Free In My Mind

I felt bound, I felt chained to the ground
I faced obstacles I couldn't surmount
I felt locked in a cage, like I can't turn the page
My passions had paused for my daily wage

Imagination had more pain than reality
My fears and my doubts had two thirds majority
Priorities changed and so did my mentality
Facing mortality got me more clarity

My health took a dive, it planted a seed
Showed me how I took way more than I'd ever need
My tables turned, I lost the will to greed
Indeed, I concede how my mind has been freed

Things are swell, I click well with chronic pain
All the physios are bros know me by first name
I can't complain about the daily strain
I've so much to gain using my top-notch brain

My mind, my soul, and my thoughts get better
I feel no pressure, ideas unfettered
I balance my life on a daily leisure
Pour my heart and my soul into words and letters

I'm free in my mind
I'm free in my mind
I'm so free in my mind
I'm free in my mind

That sweet fruition of an earthly crown
Won't weigh me down, doesn't make me frown
I'm not in the race, I no longer chase
It was just a phase, I broke out of the maze

Needed dopamine, defined self-worth through spikes
I sought validation, maximized for likes
for shares, subscribes ran after pay hikes
no longer my vibe, all of that can take a hike

I got nothing along at the time of my birth
That's what I'll carry when I leave this earth
For what it's worth, everything is on rent
My present is a present, I feel content

Cause I stuck gold, unlocked a treasure
I broke the mold, unbridled pleasure
It's uncontrolled, it can't be measured
This is how I roll, I take no pressure

And I let go of opinions and points of view
I don't care who won or who slapped whom
Information overload has left no doubt
I feel complete with the joy of missing out

And I'm free in my mind
I'm free in my mind
I'm so free in my mind
I'm free in my mind

I used to look ahead at my future and scurry
Lie awake in bed, consumed by worry
Never slow, I sped, Hari in a hurry
All these thoughts in my head made my lines so blurry

No lines on a table can get my mind blown
Like the ones on pen and paper that I write on my own
They get me in the zone, my skills I hone
This life that's shown says I must go on

and let everything happen, sadness and laughter
Beauty and terror, triumph and disaster
Just keep going, no hope, no despair
No feeling final, heart and soul laid bare

My burdens on fire light my darkened skies
As the flames get higher, self-loathing dies
These ashes scatter, I awake, I arise
I see my world with brand new eyes

Object permanence is a misplaced construct
Everything and everyone was and will be stardust
Each atom in my being has its own wanderlust
As diamonds turn to rust, soon I'll return to dust

I live here, live now, immediately
I'm grateful and I'm filled with glee
Unshackled, unbound, unchained, I breathe
I'm one with the universe, I'm finally free