Levels

Identity is something that we
Always seek to find
Identity is something that we
Sometimes seek to hide
Everybody has some kind of
Preconception of who you are
And not who you want to be
Deep down you're the only one
Who knows what you want to be
Everybody sees what they want to see
But you're the one choosing your own destiny
We were all born with a purpose
No matter what people say
Nobody is worthless
We all have our own reasons
For making the choices that we make
And saying things that we want to say
That doesn't always mean that we act
The right way and keep our emotions at bay
I know what I want to be
And I know what I want to see
In myself and in the world
I'm working on myself
In order to grow as an individual and a man
There are so many expectations
And so many existing foundations
That dominate society and tell you
How you're meant to be
In relation to what you thought you should be
Despite all of my frustrations
And my arduous temptations
I'm grateful for this process
To take time and figure out
My identity and who I want to be

Ooooooh
Come, let's take it down another level
Ooooooh
To understand yourself is half the battle
Wondering when I'll get to know myself
They say, I don't even know myself

I had to go through counselling and opening up
About some shit that I've been through
And some things that I'm still going through
Once again, I'm just being open
And I've realised that I'm more broken
Than I ever thought I was
I've realised that I'm not myself
And I'm trying to be strong
I've been dealing with this for so long
But I don't know how much more I can take
Just speaking about this makes my heart ache
The counsellor said that there's so many layers to me
That there's so many sides to my personality
A lot of them challenge me
In ways that I could never have imagined them to be
I'm an actor and that must be another aspect of me
The fact that I can take on multiple characters
And transform into all these different personalities
Am I ever really myself?
That's a question that I don't think I can answer with ease
I lay awake at night
Thinking about these things with so much uncertainty
I don't know if I'm comfortable
With all these layers of me
I'm trying to take my time
And figure out what all these
Different parts of me I'm happy with
And how that fits into my identity

Ooooooh
Come, let's take it down another level
Ooooooh
To understand yourself is half the battle
Wondering when I'll get to know myself
They say, I don't even know myself