reflexing in patience maybe tell me what I need
passively painting a portrait to keep me strong in your dreams
cerebellum cracked open while those before me
fall to their knees
picking ideas to orbit— i've mastered the pattern
these issues spinning like stars of becoming what you need
infinite problems chameleon skin shifting
roots fraying at the edges
my kindness has no limits losing myself
easy to take pieces broken off
easy to process still unworthy
still giving
i soothe your soul take from me
make myself manageable until I am nothing
it's what comes naturally nothing—that's what
roots i can't shed i'm striving for
i need to keep some proof empty
that i exist beyond until my hands bleed
what you need me to be grasping at nothing
those before me knew this the truth hurts you
they found themselves but i feel the pain too
on their knees let it echo
losing everything through us both
maybe i don't know what i am
maybe you're not what i need
but the pattern is mastered the portrait painted
and this is who i've become
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quick flip the script now watch me shapeshift/
chameleon tactics with my soul on rapid transit/
cerebellum poppin' ideas while my patience is packed/
infinite kindness got me feeling like I'm under attack/
reflexing through portraits I passively paint/
morphing myself till there's nothing that remains/
you on your knees but I'm standing empty handed/
my roots exposed now watch how deep they're planted/
truth hurts worse than broken pieces scattered/
dreams worth keeping? that's what really matters/
orbit my issues like they're stars in my galaxy/
take advantage easy like it's some kind of strategy/
process the pain let it echo, let it resonate/
grasping at nothing till my fists bleed, can't hesitate/
natural-born shape-shifter, mastered the pattern/
limits of kindness stretched till they're about to flatten/
who am I really when the portrait's finally done?/
metamorphosis complete but at what cost I've won?