Candy Coated

[Verse 1: Shifty Shellshock] Now can you hear the cling-clang of my ball and chain gang? The sound of heavy metal that tastes like cellophane Collapsing every vein like umbrellas in heavy rain My passion is pain, I do dirt to bury shame I'm victimized, institution's no solution A place where you're defenseless and guilt's the prosecution Where necks are bound into slipknots of shallow souls Walking narrow roads to be hung from gallows poles Nobody knows me, success has exposed me To narrow-minded souls with goals to overthrow me Suppose that I chose to live my life low key Would you act like you could teach When there's nothing you can show me? Don't you understand I'm the head of the class A straight-A student at regretting the past [Chorus: Shifty Shellshock, Bret "Epic" Mazur] You see I'm OK now but I don't think it will last Because reality is something I can't seem to grasp Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain Pulling me closer to death, I feel closer to death now Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain We only dig deeper by running away [Verse 2: Bret "Epic" Mazur] It's deeper than what it looks like We never got an equal shot, so we took mics Packed the candy-coated pain in the first pipe That said my name and the candy-coated pain is the worst type You got it nice, my every day is like your worst night The world is digging in my wounds screaming out I bet it hurts, right? But it hurts more I got regrets, but I'm glad I took the prize behind the first door What's the hurt for? Everybody hungers peace, but they thirst war It's crazy, I'm not complaining because I probably would have tried better And if the people that I trusted weren't lie tellers So keep your candy-coated pain to make the vibe better Now all the songs I'm writing sound like suicide letters [Chorus: Shifty Shellshock, Bret "Epic" Mazur] You see I'm OK now but I don't think it will last Because reality is something I can't seem to grasp Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain Pulling me closer to death, I feel closer to death now Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain We only dig deeper by running away [Verse 3: Shifty Shellshock] Guilty or innocent, whatever, pick the verdict Sometimes a perfect picture's not so perfect Though I could reverse the mixture, it isn't really worth it 'Cause my life seems to work no matter how hard I curse it I only know a little, but I feel so much The pain brings me down, but it reveals the rush See I got my arms up just to shield the dust 'Cause I lust for the things I can't seem to touch [Bridge: Bret "Epic" Mazur] Arrest me if I follow you You congest me, I'm so hollow from your gift You infect me when I cut you Still the same, still insane I think I love you (But fuck you) [Chorus: Shifty Shellshock, Bret "Epic" Mazur] You see I'm OK now but I don't think it will last Because reality is something I can't seem to grasp Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain Pulling me closer to death, I feel closer to death now Candy-coated pain is like a ball and chain We only dig deeper by running away