[Verse 1: Justin Stone]
If I'm so wrong should I write
Wanting more of this life
I've looked in mirrors to find myself
But I'm still searching for light
Temporary happiness is what I found I'm in
But screw that life I'll break that normal way
They told me to live
They told me get a degree
I told 'em give me a chance
Yeah they were laughing at my dreams
But that's apart of my plan
Cause first they hate you, then they love you
Now I'm all they demand
I owe it to all of my critics, everything that I am
Yeah, my dream is simple, be a voice to the unheard
And change the game with every lyric wrote and every word
In a industry, looking more like politics
Used to hearing teachers say, I was just a problem kid
The kid with ADD that somehow made it by
Used to never speak my mind, now I let my lyrics fly
Yeah, I'm aiming for the top, cause they said I wouldn't reach it
I was raised inside that pulpit
So of course they yellin' preach it
I was, a pastor's kid, that hated the label I had
Every single person I met compared me to Dad
People always tried to find the worst in me
Life under the magnifying gla** wasn't meant for me
Cause I have made some mistakes but know that I did
And I've been rethinking life and everything that I lived
There's more to life than a 9-5
I get married then I die
I've got too much potential to be content with getting by
While you worried about a social life
I just got my focus right, locked inside my room
Dreams I had at 14 came to life
Always wanted this
I'm craving for this feeling of being something that they want, someone that's appealing
I hate the mirror it reminds me everything I'm not
They say I've got it all but what's it all if I am lost
[Hook: Justin Stone]
Imma open up, let me paint a picture
If I had a thousand words I promise I could leave you speechless, yeah
This is all that I have
This is all that I want
This is all that I have
This is all that I want, yeah
I told you all, I told you all
I'd take it over, now you know that we are
I told you all, I told you all
I'd take it over, now you know that we are
[Verse 2: Justin Stone]
I'm lying I said opinions never get to me
Heart and soul in this and everything left in between
I'm just a different breed a living breathing symphony
Cause I got all this music in my chest so I just let it leak
I'm gaining confidence and working harder than my peers
While they drown in student debt I'll just embrace my fears
I won't fall into the system I got things to do
I know I was never perfect but that is the same for you
I've been depressed and I want you to know
My faith has faded lately I've just been feeling alone
So pray for me, still I'm patiently waiting for the day
That the world will finally listen and everyone knows my name
Yeah, I've been in that crowd been that kid with a dream
I see these kids from the stage looking right up to me
I told 'em look what happened
I said I would turn my vision into hype
Buzzing now I could k** the game and bring it back to life
I know I was put on Earth for a reason
I don't got it figured out, but I still know I'm believing
I got problems, I got issues, I got skeletons in closets
I've been trynna hide for years right behind a broken promise
Losing trust for some friends who say they want the best
But when I turn my back they try to end all my success
I made a label by myself built a fanbase by myself
When they ask if I need help I'll tell 'em I don't need it
I've had my mind set on this since I was 17
Rep the Noise Unheard now everybody heard of me
Looking back, I'm thanking God for my critics
One's doubting me today; will want the life that I'm living
Everybody's got a story, I've just got the guts to share it now
Rising to the top and I hope I'm never comin' down
[Hook: Justin Stone]
Imma open up, let me paint a picture
If I had a thousand words I promise I could leave you speechless, yeah