Baba Brinkman - Blind Faith lyrics

Someone told me to believe in myself, but I needed A reason, because I couldn't see for myself So I teach myself and increase my sk**s And I'll believe when I see results If at first you don't succeed, go home and smoke some weed Watch some TV shows and go to sleep But don't forget to include yourself when you're counting sheep Life is but a dream for those who float gently down the stream Wow, that sounds sweet, but to be precise I'd rather inhabit reality and bring my dreams to life Even when it seems unlikely, I'm the type to keep fighting Just to be feisty, ‘cause there's so many factors That can hold back the progress of a solo act With practically no stature, so go ahead and throw it at me I know exactly where I'm going, and it's nowhere fast Although perhaps it's somewhere spectacular gradually That's my only rationale for rolling proactively So I'm actually happier with the speed of a tortoise ‘Cause if I was growing ma**ively by the moment, I wouldn't have The freedom to focus on my vocab and sculpt a masterpiece Someone told me to believe in myself, but I needed A reason, because I couldn't see for myself So I teach myself and increase my sk**s And I'll believe when I see results My faith is unshakable; even when the indicators Of immanent failure are unmistakable I'm simply incapable of letting my faith go Some say I won't make it, but what the hell do they know? I'm so dedicated that no one can take control Of my fate, so even when I'm in the danger zone I still feel like I'm safe at home, so I'm always protected All perspectives that contradict mine are strongly rejected I'm like a fundamentalist contemplating the fossil record Explaining Intelligent Design to a biology professor I understand my faith well enough not to question it For a starving artist that's just a prerequisite ‘Cause I can see direct evidence with my own eyes That says my chance of success is like throwing dice And getting consecutive snake eyes forty times That's why the only truth I accept is the one I know inside Someone told me to believe in myself, but I needed A reason, because I couldn't see for myself So I teach myself and increase my sk**s And I'll believe when I see results With an eye to the future and a fist to the wheel And a gun to the head and the man in the mirror And the visions you see is the molding you made And the prisons you feel are as sharp as a blade Got a knife to the throat of those that're paid Just wandering the streets just looking for shade You've never done an honest day's work and it shows You got sh** in your smile and a shine in your clothes Bloated and fat and coated in wasted tattoos You're day old news lies as flat as your shoes Dreams are torn shattered born battered and bruised Shorn from the sheep all matted and used You glimmer and glitter and tease Get a glimpse of the truth and still do as you please With your shiny suits your polished nails Your cheating heart your eyes all malice and blackmail Your violent breath and your soapbox stare Your cold thin grin and your hopeless soul And your clothes that smell of mothballs always old Hot don't stick to cold oh so thin hold On the thin line between the incline and decline Long way down drop in to free fall Your sins unraveling hands that won't stand And be counted hammer hits down goes the gavel Someone told me to believe in myself, but I needed A reason, because I couldn't see for myself So I teach myself and increase my sk**s And I'll believe when I see results Credits