the city fell asleep woke up with bed sores
the forest fell asleep woke up to locked doors
i don't wanna sleep no more
nah nah
i don't wanna sleep no more

without a pause or camouflage for a deadly cause a stand is took
full of dedication no second looks
but faith can be shook
especially when having to deal with a lot of crooks right?
emotional content 'round here be paid ridden
truth naked to the eye yet remains hidden
and money's no religion money's a confession
to the original sin
taking vs giving
in a dream i transcribed a future warm and inviting
visions etched onto cave walls
the first of many sightings
the first of radiant poetic lighting
shock waves through brave slaves that found freedom-writing
the caged bird might sing blues but not rock n roll
'cause flightless wings certainly do take a toll
grab a hold of yourself and your wealth before the night fall comes through with that potent stealth
i saved my jokes on shelves their time never came
the forecast has been dark clouds in my brain
all i ever retained was Babylon migraines
and moments of bliss that only fleetingly exist
i ain't a pessimist but i use colours hues
that come in two shades like false and true
while interest accrues on late promises
the comets kiss the wishing goodbye
adios! nice try
ayo the challenges will test
the damages will vex
the amateurs will quit but the champion wont rest
'til the cosmos knows the nudity that is the emperor's clothes,
while some see the light sadly most have chose
to stay canopied in the shade as though brightness they opposed
the pace of change was slow
by the time its era arrived the dirt has a strange glow
and when the waters let show their divine prose
the humans replied with a set of intertwined blows
like blood clots and holes
pipelines and growth
poisonous mines so they could ride on Fou-Fou's
All a no go for those that wished the land peace
the few that spoke love and didn't want to ban trees
that was then at least now the snake's skin is shed
for far too long Decepticons had us mislead
now it's war, 'cause profiteering came ahead
made a bed in your backyard and laughed
made a kill-list and called it The Draft
complied with blind pride and made you feel its wrath
ayo we thought we had the whole but ain't got the half
the future's avalanche getting mocked in the past (repeat)

the city fell asleep woke up with bed sores
the forest fell asleep woke up to locked doors
i don't wanna sleep no more
no
i don't wanna sleep no more