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Game Over
02:38
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Running full speed with a blindfold on
Into brick walls you built from lies
Your best intentions can't save you now
So I’ll just sit back and laugh while I watch your best effort die
Yeah you claim you want honesty, you say you need loyalty
Take a look in the mirror and realise the insanity
‘Cos these wolves, you know they smell your fear
A fate that you made from lying your whole career.
‘Cos I’ll rip the wings from your angels backs and tear apart their dreams
You’re just a junkie with a fucking power complex
I bet you still hear the screams, the screams
Of the lives you've destroyed and the people that you've caused pain
I hope it chews you up inside
‘Cos all that’s left of your legacy is disdain
No lives left, game over, you died.
Motherfucker, no lives left, game over, you died.
So I’ll continue to wish you well in all that you do
Whilst you sit picking at my infected wounds
I’ll burn heaven itself to the ground if I have to
Whilst these stitches they pull apart, start to undo
These puzzle pieces jammed back together,
Your lies held together with zip-ties
Taped over the cracks, untangle these wires
Tear down your manor brick by brick,
Or as it’s known your kingdom of shit.
Motherfucker, no lives left, R.I.P your pride.
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Die Twice
02:17
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Some people spend their whole lives living a lie
Some people spend their whole lives waiting to die
Some people are complacent with second best
But you deserve more for yourself, consider this a protest.
You can’t kill me if I’m already dead (already dead)
I'm on my second life, no regrets I said what I said
No you can’t kill me if I’m already dead (already dead)
Carnage in my wake, I set fire to my own deathbed.
When you wake up in the morning, and you feel like death
You gotta hit the ground running, gotta give it my best
Life is a marathon, you better pace yourself
Every hour is a test of your mental health
With the tick tick tick tick tick this shit never ends
Is it worth living? Well, that all depends
You can spend your time counting days away
Or spend them being who you want to be.
You wanna fuck around? Then you gonna find out
I ain't playing nice, I’ll bring the fight, no doubt
'Cos I won't hesitate to take you down, na I don’t play around
Better stay in line or ill put you in the ground
'Cos I’m the king of this game, and I’m built for fame
I'll put you to shame, with click click boom to your brain
Yeah things will never be the same, motherfucker say my name.
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Suck It Up
02:39
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So sick of this shit, for myself I gotta quit
Pulled in different directions, you never wanted this enough
You never will, you worked so hard for nothing
Your dreams decimated, how you gonna pay yo' bills
Now where do you go this is all you’ve ever known
Gave your all it was never enough
All you ever needed from you was the bare minimum
Suck it up kid, this is life, and life’s rough.
They told me I’d never be good enough
That’s what they told me, that’s what they told me
They said kid, smile through it, you better suck it up
That’s what they told me, that’s what they told me.
Wish I born somewhere else, someone else
Then maybe my potential would be fulfilled
Until then I’ll stay busy pissing my dreams up the wall
Convincing myself that one day I’ll rebuild
'Cos the endless grind is ceaseless with no end in sight
Take it a day at a time, your god left me behind
I’d have done the same, spilling my thoughts onto the page
Seems to be the only way I can control my rage.
Zack de la Rocha said that my angers a gift
But despite this it's only seems to have brought me pain
Knowing when and how to use it is apparently
Something that he forgot to explain
You see I can't control myself, I can't seem to stop the flames inside
They rise to the surface, make me feel worthless
And as a result I’m trapped in a cage
And my rage is blind.
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Born For More
02:34
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Check it out, I'm about to explode
‘Cos the rage I quell so on this mic I can unload
‘Cos lately I can’t shake this feeling
So revealing, pain be dealing, start the healing
Hit the ceiling with my patience
Na, No longer can I ignore
That you’re not living up to your potential, always wanting more
See, you know that you were born for greatness,
Yeah you got too much to give, you can’t contain this.
Destined to shine
But you’re stuck in the shadows, and you’re wasting your time
These Dreams in your head, burning like a fire
Now you're letting them fade, betray your desire.
‘Cos you were born for more
Na failure ain’t an option you’re unstoppable
Yeah you were born for more
Nothing can stop you when you change what you think is possible.
‘Cos you’re sick of being tired and tired of being sick
To the back teeth, constant inner conflict
Wondering what you did in your life to end up where you are
‘Cos when you’re a kid we all dream some day that we’ll go far
Told to swallow ‘cos this shit is predestined,
Cog in a machine, fate pre-suggested
But remember this ain’t how its gotta be
You were born for more, maybe not today but some day you’ll see that you’re...
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Fallen
02:44
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Cold cement to call my home
In search of hope as I blindly roam
Another night, another bridge at least here I might be left alone
With my stupid heart that's turned to stone
Daylight came again but it’s still so dark
Behind these tired eyes, no sign of a spark
This heart is so sore, and my spirits so splintered
My soul is so unsure, my body’s so injured.
Cos all I need is a place to start
So please reach out with an open heart
For in my eyes, you’ll see your own,
For in my pain, you’ll see my home.
Nobody knows we are the broken
Nobody knows we are the fallen
We are the broken
We are the fallen.
Once again I wander another nameless street
As if the results won't be the same this time
Cos to the passersby I have no name,
And it's easier for them if they turn a blind
I Search the ground for hope,
Just a few pennies that they think I'll spend on dope
Take it a day at a time, this too can, and shall pass
Even if tomorrow all you see is asphalt and broken glass
But from the broken glass, new beginnings shall arise
Brush yourself off, put aside your past tries
You might feel Invisible, yet you still have a voice
You are an individual and you still have a choice.
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Curtis Hammond England, UK
Curtis Hammond is a UK based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, lyricist, producer, content creator and visual
artist.
Making music under a number of different projects and in a number of different styles/ genres.
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