Akira The Don, Jocko Willink - Losing Control lyrics

When I realized that losing your temper was
A sign of weakness
As soon as I made that connection
I said to myself
"This is weak I'm gonna try
Not to do it anymore"
And what's weird is when you're a kid
And you'd see someone get angry
And it made you afraid
For a while, I saw it as like a power
A way to achieve power
That you can lose your temper and
Then all of a sudden
You have this extra strength and
But when you're a little kid
If I could get that rage going
And people are scared, like I used to feel
That's a positive thing
And then, as I got older i realized, hey
This isn't cool
This isn't strength, it's actually weakness
And I didn't realize that overnight
But I started getting the idea
That that was weakness
And now when you see someone
That is in control
And even when bad things are
Happening, standing stoically, said, "Okay"
"Let me take another look at that
And I'll get it done"

Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness

What are the pre-event indicators
That show you or reveal to you that
Your temper is about to be lost?
What are they? You clench your fists, right?
You raise your voice
And you start doing that stuff
You start the heavy breathing
You flare your nostrils, right?
'Cause that's an animal thing where you're
Gonna take in more oxygen
So you open up the nostrils 'cause
You're about to get after it
What indicators do you have when you know
That you're starting to feel that?
And as soon as you feel that
You detach, you go, "Oh
That's what that is that's an indicator
And it's a weakness
And I don't like weakness
So I'm not gonna allow it"
And then take a breath
Nod your head slowly in the affirmative
Like, I understand this is the way
Things are I accept this

Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness

Okay, when you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, when you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
And then you're seeing whatever, you know
Guys will count to 10
You know, you tell your little kids that
Tell your little kids when they
Start losing their temper
"You know, you need to count to 10"
Count to 10, count to 100, count to 1, 000
Whatever is you gotta do
And get control because
If you're losing control, it's not strength
It's weakness
If you're losing control, it's not strength
It's weakness

Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, if you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness

Okay, when you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, when you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness
Okay, when you're losing control
It's not strength, it's weakness