Today I closed another chapter Poured my heart out onto every page Every word seared into my memory Every thought clouded with barbaric rage Never will I, relinquish my trust to you Never will I, fall back into that abyss I've learned that when you die life continues Leave this world with dignity and virtue I had a violent epiphany What it took to set me free was a violent epiphany Pain gave me wisdom Fear gave me insight Hate gave me reason Violent epiphany, I had a violent epiphany Today I wrote another chapter Poured blood and sweat through my pen Learned from the trials of life The hard way and gained respect from my fellow man The city was my education Streets were my textbooks Wandering in desperation, with a dismal outlook Never will I fall back into that abyss I've learned that when you die life continues Leave this world with dignity and virtue Violent epiphany What it took to set me free was a violent epiphany The city was my education Streets were my textbooks Wandering in desperation, with a dismal outlook Never will I fall back into that abyss