The Burden

I try to slow my thoughts down But they just keep on pacing Keep on pacing I try to breathe it through But my mind it just keeps on racing Keeps on racing Oh why, why do I fall into doubt? Fall into doubt Life, life full ups and downs Ups and downs I try to hold my head up And not let up But then I get fed up And wanna give up But I gotta get up Yeah all it takes Is a bit of commitment Stay willing to go get it Embrace the moment you're in And live in it to win it Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing Life can be a challenge But really it's on how you make it On how you make it Tired of playing small 'Cause this life I don't wanna waste it Don't wanna waste it Trying, trying to stay strong To stay strong Lying, lying in these fearful thoughts These fearful thoughts Anxiety kicking in Lying to me again Inside of me it begins Inside of me it'll end It's time I face What I've been too afraid to face It's my face I shall face This phase shall pass And peace will stand in its place For within is my security And within is where I'll rid my insecurity Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing Pain, yeah what is pain? Is it all thought patterns In our brain Based on how we were raised And what we think And how we live And what we do If we're resistant to change? Resistant to change Yeah I know a lot about that Feeling better Man, I don't know why I doubt that Stayed stubborn Living in my slumber to suffer And how's that? It's misery So I had to rediscover Who I am And pull myself up from the gutter And let the pain uncover Reveal that which I was afraid to see I was afraid to see Afraid of peace But no more living in the shadows Faced my shadows Walked away from the battles Broke free from the shackles Turned off the channels And let the truth unravel Now I'm a free man on his travels Putting the knife down 'Cause life now is what I handle Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing Yeah this pain it keeps on hurting Yeah this pain it keeps on burning Yeah this pain is a burden But I know I will get through it Greatness is what I'm birthing