Story Behind The Song
The lyrics here are basically the advice I give myself to lead a more interesting, fulfilling and authentic life. It is a reggae piece with a few rapped sections. There are also some references to some well known poetry and some less well known Ancient Greek philosophy.
| Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Rap - General |
Lyrics
Look inside
Find yourself
See who it is that you were born to be
Take the time
Take the care
Make your life something extraordinary
The river of our time only flows one way
There can?t be a tomorrow the same as today
So we have to decide what we want our lives to be
Do we want to get to the end without seeing the scenery?
So know yourself, your principles and values
If you want to buy the ideas they try to sell you
So when two roads diverge in the forest of life
You can take the one less travelled by
Look around
Breathe it in
Hear the sounds that make life beautiful
Take in the view
From every peak
See the world unfold in front of you
Look beyond
Your own life
Know another world is possible
Take up the fight
For what is just
Then what is right might just unfurl
It?s time to cure ourselves of our affluenza
Our life-long over-consumption bender
Where you trade in all your hours just to let ya get the
Money that you need to be such a big spender
Even if you win the rat-race you are still just a rat
Stuck running on the treadmill, caught in your own trap
Are you making a killing? Are you a-high-flying?
Are you making a living or just making a dying?
Look inside
Find yourself
See who it is that you were born to be
Take the time
Take the care
Make your life something extraordinary