State of Mind

No matter who you are Someone's always gonna try and bring you down And I mean, they will if you let 'em, heh-huh Listen It's all about ya' state of mind Let me remind you Now you're sayin' that you're lost? Well, let me find you You say that you're in the dark? Well, let me blind you You say that you fell apart? Well, take my hand, I can pick you up Come look at me now You shook and you cowered You crook, is you proud? You pushin' a tower You're lookin' around Who put you in power? Now, look at the hour I'm runnin' out of time You only live once You've gotta live ya' life well You've gotta get ya' life together Man, you gotta bite down Quit this, you fight now Fix this shit, right now You listen, you're hyped now You listen, you're hyped now You try to tell me stop It's like the brakes are out I'm fuckin' motivated You know I don't play around You say you're motivated I say you play around You're in this biz for the fame I'm makin' it for the crowd I make it for the respect I make it 'cause I'm proud You're makin' this for the check You make it 'cause ya' shallow Don't you ever try to tell me we're the same 'Cause we're not the same Did you hear me? We're not the same And I don't even need a chorus I don't need to sing a fuckin' hook To make you know this shit's important I ain't try'na go an' make a fortune I'm just tryin' to live my life and help you out Because this music's more than you gave it credit for We never met before That you understand what I'm sayin', is what I said it for Yo, I don't need a catchy hook and thirty metaphors To make you all relate to me, basically, it's a message for Everybody, that's like me Because anybody that understands what I'm sayin', isn't just anybody It could be anybody, that I'm connectin' to If ya' truly know what I'm sayin', then this was meant for you But don't you think for a second, that I'm expected to Tell you that I'm sorry, because I fuckin' offended you Like I'm protecting you Like I've accepted you Man, this shit's pathetic, but whatever, that's a separate tune Separate tune, this song is like a stepping stone Try to make a staircase to heaven, like I'm Zeppelin, so You can look up to me, and I can help you out I feel like I'm trapped in a cage, somebody get me out I wish I could take it back I wish I could travel back in time Back when I first started rap Back when I was at the talent shows, and in my class When I told you all, I'd be a rapper, then you sat and laughed Yeh-heh-ha, I remember sittin' down in class The teacher thought that I was takin' notes, I'm bad at math But really, I was writing songs about getting back At every single person, that told me that I would never rap It made me who I am today I don't think that I would be the same Yo, I don't think that I would feel the pain I don't think that I would sing this way I don't think I'd even sing, I should tell you, thanks (thanks) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh It's all about the state of mind Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh State, the state of mind Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I want you to look at ya'self, just right now Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I want you to think about who you really are Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh It's all about the state of mind Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Yeah, it's the state of mind