The Mirror
d.p. Lyrics

Looking how I move for cheddar
Watching me hustle for money

Thinking you could do it better
Believing you could outperform my work

If you knew how much I do for it
Understanding the effort I put in

You wouldn't call if effort
You wouldn't underestimate my work

I think you could call it sweating
My hard work is worthy of praise

My whole life
My entire existence

In letter form
Expressed through writing

Yes better than the sword
More powerful than violence

Slice up your chest
Expose your vulnerable side

Open
Revealed

Call it human error he was born
Mistakes can be attributed to human nature

How'd I get broken?
Questioning how I became damaged

The unspoken
Unexpressed feelings

Bond
Connection

Was one way
Unrequited

They saw fun days
They enjoyed good times

In sun rays
Under sunny skies

But when the rain come
But when things got tough

They run away
They abandoned the relationship

The fake ones
The insincere people

They wanna play some
They want to engage in superficial activities

And fun's great
Entertainment is enjoyable

But what about love
What about genuine caring?

For the ones you call mates
For the people you consider friends

I guess I'm too strung up
I may have unrealistic expectations

With dumb expectations
With foolish hopes

Like I really expected
I had hoped

The thugs
The tough guys

But y'all some jake bums
But you're just average people

More value in shake crumbs
Lesser things are more important

You wanna call me fake
You accuse me of being insincere

Then take a look in the mirror
Self-reflect on your own shortcomings

To shave down a clearer
To improve your own image

Image and fuck yourself
And criticize yourself

Then so be it
I accept the accusation

I'm done being
I don't want to pretend anymore

Someone that I'm not
A person who is insincere

To keep from popping these demons
To avoid confronting my inner issues

I don't need a cause or a reason
I don't require justification

To be steaming
To be angry

But I got at least
But at the very least

Sixteen
Sixteen bars of rhyme

And that's just this evening
And that's just the beginning of the night

Never much for the leaning
Not inclined to use drugs

But cleaning up is hard
But overcoming addiction is difficult

Especially with the battle scars
Especially with the emotional wounds

But I'mma get far
But I am determined to succeed

From dreaming
From simply visualizing success

And putting work in
And taking action towards success

To work out the kinks
To resolve issues and improve

Tryna lessen my drinks
Trying to reduce my alcohol consumption

For four years
For a significant period of time

I've been seeing my shrink
I've been seeing my therapist

It's true I hear
I understand

I'm not fucked up
I am not mentally unstable

I just fucked up
I have made mistakes

I hope to get my name clear
I hope to improve my reputation

From this mud through which it dragged
From the negative circumstances that have affected it

And snagged me up
And impeded my progress

Seeing bubbles till I pass out
Drinking to the point of losing consciousness

That's what they thought
That's what people believed about me

But I'm coming back
But I am making a comeback

For their glass house
For their fragile existence

I really brought rocks
I am well-prepared for confrontation

To be tossed
To be thrown

But weaned
But grew out of that mindset

Off that
Abandoned that way of thinking

Cause I was taught
Because I was instilled with the belief

To be strong
To have fortitude

And revenge is weak
And retaliation is ineffective

As well as wrath
As is anger