Shambhala Music and Lyrics
Music by The Truthsayers
Lyrics by L. M. McDermott
Music by Baylor Maggenti
At War with Myself
Chorus 1
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
I’m at war with myself,
Fightin’ every
Thought that comes my way.
When I know it’s white,
My head says no, it’s black,
Or it could be gray.
When I tell myself to zig, then
I tell myself, “I should’ve
Zagged the other way.”
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
Verse 1
I debate and second guess
Every move that I make. I
Harshly judge myself,
Bemoan, belittle, and berate
I’m always saying one thing,
Then doing another. While
Giving voice to one side,
I’m siding with the other.
I am at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
Repeat Chorus
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
I’m at war with myself,
Fightin’ every
Thought that comes my way.
When I know it’s white,
My head says no, it’s black,
Or it could be gray.
When I tell myself to zig, then
I tell myself, “I should’ve
Zagged the other way.”
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
Verse 2
I fight this silent war,
Fearin’ I’ll never be free,
‘Cause I grew up with all this
Hypocrisy.
But the worst of it all,
I am enraged to admit,
Is that now I’ve become the
Hypocrite.
Yes, I’m at war with myself,
Taking issue with
Everything I say.
Chorus
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
I’m at war with myself,
Fightin’ every
Thought that comes my way.
When I know it’s white,
My head says no, it’s black,
Or it could be gray.
When I tell myself to zig, then
I tell myself, “I should’ve
Zagged the other way.”
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
Verse 3
I try to silence my mind, and
It gets noisier.
But, if I shut my mouth, my
Mind gets quieter.
Hypocrisy is silenced
From the outside in.
I gotta shut my mouth,
If I want to win.
I’m at war with myself,
Taking issue with
Everything I say.
Chorus
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
I’m at war with myself,
Fightin’ every
Thought that comes my way.
When I know it’s white,
My head says no, it’s black,
Or it could be gray.
When I tell myself to zig, then
I tell myself, “I should’ve
Zagged the other way.”
I’m at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
Verse 4
Focus on what I do,
Not what I decree,
I find myself standing
With Integrity.
I was a Hypocrite until I
Learned one day to
Focus on what I do,
Not what I say.
Chorus 2
I was at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with
Everything I say.
I was at war with myself,
Fightin’ every
Thought that came my way.
When I knew it was white,
My head said no, it’s black,
Or it could be gray.
When I told myself to zig, then
I told myself, “I should’ve
Zagged the other way.”
I was at war with myself,
Takin’ issue with everything I say.
Music and Lyrics Copyright © 2011 Forerunner Publications