[VERSE 1: Cyantist]
The struggle that I'm facing as a person is stressing
The pressure that I'm bearing as a parent's perplexing
It's 04:37 in the morning and I'm up, it's raining
Got a lovely daughter and son that I'm raising
I'm tossing and turning; it's freaking weird, I'm thinking
What the hell is hard-working when the mind is not working?
And how the hell would you advance if 24/7
You doing nothing but texting and social networking?
Expect to find a job when you not even searching?
There's no food for lazy man, the elders always saying
So stop hating if a n***a is rising and you not ascending
Been through times when the scars have been aching
I'm still putting on a smile, yes I been faking
They like to see you frown, yes they like when you're hurting
Wishing they would burn your apartment down with kerosene
And then they realize they been cursing a blessing
[HOOK: Cyantist & Phagocyte] 2x
Everyday I keep on fighting my personal battles
It has never been the same since she blew those candles
But I still shoot for the moon while wishing for stars
I'm trapped in the battlefield these are my mental scars
[VERSE 2: Phagocyte]
So many days I've been crying in the den
No brighter sun, just hope to depend
Thirsty for revenge has never been in exchange
I eat where I'm tied like a dog to a chain
It's never been the same since mama board the train
There's never been a fan who's there like a friend
There's always been a friend who's there like a fan
The world on my chest, captains don't complain
Hustle in my vein, vegetation in my brain
I make my own water I don't wait for the rain
Buffalo Soldier, Bob Marley's offspring
My mind is so clean, I'm not an average human being
Always in battlefield like brothers in Palestine
That type of life where your boxer is a jean
That type of life that your folks never seen
But I'm still a shark that don't swim in mainstream.. Cytee!
[REPEAT HOOK] 2x
[VERSE 3: Cyantist & Phagocyte]
Who am I to blame you? Why should I condemn you?
We live different lives I just have to understand you!
We all feel the pain a man is not an angel
We are all soldiers, so why should I underrate you?
Defined by the ghetto and the struggles that made you
Defined by haters and the traitors that betrayed you
I guess I gotta fight on, a man is not a statue
So stay real, never let the money change you
Lift your head high when it feels like they hate you
Break the chain, who are they to enslave you?
Your future so bright, try to see it with a clear view
Everyday is a struggle and the rivals shouldn't faze you
The pressure of the weight you carry shouldn't stress you
Put the smiles on your face never let scars depress you
And thank God for the parents that raised you
And thank God for the parents that raised you!!
[HOOK: Cyantist & Phagocyte] 4x
Everyday I keep on fighting my personal battles
It has never been the same since she blew those candles
But I still shoot for the moon while wishing for stars
I'm trapped in a battlefield these are my mental scars
[Outro]
[Phagocyte]
These are my mental scars
[Cyantist]
These are my mental scars
[Cyantist & Phagocyte]
These are my mental scars
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