Midnight Marauder

[Verse 1]
100 meter dash, just tryna get past
Supersonic out the door and I gotta go fast
Gotta get away from this pain today
Marauder's on my ass soon as shit's going great
Finally got a new crib, building in the city
He don't give two shits, won't be feeling pity
When he stab me through two ribs, jabbing at my lungs
Grab a blunt, two hits, clap of the gun
Lying on my back, now I'm leaking, bleeding
Thinking am I ever gonna see the weekend
Sky goes dark as I cease my breathing
If I make it through this, it'll be my season
Woke up in the hospital, overcame an obstacle
Doc's mind's boggled as I do the impossible
6 inch gash, death batted its lashes
Can't let a crash keep me battered, I'll get past this
Walking out with slight hope but checking every corner
I'm living on a tightrope with death on the border
Taking over my thoughts, driving me crazy
Maybe if I ignore him, his sighting won't phase me
But I can feel him breathing from behind and my neck aches
Gotta stay strong and take the bullets to my chest plate
Still I fear that I won't make it to my next day
Long as the marauder's still here playing head games

[Chorus]
Midnight Marauder, catch this slaughter
You don't got a line of defense? You ought to
Get yourself in order, hide in the altar
It's hell on Earth and I'm only getting stronger
Midnight Marauder, catch this slaughter
You don't got a line of defense? You ought to
Get yourself in order, hide in the alter
It's hell on Earth and I'm only getting stronger

[Verse 2]
Gotta get a grip before I slip into a dark state
I just wanna dip and take a trip, that's what my heart say
But as of late, there's no escape from the man who strikes first
How can I put up a fight versus a dog who bites worse?
Stop, that's a big mistake
But I gotta keep it pushing or I'll stay his pray
I won't get another cushion and he'll seal this fate
But I can't help but be afraid and every night, remain awake
You can only run so far until you're out of breath
Out of range of sonar and drowning in the depth
It's like I took a crowbar, unlocked pandora's box
Making my life so hard when will the horror stop?
Then I feel the gun breathe, shots exit my veins
Ground is ripped from under me, direct hit to my brains
Then I woke up face down without a pool of blood
I just had a breakdown, there's no tool in the mud
No scar on my gut and no bullet in my head
No car and no bus tryna run me over dead
But that shit felt so real, I couldn't have imagined it
I swear I was a done deal but none of that was happening?
I created evil because I was stuck in my fears
I awaited needles to come out and stifle my tears
Cowered in the corner every time I heard the bell rang
Thought it was a warning I would hear the song that hell sang
So I stayed at home and fought with all the demons inside
Cause a fray inside my dome, be screaming at my bedside
But today just ain't the day, won't let no more of this slide
I've been in melee with all my pain for 46 nights
I've been horrified and petrified at the sight of going out
Demoralized and set aside by life so I was slowing down
But this is it, scratch the itch, my inner beast will now breach
Any wall when life's a bitch and Imma keep her on a leash

[Chorus]
Midnight Marauder, catch this slaughter
You don't got a line of defense? You ought to
Get yourself in order, hide in the altar
It's hell on Earth and I'm only getting stronger
Midnight Marauder, catch this slaughter
You don't got a line of defense? You ought to
Get yourself in order, hide in the altar
It's hell on Earth and I'm only getting stronger