No, don’t just trust the words that I say
Because I’m not a prophet and I’m not a saint
See, I’m out living one hell of a life
Digging these trenches that I call mine
I can see you’ve been digging yours too
From the scars on your hands, and those broken old boots
But look in your eyes, I know we’re the same
That’s why you and I both haven’t caved
Now that we’re broken, we have been chosen
Living our guidance, being the change
Mining in dark pits made us resilient
Forged understanding for who remain
No, don’t just trust these tales that I spin
For I’m not your hero, nor the villain
I’ve been out wandering for how I will spend
The last of my years that I’ve been gifted
All I can hope is the dents that we’ve made
Are recalled with reverence for the lives that we’ve changed
For those we have blessed, and those we have wronged
A drink to the karma of where we belong
Though we’ve been broken, we have been chosen
Living our guidance, being the change
Mining in dark pits made us resilient
Forged understanding for who remain
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Rule #35 - Microphone
They placed that microphone Into your hands and said The world is listening To you my friend What will you say to them What will you say Share your wisdom Lead the way …
Rule #36 - Long Way From Home
We crossed a line That wasn’t ours to cross The shame, our pride Is tearing us apart Oh we are a long way from home We’re a long way from home Oh we are a …
Rule #37 - Mentors
Move with signs You’ll find with time Feel this out to Hash out doubts Morph designs Of our frame of mind Which captivates The soul that waits For a mentor, brought …
Rule #38 - Elders
I’ve been pounding the pavement Searching for the things I can control Yet I’ve felt estrangement With this world I used to know Seems everything’s …
Rule #39 - Lore
They built songs to refine what they’ve taught all along It’s a wisdom that’s passed between hands In a haunting of tales that flow Timelessly so …