Chorus:

I've been running (running) in this Circus... just
Tryna make change
I've been running running for the Surplus... but
It ain't ever came
I've been running running in my purpose... I guess that
I'm still on the way
I've been running running in this Circus...
Don't it make you want to stay

Verse:

As a shorty I just wanted to grow up
That may not sound too profound, in my city if you notice all
the signs that they throw up--
You'd be like know what?
Yeah you right
Feeling I'm not the type, always stick to my vibe
Watching way too much Disney had happiness out of sight
But cable, was a luxury
Made a discovery,
Everything had a price and I knew my worth luckily
Now uncovering the blinders on my life
You from the D, then that's just by design
Am I, in control or am I really not?
These questions lead me to dances I answer right on the spot
But
I just see me on stage
Say a couple words and the people are amazed
Am I a beast? or the Ring Master?
They clap for me, but he ain't really have to
Hit 'em with the raw, made em, shimmy shimmy ya
I'm ODB, heard they like it when I'm raw (I roar)
But I been fighting all these lions and pushing past all these tigers
Another day another hoop with the fire- But
Sometimes I see it with another view
Well I've been jumping but something tells me my actions leave me
vulnerable
I've been surrounded
On the Podium, a little high up now but still grounded
I'm
In the middle of these lions,
I'm a different breed, every breath is a
triumph
I'm a hunter always on my Panther trip, it's black love
But word from my Ancestors, If y'all ain't heard but you really want
that answer quick,
Shit I'm ASAP FERG on my anthem tip!

Chorus:

I've been running (running) in this Circus... just
Tryna make change
I've been running running for the Surplus... but
It ain't ever came
I've been running running in my purpose... I guess that
I'm still on the way
I've been running running in this Circus...
Don't it make you want to stay

Bridge:

We are running in this Circus,
trying to reach the Surface
Blast off, we can flourish
Dig Deep, we'll unearth it

We are running in this Circus,
trying to reach the Surface
Blast off, we can flourish
Dig Deep, we'll unearth it

We are... running