Lyrics
And have I come to terms with my self-neglect, fighting for a little bit of self respect,
Will we get to meet the one behind the mask? The shadow of a man in the shadow of his past
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you knew the real me, I wonder how you'd take me, so here I am, come break me
I'm the man on the ledge with his hand out, you know the one that's always caught with his pants down
The one who swears that he's gonna take a stand now, but he keeps making up excuses just to stand down
I'm the knight in golden armor and I'm shining, I'm the prince, the charmer, come and find me
I'm the smile, hiding, something vile underneath, I'm a beast, sliding through with the style of a thief
And I lust for the hunger, and I hunger for the power and I'm powerful enough to bring the thunder and the showers, And I'm the shouting at the crowd, now the tongues are getting louder while you say it underneath your breath, muttered like a coward, I'm the power of 10, but I'm a one-man band, I'm a shadow of a man as I travel through the land, and the saga continues, when I'm rockin' the venue, like I'm payin' homage to hardship that I been through
And have I come to terms with my self-neglect, fighting for a little bit of self respect,
Will we get to meet the one behind the mask? The shadow of a man in the shadow of his past
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you knew the real me, I wonder how you'd take me, so here I am, come break me
I'm the shy guy standin' in the corner, little jack-off horner getting hornier, and while YOUR style keeps getting cornier, I'm defending my position like a warrior
I'm the honkey makin' noise on the rap scene, the one who haunts you ever night with a bad dream
And I rock a rotted grill filled with bad teeth, and a face full of scars from my acne
I'm that guy in the club, little scrub lookin' creepy, stuffin' $100 bills into your g-string, believe me I'm a one-night stand, I'm the man for the evening, who'll leave your ass early in the morning while you're sleeping
I'm a walking contradiction of the mind, and my shine, is a threat to the common with conviction and design, I'm a capital investment, I'm a business venture, and I yield returns when I stick to my tenure
And have I come to terms with my self-neglect, fighting for a little bit of self respect,
Will we get to meet the one behind the mask? The shadow of a man in the shadow of his past
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you only knew, I wonder how you'd take me
If you knew the real me, I wonder how you'd take me, so here I am, come break me
