not to let either win
Cuz you’re tired from the rhyme and reason of it
But you don’t have it within you to just quit

Spent my whole life on a journey to the center of the self
Where monsters and men tend to dwell
Got carried out to sea where I survived on my own
The current is where I made my home
Spent my whole life on journey to escape this hell
Until I realized heaven’s just a state of mind they sell
They commodified our angst and were paid in blank checks
Then paid for our noose’s as they hung us by the neck

Waited patiently for a big break that never came
Then rolled up my sleeves and got dirty paving my own way
Dealt a rough hand so I stacked the deck in favor of me
But I’m still more slept on than a mattress today
Waited for an omniscient force to show me the way
Until I realized god is dead and that’s okay
Cuz now I can bury my illusions deep in a grave
And revel in the fact that there’s no one left to save

When your family asks where you’ve been and you can’t even pretend
Cuz the lies are too ingrained and there’s doubt to suspend
And you’re fighting every instinct to run away
To spite the very people that made you who you are today
When karma and grace are fighting for first place
And the walls you built now cause you to suffocate
And you’re tired from having ran for so long in place
But you’re so over constantly trying to isolate

Spent my whole life on a journey to the center of the self
Where monsters and men tend to dwell
Got carried out to sea where I survived on my own
The current is where I made my home
Spent my whole life on journey to escape this hell
Until I realized heaven’s just a state of mind they sell
They commodified our pain and were paid in blank checks
Then paid for our noose’s as they hung us by the neck

I’m trying to fit in like a I’m piece to the wrong puzzle
It was the act of trying to fit in that caused me trouble
So I’m trying to stand out from the rest of the crowd
In a scene riddled with arguing of who is more loud
So I hit the reset button and worked on my sound
Till I could make the earth quake and cracks the ground
All in all I’m trying to pull back the curtain and lift the shroud
To show you what a life unbound is all about
I don’t know about you but I’ve got my demons in check
I’d like to thank my parents for raising a trainwreck
Cuz I’ve overcome the shame of being another artist in chains
And I’m still paving my own way even though I’m switching lanes
But I’m still staring into a sea of blank faces
Wonderin’ if I’ll go up in flames or rise to the occasion
But until I die I’ll write life into dead spaces
And carry this torch to lead our invasion

Spent my whole life on a journey to the center of the self
Where monsters and men tend to dwell
Got carried out to sea where I survived on my own
The current is where I made my home
Spent my whole life on journey to escape this hell
Until I realized heaven’s just a state of mind they sell
They commodified our sound and were paid in blank checks
Then paid for our noose’s as they hung us by the neck