http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...91#post1230791
http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...95#post1230795
Intro:
If you knew what would happen tomorrow,
Would you continue along the path you’re on?
Or would you turn away,
And take control of your life again?
Verse 1:
These ideas are in one ear and straight out the other
Till the point they rain down on me, and I take clouds for cover
Then the blueprint of life is ruined, so I make out another
But it gets stamped by the helping hands that pound us under
I shout and blunder, and inside the riddle’s a message
Then I’ll have a change of heart and throw it into the wreckage
With vengeful traps, these necks will snap and I’m sure death will laugh
So when the bell rings, I’ll lay flat on my back on the wrestling mat
I had a wager on a date with destiny, but the stakes had to
Be raised cause her appearance kept lowering her face value
I’m no hero, I’m just another one of those individuals
Who’s trying to sidestep the rotten tomatoes that accompany the ridicules
You can say what you want, but I’ve spent years in the palette
A picture’s worth a thousand words, but I won’t lend my ear to the canvas
I’m not a Van Gogh, but I know that there’s another way
So remember: forgive, forget, then you can smile another day
Chorus:
It’s time you follow your own path
And do what you want
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer that door
Cause you make your own chances
Believe in yourself
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer the door
Verse 2:
The world’s so different now, everything seems to be backwards
Or maybe it’s forwards, and it was all backwards in the first place
But in the worst-case scenario, I’ll tune up the stereo sounds
For the merry-go round till the lamb is sacrificed and Mary goes down
Cause she can’t live without her lamb, so put away your gun and knife
And let’s kill it tomorrow but just cook it for another night
I dot my i’s into the skyline, then I drew clouds above ground
And when I swallowed my fears, I grew and stood out from the crowd
I can’t explain it, but my world is ready to dive and plummet
Whereas I’m happy watching the sculptor chisel the icy summit
I bring out the best in people, yet I can never find examples
And I was the light of my girl’s eyes, but now I’m just a dying candle
It tightens my stomach, especially when I got up and left her
Then swallowed the key to her heart so no one could enter
But we know the wolf herds the shepherd and he’s the middleman
So tell Mary I’m sorry to wear the wool of her little lamb
Chorus:
It’s time you follow your own path
And do what you want
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer that door
Cause you make your own chances
Believe in yourself
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer the door
Verse 3:
This is what it all boils down to, right when the toil has found you
And if the spillage doesn’t kill you then the oil is bound to
But I never miss a beat when I’m giving the rhythm
Cause when I’m in it, I’m in it, and I’m winning you over
So I’ll keep following this path and you know I’ll never leave
I’ll stay ignoring your words cause they act as more pressure to me
And I never once said I meant it, and now I regret I said it
Cause I’m drowning in the pool of roses from the bed I bled in
It’s all a mess, shit, and I’ve never been at my best since
But please read between the lines and find the hidden message
It’s not hard to see it, I mean it, so believe it’s what I’m getting
Cause I’m sick of this writer’s block, and I’m ready to drop it like Tetris
I’m caught in the wreckage, stalked by these hellish and cheap problems
Since the bigger picture is wrapped in small talk and sweet nothings
I mean nothing, eat nothing and breathe nothing, it’s my own fault
So I guess it’s back to the drawing board, but go buy your own chalk
Chorus:
It’s time you follow your own path
And do what you want
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer that door
Cause you make your own chances
Believe in yourself
So when opportunity knocks, don’t answer the door
Outro:
Opportunity
Take your life back and live it, man.
