Hungry Lights
Pit Rat
When I had climbed those steps, I slaughtered all resistance 
A hole in my chest, so it seems you can’t miss 
I was bathed in flames from the head to the toe 
-Conquered the gods 
And look, everybody noticed 
Not a mortal man—no pain, no shame 
-A cutthroat bitch with no cross to bear 
Who would have thought, huh? 
I don’t know, I don’t think about that 
I’m too busy cleaning up the nonsense, 
Nonsense, nonsense! 
Feral instinct soon devoured logical thinking 
Who’s to blame? 
It’s always someone else’s fault 
That’s enough said 
I’ve spent too much time complying 
That’s not purpose, 
And hoping does not make a wish come true 

O’ I’d broke my back trying to carry gravity 
Its whip, it cracked and hissed, 
So my conscience went on screaming, 
“We all share the same blood 
We are one 
Lift us up” 
Calm, calm, calm was the beast inside that suit, 
But the fangs still sank deep 
-Ensuring irreversible 
A taste of the grim, growing state that I live to create 
I generated a new coyote fate 
Was scraped on a floor of greed until I bled straight hate 
Yo, I mastered being fake 
You irritate me with that taunting, taunting, taunting! 
Hush your mouth 
One day you’ll feel how I felt; 
Nothing—void of pain 
It’s almost like a talent 
I’d been worthless 
I’d been thinking it was time for change 
Gave me purpose 
Gave it up ‘cause hoping never has its way 

I broke my back trying to carry gravity 
Its whip, it cracked and hissed, 
So my conscience went on screaming, 
“We all share the same blood 
We are one 
Lift us up” 

Sometimes I scream for nothing 
Forgive me for that sin 
I couldn’t cry that day 
I can’t help it 
Gods don’t have a weakness 
Here’s my place—right atop the great stone 
Now I don’t look people in the eyes, 
For deep down, 
I know all I’ll see is me—is me 
O’ I’d put my faith into a crown, 
And I blamed you for that wanting 
We don’t leave things well enough alone 
We don’t seem to see things clearly 
And I told myself that it was okay to run and hide from evil, 
But who was I to judge the hearts of men? 
I’m just as bad as them! 
This is shame, 
And that’s no clever trick 
‘Cause everybody wants to dance with a champion 
-The first of all rats to claim that pit! 
I’d brought the gods down! 
And in their craters, I grew grand 
I became pure 

Mi foolin mi—nuh! 
An mi chuck drough de jest 
A murdera? Nuh! 
Mi just pro of mi de bess 
Mi see yuh back to de corna—back down de corridor 
Mi kill just one, just one—no more 
Bwoy! Not a tief, an mi pity fi yuh soul 
Wat can mi feel? 
O’ mi nuh gat eni emotion! 
Mi nuh see dat shine 
Just see de dark, murky depds of de ocean 
Mi nuh share nuh blood wid yuh—mi nuh share 
Mi nuh care bout de dark, murky depds of de ocean 
Mi nuh share nuh blood wid yuh—mi nuh share 
O’ mi broke fi mi bak try to carry—carry gravity 
Fi yuh whip, it crack an de hiss, 
So fi mi conscience went pon de screamin 
“Wi all share de siem blood 
Lift wi up 
Lift wi up” 

Mi nuh care bout de dark, murky depds of de ocean 
Lift wi up 
Lift wi up