Wake up every day: Can't get out of bed Feel like I've been chewed up, spit out, and landed on my head. All the blood rushing through, leaving my mind black and blue And what I'm left with is feeling helpless, without a single clue.
Try to rise up, but, these sheets are made of glue My rubber mind bounces my sanity and I'm stuck to thoughts of you Even though I'm trying to prove I can improve I'm still stuck in this same ******' place I can't move
As I lay stripped away to my basic DNA I reflect upon the past wishing only changes for today But what I learned from the time my heart had me enslaved is that Working towards tomorrow ***** the life out of today
So, act on true intentions Don't let dismay be a distraction Any emotion can kinetically push any dying dream into action If you're feeling like you're gasping for air in this cold ocean Just remember that only your own will can preserve your life when...
All the weight that you carried and never bothered showin' All these lessons you taught yourself, you though aided your growin' But they just stretched you seven different ways Leaving you with six more demons that you must face
Now that who you are and who you play finally meet face to face You can run to lead the race instead of shoving your foot in your face Self-censorship is what grasps your legs Keeping you shackled in this dark, dismal, place
Start fresh, I'll use resentment for the best Remove the weights that held me down, revealing the hole in my chest I stagger to the bathroom just to make sure, That all these trials that I have endured
Haven't changed how I appear, as I gaze into the mirror I realize that the real lie is that I was ever here Great job, you finally managed to face your fears Now, let's see how you do against a jury of your peers
My judge holds me in contempt again No attorney can defend my end When the time comes for my plea I'll say: "It was anything but innocent" But, I surely did it with no intent I never gave myself consent To hide behind these masks that turned me into my own deadly sins
Now I lay here with no breath Facing almost certain death Licked by the flames of my forged hell, with no peace, I will not rest Until I climb out of this pit And I finally forget That I ever had the urge to toss my towel and forfeit **Don't Quit. Forget. Forgive. Live.