The Vigil - Henry Bowers, Amsie Brown

I’m rappin' for a livin' with the shittiest of revenues

I’m payin' what I need to pay then give away the residue

I live today as if I knew tomorrow’s mine

When in fact I’m well aware I’m on some borrowed time

And I have to meet my destiny — it’s sadly a necessity

Reality will drastically just capture me eventually

And rap’ll be the death of me — I’ve understood that

But it’s the only thing I’ve ever been told I was good at

So I’ll stick to my guns with conviction

I feel as if my diction’s become an addiction

And now I’m too weird for jobs and social life

I know — but the scope of what I write is ocean wide

They wanna keep us dull and they’re takin' great measures

By providin' a variety of chemical pleasures

But they sure ain’t getting what they paid for

Ain’t chasin' no dragon — just tryin' to outrun the pale horse

We fight and we fend but tonight it will finally end

Come foes — come friends

I bet you can tell this is it so I bid my farewell

Let the vigil commence

I’m puttin' critics in clinics — sick of their cynical opinions

They wanna be remembered — I am givin' ‘em oblivion

‘cause livin' in dominions of faculties is frightening

So actually in fact they better stack up on their vicodin

They take one look at you then call in the cavalry

And quickly throw a book at you with marketing strategies

Bargainin' tactfully and targetin' mass appeal

But I’ve got the audacity to be causin' calamity

‘cause I’m stubborn as fuck — never givin' in willingly

Always listen to my gut like some silly ventriloquy

Words are weapons and I’ve got the illest artillery

I flow precise as if I’ve got a silicon chip in me

I’m bringin' ruckus to the dicks who string the puppets

Hope to hit ‘em with my spit before I quit and kick the bucket

Lick my dick and suck it if you didn’t approve

Now go and do your job and write a shitty review

We fight and we fend but tonight it will finally end

Come foes — come friends

I bet you can tell this is it so I bid my farewell

Let the vigil commence

This mountaintop is lonely — I am nobody’s protégé

Eventually mountains turn to pebble — it’s a slow decay

I was told to stay in line but I’m fallible

The detours I have taken have been rather radical

Incompatible — my path is full of twists and contortions

And it’s taken cataclysmic proportions

Now I’m stealin' cookies ‘cause I’m desperate for fortune

Can’t rest my stressed mind — left with exhaustion

I’ve built my kingdom in the dark — I was set apart

Have been roamin' freely in the shadows from the very start

Soon you’ve reached the end of this emperor’s repertoire

When I’m done send me off to bed forevermore

A legacy of record sleeves made in the days of old

My castle has been crumblin' as of late but I stay on post

Crazy — well maybe so — afraid it’s the way to go

A heart fit for gods and a face fit for radio

We fight and we fend but tonight it will finally end

Come foes — come friends

I bet you can tell this is it so I bid my farewell

Let the vigil commence