Lyrics
I used to feel it in my heart with a passion
I used to feel a passionate connection in my heart.
It would pump from my veins
This passion coursed through my veins, driving my actions.
Was the fuel for my actions
It was the motivation behind everything I did.
Such that it was my cane and my crutch
It served as both my support and my reliance.
I was sure it was real
I was certain it was genuine.
I could taste, I could touch
I could feel and experience its reality.
I was it, and it was mine
I felt identified with it, as if it was a part of me.
I felt free for the first time
It gave me a sense of liberation for the first time.
I was sure they were behind
I believed they were following behind me.
Me so I never turned
Because of this belief, I never turned back.
I just kept going straight which
I continued straight, hence missed opportunities to learn.
Means I never learned
My lack of turning back led to a failure to learn.
And when I finally did take a look around
Upon finally looking around,
My world came to the ground
My world collapsed.
And this is what I found
And in that moment, I discovered...
The truth is hard to swallow
Truth is difficult to accept.
Harder to follow
It's even harder to follow or adhere to.
When the blessings you receive for
Blessings received for actions might seem empty or meaningless.
Your deeds seem hollow
They lack substance or significance.
Chasin' for the sun i was born to run
Desiring to achieve something great, running after it like chasing the sun.
But I feel like I'm defeated
Feeling deeply defeated despite this pursuit.
I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-But I will not be beaten
Determined not to let this defeat overcome me.
No matter how I fight, they always outgun me
No matter how hard I try, I seem outmatched or outpaced.
No matter how I sprint, time will outrun me
-I'm stuck in a rat race
Stuck in a repetitive cycle where circumstances keep changing, making progress difficult.
'round about lap eight
-Every time I go around
-I feel like the track changed
-The goalposts keep movin'
Constantly shifting goals make it impossible to reach a conclusion.
How can I reach one when
-There are no conclusions?
-The poor, wise man or am I the rich fool
Reflecting on whether wisdom lies in poverty or foolishness in wealth.
At the bottom of the road
-Still scared of the pitfalls?
-Fat cats and poor kids both bloated
Observing the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, life being a mix of hardship and brief moments of sweetness.
Life is a bitter pill with a sugar coatin'
-Even a queen can be taken by a pawn
Recognizing vulnerability, that even those in power can fall to those they underestimate.
Darkest hour is the one before dawn
-Chasin' for the sun i was born to run
Reiteration of feeling defeated despite the innate drive to pursue greatness.
But I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-Chasin' for the sun i was born to run
Continued feeling of defeat but determined not to be ultimately conquered.
But I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-But I will not be beaten
-Chasin' for the sun i was born to run
Repeated feeling of being defeated, yet refusing to be completely beaten.
But I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-I feel like I'm defeated
-But I will not be beaten
Stating the determination to resist being overcome despite the ongoing sense of defeat.
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