[Verse]

Okay, where do I begin?

I’m gonna to try open up my mind again

That ice is thin

It could break any day but I must skate

Down the lake

And dive right in

And I’m divin’ in because I can swim

Even though its cold, on my soul like the wind

I'm on a roll, when I flow and exposin' the pen

About to go for the gold and I’m hopin’ to win, it’s been

5 years at least, since the release an album and so much has happened to me

Let’s see I, traveled’ the globe

Got married, had a baby

Now I’m ready to go and complete

This record, I got the message, I learned the lessons of adolescence

And my perspective keeps on progessin’

Feeds on obsession leaves long impressions so

Put me in the middle of this fickle rap game, I'm done scribblin’ riddles up in the bat cave

I’m being civil but in a bit of a pickle I wanna become a symbol of hope using’ my last name

I am finally realizin' what it did to give me such a bad taste

All these guys are compromising so I slid through never lookin’ that way

A mass grave awaits, I don’t wanna gravitate to that place

I don’t wanna laugh and say that I’m safe

I don’t wanna pass away to that fate

Cuz I’ve seen younger men die, and I’ve seen a few older men numb

Even seen a couple dudes leaves their wives

Both pastors

Now on the road to lust (oh my God)

Who to even trust? I can’t tell

On the outside we all wear the same shell

Everybody wanna say the same thing, like they all maintain they character but fake well

I may get a couple letters of hate mail, but i don’t really care

I was born to raise hell

I’ve got thick skin like I’m covered in chain mail, so try to head-butt me it’ll make your brain swell

That was me, years ago

But i have learned from my past

Now I’m free, on the road

But may not know where I’m at

We shall see, time will show

If I’m still on the right path

I’ll achieve, all these goals

If not I think I might crash

Some may hope for it, but it’s too late now I’m gonna go for it

And with God on my side, I gotta make these rhymes, hotter than a blow torch

And I'ma go forth, with the flame, you can try to put it out like the olympic games

But I move too fast when I’m switchin lanes, and I cruise through the past reminiscin' my name

DeRuse, uh, how do you define it?

Good question, it’s hard to provide it

Lemme find it

Gimme 45 minutes

I’m fully committed to finishing my assignment

Wait hold up, how do you define it, when I’m constantly goin’ through refinement?

Lemme find it gimme 45 minutes, I’m fully committed to finishing my assignment

[Hook]

Defining DeRuse

Defining DeRuse

I’m realizing the truth

From those times in my youth

Defining DeRuse

Defining DeRuse

I'm recognizing pursuits

By defying abuse