[Intro] Welcome everybody to the Vertwous Show! Where we'll be talking about happiness until you get sick of it! [Verse 1] Happiness is a giant-a** elephant in the room, any move you make is delicate, Happiness is commodity so limited, like that Wu-Tang album that sold for millions, Happiness is a business open all day, it's everything else after the foreplay, Happiness is the music playin' in an elevator after makin' love in a hotel with a hot date; breathtakin', never knowin it be so spiritual, hittin' the pinnacle, honey, please don't let me go, a rollercoaster with no known road, just goin' on an eternal worry-free journey that don't go wrong, oh... I'm a man swingin' on a hammock, ecstatic that serotonin is as addictive as c**** is, it's so radical, my sanity's on sabbatical, this ain't acting, my friends, it just comes with practice [Chorus] Happiness is whatever you make it to be Happiness is the only time it's okay to be greedy Happiness is the DJ pressin' on that repeat Happiness is when everything in life is free [Verse 2] Happiness is wakin' up to the smell of bacon, Happiness is your jam playin' at yo radio station, Happiness is you suddenly levitatin', disconnectin' from reality, yo, let them eat cake; Happiness is realizin' it's a Saturday, Happiness is what makes you so damn out of it, Happiness is Pharrell, Bobby McFerrin, Bob Marley, Happiness is me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, yo, happy days, yo; let my voice echo; and light up even the deepest of nook and crannies, make yo granny less lonely, hah, make the fanny-pack fashionable, packin' a big bowl o' life and lightin' it up, go toe-to-toe with Manny Pacquiao, and tell him "I'mma beat yo a** with a TKO", Happiness is havin' yo way, it's BK, yo it's BK, yo [Chorus] [Bridge] So, yeah... What is happiness? All things in life are temporary. If it's going well, enjoy it, that won't last long. If it's going badly, don't worry, that won't last long either. Happiness... Happiness is... this song, man; this song is happiness; I am happiness, you are happiness, we're ALL happiness. Now sing... [Chorus]

[Intro] "Hello, motherfucker" [Chorus] It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under, because I'm losin' my mind reachin' into shallow pockets, but I got the one thing that makes things alright, yeah, I got it, Get outta this bottomless pit by hoppin' the hip, yo, I move to this sound like the doppler effect, I be learnin' from the best teachers that ever taught it, yeah, ain't no doubt about it, man, yo I g-g-got it [Verse 1] Ayo, I got it, I got it, tellin' my homies that I got it, I'mma take this all the way to Mount Doom without a hobbit, rappin' became a habit, it started out as a hobby, now I'm goin' at it like rabbits all the way to my coffin, ayo, remember what Eminem said way back? "Nobody wants to hear they grandfather rap", but how cool would it be to freestyle to yo fam, and yo grandkids' friends ask to spit some fire, old man? So I got decades of eloquent decadent days remainin', doin' s*** just for the hell it, don't complain that you ain't got no relative as sophisticated as Ocean's Eleven, pretendin' like you're on TV as if you're relevant; so all you watchin' from yo couch like Teletubbies, talkin' out yo a**crack, needin' some Huggies, shut yo a** up and listen, you better learn to love me, y'all better be patient, 'cause I sure ain't in no hurry, yeah [Chorus] [Verse 2] As a kid I had way too much time on my hands, I never really had plans 'cause I never really had friends, so I either played games or listened to 50 Cent, then I started playin' them keys on music programs, before the MP3, there was the compact disc, before the compact disc, we popped cassette tapes in, before the cassettes we had the 12-inch vinyl, it's only a matter of time before I get a million downloads! Big a** shows, sellin' and gettin' fame off rap, deluxe edition enclosed in this cellophane wrap, fans tellin' me I'm the man in foreign languages, s***, I'll end up with too many people to hang with! The definition of finesse, yo, I got it, the meaning of independence, yo, I got it, notebooks scribbled with hot s***, yo, I got it, a cheap studio in my closet, yo, I got it [Chorus] x2 [Interlude] R.I.P., B.I.G., R.I.P., P.A.C., R.I.P. Nate Dogg, R.I.P. Phife Dawg, R.I.P. all of the greats that got us so far, I'm holdin' it down for the realest s*** in hip hop, respect the legends, before all this became business; I wanna take y'all way back [Chorus]

[Verse 1] Once upon a time, not long ago, back in the days when I won't be born, for another fifty years, in the far far East, when Korea was liberated from the Japanese, my grandpa was able to live happily, with his family, until a bunch of b******s came, and they took everything in the name of communism, and made their land a total abomination; so my grandpa had to run away as fast as he can, so fast that he split up with his fam, to this day he don't know if his siblings are alive, had to sacrifice 'em for the sake of his life, *** damn - he a mother******' OG, ended up with my dad and then my dad had me, then we moved out West, right across the sea, I wanted to warm up with a little history [Chorus] Same old, same old, it's the same old thing, I'm not surprised, it's the same ol' thing, it's entertaining with the game we playin', but I'm an MC that be descended from kings, MC that be descended from kings, MC that be descended from kings, you be steppin' on me without realizing, so it's no longer the same old thing (Repeat) [Verse 2] News flash - I'm too white for the Asians, so I turned to black music, I'm a Dalmatian; obviously I'm too Asian for the whites, they tell me I look "just like that other Asian guy, now now, stay in your place, shut up and do your work, protesting like those blacks is not the answer!" we've become the last race to be taken as a joke, even the women be sayin' they won't date their own folks, it doesn't matter what I do, they look at my skin first, whether if I cured cancer or solved world hunger, or brought peace to the Middle East, b**** please, I'll always be the neighbour eyein' on their maltese; 2016, yet it's always the same s***, Americans will elect a racist, waspy girls will forever be basic, the only goal in life is paperchasin' and here I am, recording in my basement, news showin' protests on a regular basis, the only role models being Senor Chang, and people tellin' me to go play some video games, 'cause that's what I'm good for, nothing will ever change, math is the only thought comin' outta my brain, sushi for lunch, put it on Instagram, fingers stuck to the phones that are Indian made, aww s***, this Asian dude's at it again, thinkin' his life he lived was zero out of ten, when Asians excel at college institutions, but he's a douche again with his little two cents, I'm just bitter - two centimetre-long pete, beatin' my little meat twice over, repeat, yo, I took a p*** in my Cheerios today because I be spittin' that yellow flow, okay? [Chorus] [Verse 3] Stop this bulls***, let's not be PC, from the East Coast to the province o' BC, I know political rap don't sell, you see, but it's priceless to disclose history, you wanna see racism? Just look at Hollywood, and all these mother******s that follow them, perhaps you should open up your eyes, and turn off the TV that be spittin' out lies, no s***, I wanna be a little taller, and I don't wanna be the Asian in this rap roster, but f*** all that, y'all just gotta tolerate me, and it'll take more than jokes to annihilate me, I feel like I'm the only one that's offended, we too busy puttin' on coloured contact lenses, I used to be a yes man but I've had enough, I couldn't take it anymore so I had to speak up [Chorus]

[Chorus] Ain't no comebacks in this game of life, roll the dice again, roll it once, never twice x4 [Verse 1] Ayo, I used to look up to mainstream rap, I ain't gonna lie, make a banger, write somethin' decent, it sounds simple, right? Yo, this rap game ain't no different than the life game, it's not what you do, but who you know for monetary gain, only a small percentage hold the majority stakes, whether it's radioplay or controllin' the marketplace, for the rest of the cats tryin' to make it big, it's tragic, is tryin' to get famous on SoundCloud the new strategy? A little bit of false hope can go very far, if ya work as hard as them, then blowin' up ain't hard, and even if that was true and that goal was attainable, if money's the end-all, be-all, s*** ain't sustainable, how many of these emcees you think gonna make it? These desperate s*** rappers with the f***in' lifestyle they fakin'? Some people don't realize that rap has no place for you, but I'm just a gatekeeper so I shouldn't state the truth [Chorus] [Verse 2] I was raised in a culture of put everythin' before you, for your children, and f***in' pray that they can afford two mansions with porches, gorgeous yards with horses, garage with Porsches, a big boat to explore with, don't matter how much student loans for courses you enroll in, they think cash will roll in as big as sports endorsements, these expectations are whack outta proportion, it should be a reason for the child to support abortion; it's the greatest irony of parents that claim to care, like, "we love you but don't ever be so daring to say you're mentally ill, to be wrong, to be f***in' human, it don't exist, be thankful you don't have a tumour", stereotypes are funny, we live in the library, but yo, kids committin' suicide ain't funny, it's scary; this a curse disguised to say you're not being lied to, you should be the only person designed to guide you [Chorus] x2 [Interlude] Yo, ain't no f***in' comebacks yeah, ain't no comebacks yo, Carpe Diem; uh, yo, listen to what I'm about to say, these are the codes of life, listen to it now [Outro] Follow life like the motto of a sniper, finish the job by shootin' once, never twice, keep your friends close, be wary of liars, givin' second chances, give 'em once, never twice real mother******s get Plan A right, I don't repeat, execute it once, never twice all words of truth fade before we realize 'em, words we need is only said once, never twice never twice, never twice uh, never twice, yo, never twice Vertwous

This song is for the first love of my life. No words can describe the love I had for you. [Intro] Uh, yo, Vertwous, ayo, I recommend y'all strappin' tight for this one, you know what I'm sayin'? I'm about to rip apart this beat with these lines and all these stories [Chorus] Sail over here (AY), fly over there (OH), Punch that ticket and follow her, Miss Nomadic, Crossin' borders by rail (AY), buckle that seatbelt (OH), Punch that ticket and follow her, Miss Nomadic, Packin' it light (AY), makin' a right (OH), Punch that ticket and follow her, Miss Nomadic, We departin' tonight (AY), on board another flight (OH), Punch that ticket and follow her, Miss Nomadic, [Verse 1] I'd like to rap about a pretty girl I know, you see, 'cause she near single-handedly made my 2016, I was single, livin' normal at the age of 23, until I met her - for six months I was livin' a dream, but she also had dreams, dreams to live overseas, she told me she had to leave after completin' her degree, I mean damn, it wasn't within her priorities to achieve what we call financial security; I was bummed out, but damn, who am I to blame? Once we all outta school, life no longer remains a game, can't go on a vacation 'cause we chasin' minimum wages, makin' us anxious every minute of every day, so here we are, all on her own, on the road to Rome, then she'll roam to Cologne after strollin' Barcelona, always plannin' her next adventure sporadically, a travellin' fanatic, no doubt about it, Miss Nomadic [Chorus] [Verse 2] Girl, I've always wondered how it felt to be you, to be in your shoes, can you save a spot for me too? ... and so I rummaged through my room for my dusty passport, fast forward to me hoppin' on a plane to transport this antisocial hermit outcast on a world tour, with cute lookin' flight attendants tellin' me, "welcome aboard", anticipatin' to reunite with a beautiful woman, with whom I shared all of my most intimate moments, so please, Miss Nomadic, will you teach me your ways? This an entire lifestyle or is it simply a phase? Take me to places National Geographic never located, belly achin' from the finest culinary creations, people be judgin' us with all kinds of labels, after all, we're all lazy idealistic millenials, but forget what they say, Rai, you're here with me, and I'm here with you; where to next shall we flee, boo? [Chorus] [Bridge] I'm infatuated with the one that got away, she makes calculated decisions that makes me wanna stay, whether it's my heart of my brain takin' all the blame, I'm chasin' this dame all the way to her great escape; soundin' like Pitbull, yellin' out all these places, can't even pronounce this plate I'm stuffin' my face with, I should really be intelligent with my money by savin', but it only feels right when I blow all my paper with ya; I'm infatuated with the one that got away, she makes calculated decisions that makes me wanna stay, whether it's my heart of my brain takin' all the blame, I'm chasin' this dame all the way to her great escape [Chorus] [Transition] Do I have to rap about this right now? I don't want to, man... [Verse 3] Hey, Rachael, are you awake? don't get outta bed, baby, just wait, I'll fix you a plate, I hope you like bacon, 'cause I'll find a way to give you the best I've ever made, as I head back up with breakfast in my hands, with plans of another day to spend time with the lady, I wake up with these visions, they suddenly fadin', realizin' the space beside mine is vacant; my mind says it's okay, I can be patient, like a dog waitin' by the door all day, refusin' to believe it's all imagination, but I'm just starin' at the ceiling, I'm visibly shaken, on an everyday basis, plenty of time wasted, my friends think I'm crazy, the boss thinks I'm lazy, feeling so guilty, oh no, here it is again, back to that steady suicide contemplatin'; I thought about what you told me that one mornin', about how you're the only one who be proposin' to travel the world while gettin' by workin' in bars, never a need to settle, the memories' all that's required and so you asked me - if you were outta your mind? If workin' to pay bills is all there is to it in life? Would I still be in this place if I knew the truth? You know and I know not many people think like you; I miss you, there was never enough time to love you, I wish that I could hold you whenever things got tough, I can remember the soft touch of your entire figure, and your beautiful blonde hair I graze with my fingers, it was so painful the last night I heard you cry, I tried to fight it first but you know I broke down inside, I'm forever wishin' you can come back to me, back bein' free and back to hear you laugh with me, for so long I couldn't ever think of writin' bout you, 'cause it makes me cry every second I live without you, cry because loving you again is shrouded in doubt, that potentially being happy again has gone south; I love you so much and I'll always feel that way, I keep you inside my heart, in that one special place, call me hopeless, call me a fool, a man of deceit, ... because I'll always think that you'll return to me that you'll return to me come back to me cut this s*** off, man, I'm done

[Chorus] Ahh, loyalty's just a word, ah, Ay, royalty's just a curse, ah, you told me that you valued innovation, but you crucify me for thinkin' outside the box, yeah; stress is a manifestation, death is my destination, stress is what keeps my heart racin', death is my self-preservation, bein' stressed out is my motivation, yeah, death sure is runnin' outta patience, stress is what drives a man crazy, the thought of death is just so tenacious, stress is a manifestation, death is my destination, stress is what keeps my heart racin', death is my self-preservation [Verse 1] I want to say that I was born a good man, play my cards right and do the best that I can, to make a life worth living and to benefit others, to see beyond the flaws and imperfections in another; but you pick up things early in life, since an infant, apparently I was born just so different, motherf*****s always ask me why this, why that, at every single opportunity they can pounce on my a**, people pickin' on me gave me paranoia, depression, anxiety, stuff that my parents don't acknowledge when we live in this day and age of play-by-play on people's Facebook pages, gotta be like everyone else, need the new iPhone, how many times do I gotta tell off these clones, that I wanna live on my own, be in my own zone; these motherf*****s just won't leave me alone [Chorus] [Verse 2] When you're anxious, you don't wanna sleep, you don't wanna eat, sometimes you don't wanna breathe, your vision blurs and droops like Salvador Dali, and it's really f***in' hard to stay enthusiastic; the fact that you're gonna die a little early 'cause for like 5 years straight you got your ass beat, and you didn't fight back 'cause Christian teachings don't let you, lemme tell you, it's a s****y f***in' feeling; and now I carry this burden up on my back, up some pyramid that others wanna reach the climax, you really got no choice but to keep your mouth closed, 'cause you ain't the only one who had to go through trials and tribulations, life will be the same now, work to earn scraps then die, that's the game plan, if you say anythin' else you're a f***ing liar, this music be the only thing keepin' me high [Chorus] [Outro] Yeah, let it build up let it build up Yeah, let it build up All this pain, yeah, let it build up Wait for the right moment for the right moment Yeah, for the right moment, and when it's time, you load it, then POW

[Verse 1] Hey, I can't believe that I'm talkin' 'bout this again, 'cause I know I said everything that I wanted to say, that's what I admire about you, you're not like me, you move on and I don't, I stay indecisive; we ran into each other that day, the first time in three years, I was so caught off guard at the moment you appeared, in fact I went home and I wrote all these lyrics, the s*** hit me again, almost breaking down into tears, you're probably a really busy girl now, and I'm sorry I bailed at the wrong time, and I know that a million apologies won't do it, I wanted to meet to explain but I couldn't go through it, I just miss you, and that's the real truth; the last few years have been living proof, you don't know how much depression affected me, on top of all these people with these expectations of me [Chorus] Hold me, lead me, but on my way there don't let me sleep; help me find peace, but on my way there don't let me sleep [Verse 2] I miss the good times, when I felt comfortable, when I can say anything in my mind I wanted to talk about, I remember when I bussed across Toronto to see you, and I exposed everything about me like I was see through; you left a mark in my life and I was stupid to end it, end the friendship with you which I always mentioned, I talked about you to my family and how cool you were, it was honesty at its purest, I'm a 100% sure; with age it gets harder to make good friends, friends who stick with you, who don't use you for ends, I had faith that we'd stay friends until we died, that we'd talk about anything until we died... I don't know what it would take to get this off of me, I don't know if we talked again it would ever resolve it, I wrote the song Grey Sunset off of this, and now I'm writing all this on top of it; it's obvious that life's gonna be downhill from here, both of us get jobs, settle in a house and disappear out of this world in a few decades and that'll be the end, it's like as if the stuff I'm writing is all pretend; maybe it was just how it was supposed to happen, we all know not everything in life is supposed to be happy, maybe if I wrote these songs, they'll help me let go, but then again, songs last forever, didn't you know? truthfully, I thank you for letting me on this adventure, I'm on a journey to find myself thanks to depression, and my age accelerates if I keep thinking these thoughts, I gotta take a step back and listen to what you taught me, I can't get this guilt off of my hands for the life of me, from the stupid things I did, it isn't alright with me, I mean, I met so many good people along my way, but it seems nothing is ever the same since that day, after you, there's nothing, I no longer believe in best friends, because I'm scared to hurt another person for something I did [Outro] I... I don't know, I got nothin' else to write I reacted with my emotions and not my brain, and, and that's why I acted that way; I hope you can understand that... and whether you fully forgave me or not, I'll have this burden of guilt for the rest of my life, which I can't put to rest... I miss you, I miss you a lot, I really do (... but on my way there, don't let me sleep)

[Intro] Oh... yeah, let's go back in time just a little bit, just a little bit, I got a few stories to tell; [Verse 1] I'mma take you back to two-thousand four, was it oh-five? Back when the hottest thing in school was to lowride your pants, yo, throwback, good ol' middle school, where everyone was clique-y and you a king if you were cool, liked by the teachers 'cause I was good with the books, but never liked by the kids 'cause I wasn't good with the looks, this chubby little kid with no regard for his haircut, always self-conscious when his momma packs lunch, 'cause it wasn't cool to pack somethin' that's not a sandwich, find a reason to get teased and you get yo a** kicked, I never ever ever ever was the centre of attention, the only good thing was that I never went to detention, it's a fact that I was an unattractive fat kid, mathematics bein' the only asset, I was a nerdy Asian boy with poor fashion sense, and I was worried to hear s*** from my parents, like [Chorus] What to do, what to do, oh, what to do? What to do with a kid like you, what to do? but don't worry, I'm alright, I'm alright, s*** happens, man, I'm alright, I'm alright; what to do, what to do, oh, what to do? What to do with a kid like you, what to do? Don't worry, man, you alright, you alright, s*** happens, man, you alright, you alright [Verse 2] It was twenty-eleven, when I was like eighteen, university life never felt so free, I realized that everybody hooked up with everybody, before that, I never knew about the word "f***buddy", one time, right? I was at this house party, I was drunk - and soon enough somethin' caught me off-guard when this chick I knew was makin' moves on me, yo, lemme tell you, this s*** was brand new to me, I never got that kind of attention from a girl, homies - anyway, it felt like I ruled the world, my arms around her waist all the way downtown, and we grinded all night, spinnin' round and round, at the end of it all, we walked back home, she kissed me, but any further than that I didn't go, people askin' me, "yo, why didn't you sleep with her, dude?" and I said, "I swear, man, I had no damn clue..." ...[Chorus] [Verse 3] Ay, I may be awkward, but I'm alright; bein' a little improper, yea, it's alright; I ain't into normal 'cause that ain't my type, so be happy under that skin with all your might, I'm my own worst critic, and that's not alright, bringin' yourself down too much, it ain't tight, with expectations I set for me, it reach new heights, and it makes me hide in the dark and shut out the light, you fall down, you stand back up, it's easy, aight? That war inside you, yeah, you fight the good fight, self-hate: keep it out of mind, out of sight, 'cause when it tips against you, you pay the price [Interlude] Depression is my enemy Depression is my friend [Verse 4] Normal? What is normal? Is it a characteristic you were born with? Is it opposite or synonymous with boring? Should I embrace it, should I ignore it? Stop askin' me if I'm A-OK, what makes you think I'll tell the truth anyway? I wanted to end it, there's many ways to go, I yelled mayday many, many days ago, hey, how can I fight back all these tears? Help me, how can I get back all these years? All these fears, all these peers, all these mirrors, it's surreal, I can feel, are they real? People are corrupt, people are fickle, people choose to communicate through subtle riddles, people limit themselves to iterate subliminally 'til I derail off track and go mentally ill, in some people's eyes, I'm already a failure, 'cause some items in a man-made list isn't fulfilled yet, like there's a party drug which I haven't inhaled yet, or there's some chick I know I haven't nailed yet, we all got ADHD, we itchin', we crazy; please, oh please, will you please validate me? My life has value, so go on, evaluate me, and if you don't, then I got no choice but to hate me; where in this country can I obtain a .380? If you can paint me, will I see a face full of gangrene? An angry individual from a lesser breed, maybe I ain't me, I think somethin' ate me [Outro] Yeah, I'm alright, I'm alright, I'm alright... I'm alright, I'm alright, I'm alright...

[Verse] Rappin' 'bout, hunned thousand ways, I could f***in' tap out of this life, a hunned thousand mo days I don't give a damn about, so much of this self doubt leadin' to thoughts to check myself out, a hunned thoughts formin' a giant cloud over my head right now; yo, I'm soundin' like Biggie in the last track of his album, I'm Ready to Die, I cry so much you could probably hang my body outside to dry, takes so much just to get by no matter how hard I try, I just wanna get on with this s*** before havin' to say my goodbyes doctor put me on these pills like what money is to my bills, like what Paul Wall's to his grills, or like that Chief Keef on that drill, this illness makes me brilliant, my mind is worth these millions, it makes no sense but I'm feelin' it, this willingness to be diligent, if this pain is gonna be limitless I guess this pays mental dividend, dealin' with this demon inside is like dealin' with my own worst nemesis, self-immolate like that Vietnamese on the cover of Rage Against the Machine, meanin' if I'mma burn, it's gotta be when I'm at the top of this b**** I'm laughin' right in yo faces, laughin' right in yo faces, everybody got they own reason to live, so just stay put in yo places; laughin' right in yo faces, laughin' right in yo faces, everybody got they own reason to live, so just stay in yo places yo, f*** everyone but me, ain't nobody controllin' me, ain't nobody writin' these lyrics, ain't nobody controllin' these beats, like Floyd and TMT, I don't acknowledge defeat, bein' in between two wars is the real definition of peace; I'll bite who I want, I'll write 'til I'm gone, the metamorphosis of my style, there'll always be lowlives tryin' to bring me down until I die, but comparin' myself to these b*****s is like the meaning of my life: there really ain't no f***in' point to even think of puttin' 'em in my sights laughin' right in yo faces, laughin' right in yo faces, y'all got yo own reason to live, so just stay in yo places, laughin' right in yo faces, laughin' right in yo faces, shut the f*** up, stay put, just f***in' stay in yo places

[Intro - Sample of "Human Sadness (Live)" by Julian Casablancas+The Voidz] [Verse 1] Happy people everywhere, it's all I see, but are they full of joy or do they feel just like me? All I wanna do is sleep, s***, all I do is sleep, eat, sleep, inhale nicotine, the stench won't leave; there's water right beneath my feet, and I'm ready to sink, and this droopy rag of a person is all I'll be, and this deep translucent fog is where I'm free, f*** Facebook 'cause I can't lean on my news feed, why, oh why is it so hard to find a therapist? Half of me wants to kill me, the other check into emergency, knowing as a fact for life I'll have this disease, and 'cause I'm a man, it isn't supposed to happen to me, I can't seem to succeed even after three different degrees, it always feels like I got something else to redeem, is it my dreams or the visions of an alternate scene? What have I really done to achieve all this? [Chorus] All of my hopes and dreams (it's all sinkin') The paradise that I've seen (it's all sinkin') My reception to their pleads (it's all sinkin') My willingness to change (it's all sinkin') Tryin' to get outta this clean (it's all sinkin') Shinin' an ultralight beam (it's all sinkin') but rather blinded by the cream (it's all sinkin') to me, everything in the horizon is bleak [Verse 2] Some days there's nothin' I feel I can amount to, lookin' from a distance, it looks like the tallest mountain, these anxiety attacks I frankly stopped countin', I'm just throwin' my one thousand and tenth hissyfit round, ain't got nothin' to show, I specialize in self-doubt, people tout me with praises, the f*** are they on about? If I sweep scholarships and I'm the talk of the town, but even after that, I won't be able to make myself proud, there's a huge fork in the road and I took the wrong route, now I'm a thousand miles down, so it's too late to turn now, I wanna check myself out, I wanna bounce, a year ago my hopes diminished down to only an ounce, so what the f*** I got left now? Just let me out, outta this f***ed up world, just wanna let go of it all, I wanna overdose while layin' down on my couch, I wanna drown myself with all the water to my mouth [Chorus] x2 [Verse 3] To so many people who I call as friends: they're nowhere to be seen when I'm depressed, they tell me I'm just not used to this life, that I'm too weak to understand it right, it'll all go away when I just stop thinkin' it, like there's some button that once I'm pressin' it, the whole world's gonna change, it'll be so different, and everybody's gonna start openly addressin' it; why spend an entire f***in' life buildin' up hope, when it only takes seconds to see it all go? Why have children when depression is heritable? When in the equation of death, you're the variable? Can you refill this antidepressant and double its dose? Harden the veins with all the cigarettes that I toke? What's the point of being rich when you're mentally broke? I left all of my happiness back across the ocean [Outro] Across the ocean I'm sick of all Stuck in this life Get me outta here Trivialize me, televise me, advise me with words that make me suicide me, patronize me, analyze me, nobody opens their ears when different minds speak x3

[Intro] Yeah, things ain't clear-cut as we always want it to be; but I know, and I feel you, and what I'm about to tell you, it's all for you, all for me, it's all for us, we all need this right now, please [Chorus] This is the People's Prayer (May it protect us), the creed of the worthy (May it perfect us), the hymn for the downtrodden (May it direct us), the anthem of the common (Never resent us) x2 [Verse 1] We all in a race like to the moon in the 60s, but instead of stuntin' on the potential of our species, we now race within ourselves against time, in figurin' out our purpose, far too many have died, searchin' for inner peace amongst mortgages and bills, daily life is too taxing for us to climb that hill and be able to tell everybody what we experienced, but by then, we die, ain't nobody there be hearin' us; what matters in life's determined by what we invite, no more shall it conquer nor divide; no more shall we retreat from light, 'cause the retweets and likes, seem lower in number than what we believe is right, or 'cause all the newspapers keep us all up at night, schools can teach us for the cheddar they may provide, but, but, it don't give us bread and butter for the mind, cripplin' our conscience rather than freely lettin' it fly, our heads today's sufficiently fried, and so we're gone [Chorus] x2 [Verse 2] Yeah, the grass will always be greener; sometimes countin' the blessings will feel meagre; to the average person, life will seem like neither a gift, nor a curse, more like something in between 'em; 'cause if there's something meaningful that we believe in, the world won't feel so awful when we finally leave it; for as long as we find goals we can really root for, it's a fact that we'll forever be fruitful; for if we settle with this life a truce though, we'll be thankful to receive even one spoonful; may our sense of humour increase twofold, and if we're stuck in a rut, hell, we'll dig a new hole, so we can build a tunnel to reach out to those whose life-and-death situations may be crucial; yeah, I know; what we've and we'll go through is brutal, but somehow, some way, I promise we'll find a loophole "is there anybody out there on the grind like me?" Yeah, that's the truth, yo [Chorus] x2 [Verse 3] My friends, love is better than anger; hope is better than the fear of which we're so anxious; optimism is better than despair, let us stand up against the enemy inside holdin' us for ransom; if depression calls, immediately hang up; may it never ever be able to disband us; may our virtues become our own mind's masters, and together we'll change the world, that's what I ask of us [Chorus] x2