Feels like a close
it's coming to
f**k am I
gotta do?
It's too late to start over
this is the only thing I
thing I know
Sometimes I feel like
all I ever do is
Find different ways to
word the same old song
ever since I came along
from the day
the song called
"Hi my name is" dropped
Started thinking my name
was fault
'cause any time
things went wrong
I was the one who
they would blame it on
the media made me
the equivalent of a
modern-day Genghis Khan
Tried to argue it was only
entertainment dawg
gangsta nah
courageous balls
had to change my style
They said I'm
way too soft
And I sound like AZ and
Nas out came the claws
and the fangs been out
since then but up until
the instant that I went
against it
It was ingrained in me
that I wouldn't amount
to a s**t stain I thought
no wonder I had to
unlearn everything
my brain was taught
Do I really belong
in this game I pondered
I just wanna play my part
should I make
waves or not?
So back and forth
in my brain
the tug of war
wages on
And I don't wanna seem
ungrateful or disrespect
the artform I was raised
upon but sometimes you
gotta take a loss
And have people
rub it in your face
before you get
made p***ed off
And keep pluggin'
it's your only outlet
and your only outfit
so you know they're
gonna talk about it
Better find a way to
counter it quick
and make it ah
feels like I've already said
this a kabillion
eighty times
How many times
can I say the same thing
different ways that rhyme
what I really wanna say is
is there anyone else that
can relate to my story?
Bet you feel the same way
I felt when I was in the
same place you are
when I was afraid to
I was a..
Afraid to make
a single sound
Afraid I would never
find a way o-o-out
Afraid I'd never be found
I don't wanna go
another round
an angry man's power
will shut you up
Trip wires fill this house
with tip-toe love
run out of excuses
with every word
So here I am
and I will not run
Guts over fear
the time is here
Guts over fear
I shall not tear
For all the times
I let you
push me around
and let you
keep me down
Guts over fear
Guts over fear
Feels like a close
it's coming to
f**k am I
gonna do?
It's too late to start over
this is the only thing I
thing I know
It's like I was there once
single parent
Hate your appearance
did you struggle to find
your place in this world?
And the pain spawns
all the anger on
But it wasn't until I put
the pain in songs
learned who to aim it on
That I made a spark
started to spit hard as s**t
learned how to harness it
while the reins were off
And there was a lot of
bizarre s**t but the crazy
part was as soon as I
stopped saying I gave a
f**k haters started to
appreciate my art
And it just breaks my
heart to look at all the
pain I've caused but what
am I gonna do when the
rage is gone and the lights
go out in that trailer park
And the window is closing
and there's nowhere else
that I can go with flows
and I'm frozen 'cause
there's no more emotion
for me to pull from
Just a bunch of playful
songs that I made for fun
so to the break of dawn
here I go recycling
the same old song
But I'd rather make
"Not Afraid 2"
than make another
mothaf**kin'
"We Made You" uh
Now I don't wanna seem
indulgent when I discuss
my lows and my highs my
demise and my uprise
pray to God I just opened
enough eyes later on
Gave you the supplies
and the tools to hopefully
use it to make you strong
And enough to lift yourself
up when you feel like I felt
'cause I can't explain
to y'all how dang
exhausted my legs felt
Just having to balance
my dang self but on
eggshells I was made
to walk but thank you
ma 'cause that
gave me the
Strength to cause
Shady-mania
So when they empty
that stadium least
I made it out of that house
and found a place
in this world when
the day was done
So this is for every kid
who all's they ever did
was dreamt of one day
just getting accepted
I represent him or her
or anyone similar
you are the reason
that I made this song
And everything you're
scared to say don't be
afraid to say no more
from this day forward just
let them a-holes talk
take it with a grain of salt
And eat their
f**king faces off
The legend of
the angry blonde lives on
for you when I'm gone
and to think I was gone
I was a
Afraid to make
a single sound
Afraid I would never
find a way o-o-out
Afraid I'd never be found
I don't wanna go
another round
an angry man's power
will shut you up
Trip wires fill this house
with tip-toe love
run out of excuses
with every word
So here I am
and I will not run
Guts over fear
the time is here
Guts over fear
I shall not tear
For all the times
I let you push me around
and let you
keep me down
Guts over fear
Guts over fear