Ivory Keys

I am not the world, but the world is within me
Hinting at the fingers on my ivory keys
Relentless wrists and rigor disfigured all of my combinations
Costly are the hours, concocted a healthy proclamation
Hades at his records, defected from fields of asphodel
Ask for hell, and you surely will receive it
Yes you surely will receive it

Pleased with proper moments
Distraught when I'm caught in pessimism
They say it's what it is and then it really isn't

History hysterical weary won't match my text books
Flex and conquer moments unfolded just like my neck woods
Wrought with wretched feathers
My pleasure will only take me further

Needless to say, I walk on pins and needles
Breathing in that prana, the fauna will flourish neatly too
Ruefully I grasp at the fact that I am a nourished bird
Heard my hurt in hurdles and then leapt out just when I needed to
Heard my hurt in hurdles and then leapt out just when I needed to

Standing in my puddle, adopting a graceful state of mind
Please don't stand behind me you'll find that it's just a waste of time
Time and time again I befriended the best of incantations
Find that precious purpose, perspective and just a bit of patience
Racing towards this moment, I close in onto the dreams I've had

There's a bit of bad in good
It's about what it is you would do with it
A grifter with some witty words is really yet a hefty cynic
I've hinted at the back of my hands, and that there's stories there
Barely bearing places, lets face it, not scared of what to do
Few and far between
And its obscene that you and me go through it
Fluid are the motions, I stay owning every aspect of it
Love and compromise are really two sides of the same coin
What's the point of playing poker plays. without a bit of bluffing

Roughage rendered gratification, unto my better days
Tough it out, keep it in, find another way to phrase it
Profits too prophetic, Judah's headed for these rays of David
Happy is the king who has conquered himself
His mind a place of peace and purpose, working far from worship
Learn of words and curses certain that you'll make it through
Impudence imparted and hardness will be your downfall
Graciously far from it, the summit will leave you wish for climbing
Hindsight's How he did it, infinite the will to become greater
Slated for some self-restraint, I'd hate to miss my mark on this
Put my life in order, face my path, and know where ill find it
Hiding in the back of my head... by where I keep my timing

I am not the world, but the world is within me
Hinting at the fingers on my ivory keys
Leave me be or listen
I insist that we will find ourselves
Tear into your presence and of lessons, only time will tell
Ask for hell, and you surely will receive it
Yes you surely will receive it