Desire

They tried to take away my right to write these lines
But critics and cynics can’t script these rhymes
You can’t tell the time, so how do you expect to read my mind
Sixteen shots can’t stop what I’m bringing tonight
Fuck mass appeal, this is real, this is how I feel
But still, people try to separate and desecrate what they did not create
‘Cause they can’t stand it, they don’t understand it, or how I planned it
It’s truth, it’s music, it’s what flows through me that motivates me to do this
[Chorus]
It’s the desire
That burns through me like a fire
You can stop the flame that burns within me
You cannot control it
You cannot contain it
You cannot separate me from what I created
This is a reflection of who I am
They are able to place labels on these fables that they wrote
But violence cannot silence my kind, it’s not a joke
This is a reflection of my life and I paid the price
I stood before my maker and heard him say it’s not my time
I looked within myself and felt that I still had a story to tell
So somebody out there knows somebody cares when life seems so unfair
Even when it seems like all that exists are these hypocrites that talk shit
That look down on them like they do to me, but now’s the time to see
[Chorus]
It’s the desire
That burns through me like a fire
You can stop the flame that burns within me
You cannot control it
You cannot contain it
You cannot separate me from what I created
This is a reflection of who I am
[Bridge]
[Verse 3 - hard rock, fast]
These critics want to put a label on my life
But they’ve never faced thoughts of suicide
I tried it, and I wouldn’t want to hide it
Because it led me to understand I’ve got to fight
For those that feel defeated
For those that have been mistreated and left for dead
Society can try their best to break my will
But they’ll fail
[Chorus]
It’s the desire
That burns through me like a fire
You can stop the flame that burns within me
You cannot control it
You cannot contain it
You cannot separate me from what I created
This is a reflection of who I am

Nu-metal, piano, symphonic, electric guitar, male, alternative rock, rap-rock