Red Queen

(Uh-huh)
(Ooh)
(Yeah)
Dead Pharaoh (Okay)
Let's go
(Yeah)
(Okay)
(Okay)
My mind in decline from childhood trials
Trying to decide if the swiftness is mine (Ooh)
Sharing a board with The Red Queen
She wanna swap places and see through my eyes
Fairytale like, I take her in strides
Protect me from shit, she can move like a knight
Turn off the lights to my sense and my sight
So I gotta face the shit or let it go
Really need to choose, cuz I know (I know)
If I let it infuse inside of my blood
The anger I hid gonna harden like mud
Releasing the piece of the neatness I cling to
For reasons that's lethal to reaching the change that I'm seeking
To erase the meanings I gave to people deceiving
It's easy escaping the past
I take the hit, then I walk off and laugh (Uh-huh)
Trails of remembrance I've lived in, behind me
Some shadow emotions got stuck in a cast
No time to feel sad, telling myself in the moment I'm mad
To tell you the truth, that's rarely true
It wasn't fool proof and it shifted my mood out of view
So what do I do? (What do I do)
What do I do?
When I feel a grip on my lip I can't tighten it up
Be a whole lot of screws falling loose (Okay)
What do I do? (What do I do)
What do I do?
I take control of my heart from the holes in my thoughts
Then I empty the clip in the booth
So what do I do? (So what do I do)
What do I do?
If I miss a minute of living because I can't focus
It's on me to straighten it too (Tell 'em)
What do I do? (What do I do)
What do I do?
Keep looking forward, creating a shot for a start
Using life as a chance to renew
So what do I do? (So what do I do)
What do I do? (What do I do)
If I'm seeing red, she got in her hooks
Not getting her way, she gonna move like a rook
Blocking my path, front to the back
Mirror my spirit till I'm out of wack (Whoa)
Opens the game with a gambit
Collecting her winnings, my permanent bookie
Can't show my emotional damage
She capitalizing on personal doings (Okay)
I gotta show mercy, show understanding
Be empathetic to people I'm handed
I'm always grateful for things I've been granted
Slid through the mud just to stand up on gravel
Battle within is the win I've been after
Tracking a queen unprepared for her capture
Give me my throne in this underland madness
So what do I do? (What do I do)
What do I do?
When I feel a grip on my lip I can't tighten it up
Be a whole lot of screws falling loose
What do I do? (Aye)
What do I do?
I take control of my heart from the holes in my thoughts
Then I empty the clip in the booth