Chain Mail Lyrics

(W-Well, he had an unusual appearance, it almost frightened me.

Then, he started scribbling something sporadically on a piece of paper)

Look

I wear a chain for every time I made a mistake

And I wear a chain for every time I made a heart break

And I wear a chain for every time I listened to fate

And I wear a chain for every time I wanted more weight

I think I need some more weight cuz I'm feeling so light

I chain up my eyes so my future's out of sight

And my future's out of mind so I shackled my brain

Hope it ain't in vain let's wait a couple days

I'm Mr cellophane or Mr telephone

I'm Mr RBF or Mr wreck-a-home

You cannot tell it right so I guess I'm always wrong

And if I'm always wrong, let's add another chain

I'm walking on glass I'm stepping on legos

I'm chugging on gas just to prove I'm nothing special

I'm fighting off a dragon so I can feel the flame

Got third degree burns but at least I felt your pain

And I listen to Jermaine it's a Cole world now

I built up my walls but my home burnt down

Got flamed in Atlanta built a dirty birdhouse

Now I can't trust nobody guess it's the purge now

Now I'm in a workout my chainmail glistens

A stranger came up to me said my body built for dissin

So I bought a couple parrots now I'm learning how to listen

Had 24 Karats only got night vision

I'm lookin for gold so I'll just keep mining

They messin with my business that I just keep on mindin

But im thankful for my day one's who all respect the grind and

If you say you miss the old me then you better start rewinding

I'm a carousel of progress better put me on Disney

I'm just warming up, you feel it gettin misty?

And I'm going off to college, boutta package up and ship me

Ima take off all the masks, be the face of my city

And I'm holding a committee for those who don't believe

Come look at every chain and see how they interlink

They showcase struggle and they showcase truth

But I'll never hide behind them and then blame em on my youth

Mistakes were made can't put it all on me

I sold my brain to the devil he took my life for free

But I done prayed the lord he'll have my soul to keep

Soon he will break my chains and he will set me free

Look, soon he will set me free

Look, okay, okay, I'm building up an armor of off all these broke relations

And instead of building praise I have just built a reputation

But I can't let it precede me it's become my avocation

But it's overwhelming nature has me up in meditation

I'm floating in the sky

My future tellin lies

it's 2045

Still looking asinine

I'm flirting with the devil he's my body on the side

But he's carrying the weight of every chain that I applied

I want em broken (ooh)

I wish I'd melt the metal

I'm pushing all the pedals and screaming out the kettle

And I'm plucking off the petals

I love this or I love it not

I made my own concoction but I still love to stir the pot

Like oh my gosh I made a mess

I've been poppin with the stress

I've been all in with the bets

I hit the lotto never left

Playin slots and hitting sevens

Chainin up next to the devil

Momma said I'm causin battles

So let's meddle (earn some medals)

Purple Hearts is what I own

Shot myself with a telephone

Beaten up by a broken home

Crucified by a metronome

I done lived in a metaphor

All this pain that I can't ignore

Say my life is such a bore?

Well live it once, it's pitiful

But I don't ask to pity me

I just need some company

I know I lost my chivalry

So now I need some love for me

All this trash I'm littering

Need you to pick up for me

I need to see light glimmering

Cuz soon the chains will cover me

Mistakes were made can't put it all on me

I sold my brain to the devil he took my life for free

But I done prayed the lord he'll have my soul to keep

Soon he will break my chains and he will set me free

Soon he will set me free