Guts Over Fear

Feels like a close, it's coming to
 Fuck am I gonna do?
 It's too late to start over
 This is the only thing I, thing I know
 Sometimes I feel like all I ever do is
 Find different ways to word the same, old song
 Ever since I came along
 From the day the song called "Hi! My Name Is" dropped
 Started thinking my name was fault
 'Cause anytime things went wrong
 I was the one who they would blame it on
 The media made me the, uh, equivalent of a modern-day Genghis Khan
 Tried to argue it was only entertainment, dawg
 Gangster? Nah, courageous balls
 Had to change my style
 They said I'm way too soft
 And I sound like AZ and Nas, out came the claws
 And the fangs been out since then
 But up until the instant that I've went against it
 It was ingrained in me that I wouldn't amount to a shitstain I thought
 No wonder I had to unlearn everything my brain was taught
 Do I really belong in this game? I pondered
 I just wanna play my part, should I make waves or not?
 So back and forth in my brain the tug of war wages on
 And I don't wanna seem ungrateful
 Or disrespect the artform I was raised upon
 But sometimes you gotta take a loss
 And have people rub it in your face before you get made pissed off
 And keep pluggin', it's your only outlet
 And your only outfit so you know they gonna talk about it
 Better find a way to counter it quick and make it, ah
 Feel like I've already said this a kabillion eighty times
 How many times can I say the same thing different ways that rhyme?
 What I really wanna say is
 If there's anyone else that can relate to my story
 Bet you feel the same way I felt
 When I was in the same place you are, when I was afraid to...
 I was a...
 Afraid to make a single sound
 Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
 Afraid I'd never be found
 I didn't wanna go another round
 An angry man's power will shut you up
 Trip wires fill this house with tip-toe love
 Run out of excuses with every word
 So here I am and I will not run
 Guts over fear
 The time is near
 Guts over fear
 I shed a tear
 For all the times I let you push me 'round
 I let you keep me down
 Now I got, guts over fear
 Guts over fear
 Feels like a close, it's coming to
 Fuck am I gonna do?
 It's too late to start over
 This is the only thing I, thing I know
 I know what it was like I was there once
 Single parents, hate your appearance
 Did you struggle to find your place in this world?
 And the pain spawns all the anger on
 But it wasn't until I put the pain in songs
 Learned who to aim it on
 That I made a spark, started to spit hard as shit
 Learned how to harness it while the reins were off
 And there was a lot of bizarre shit, but the crazy part
 Was soon as I stopped saying, I gave a fuck
 Haters started to appreciate my art
 And it just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I've caused
 But what am I gonna do when the rage is gone?
 And the lights go out in that trailer park?
 And the window is closing and there's nowhere else that I can go with flows
 And I'm frozen 'cause there's no more emotion for me to pull from
 Just a bunch of playful songs that I make for fun
 So, to the break of dawn here I go recycling the same, old song
 But I'd rather make "Not Afraid 2"
 Than make another motherfuckin' "We Made You", uh
 Now, I don't wanna seem indulgent
 When I discuss my lows and my highs
 My demise and my uprise, pray to God
 I just open enough eyes later on
 And gave you the supplies and the tools
 To hopefully use that'll make you strong
 Enough to lift yourself up when you feel like I felt
 'Cause I can't explain to y'all how dang exhausted my legs felt
 Just havin' to balance my dang self
 When on eggshells, I was made to walk
 But thank you, ma, 'cause that gave me the
 Strength to cause Shady-mania, so when they empty that stadium
 At least I made it out of that house
 And a found a place in this world when the day was done
 So this is for every kid who all's they ever did
 Was dreamt of one day just getting accepted
 I represent him or her, anyone similar
 You are the reason that I made this song
 And everything you're scared to say don't be afraid to say no more
 From this day forward, just let them a-holes talk
 Take it with a grain of salt and eat their fucking faces off
 The legend of the angry blonde lives on through you when I'm gone
 And to think I was a
 I was a...
 Afraid to make a single sound
 Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
 Afraid I'd never be found
 I didn't wanna go another round
 An angry man's power will shut you up
 Trip wires fill this house with tip-toe love
 Run out of excuses with every word
 So here I am and I will not run
 Guts over fear
 The time is near
 Guts over fear
 I shed a tear
 For all the times I let you push me 'round
 I let you keep me down
 Now I got, guts over fear
 Guts over fear
 
 Feels like a close, it's coming to
 Fuck am I gonna do?
 It's too late to start over
 This is the only thing I, thing I know
 Sometimes I feel like all I ever do is
 Find different ways to word the same, old song
 Ever since I came along
 From the day the song called "Hi! My Name Is" dropped
 Started thinking my name was fault
 'Cause anytime things went wrong
 I was the one who they would blame it on
 The media made me the, uh, equivalent of a modern-day Genghis Khan
 Tried to argue it was only entertainment, dawg
 Gangster? Nah, courageous balls
 Had to change my style
 They said I'm way too soft
 And I sound like AZ and Nas, out came the claws
 And the fangs been out since then
 But up until the instant that I've went against it
 It was ingrained in me that I wouldn't amount to a shitstain I thought
 No wonder I had to unlearn everything my brain was taught
 Do I really belong in this game? I pondered
 I just wanna play my part, should I make waves or not?
 So back and forth in my brain the tug of war wages on
 And I don't wanna seem ungrateful
 Or disrespect the artform I was raised upon
 But sometimes you gotta take a loss
 And have people rub it in your face before you get made pissed off
 And keep pluggin', it's your only outlet
 And your only outfit so you know they gonna talk about it
 Better find a way to counter it quick and make it, ah
 Feel like I've already said this a kabillion eighty times
 How many times can I say the same thing different ways that rhyme?
 What I really wanna say is
 If there's anyone else that can relate to my story
 Bet you feel the same way I felt
 When I was in the same place you are, when I was afraid to...
 I was a...
 Afraid to make a single sound
 Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
 Afraid I'd never be found
 I didn't wanna go another round
 An angry man's power will shut you up
 Trip wires fill this house with tip-toe love
 Run out of excuses with every word
 So here I am and I will not run
 Guts over fear
 The time is near
 Guts over fear
 I shed a tear
 For all the times I let you push me 'round
 I let you keep me down
 Now I got, guts over fear
 Guts over fear
 Feels like a close, it's coming to
 Fuck am I gonna do?
 It's too late to start over
 This is the only thing I, thing I know
 I know what it was like I was there once
 Single parents, hate your appearance
 Did you struggle to find your place in this world?
 And the pain spawns all the anger on
 But it wasn't until I put the pain in songs
 Learned who to aim it on
 That I made a spark, started to spit hard as shit
 Learned how to harness it while the reins were off
 And there was a lot of bizarre shit, but the crazy part
 Was soon as I stopped saying, I gave a fuck
 Haters started to appreciate my art
 And it just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I've caused
 But what am I gonna do when the rage is gone?
 And the lights go out in that trailer park?
 And the window is closing and there's nowhere else that I can go with flows
 And I'm frozen 'cause there's no more emotion for me to pull from
 Just a bunch of playful songs that I make for fun
 So, to the break of dawn here I go recycling the same, old song
 But I'd rather make "Not Afraid 2"
 Than make another motherfuckin' "We Made You", uh
 Now, I don't wanna seem indulgent
 When I discuss my lows and my highs
 My demise and my uprise, pray to God
 I just open enough eyes later on
 And gave you the supplies and the tools
 To hopefully use that'll make you strong
 Enough to lift yourself up when you feel like I felt
 'Cause I can't explain to y'all how dang exhausted my legs felt
 Just havin' to balance my dang self
 When on eggshells, I was made to walk
 But thank you, ma, 'cause that gave me the
 Strength to cause Shady-mania, so when they empty that stadium
 At least I made it out of that house
 And a found a place in this world when the day was done
 So this is for every kid who all's they ever did
 Was dreamt of one day just getting accepted
 I represent him or her, anyone similar
 You are the reason that I made this song
 And everything you're scared to say don't be afraid to say no more
 From this day forward, just let them a-holes talk
 Take it with a grain of salt and eat their fucking faces off
 The legend of the angry blonde lives on through you when I'm gone
 And to think I was a
 I was a...
 Afraid to make a single sound
 Afraid I would never find a way out, out, out
 Afraid I'd never be found
 I didn't wanna go another round
 An angry man's power will shut you up
 Trip wires fill this house with tip-toe love
 Run out of excuses with every word
 So here I am and I will not run
 Guts over fear
 The time is near
 Guts over fear
 I shed a tear
 For all the times I let you push me 'round
 I let you keep me down
 Now I got, guts over fear
 Guts over fear