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The writing's on the wall in the hallway I've been taking criticism all day Look up to the sky just like always When I think about it Nothing's gonna hold me down Trying to find the light in the shadows Standing knee deep in the shallow Trying to win the war not the battle When I think about it nothings gonna hold me down Yeah Ugh When I think about it nothing gonna Hold me down Yeah Yo I'm not trying to paint you a perfect picture Cause no ones picture is perfect Shhh nobody walking this f'kn earth is Gift and Curse Gifted at Birth But called worthless A kid from the dirt Mentally Hurt and all S The Dream killers With low self esteem Below the surface We know for certain the shade you throwing ain't working I am here for a purpose My First person The first person I love first Refuse to give y'all my worse version Blood, sweat, and tears I gave through the years open to close curtains Refuse to be used or anyone's servant I don't deserve this But I had the courage to curve curses Broke generations of chains Flawed learning and false sermons I took the pain Took dirt on my name Praying it's all worth it 3 Hail Mary's Please Lord forgive me Have Mercy Virtue Facade Searching for God But Im nervous cause Cause even the churches are filled with serpents On God The writing's on the wall in the hallway I've been taking criticism all day Look up to the sky just like always When I think about it Nothing's gonna hold me down Trying to find the light in the shadows Standing knee deep in the shallow Trying to win the war not the battle When I think about it nothings gonna hold me down Tell me how can I be my brother's keeper When the envy is getting deeper Real fast I've learned life is the greatest teacher Hurt people just hurt people And your family's sometimes the worse people You chose love while they disperse evil My momma would say "I see hate in their eyes for you" They make up these lies Just to Get a reply from you And when she died I cried and I looked to the sky for you A twisted mind A corkscrew To living a life Cordial Of course, I was afforded some Intestinal Fortitude That got me out of the block And into this Boardroom Pregnant pause Now I'm in charge Now the applause So much for seeing the writing that's on the wall Now that's a major key Hi remember me I turned negative energy Into what you see on TV I'm built differently One morning I had an Epiphany This is exactly what I was meant to be They can't hold me down The writing's on the wall in the hallway I've been taking criticism all day Look up to the sky just like always When I think about it Nothing's gonna hold me down Trying to find the light in the shadows Standing knee deep in the shallow Trying to win the war not the battle When I think about it nothings gonna hold me down No I'm not perfect (No) When I think about it nothings gonna hold me down (Hmmm Yeah) The writing's on the wall in the hallway (Yeah) When I think about it nothings gonna hold me down (Yeah)