Fire Hardened by Kizel - Lyrics
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 1]
Life was an uphill battle
Pushing a rock like some cattle
Sisyphus under the saddle
But always trying to rattle
His cage for years
It's not a state of fear
It just became so clear
His peers would sharpen his tears into a spear
Cause despite the spirit
He writes to finish
With lines of lyrics
To fights to win it
And spite the cynics
To fulfill what he wishes
Just kill all the bitches
Who didn't know that he'd go
To destroy their ego like dishes
Here are my conditions
Yo listen
You can kiss my thicc ass
And hope that it lasts
Cause no amount of "sorry"s will erase the sins past
And just know I've since passed
To walking Slim’s path
Where I’m hoping to make some motherfucking cents last
No more a bore they ignored like before
Now I pour 44 more on the show floor
As I work towards throwing those poor whores
Through the morgue door
And fold their corpse in a cold drawer
Like wow
Now what the fuck was that shit
Yo
I was not expecting this reaction
Bro
He has gone completely off his axis, batshit
No
I mean can you believe?
I swear he isn’t like this usually
Cause they ruined me
With cruelty
So humor me
Do you believe
That everything they would do to me
Has any moral ambiguity?
Yeah it couldn't be
And they know that
Only that they can't even own that
And I'm so mad
So I show that
In my flow that
Would just go fast
Say that it's so shallow
But you if you do so don't follow
They made me think I’m fucked up
They made me feel so hollow
But now when pride comes up
I just spit I don't swallow
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 2]
Cause I'm not here to play the victim
I'm spitting
And dripping
With all the unlimited skill in my system
I'll diss em'
Persistent
They'll piss in their sleep
From my lyrical pistol
I’m shooting a missile that never misses
All the bitches in my iron sights
Yeah, it's fight or flight
They’re gonna die tonight
So I unite
The prior fights
Use my fire to light
The dynamite
And try to smite
Everybody in my line of sight
Have them take the final bite
Of a pill of cyanide
Cause I know
I go
Psycho
I’m ionized
I get this dream
That condemns sick schemes
Coming at them
Packing an M16
With clean
High-carbon steel magazines
Of pent up hate
In my mental state
Or so it seems
But fear not
Cause I know I got
The music scene
Embedded in my genes like denim
Flow In bloodstream like venom
They tryna intervene
But I won't let em'
Just like I planned it
Now I’m the bandit
Just when they think I've abandoned ship
I'm coming back to command this shit
No longer need your companionship
Cause this right here the letter that to you I dedicate
You ain't gotten better since you was in second grade
Better late than never so just let me educate
Stay out of my sector, bitch, or Imma decimate ya
Fly like some feathers I’m about to levitate
All I do is innovate
Don't Imitate
I intimidate
Full of un-timid hate
Anything enemies send at me I readily eliminate
So look at me now
I'm nowhere near em’
No longer feel down
When I look in the mirror
I've proven my thesis
I hope that they see this
My vision has risen from
Ash like a Phoenix
Like
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 3]
I’ve crossed over
And gone closer
With a fair amount
Of despair and doubt
But It's paramount
That I go nowhere
Won’t leave that flair I found
Cause my Lines are a crisis
My Mind is a rhyme nest
I got drive but no driver's license
I'm divine for Christ's sakes
Like the nicest crisis
So I decided
That I’m delighted
To reside in a vibe
With my mind undivided
Don’t give a fuck if it comes off as violent
Imma rock like some andesite
You suck cock like a parasite
So stand a side
Cause when I had that emo phase
I then took a leap of faith
But then I found
That through my sound
If you might doubt
Just look right now
And be amazed
And when I see the stage
I wanna be displayed
My mind will slice through
Like a sharp edge
My rhymes will find truth
Through the carnage
Even though they treated me like some garbage
This is me basically paying homage
It’s just like god damn
They still made me who I am
Not despite the hardship
But because of the dark shit
I’ve become this man
I‘m happy with
The one who is rapping this
Who is the closest he has ever been to finding happiness
So although I know what I endured was uncool and painful
I still feel like I have to say fuck you and thank you
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 1]
Life was an uphill battle
Pushing a rock like some cattle
Sisyphus under the saddle
But always trying to rattle
His cage for years
It's not a state of fear
It just became so clear
His peers would sharpen his tears into a spear
Cause despite the spirit
He writes to finish
With lines of lyrics
To fights to win it
And spite the cynics
To fulfill what he wishes
Just kill all the bitches
Who didn't know that he'd go
To destroy their ego like dishes
Here are my conditions
Yo listen
You can kiss my thicc ass
And hope that it lasts
Cause no amount of "sorry"s will erase the sins past
And just know I've since passed
To walking Slim’s path
Where I’m hoping to make some motherfucking cents last
No more a bore they ignored like before
Now I pour 44 more on the show floor
As I work towards throwing those poor whores
Through the morgue door
And fold their corpse in a cold drawer
Like wow
Now what the fuck was that shit
Yo
I was not expecting this reaction
Bro
He has gone completely off his axis, batshit
No
I mean can you believe?
I swear he isn’t like this usually
Cause they ruined me
With cruelty
So humor me
Do you believe
That everything they would do to me
Has any moral ambiguity?
Yeah it couldn't be
And they know that
Only that they can't even own that
And I'm so mad
So I show that
In my flow that
Would just go fast
Say that it's so shallow
But you if you do so don't follow
They made me think I’m fucked up
They made me feel so hollow
But now when pride comes up
I just spit I don't swallow
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 2]
Cause I'm not here to play the victim
I'm spitting
And dripping
With all the unlimited skill in my system
I'll diss em'
Persistent
They'll piss in their sleep
From my lyrical pistol
I’m shooting a missile that never misses
All the bitches in my iron sights
Yeah, it's fight or flight
They’re gonna die tonight
So I unite
The prior fights
Use my fire to light
The dynamite
And try to smite
Everybody in my line of sight
Have them take the final bite
Of a pill of cyanide
Cause I know
I go
Psycho
I’m ionized
I get this dream
That condemns sick schemes
Coming at them
Packing an M16
With clean
High-carbon steel magazines
Of pent up hate
In my mental state
Or so it seems
But fear not
Cause I know I got
The music scene
Embedded in my genes like denim
Flow In bloodstream like venom
They tryna intervene
But I won't let em'
Just like I planned it
Now I’m the bandit
Just when they think I've abandoned ship
I'm coming back to command this shit
No longer need your companionship
Cause this right here the letter that to you I dedicate
You ain't gotten better since you was in second grade
Better late than never so just let me educate
Stay out of my sector, bitch, or Imma decimate ya
Fly like some feathers I’m about to levitate
All I do is innovate
Don't Imitate
I intimidate
Full of un-timid hate
Anything enemies send at me I readily eliminate
So look at me now
I'm nowhere near em’
No longer feel down
When I look in the mirror
I've proven my thesis
I hope that they see this
My vision has risen from
Ash like a Phoenix
Like
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
[Verse 3]
I’ve crossed over
And gone closer
With a fair amount
Of despair and doubt
But It's paramount
That I go nowhere
Won’t leave that flair I found
Cause my Lines are a crisis
My Mind is a rhyme nest
I got drive but no driver's license
I'm divine for Christ's sakes
Like the nicest crisis
So I decided
That I’m delighted
To reside in a vibe
With my mind undivided
Don’t give a fuck if it comes off as violent
Imma rock like some andesite
You suck cock like a parasite
So stand a side
Cause when I had that emo phase
I then took a leap of faith
But then I found
That through my sound
If you might doubt
Just look right now
And be amazed
And when I see the stage
I wanna be displayed
My mind will slice through
Like a sharp edge
My rhymes will find truth
Through the carnage
Even though they treated me like some garbage
This is me basically paying homage
It’s just like god damn
They still made me who I am
Not despite the hardship
But because of the dark shit
I’ve become this man
I‘m happy with
The one who is rapping this
Who is the closest he has ever been to finding happiness
So although I know what I endured was uncool and painful
I still feel like I have to say fuck you and thank you
[Chorus]
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened
I was nothing but a fucking stick on the pyre
They broke into me and threw me into the fire
But now I see it clear, all that dire time is pardoned
Cause I've become a spear, and now I'm fire hardened