Enter Your Mind

Come walk with me, you might not like where I'll take you, though.
Get ready, enter your mind...

Yesterday morning I stood in the mirror, gazing into my own eyes
Knowing the life that I was living, wasn't the one that I visualized
Half awoke, half unconscious, I replayed my life over
I saw the image of a man with a mask standing over my shoulder
At first I thought I was hallucinating, I must be still sleeping
Dreaming deep, I paid him no mind until I heard him speaking
And the words he spoke were deadly, no love is what he meant
Said he was watching me and I would see him everywhere that I went
I got scared and broke the mirror, ran out feeling a buzz
Determined not to quit but when I looked up there he was
I was hoping I could take the mask up off his face and see
I had 2 questions, who's this man and why is he chasing me
I jumped in the ride and burnt off, doing my best to run
Passed at least 11 bus-stops and he was standing at everyone
Saw him in my rear-view mirror, thought my sanity's trying to fool me
Cause wasn't no cars behind me and my backseat was empty
I looked at the clock and I noticed, its 2:23am
But i'm paranoid cause nobody was outside but me and him
I couldn't shake, escape, or evade him no matter what corners I was cuttin
Had a full tank of gas, but the car shut down all of a sudden
I bailed out and started running, I'm in my hood and I know it well
But the street signs had changed up, they had words on them like hell
And word on them like murder, damnation, and lies instead
And every street that I ran down, I went through what it said
I was in pain so I broke down, it all ended at last
The torture felt like 20 hours but only 5 minutes had passed
Why was I going through this suffering, what was this man scheming?
Before he took me I woke up screaming and realized that I was dreaming
I was glad that it was over, so I stood up on my feet
Walked outside to get some fresh air and absorb some of the heat
I kinda laughed about the whole thing once the drama was complete
I almost passed out when I looked up and seen him standing across the street
I took off running full speed, as fast as I could go
But no matter how fast I ran, he was behind my walking slow
With the same mask on from the dream with specks of blood on it
Tired of running for my life, he'd have to take mine if he wanted it
So I stopped to turn and face him, no words were left to say
But once he saw my fear was gone, he took off running the other way
I was confused while I was chasing him, it wasn't what it seemed
How can I fight something that hides in mirror reflections and in dreams?
Nevertheless I got to take the chance and hope that I can stretch him
At that moment he stopped running as if he wanted me to catch him
All the psychological anguish I went through was defined
I grabbed his head, snatched the mask off and the face in it was MINE!!!
I almost went blind, but it came together step by step
I was being chased by my own sin, running from the dark side of myself
As I choked him in a tight grasp, I began to understand
Right then and there the man in the mask just disappeared inside my hand
It was all a sign for me to change, and see the world clearer
I closed my eyes and when I opened I was back in front of the mirror
But even though the man was gone, I can't say that it was the end
Cause I know that if I slip up, I'll see that man again.

The enemy is not outside yourself, it's within yourself.