Chorus:
The most valuable thing, besides life
Is knowing how to keep it
And if the way to do that is: living right
Then you know how I need it
You gotta find your own way to the light
I’m just trying to help you see it
And if you’re just not feeling what I write
Then maybe you’re just not ready to receive it
So be it.
Verse 1:
What is the price of a life?
Well, it ranges, depending on who decides and who dies
To the murderer it’s merely the slice of a knife
To the mother, that may depend on what her age is
But no matter whoever you discover you can’t replace it
Face it, we all gotta die sometime, but what I’m sayin’ is
I’d rather die for something divine
Then in the name of fame and glory and pursuit of mine
That same old story might suit you fine
But it ain’t curing the pain I feel inside
So deal with your pride
But I’m on to what’s next
‘Cause for some reason I’m not satisfied
Knowing the world is such a threat
To life, and I can’t push that aside
I feel I have more to contribute to life
Than to just multiply by having sex, so I flex my mind
And unify, rather than divide, which is wise
But otherwise, I might as well commit suicide
For real, I have nothing holding me here
I’ll state it boldly and clear, my only fear
Is that you won’t get to hear, what I say
But now that it’s out of the way
I’m no longer afraid, I’m stronger and brave
And how I want you to behave
Is not wander without an aim, head down in shame
But to turn around and exclaim, “Wow, it’s time I gave
Something back to life for a change”
So now, be saved, and maybe I can rest in peace, in my grave
Yo, ‘cause the smartest person is the one who can gather and comprehend the most complex
And proceed, to break it down and dissect, for the purpose of appealing to another’s intellect
In circumspect, respect the teacher, who desires nothing to collect
Who only requests that you be your best and not, contest the creator
We’re all blessed creatures.
Chorus
Verse 2:
Let's talk about the way the mind works
It constantly stores facts, from the moment of your birth
At the same time, using this ever-growing database
To interact, while never going back to erase
In time and space, the mind is constantly learning
The body is the ship, the mind is the wheel turning
On a journey that is decided by a soul confined
And limited to the reaches of it’s body and mind
This the way that we enter this world
The mind in the center of mass confusion swirled
All around, and so it takes control
Totally oblivious with no reminder of soul
The guidance of the soul provides much help
This is my own definition of knowledge of self
Now hold, take two steps back and take a deep breath
Criticize what criticism that last verse left
Before you hide in your shell and laugh at my views
Understand my purpose and try on my shoes
They might not fit, but understand the shape of my feet
The path I’m walkin’ is jagged and steep
No time for draggin’ my feet, I gotta pick up the pace
Trying to escape the fate of this confused human race
Which means there’s only one way to go
Against the grain, ironically, against the flow
Humans are like salmon, that ignore instinct
Who wants to swim upstream when it’s much easier to sink?
But little do we know what’s vital for survival
You can think about it, but the world’s dying while you idle.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Death is just a part of life, part of living
Part of giving what we’ve taken
This life is a gift, we’re all forsaken
I don’t care what you believe in, in a heaven or a hell
Because, in the end we must make it by ourselves
It’s hard to tell when you’re going
Driving down the road, then all of a sudden, you never know it
It’s all over, that why I’m thankful for every moment of life
And I’m hopin’ to survive, so I dedicate it to living right and strive
That my time here isn’t wasted
Every rhyme or lyric I place in, is laced with my spirit
So I remain in your brain when you hear it again, take that painful memory and replace it
Remember something pleasant instead
Like back in the days when, it was all good
I believe everyone goes to heaven and now
For that reason, I think, we all should be righteous
I think God would appreciate it, despite all the mess that the rest are makin’
And I'm not religious, so save it
I just have this belief where I consider all life sacred
So however it was created, that's all I’m referring to
We are the children of the stars, and when I die that’s where I’ll be returning to
Forever burning true, and we could be there together, so yes, this is concerning you
I suggest you begin learning to, control your dreams
Explore the out of body, your soul is invincible and invisible
But most people hardly, ever learn to use it
Before you’re caught slippin’ and it flashes before your eyes as your life, you lose it.
