This Won't Last Forever

Every single breath that I've taken has created me Endless thank you's to the women who raised me Try to keep my head cool though life keeps burning me Sorry that I never learned how to respect authority, forgive me Mother I swear that I'm a grown man You taught me how to walk holding my pinky in your hand 30 years later, bearded, ready for whatever They can hold me down for now but this won't last forever Promise I'll be back and better Fallen 40 stories only bled Been trampled down and beaten, left for dead Gambled and I lost Gambled and I won Don't think that I would ever take those bets back, none From the bottom of my heart I believe in what we're doing And don't care if it's unattainable I'll still pursue it Oh, my God I'm sorry for the sins that I was born with But a life without a single sin is simply boring Forgive me Any minute now all could be gone But I know together we're strong Any minute now all could be gone Stay strong Stay strong Adolescent rage still swimming through my veins Knew this world was unfair at an early age Mother, I know they never paid you a proper wage So thank you doubly for every sacrifice you made If we reach the end of days or I ever lose my way I'll follow crumbs back to you and will never stray Loved ones found Loved ones lost Just know that I will never forget any of them, none They can lock me up for now but the seeds were still sown And when I make it out I know that they'll be fully grown Never gave a shit about a boss or president If we want some real change we need to make it with our friends Back when I was ten, sang fuck the police 20 years later know exactly what that means They made it a sin to believe in equality Called it criminal to fight in solidarity To stop me they're gonna have to bury me Any minute now all could be gone But I know together we're strong Any minute now all could be gone But together we'll still be strong Barely fucking breathing I'ma keep fists swinging Thank you mother for teaching us to embrace our differences Taught me to believe that everyone is worth the same They'll never take us out I'll scream it till I hit the grave I could give a fuck about another ephemeral trend I'll never waste a single word trying to please them One minute we're here Next minute we're dead It's all about how we will be remembered in the end The end Any minute now all could be gone But I know together we're strong Any minute now all could be gone But together we'll still be strong