(One Two Three Four) Hardcore we live this we breathe this You can't stop what can't be defeated Hardcore pride hardcore pride hardcore pride hardcore lives in me! blah
Even when I Walk away from all of this I won't forget your faces The places that I've been
For so many years, so many friends Times that we cherish now and then We can't replace them But we can look ahead
I give all my respect to you, my friends After all I've seen, and all we've been through This is a worldwide thing All across the world I say to you, my friends Thanks for all the love, for always staying true Now it's a worldwide thing
Don't confuse my words I'm not finished yet There's more to see, more to express More to conquer, nevertheless still
I'm humbled by it all Will we rise or fall? I won't stand complacent We will make our statement
From New York to the west coast, all across the lands Overseas in Europe, and Japan Australia to New Zealand To South America, well, here we go again
I give all my respect to you, my friends After all I've seen, and all we've been through This is a worldwide thing All across the world I say to you, my friends Thanks for all the love, for always staying true Now it's a worldwide thing
Now it's a worldwide thing This is a worldwide thing Is everybody with me? It's a worldwide thing Is everybody with me? Now it's a worldwide thing
I don't believe in this segregation This separation is not a part of our scene We're a part of the same thing What ever happened to unity?
Don't point your fingers in any direction We all have different beliefs That's just a fact of life, reality Who do you think you are with that elitist mentality?
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
I hope you're listening, pay attention I'm not one to preach But if you believe these words then listen carefully I'll tell you what I don't believe
I don't believe in discrimination, integration I don't judge by look What you eat or drink doesn't matter to me It's about respect, equality
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter you see It's my life, so don't pass judgment on me
I'm tryin' to let you know Don't let ignorance get the best of you Tear down these walls they have to fall You can't divide us, hardcore unite us
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter you see It's my life, so don't pass judgment on me
Live your own life Live your own life Live your own life Live your own life
I've been waiting a long time to give you a piece of my mind You can run but you can't hide from who you are inside And you don't want to confront me
No, I know your kind You've been runnin' the same old lies Keelin' over on your mines
You'll see, it's all in a matter of time You're gonna hafta confront me We're all in this game, we don't believe The loyalty comes for free You only get respect when it's given out
Make no mistake, you're the enemy Make no mistake, you are my enemy
Still here after many hard years When will you realize You can't kill what won't die? They've tried but the strong survive
I'm only tellin' you one time, you're livin' a lie You've been cryin' some words of gettin' tired How can we talk with that closed mind? You pass judgment, you cross the line
And you never confront me 'Cause we're all in this game, we don't believe Loyalty comes for free You only get respect when it's given out
Make no mistake, you're the enemy Make no mistake
Check out the black down? You don't know me I never back off 'Cause you're my enemy
Another night turns into day I haven't slept yet, but I'm okay See if you dabble with fire, there'll be hell to pay I might as well have a drink to wash away the pain
More cocaine, the devil's in my system, he won't go away My mind wanders further but I'm not insane This is just my life, my reality I've got my pistol on the side of my waist
Don't start, no shit and I won't shoot up the place My aims kinda bad and my eyes are glazed But I brought extra clips just in case
Here I am again on the lower east side Doing my thing, I'm damned Damned, yes I am Another night full of crime and sin, so damned Damned
Here I am night after night Breaking night again, I'm damned Damned And I can't get myself Out of this rut I'm living in
Another day turns into night I'm running on fumes, but I'm alright At least that's what I tell myself every day I might as well have another drink to wash away the pain
More cocaine, the devil's got a grip and he won't get away My mind is an altered state But I'm still the same person I used to be, right?
Here I am again on the lower east side Doing my thing, I'm damned Damned, yes I am Another night full of crime and sin, so damned Damned
Here I am night after night Breaking night again, I'm damned Damned And I can't get myself Out of this rut I'm living in
Sometimes I feel I'm against the ropes Fighting for my life Give me just one second to rest I'll come back with an overhand right
I can't let circumstances get me down Or knock me out I've been in too many scuffles Way too many bouts
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
Here I am still sticking and moving Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing My instincts tell me to just keep throwing the jab
In this life situations Sometimes get you down But if you're not out, there's no excuses Get up and fight now
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
Get up and fight
I don't have the answers But I'm still in the fight I'll bob and weave then land a few Then I feel alright
You have to seize the moment Or at least you have to try Create opportunities for yourself In this ring of life
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
I woke up from a dream today, I thought of you, Jay I looked at the clock, it read 2:22 I know that you are here with me like every day Still I miss you in every way Your coolness, your presence I'll see you on the other side someday
Until then, I'll honor you my friends Your spirit will always live It will live through me Until then, you have gone but you're not forgotten You're more than a memory You will always be a part of me
I was on the east side today and I thought of you, Mike I had a drink, said a prayer, wiped my face I knew that you were there with me like every day Still I miss those good old days Your laughter, your presence I will see you on the other side someday
Until then, I'll honor you my friends Your spirit will always live It will live through me Until then, you have gone but you're not forgotten You're more than a memory You will always be a part of me
Until then, I will honor you every way that I can Until then, I will be missing you my friends Until then
In a world full of war and hate What do you think, is there any salvation? Is there any hope for the future in these times of The revelations?
In this world that we can't escape Have we exceeded our expectations? Have we gone too far with technology To protect our nations?
(I speak) For me and my generation I have to ask these questions (For them) For me
In this world full of war and hate All we can do is ask these questions I pray for the best, the future is not Yours, mine or anyone's
On the eve of our destruction Has anyone asked us How do we feel about the future of humanity? This is insanity
(I speak) For me and my generation I have to ask these questions (For them) For me, for everyone
What is this world comin' to? That is the question that I have to ask all of you Who hold the proof and the world In the palm of your hands
Well it's not one country, it's not one man It's all of you who spread the fear Desire to control it all, make your choices wisely Or we're dead as planned
You were the light in the darkness That I lived in full of redemption and sin Even though I was surrounded by the best of friends My future was looking dim
You gave me hope in a time when I lost control About to lose my soul You picked me up from the gutters that I once roamed Helped my see what I now know
When I thought there was no one there for me Your light shined on me You gave me hope, you gave me all I need You set me free
When I fought against myself, to be as good as I can be You gave me strength, you gave me what I need You're everything to me
In the darkest of days you came into my life It was full of so much strife Self-destruction was the name of the game that I played You reinforced the values that I had lost at no price or cost
And even when I slipped into the darkness again You fought to bring me back in
I hope you know what you mean to me You mean everything, everything I hope you know that I'd do anything for you I mean anything
You made a man out of me when I thought I knew it all I knew nothing You brought me hope in my darkest days I love you more than anything
When I thought there was no one there for me Your light shined on me You gave me hope, you gave me all I need You set me free
When I fought against myself to be as good as I could be You gave me strength you gave me what I need You're always there for me
I see the look in your eyes now You can't disguise it I've been there many times myself The thought alone is antagonizing
Don't self-destruct now You're a time bomb ticking away Don't let that anger control your fate It's not too late
I've gotta call it how I see it I see myself in you I've gotta call it how I see it Friend or foe, I speak the truth
I've gotta call it how is see it It's part of me and you I've gotta call it how I see it 'Cause I've got nothing to prove
I feel the hate in your heart kid It's eating you alive You're gonna take it out on everyone Until you bump into the wrong guy
Don't self-destruct now Live to learn another day Don't let that anger Force my hand this way
I've gotta call it how I see it I see myself in you I've gotta call it how I see it Friend or foe, I speak the truth
I've gotta call it how I see it It's part of me and you I've gotta call it how I see it 'Til this time bomb is diffused
I'm not telling you to back down 'Cause you should always stand your ground We have to pick and choose our battles now Are you sure you wanna go all out?
'Cause I can be a time bomb too And if you light my fuse, I will unload If you ignite my fuse, I might explode Don't ignite my fuse
Wanna run for cover but there's no where to escape Runnin' from your problems ain't makin' them go away Gotta be strong even when you're feeling afraid It's all in your mind the fears you have to face
I remember the times when I felt all alone and afraid Regretting the times that I chose to turn and walk away
I've had all I can take My self respect is now at stake
Forget about the past there's nothing I can change Try to look ahead tomorrow's another day Time to make a stand for the sake of my own shame And now I'm gonna fight because I don't see any other way Remember the times when I felt all alone and afraid Regretting the times that I chose to turn and walk away
I've had all I can take My self respect is now at stake
I've had all I can take Now I'm gonna show force I've learned life the hard way Time to even the score Win or lose there's no fear left in me Got no choice but to fight I'm through trying to decide who's wrong and what's right
In a society where no one is free Because you're judged by what they see Affraid of what they don't understand Putting you down whenever they can
Thought that it was better these days But there are some people who will never change Still a minority in their eyes And when confronted, they will always deny it
Be proud of who you are Fight for what you stand for Together as a crew There's something you can do
Be on-point when you take action Never give them the satisfaction Of watching you suffer for their lies Still a minority in their eyes
Times are changing for the worse Gotta keep a positive outlook Growing up in such violent times Have some faith and you'll get by
Thinking back when I was a kid Times have changed so much since then All grown up I gotta do for myself I refuse to depend on anyone else
Life's hard, you struggle some times
In the end I'll get what's mine But for now I'll deal with the times Have some faith and you'll get by
Times are changing for the worse Times are changing - I keep
I know my family is there for me And without them where the hell would I be But still I gotta try to be my own man Make good of what I got - do the best that I can
Live or die, are the choises I got But I refuse to go anywhere soon Life is too short to keep explaining myself My situation means nothing to you Back to reality once again I clear my thoughts and think about how much time I spent Keep movin' on and try to do what I do best I was always taught right from wrong But who are you to be judging who's right Doin' what I gotta do to get by Will I survive; just look in my eyes I gotta live my life day by day No matter what type of bullshit is thrown my way I'll overcome it with or without your help Don't tell me, you can't tell me How I choose to live my life The way I choose to live my life I was always taught right from wrong But who are you to pint the finger at me I have no need to explain myself Cause your opinions I don't need
Now - is the time for unity Why - because it means a lot to me We - can be strong once again I've seen it before and I know we can They - always tried to hold us down We - are the ones who are still around Why - because we fought for unity That is something they don't wanna see They'll always try but they can't hold me There are many who have come and gone I've seen the weak, I've seen the strong But to those who are true, you know who you are This is all about you and me, and our fight against society Our time has come; we have to break free Don't think that we believe your lies We see the fear in your eyes You can't change us so don't even try It's time for us to make this last We've learned our lessons from the past I've seen it before and I know we can
Follow the path of no one else It's all about being true to myself I'll speak my mind, I won't keep it inside
The years pass and people change But I'm stayin' true to my ways Hardcore is my life, I'll carry the name
Demonstrating my style Lettin' it be known Demonstrating my style We're not alone Give respect where respect is due To those who know what we've been through We can all relate in our own way
To those who put us down, we won't see you around Cause you're too scared of me To those who've helped us out, you know what we're about You'll get respect from me
Hang out with me then you stab me in the Back- are you friend or foe See me on the streets you walk right by Me- are you friend or foe Tell me on the phone that I'm a fucking Clone- are you friend or foe Why don't mind your own life and leave me Alone- are you friend or foe Friend, foe Are you my friend or foe
