Change

Certainly the most destructive vice, if you like

That a person can have, more than pride, is self-pity

I think self-pity is the worst possible emotion anyone can have

And the most destructive, it destroys everything around it, except itself

Self-pity will destroy relationships, it'll destroy anything that's good

It will fulfill all the prophecies it makes, and leave only itself

You gotta be the change that you wanna see

Looking for someone to blame? Who's it gonna be?

Well, you could put it on me, 'cause nobody around here

Sees the man in the mirror any clearer than I do

And I can bring the pain if you wanna beef

One of us is gonna break, who's it gonna be?

Well, it ain't gonna be me

Ain't no way I'm accepting defeat

I won't stop 'til that reflection is me

I spend my time sittin' around, feeling sorry for myself

Blaming anybody else and watch the don't get done

Getting salty at the next man, sink in my depression

Is the reason all I want to do is get drunk

You see, we on a journey, and journeys are made of choices

Choosing the directions of the paths we gonna take

So you can get pissed off whenever you get lost

And look at the driver, but then you see your own face

You can get right or you can get left

You can, you can live life, or you can await death

Time is constantly giving us the present, every second, and every breath

It's up to you, what you do with the gift

You can get loose, start boozing and cruise through a fifth

Pissing the night away as usual

Usually gets you right back in the loop, but as stupid as shit

But if you choosin' to lose, really, who is the bitch?

You gotta be the change that you wanna see

Looking for someone to blame? Who's it gonna be?

Well, you could put it on me, 'cause nobody around here

Sees the man in the mirror any clearer than I do

And I can bring the pain if you wanna beef

One of us is gonna break, who's it gonna be?

Well, it ain't gonna be me

Ain't no way I'm accepting defeat

I won't stop 'til that reflection is me (yeah)

So many nights alone, I sit cold just holding my phone

Think of mistakes that I made on my own, it's hard lettin' 'em go

Think I'm young when I know that I'm grown

Travel so much. When I'm home, only time that I'm gone

Mind crowded, only depress when I allow it

Stuck in a maze, can't find my way out it

Maybe you could give me a break?

Father, forgive me for the sins I'm committing today

I listen to songs to cope while I'm drifting away

I had dreams and aspirations, but they get in the way

I got the Lord on my shoulders tryna give me a push

Same time got the devil tryna get me to stay

Different is same, mainly 'cause I'm living in shame

But I made my own choices, sitting in this prison I made

But if you apply enough pressure to the tension you make

Sooner or later, you get it to break, 'cause' I was told that

You got to be the change that you wanna see

Looking for someone to blame? Who's it gonna be?

Well, you can put it on me, 'cause nobody around here

Sees the man in the mirror any clearer than I do

And I can bring the pain if you wanna beef

One of us is gonna break, who's it gonna be?

Well, it ain't gonna be me

Ain't no way I'm accepting defeat

I won't stop 'til that reflection is me

Listen, this shouldn't be that difficult to grasp

Instead of throwing up excuses, reaching for a flask

To try and get numb, go get uncomfortable

Apologize for the times when you were acting like an ass

Feeling bad about yourself? Maybe you got a little fat?

Put that fast food down, go in the kitchen, grab a pan

You do a little work, then you start to see results

Keep on pushing through the hurt, and stay consistent, it'll pass

Look at me, for instance, I had issues with my dad

Worshiped the ground he walked on, was a fetcher for his cans

'Til one day, when he was drunk, I said something that made him mad

Said that the best part of me ran out of the crack of my mother's ass

From that day on, excuses became reasons

Ain't none of you motherfuckers will tell me if I'm succeeding

I stand in front of a mirror, and rap it 'til I believe it

And break me a fucking dollar if I don't like what I'm seein'

You gotta be the change that you wanna see

Looking for someone to blame? Who's it gonna be?

Well, you could put it on me, 'cause nobody around here

Sees the man in the mirror any clearer than I do

And I can bring the pain if you wanna beef

One of us is gonna break, who's it gonna be?

Well, it ain't gonna be me

Ain't no way I'm accepting defeat

I won't stop 'til that reflection is me

You gotta be the change that you wanna see

Looking for someone to blame? Who's it gonna be?

Well, you could put it on me, 'cause nobody around here

Sees the man in the mirror any clearer than I do

And I can bring the pain if you wanna beef

One of us is gonna break, who's it gonna be?

Well, it ain't gonna be me

Ain't no way I'm accepting defeat

I won't stop 'til that reflection is me