[intro hook] I cannot say I have ever skipped a beat No I have never skipped a beat I have felt defeat I have felt hell underneath my feet But all the pain only keeps the flame within me, awake, I'm working on a [verse 1] Dream Somewhere between Bridges of faith, don't break Baby believe You got Somewhere to be You got Somewhere to go Life's too short so don't look so long Grab your rope, try to pull for hope Oh no was too high, proud, and falling back to d** Never grew up, bittersweet, until I planted my love One day saw pomegranate blood Spilling off a countertop of marble granite lush And learned that I don't plan it he does I'm singing Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Please slow it down All the things I don't know in life vs All the things that I do know now All the times that I thought I couldn't vs Pride that told me I do know how I've enjoyed the rain and I've enjoyed the clouds but I need a way out From all this slipping n falling And looking for reasons And justifying all my callings And still battling demons Till I took a pledge of allegiance I cannot live for convenience I looked myself in the mirror Said baby, I'M A BELIEVER! [hook x2] I cannot say I have ever skipped a beat No I have never skipped a beat I have felt defeat I have felt hell underneath my feet But all the pain only keeps the flame within me, awake, I'm working on a dream [Verse 2] Thought I was working till I started working Thought I was Hurtin til it started hurting Asked “why?”, looking for purpose uncertain searching through verses Rehearsing, turned to a burden, short circuit no service, worthless Learning, can't purchase an earning without returning no Curtis… WHERE MY CHANGE AT GOD!?? I'm still feeling like the same person There's Serpents still lurking And verdicts still turned in By persons concerned with sh** that don't concern em Still a nervous wreck, behind the curtains Then again I checked and no ones perfect If I'm not the best do I deserve it? Baby, I swear my chest is burning Mama said no one is worth it When it all ends and comes to surface I Hope I get a chance to worship Put up both my hands for service And go from boy to man resurgence Like the cervix of a virgin flirting with words Flow so tight, pronounced. Mr. Wordsmith And I'm packing heat Go to war with words when I'm Lacking peace Making songs till I'm lacking sleep From the crack of dawn to the black of eve I was raised at home but I'm the blackest sheep My past to me, all history Rest of my path still a mystery But as for me, I have never skipped a beat [hook x2] I cannot say I have ever skipped a beat No I have never skipped a beat I have felt defeat I have felt hell underneath my feet But all the pain only keeps the flame within me, awake, I'm working on a DREAM