September 20th, 1989 / A day my destiny could’ve been defined / Years ago we were like one of a kind / But now I’m struggling for existence in your mind / I always thought I could forgive and forget you / One day and move on / But it obviously never went that way / It has all gone wrong / Why do you turn your face away? / Tell me, are you ashamed of me? // Can you hear me sing? / Can you hear my words? / Slowly pushing you away / Pushing you off the edge // I don’t want to write this / But I need to get this done / Before I forgive you again / This is me, speaking sincerely / What does loyalty mean to you? / You ripped me out like pages from a book / I told you of all the damage with my mother / I thought you’d listen but you never did respond / No, you never even cared / I will never let my personal success be addictive from you / My sense of insecurity controlled my will for way too long / I won’t live in your shadow any longer / Believe me when I say // I have to overcome my own deceiver / To prove myself that I’m doing this right / I won’t live in your shadow any longer / I’ll prove myself that I’m doing this right
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from Phenomenon: Delusion,
released March 1, 2013
"My Own Deceiver" featuring Mike Perez from No Bragging Rights
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