Artist: Chris Orrick f/ Verbal Kent Album: Portraits Song: The Rubric Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com, Chris Orrick [Chris Orrick] So what are you defined by, what is it that makes you? Is it what who your clothes are designed by? Or is it in the way that you look at your neighbor Reaching out for help, but a blind eye It's easier to give and you shouldn't feel too bad Everybody's born with their bootstraps And FUCK 'em anyways, right? Everybody out here's got the same goddamn daylight But it's not that simple The life your born is the same one they'll box you into While you're breaking through it, they're waiting outside To tell you they changed the rubric And they paint the Rubik's cube Game's rigged to make sure you lose So when you play the game, if it's all the same Try to play for you [Chorus: Chris Orrick] And every time you play their rules Either play dead or play the fool Try your best trying to play it cool Play for them then you play to lose And every time you play their rules Either play dead or play the fool Try your best trying to play it cool Play for them then you play to lose [Verbal Kent] Is everything I've worked for worth more? Than what has fallen in my lap, what I've searched for's Found to be a curse more than a blessin' Learned more from the wounds than the stitches, I put that on my firstborn Uh... Whatchu think I roam the Earth for? Dealin' with life - that's what the liquor and the herb for Feel it at night, I'm kinda knockin' with a search warrant Tryna find a self to describe and the words for it Huh, maybe it's been dormant, waiting within torment Taking an enormous amount of patience To relate and take in what this world is about I guess it's best to pick a side that feels full in your heart Testify to test your pride instead of just testing a product Rest the gas pedal 'stead of perpetually steppin' on it Emphasis on effortlessness Been dishonest to myself for too long I think it's time I made a promise to me, yeah [Chorus]