Contender - Now I Have The Conch lyrics

Lean in close and you may hear the cries of crashing seas And a d**h to lofty expectations meant for me A star is born tonight, in between these walls away from spotlights As it shoots across the skies, dimming too much for wishes within my sights Praying I won't lay my head down Another morning with a mind racing, heartbeats hold still Sweating longer miles as liquor pours out of this quill The final word is mine, now smash the conch and fill this hourgla** with wine In a subtle toast to life and the silenced spirits left unrecognized "To sleep, perchance to dream" Dog-ear our page in history Unsung, in chorus rise, to glean hope from a life despised