[Introduction] [ Verse 1] To fallen comrades, all I have to offer is this Word of insignificance: y'all really been missed Some soldiers never enlist but find themselves Engaged in conflict where it's life's stakes, regardless Ain't nothin' promised from the minute we started Still it's hard feelin' you wasn't robbed of any part Every bar penned in your memory's honor, my intercession I struggle to keep the faith, I'm bereft of possession What's left then, of this pathetic relic I stepped in? The cut through the core may have severed my last connection I'm expectin' a sign of acceptance, tethered to the axiom Inadequate reception, I reckon it's from the valium A stepson of the pallium challenge and test one Nebulous response said "It's better not to question" In rejection of your slant, I'm demanding an explanation Where's the justice or the justification in takin' Nathan? Brother you listenin'? Send the exposition I'm sick of pretending there's any intent to my existence I'mma lie beneath the Woodbine, lookin' for a sign If you could find one - right about now'd be a good time [Chorus] I had a dream this morning That the rain came pourin', better vacate the warren, and I I've never seen such mournin' In the wake of a storm better wake up the warden, and I Beg you to heed this warnin' For the sake of the pure and I'mma wait here for ‘em We gotta leave these quarters And escape what's in store, either face fate or break, y'all [Verse 2] A straggling of peers in the academy Are lookin' at me like "You said to move, start traveling!"
A captain with no navigating sk**s in the galley Fightin' to flee the feral at the peril of the menagerie Within the waves (I) start waverin' Where's this revelation when the frame comes cavin' in? Grave thoughts: "Where they 'bout to put mine?" if you Overlook a crime - right about now'd be a good time [Verse 3] It's a long reach into vast space Lately I been slashed, maybe you could meet me halfway Days pa**ed since I got the cache tatted I'm a fast player with the match and paper in the ashtray Told when I asked that the pathway is wide, though Accommodatin' all cats attracted to the fire's glow Tough as it was I let my pride go - something said to Trust, but it's nothing left inside to revive, over Thin books of laws we found cause for discord And distort every bit of wisdom it give forth Quick to stir it up and settle sh** with a fist Lord They'd be afraid of d**h if they had something to live for The orb in the distance shone for the lone canoness Grantin' ‘em amnesty for tamperin' with the manifest My mannerism: a prism and should shine; light it if you would Be so kind - right now'd be a good time [Chorus] [Verse 4] I'm tryin' not to feel responsible For complicating things in relation to the chronicle You're free to walk away, for you to stay seems improbable If I led you astray I pray to suffer the unconscionable But if (there's) truth therein, drop the Anchor deep and save me, thankfully your bravery Withstood mine, shook in the waves, but it looks fine Give praise - right about now'd be a good time