Life & Times (feat. Joey Bada$$)

Statik Selektah
I'm not always right, I'm perfect

Woke in my purpose, my soul ain't too valuable to purchase
Might get the same thing that my curses
It's like a double edged sword
The way these thoughts honed in my mental
It feels like I'm in a psych ward sometimes
Just writing rhymes is all I need to ease my mind

Writing from the sun up to the evening time
Stuck in my zone, sitting at home tryna see the silver lining
Every dark cloud hovering over my peace of mind
Hit the streets to see the signs, me, myself and I
Havin' talks with God about being alive, just vibing
I close my eyes and start to wonder why a few of us thrive
When most of us is out here barely surviving

Products of our environment or victims to what we believe
Either way it's change that we need in order to succeed
Whatever doesn't grow dies
So you gotta cultivate your seeds, water your trees and shine light on its leaves
Life is full of seasons and we all face winters
So when it get cold is when you gotta go inner
Something to remember next time you in December
'Cause when it get dark is when you see them stars glimmer

And I'll never let 'em dimmer my light
The warrior inside of me ain't backing down from a fight
This life shit is what you make it
You can choose to waste it or take it by the reigns
So when it's said and done you make 'em remember your name, nigga
Can't forget the reason that you came, nigga
I said we all one in the same, nigga
It don't matter if the chain bigger, look

Follow my faith like it's my North Star
Guided by the light, I'm traveling
At the speed of a sports car, it's dazzling
How the journey unraveling
Just tryna keep my feet on the gravel and knowing
That this path I chose is challenging

Life is like a boat sometimes, it feels like you barely paddling
Or the current that you up against is what you battling
Lost in the middle of sea and seeing nothing of course
That'll make you want to toss yourself off
Having suicidal thoughts, disconnected from source
Like death gotta be cheap 'cause life too big of a cost
I mean we all gotta die, very few of us discover
What it means to truly be alive

It's all in the eyes
And there's a fire inside of me that'll never perish
I'll forever cherish every obstacle
'Cause when I overcome it, I know anything is possible
Physically in a rut but mentally I'm somewhere tropical
Enjoying the ocean breeze
Finding balance in between emotional needs and what you would consider logical
Somewhere between keeping it G and philosophical

I'm spiritual thuggin' in this U-N-I-verse I got a lot of pull
My demons mean muggin' but to me, it means nothin'
I got a 6th sense dawg, it's like I seen somethin'
Since I was a kid I always know I'll be somethin'
They was on Front Street while I was really hustlin'

And I don't need no introduction, yeah
And I don't need no interruption, yeah
And I don't need no instruction, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Said I don't need no introduction
I don't need no introduction, no
I don't need no interruption or instruction