Ryan Lomonaco - The Struggle lyrics

Listening to this guitar riff is soothing to me And as I get started, I'm improving n free No longer wit hardship, no longer losing glee I'm fly as sh**, bars hit so hard I bruise emcee's But as soon as the beat stops, I have to return N meet lots of problems that can't be tossed and spurned But we not the victim cause we taught and then learned This lifestyle, cause we fought authority and earned No cane or help from family, we all week on the grind So I'll take the brain b**h, but not a piece of your mind We ain't the same, your plain eyes can't see inside mine And this hate makes me trust no one and keep my closed mind Rap is my only focus, though it has broke us Our opus is what keeps us going through these atrocious Times, and without it we're ferocious and hopeless But enough of that, I'm a write something explosive Waking up everyday to start the grind I work so much, but I'm still confined I sit here and try to focus on this rhyme But I just got too much on my mind I am very tough, but this ain't subtle All of life's troubles, I must juggle One problem now, but tomorrow double But that's just life, in the struggle The moment I get on stage, I feel a peace That's surreal and seems fake, but this real caprice Gives me unreal relief, I feel complete I'm on my heels and speak bars, revealing grief But then the show ends... and begins the grind Me n my mind reflect what's seen in my rhymes Depression, neglection, constantly in decline Dreaming that I'm on stage at work, screening my mind And eyes, so I can pretend and escape the earth I can't just take my words, spit 'em and make them worth sh**, if you can't relate, or worse, you take my verse And only wait the first eight bars, to create a terse Judgement, based on ten seconds, give me more than that I've been ignored and have been grinding for the last Four years, and they all swore I'm whack before the track But my grind makes sure my tracks won't have boring raps Waking up everyday to start the grind I work so much, but I'm still confined I sit here and try to focus on this rhyme But I just got too much on my mind I am very tough, but this ain't subtle All of life's troubles, I must juggle One problem now, but tomorrow double But that's just life, in the struggle All this pressure, all this strain To get better, n maintain The same effort, when in pain Motive: Never become plain I will not take no for an answer Cause failure will k** me, like cancer Each fall I get up and keep workin' So I can reach my dreams for certain All I've ever wanted my whole life is to rap I'm relaxed sitting back and writing, but when that Has to end at last, I have to combat the cracks In my life, I swear, I'm gonna f**ing snap! Cause I don't slack at anything, but I still lack Cash, and have to use whack programs to make tracks I wanna give it all to those who support me And keep giving brawls to those spitting all to thwart me But no diss track can lessen my drive to succeed The second that I've given up and agreed To quit's the moment that I'm dead and my mind is freed I'll leaven or die, it's destined or I will be Sad and depressed forever, but please understand I'm just a man, and I don't write songs just to rant Cause I suffer and wonder can the upper hand Lessen it's smother and help me crush my grand Problems cause I solve and try to dissolve 'em Alone with no stallin' cause to leave the bottom I can't afford stoppin' I must grind 'til autumn And it's winter, and I'm fallin', getting more solemn Waking up everyday to start the grind I work so much, but I'm still confined I sit here and try to focus on this rhyme But I just got too much on my mind I am very tough, but this ain't subtle All of life's troubles, I must juggle One problem now, but tomorrow double But that's just life, in the struggle Waking up everyday to start the grind I work so much, but I'm still confined I sit here and try to focus on this rhyme But I just got too much on my mind I am very tough, but this ain't subtle All of life's troubles, I must juggle One problem now, but tomorrow double But that's just life, in the struggle