Caked up and faked up
She's obsessed with the outside
Nothing earned, too afraid to fail
So she led a hollow life of void of insight
Loving what you see, but you fear what you think
'Cause of your mind and your body, there's a missing fucking link
That leaves you vulnerable, susceptible to pain
You're a garden of potential submerged in the rain

True beauty can't be seen with the eyes

Armed
Armed with a mind
I'm gonna strengthen my action with thought
Armed with a mind
Make use of the gift that I got
Armed with a mind
And walk fearless 'cause I'm armed with a mind
Armed with a mind
A weak offense when you step to this
Armed with a mind
Mind over matter is power over fists
Armed with a mind
I walk fearless 'cause I'm armed with a mind

I walk fearless
I walk fearless
With a mind far greater than your fucking fist

Spineless and mindless
You flex your muscles and not your fucking head
A deep man with a strong point made without one thoughtful word said
"Huff and puff", fierce fists will do the talking
Can't speak for yourself so your crew's with you walking
Tell me what's worth fighting for
And it better be something greater than an evening of the score

Boy, your true strength sleeps behind your eyes

Armed with a mind
I'm gonna strengthen my action with thought
Armed with a mind
Make use of the gift that I got
Armed with a mind
And walk fearless 'cause I'm armed with a mind
Armed with a mind
A weak offense when you step to this
Armed with a mind
Mind over matter is power over fists
Armed with a mind
I walk fearless 'cause I'm armed with a mind

With a mind
With a mind
And I'm walking fearless

It's the absent minded fool who's afraid to think
To extend an open hand, to dare to earn a thing
It's the gift inside your head you can't take for granted
'Cause an unexamined life is a seed unplanted
As the animals, they can't reason, but as humans we can
So are you just a wild animal or a rational man?
Your body takes you nowhere, might does not make right
There's a gift inside your head called your mind


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    fucking beautiful lyricist

    maozedongon May 08, 2009   Link

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