How do you expect change when you never change self
Blaming everybody else, but the blaming ain't help
Take a look at your reflection, if you see the same help
How do you expect change when you never change self, uh

Gotta be the change that you wanna see, uh
Gotta see the change that you wanna reach, uh
Never be the change for the company, naw
Only be the changе that you wanna be, uh

They say I'm worth more but I hidе my potential
My time is essential I'll provide my credentials
Black man, with daughter and wife, peeping the business moves
Never was a gangster, what you seeing it isn't true
Educated fam, this is the proof what you listen to
King never seeking what isn't you off the principal
Been the best rapper since Krytikal with the writtens, fool
Healthy even when it's my physical that could sickle loose
So when they say I'm not gangster enough
They don't really wanna see another dangerous us
When they say I'm not intelligent or an embarrassment
Knock em down like a lariat but then I'm arrogant
If you thought I was perfect but then you saw I was flawed
Don't negate what my purpose is, you should talk to your God
My intentions intended to tend to better self
The bigger picture is intricate but the treasure is felt
How do you expect change when you never change self
Blaming everybody else, but the blaming ain't help
Take a look at your reflection, if you see the same help
How do you expect change when you never change self, uh

Gotta be the change that you wanna see, uh
Gotta see the change that you wanna reach, uh
Never be the change for the company, naw
Only be the change that you wanna be, uh

Ask the six paths of pain what it's taking to cause change
Throughout life you been getting drench we never could blame the rain
Steady fighting for just an inch, the first down still isn't gain
4th down is the attempt, you take risk to win the game
Fell so many times, get up and just try again
How could you expect to eat as a cub in the lions den
Best friend could be a leech you not feeling them biting in
Take notes of just who you meet and have history for the rent
Activate EMS through the trauma that I have seen
Like bb been a mess find the tools for me clean
For years I've been depressed and my heart has not been retrieved
The memories I've repressed that dad was a human being
Went out to find love was met with disappointment
Heart monitor was unplugged or God missed the appointment
Then what I got was a dud just like the silence in recordings
Just look what I have become, the Doomsday that is coming
How do you expect change when you never change self
Blaming everybody else, but the blaming ain't help
Take a look at your reflection, if you see the same help
How do you expect change when you never change self, uh

Gotta be the change that you wanna see, uh
Gotta see the change that you wanna reach, uh
Never be the change for the company, naw
Only be the change that you wanna be, uh

Can't quite change in the time frame of 16 bars
Tryna find my way these past 16 years left me scarred
Some physical some hidden beneath the surface
Seeking to heed the lessons or pain just defeats the purpose
The price paid for a gem that you didn't get to keep
Backwards steps after every progression gets to me
The process isn't flawless but it ain't complex
Do the next right thing in time all of the small steps
Add up, I been trying to put the bottle down
But real life audio with no filter kind of a harsher sound
Static in my head all the distortion and feedback
Set my teeth on edge til I'm caught in a relapse
The more things change the more they truly the same
Life's a carousel constantly spinning beauty and pain
Is all the effort worth it and do I even deserve it
Ask me again tomorrow, by then I'll be a different person