EQ - The Cycle lyrics

[Verse] Let me start you off with what the f**'s wrong with the game I could say a million things, but they're one in the same First you've gotta comprehend how we've come to slaves And cause the master's vanity, we be running in place The rich are getting richer by talking 'bout getting richer Or the riches they acquired by talking 'bout getting richer There be so many negatives in the industry You could be a photographer and still never get the picture What it take to give the people that you love the hope They need to bring em back to the center from the end of their rope? What it take to give the people that you love the strength To break the cycle into which they unintentionally grow? Saw the drips from the bottle murder my mother's soul Saw the truths of reality swallow brothers whole Mine to be exact . . but I don't want you thinking That the angst that I got up inside'll blind me from the fact that Life is life, and the only fate that you've got is yours You could hate, you could complain, and you could start a war You could face it, or you could scapegoat and hide it more Be complacent and never see what's behind the door You could chase it, or pace it and never get to soar Never see if you could make it, never get to tour On a line that's adjacent, but never get to score In the end that isn't me . . because I live for more