Mirror on the wall Here we are again Through my rise and fall You've been my only friend You told me that they can understand the man I am So why are we here talkin'to each other again Look at them Such a counterfeit and then I thinks that it's all pretend I hope that this fails again And there she grins Look at them Acting like the best of friends I don't think they have it in 'em I don't think they can make a hit again Look at how He just copies people's styles He will never make it out the basement He should give up now Look at wow Look at how He must think he's cool cause the people found How bad that music he just listens now Such a clown Bring him down Break his ground Try to make him hit the ground Space between us make the meanest speakers If they figured out Talkin' 'bout Lets talk about Anything we can't point out Even now when I listen he's just talking loud Talkin' proud Did I mention he was Mr College Bound On the ropes Hard to cope Now they whisper he dropped out Look at hey Why don't you get fazed by these things I say Sorry friend I've been busy working on my problems And the Mirror on the wall Here we are again Through my rise and fall You've been my only friend You told me that they can understand the man I am So why are we here talkin'to each other again And I know that I might now be Currently The one that everyone that want to go around the block to see But I rather be a good M E Than a known M C And the thoughts that are anew seed circle me That I had to sell my seed If I wanna be a ticket to a great M C But still seen on the screen of a MTV I remember sitting by myself And falling down on my face And saying dear God I would do anything to get out of this dark place And then I'll take a pen to a page And write till the song will break And I don't care what you say And for a fact that I was givin' amazing grace And for a face I wouldn't wanna be that What you wanna see That's not my purpose And I'm gonna take the road less traveled Anything different they say that its not worth it And I don't care who you compare me to As long as you're not attched to the one That you make me And we never shared tough times For the hate from you cowards doesn't faze me He rapped the college trilla' My future's Lookin' clearer Despite my failures I can stand a day strong as a pillar I couldn't spit more realer Sorry if I don't hear ya Why you love me or hate me I'll be paintin' pictures in the Mirror on the wall Here we are again Through my rise and fall You've been my only friend You told me that they can understand the man I am So why are we here talkin'to each other again Mirror on the wall Here we are again Through my rise and fall You've been my only friend You told me that they can understand the man I am So why are we here talking to each other again