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