[Intro]
Down I went
Into the quiet of the bottom of 175 treacherous feet below me
The ghostly light faded as I dropped and I was all alone in a black world
Black as death
Black as death
[Verse 1]
Looking in the mirror and I hate what I see
Fading from fatigue, unable to sleep
I barely can eat on every cent I make in a week
I lay in a bleak apartment, no radiator, no heat
Thinking of breaking the lease to make a retreat
Reaching for greater heights
Even if it means I fall like Icarus on the maidеn flight
Late at night, my dreaming compositions fit a vision board
My life’s dеpiction like a ship on a collision course
I'm getting seasick from working this B-shift
I’ll never be shit unless I take a chance and seize it
I’m leaving defeating my fears and never coming back
This habitat just a reminder of my troubled past
A symbol like what the drummers crash
Had enough of that
I’m running fast stuffing my duffle bag with my crumbs of cash
Scraping for the better layer
If I don’t jump on it now Ima regret it later
[Hook]
You only get one life (one life)
You only get one life(x2)
You better live it right
Because it can end any day or night
If I only get one it better be the best
I'm trying to see success
Not live with deep regrets
[Verse 2]
Aiyo
I’m blessed with every breath I guess
But I’m stressed because I’ve settled for less
And never bet on my potential
The passage of time is weighing heavy on my mental
I can’t settle for this level it’s essential
I act now or never, moving with baited breath
Slipping away with night moves like I’m playing chess
Heart beating out my chest
Looking back at what I left, they might wonder where I went
I’m content - I’ve exhausted my options
Pursued the fruits of labor but mine ended up rotten
In a city where my people all lost from the toxins
I was raised by the pain, now I’m up for adoption
In the drivers seat speeding off, seeking a change
Knowing the likelihood of failure increases with age
So why waste away here just repeating the same?
Yo - That’s the definition of being insane!
[Hook]
You only get one life (one life)
You only get one life(x2)
You better live it right
Because it can end any day or night
If I only get one it better be the best
I'm trying to see success
Not live with deep regrets
[Sample]
I searched for a world
But then
On this earth I have found only green
And selfishness and destruction
Man is pitted against man in hatred and lust
Man on this earth would destroy himself and his world
I understand
Then you must go on searching in sickness and in death
For better or worse
[Outro]
Think about you all the time
Thoughts creeping through my mind
Wonder if I drop a dime
Would you come back around?
Was it greener on the other side?
The effort subsides now
