"The Mistake" lyrics

How can I grow to be a better person if I change nothing in my life?
Spewing forth good advice but never taking it myself
Deaf to my own words

Seconds spent stood still, looks like an eternity
I drag me down

I awake, eyes glued shut
Mental fog begins to roll in
I must emerge from this haze
Smothering my internal voice
Clock resets, starts again
How much time's been wasted?
I wonder if I could regain control

With my own advice I was infatuated
I need to find this intruder who's directive is to ruin

The mistake was right in front of me
The mistake was plain for everyone to see
The mistake was not you underestimating me
It was doubting myself

How can I rise to cut the serpents head off if I cannot control myself?
Self discipline, tame the lion burning deep within
Harnessing my energy, not wasting it on negativity

I had a feeling, that it was in me
Not wanting to realize the importance of self-confrontation

The mistake was right in front of me
The mistake was plain for everyone to see
The mistake was not you underestimating me
It was doubting myself

For everyone who's thought of ending it all
For everyone who's thought of ending it all
Know this one is for you
Everything is for you

Stand in my way, prepare to be defeated
Inner strength, fall and rise again
Stand in my way, prepare to be defeated
Inner strength, fall and rise again

Rise again!