Change

Save me, save me from myself
I'm standing in my own way
Waiting for a change but it
Seems so out of reach

Standing in my own mess in my own hell
And it seems that I screwed things don't tell
Shoulder it on my own I don't own self
I am just a guest here I don't steer well

I can barely see clear over the dash
One hand on the wheel foot on the gas
Always end up here, never go past
Do I have what it takes, like can I last

Am I just another pin on my life's map
Am I really in control or am I a passenger
To endure what may come, no more
Am I responsible if the car crash
Will they blame me for only hurting myself
Or if I'm the only one does it really count
Never really had a no role model
Guess it's what Jermaine Cole meant, oh well

Wonder who can save me from the beast I see
And the bouts I beat, yet they never cease
Never will they end, 'till they see me dead
And I'm left to tend, to my own skeleton

Save me, save me from myself
I'm standing in my own way
Waiting for a change but it
Seems so out of reach

Change is what I need
Change is what I need

Can't even stand, on my own two feet
Don't know the way, can you rescue me
Once was a man, now a memory
Can someone show me the standard please

I won't take a loss, never known defeat
I know I will rise, though I am six feet
Under the ground of my enemies
Don't underestimate the power of a humble beast

You must have thought I'd be the one to break when everything
Inside my life has given way but I was made for these
Dark days, long nights, weak ways, hard times
Freed slaves in my messy bloodline

Broke chains, survive and bred to strive
He who can stop me, shares my life
Same one that'll 'cause my demise
But he can't see clear through the dreamy eyes

You ever wonder why the weak seldom prevail
And why the rich stay rich but never give help
It's like we're destined for hatred and expelled
I know I'm destined for greatness though I won't sell

Save me, save me from myself
I'm standing in my own way
Waiting for a change but it
Seems so out of reach

Change is what I need
Change is what I need

Stand with the beast, kneel at the altar
Every knee bent, the sons and the daughters
Do we really understand, what's the cost here
Is it part of the plan, gotta change gear

How can I be the cause of my own faults
How can I ever gain from my own loss
How can I save myself if I'm distraught
How can I carry this weight, can it be taught

What if I'm another reason for the sickening
And everything inside of me is causing what you call disease
And evidently all I see is inevitable alchemy
Don't want Ricky, so come to me
I'll bring you peace and clarity

If all I see are bits of me, then who is staring back at me
Explain to me the sympathy I feel inside for those who sleep
And never know the history that Paradox has given me
I think that I can finally adapt to what is asked of me

Now it's clear to see that I'll never leave
No matter who I beat, I will never cease
This will never end, even when I'm dead
I will never be free, I can finally see
I'm staring at myself and the beast is me

Save me, save me from myself
I'm standing in my own way
Waiting for a change but it
Seems so out of reach

Change is what I need
Change is what I need