Character Vs Reputation by What The Phunk

Описание: [Character Vs. Reputation by What The Phunk]

I got a thousand reputations
One for every set of eyes
Everybody sees me different
Every angle tells a lie

Some see strength
Some see threat
Some see charm
Some regret
Try to keep ‘em all aligned
Lose myself in the process

Smile here
Perform there
Say the thing
Fix the hair
Twist myself into a shape
Try to manage what they share

Reputation’s a rumor
I don’t get to control
Build it slow for twenty years
Lose it overnight on a phone

Character doesn’t flinch
Character doesn’t bend
It doesn’t need applause
It doesn’t need defending

Reputation lives outside me
Character lives at home
One is noise I can’t command
One is mine alone

I don’t get a vote
On what they say
But I get a vote
On how I play

I can stop lying
Stop the spin
Stop blaming everyone
For what’s happening within

No more begging for approval
No more chasing a view
I don’t need to look like love
I can actually choose

Character is action
When nobody’s around
It’s how I stand upright
When there’s no crowd

I choose grace
I choose truth
I choose light
I choose roots

I become the man
I wish I knew
When I needed love
To be true

Let ‘em talk
Let it fade
Let the stories rearrange
I won’t sell my soul
For a reputation I can’t maintain

Character over image
Character over fear
I choose who I am
And I start it right here