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disappointed and surrounded
by enemies
I’ve gotta be set free
criticized and ostracized
attacked everyday cause they can’t see
they hate who I am
for no reason
they want me to fail
and throw in the towel
suffering and hurting
everyday I'm depressed
with so much stress
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Puppet On A String
02:28
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is this a sign that I'm falling behind?
wasting time
am i losing my mind?
so unkind
theres no reason no rhyme
nevermind
couldn’t see I was blind
in 93 I was an offspring
couldn’t afford a diamond ring
had to undergo my rites of spring
I was a puppet on a string
I used to think I was worth nothing
found out I was something
everyone told me I was worthless
now I realize they weren’t anything
for years I was a plaything
mocked and laughed at for every single thing
I was criticized for being me
it stung like a bee sting
wanted to flee to Beijing
in the choir I learned to sing
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Can't Run Free
02:38
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it feels like I’m falling fast
down the hole to nothing at all
I’ve gotta change this situation
desperation
I’m feeling so small
I’m trapped in this cage
and I can’t run free
I can’t stand tall
everyday's the same
I’m so deranged
and I’m hitting the wall
I won't take your call
'cause you just wanna brawl
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Your Life Is A Mess
03:16
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you tried to take the best of me
you’re the enemy
can’t let me be
always pursuing
you always have something to say
to make me feel a certain kind of way
walking around
pounding your chest
trying to scare me 'cause your life is a mess
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Desecration
02:18
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I’m sick of this isolation
something has gotta change
I’m tired of this humiliation
my life is so insane
I can’t stand this desecration
slandering my name
don’t believe the lies that they claim
they need to open their eyes
and realize they’re falling behind
they hate that I’m ahead
they spend all their time
sabotaging my life
they say I don’t deserve anything I have
they want to steal it away
I make them feel so bad
they’re so sad
they can’t accept the truth
they’re filled with so much hate
they call me a fool
they're baboons
all the goons and loons call me a tool
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Pharaohs Freestyle
01:55
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had to wear a uniform
at work it was the norm
went through the thunderstorm
all the people were misinformed
didn’t want to conform
spit 'em out if they’re lukewarm
drove through the snowstorm
stayed inside where it’s warm
in college I ditched the dorm
now I’m on a platform
all my raps are freeform
with a band I perform
my faith was restored
on a Teac I tape record
Barry White loves harpsichord
diving off the diving board
played chess on a chessboard
in the ocean I surfboard
bought a new keyboard
A Korg I adored
The lion just roared
Now I’m on the Billboard charts
I ride a skateboard
Down the hill when I’m bored
The territory was unexplored
I paid the slumlord
For last months rent
now I’m good
mixing on a sound board
on guitar i play a chord
when I felt ignored
i got hungry so i went to the smorgasbord
put on my boxing gloves
there is a lack of love
I saw two turtledoves
none of the above
at In-N-Out I got fast food
because I was in the mood
Hey Jude, I conclude
there was a Family Fued
had to get interviewed
at a high altitude
latitude and longitude
my hair I shampooed
I have no tattoos
shish kabobs I barbecued
had to feed the multitudes
spent time in solitude
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Dark Days
12:51
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I’m alone in the cold
out in the snow
I’ve got no home
I’ve been disowned
so much despair
they say I can’t be repaired
deprived of love
they call me a slob
it’s not ok
another bad day
I’m the one they blame
filled with so much shame
I’m running out of time
I want to hide
theres nowhere to go
they wanna kill my hope
out in the storm
abandoned again
without a friend
don’t wanna descend
down in the dumps
I’ve had enough
no one cares
they’re unaware
it’s not ok
another bad day
I’m the one they blame
filled with so much shame
I’m running out of time
I want to hide
theres nowhere to go
they wanna kill my hope
I fell down the hole
to nothing at all
100 miles below
they tried to take control
there was nothing I could do
thank God I made it through
the enemy tried to pursue me
and destroy everything I knew
desperate for something more
I had to unlock the door
and step outside go for a ride
I fell down to the floor
I had to get away
from that awful place
where I was laughed at
and mocked everyday
no one understood me
they said I'm insane
no one stopped to ask what’s wrong?
no one cared about my songs
trying to hold me down
they called me a clown
you say I’m nothing
you slander my name
just for fun
I’m not the only one
that they bully
their love is in vain
I don’t care about the money you make
you say I’m second rate
you say my music is worthless
when you're the one that is heartless
you’ve got no creativity
you say theres something wrong with me
lying about me in society
while I’m here living in misery.
you say I’m a problem
that needs solving
you’re a bully
and you disgust me
dark days
I'm suffering
can’t go out
everyday's the same
I wanna rearrange
everything
my life is filled with so much strife
in a haze
I feel deranged
cannot shout
can’t say anything
I’m like a rat in a cage
disarray
I feel so afraid
all of the lies
I'm victimized
they say I’m a freak
because I’m meek
it's a preemptive strike
hurts me everytime
cuts like me like a knife
like a cloak and scythe
trying to intimidate
devouring me is their victory
unfortunately they cannot see
what they’re doing they can’t let me be me
I’m getting sick of the hype
all the stereotypes
hearing the sound of bagpipes
all the fruit was ripe
on Tinder i had to swipe
my ex was not my type
I almost got sideswiped
in my car
I don’t mean to gripe
I felt so deprived
my soul got revived
thank God I’m alive
and that I survived
I took a nosedive
into life I skydived
couldn’t take a test drive
I worked my nine to five
at last I arrived
my lyrics aren’t contrived
watched U2 play live
got inspired
now I have the drive
I used to be so traumatized
tried so hard to tranquilize
tried to onoculize
all the fear I was terrified
for years I compromised
from society I was ostracized
No one could sympathize
all the news was televised
hypnotized before my two eyes
negativity I despise
all the hatred and all the lies
I’m blasting rock n roll
and drum n bass
I’m in control
I’ve got the heart and soul
climbing up the totem pole
I refuse to be pigeonholed
In a genre
thats not my goal
I'm gonna perform at the Rose Bowl
Dying Pharaohs is on a roll
I respect Nat King Cole
in the snow I’m so cold
I stepped into a portal
and appeared in a different zone
I survived the lightning and the thunder
the hail storm tried to take me under
can’t duck for cover
my car didn’t crash into that tree
the devil couldn’t kill me and now he’s angry
the shipwreck didn’t take my life cause I’m alright
the lies and the hatred they tried to spread
'cause I wouldn’t bow down and worship them
attacked everyday
theres nothing i can say
they want to steal my energy
they say theres something wrong with me
suffering and hurting everytime
it’s like I’m caught in a maze of disarray
stuck in a cage with so much pain
no where to run, my life is so lame
and I'm the only one to blame
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Dying Pharaohs are an American electronic rock band formed in 2021.
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