this is my only escape but i make and i know yall can relate this is my only way out of this maze and all of these problems i face this is my fate my love and my the only thing i can believe in this music is all i have to give to live and this is the path to my freedom before the snowgoons squad was build before better luck was revealed before getting props in the field from my productions with bill before i tore off with some promotors performances and posters before touring with la coka before the various travels before my work with paz and the pharaohs i only had frustrations that i didnt manage to channel a rascal who looked for ways to escape from the lunacy with great opportunity but impatiently usually too young and troubled an obvious menace i invited problems though i had to f k off grimace societys expectations left more room for insanity life was never met with horseshoes or rabbit feet then my brother bumped a tape with run dmc my thoughts regained speed my tongue became free bought a public enemy record and instantly wrote a rap felt it would take a whole nation of millions to hold me back this is my only escape but i make and i know yall can relate this is my only way out of this maze and all of these problems i face this is my fate my love and my the only thing i can believe in this music is all i have to give to live and this is the path to my freedom i used to put my headphones on and image a life better than the one that i had cause i was having to fight constantly within the darkness tryna stand in the light but all that shit just disappeared when i got handed the mic i used to sit in my room and play my guitar making mixtapes on cassette who knew id make it this far listening to everything from nas to slayer and i was like every other kid but now they say im a star i used to run around the town painting my name looking for some recognition in the taste of the fame just a poor kid numb my face in the rain they gave me shelter from the pain that runs through my veins i used to second guess the work that i would create feel like the world is on my shoulders and i carry the weight and now i do it for the fans cause they say they relate music is my therapy this is my way to escape yeah  this is my only escape but i make and i know yall can relate this is my only way out of this maze and all of these problems i face this is my fate my love and my the only thing i can believe in this music is all i have to give to live and this is the path to my freedom this is my only escape but i make and i know yall can relate this is my only way out of this maze and all of these problems i face this is my fate my love and my the only thing i can believe in this music is all i have to give to live and this is the path to my freedom