I’ve tried to do this on my own   Without the help of telephones   The only place I need to be   Is right here where I’m forced to see that   I can fight against disease   Or let it take me out to sea   Either way I just might drown   But I’d rather swim than hit the ground   I’m willing now to do what it takes to see   That the boy looking back in the mirror isn’t me      So take back your 12 step self help programs   And let me tell you all about   How it was self that got me here in the first place   And self that taught me how to replace   Everything I know with every other option   But the only right way to go      Yeah I’m pretty sure that now it shows I could never see far past my nose   And I’m almost positive these pills   Are the only thing that ever made me ill   So I’ll make it through another week   Despite the fact that I can’t sleep   The only problem I can see   Is this is not who I’m meant to be and   I’m ready now to do what it takes to see   That the boy looking back in the mirror isn’t me      I’m willing now to do what it takes to see   That the boy looking back in the mirror isn’t me      So take back your 12 step self help programs   And let me tell you all about   How it was self that got me here in the first place   And self that taught me how to replace   Everything I know with every other option   But the only right way to go      ‘Cause I’ve been feeling so temperamental   And everybody’s thinking “mental, ha, key word.”   The only hope I have to hold to is a promise   You put another life inside of me   That’s not my own      I’m willing now to do what it takes to see   That the boy looking back in the mirror isn’t me      So take back your 12 step self help programs   And let me tell you all about   How it was self that got me here in the first place   And self that taught me how to replace   Everything I know with every other option   But the only right way to go      The only right way to go      So take back all your self help programs      So take back all your self help programs