Risen Through The Bars

These are song lyrics most meaningful and true to me.

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No one sees my struggle, they only see the trouble.

2Pac "Thugz Mansion"

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You helped me to discover me.

Common "Come Close"

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You and I, HAD something in common.

Snarky Puppy "Something (feat. Lalah Hathaway)"

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Hey dad, it's me, um, Oh, I'm Tyler, I think I be your son. Sorry, I called you the wrong name, see, my brain's splitting, Dad isn't your name, see faggot's a little more fitting, Mom was only twenty when you ain't have any fucks to spare, You Nigerian fuck, now I'm stuck with this shitty facial hair. Also stuck with a beautiful home with a case stairs. So you not being near fucking fire-started my damn career But fuck it.

Tyler, The Creator "Answer"

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Instead of preachin' death in my songs, I breathe life.

Gang Starr "Discipline (feat. Total)"

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I suffered just so that I can return harder.

Gang Starr "Full Clip"

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My only crime was that I'm too damn kind.

Gang Starr "Moment Of Truth"

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Darkness is a harsh term don't you think? Yet it dominates the things I see.

Mumford & Sons "Roll Away Your Stone"

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...in my cold arms, You don’t sleep. In my cold arms, Your fear beats. In my cold arms, You stay.

Mumford & Sons “Cold Arms”

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Step down from it, You don't have to hide from us. Don't hold your love, Away from me. And I will be as steady as a heartbeat.

Andreas Moe "Step Down From It"

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Oh-Oh-phelia, you've been on my mind girl, like a drug.

The Lumineers "Ophelia"

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So watch the world tear us apart, A stoic mind and a bleeding heart. You never see my bleeding heart. And your lights always shining on, And I've been travelling oh so long, I've been travelling oh so long.

Mumford & Sons "Reminder"

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If I had wings like Noah’s dove, I’d fly up the river to the one I love. Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well.

Oscar Isaac “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)

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Put the rope around my neck, And hung me up so high. Put the rope around my neck, Hung me up so high. Last words I heard 'em say, "Won't be long now for you die, poor boy", I been all around this world.

Tim the Lion Tamer "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me"

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All the young and lonely girls wait for you, There by the backstage door, And they're hoping to be the one. And when you start to sing, You will be their everything. And when you start to sing, Every woman will open up her heart, And let you in.

Christopher Cross "Minstrel Gigolo"

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I wish I wish my baby was born, Sitting on her papa’s knee. And if our girl was dead and gone, With the green green grass growing over my feet. I ain’t a hound and never will be, Til the sweet apple grows on a sour apple tree. But I still hope the day will come, That you and I shall meet as one.

Sam Amidon "I Wish I Wish"

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How am I going to find you in the crowd? You going to wear an outfit that's so damn loud. You could put the peacocks all to shame, I'll try to find a shirt that's got no stains. You go window shopping down the lane. Me, I'm always singing in the rain. Someone threw a kiss off the balcony, Someone else is bended on one knee.

Chris Trapper "Angel Appearing in a Small Cafe"