Change (feat. Hard Target)

Self-pity is the most destructive device if you like, the 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 can destroy anything that's destroyable 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 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 I spend my time sitting around feeling sorry for myself Blaming anybody else, and watch they don't get done Getting salty at the next man, sink in my depression It's the reason all I wanna do is get drunk You see we on a journey, and journeys are made of choices Choosing the directions of the paths we gon' 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 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 that's stupid as shit But if you're choosing 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 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 (yeah) So many nights alone, I sit cold just holding my phone Think of mistakes that I made on my own It's hard letting them 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 depressed when I allow it Stuck in a maze, can't find my way out it Maybe you can 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're getting away I got the Lord on my shoulders tryin' to give me a push At the same time got the devil tryin' to get me to stay The different is same, mainly 'cause I'm living in shame But I made my own choices sittin' in this prison I made But if you apply enough pressure to the tension you made Sooner or later, you get it to break 'cause I was told that You gotta 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 shit 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 Until one day when he was drunk, I said something that made him mad Said the best part of me ran down the crack of my mother's ass From that day on excuses became reasons Ain't none of you motherfuckers gonna tell me if I've succeeded I'll 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 seeing You gotta 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 You gotta 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 is 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