[Intro: James Vincent McMorrow sample]

[Verse 1: ANTHM]

Before I watch it all vanish, like the lost city of Atlantis
I'm taking advantage of the mechanics that I was handed,
'til I give up the ghost, see my soul still riddled with hopes

In the sky see me scribble my quotes, that be my legacy
I'm blazing like armageddon, I started betting on me
Instead of bombarding heaven with my prayers

Driven by competitive edge, fully fledged
On the ledge, next to veteran heads like Mt. Rushmore
Clutching the mic', see me bust raw

Reaching for pinnacles that I lust for
Pure artistry, from the heart of me, 'till I depart
Whether or not I'm arguably regarded like rap martyrs be

21 gun salute, before they shoot
How I be living proof, ^!$$%s shake this destiny then Poof!
One day, the dark nights might fade us

At least I got to shine like the greatest

[Verse 2: Blu]

Turn me up...
Yeah
Guess who

Eyyo it's all elementary dawg, I was a 10 year old
Spitting flows, dreaming of being dipping the princess' gold
Picket fences blocked the visions I was sent to hold

So I kicked it open like Eminem did at Interscope
I sip the OE, thinking that those before me
Who never made it, sharing the stage with fakes and phonies

But I never hated, elevated the ceremony
Listen to all your homie's all time favorites
I should get a Rolly

'till I'm at the Tonys
Posting like a trophy, I would never act
When I'm on track, people know me from the West

To East so far you see the Bering Sea
Holding my gullying gold until they bury me
Like an Egyptian God probably be in hieroglyphs

So all my ^!$$%s reminisce as they bottles sip
Pac %#@!, I get the chills when I play this
At least I got to shine like the greatest


[Verse 3: ANTHM]
Relenetlessly, I reinvent this

So called thing, you call a dream
When I sent this, Message in a bottle
Up to Mt. Olympus

What's the use, hollering Zeus
Are we calling a truce?
Can I

Live?
Won't spare you my tongue
You know I gotta shine if there's air in my lungs

So when you stare, picture the glare in the sun
The suns sets when I perish
I'm done

One

[Outro: ANTHM]

One day, the dark nights might fade us
At least I got to shine like the greatest
I said:

One day, the dark nights might fade us
At least I got to shine like the greatest
Today, the dark nights might fade me

But the shine never made me
It was the, heart of the lion
See a man's vision, praying in the church of ambition

Amen