I Can(T) Change

I've taken the fall and I've tasted the pain And I refuse to let it all just be wasted in vain When the life that I pictured disappeared from the frame I came to terms with the fact that I needed to change The sap inside the vine the same as blood in my veins Each hopin' for the sun, yet thanking God for the rain I managed to escape the raging blaze ah the flame All this to drive a stake right through the heart of the game And its the same old but the truth be told I got this new day to this gift to gold The past is a part of me, its engrained in my soul Yet I've withstood the storm that couldn't take the dream that I hold While some make due some fight to break through I passed this test when I pressed my last debut And in choosing a path that has been traveled by few I learned ya best live your life or else ya life lives you Those with closed minds who just won't learn Let 'em touch the stove, they meant ta feel the burn Cuz it's much more than an obstacle For some souls, change is impossible But for me, it's a six-letter word that means I can transform into what before were dreams I'm about what it is, give a fuck how it seems I'll keep swimmin' upstream despite what life brings Been on this quest since the day of my birth Still doin' my best to move Heaven and Earth So whatever it's worth, and for better or worse Ima give it all that I got until they load up the hearse So keep your nickels and dimes, I want change Novocain for the soul to ease a dull pain Through the cold, I'm devoted to still hold the flame And maintain the flow til you know the name