[Verse]
Okay, where do I begin?
I'm gonna to try open up my mind again
That ice is thin
It could break any day but I must skate
Down the lake
And dive right in
And I'm divin' in because I can swim
Even though its cold, on my soul like the wind
I'm on a roll, when I flow and exposin' the pen
About to go for the gold and I'm hopin' to win, it's been
5 years at least, since the release an album and so much has happened to me
Let's see I, traveled' the globe
Got married, had a baby
Now I'm ready to go and complete
This record, I got the message, I learned the lessons of adolescence
And my perspective keeps on progessin'
Feeds on obsession leaves long impressions so
Put me in the middle of this fickle rap game, I'm done scribblin' riddles up in the bat cave
I'm being civil but in a bit of a pickle I wanna become a symbol of hope using' my last name
I am finally realizin' what it did to give me such a bad taste
All these guys are compromising so I slid through never lookin' that way
A ma** grave awaits, I don't wanna gravitate to that place
I don't wanna laugh and say that I'm safe
I don't wanna pa** away to that fate
Cuz I've seen younger men die, and I've seen a few older men numb
Even seen a couple dudes leaves their wives
Both pastors
Now on the road to lust (oh my God)
Who to even trust? I can't tell
On the outside we all wear the same shell
Everybody wanna say the same thing, like they all maintain they character but fake well
I may get a couple letters of hate mail, but i don't really care
I was born to raise hell
I've got thick skin like I'm covered in chain mail, so try to head-bu*t me it'll make your brain swell
That was me, years ago
But i have learned from my past
Now I'm free, on the road
But may not know where I'm at
We shall see, time will show
If I'm still on the right path
I'll achieve, all these goals
If not I think I might crash
Some may hope for it, but it's too late now I'm gonna go for it
And with God on my side, I gotta make these rhymes, hotter than a blow torch
And I'ma go forth, with the flame, you can try to put it out like the olympic games
But I move too fast when I'm switchin lanes, and I cruise through the past reminiscin' my name
DeRuse, uh, how do you define it?
Good question, it's hard to provide it
Lemme find it
Gimme 45 minutes
I'm fully committed to finishing my a**ignment
Wait hold up, how do you define it, when I'm constantly goin' through refinement?
Lemme find it gimme 45 minutes, I'm fully committed to finishing my a**ignment
[Hook]
Defining DeRuse
Defining DeRuse
I'm realizing the truth
From those times in my youth
Defining DeRuse
Defining DeRuse
I'm recognizing pursuits
By defying abuse