When You've Seen Hell

When you’ve seen hell, sometimes the world don’t seem as bright

sometimes you gotta look harder just to notice the light

when you’ve lived wrong for so long, it’s hard to live right

when you drift far from God, faith is hard to ignite

when you fall hard, sometimes it’s hard to get up again

when you’re consumed with yourself, it’s hard to find a friend

I’m speaking from experience, I’ve been down that road

and trust me, I can easily be an asshole

but I define myself by the principles I stand for

while most of these rap-fucks are gassed like an aerosol

like a bunch of lost-ducks, no-one’s taking care of ya’ll

this is Revelations dawg, I’m just preparing ya’ll

don’t look surprised when you think the armageddon’s come

I ain’t talking biblical, but history is cyclical

not a nation, one race, together indivisible

long as we don't acknowledge that, people will be miserable

Hook:

(When you’ve seen hell) Sometimes it changes everything

(When you’ve seen hell) your brain rearranges everything

(When you’ve seen hell) you lose sight of what once mattered

(When you’ve seen hell) cuz what matters in the present’s that you’re world got shattered

(When you’ve seen hell) it’s hard to see the world the same

(When you’ve seen hell) you realize that life is more than a game

(When you’ve seen hell) in the midst of it I felt I was worthless

(When you’ve seen hell) but I on the side of it I found my purpose

When you’ve walked through the pits of hell, understand

taken hold of your demons with your own two hands

something shifts in a man that’s not easily reversed

what’s worse, you start feeling like you’re damned or your cursed

at first, I thought I had it all in control

after supressing my soul long enough, it took its toll

found myself toking and drinking more

homicidal thinking more

constantly at war with myself and feeling raw

like my skin was ripped away and my flesh was laid bare

I woke to a world that didn’t care – left me gasping for air

getting closer to the end, losing breath

in front of me: jails, institutions and death

thank God I was shown another option to the left

I was told I had to climb steps

I did and never looked back

because the fact of the matter is that

I’m blessed to be alive, that’s why I spit it on the track

Hook:

(When you’ve seen hell) Sometimes it changes everything

(When you’ve seen hell) your brain rearranges everything

(When you’ve seen hell) you lose sight of what once mattered

(When you’ve seen hell) cuz what matters in the present’s that you’re world got shattered

(When you’ve seen hell) it’s hard to see the world the same

(When you’ve seen hell) you realize that life is more than a game

(When you’ve seen hell) in the midst of it I felt I was worthless

(When you’ve seen hell) but I on the side of it I found my purpose

You can’t see me

might see my flesh, but can’t see me

believe me, courage it takes just to be me

the spiritual essence is hidden behind where the flesh is

I’m a vessel though I realize I got a unique perspective

we don’t see things the way they are

we see things the way we are

and we are, whatever we make of ourselves

chasing after paper while we’re spiritually raping ourselves

like we want victory but don’t wanna take it ourselves

living contradictions and humanistic fallacies

I won’t, let my circumstances dictate my reality

cuz I define my life through my cognitive ability

you can do it too, most don’t want the responsibility

freedom is power and it’s like Ben Parker said

responsibility’s the access, most walking dead

the truth is palpable in my lyrics, thicker than corn-bread

I’ve seen hell and heaven and they’re both within my own head

Hook:

(When you’ve seen hell) Sometimes it changes everything

(When you’ve seen hell) your brain rearranges everything

(When you’ve seen hell) you lose sight of what once mattered

(When you’ve seen hell) cuz what matters in the present’s that you’re world got shattered

(When you’ve seen hell) it’s hard to see the world the same

(When you’ve seen hell) you realize that life is more than a game

(When you’ve seen hell) in the midst of it I felt I was worthless

(When you’ve seen hell) but I on the side of it I found my purpose