High Road

[Intro: Mike Shinoda] Let's go, ya'll [Verse 1: Mike Shinoda] These people are running off at the mouth Trying to convince me that I'm running on empty Trying to convince themselves That the record with Jay was a fluke That the record that I'm making is a mistake And I can't take this Let me tell you where I'm at with this You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit I'm not plastic and fake When I make tracks, I take facts and lay them out for the masses You assholes are gonna see soon that I'm not playing Start asking me the names that I'm not saying But I'm trying to be bigger than the bickering Bigger than the petty name calling, under-the-breath talking Rumors and labels and categorization I'm like a struggling doctor, no patients But you can say what you want about me Keep talking while I'm walking away (Bitches) [Chorus: John Legend] You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up, anyway I'm taking the high road going above you This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up anyway All that bullshit you talk might work a lot But it's not gonna work, today [Verse 2: Mike Shinoda] You people are running off at the mouth Trying to make me take myself off safety Trying to make my friends turn their backs On the team we built Building up some mistaken information And I can't take this Let me spell it out plain for you Angry groups complain about the things we do I'm not changing direction, I'm stepping my game up Maintaining my name, the same way I came up You're gonna see that I'm not playing and start asking me the names that I'm not saying But I'm trying not to mention the names of people Who wanna siphon attention, you like the hype But pretending you're part of the picture won't pass You're like a high school dropout, no class You can say what you want about me Keep talking while I'm walking away (Bitch) [Chorus: John Legend] You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up, anyway I'm taking the high road going above you This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up anyway All that bullshit you talk might work a lot But it's not gonna work, today [Bridge: John Legend] Why does it always have to be Somebody's always watching me All I really need is some room to breathe, breathe, breathe Is anybody out there, listening? 'Cause I can't stand to keep this in All I really want, I'll say it again, yeah, yeah (Like that) [Chorus: John Legend] You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up, anyway I'm taking the high road going above you This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you You can say what you have to say 'Cause my mind's made up anyway All that bullshit you talk might work a lot But it's not gonna work, today