I realize for something great I was created
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited
To break free, and live the life that I can see
As my dreams come to life, just fighting to be me
Yeah, I believe in something greater than self
I believe, there's more to livin' life then tryin' to get wealth
More than life, than simply working hard to only get by
More than death, than what we think when every one of us dies
There's more around than we can see, not caught by the eye
See, I might have started walking, but I was born to fly
World, it might have clipped my wings, but that don't mean I don't try
My feet, they may be on the ground, but my head's in the sky
Gotta dream in my heart, and a gleam in my eye
Dropping beats from my birth, 'til the day that I die
And though life is hard, I always keep my face to the sky
Looking up to heaven knowing everything will be fine
I've made up my mind, my life is decided
Man, I write the words and in me music's simply provided
I'd like to take the credit, but I know that I'm guided
Now every track blows up, like two trains that collided, you know
I wasn't simply created to live a life under-rated
To trip and fall in the system, to live a life full of hatred
To blindly agree, pay all your dues
Man you better be careful, 'cause there's a whole lot to lose
The world's an evil place, and man, it's easy to use it
That why half the time I stay low and I keep on my music
But like everything else, I'm careful not to abuse it
So that I'm not caught in the hype,
Give up my love, or worse, lose it, and now
I realize for something great I was created (Was created)
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited (I have waited)
To break free, and live the life that I can see
As my dreams come to life, just fighting to be me (To be free)
It can be tough, but I am always moving on (Moving on)
And with each step you'll find me moving with my song, yeah
And I know one day I'll open up my eyes
And then my time will come; you'll see me start rise
It's time to take music back
Take it back to when the lyrics had
Some meaning, not continual demeaning
Time to set it back on track
But every time I try to rise again, I find I'm up under an attack
People crying out because they want something fresh
But the music is dead, girls just show flesh
I want something with meaning, so I'll rise and protest
I'm fed up living life with all the things I detest
And now everybody's fake, almost no one's real
And I don't even care about a signed record deal
Livin' lies so large, man it's almost unreal
I tell it like it is, it's just the way I feel
And now young kids give it up, throw their lives away
All because they listen to the stupid things we say
But then they grow up, and they learn, and they pray
And rehabilitation costs a billion a day
I'm tired of hearing that I cannot be free
I'm tired of hearing that I shouldn't even want to be me
People still are having problems with the color of my skin
Hey, but I'm OK, I take it on the chin
Man, this is life, some things are messed up
My glass is half full, some don't even have a cup
Every day I thank God as I run through this race
And do something with my life before I leave this place, now
I realize for something great I was created (Was created)
Music's my life and for a long time I have waited (I have waited)
To break free, and live the life that I can see
As my dreams come to life, just fighting to be me (To be free)
It can be tough, but I am always moving on (Movin' on)
And with each step you'll find me moving with my song, yeah
And I know one day I'll open up my eyes
And then my time will come, you'll see me start rise
Political correctness is the way of the day
But I'm not afraid, so let me say
The problem isn't us, the problem is you
Stop blaming other people and look at the things you do
Too bad I can't sing about happy days, birds, and butterflies
'Cause every 10 seconds someone else in the world dies
Suffering's everywhere, but most of us just close our eyes
And nothing changes anywhere, man, big surprise
I've been fed up for way too long to avoid this rant
It's not that I don't want to cool down, I simply can't
The end is coming soon, but hardly anyone believes
'Cause half of us don't care, and the other half's deceived
The key to life is love, and that comes from up above
Wake up sleeping world, 'cause push has now come to shove
Not another generation of lazy, complacent whining
Sitting back relaxing while the state of man's declining