Left, right, Left, right, left, right, Left, right, left, right, Step, follows step, follows step, follows step, Through the mud, through the blood, through the scum, through the pain, Through the wind, through the hail, through the storms, through the rain, We’ve tread a billion footsteps, But the journey’s not over yet… Are you ready, Get the fuck up, one ‘n’ all, ladies ‘n’ whores, gentlemen ‘n’ vermin, I’ll leave your sore jaws, On the floor, not in awe but because I tore, them off those fuckin’ ugly faces that they wore, Step the fuck up, one ‘n’ all, ladies ‘n’ whores, gentlemen ‘n’ vermin, I’ll leave your swollen jaws, On the floor, not in awe but because I tore, them off those fuckin’ ugly faces that they wore, Step the fuck up, The bigger the smile, the larger the lie, So when I say that we’re alike my grin’s five miles wide, I’m over-ridin’, writin’ on the right side of my brain, I’ve been sat in silence tryna hide the malice I contain, I’ve denied my mind the violence that it craves, Hidin’ inside of the rhymes ‘n’ lines that I create, But I’m about to fuckin’ break, fuckin’ wait, Revere me when you say my motherfuckin’ name, 12 Gage, Everything that made me me I changed, I replaced every single strand of my DNA, I rewrote the code ‘n’ erased my fate, wait, Exposed my veins until I felt no pain, The cause, the effect, the force of the threat, You fuckers better fall back, when I raise up my head, No cage can contain or encase the flame of rage, Why don’t we add to the carnage ’n’ let the cranium break, Step the fuck up, Here we go, son, It’s time to bring back the wrath, We got the noise ‘n’ the poison, Once more unto the breach, son, We’re poised ‘n’ we’re ready to destroy them, And I’ll try, To keep it wholesome, But I can’t keep my ugly mouth from openin’, ‘Cos inside, My core is rotten ‘n’ I’m rottin’, I been bottlin’ up too many thoughts, And the demon’s watchin’ ‘n’ promisin’ there’s no stoppin’ me, now, Here we go, son, Through the blood, through the mud, It ain’t over ‘til my voice is gone, You’re in the presence of greatness, I’m a man of bad habits ‘n’ malice, I’m a creature of hatred, F, M, A, I’m like a suicidal thought, I’ll leave your mind blown, I’m made up of malicious intent ‘n’ malevolence, I got a tongue forged of filth, finesse ‘n’ fuckin’ eloquence, Step the fuck up, Cover your ears ‘n’ fear us as you near us, Blind your eyes, from the appearance, The veneer is writhin’, hidin’ what’s beneath this, I’ll deny the kindness you’ve all been supplyin’, Every minute I’ve been writin’, Every feeling I’ve been fightin’, Every time you’ve tried you’ve been frightened of the silence, But the only harm in the darkness, Is what we bring with us all, When every day’s a battle, life becomes a fuckin’ war, Step the fuck up, Son, are you ready for the force of a corrosive overdose, A pyroclastic flow, a masterful use of this acidic spit, To brand the track with lyrics, I’mma slap the brats, spit on the rich, And I’mma laugh the last laugh the loudest bitch, Bow down to the wicked, we’re the kings at this, A biological hazard, We got the sickest spit, From my mind to my hand to my pen to my breath, 12 Gage, FMA, man you’re fuckin’ with the best, From my mind to my hand to my pen to my breath, 12 Gage, FMA, man you’re fuckin’ with the best, I take things a little too literal, So when they said the pen was mightier than the sword, I took it onboard, I hung, drew ‘n’ quartered every single one of the pitiful, I slaughtered ‘em all and I did it all with the quill, And in the mess of the massacre, He was born, in the veins ‘n’ vernacular, I opened my eyes, the skies started to cry, That was the moment they knew all hell had arrived, ‘Oh fuck,’ The crowds are screamin’, retreatin’, they’re trippin’ up on their feet ‘n’ they’re pleadin’, ‘Oh look,’ Now they’re runnin’, they’re stumblin’, the ground’s crumblin’ under ‘em, ‘The earth shook,’ When I stepped upon the floor, wantin’ more than I thought, I wanna dwarf every motherfucker cut em to the core, Bring that shit back Step the fuck up, Step the fuck down, step the fuck back, Step the fuck aside, look the fuck alive We’re prepared to die, We’re never gonna hold back, If blood is thicker than water then we’re coagulated, One mass, We create to survive, We create to exist, We create to destroy, There will never be, no-one, no demon like me, Get the fuck up, one ‘n’ all, ladies ‘n’ whores, gentlemen ‘n’ vermin, I’ll leave your sore jaws, On the floor, not in awe but because I tore, them off those fuckin’ ugly faces that they wore Step the fuck up, one ‘n’ all, ladies ‘n’ whores, gentlemen ‘n’ vermin, I’ll leave your swollen jaws On the floor, not in awe but because I tore, them off those fuckin’ ugly faces that they wore, Step the fuck up,

We break the floor, We raise the bar, We burn our motherfuckin’ fingers on the stars, We can’t be stopped, And on we march, We didn’t come this far to only come this far, We will bleed, bleed, bleed, bleed, Fuck the myths ‘n’ the legends, the idols ‘n’ fuckin’ gods, My immortal vocals will still be screamin’ long after my body rots, I’m surrounded by copies of a copy of a copy of a copy of a zero, The echo won’t stop, STOP, I’m battlin’ with time, my sight’s on the clock, From the click, click, to the Tick, tick, tick, tock, I rise on the 1 ‘n’ kill it by the 2, From all I’ve become ‘til all I’ll do, Screw the roof, I’ll make the mountains move, Look at me when I’m spittin’ at you, who’s, Unforgivin’ with the vision, now they’re livin it, through, Every second every minute every hour our food, Dyslexic, can’t help it, defective, When I sign my name for you, it spells DOOM, D-O-O-M, boom, this is the end, Who, will you be when you can no longer pretend, We’re primin’ the bombs, Like Mr Manhatten, We’re settin’ it off, The Fatman, the bigboy, We cannot be stopped, The penny that’s fallin’ will one day be dropped, We break the floor, what We raise the bar, what We burn our motherfuckin’ fingers on the stars, what, We can’t be stopped, what, And on we march, what, We didn’t come this far to only come this far, what, Step up, shut up, get up, get on track, ‘Cos the wicked are back, Send in the liquidators ‘n’ the hazmat’s for the aftermath, 'Cos the sickest are back, I’m gonna be bringin’ back the wrath, Isn’t that right, Zach, Spit, spit, spit, spittin’ it up, I gotta, Rip, rip, rip, rippin’ it up, I’m gonna, Reckon I could wreck a record any millisecond, Wind your neck in, ill intent got you feelin’ threatened, Defile the style, in denial, while I’ll, Pop a Xanex, stop the manic synapse, I’m a man ‘n’ I’m a mammoth, Summonin’ in the Tyrannid the Tyrannos, Who’s the baddest motherfucker on the planet, That’s you, That’s true, And I’m bringin’ in the damage ‘n’ madness I’m gonna spit in the abyss ‘n’ I’mma ravish the planet, Ground zero’s here though, I’m the reason, The demons breathin’, we aint even even, Til I see you bleedin’, The Chimera’s here ‘n’ I can hear you screamin’, Even the beat retreats, Now I’m back ‘n’ the darkness creeps in, And the hearts are beatin’, Til I’m stoppin’ ‘n’ squeezin’ ‘em, Don’t stop ‘til the rot take over, I’m more monstrous as a lonely sober man, Forged ‘n’ formed in the flames of Ommadon, I ain’t walkin’, I’m marchin’ on, Ya better prep da lexicon, Rep da wretch ‘n’ run, Ready up, step it up, Get the fuck up, We break the floor, what, We raise the bar, what, We burn our motherfuckin’ fingers on the stars, what, We can’t be stopped, what, And on we march, what, We didn’t come this far to only come this far, what,

Adrenaline is pumpin’, it’s pushin’ me to progress, The only sounds that I can hear are the drums beatin’ inside my chest, It’s time for the, Lights to brighten up, Raise the sound for ya, Don’t blink, ink drips, The curtain rises up, We do this, Every single day of the calendar, And now, It’s time to silence them, Prepare the weaponised words, For bombardin’ ‘em, But first, Let’s get the mandatory mention of our name out of the way, It’s FMA + 12 Gage, I never said I could control what’s in my mind, I just guide it, ride it, 'n' pray I don’t find somethin’ hidin’ deep inside I can’t decide on a tragedy or cataclysm I can’t make up my mind whether I want to crush the dogma or the opposition, All I know is that I’ll be standin’ in the panic of the damage when the aneurysm blasts Prepare yourself, When the flow of the explosion hits, We’ll crack the walls, shatter all the bricks, Take cover or hit record ‘n’ think of the 4 ‘n’ perform like you’ve never performed before, Get loud, get down, Let’s burst the clouds, Let’s move the earth ‘n’ shake the ground, Get krunk ‘n’ turn the whole orbit round, No pen, no page, and then, no rage, No crave, and then, 12 gage, He says, be brave, Reload that pen ‘n’ then, We can take on any of them, With me in your head this’ll never end, Aim it at anyone tryna contend, These lines are inside n I’ll be at your side ‘til your death, Every breath that we, Take cover or hit record ‘n’ think of the 4 ‘n’ perform like you’ve never performed before Hold up, the floors about to erupt, Now choose a side, We set a nuke ‘n’ it’s about to go off, we said Got an O-Okada infused flow, Suzuki’s psyche in my dome, Red raincoat on my form, So show me to my throne, Here we go Prepare yourself, When the flow of the explosion hits, We’ll crack the walls, shatter all the bricks, Take cover or hit record ‘n’ think of the 4 ‘n’ perform like you’ve never performed before Get loud, get down, Let’s burst the clouds, Let’s move the earth ‘n’ shake the ground, Get krunk ‘n’ turn the whole orbit round, Prepare yourself, When the flow of the explosion hits, We’ll crack the walls, shatter all the bricks, Take cover or hit record ‘n’ think of the 4 ‘n’ perform like you’ve never performed before

I'm happy I wish I could stay like this forever Wrapped in your arms Breathing in your smell Watching you, waiting for you to wake up This is where I belong This is where I want to be But you know it cannot always be that way The same way that I was sent here to help you Is the same way I will need to leave When you wake up and I'm not there I want you to remember This feeling This touch I want you to remember my voice I want my voice to stay in your heart I want my voice to stay in your heart I look up, past the clouds I leave the soundwaves ‘n’ crowds behind And I pretend that you can see me now I counted raindrops a thousand times I watched as the storm rolled in ‘n’ rolled by I never got my Chance to say goodbye now Dim the lights down Tear the skies down And give you one more smile I look down at the ground I hear the echoes ‘n’ sounds And I pretend that you can see me now You shut my brain up, when Another thought I’d make up Suffocatin’ Sufferin’ In the hopes of livin' a dream of your makin’ But people change and I am made to create Am I out of pages Or am I just out of patience Paintin’ a picture ‘n’ tearin’ it to bits Was your favourite, but the paper is ripped And I’ll slave away just to pay for it But I have to thank you You made me sweetly sick with each kiss Take a deep breath Speak less ‘n’ more ink I try ‘n’ think, think, think but the pen slips from my grip The words are what give my life worth, ‘n’ purpose But no matter what I ever wish The words are just air ‘n’ all the nightmares still exist I persisted when I should have quit I gave every ounce, that I had to give I allowed, no doubt to crowd up my mind, and now I got all the odes to show for it I could never tell whether you were wearin’ a grimace or a grin The precious luminescence has faded Just like the letters I left on your skin I’m happy, I’m happy I’m happy I’m Happy I look up, past the clouds I leave the soundwaves ‘n’ crowds behind And I pretend that you can see me now I counted raindrops a thousand times I watched as the storm rolled in ‘n’ rolled by I never got my Chance to say goodbye now Dim the lights down Tear the skies down And give you one more smile I look down at the ground I hear the echoes ‘n’ sounds And I pretend that you can see me now I wish you could’ve seen what I’ve become I wish I could’ve shielded your eyes from the burnin’ sun I wish I could’ve seen what you saw in me I wish upon every beat of the drum I wish upon every supernova Every star Every bar Every scar Every heart beat Through every dark street I can’t breathe calmly Repeatin’, insistin' that I am wishin' That you aren’t leaving now But I wrote, and I hope That you can see me now You can see me now You can see me now You can see me now I’ll extinguish the stars I’ll cradle supernova’s in my palm No one, has come so far I went from stumblin’ up to the startin’ line To steppin’ up my skill with rhyme And I won’t be finished ‘til I’ve finished writin’ down the finish line I asked for one last chance Begged for one last dance I cannot follow I’ll still be hollow tomorrow I will swallow my sorrow I will put myself through hell to pay for a penance I’ve borrowed A spec of sand outside of the crimson coral Sometimes my thoughts spiral out of control The arrival of my rival, maniacal I am liable, to explode And never slow Keep my eyes locked forward Ignore the pieces of me The debris ‘n’ the detritus At the side of the road Onwards we roll Bringin’ it back Now I’m headin’ on home I know, without a doubt That I got the gift, you will witness this And I’ll pretend ‘n’ I’ll wish That you were with me now You were with me now You were with me now You were with me now I look up, past the clouds I leave the soundwaves ‘n’ crowds behind And I pretend that you can see me now I counted raindrops a thousand times I watched as the storm rolled in ‘n’ rolled by I never got my Chance to say goodbye now Dim the lights down Tear the skies down And give you one more smile I look down at the ground I hear the echoes ‘n’ sounds And I pretend that you can see me now

The relentless inferno has burned, ‘n’ now only embers emerge, A servant to thirst, endless surges ‘n’ urges, The cinders ‘n’ verses gave me purpose ‘n’ worth, when worth had deserted, But the murmurs, were precursors, for the screams ‘n’ the hurt, And it seems, The curtains are close to closing, And warmth is approaching, The hatred is fading, And pain’s dissipating, The pace I set is waning, But my footsteps can’t keep up, With the tread of the two step, Stood in the shade, of the grey, And everythin’ has changed, Once upon a time, I’d race the clouds home, I’d let them win of course, My bones ‘n’ my mind ablaze, My feet were the beat of the metronome, And I’d, listen to the silent singin’, The cadence inside my soul, Too lost in the thoughts formin’ in my mind to realise, That I was walkin’ alone, And the lights of the bonfire burned so bright, I didn’t know how to slow the tempo, Or look back to, The tracks of the past me that tread this path, Now the wind blows cold upon these old bones, And the sounds are only echoes, As the walls crumble, I stumble home, I swore that my kingdom would never fall, As you’re growin’ up, I’m slowin’ down, The sunlight’s runnin’ out, Applause is dyin’ down, Now, no pages to be found, Ink sinks into the ground, And words escape me now, Rust forms upon my crown, And now, we’ve reached the final bow, Every day I used to walk home, Head low every moment slow, Countin’ the cracks in the pavement, Rackin’ my brain as the sound scape froze, I got this dream 'n' I know I won’t let go, And I’m stood upon my tip toes, Peering over bleak scenery, Speaking to the future me, Ya gotta make it y’know, ‘Cos there’s nothing left if we don’t, But def ears only hear dead tones, I’ll listen to the voices in my headphones, My brains breakin’ awaitin’ a breakdown, But I’m still prayin’ for high notes, And I stand toe to toe, With my lowest moments that I can’t let go, Which are caught ‘n’ froze in the throes of the flow of the undertow, And I know, Exactly what you see in me don’t fit into this scenery, And I know, I rose to eye roll’s, I’ve reached so high but there’s no time to rest, The best is yet to come, You’ve seen nothing yet, I’ve only just begun, And I know, I’m the spittin’ image, Every second that you listen, is an hour that I’ve given, But as I’m growin’ up, you’re slowin’ down, The footprints I’ve been followin’ are runnin’ out, Won’t stop, won’t quit, until my footprints are the only ones now, Gotta make my imprint distinct, for the next me when he walks around, With his head down to the ground, performin’ for that silent crowd, I won’t stop now, I won’t fall down, But if I hit the ground, I hope I’ve made you proud, The road is rollin’ out, The skies scatter the clouds, The sun is never goin’ down, The shadows stay, they stain ‘n’ they paint the ground, Step follows step, I can’t stop movin’, Don’t stop to watch or even acknowledge the ruins, Even if it hurts, Even if there’s no words, Still in search of a verse, Through the scum through the mud through the dirt,