Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man I’m a man made of perseverance won’t back down Like the sword in the stone i will hold fast I attest to my limits yeah i wear them proud I’ve lost the war but i’ve found myself Like a piece to the puzzle defeat fits me But do you think i grew from this misery I went headstrong never quit i don’t stop Get it Get it Just like them breaks When they drop I hit it hit it No forgiveness for the critics stand on the ground I keep my head up feet planted live for the now This loss might have won but never have i fell So from the top i rock like vultures on the prowl But when this failure is near I dig in deep I’ve questioned the outcome and faced my fears I learned as the loser this life’s not fair So there is no try only do and compare Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man There ain’t no stoppin’ this so hot you know we dropping this And when despicable on the paperchase best believe you copping My thoughts wrapped up floating like a bubble Put the pen to pad and yo it spelled out trouble Digging thru the rubble of my massive verbal quake You unearth the dreams of we that cheated the fates Scraping with my silverware starving give me my dinner So hungry on the mic you could watch me get thinner Winner is a phrase that comes to my mind Definition of the perception akin to my kind Born Bred an Built for this ish Names M allow me to rock crowds of noddin heads an fists Hit or miss I’m always on point smack it out the park I surge with electricity and you‘re about to feel my spark So if ever lost in the dark I create my own light Burning so damn bright I’m fading outta sight Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man Don't ever give up up up who you are You gotta be be be be what you can Don't ever give up up up on yourself You gotta be be be become a man

Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Now a days i feel as if i don’t want to breathe But I can’t just end it like the man that was before me I want to hold on but i can’t be free From the pain that’s inside haunting over my dreams I need to write down the thoughts of my escape Before i pull the trigger and let my mind decay It’s the effort that matters and i’ve put in my soul But when i strike the match i lose control So i close my eyes to put my head to rest When I pray for the answer all i see is death How long have i lusted for the lights to undress The way to my demise is it my final breath (long breath) Now the longer that i wait the more i second guess If i should even be alive is this another test So i question the outcome maybe i’m just stressed Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Hard to live my hard to get by hard thats why they call me rock not Mike Just the sully little son despicable one since those punks ran up and stole my bike With a crick in my wrist and chip in my shoulder trying to reflect as I grow older Why i never moved away or ever really stayed and when exactly I turned colder Then the dark side of the moon alone in my room memories like photographs hold me still Framed vivid visions compose a mental prison sometimes i find it all to real So i keep locked up ignoring the day trying to write right write these thoughts away up late nights cause with the demons no sleep but the pages i feed seem keep them at bay Puffed up try-in to stay high and higher in hopes Tho grown accustomed done with this rope I've been liven at the end finally hit the bottom Time to walk on and eighty six these problems Everyday another closer to that sad old man, this wasn't the plan, castles turned to sand And I honestly never thought I had what it took inside to make it man But here I stand before you rebuilt with desire I've been thru fire trekked thru hell and back With an X'd out eye and a split in my lip I've transformed this old myth to a fact Know in due time I'll see thru the mess find a way to turn past tense And never ever again will i ever settle for anything less Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse Have you ever been the butt of all jokes distorted your hope and gave into desperate Measures life is a treasure so know your worth and try try try to release this curse

That you can achieve no matter what your dreams That we are not alone and to someone you’re perfect In myself, my words, and my purpose In you... Now I believe in myself my life and my purpose Know that only I can ever stop I and you will never miss This voice or this face no misconcepts its easily replaced There are plenty of us out here thirsting for a taste A chance to embrace touch and live amongst the light I believe you can achieve that which in your soul you know is right Never fight against your love truth can only inspire To stand proud and walk tall thru Hell’s hottest fire Gotta belief in my crew all hail despicable sons I see and achieve my dreams build now with breath and drum To become what I strive held tight in minds eye Every verse is a step that can take me sky high So as I walk with the rhythm no bus or cab but still driven A rollin’ rock MC this is Hip Hop livin’ Gotta believe in what you do always strive to make your mark Swear you’ll see my light long after it all fades to dark That you can achieve no matter what your dreams That we are not alone and to someone you’re perfect In myself, my words, and my purpose In you... The decision was made in my heart I do attract The feeling that I'm better if I stand to collapse In my mind I've opened the way to truly see So my effort is forward on this path I breed I live with my flaws I was born who I be So from the past I've become what's me Derrick is my name and I hold my dream For if I stop believing then my life will decease I do this for a reason and I'm gonna hold my pace So I will not quit until I have achieved

Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Don't fight the feeling just fight the release My journey began in 1987 Born a Virgo in the year when autumn was present The leaves in change my life was a blessing A time of love when family meant something We lived in Denver the dream was sweet Cause Father had a good job as well my mother Things seemed certain but what did I know I’m An adolescent inside the body I hold But I'm not blind to the truth that I've seen I know why mom left these eyes don't mislead I may have been young but I recognise abuse What a great role model molding my youth Broke away from the man that ruined the design Moved back to pueblo said goodbye to the plan Waved to my past new horizons insight It's a vision that I've seen just another day to night Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Now School was rough for the dorky type Had to stand toe to blow and fist to kick It's Fights in the yard I'm no pacifist But The bruises that where left went more the skin deep They hit me in the soul but I'm strong not weak I've dealt with your words for longer then I should I took the abuse and your constant attacks But I grew from this hate and learned to believe In myself yeah I'm proud don't ever question me Cause I won't back down no lesson to my needs This life I live holds the message I conceived From your actions to mistakes I learned to be free No guilt from my past only wonder whats to be The future is my answer but that can not be seen So I've looked within to find this new strength That was built from these trails here starts a new day Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen Don't fight the feeling just fight the release Here lies the guilty it's your crimes I've seen

We the people are sick of this mess Got us feeling the stress keep us living the debt A nation made of lies making the masses despise rise When 99% of heads are steaming they hiss to war cry But not for some oil or archaic ideals (Get real) We wanna system we can trust and when we speak they feel Its suppose to be us that holds the true power Not the political propaganda trying to have us scared and coward Hiding inside living this internet life Praying every night to your iGod for an app to make it right Gotta keep sight on those speaking sometimes lips don’t move They distract and deceive hiding behind insignificant truth Best believe your own eyes ain’t what you see on T.V. Cause struggle and hustle define the land of the fee So clench a fist take a stand we can end this masterplan Get back to being human and lend ourselves a hand So someone tell me again how these colors don’t bleed We pledge allegiance to bomb blasts and foolish greed Taking the lead on this downward spiral It’s the end of the world and it just went viral So someone tell me again how these colors don’t bleed We pledge allegiance to bomb blasts and foolish greed Taking the lead on this downward spiral It’s the end of the world and it just went viral In the land of the free and home of the racist Democracy’s dead we’ve been played by the leaders In this state of emergency we’ve all gone blind To the facts they hide just listen to the suit They would never lie to us only speak of the truth The media’s right on their one sided views So take your poison the doctor prescribed It’s just another pill to swallow to control your life They’ll take our money then feed us disease Profits of the shareholders cause us to bleed Corruptions deep in this government scandal Now The one percent lies they provide the noose That cause us to hang from this check to check So don’t break your neck for political lines It’s the process of control and were losing the fight In this war for freedom we must make this our time So someone tell me again how these colors don’t bleed We pledge allegiance to bomb blasts and foolish greed Taking the lead on this downward spiral It’s the end of the world and it just went viral So someone tell me again how these colors don’t bleed We pledge allegiance to bomb blasts and foolish greed Taking the lead on this downward spiral It’s the end of the world and it just went viral

Dont judge a book by its cover read the ink of the pen sometimes its hard to see the stories kept locked within Every ending is a beginning in a moment a new chapter inspired by the tears inspired by the laughter Pages of life in a notebook held tight A list of lines holding strong bearing the weight of what I write Cause I come heavy with words constructed into stories I tell them To a mass of nodding heads I flutter behind eyes like rem Sleep to lonely nomad backpacker I speak Floating on wind with verbs and nouns I will reach Seek to spread the message that you are not alone Took long to learn that lesson thats why I turned myself to stone See while I Rock please know thats more than a metaphor For how I rhyme or I write no it means so much more I closed myself off hand built the barricade Chained and locked key forgot but the pain would never fade So now I pour myself through pen turn paper to song Inspired by whats transpired in sixteen bars I’ll right my wrongs Building a bible of my babble cornerstone of my castle I’m the one the builder refused and now the fire beneath the mantle For I burn with the intensity of hells hottest flame Float higher than the heavens amongst angels I have fame Taming all my demons expel the darkness from within me Glad scars linger and don’t fade like memory Its the things lived through that makes us what we are I let em sculpt this rock into a rising star Statuesque in phrase but never in the movement Chosen stone heir to throne and with voice I will prove it Dont judge a book by its cover read the ink of the pen sometimes its hard to see the stories kept locked within Every ending is a beginning in a moment a new chapter inspired by the tears inspired by the laughter Dont judge a book by its cover read the ink of the pen sometimes its hard to see the stories kept locked within Every ending is a beginning in a moment a new chapter inspired by the tears inspired by the laughter Stand before you as man ain’t got the cleanest slate But i now have the strength to chip away at what I hate learning to right my wrongs tho i still stumble and fall Knowing now never again will i ever miss the call Cause Im thru with regrets and clinging to a life I'll never have Whats gone is gone and you can't change the past Got allow myself forgiveness not just for me but for others Release the stress and my grip upon the grudges That clutch my soul so tight cause of too many sleepless nights Got me fighting with myself so with sword I will write Unknot my thoughts with the letters of strategically placed alphabet And on my blood sweat and tears best believe I'm gonna bet Everytime I spit a line the pages start to pour in Holding accounts of triumph, good times, dark days and those of sin A tome of how I roam bound in flesh carved in bone Map of the paths and trails I hope one day lead me home Dont judge a book by its cover read the ink of the pen sometimes its hard to see the stories kept locked within Every ending is a beginning in a moment a new chapter inspired by the tears inspired by the laughter Dont judge a book by its cover read the ink of the pen sometimes its hard to see the stories kept locked within Every ending is a beginning in a moment a new chapter inspired by the tears inspired by the laughter

My nouns illustrate while verbs elevate Must be wind in these words by the way I levitate Floating on the verses thru cloudbursts of beats Notes like sunbeams sparking my heart begging no retreat I leave my feet the music takes me out my body Like some type of hype lullabye I'm wide awake nodding Off to sleep where my dreams are pure ascension Takes me to a place so high I claim my own dimension Where the rhythm gives you wings the subtle breeze softly sings This is my part a lil place i created in the reams Of notebooks scratchpads and scraps of paper I expel my weight with ink and lift of like vapor To the next level of my design and my creation I'm a wise old man i float with meditation Fly cause I'm focused and focused cause I'm strong I'm gonna raise this to the roof and lift it up thru song I was born with into life knowing that there's a limit To what can be achieved I've set my standard A gross outlook that was covered by example I live through lesson and i'm proud of the gamble So I handle the way dismantle truth I'm alone in my eyes with collapsing views No use in my efforts past Because the nature of me is what had passed I ask myself for another chance to let go Of the these bonds that cover my wings i've broken through the shell that was my release From these scars only buried skin deep but if you look you won't see That i'm in the sky i've uncovered my dreams I found my light my soul and passion But only through resolve will i walk past ashes

MCWC:Now it seems as if my mind is confused I thought i had grasp on the life i choose But the dreams began can i make it my future Tried to hold on to the present but all i see is you MROCK:Hidden eyes blank stares eerie echoes of a voice Fuzzy figments of a face somehow askew from my vision Collective given and the missen sums of my past and present Take a look into my minds eye all i see is you MCWC:Can I move through mistakes and atone for my ways Persistence is my name and i’ve set my sights On the path i walk alone i’m content But when i close my eyes all i see is you MROCK:Cause everytime i close my eyes i start to drift And feel the presence of a stranger whose oddly akin to my soul And when the world’s turned upside down and i’m looking for someone I can hold all i see is you MCWC:It’s like the further I run away the closer i get To myself and i shout why must it be true Now the past is gone but the past has came So I’ll take my time when all i see is you MROCK:No clue to who you are it's your shadow on my soul casting spells to keep a hold Seems no matter what I do I will never shake your face cause anytime I’ve kissed her You know all I see is you MCWC:I’ve been fighting the feeling that causes me pain In My heart I’ve tried to find my new place So i’ll look for the answer but the question has came Can i lie to myself if all i see is you MROCK:Will I ever be happy with a stranger as obsession Will I ever find the meaning in these dreams and visions Or will I always chase you thru the mist of my illusions Til I take my very last breath all i see is you

And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way Gotta know yourself to thine ownself be true See the pieces you consist ain't set with glue We can make a change rearrange Flip the picture in the puzzle while maintaining frame Came to the notion we're all destined for greatness Trick is to change your perspective of what lame is Shameless these days how people treating themselves Ignoring their wealth accepting a box or a shelf A symphony of caged birds singing to the stars With self imposed locks your dreams will stay far And further from your reach not here to preach or teach Just to say you're woth more and insides what you seek Cause most of us are lost we're all trying to find a place Everyone pretends just keep a straight face You gotta follow your dreams where ever they lead Keep belief within you and nature the seed And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way Go with your nature don't hide who you be You better look inside to find what you need To guide your light it's the path you breathe Just another rewrite to your present thought Can you change yourself can you learn to love The person that was born with your mothers trust It's you you fix before you mix up The mind to control what's left of the dust Don't doubt the glory only time will tell If you have the being to truly stand out It's the effort that matters so put in your soul Just stand on your feet don't ever say no It's the present that happens so gain control Of yourself and be proud of the lessons known This life is too short for you not to grow So lets take what's missing and claim our own And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way And it feels like I need a release And it feels like today is the day And it feels like I’m able to breathe And it feels like I finally found my way