Change Gears

Intro
Change, change
Change
Change, change

Verse One
I never met Damon Dash, but kinda’ admire him
Encompasses the spirit of a fighter stuck on making moves
And never plays the violin
I understand what he is talking about when he criticises
Working for someone else to build they dream and they enterprises
I ain’t saying it’s wrong to work for someone, it's just survival
But if you got a supervisor making you homicidal
Perhaps you should reconsider your position, remember it’s your decision
You shouldn’t no permission to take a bathroom break
Find people in the staffroom fake?
It may be time to recalibrate on the path you take
But most people scared of change
From low self-esteem, anxiety bout’ your age
So they struggle with it, nobody loves minimum wage
All day clock-watching til’ there’s no time left
End of the week and cannot wait to post T.G.I.F.,
Some are happy where they are and they cool with they career
But if you unhappy it’s time to change gears, (yeah)

Chorus
Take the next step in your life with no fears, (change, change)
Change gears
You don’t wanna be in the same place for years
(change, change)
Change gears
And take the next step in your life with no fears
Put your foot down on the pedal to get there
Especially if things right now be unclear

Verse Two
There’s so many cases of misery meets security
We wanna make progression that visibly in maturity
We can measure assuredly, make adjustments accordingly
Feeling like it’s rewardingly abundant like recording fees
I ain’t mistaken in thinking that making change is easy
But I’m awakening the minds who wanna live more freely
And it starts with a thought, a feeling, an energy
Basic and fundamentally, you can move incrementally
At some point I guess we’ve all faced depression
Whether it was from a profession, or a partners confessions
Whether it was from a selection that then taught you a lesson
Whether it was from an oppression that’s based on your complexion
I guess the question is can we afford to rest on this? (No)
So my suggestion is to aim to be a specialist
At making changes, no one says you must be a perfectionist
But life is way too short to not make the most of this special gift

Chorus
Change gears
And take the next step in your life with no fears, (change, change)
Change gears
You don’t wanna be in the same place for years
(change, change)
Change gears
And take the next step in your life with no fears
Put your foot down on the pedal to get there
Especially if things right now be unclear

Outro Speech
When I say change gears, it simply means just to… move from one position to another. You know, there’s only so much… you can get from trying to fit a circle into a square hole. At some point you’re gonna’ realise that it doesn’t quite fit. And then you gotta’ do something different… because doing the same thing is only gonna’ be… a result that’s undesirable. You know sometimes there’s no fair or unfair, sometimes there’s no right or wrong… when you’re in someone else’s house… and I don’t mean “house” literally. I mean like… when you’re in someone else’s space, when someone else controls… your environment to an extent or… you know, or the basis under which you can operate… and I’m sure for many people, that’s not what people want so… it’s about changing gears. It’s about moving and making measurable progress… at least that’s what I was once told…