Produced, written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ry-Man/ Nonsequitor. Artwork by Nate Baker.

LYRICS:

You want me to live in fear x3

Verse 1:

All I ever hear is that the world's sketch
Filled with liars, thieves, and every type of threat
To make me fret, there's all kinds of danger
All kinds of hate and way too much anger
Lone wolfs and rangers packin heat
So I gotta watch my back when I'm in the street
Hold onto my bag hold onto my wallet
If there's a stickup then empty my pockets
Watch out for gangsters and terrorists
If they look suspect don't be generous
Cause it's treacherous, I should stay in my home
Lock all my doors and purchase my chrome
Turn on the news stay glued every Sunday
Don't travel solo, stay in the country
Don't trust my instincts or what I knew
Don't trust anybody who ain't like you
Cause they're all against me, proceed with caution
Out for my job, my girl, and my options
Out for my money, out for my life
Out for my freedom to cause me strife
And I'm out of luck if I don't wanna listen
You think I'm crazy if I think it's fiction
Why is it that I always hear this in my ear?
Cause you want me to live in fear

You want me to live in fear x2

Verse 2:

All I ever hear is that I won't thrive
Cause it is a struggle just to survive
That I should be pacified
And content with where I'm at and never try to aim high
Cause if I step out of place
Then I'll disrupt our way of life and that would be a disgrace
And if I question my role
Then I will be shunned and forever be alone
So I should be content with the status quo
Anything else is unfathomable
And even if I wanted to reach a goal
It would be impossible cause I'm not capable
And favorable to lose more and gain less
So it's not enough to give it my best
When I'm guaranteed to take a fall
So I won't fail if I never try at all
And if I do you'll beat me down
Try to halt my drive and then make me drown
Try to set me up to get trampled
Public embarrassment to set an example
Blow out my flame as if I'm a candle
Set up obstacles that I can't mantle
Why is it that I always hear this in my ear?
Cause you want me to live in fear

You want me to live in fear x4

Verse 3:

But I'm not scared of the world
I'm not sacred of the unknown
Or the changes, the way that the universe rearranges
Those who are different and our exchanges
Dealing with failure not growing painless
What isn't normal and all the strangeness, eye of the beholder
Moving through crossroads as we get older
We can start fire watch debris smolder
Or we can bridge divides and get closer
We can let fear and anger control us
Or we can free ourselves with our courage
Shed all this baggage off of our shoulders
Workin together and keep our composure
Gonna get over these limits
I only got one life I choose to live it
Giving love not being so livid
Not being fearful of what is distant
Cause all that will do is just inhibit
Any dream and any ambition
And only then will I be able to journey clear
So I refuse to live in fear

I refuse to live in fear x4 


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