The Come Up

I'm on the search for salvation
No, fuck that - I'm on a fucking vacation
I stay between wasting my time
And lacking patience
Devoted to destruction of self
And self actualization
Actively stay sick
Sick of staying the same
And waiting on a paycheck
Rocked the boat sideways
Woke up working grave shifts
Feeling so elated
When I make it out this basement
The sunlight stings
But it's better than complacence
Which is better than the dark
And that's better than the hatred
And if I ever make it out
Long enough to change things
Just remember who I was
When I made these statements

So tell it like it is
Like it once was
Tell 'em what you think
Where you came from
Tell 'em how it felt
To be so numb
Waiting on the outcome
Stuck with no income
So tell it like it is
Like it once was
Tell 'em what you think
Where you came from
Tell 'em how it felt
To be so numb
Waiting on the outcome
Stuck with no income

'Cause nothing's worth shit
Without the come up
And life is just a bitch
Until you love her
And everybody quits
Until they trust her
When you finally make it out
They'll say he's just a "lucky motherfucker"
And I don't lead the way
I just saw it once
No, I don't feel the hate
I fear the cost of love
I fear the fall from grace
Far away from yesterday
Where everything I thought I know
Is buried in a shallow grave
Somewhere off the coast of Spain
Chasing validation
While salivating dogs
Beg for wealth allocations
And the prettiest faces stay jaded
The tongue sours the soul
It's shown in the complaining
So just get out my fucking face man

So tell it like it is
Like it once was
Tell 'em what you think
Where you came from
Tell 'em how it felt
To be so numb
Waiting on the outcome
Stuck with no income
So tell it like it is
Like it once was
Tell 'em what you think
Where you came from
Tell 'em how it felt
To be so numb
Waiting on the outcome
Stuck with no income