E.V. Rose - Efflorescence lyrics

[INTRO] Roses & Bombs E.V. Rose Been traveling on this road Friends and foes But who am I? I don't know, I don't know [VERSE 1] Call it a journey, call it a mission Whatever you call it open your heart and listen I was on an expedition wishing for riches Searching everywhere but never looking within I felt like I never fit in, never had women Overthinking every word I utter wonder what others thinking About me, the true me, how could they ever see clearly? Like when I had a bad case of acne Skin's thick but I'm still uncomfortable living in it I'm simply paying the rent check to check I had to check because I don't own myself Because I don't know myself, that's a hard thing to admit And upon further reflection, my image and complexion Have always sprouted seeds of misconception So the next time you see me smile know it's misdirection Understand my soul's been running miles searching for the finish line [HOOK] Roses are red, bombs are blue I'm stuck in the middle which corner are you? Bombs I dread, roses they bloom I'm starting to learn they made you [VERSE 2] How can you set sail without a destination? My mistake and in any case I was missing a compa** What's my starting location? I began in the basement wavered by the situation I was placed in I thought that was the lowest of lows Only lord knows how many times I prayed for a resolution to my woes But each day I thanked god for my problems cause I still could have some Fritos And when my car broke down I still could have some free tows I could put that all in prose But what would be the pro's of me conning my own abilities to compose? My life's like a poem, I control my own destiny with every rhyme And every line represents my emotions intertwined And every syllable is like each and every individual molecule and cell of mine And though I'm invisible the next time you hear me spit Realize what went into it My DNA embedded like a microchip [HOOK] [VERSE 3] The wounds from my travels turned to scabs I would scrabble Picked on, never tattled, dripped blood left me rattled My armour shattered from past blows I was bruised and battered The upper hand goes to my shadow Ill prepared in light of battle, sick like cattle Lost grip and handle, almost went Van Gogh like hold up I don't mean paintings, I mean pain tings I brushed it off with every note I would sing Verses turned to songs I wrote all my wrongs I began to understand it was always in my hands lines changed my palms I remained calm, meditated to the vision of my voice of reason Gave meaning to keep on living even though odds were against me breathing I close my eyes and find freedom Focus on the locus where I'm most believing in myself Balance the depth of d**h and light of living Roses I smelt bombs were k**ing [HOOK] [BRIDGE] I'm destined to make it, I'm destined for greatness Don't mistake it I'm a rose in the pavement And when I break and escape it and rise to my rightful placement best believe that I'll take it And every kid that hated and degraded I took the test and look how I straight A'd it and aced it Took this beat and ate it No diets, no regrets, I caved in cause this music sh** I'm craving [HOOK]