Inhale Deep

We all know life can get hectic
 But if you live in the second
 You exist in the present
 And that's how you stay connected
 Go through good times and hardships
 And if you learn to accept it
 And know that every struggle in life
 Is there to teach you a lesson
 It's times like this that make you
 It's always the darkest part of the night, right before the sun has it's break through
 The spirits there to knock you down
 But if you make that the end
 You will never know the beauty
 Of being able to stand up again
 And face it, with patience
 The Pace set is dealing
 With judgements and hatred
 Depressed hopeless feelings
 But I've been told
 You only create your own ceilings
 Life is limitless
 And knowing this is what the spirit is
 That's why I try to inhale deep, so I can find peace, and essence can find me
 That's why I lose myself in these beats
 Let myself become one with the drum and set myself free
 Whatever direction life leads me
 There is a purpose behind it
 That's the way it was supposed to be
 And any time you can turn over a new leaf
 Y'all know the truth
 It's up to us to use the key
 Been three years since my first album dropped
 It's been fear that's really got me stuck on the spot
 Not wanting to put out anything whack
 So inside of putting licks on my tracks
 I put my lips to a sack
 Because it's easier to spend your life drunk
 And high on drugs
 Than to put everything on recording
 And put it out to be judged
 We look for the audience
 To put their hands up and show love
 But when they put their hands down
 Our confidence really takes the plunge
 So instead of making music
 That people might not like
 I went into isolation
 I traded my mic in for the pipe
 Started living the college life
 Drinking and smoking every day
 Rationalizing to myself
 That I was going through a phase
 Then I stopped
 Thinking my music would take it's place
 But when you live in fog
 Inspiration is hard to create
 It takes more to get connected
 Than to quit smoking every day
 And when I get frustrated I get a Swisher
 And get blown away
 Then all of a sudden it hit me
 These kids are listening
 If I'm not making music
 Then why the fuck am I existing
 How can I talk about the problems
 Of some one else
 When I don't have the motivation
 And confidence to change myself
 It's been so long since I really truly felt
 What it's like to live without substances to help
 Massive struggle that's natural to one's health
 With addiction in my blood
 I play the cards I was dealt
 The wind is the most calm
 Right before the storm
 And when you least expect it
 It doesn't rain, it pours
 I swear to God you can never be warned
 Because with or without that umbrella
 Nature is still gonna take it's course
 That's why I try to inhale deep
 So I can find peace, and essence just finds me
 That's why I lose myself in these beats
 Put away the weed, And turn to my MPC
 C'mon'
 If I could just, I would change
 If I could just, I would change
 If I could just, I would change
 If I could just, I would change