Coping Mechanisms

I remember sleeping outside, smelling piss in my nostrils
In the USA
That'll put a whole new perspective, whole new direction
In a couple things, things
This the only place that
You can lose it all and get it right back
Faster than you ever could
It's really never like that
It's just a way to cope with pain, pain

Illusions, defense mechanisms
That's coming and rushing like who all here
Take control of my fears
Looking like a dear in the headlights
Grip tight as we ride through the midnight into the dawn
Horizon looking real bright, real nice
As the Blue Jay, gives me advice from the sky
That's what freedom has to feel like
Coping Mechanisms
Is how we get through the mold on the roof
The rats, and the roaches, they blamed us too for it
Damn near got sued for it, but we move forward
With a smile on our face, want two more, more
We got food, we got shoes, we grateful
What more can you do I mean?
What more can you take away?
Relate to that or relate to me in the grave

I remember sleeping outside, smelling piss in my nostrils
In the USA
That'll put a whole new perspective, whole new direction
In a couple things, things
This the only place that
You can lose it all and get it right back
Faster than you ever could
It's really never like that
It's just a way to cope with pain, pain

It's my way cope
Clear my mind with a foggy memory
This the most blunt that I've been in the minute, I gotta vent it
So I can reinvent it and call it the new wheel
This is the physics of an emcee to take the five elements just to bend em
Long winded the pause button is here, wait
First let me tell you I'm not offended
Floor is free
The more dynamics I know, the more I know me
If I could just listen up, it'll probably answer some things
Dreams of demons wanna meet my genius
What it means?
It could only mean just one thing, one thing, one thing
I mean, I do got sauce
So they wanna strip me down to floss, never been a boss
Of other peoples thoughts, just my own
And gotta keep my testimony strong

I remember sleeping outside, smelling piss in my nostrils
In the USA
That'll put a whole new perspective, whole new direction
In a couple things, things
This the only place that
You can lose it all and get it right back
Faster than you ever could
It's really never like that
It's just a way to, way to, way way way

I remember sleeping outside, smelling piss in my nostrils
In the USA
That'll put a whole new perspective, whole new direction
In a couple things, things
This the only place that
You can lose it all and get it right back
Faster than you ever could
It's really never like that
It's just a way to cope with pain, pain