Burden of the Artist

Watch out for my sword when I unsheathe The deadly weapon that I keep between my teeth They want me to fight a war, but I use it to keep the peace After all whose gonna police the police With this weapon, you might just be knighted Made by a blacksmith, real hot, like lightning You wonderin' if it's made of iron Talking about the same stuff gets so tiring Watch it be unveiled, hear the sound as it's revealed It might hit you in a little bit more than your feels Better hope that you can heal My blade will cut but my mind is sharper still And I'll use both to develop my skill Endeavor whatever comes and avenge for the blood spilled Better hope that you can heal Better hope that you can heal Better hope that you can heal My third eye keeps the bird's eye view Got a knack for seeking out facts You won't see me sneak past you I see a comeuppance that's long past due All I know is I'm about to outlast you From the bird's eye view The raven sits and watches everything that I do But I don't even know if it's too mindful Does it see a deadly virus or the swine flu Does it make a noise when it flies thru Crazy how your mind can drive you Not seeing something right behind you Do you really see what's going on? I do Can't hide, they kill everyone that tried to Feathers of every color but the flock is my crew We keep watch on what we have, cuz to get it wasn't easy We gave it meaning and it's something that we're keeping You may not notice, but I see things Failure doesn't happen 'til you call it quits or die Failure is what happens when you never even try A carpe diem coffin will symbolize our fate Unless we have the strength to carry insurmountable weight Starts to make you wonder what we done in our lives And if we wanna go, if we wanna stay alive Will it happen unexpectedly or will it be contrived Guess we won't know 'til the time arrives Will you get shot, or get the end of a blade? Will you resurrect and come back, feelin like blade Seein' every single mistake that we ever made Something you've been trying to evade The bed is made, Charon needs to get paid Better get moving quickly, he ain't lookin to trade One day that coffin's gonna close Gonna pose with a rose whether or not You're afraid You're afraid