Unfit to live in, just about fit to burst Like the banks of a swollen river, as bitterness does its worst Working on your feelings, eating you all up You have to shed that shit to move on, let love carry you on up (It's just) bitterness rising, taking you off Bitterness rising, you gotta shake those feelings off Unfair to give in and never change its course If you have the choice before you, you must take it with a force Or the past will take you, keep you from the truth As bitterness rises from the ashes of your youth (It's just) bitterness rising, taking you off Bitterness rising, you gotta shake those feelings off Moments in time, finding the space, to be what'cha wanna be The things you never got, life you never had The dreams that you once dreamed Waiting your time, finding the space, to be what'cha wanna be Well just be! Or the past will take you, keep you from the truth As bitterness rises from the ashes of your youth (It's just) bitterness rising, taking you off Bitterness rising, you gotta shake those feelings off