[Intro: Kendrick Dial]

This is the story of a young man who came from nothing, but wanted everything. Knowing that he was destined for more, and the only person he could count on was himself. He had to decide between using his ambition for personal gain, or creative expression. He chose the latter.

[Chorus: Ruslan]

Ice cold flowing out of me like an avalanche

Glad I never became you, ‘cause I ain’t have the chance

[Verse 1: Ruslan]

But, thank God for them unanswered prayers

Somеtimes I wish that He had answerеd their’s

A lot of times He has answered mine

But I only listen like half the time

My mind, it be drifting

I can feel the world that I’m standing on shifting

I can feel the goo-goo rattle

Please tell me what this is

Ego growing, right before my eyes

Is that the cause or effect? Why mortified?

Is that attention what fueled me?

Or am I fueled to get attention?

Why I gotta feel this tension?

Realize I’m self-made

And like a lot of these guys who sell blade

Sign they life away

Consistently grinding to find our way

Just ‘cause you stopped to sign up

Don’t mean you got the right away

What do I know anyway?

It’s all show business, isn’t it?

And if it is, who’s listening?

[?], I’m different

We speak, you pivoting

Triple threat stands with a left hand

You can see clear how my silhouette stands

[Chorus: Ruslan]

Ice cold flowing out of me like an avalanche

Glad I never became you, ‘cause I ain’t have the chance

Ice cold flowing out of me like an avalanche

Glad I never became you, ‘cause I ain’t have the chance

[Verse 2: Ruslan]

From early on

I refused to ever become an industry slave

You sold ten times more units, but our papers the same

How does that?

Well, less overhead and higher profit margin

How we did it without retail?

Don’t matter what we sell

‘Cause we don’t have the bargain

Devil’s in the detail

They keep getting greedy of contracts

The size of encyclopedias

No risk, high reward

Believe me, there’s so much more we have in store

Without spending half my years gone on the road

‘Cause I was right here, my wife was happy I’m home

So thank God for them unanswered prayers

If it was all me, I thought I would’ve been happy there

I would’ve sold my life away

Had to navigate and learn

To see the light in the night of day

[Chorus: Ruslan]

Ice cold flowing out of me like an avalanche

Glad I never became you, ‘cause I ain’t have the chance

Ice cold flowing out of me like an avalanche

Glad I never became you, ‘cause I ain’t have the chance

[Verse 3: Ruslan]

Most people don’t know what they like

They simply like what they know

So guess who they gonna get to know

And fall in love with rightfully so?

Yeah, I said most people don’t know what they like

They simply like what they know

So perhaps we should get to know each other

But I’m content, either way

Wherever I end up today

‘Cause either the lack of opportunity

Was what made me love it

My bills are paid, my wife is happy

Got a child on the way

Who cares who’s laughing at me?

I’m content regardless where tomorrow takes me

And that freedom is probably something they really covet

‘Cause this whole music industry thing is a mirage

You can feel like you famous but no one knows who you are

You can be the biggest star with nothing in your account

Nothing to really show for it, what does it all amount to?

Anyway, I appreciate learning some of this now

Before it all fades away

Before it all fades away

Before I fade away

Fade away

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