Phoenix

I have a voice in my conscience
Telling me to cause conflict
I know I should avoid it
But I'm annoyed it a bit
Sitting here in silence with my mouth shut and tongue bit
Not quite a pacifist, but, I'm kind of pissed
You tell me to get over it, but my grudges won't quit

'Cause I do what I want
Climb my way to the top
I'm like a phoenix
I'll rise from the ashes of my old self
He fell down and crashed into pieces
I'm leveling up one day at a time
Just watch as I make the world mine
Broken halo's my crown and my wings are unfurled
Keep your head down
Welcome to the real world
Ask if I'm lonely, no I'm one of a kind
The one person to think is my constant grind
Not you
Not anyone else
I'm seizing my dreams, take them off of the shelf
Everything I've wanted is in the palm of my hand
Still, you irritate me
You're just like sand

I'm tired of sitting in silence
Of being told I should just be quiet
Always sitting in the shadow
Of you and your gigantic ego

Try to ease out of this relationship
I won't miss you but I'll miss your lips
Cut ties like an asshole
I'm no longer whole
But I'd rather be shattered than with you
Find better girls to be my glue
There's thousands others like you
Ones that'll actually pull through
Cry yourself a river, you can't resist
Look at yourself in your tears, such a narcissist

That I'm tired of sitting in silence
Of being told I should just be quiet
Always sitting in the shadow
Of you and your gigantic ego

They're always watching
Clock is ticking
I'm undressed by their eyes
When my name is said in conversation, I know what follows is a lie

M-I-L-E-S Think twice before you worse in this mess
Leaching off my validation
Was dating you miscalculation?
I'm just not into you
Is that such a crime?
You were nobody before you were mine
Sick of you getting white girl wasted
As an excuse to be loud and racist
Keep my name out your damn mouth
I don't want to hear about
How you're "sorry for this" and "regret doing that"
If you really felt bad, you'd change how you act

And I'm tired of sitting in silence
Of being told I should just be quiet
Always sitting in the shadow
Of you and your gigantic ego