[Verse 1: Ill-Noize:]
Let me hit it like it was the first time
Spit the first line, then repeat the rhyme
I shine, verses so fire, & my girls a dime
b**h I been a beast by design
But let me take ya down, take ya down
Back to the basics
Real hip-hop, no gimmicks in placement
Just a kid from the city of wind
With a f**ed up head, don't know where to begin
I look back, see my past all covered in sin
But the road ahead is paved with good intention
& not to mention my reinvention
Discovered new ways to release the tension
Building up inside my head
& weighing down my bones
But there's still days when I lose control
& I can be a cold soul, let it unfold
Take another step in the danger zone
& let go...
[Hook 1: Ill-Noize]
(Let go of those locks on your soul
All my life, I've been a rebel to the world
Angry at our elders for what they're putting us through
It's time to rise, & show em we're the enlightened youth.)
[Verse 2: Ill-Noize]
Uhh, back at it agaaain
Always on my grind, 'cause I gotta main-tain
Sustain the message & the muscle
Lovin' my life you can't tell me nothin', right?!
Chea, everything I do wrong, I pay the price
I know Karmas a b**h if you don't treat her nice
Half of my life was just a roll of the dice
I was a walking disaster, my hazard
Story of a f**ing ba*tard
Lacking a pa**ion, self satisfaction
Positive reaction
But now I got this blunt ashin'
& when I blow out the smoke...
I rise with it, higher than Chicago's pigeons
Reppin' New Vision, so sit back & listen...
Let go, let go, sometimes in life you gotta lose control...
& in those times when you lose it all
That's when you find who you really are
Every mistake I ever made was a lesson learned
Walking through the flames, trying not to get burned
If I wither away, from the ashes I reemerge
Like a Phoenix, Reborn, comin' to take
What I deserve...
[Hook 2: Ill-Noize]
(Don't hold back, you are greater than that
Keep pushing forward, keep your mind on track
You got goals, don't put em on the back burn
Because what you give, is what you earn.)