You got me forced to crack my lids in two 
I'm still stuck inside the rubber room 
I gotta punch the clock that leads the blind 
I'm just another gear in the assembly line-oh no 

The noose gets tighter around my throat 
But I ain't at the end of my rope 

'Cause I won't be the one left behind 
Can't be king of the world If you're slave to the grind 
Tear down the rat racial slime 
Can't be king of the world if you're slave to the grind. 

Get it? 

A routine injection, a lethal dose 
But my day in the sun ain't even close 
There's no need to waste your prayers on me 
You better mark my words 'cause I'm history. 
Yes indeed 

You might beg for mercy to get by 
But I'd rather tear this thorn from my side 

They swallowed their daggers by turning their trick 
They tore my intentions apart brick by brick 
I'm sick of the jive 
You talk verbal insecticide

'Cause I won't be the one left behind 
Can't be king of the world If you're slave to the grind 
Tear down the rat racial slime 
Can't be king of the world if you're slave to the grind. 

I said slave to the grind 
Slave to the grind 
Slave to the grind