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Pre-Chorus 1: If you like discolouration/Welcome to show and tell/Looking for an explanation?/Come step inside my hell

Chorus: My skin is a canvas painted/With strokes of black and blue/And the piece is dedicated/To the fear inside of you/It’s a mural born of hatred/Chipped teeth and broken bones/Can you tell me who created/The art of sticks and stones

Verse 1: Shhh, I'm hidden/Don't give me away/'Cuz someone's looking for a victim/They can put on display/In the middle of the field/Like it’s a gallery/You’d better not cross them/Or else you'll end up like me/With scars as deep as carvings/Into stone or wood/I’ve got more markings/Than any child should/For some reason I’ve been chosen/As their masterpiece/A living portrait of this torture/Til I’m gone and deceased/Shhh, here they come, now get out of the way/Unless you want to be the one who’s on the easel today/We’ve gotta make a break for it in spite of the fear/And get a better spot while the coast is clear/Remember if they see us then they’re gonna pursue/But just keep looking ahead, like I told you to do/And even if I stop just keep running through/If they always get me, at least they'll never get you

Pre-Chorus 2: The image of the weight I carry/Is just like a tattoo/People say it's temporary/But if they only knew

Verse 2: Children can be cruel/I know that better than most/None of them killed me/But it felt like a few came close/But did no one think to ask/If this behaviour was learned?/And if they did then could you tell me/Why nobody's concerned?/Second generation bullies/Aren't as rare as you'd hope/But no one knows that trading blows/Is how they've chosen to cope/The bruises left on me/Are simply their imitation/Of the ones that they bore/As someone else's creation/Sorry dad, we didn't mean it, just got carried away/I had some people over and they wanted to play/I'll fix whatever's broken, I promise I'll pay/Just let me hear you say that you won't hit me today/Some kids get beaten at school, some get beaten at home/But every victim of abuse often feels alone/So if you want to change the world, start by showing you care/Next time you come across a painting hanging there

Pre-Chorus 3: Even once the colour’s faded/It still flows through our veins/Now we're forever tainted/Our hearts are cracked like window panes

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from I Want A HipHopopotamus For Christmas, released June 7, 2018

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iFollow Winnipeg, Manitoba

iFollow is an independent artist based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He brings to the table a unique and refreshing blend of hip hop, folk, spoken word, and acoustic stylings that weave their way from light-hearted and gentle to powerful and poignant. Being a fan of a whole gamut of musical genres himself, variety is the name of the game and iFollow hopes to deliver something for everyone. ... more

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