When I had climbed those steps, I slaughtered all resistance 

A hole in my chest, so it seems you can’t miss 

I was bathed in flames from the head to the toe 

-Conquered the gods 

And look, everybody noticed 

Not a mortal man—no pain, no shame 

-A cutthroat bitch with no cross to bear 

Who would have thought, huh? 

I don’t know, I don’t think about that 

I’m too busy cleaning up the nonsense, 

Nonsense, nonsense! 

Feral instinct soon devoured logical thinking 

Who’s to blame? 

It’s always someone else’s fault 

That’s enough said 

I’ve spent too much time complying 

That’s not purpose, 

And hoping does not make a wish come true 

O’ I’d broke my back trying to carry gravity 

Its whip, it cracked and hissed, 

So my conscience went on screaming, 

“We all share the same blood 

We are one 

Lift us up” 

Calm, calm, calm was the beast inside that suit, 

But the fangs still sank deep 

-Ensuring irreversible 

A taste of the grim, growing state that I live to create 

I generated a new coyote fate 

Was scraped on a floor of greed until I bled straight hate 

Yo, I mastered being fake 

You irritate me with that taunting, taunting, taunting! 

Hush your mouth 

One day you’ll feel how I felt; 

Nothing—void of pain 

It’s almost like a talent 

I’d been worthless 

I’d been thinking it was time for change 

Gave me purpose 

Gave it up ‘cause hoping never has its way 

I broke my back trying to carry gravity 

Its whip, it cracked and hissed, 

So my conscience went on screaming, 

“We all share the same blood 

We are one 

Lift us up” 

Sometimes I scream for nothing 

Forgive me for that sin 

I couldn’t cry that day 

I can’t help it 

Gods don’t have a weakness 

Here’s my place—right atop the great stone 

Now I don’t look people in the eyes, 

For deep down, 

I know all I’ll see is me—is me 

O’ I’d put my faith into a crown, 

And I blamed you for that wanting 

We don’t leave things well enough alone 

We don’t seem to see things clearly 

And I told myself that it was okay to run and hide from evil, 

But who was I to judge the hearts of men? 

I’m just as bad as them! 

This is shame, 

And that’s no clever trick 

‘Cause everybody wants to dance with a champion 

-The first of all rats to claim that pit! 

I’d brought the gods down! 

And in their craters, I grew grand 

I became pure 

Mi foolin mi—nuh! 

An mi chuck drough de jest 

A murdera? Nuh! 

Mi just pro of mi de bess 

Mi see yuh back to de corna—back down de corridor 

Mi kill just one, just one—no more 

Bwoy! Not a tief, an mi pity fi yuh soul 

Wat can mi feel? 

O’ mi nuh gat eni emotion! 

Mi nuh see dat shine 

Just see de dark, murky depds of de ocean 

Mi nuh share nuh blood wid yuh—mi nuh share 

Mi nuh care bout de dark, murky depds of de ocean 

Mi nuh share nuh blood wid yuh—mi nuh share 

O’ mi broke fi mi bak try to carry—carry gravity 

Fi yuh whip, it crack an de hiss, 

So fi mi conscience went pon de screamin 

“Wi all share de siem blood 

Lift wi up 

Lift wi up” 

Mi nuh care bout de dark, murky depds of de ocean 

Lift wi up 

Lift wi up