Madlib - Behind the Mask lyrics

[Verse One: Kayncee] He walks around each day, like nothing can touch him Even though he knows that life is coming to punch him But nah he ain't scared, he ain't running, nah stuff it Cause that's leave a fat dumb kid huffing and puffing Hidden away all of his feelings behind that mask No one can see the real him, if he's about to cry or laugh Hide emotions from the world until he writes the bars He's staying cold, metal mind cause life is hard Painting pictures with his words like Pica**o or Da Vinci Many smudged with metaphors while he sketches some clearly Until he sculpted the mask everyday he was crushed nearly So he turned cold, bitter, detached, what a glum pity Sixty seconds in and his head is now aching Pent up with rage, need to vent his frustration Trapped as his body still tries defending a station That's lost in a war fated for the end devastation [Hook: Kayncee] Steady breathing, Behind the Mask Maybe sleeping, Behind the Mask You won't see him, Behind the Mask You can not know the man who's Behind the Mask [Verse Two: Kayncee] So this kid has grown up apparently filled with intelligence But he's of Indian decent so I guess that he's a terrorist As he tears his wrist, hidden cause he cannot tell 'em this So all of this causes him to be his own nemesis Shelving it, these problems have stacked higher than Everest What happened to the potential he had, blame him, he's wrecking it It was all on the line, told us he'd give up never, it's Seeming as if he'll be the dumbest bright kid who has ever lived Been a few years, failed attempts, sleepless nights Behind this mask he's numb cause dark eyes ain't seeing light But on the outside he's fine, an actor faking feelings right? They can't tell it ain't him, this is now his demon's life And he hates it, this fake-ness, like a Kardashian naked He's patiently waiting for a way of escaping All the rage and the shaking swearing he's gonna make it What happens if he doesn't and his life ends with him failing? [Hook: Kayncee] Steady breathing, Behind the Mask Maybe sleeping, Behind the Mask You won't see him, Behind the Mask You can not know the man who's Behind the Mask