Keep My Peace

I've been walking on this edge It's biting at my feet There's noise below, move slow and I am fighting just to keep my peace Thunder-tempest from above, inside begs for retreat Wonder if they'll dance when I reach Out and drop this beat Split the rock, embrace the rage Play a part upon the stage My thugs and convicts demand release I lock the gates and keep my peace Like a tightrope taut as I am Balanced and oblique Steady onward, don't engage in Dialogue when demons speak Tested mettle over time has Strengthened with defeat Breaking points and dislocated Joints yield no conceit Keeping my distance, tasting the cancer Catching resistance, taking a chance where Some would cease to care, so hard to stay driven cpathetic stares still have not forgiven Keeping with tradition isn't the answer Bitter suspicion's only enhanced their Subtle hooks and snares until so pain-stricken Still, I gotta dare as long as I'm livin' The more ya love it less The more ya love it less The more ya love it less Keep my peace