Yo I light up the jar under the light of the stars And write a few bars until the silence dissolves Contemplating if I’m right or I’m wrong For dedicating most of my time to holding mics in my palm My dream has been life-long And though the finish line is still out of sight Within my plight I fight on And I ain’t singing no sob stories or sad songs I stick to telling the total truth and that’s all It’s ironic when you’re rap’s best thing And yet somehow your career is still fledgling That’s my predicament and it’s perplexing But instead of sweating it I just keep progressing While waiting for the stars to align And the moment in time when it’s my moment to shine But until then I keep my eyes on the prize And try to survive night after night going for mine because
[Chorus]
In a matter of a moment lost to the end of time (It only takes a moment) It’s the evening of another day and the end of mine (For your life to fly by) In a matter of a moment lost to the end of time (It only takes a moment) It’s the evening of another day and the end of mine (Just to find you’re outta time)
[Verse 2]
And every evening at the end of another day I’m bucking the system trying to figure out another way And budget what I gotta pay to phone a lifeline Hope rainy days don’t last my whole lifetime That’s why the moonlight is mine When the moon starts to shine a feeling moves up my spine Yeah, I stay in tune with the shadows Lone trooper on the road less travelled Lone wolf, sole controller, only soldier still in the battle Only slave on the boat who’s really rowing his paddle Still I sit in the saddle and dip from the hassles Others get rattled and just dibble and dabble I think bigger, connecting the dots on the big picture Like identifying the Big Dipper Fueled by haters’ comments and one day I promise That I’ll light up the sky like Halley’s Comet
[Chorus]
In a matter of a moment lost to the end of time (It only takes a moment) It’s the evening of another day and the end of mine (For your life to fly by) Now the starlight which has found me lost for a million years (It only takes a moment) Tries to linger as it fills my eyes till it disappears (Just to find your own time)
[Verse 3]
Yo hope the struggle don’t murder me Before I find out how many people heard of V from Jersey to Germany And yeah I try to act fine as though all is well But at times I feel like the snowball in ... I’m trying to find my way That’s why it’s all grunt work, got no time for play No time for games so while my time remains I won’t wait like a time delay I say what I mean and mean what I say Chasing dreams night by night and day after day I met a broad at the ... bar called Starlight Because her eyes twinkled like little stars She had a smile that could shine for a million years I told her I got a trail of a trillion tears Asked if she could help me make it disappear Then felt no fear when she said this here, she said
[Chorus]
In a matter of a moment lost to the end of time (It only takes a moment) It’s the evening of another day and the end of mine (For your life to fly by) Now the starlight which has found me lost for a million years (It only takes a moment) Tries to linger as it fills my eyes till it disappears (Just to find your own time)