[Verse 1: Alex Jones]
Yeah, uh, I do this for the critics, they motivate me
But I’m in my own lane, can’t overtake me
I do it for this music that drove me crazy
For the fact that I ain’t been sober lately
I think I’ve put that one foot in the grave
Been feelin’ under the weather since I stood in the rain
Got stuck with the bars that I couldn’t sustain
Now I’m broke, I need a fix and I’m lookin’ for change
And I hope it means somethin’
If home’s where the heart is I feel homeless without a beat pumpin’
All I’ve got it that and a cordless [?]
A stage, this page, this mic that I’m talkin’ to
I ain’t in it for cash, I do it all for you
Without even knowin’ who the fuck I’m talkin’ to
I’ve just known from the outset, this has been my outlet
Just check what I got in store for you
[Chorus: Tom Farfalla and Alex Jones]
I do it for the love
I do it for the love
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the haters who were ever doubting me
So they know what I’m about
They know what I’m about
Yeah, I am what I am
I am what I am
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
Critics try to mould me into somethin’ that ain’t me
[Verse 2: Alex Jones]
I am what I am, nothin’ more, nothin’ less
Just another lost soul tryna get some bloody rest
I kept my hunger up until my stomach stretched
Got on the right path till there was nothin’ left
So “Who am I?” Is somethin’ I can’t answer yet
I’m still tryna work it out like a hundred reps
Nonetheless I’m me, I don’t give a fuckin’ F
‘Cause life’s a game and we playin’ till sudden death
And me, I keep raisin’ the levels
And I’m killin’ every rhythm with a bass and a treble
My brain’s in a kettle, it’s hit boilin’ point
With a license to drive me crazy and mental
Just let me be, let me live and let me breathe
‘Cause every day I feel more lifeless
For what it’s worth, I feel worthless
The irony, the feeling couldn’t be any more priceless
[Chorus: Tom Farfalla and Alex Jones]
I do it for the love
I do it for the love
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the haters who were ever doubting me
So they know what I’m about
They know what I’m about
Yeah, I am what I am
I am what I am
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
Critics try to mould me into somethin’ that ain’t me
[Verse 3: Alex Jones]
I am what I am, hate it or love it
But just know that I won’t go changin’ for nothin’
So fuck your two cents, your claims and your judgement
And think before you wanna speak, go and make an assumption
‘Cause I never said shit, I ain’t claimin’ I’m nothin’
Claimin’ I’m somethin’ I’m not, I’m just creative, I made it from nothin’
‘Cause these days I see fake in abundance
And these bars got me feelin’ like I’m caged in a dungeon
But fuck it, no lock and no key
No way to escape and I just gotta be freed
I don’t wanna be nothin’, no, I just wanna be me
Only one way to make it, I gotta believe
Just look what I’ve achieved bein’ me in this game
Wear my heart on my sleeve, what I speak from a page
No breathin’ space, just some pressure that I need to face
But greed and hate got me wantin’ to leave this place
[Chorus: Tom Farfalla and Alex Jones]
I do it for the love
I do it for the love
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the crowd
I do it for the haters who were ever doubting me
So they know what I’m about
They know what I’m about
Yeah, I am what I am
I am what I am
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
You ain’t ever gonna change me
Critics try to mould me into somethin’ that ain’t me
