Ethical Lapse

Set your intentions to better ambitions
That or become the monster that you spawned from
Step back, reflect, and decide
Keep watch your internal penitentiary
That harbors ill intent and ethical lapse
Step back, reflect, and decide
Self-control, I depend upon your discipline
Without you, I fear for those in close contact
Where would I be without the ones who’ve helped me
The ones who truly got my back?
The solution is right in front of me
I just have to reach out, hold, pull, bring it back
The solution is easy for me to see:
Behind the mirror lies the man in me
I have to clearly define between my wants and my needs
Back then, I used to think for myself
But now the bottle thinks for me
Back then, I used to think for myself
But now the bottle thinks for me
Back then, I had concrete defiance
I’d pick my battles, not pick my defeat
Back then, I used to think for myself
I used to calm the rage inside of me
Back then, I had concrete defiance
The only ground I needed was the earth below my feet
Self-control, I rely on your resistance
Against the wind and against the grain
Shield me with better judgement
Reinforce my reasons to refrain
One evil has transferred to another
Infecting my morality and where I stand
The temptation is tangible. Its taste is palpable
For fuck’s sake, it’s right in my hand
I have fallen so far
And I can’t get back up
I used to have a clear conscience. I used to be moralistic
I used to put others before me. I used to be more realistic
You can’t always put the blame on your problems
Often times, the true problem is in yourself
Stand back up
Give your promises physical form
You have been given another day
(We have been given another day.)
You’ve been given two hands but only one life
So push those demons away
(We have been given another day.)
I will not become the victim
I will conquer my vices
Right now, I am trying my hardest to formulate a better plan
Right now, I am looking in the mirror
And promising to become a better man