My ego is a clear reflection of who I really am
It would be a lie if I said that
I have everything that I need in this very moment
My energy does not manifest into the physical world
I will never be convinced that
Perspective is the key to understanding the truth
It's time for me to be honest with myself
It's time to shed this skin again
To its natural balanced form
Upright but in a haze
Eyes wide but disengaged
Cement sets within my veins
Heavy heart rattles around within this brittle cage
And hope fades like winter days
Short-lived, watching the black spread like it's the plague
I want to change but honestly I'm ashamed
Afraid to look at myself and acknowledge what I became
Independent light
It's time to shed this skin again
Redirect my pride
To its natural balanced form
So here I stand, face-to-face
With the cold-blooded shell of a man laid to waste by the
Habit of making the same mistakes
He got bit, that's what happens if you play with snakes
Look at his frame shaking like he cranked the bass
Covered in traces of all of the blame he's placed
Sour grapes, ate 'em but claiming he hates the taste
And nowadays scrubbing at stains he can't erase
The sight of my life is striking a chord
It's tugging at every emotion I'd like to avoid
And now that it's in the open I can't ignore it
I feel it physically pulling me towards it like I'm in orbit
Like the moon and the ocean a simple give and take
Praying I can figure my way up out of this figure eight
I'm setting the stage, already making some waves
I'm breaking these inner barriers letting my river rage
Rage on
Independent light
It's time to shed this skin again
Redirect my pride
To its natural balanced form
Independent light
It's time to shed this skin again
Redirect my pride
It's time for me to be honest with myself
Perspective is the key to understanding the truth
I will never be convinced that
My energy does not manifest into the physical world
I have everything that I need in this very moment
It would be a lie if I said that
My ego is a clear reflection of who I really am