K-Rino - Man in the Mask lyrics

Come walk with me
You might not like where I take you though
Yeah get ready, enter my mind

Yesterday morning I stood in the mirror
Gazing into my own eyes
Knowing the life that I was living
Wasn't the one that I visualized
Half woke and half unconscious
I replayed my life over
Saw the image of a man with
A mask standing over my shoulder
First I thought that I was hallucinating
I must be still sleep dreaming deep
I paid it no mind until I heard him speak
And the words he spoke were deadly
No love in them were meant
Said he was watching me and I would
See him everywhere that I went
I got scared and broke the mirror
Ran out feeling a buzz


Determined not to quit but once I
Looked up there he was
I was hoping I could take the mask
Up off his face and see i had two questions
Who is this man? And why is he chasing me?
I jumped in the ride and burnt off
Doing my best to run
Passed at least 11 bus-stops and he
Was standing at every one
Saw him in my rear-view mirror
Thought my sanity's tryna pimp me
'Cause there wasn't no cars behind me
And my backseat was empty
I looked at the clock and I noticed
It's 2: 23pm
But, I'm paranoid 'cause nobody was
Outside but me and him i couldn't shake
Escape or evade him no matter
What corners I was cutting
Had a full tank of gas
But the car shut down all of a sudden
I bailed out and started running
I'm in my hood and I know it well
But the street signs had changed up
They had words on them like 'Hell'
And had words on them like 'murder'
'damnation' and 'lies' instead
And whatever street that I ran down
I went through what it said
I was in pain so I broke down
It all ended at last
The torture felt like 20 hours but
Only 5 minutes had passed
Why was I going through this suffering?
What was this man scheming?
Before he took me I woke up screaming
And realized that I was dreaming
I was glad that it was over
So I stood up to my feet
Walked outside to get some fresh air
And absorb some of the heat
I kind of laughed about the whole
Thing once the drama was complete
I almost passed out when I looked up
And seen him standing across the street
I took off was running full speed
As fast as I could go
But no matter how fast I ran
He was right behind my walking slow
With the same mask on from the dream
With specks of blood on it
Tired of running for my life
He'd have to take mine if he want it
So I stop to turn and face him
No words were left to say
But once he saw my fear was gone
He took off running the other way
I was confused while I was chasing him
It wasn't what it seems
How can I fight something that hides
In mirror reflections and in dreams?
Nevertheless, I got to take the chance and
Hope that I can stretch him
At that moment he stopped running as if
He wanted me to catch him
All the psychological anguish that I
Went through was defined i grabbed his head
Snatched his mask off and the
Face in it was mine i almost went blind
But it all came together step by step
I was being chased by my own sin
Running from the dark side of myself
As I choked him in a tight grasp
I began to understand
Right then and there the man in the
Mask just disappeared inside my hand
It was all a sign for me to
Change and see the world clearer
I closed my eyes and when I opened 'em
I was back in front of the mirror
But even though the man was gone
I still can't say that it's the end
'Cause, I know that if I slip up
I'll see that mask again