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I Put The Pistol By My Head, And Say A Prayer. I See Visions Of Me Dead, Lord Are You There?

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I Put The Pistol By My Head, And Say A Prayer. I See Visions Of Me Dead, Lord Are You There?

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Even Though I'm Marked For Death, I'ma Spark Till I Lose My Breath

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It's Like If You Plant Something In The Concrete And If It Grow And The Rose Petal Got All Kinds Of Scratches And Marks, You Ain't Gonna Say, 'damn, Look At All The Scratches And Marks On The Rose That Grew From The Concrete.' You're Gonna Be Like, 'damn, A Rose Grew From The Concrete?'

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Institutionalized, I Live My Life A Product Made To Crumble.

Heaven Ain't Hard To Find; All You Gotta Do Is Look.

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I Just Put Out A Hardcore Double Album. Next I'm Gonna Put Out An Introspective Album.

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We Probably In Hell Already, Our Dumb Asses Not Knowing.

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Everything He Wanna Have-i Got.

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In A Position To Make A Difference, Politicians And Hypocrites They Don't Wanna Listen.

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