No Compromise

©  2023

I’m like a scorpion, stinging myself to death
Trapped in a corner, taking my last breath
I won’t give up and there’s no compromising
Seems there’s no way up, while the water keeps rising

I see my judges they’re all pointing and frowning
And all of my enemies smile as I’m drowning
Is there an up-thumb for this gladiator?
Maybe I’m struck dumb, I cant breathe to speak no more…

And I’m too proud to let them take me alive
Got some moves, grooves and other pieces to help me survive
Got this reincarnation weapon I can click into overdrive
Long before any memory of me is gone…

Inside my brain there must be some kinda wormhole
Some sort of drain where they just wanna flush away my soul
Got all the answers but don’t remember the questions
I took all the chances but ignored all the suggestions
Back then I wasn’t paying too much attention

If folk confront me, my trick’s step to one side
I cut them off, like a simple crab in a rip-tide
I see your snakes are winding and hissing their way my way
I believe they’re all fakes they’re all kissing me on my dying day

But…
Its all fine

But I’m too proud to let them just watch me die
Got a secret transformation gene, you’d never foreseen and I
just flick my wings into a new state, come back like a butterfly
Long before any memory of me is gone

You all tried to train me when I was blind and still a young child
Thought you’d fried my brain when I was a just a teen, running wild
I grew to be a man of gold despite your pulled-string accidents
And now I’m old, bold and smart as any kings or presidents
Ha! I guess you weren’t told about too many reincarnated dissidents

I admit to you its true I may no longer be quite as sharp or strong
But now I’m better fitted out with knowing what’s likely right or wrong
And every time you waste us we come back with even greater truth
we’ll throw the Nephilim to Earth, take eye for eye and tooth for tooth

And I’m too proud to let them see me die
Got all the tricks and treats that I learned to rely, on
And the secret spells I use to revivify
Long before any memory of me is gone

I’m like a genie, you don’t wanna set me free
Trapped in a lamp, let me out and you’re gonna see
I got these pills and powers to mess up your sanity
Tap on your capsule window like George Clooney in Gravity
Oh, you’re very, very old, but you don’t know your history

And when you’re done and you think you’ve got good rid of me
I’ll reappear when you’re out on your balcony
Likely, you’ll be high, looking out at the shining sea
You'l quickly learn why I'm much more than you thought you would ever be…

And I’m so sure I’ll never let them see me cry
Its too important that I never stop trying
They’ll never know when my life-spring’s run dry
Long before any memory of me is gone

But…
Its all fine…