[Instrumental]

[Intro: Tiggzy Dee & Kansas]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Yeah
Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
Jay
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high

[Verses: Tiggzy Dee]
Every tear I cry makes me lose more pride
Looking up to the sky asking god
Why must I put up with these fights
Why must I cry every night
Give me a break and show me the light
Slow down this life so the picture can be painted and defined
In it's true form

Cause at the moment I'm wеaring a disguise
I'm downing a bottle of vod' to zone out and mеmorise
The lives that I've touched
Cause this life is becoming too much
I spent valuable time trying to build trust
When 90% of us just want to be known
Cause our mind will succeed in finding us happiness
If you ever hear me curse
It's cause my life's going at full speed
And someone just hit the clutch
I close my eyes and the pain ignites
I've been, seen and gone through the pain
And come out the other side

I guess you could say I got the t-shirt, mistakes were made
That's how we learn in our life
And if ya full of hate
You probably just need a good cry
Cause I've been there myself
And I know how it feels to have sleepless nights
The deepest frights and the biggest highs
Straight down to the lows
This is our lives that we live

[Chorus: Kansas]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say
[More Verses: Tiggzy Dee]
I've got good intentions but this world has got me tensioned
Now I wanna break the tension plus I've got so many questions
Like why is life like a jail sentence?
All I wanna do is break free and regain my redemption
Cause this evil in me is strengthening

But do I deserve sympathy cause none of this was intended?
So god please listen as my heart bleeds
My whole life I've needed assistance
So at least let me be who I used to be
I've got so much ambition
I'm so much more than just a rapper

And if I'm gonna ask for anything it'd be forgiveness
Forgive me for all the shit I put my mum through
I never chose this way out
The world made me who I am today
Like a soldier I've been broken and remade
Several times in this place

I still walk but on thin ice and when I'm not, I'm spaced
I don't like to gamble cause my life's already been played with aight?
See I'm just tryna give you my life but at a different angle
Cause I'm done with all the hype
I'd rather be more understandable than roll with a knife
Yes mum I know I can be a handful
But I'm glad that you understand me when I rant on
[Chorus: Kansas]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

[Even More Verses: Tiggzy Dee]
You only have one door
It's not like we choose to be poor
We only roll with our crew
Cause our mums can't afford to buy us new shoes
Don't get me wrong, we give love where it's due
But we ain't got time to snooze
Now run along cause I fight things
We're just prolonging what we already knew

So we roll with the sticks and avoid the blues
We do what we gotta do to make it through the hard times
Whether we have to riot or loot
For me I found grime and write the truth
Cause I'm sick of this life
I can already see my bro in a tomb and he's not even 25

If you knew the half of crime and what goes on behind the eyes
Of the youth, then maybe I could believe you when you speak your rhymes
But most of you say they can't be nice, they smoke G's
Yeah we ain't ever [?] to get out our life but despite I'm paying
But if you were really packing heat
It'd be easier for the police to find where you live and raid the place
So next time you pick up the mic
Make sure you get your facts straight before you start chatting on about rhymes

[Chorus: Kansas]
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

[Outro: Kansas]
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more