Counter-Clockwise

You wear the face of strength The armor of a tank Keep ya' calm in a balmer's brink Your eyes are another paint I seen their true colors through your blinks Fear not, I'm not here to exploit your chinks More to reinforce 'em, from the forces sent to see you sink Stay afloat, and stay a while, and take a break All you hear is orders barking Brick and mortar stopping walls and space What a shame, becoming blame of roots, and no escape Closing gates on fate like all mistakes are born in place All it takes is pressing forth with form and grace Forge a bomb with more than hate Meet these words with open arms And plant your feet, the planet shakes Counter-clockwise, you're going in While you make the same mistakes Counter-clockwise, you're going in Eleven, ten, nine, eight Counter-clockwise, you're going in Seven, six, five, four Counter-clockwise, you're going in Three, two, one, twelve, -time Let me in, let me closer Let me hold on to what you can't composure I'm no pushover, more like a boulder Come test me and rest on my shoulders I really mean it I know you're the meanest to me 'cause I've seen your hold-ups And you don't know trust, you only know bluffs This world is so tough Guess you're some kind of soldier Hand on your holster, ready for, and is over You ever pulled the trigger early and hurt me before I get the closure I won't beat you to it I ain't trying, I ain't lying, I'm just speaking truths And you're implying that I'm hiding I'm the mirror and all you see is you Counter-clockwise, you're going in While you make the same mistakes Counter-clockwise, you're going in Eleven, ten, nine, eight Counter-clockwise, you're going in Seven, six, five, four Counter-clockwise, you're going in Three, two, one, twelve, -time I ain't really wanna make calls much, don't talk on the phone but You can hit me on the cordless, in the forefront, where I store us On the tour bus, where the beat's loud We can speak now, if you ain't then it's all hush Quit acting like a loner, try growing up We were young, when we thought the whole world would disown us Now we own up to the spilled milk, and the real help is the go rough When you show love, and it heal welts, sho 'nuff You know I got your back (back, back) And that's just speaking facts (facts, facts) So when I keep it real (real, real) It's not me you attack ('tack, 'tack) But anger is your drive (drive, drive) And that there ain't my map (map, map) If fire's all you have (have, have) The water meets your match Counter-clockwise, you're going in While you make the same mistakes Counter-clockwise, you're going in Eleven, ten, nine, eight Counter-clockwise, you're going in Seven, six, five, four Counter-clockwise, you're going in Three, two, one, twelve, -time