Take It To the Pens

I'm fighting a war but I'm at peace when I take it to the pens When you go through tough times as a boy, you're supposed to make it out as men You need to go to church to escape from all your sins But I'll find my redemption when I take it to the pens I've been down and out for a while but now I'm rising up I fell out of love with poetry for a while, but now I've got the writing touch I was swimming with the sharks, now I'm having a bite for lunch Depression had me in the corner, I had to become Mike Tyson to strike a punch I move the pen slow but I write fast Making the pad bleed as nights pass I made it through storms where some people would have died at As long as I get back up from every fall I can't have my pride snatched This world will leave you chewed up and spat out like bubblegum I just dealt with an issue now I'm going through another one How can you count me out when you see what I've recovered from? I write what's on my mind and there isn't an issue I stutter on I'm fighting a war but I'm at peace when I take it to the pens When you go through tough times as a boy, you're supposed to make it out as men You need to go to church to escape from all your sins I'll find my redemption when I take it to the pens