House of Cards

Ate lunch with the devil, was dancing with death

I'm making the most of the chance I have left

One hand to the sky, one hand on my chest

If you asked if I'm scared, then the answer is yes

I done been up, I done been poor

Not even a dollar, I slept on the floor

A mountain of problems that can't be ignored

I came from the bottom to settle the score

Lord gave me a shot with this music

I promised him no more excuses

I'm trying so hard you can tell by my scars that my past has been so damn abusive

It's time I tell you what the truth is

Some days, I swear I feel useless, my happiness has been elusive

I had an encounter with Judas

Somewhere in the dark along the line, I lost my mind

The old me is a prisoner that's somewhere lost in time

I had family I treated right that tried to take my life

Look at my back, and you won't find no room to put another knife

I lost my mind, I got no shame, and I keep trying not to cry

Got this ice running through my veins, and I got fire in my eyes

All the things that I've done in the darkness, all the nights that my mind was at war

And down in my soul, there's just one thing I know, Heaven ain't a place you go looking for

They all fall down just like a house of cards

They all fall down, and Heaven ain't a place you go looking for

Hold up, throw me the sack, and let's roll up

Been struggling trying to get sober, fuck it, pass me the drink, and let's pour up

But don't ask what's in my Styrofoam

You can tell the lights are on, but there ain't nobody home

Been smoking that killer shit

You can tell that I'm feeling it

You can tell that I'm really lit

Out of body experience

Back in my zone, back in my bag, ain't been the same since that happened to dad

I've been barefooted while walking on glass, surrounded by flames with a can full of gas

Ready for war, put on my armor

I'm doing this for my son and my daughter

As I kneel down at the foot of the father

Left all my problems, right there at the altar

And he washed away every sin

Now I'm back, and I'm better than I ever been

I lost my mind, I got no shame, and I keep trying not to cry

Got this ice running through my veins, and I got fire in my eyes

All the things that I've done in the darkness, all the nights that my mind was at war

And down in my soul, there's just one thing I know, Heaven ain't a place you go looking for

They all fall down just like a house of cards

They all fall down, and Heaven ain't a place you go looking for