Knowledge (of Parallel Thought) - Ropes lyrics

[Verse 1] It's hard to get a glimpse of hope When you against the ropes Try to penny pinch but after bills and rent ya broke Life it always throws a wrench like Emp at Interscope You in the aftermath succumb to numb it with a drink or smoke To ease the pain I sleep all day Relieves the hangover from the E and J Looking for a tunnels end a light to lead the way But the shame has been ingrained into my DNA Cause pops was a failure Mom was on lithium Always settled for less than the best No one to pity 'em No one to drop a pretty gem At seven tied a plastic bag over my head Like, "What's the point of getting older and dead?" So innocent, searching for missing links Surrounded by the carca**es of instruments Of dreams departed hardened by the sentiments Out of tune and sharpened by the artists who neglected it I'm scarred by my resemblance [Hook: Tiombe Lockhart] Silly things That I do to feel life I realize I drink and I smoke Scrambling for a hint of hope My tight rope [Verse 2] You know the one where a rabbi, imam and pastor walk in To a bar to discuss what happens if the caskets drop in The one inside committed suicide Family spastic sobbin' The answers come in more flavors than Baskin-Robbins Will god forgive 'em for the sin And will they ever make amends Or was it the last option off of the path they walked in? Depending on if they believed in hell or heaven Or if there was a chemical imbalance in their cerebellum Or if the pain was overwhelming full of self loathing Feeling plagued by failure like the first males chosen Or what if hell's frozen, and life was only this purgatory? Full of greed, and murder, war See I know you heard the story What if they wait and have faith to reincarnate? With luck they won't be stuck again between a rock and hard place Running in a hamster wheel We wondering what answer's real And star gaze pray someone above to keep our heart safe [Hook] [Verse 3] I heard the barrels cry, wishing they could spare ya lives Was feeling paralyzed but, no, I wasn't scared to die Feared not livin' to the fullest so I pulled it All or nothing Now somebody wanna call my bluff when I tried to flinch Told them that the suicide attempt was cause I'd rather die Than live and ride the bench For every victory there's like 50 times the setbacks For every revolution there's a d**h trap And every time I see police attackin' with a TASER gun A protester that's down already on the ground my face is stunned I see people that's unaffected like "that's just for safety, hon" Turn around and tell myself: "You're not the crazy one" To all the unfazed and numb, hope that you hear What I've spoken is clear So you stop repressing choking the tears We all walk the line between insanity and sanity And hope and despair Hope and despair [Outro: Tiombe Lockhart] I realize I'm as big as the sun in the sky Wild dreams and mild denies Slow raw and numb outside I dream in the snow I drink and smoke Hint of hope Walking on the tight rope