You were that foundationNever gonna be another one, noI followed, so takenSo conditioned I could never let goThen sorrow, then sicknessthen the shock when you flip it on meSo hollow, so viciousSo afraid I couldn't let myself seeThat I could never be heldBack or up, no, I hold myselfCheck the rep, yep, you know mine wellForget the rest, let them know my hellThere and back yet my soul ain't sellKept respect up the best, they fellLet the rest be the tale they tellThat I was there saying