[Verse 1: Dc.Sir]
Yo this road that I'm on so far has been so far and it's been so hard
10 odd years I've supported my brothers career
So long
So, so long
I'm gone
To try to find where I belong
Meditate inside a storm and only return when I am strong
Live my life inside these songs
Outsider inside iron bars
Hate me for the same reason and see if I don't move on
Did I mention I had moved more than 20 times by the time I was 20?
Life's like, 25 to life like my Uncle Kenny
'N since Piper went to prison everything's kind of been different
Man I was given an insight
Sort of like an enlightened envision
See I saw life as a mission
'N time as of the essence
So I ain't got a second to waste
This is my unforgiving minute
I'ma go the distance
[Hook: Lisa Woodbrook]
What's the reason for these years of suffering?
It can't all be for nothing
It has got to mean something
‘Cos if I just gave up
'N all my dreams turned to dust
Tell me would they end up part of 'The Nothing'?
[Verse 2: Dc.Sir]
My neck is getting sore from keeping my head above water
I can't do this anymore or at least not for much longer
It's been over 5 years since I've talked to my father
That's a quarter of my life I guess it's time I moved on but
Though all this mess I'll build a bridge of light to the fortress
‘Cos I can't afford to have another family member disappoint us
'N because my father ain't around to give an ounce of support is
Exactly why I have to reach out towards the stars ‘cos
There's a lot of people relying on this
All eyes are on me
I realised all this at 16 when I was forced in to this enormous responsibility
Exhausted I stepped forward borne out of necessity
Now I live to tell my story
Father be willing to forgive me please
[Hook: Lisa Woodbrook]
What's the reason for these years of suffering?
It can't all be for nothing
It has got to mean something
‘Cos if I just gave up
'N all my dreams turned to dust
Tell me would they end up part of 'The Nothing'?
[Verse 3: Dc.Sir]
Never thought I'd be the one to come from a broken family
A subject to domestic violent insanity
It doesn't take much to make it all just go away
So I suggest you make haste and do something before it's too late
So line up the psychologists and psychiatrists quick
Let's hear what they have to say on why I am like this
I've heard too many of 'em claim that they relate to my pain
But ain't no-one knows what it's like till they've been through something like this
Could it be because my old man taught me how to slit my wrists?
He said for the hospital go across your skin to k** yourself go along the vein
sh**
Maybe that explains it?
Well that's 1/8th
The tip of the iceberg
Just a glimpse into my world and the life that I live
[Hook: Lisa Woodbrook]
What's the reason for these years of suffering?
It can't all be for nothing
It has got to mean something
‘Cos if I just gave up
'N all my dreams turned to dust
Tell me would they end up part of 'The Nothing'?