Kings never die

Here to stay
Even when Im gone
When I close my eyes
Through the passage of time
Kings never die
I can hear the drummer drumming
And the trumpets, someones tryna summon someone, I know somethins coming
But Im runnin from it to be standing at the summit
And plummet, how come it wasnt what I thought it was
Was it, too good to be true?
Have nothin, get it all but too much of it
Then lose it again, did I swallow hallucinogens
Cause if not, where the hell did it go?
Cause here I sit in Lucifers den by the dutch oven
Just choosing to sin
Even if it means Im sellin my soul, just to be the undisputed again
Do whatever I gotta do just to win
Cause I got this ***** ******* cloud over my head
Crown around it, thorns on it
Cracks in it, bet you morons didnt think Id be back, did ya?
How bout that, Im somehow now back to the underdog
But no matter how loud that I bark, this sport is somethin I never bow-out at
I complain about the game, I shout and I pout, its a love-hate
But I found out that I can move a mountain of doubt
Even when you ******* are countin me out, and I appear to be down for the count
Only time I ever been out and about
Is drivin around town with my ****** whereabouts in a doubt
Cause I been lost tryna think of what I did to get here but Im not a quitter
Gotta get up, give it all I got or give up
Spit on, **** on, stepped on, but kept goin
Im trynabe headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrong
Cause youre moving onto the next, but is the respect gone?
Cause someone told me that
(Kings never die)
Dont give me that sob story liar, dont preach to the choir
You aint never even had to reach in the fire to dig deep
Nobody ever handed me **** in life, not even a flyer
Wouldnt even take **** into consideration
Obliterate anyone in the way
I think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with me
But itd actually have to be a ****** blow-out to get me to re-tire
Tell these new artists that kings never die
Did it just say Ive been upstaged?
Why am I online? Its driving me crazy
Im ridin shotgun tryna get a gauge
On whats hot, but Im not one to conform
But as days pass in this ****
And opinions sway, I can hear em say
If I stay passionate maybe I can stage a miraculous
Comeback as if I went away
But detractors just say so much for the Renegade
Someones gonna make me blow my composure
Here I go again, center stage and I feel like Im in a cage
They so want a champion to fall
Its no wonder why I laugh at em, cause why cant we win em all?
So **** what these cynics say
(It) just goes ta show that when my backs against the wall
And Im under a tack again, that Ill act as if Im posed ta
With this pent up rage, cause all these plaques in my office
On the floor stacked against the door
Are they just metaphors for the odds of me comin back again?
Cause all the accomplishments, accolades, awards
And trophies just dont mean jack anymore
If Im here today and gone tomorrow
And Im not gonna be
Here to stay
Even when Im gone
When I close my eyes
Through the passage of time
Kings never die
I want it, Im comin to get it
So you son of a ******* dont duck youre gonna get ******* Bowed
Criticsll end up in critical, think your **** is **** all youre gonna get is smoked
And Im not stopping til Im on top again, all alone and on a throne
Like a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode Ive been owed
Tossed in the air by my own arm, and launched so hard it broke my collarbone
And when its my time to go, Im still not leaving
Stop for no one, I dont know but Ive been told an obstacle that
Blocks your road, knock it over, time to go for that pot of gold, cause
They say kings never die
Just ask Jam Master Jay
They just grow wings and they fly
So, hands up, reach for the sky
Try to hold and prolong these moments
Cause in a blink of an eye
Theyll be over
Tryna secure your legacy like Shakur
And ensure nobodys ever gonna be what you were
So before youre leavin this Earth
You want people to feel the fury of a pure evil cerebral berserk
Deacon of words, syllable genius at work
Plus Im thinkin that theyre mistakin my kindness for weakness, kill em with meanness
I went from powdered milk and Farina
To flippin burgers on the grill for some peanuts
From Gilberts to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamers
I made it to the silverscreen but Rockys still what the theme is
Khalil on the beat cause makin the beat aint the same feelin to me as killin the beat is
Or fulfillin to me is what fillin a seat is
Its that 'Sound Bombing' Thirstin Howl
Common, underground, Diamond D, Outsidaz
Stomach growl, throbbin hunger, out-rhymin everyone
God just give me one shot, I swear that I wont let you down
Ima be around forever-and-a-day, even in the ground
You aint never ever gonna hear em say I aint
Here to stay
Even when Im gone
When I close my eyes
Through the passage of time
Kings never die