Davaun - All That Matters Lyrics

A people pleaser
Figured I could handle anything that they couldn't
Or wouldn't want to
I didn't want to
But I had duty
I couldn't choose
My lifestyle
Walk through life
Miles and miles
In other people's shoes
Who else you know or knew
See or saw
Go through ups and downs for other's sake
Like a seesaw
No, I'm playing
I know that we've all been through it
Are you stupid enough to think that only you do it
But I wonder why risk
Being and sanity
To help those in need
Outside the family tree
When even the family haas turmoil
Letting the pot
Boil over before feeling the recoil
I re-oil the pan and cook something new
Doing things I never thought I could do
All of my
Life I thought
That others were
All that mattered
But now I see
A reflection that is me
And understand
All that matters
I gave up
Everything I wanted to be
To fit the mould the world laid out for me
Appeased by the little praise received
I never had much so a little's all I'd need
To feel secure
Feel like a major player
Played myself
Or better
Played to learn my worth
Worse off than a slave
Didn't know I was caged
Until I tried to escape
Face first into the gate
Gave me a new perspective
Elected to eject myself from feelings I was subjected to
Who knew how wide my eyes opened
I was being used
Only one not knowing
Guess it went both ways
I was looking for myself those days
Lost my identity when them folks came
Lost more than that
But what's more than that
Because I can get it all back when I get back to me
All of my
Life I thought
That others were
All that mattered
But now I see
A reflection that is me
And understamd
All that matters