Pain vs Pleasure - Success Music

life was never meant
to be so hard
but through society's conditioning
we play that card

people submit
victimise and complain
ignoring association
to their pleasure and their pain

procrastination’s a killer
of a silent kind
it slowly infests
to overtake your mind

it bleeds away achievement
momentum and success
robs you of fulfillment
and your happiness

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pain versus pleasure
it's our driving force
it’s where we get our inspiration
the original source

when we acknowledge that
there's one of two things to do
you can use it
or allow it to use you

most people don't succeed
until they experience great pain
they sabotage themselves
until there's nothing left to gain

then as a survival technique
they snap right out of strife
to overcome the tragedy
that has become their life

so think about the pain
if you don't follow through
the regret and the torment
that will build up in you

focus on your outcome
the pleasure and the gain
eliminate the negatives
and the temporary pain

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it's about awareness
not being careless
about the way that your mind thinks
and how you use it
and not abuse it
about the message you link

so carefully choose your thoughts
make them the clear, make them strong
your ultimate reality
is what you focus on

get juiced 'bout what you do
about what you say
get excited and passionate
every possible way

find the reasons and emotions
that drive you to believe
and you'll create success
the more you achieve

practice this advice
and a bit more too
take control of your life
don't let life control you

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* from 'Getting the Results' an Album of 12 Inspirational and Self-Empowering Songs. You can learn more about Success Music, as well as order the album here.