Man In The Mask Lyrics by K-rino

Man In The Mask

Yesterday mornin I stood in the mirror, gazin into my own eyesKnowin the life that I was livin, wasn't the one that I visualizedHalf awoke and half unconscious, I replayed my life overI saw the image of a man with a mask standin over my shoulderAt first I thought I was hallucinatin, I must be still sleepDreamin deep, I paid him no mind until I heard him speakAnd the words he spoke were deadly, no love is what he meantSaid he was watchin me and I would see him everywhere that I wentI got scared and broke the mirror, ran out feelin a buzzDetermined not to quit but when I looked up there he wasI was hopin I could take the mask up off his face and seeI had 2 questions, who's this man and why is he chasin meI jumped in the ride and burnt off, doin my best to runPassed at least 11 bus-stops and he was standin at everyoneSaw him in my rear-view mirror, thought my sanity's tryin to pimp meCause wasn't no cars behind me and my backseat was emptyI looked at the clock and I noticed, its 2:23pmBut i'm p
aranoid cause nobody was outside but me and himI couldn't shake, escape, or evade him no matter what corners I was cuttin'Had a full tank of gas, but the car shut down all of a suddenI bailed out and started runnin', i'm in my hood and I know it wellBut the street signs had changed up, they had words on them like hellAnd word on them like murder, damnation, and lies insteadAnd every street that I ran down, I went through what it saidI was in pain so I broke down, it all ended at lastThe torture felt like 20 hours but only 5 minutes had passedWhy was I goin thru this sufferin, what was this man schemingBefore he took me I woke up screamin and realized that I was dreaminI was glad that it was over, so I stood up on my feetWalked outside to get some fresh air and absorb some of the heatI kinda laughed about the whole thing once the drama was completeI almost passed out when I looked up and seen him standin across the streetI took off runnin' full speed, as fast as I can goBut no matter how fast
I ran, he was behind my walkin slow [like Jason]With the same mask on from the dream with specks of blood on itTired of runnin' for my life, he'd have to take mine if he want itSo I stop to turn and face him, no words were left to sayBut once he saw my fear was gone, he took off runnin the other wayI was confused while I was chasin him, it wasn't what it seemedHow can I fight somethin that hides in mirror reflections and in dreamsNevertheless I got to take the chance and hope that I can stretch'emAt that moment he stopped runnin' as if he wanted me to catch himAll the psychological anguish I went through was definedI grabbed his head, snatched the mask off and the face in it was mineI almost went blind, but it came together step by stepI was being chased by my own sin, runnin' from the darkside of myselfAs I choked him in a tight grasp, I began to understandRight then and there the man in the mask just dissappeared inside my handIt was all a sign for me to change, and see the world clearerI c
losed my eyes and when I opened I was standin in front of a mirrorBut even though the man was gone, I can't say that it was the endCause I know that if I slip up, I'll see that man again