Nothing Ever (Stays The Same)

[Refrain: sampled from Hoobastank's "Say The Same"] We've walked together down this winding road Searching for something true Together we grew But now our journey has come to an end and it's on to something new For me and you [Pre-verse: I.K.P.] I'm back on it A new day is dawning The vigilante spawning I got them evils cornered I'm back on it A new day is dawning The vigilante spawning I got them evils cornered [Verse 1:] But only a few understand What goes on behind the scenes Looking for the man that I'm trying to be Trying to find my prime so I finally Can do the things I planned when I was sixteen Trying to stay clean, trying to stay lean Like years ago when I was a Marine Dynamic, I won't need a time machine Just to be nostalgic, I focus on the here and now Like my radio queens I got to Air It Out Would be an earthquake if I ever fell harder Elemental party starter A kamikaze martyr But instead rather be a dedicated pride marcher Every lyric is taking you farther tomorrow Who better than me who brings positivity thru pain? Lying below the trenches.naked and through the rain The government can try to take everything But the people will rise to take it all back And you can bet that Put that on EVERYTHING We may struggle but nothing ever stays the same [Repeat Refrain] [Backgrounds: I.K.P.] We're all searching We're all searching For something true Yeah for something true! Back on it back on it Back on it back on it Back on it [Verse 2:] Break some weed nigga, I got a story to tell That starts a while ago with the breakup from hell Got my Bachelors cuz still I excel But the worries piled I couldn't really exhale The income became minimal I scaled down To a storage unit and a friend's couch Finishing my LP, my single gets a nod Let It B Known, I'm introducing myself own No clique, small team, me and my cream Mad interviews and drops to let em know what I.K.P. means My grandmother passes, I'm by my mom side Had to dig into the savings for the plane ride Rivers were cried but that woman still shine Even tho she had to bury two before her time When I returned Florida ain't want me no more The savings empty Virginia-bound, I was unsure Would I ever break even with constant debt Slow job market meant my temp position brings no permanent checks By New Years I was vexed I did not leave my room when the ball dropped, feeling stressed Music my only outlet and the verses pour The only currency I had when I close the door And you can bet that Put that on EVERYTHING We may struggle but nothing ever stays the same [Repeat Refrain] [Background: I.K.P.] Ain't it man... Uh ain't it the truth? Because we need it now Because we need it now Yeah Come on! [Pre-verse] I'm back on it (eyyyy!) A new day is dawning The vigilante spawning I got them evils cornered I'm back on it (Rrrrrahhh!) A new day is dawning The vigilante spawning I got them evils cornered Ok [Verse 3] Somehow I know where I'm supposed to be But it's not exactly where I wanna be nahhh! A lotta stories don't come with happy endings If I have to suffer that fate I won't shake Long as positivity reigns I'm bringing new beginnings Perhaps another billing Maybe another inning It can be a weird flux, with all the growing pains From childhood to manhood, emotional angst Jaded at the world for cards we're dealt Play em the best we can Don't wanna fold the hand But the predicaments put our backs to the wall Bankruptcy, divorce the future doesn't stall feel me? Several doors close many others open If you have faith you will be forced to notice (yeah!) And you can bet that Put that on EVERYTHING We may struggle but nothing ever stays the same Uh huh uh huh uh huh I like that hunkE Uh huh uh huh uh huh I like that hunkE And you can bet that Put that on EVERYTHING We may struggle but nothing ever stays the same