[Intro]
Shadows in the basement, mixing truth with lies
Teaching me salvation through chemical highs
Young and so naive, thought you'd set me free
Now I see the demon hiding in your prophecies
[Verse 1]
First day at the youth spot, you caught my eye
Preaching 'bout creation while getting high
Showed me how to hustle, showed me how to flow
But every lesson came with powder white as snow
Marcus in the workshop, playing God again
Teaching kids to rap while dealing medicine
Called it "creative freedom," called it "breaking chains"
But you were just a dealer dressed in holy names
[Chorus]
Save me Marcus Holmberg, with your sacred dust
Breaking down my spirit, calling it trust
Save me Marcus Holmberg, with your twisted ways
Each line that you give me leads me more astray
[Verse 2]
2017 summer, basement studio vibes
Recording through the night, barely alive
You said "this is the process, this is how we grow"
But you were just a vulture watching me let go
Folk samples in the background, masking all the pain
While you kept on pushing product through my veins
Called yourself a mentor, called yourself a guide
But you were just a shark in shallow water, taking me for a ride
[Outro]
Now I see you clearly, through these sober eyes
Every revelation was just carefully disguised
You ain't no messiah, just a man who preys
On kids with dreams, leading them astray