Tree of death

[Verse 1]
I don’t do this shit for no one else, I do it all for me
When I speak, I feel like going on walks through evergreens
In the spring, when I open up the blinds and then I see
The leaves falling it reminds me of my own self defeat
In the past, I’ve been disconnected from the mother tree
I can’t feel my roots, in all directions, I can’t even see
One look up, at the tree that’s gonna rot if I ain’t there
One look down, at this bed I see an imprint of my wear
One lil lonely leaf ain’t causing too much public-type despair
In the winter, when they all fall, a difference is there
Gotta band together, brand it, never vanish from those branches
And keep the tree alive, so they never again abandon
I been standing, keeping it up, not handing
No shit to no one, I’ve managed
To rise above all the damage
I can’t forget the damned, gotta be safe ‘round here, I brandish
Don’t keep no thang, I smile, caught red handed
For a while, I been chanting

[Chorus 1]
I won’t fall, I won’t stray too far from the tree of death
When the cold wind blows, the sticks, are all that’s left
When my palms get froze and I feel the weight of my breathe
I just grip, hold tight ‘til the sun done with its rest
I don’t crawl, I just walk, my knees buckle, I’m tall
If you listen to the story at all, you’d be in awe
How it gets real tough when a runner’s trying to ball
But they still rise above at the thought of losing it all

[Bridge]
Hold on- cut the-
Cut the brass for a second

[Verse 2]
Hold on, cut the brass
Face the music, face the past
Move it and paint the path
Pray your ass make it and make the mass
Rate the raps, 8 at last, play it at least a billion
Break the traffic, make it snappin’
Forget the hate in masses, ain’t shit matter
Laying a stake, it’s trash, face the mask
Keep it in shape for ads, making classics
Ain’t pay the bills or shape the cash
Break the cast, wait, at last
I’m saying that this is my branch
I ain’t rap so somebody tell me to do it they way
I been sitting up and sipping cups, I feel I’m close to rest
In this room I ain’t feel warm, and this coffee ain’t the best
Only stimulation I been getting other than just emulating
Old Nintendo games, looking up at the ISS
When I step outside and then I go to walk, ankles quake
I been sleeping way too long, is that the sunrise, ain’t no way
Took the air at 3:05, and went inside at 5:08
Like, oh wait, I got two fucking exams in the morning I gotta take
All this ratchet discussion over percussion that I strafe
Putting emphasis on every thought that’s constant in my brain
I don’t want to get it twisted, I ain’t gonna say that I’m different, not in the least
I just need to understand that you get how I’m a leaf

[Chorus 2]
I won’t fall, I won’t stray too far from the tree of death
When the cold wind blows, the sticks, are all that’s left
When my palms get froze and I feel the weight of my breathe
I just grip, hold tight ‘til the sun done with its rest
I don’t crawl, I just walk, my knees buckle, I’m tall
If you listen to the story at all, you’d be in awe
How it gets real tough when a runner’s trying to ball
But they still rise above at the thought of losing it all
I just need to understand that you get how I’m a leaf
In a tree that’s always blowing on me and all I’m beneath
And I’m above, it don’t matter the circumstance I believe
That we all fucked over by systems we beneath