Lyrics
Hook
Yeah, I ain't sleeping lately
I ain't sleeping lately
Yes I know that I'm the only person that can change me
Maybe, that's why I ain't changing
That's why I ain't changing
I got too much on my mind I guess I don't know how to face it
I just don't know how to face it
I don't know how to face it, yeah
I don't know how to face it
I don't know how to face it
I don't know how to face it, how to face it
Verse 1
Don't know how to face it
Let's go back to basics
Yes say what you mean, do what you say, but man I hate this
I just don't know what I'm chasing, don't know what I'm chasing
Yes, somebody told me
Life is something you don't wanna play with
But I just keep on playing like life is just a playground
I go through these mood swings
Watch everything slide down
I look at myself and I ask me what the goal is
Yeah tell me what your goal is
I'm just so lost in emotions, I don't even notice
I just slip into a place and I don't think straight
Devil in my ear tryna tell me everything's great
And in a year I realize I'm in the same place
Running in the same race same pace
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Verse 2
Don't know how to face it
Let's go back to basics
Think about the words you 'bout say before you say it
Sin is bittersweet I taste it, bittersweet I taste it
Get that sickness out my mouth
I feel like my train is derailing
I can feel it
Yo these words are only words until they actions
Words until they actions strive on empty satisfactions
Yeah the fact is I don't know, fact is I don't know
Yeah I get on these stages say that I put on a show
But yeah that show it don't mean nothing
If I don't live my lyrics, if they don't feel the spirit in my songs
Then they don't hear it
Homie yeah that don't mean nothing
This ain't all about appearance
Everything starts with the man in the mirror
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Face It” examines the strain of recognizing destructive patterns while feeling unable to confront them. Sleeplessness, shifting emotions, and repeated laps around the same course portray a mind burdened by avoidance. The narrator admits that change cannot remain an abstract wish; words matter only when they become actions. References to sin as bittersweet and to the devil offering false reassurance give the inner conflict a distinctly spiritual dimension.
The second verse sharpens the song into a call for integrity. Performing onstage and speaking truthful lyrics are presented as empty if daily conduct contradicts the message. That concern closely echoes the biblical warning against hearing truth without putting it into practice. The image of the man in the mirror also makes confession personal rather than theoretical. Instead of offering an easy resolution, the song stays with the difficult first step: naming self-deception, examining conduct, and accepting responsibility for change.
Related Scripture
- James 1:22 The verse warns against hearing the word without putting it into practice.
- Romans 7:19 Paul describes the conflict between desired good and repeated wrongdoing.