VERSE I step up to the plate, try to walk in these shoes life will not wait, go & talk like me too instinct to mock, copycat you see-through transparent, it's apparent you sheep, dude, I'll eat you patiently, I steady held my tongue stepped away from the scene, this war is seldom won I'm on a B-line, design of wealth & love body & soul controlled, yo, you can't jail me chumps locked down? Nope! I'm lifted up God take ahold of my soul - help to navigate your Son I want my wholeness well known when these bars are sung prepare a heavy hand of hope when this arm gets swung David up against Goliath, so with the heart of a lion we fightin' to discover who is the giant keep on prying for an answer at the devil's door I guarantee he gonna answer with much more than you're looking for CHORUS click clack boom - now it's six past two done let loose, got kicked out too obnoxious & rude, straight actin' a fool blame it on the booze - blame it on the booze click clack boom - now it's six past two done let loose, got kicked out too obnoxious & rude, straight actin' a fool blame it on the booze - blame it on the booze VERSE II steady & consistent, ready & persistent act cleaned up, but down for the mischief armed with the Sig, kid, never defenseless down for whatever when we're challenged with resistance flame to the Wick, yep, done with the incense smell the BS on the tip of your lips pissed off, sick of it, kicked out the mistress can't live with 'em or without, but I do not miss stress half on the liquor - half on the mixer draw the line there, ain't goin' half on a sixer drink like a fish, while I lick like a lizard break out the fine China, just to smash it on the cizurb precise with the penmanship, pump the pistol-grip drink or split a fifth, blow my girl a kiss focused & known to crack a whip only occasionally trashed & belligerant CHORUS BRIDGE thought we was gone, but naw, we still here hot hip hop in all of yall's ears both Glocks cocked & aimed at your rear if it pops off - heavy metal, we are ready more often than not, the shot rings clear full-throttle, we got 'em, the bottle's right here have no fear - BARNyartists are here if it pops off - heavy metal, we are ready CHORUS

VERSE I on a daily basis, I dwell in the basement hopin' I can take it, praying for patience back to the basics, bleeding out pages full-time day shift - nighttime spaceship trapped in cages, feels like ages question emplacement, sawed-off gauges point-blank - aimed at my face was a strange way to display rage location is key, fist clenched - I grit teeth I hope the weak are prepared for this swing we gonna loosen beaks with each breath that we breathe judge me? naw, you ain't the awe of God, jeez you're not my Mom or Pop, peace keep rollin' down the street - greet the next dirty hand to meet this meat market's the farthest from anything I wanna be - I'm me, regardless PRE-CHORUS quick to judge - we judge too quick quick to accuse, though the glove don't fit quick to refuse, we abuse one another when the blues peak through, don't blame it on the weather quick to judge - we judge too quick quick to accuse, though the glove don't fit quick to refuse, we abuse one another when the blues peak through, don't blame it on the weather CHORUS everyday we complain, oh yes, we do the clock starts tickin' with you we build muscle through struggle, oh yes, we do the hands of time are tying the noose VERSE II you without sin...well, here's your stone, but you better toss hard when that rock is thrown & better know damn well that your heart is whole I've built muscle through these struggles - world's hard to hold no regret - we learn from mistakes, turn a blind eye to pain & hold out my hand to fate if it wasn't for the music, I was bound to break so thank goodness for influence that the founders made religious with music & forward movement frequencies tune to it - who knew that GOAT, the timid & bashful passionate kid from DeSoto would grow up to be the man he is an introvert - 2 hands full of issues cleansed in dirt - pens became my missiles helped conquer hurt - guitars were my pistols studio's a church - carving psalms with a pencil PRE-CHORUS CHORUS PRE-CHORUS PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS (simultaneously)

VERSE I sick of being silent, so listen up my reason for living has just begun, these people are feeling us I'm about to take the passion for talking & market up had to break off for a moment to grow up & strut my stuff take in all they told me while swearing that it was wrong my apologies a thousand times over in every song must admit that you were right, must admit that I was off I need a moment to gather my thoughts... I've come from the bottom, never stoppin' to watch fought for the title - blood, sweat, & years have been lost so I walk a little higher, feeling brighter in fact depends on how you look at who be truly winning this match what really matters to you - life or the shining? 'cause it glitters don't mean it's gold, you are the diamond pushing reason through rhyming, I'ma make a point when my time ends life's now, I'm loosed of confinement wife is a God send, my Son will be honest I promise I'ma keep it poppin' after the song ends us, The BARNyartists, hittin' you where the heart is just some dudes kickin' tunes 'bout overcoming these hardships CHORUS drown them problems you ain't alone, we all got 'em here I am, stuck at the bottom climbin' out the pit of this bottle, but I cannot fix these problems you ain't alone, we all got 'em here I am, stuck at the bottom climbin' out the pit of this bottle, but I cannot fix these problems VERSE II can't rely on this bottle to hold me up fiendin', limpin', & leanin' on it, like it's a crutch thinkin' it's enough when life is gettin' too rough so I give in to the liquid & fill up another cup stuck in another rut, gut twisted, knotted up, but life's a motion picture - raw, unedited, & uncut chillin' with a villain that's killin' the conundrum somewhat numb from not knowing what to run from inner dialogue - Rated R - naaaw triple X how it gets, good laaawd real effects make the chaos calm slow-mo, fasho, your role's clearer when you pause screenplay delayed, now you off been improvisin' the script for so long can't gauge nothin' - direction feels off hope you're amused by the songs about my flaws I am sick of yall... said I'm sick of yall, pickin' on... I am sick of yall... sick of yall pickin' on everything that I am gettin' ooon CHORUS BRIDGE wish you all would just let me be tryin' my damndest, but you don't see behind my back, yall talk about me & offer no assistance to keep me clean giving fair warning that you should stop point another finger & I'll snap it off told myself that I'd stay strong but the stress I'm undergoing, going, is pulling me down CHORUS

VERSE I depressed...upset...the darkest of my days stress embedded in my chest, yet...I refused to complain felt blessed when we met - we were one in the same can't let myself forget how it paved a way for me music made a brand new lane, buildin' my name runnin', gunnin', testin' my fate cravin' embrace, hatin', lovin' lust for the fame, embarrassed to say stuck in between real life & a dream never fit into a category workin' my hands to the bone & then finally found me a home in the scene stuck with it & you know I can't turn back now off with the old, gotta cover new ground diminish these gimmicks & say good riddance present it with love & without any limits hardest, regardless, targetin' all you audiences tunes are cupid's harpoons & I'm aimin' where the heart is like AHH CHORUS a double-edged sword - gotta love both sides have to see the wrong, so you know what's right the yin & the yang - the black & the white livin' in the grey won't balance your life VERSE II from the cradle to the grave, this relationship's insane at times, it has saved me through rough days - other times it’s blamed problems manifest when stress takes hold no money from this artistry, that’s when effects take over so sure I’m gonna make it, years later & I’m still saying this thanking God I found a way to live & I’m maintaining it back to the wall, had to jet from this dropped all the cliques & the fake friendships who ever knew that Jack from the crew would gain from a break, dynamite he is now I’m the guardian, arming with armies of audience giving you the keys to where my heart is, get it started - let's rock CHORUS

VERSE I GOAT & JackRabbit, dagnabbit, back at it, both smack addicts still rappin', pants saggin', minus all the crotch grabbin' spit classic, Illmatic, real deal, no plastic WaxTooth wreckin' decks - radioactive if you mad cause the mainstream's backwards get down with the underground sound - we are THE baddest slit all 4 tires on your bandwagon rollin' on an old Dyno bike, yeah, that just happened put the pen to the pizzad - pimp, do the mizzath GOAT & JackRabbit jumpin' in with a splizzash stand tall, no fallin' off, whiplash on Yamahas rockstar with a karate chop, we droppin' bombs light the dynamite, time to get it crack-a-lackin' motivate, levitate, elevate, & never stay stagnant magnets to mics & these live bright stages break out thy cages to bite my neighbors CHORUS I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - natomba I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - what I'm tom'bout I know, we know, you know - natomba VERSE II sweat drips from the mic base, for gosh sakes he's hip hop, frogs legs, & heads on a hot plate who got stake claim to this spot here you know the clock stops clear of a shot past beer I know that you know we flow with the heart involved get up now & party y'all like it's Mardi Gras GOAT & jRABB came back, so play that CD or 8-track, vinyl or tape deck take that, bring back the ADAT, ASAP no tact - radio rap's Grade A shat all fact - no o-pin-i-ons here let me make that clear while the synagogue cheers Grade A stamped deuce, radio ain't truth it's bad news, but these two aren't in cahoots with fake kooks you dudes lose with your 22 views on YouTube pass 10 thousand, then come talk 'bout what you do CHORUS VERSE III spit it raw, bear my claws, you don't want no riff raff trash-talkin', stank often, please suck a Tic Tac stank mouth, go brush teeth - must you discuss me? disgusting, this seems like an amateur rush week c'mon, must we discuss things that're musty trust me, verbal rugby'll get fugly punchlines for days, insane ways of stealing stages from the cradle to the grave(es), we feelin' famous rats trapped in cages, backpacks of anguish cats strapped with gauges, click clack at strangers fisticuff or beer to cup, the bearded ones are near to done meet the fearless ones, BARNyartists, we here for fun like... CHORUS

VERSE I they said shoot for the sky - you'll end up with the stars, but I'm aimin' for that bull's eye - the head or the heart leavin' my mark - a magnet for dark guess that's why I'm so attracted to scars tatted my arm & invite your remarks ink on my skin shows support of the arts Richter scale off the charts - sound the alarm found it, feet grounded, beats poundin' so hard forever I'm parked with the Wick & the Clark GO-RABB-DAG - WaxTooth large & in charge packin' your bar to make it a party 3 wise men, friends - Jim, Jack, & Johnny finished? hardly...break out the Bacardi guaranteed you'll do something you regret in the morning surely hurting with your ceiling turning rinse it off, then start again an hour early CHORUS back at it again - Pabst, pad, & a pen pushin' pencils to the paper - peanut butter, we jam peanut butter, we jam? peanut butter, we jam di-did I stutter? naw brother, peanut butter, we jam back at it again - Pabst, pad, & a pen pushin' pencils to the paper - peanut butter, we jam peanut butter, we jam? peanut butter, we jam di-did I stutter? naw brother, peanut butter, we jam VERSE II I want 2 slices of wheat - put a little life on it a dash of me riding the beat like it's my moment time hasn't frozen, it's speeding up & I'm not growing younger, but it's not like I can't heat it up take the mic like my sidekick we ride tight revolver bars, so life-like I’m looking at life like we can't settle down - I wanna make my son proud so I'm bound to push the pedal to the metal now heat up the kettle while I riddle off this messy style this place is packed & they expectin' us to bless this crowd BARNyartists hit you straight where the heart is eyes on our mark, steady barring arms at our targets regardless, this just for the love of the music while paying homage to the grates that laid the blueprint & saying thanks to my bro for his influence salute to those that do it & to those that support the movement it takes a whole lot to give you all of us so don't think it's always easy that we do this it takes blood, sweat, & tears over years we dedicate our life to display wide for your amusement CHORUS BRIDGE lone star, grade A, stamped, & approved Dallas, Tex in the heart - Deep Ellum, the booth stampede out the south - whatchu runnin' from dude? intelligence out the mouth & we comin' for you lone star, grade A, stamped, & approved Dallas, Tex in the heart - Deep Ellum, the booth stampede out the south - whatchu runnin' from dude? intelligence out the mouth & we comin' for you CHORUS

VERSE I fell in love with the wrong person & it hurts when sin grins, then situations worsen close the curtains - might've blacked out angry at the world, so I gave in to doubt took so much for me to put my hand out gave EVERYthing I had, still spit on a man down prayed for the day they put the junk away, safe pain played a brain game, never claimed to see straight delayed...damn straight I could relate depressed in my own ways, searchin' for an escape from the drank to the smoke, couldn't be sane pills & powders, then needles into the veins couldn't feed that hunger inside of you couldn't be strong enough - wasn't bullet-proof gave up, let you fall, tripped by the truth hope you can cope with the concrete kissin' you... CHORUS you may be high, but you'll fall from the sky & hit...rock bottom...ro-r-rock bottom I'm hopin' that the impact leaves you bruised & unconscious ...u-u-unconscious you may be high, but you'll fall from the sky & hit...rock bottom...ro-r-rock bottom I'm hopin' that the impact leaves you bruised & unconscious unconscious...unconscious... VERSE II it's like I touch this mic & breathe every bit & piece of me out like I'm speakin' at a wall in a stone house & it feels sold out people are screamin' & I'm loving it pacing the floor, my stage, the unpaved mud I'm in I think the kid cracked, hasn't seen the sun in a week & needs a nap, feeling rotten like I've walked off & someone else came back in my skin pause, drop the pace & slow stoppin' now sitting on the dirt floor, the glow softens I realize I've been blind to this whole process is Rabbit my problem? a voice replies often nothin' is lost in this game, it's forgotten punished & rotten, with pain, I'm astonished was it all lies that were promised? nope, follow the stars for something honest, goals accomplished Lord, keep liftin' me up from rock bottom CHORUS

VERSE I sometimes instincts will guide me most of the time, it's frightening, but feels inviting like lightning scrap to find the means to eat it feeds & breeds the steam I need to continue to push crushed in the palm of my hand lays my prey heart break pain as it fades away thankin' God that I ate today, now in a better place able to face the hate & toss the razorblades uh...follow the bane of success blind run from the brush, sinkin' fangs in its neck eyes narrow, high flight wide like a wise sparrow sharp sides, both halves of mind, a gliding arrow venomous when it comes to feedin' mine been in the scene, it seems that I'm redefined spittin's been somethin' I'm missin', but bet I'm back at it it's just your friendly neighborhood pal - JackRabbit CHORUS there's a thin line between animal & human both act the same - continually prove it pain is the pleasure, joy is a nuisance backed in a corner - your morals'll loosen there's a thin line between animal & human both act the same - continually prove it pain is the pleasure, joy is a nuisance backed in a corner - your morals'll loosen POST-CHORUS BARNyartists...rock the hardest...re-regardless ain't concerned what you heard - we are animals VERSE II there is rage in my veins from the pain in my past from fakes in the cast & the snakes in the grass dig through the trash & I'll gather the facts I will get the last laugh, my attacks are exact with my back up against the wall, I teach freedom lovin' life's bite, I fight to keep breathin' allergic to light, that's why I keep wheezin' death came for me twice - I ain't leavin' got a reason for bein' a heathen this evenin' nocturnal by nature & hibernate in certain seasons, but if anyone from my pack starts bleedin' I'll tickle the trigger with pointer finger, I'm squeezin' believe it - no need to be misleaded, but the smile on my face can be deceivin' always been a struggle holdin' back demons fantasizin' 'bout the flesh that I sink my teeth in CHORUS POST-CHORUS