Denizen Kane - Only Sleeping lyrics

I got a story to tell you And it goes like this Yo There was a blind man, a dead man, and um, the son of man And all these motherf**ers said that they was me I said intriguing, but didn't know who was speaking So we went to the upper room so we could see The corpse said I am he, it's obvious so don't try it Y'all are born to be me, the grave is calling so lay quiet While I pour the wine for all the children for some pride Do this in forgetfulness of me 'cause life is fine Rewind said the blind because I hear but I ain't seein' it I can't forget regret it rings my collars, brain and eyes are ripped Like loneliness, and in the test of vividness we takin' sips Like the wine we imbibe, but ain't no f**in' trip To pull the legs out from d**h, it just keeps crawling closer Life ain't but a bit of smoke and pain, why grow older When the weight of what should have been will drag your head deeper Into the depths, where mermaids drown you but forget It's just a bullsh** world, like the heaven I can't see An absurd promise from above but which way is up? The only sweeter sh** grow on the barrel when I squeeze From dark to dark peace, d**h I become thee You see, the next chapter though It goes a little something like this It goes one for the trouble, two for the blind Three bless the dead, four who am I? I put my pen across the paper, looked upon the son demented I would rather die than live and never know just who I am Son of man looked up, and put his knife by his plate Said I'm the ba*tard child of god, I've got the cross and the bloody fate Join the sufferance, my son of pain, and gain fame Wealth you can't keep, miracles you can't explain He put his hand on the dead and asked him where he put his soul He said I sleep inside the furnace to escape from the cold Blind said I missed the life I lived with eyes closed Son of man said I haven't asked you sh**, so stay froze Turned the dead into a newborn child, but born blind The blind he turned dead, but with eyes still looking fine The stairway to heaven's been closed for renovation All the sufferers are just waiting for elevation Son asked did I want to see more, what for? He laughed, even ba*tard children find the back door To the kingdom You have to k** a man to see what's in him You never see the river you cross, the only wisdom's that Brains are full of wine, pens are full of blood Do this in remembrance of me because we turn to dust Pain is just change, turn pain to love Do this in remembrance of me Listen brothers, He has shown thee What's required of thee only To do justly and love mercy With Sela**ie to walk humbly Murderer! But I'm still shining City's sick and dying but you won't see me crying In the garden with Sela**ie changing water into weed Treetop smoking and y'all can't find me Murderer! But I'm still shining City's sick and dying but you won't see me crying In the garden with Sela**ie changing water into weed Treetop smoking and y'all can't find me Sitting shotty in the Caddy, Jesus in the driver's seat Sugar on my trigger finger, laugh and life's sweet Shotty in the Caddy Jesus in the driver's seat Sugar on my trigger finger, laughin' I've been talking to the souls that hang from telephone poles Walking on the coals 'til I grow diamonds on the soles Of my shoes, speak in tongues and cast the devil out of crews I run until there's nothing to prove I've been talking to the souls that hang from telephone poles Walking on the coals 'til I grow diamonds on the soles Of my shoes, speak in tongues and cast the devil out of crews I run until there's nothing to prove Talking to the souls, telephone poles Walking on the coals, diamonds on the soles Speak in tongues and cast the devil out of crews I run until there's nothing to prove Now it goes one for the trouble Two for the deceased Three for heaven hoping that's where you and I meet One for the trouble Two for the deceased Three for heaven hoping that's where you and I meet One for the trouble Two for the deceased Three for heaven hoping that's where you and I meet One for the trouble Two for the deceased Three for heaven hoping Still hoping Still hoping...