I Can(T) Change

I've taken the fall and I've tasted the pain
 And I refuse to let it all just be wasted in vain
 When the life that I pictured disappeared from the frame
 I came to terms with the fact that I needed to change
 The sap inside the vine the same as blood in my veins
 Each hopin' for the sun, yet thanking God for the rain
 I managed to escape the raging blaze ah the flame
 All this to drive a stake right through the heart of the game
 And its the same old but the truth be told
 I got this new day to this gift to gold
 The past is a part of me, its engrained in my soul
 Yet I've withstood the storm that couldn't take the dream that I hold
 While some make due some fight to break through
 I passed this test when I pressed my last debut
 And in choosing a path that has been traveled by few
 I learned ya best live your life or else ya life lives you
 Those with closed minds who just won't learn
 Let 'em touch the stove, they meant ta feel the burn
 Cuz it's much more than an obstacle
 For some souls, change is impossible
 But for me, it's a six-letter word that means
 I can transform into what before were dreams
 I'm about what it is, give a fuck how it seems
 I'll keep swimmin' upstream despite what life brings
 Been on this quest since the day of my birth
 Still doin' my best to move Heaven and Earth
 So whatever it's worth, and for better or worse
 Ima give it all that I got until they load up the hearse
 So keep your nickels and dimes, I want change
 Novocain for the soul to ease a dull pain
 Through the cold, I'm devoted to still hold the flame
 And maintain the flow til you know the name