What Kind of Man Am I
Soul's Redemption: A Reflection on Self-Deceit
Lyrics
My words don't know the truth
Expressions are not conveying the truth
They flutter as I speak
Words falter as I articulate
The sickness I feel under my belt
Feeling of discomfort beneath my belt
Is the disdain I have for me
Disdain I harbor for myself
I've asked you to stand tall
Requested you to be strong
But it's me who's fallen down
Yet, it's me who has stumbled
A better man I'd like to be
Aspiring to be a better person
But I can't find my way home now
Unable to find my way home
So what kind of man am I?
Reflecting on my character
Who never looked up to see the sky
Failed to appreciate the sky
And every word I say
Every spoken word haunts me
Has come back to haunt me every day
Consequences of my words linger daily
So here I stand alone
Isolated and standing alone
Crippled on my cane
Physically impaired and reliant on a cane
The coward I've become
Transformed into a coward
The loser in the game
Emerges as the loser in life's game
These eyes you see are masked
Eyes masked by a veneer of tears
By a thin veneer of tears
Thin disguise of sorrow in the eyes
And who would have known that such a small task
Unexpectedly, a small task alters years
Would have compromised all these years
Compromised by the task's impact
'Cause a liar's guilt is a liar's fate
Liar's guilt determines liar's destiny
And man, that's just the facts
Facts that define the consequence
For those too weak to tell the truth
Weakness in admitting the truth leads to darkness
Into darkness you'll be cast
Cast into darkness for avoiding truth
So what kind of man am I?
Contemplating my true essence
Who never looked up to see the sky
Never acknowledged the vastness above
And every word I say
Repercussions of every uttered word
Has come back to haunt me every day
Haunting consequences each day
And here I stand alone
Standing in isolation
Crippled on my cane
Dependent on a cane, crippled
The coward I've become
Transformed into a coward
The loser in the game
Identified as the loser in life's game
So dig deep, you little bastard
Encouragement to delve deep for truth
Let the truth be known
Advocating for honesty to prevail
Angels are flying with you tonight
Angelic presence accompanying
You'd better not let them go
Caution against letting go of angels
'Cause if you do I'd hate to think
Fearful consequences if angels are released
Of what your fate could be
Expressing concern for potential fate
Speak your mind, tell what you know
Encouraging expression of thoughts for liberation
And set your soul free
Freedom of the soul through honesty
So what kind of man am I?
Reflecting on personal character
Who never looked up to see the sky
Failure to appreciate the vastness above
And every word I say
Consequences of spoken words persist
Has come back to haunt me everyday
Daily haunting by the spoken word
(Speak your heart)
Encouragement to express genuine feelings
So here I stand alone
Standing alone with physical limitations
Crippled on my cane
Dependent on a cane, symbolizing vulnerability
The coward I've become
Transformation into a coward
(Set us free)
Identified as the loser in life's game
The loser in the game
Conclusion, recognizing defeat in the game of life
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