[Verse 1:]
Used to hate here, wanted to leave here
Couldn't see this far, surprised to be here

Ball drops again, seen another year
I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it
Learn the difference between life and death

What separates the two is one breath
Take a deep one before you exhale
I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it

Came to shoot me, execute me
Persecute me, Percy must die
Take me to you, but you stopped it

You saved my life because you know they coulda took it
Instruments of death always prevailed
Whether a gun, knife, or harsh words

I mimic the songs of the caged bird
To me this is way beyond a simple rhyme
Way beyond a simply rhyme


[Verse 2:]
I'm a rich man because I'm blessed

Escape purgatory that was one test
The hate that burned in me must rest
I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it

Life is painful, I'm an expert
Tears were digital, prison did hurt
People missed message, hated artwork

I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it
Fighting CO's, I get beat down
Take my chair, make me crawl around

Couldn't break me, how you like me now?
You saved my life because you know they coulda took it
Let me rise up, let my wings flap

I fell to Earth once the guns clapped
Learned my lesson, let me come back
To me this is way beyond a simple rhyme

Way beyond a simply rhyme

[Verse 3:]

Over matter, focus my mind
Darkness cloaks me, shadow my spine
On my face, I feel the sunshine

I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it
Day by day I wrestle with thoughts
Thinking of street wars that we fought

So many died in our blood sport
I'm thankful for my live cause you coulda took it
Please forgive me for trading places

Becoming a murderer not leaving traces
Found innocent, beating cases
You blessed me even though that life you knew I took it

Scars and memories, how much can I take?
Demons choke me in my dream state
I don't sleep, for days I stay awake

To me this is way beyond a simple rhyme
Way beyond a simply rhyme