Ayo, the sun is out
I know it's temporary
Yet the very same goes for thunderclouds
Look how the weather varies
Spent some very long nights underground, hunkered down
Pent up everything, while I shut out everyone around
In the thick of it you think you'll never get to live the end of it
Until it diminishes the second that you blink your lids
So split the difference with the positive and negative
Amend the present with the knowledge from the past
For your betterment, imagine the benefits
Disassemblin' every axel and peg and bit that turns the cycle
It hurts, yeah, I know that you're inclined to close to forget
Openin' scabs is remembering, but scars mark who you are
Havin' 'em's better than actin'
As if the shit that happened never did
Acceptance sets the precedent for peace; I wanna rest in it
The question is can I remember living in the present tense?
One foot on either side of the timeline
Balance is challenin' on a fine line
You can try, but you never make the lines straighten
All you can do is ride the waves of a vibration
They say the grass is greener on the other side
They also say that when we dream we're colorblind
So I'mma wear a smile as I shut my eyes
Everything is golden when the sun shines
Uh, uh, OK
Gone is the girl I was proud to call a girlfriend
As much as I detested it
I couldn't contest that it was best for us to split
Like the digits when you turn 10
To make it better we couldn't stay together
We were hurtin' ourselves
Since then my world has been a whirlwind
I learned that I'm a better person when I put me first
I know it sounds selfish
But that's part of the learning curve, friend
You gotta figure you out totally let the world in
The friends I made in the past several days
Have helped me reach that realization
Seein' how they celebrated me for my complete self
I ceased to need to leave out
The parts of me I've always seen as
Parts that I should keep shrouded
Today I'm on a jet plane
Bout to leave the town I found a home and family in
And as I leave the ground I'm grounded
By the loss of the people I'd only dreamed about before
I'm fuckin' fortunate to have this much to grieve about
Don't know what ya got till it's gone
Didn't know I was winnin' until I felt the loss
Each emotion and experience has a duality
That's why I seek to see my blessings
And accept my maladies
Don't know what you could have until you go for it
No one can get into your heart if you never open it
Each emotion and experience has a duality
Could always be better or worse
So I just make the best of each
Up and down, it's a never-ending pattern
It's infinite impermanence here to forever after
The bad will pass eventually
Find a way to manage
The good isn't guaranteed
Never take it for granted