[Verse 1: Fanaticus] Man I got this complex, that I'm about the next big thing And I just can't seem to forget that dream Where you were there, Right there, on my team So it seems that a man with a 44 magnum in hand Shot me down, I'm going down Six feet deep to reality. Six feet deep, actuality That I'm a walking cause, though my point is broad I never coulda been what my father thought Because he didn't think, and for that I sink But I learned to swim, I learned to give In time I'ma find that peace I desire I'm 20 years old, look at me, I'm a fighter I'm looking to retire, the cause of a liar The lack of understanding will never soon expire I'm wired with a cause, to attain what is lost Faith and a cause I look around, My god… I look around my God, Can't fathom what this world has done my God… Maria thinks that s** is the key to attain that love that she so seeks But when he gets what he wants, he just ups and leaves Leaving her to weep, not again she speaks She's lost looking for another piece of herself she's missing cuz society speaks To a group of troubled youth just like her Reinforcing that what she's done is the cure Unsure of herself anymore, cuz the ones she loved walked out that door And I'm sure that there's much, much more But this is what I see through that open door [Hook: Fanaticus] I promise I'm not lost, I just want you to see That I'm not who I used to be I know you know it's hard, I just want you to see That this is my only remedy I'm feeling so alone, I just want you to see That this is how I gain the love I seek I wish you would just listen to me baby please Understand this is what's best for me [Verse 2: Fanaticus] Wake up in the mornin'! And I'm back at it like a crack addict It's a bad habit, they keep me average She keeps me savage (she keeps me balanced) Never list the pain, never wish the same Cuz I played the game, it made me insane… Uh, It made me insane I played through the pain, everything that I gained Is a problem when attained, It's a problem when it rains Cuz it washes away everything but the shame I wanted you to love me all the same, but I couldn't attain ‘til a man I became Characterized as a light skin, because I felt and expressed emotion Even labeled as a woman, it pushed me away to a point of no returning Became hard, restart Livin' life like a true GANGSTA, So what, I'm tryna get it too I'm at a dope boy status, Remember Rule Number 1 we SAVAGE Kick out the crib, Snitches never live I made a name for myself, I'm tryna make it big I hope my daddy see me Hope he's proud of what I've done, believe me When I say I worked hard, but he had a second thought He ain't show no love so he gotta depart Pack up the clip, but what I didn't see Was my future peace. Gotta keep my crown, I gotta stay the king Too late man, I lost them now. The cuffs too tight as they kick me down I say daddy are you proud? But a tear falls down as he looks to the ground [Hook x2: Fanaticus]