They Say

Couple years ago didn't know where I was going Even if it's sunny I saw it like it was snowing Nobody understood what I was undergoing Every day the same time felt like it was slowing down I didn't have a purpose don't know why I was around Take a hike ride a bike just wanted to get out When alone took my smile off like a gown But my heart just had this permanent frown They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it Fast forward a couple of years later I learned the way to love yourself is to be your biggest hater Now i know you might tell me I'm wrong So let me explain it to you while I'm singing this song Listen man everybody got their flaws From being insecure to being a show-off To love yourself gotta destroy the base Figure out the missing parts to fill up that empty space But to make a change you gotta hate how it is now You gotta embrace it then take them walls down how can you love yourself if you don't claim your crown Take your makeup off don't act like a clown They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it I found myself rapping bars on beats Twenty-four-seven had J. Cole on repeat They said your goals are too out of reach You won't be able to achieve Man if you don't like you know you can just leave Stopped what I was doing I followed my heart They said Bashar you changed nah man I just grew up From depressed to happy you can hear it in my voice I do what I want I'm the one that got the choice Don't judge me man I'm just letting it out If you stop being yourself things will go south Go crazy show them what you're about Take a chance give yourself the benefit of the doubt They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it If it's not clear yet let me rephrase Love yourself no matter what f*ck what they say Nobody's perfect and there's always room for change It can be stopping bad habits or lifting weights Every loser gotta win and every winner gotta lose someday Everything comes to an end so live one day at a time Ima rap this up and leave the old me behind But remember who you wear before made who you are now Worry later just believe you'll make it somehow I'm venting sorry if I took too long Just close your eyes and listen along They say life is what you make it They say It shows when you fake it I say it's like a cake and I bake it When I see an opportunity I take it