What We All Want
Shad, Kamau, Relic the Oddity
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I don't really know what I want
I don't really know what I need
I don't know what other people need
Um, I feel confused a lot of the time
Not really knowing, you know, in what direction to go
What things to do or how to live my life properly
Um, life is interesting man
It's a bit of a search
Yo, what happens when the walls drop?
The lies is the disguises and the small talk
To cover up the pain and the shame and the bald spots
Runaway trains, what happens when it all stops?
Artists drop gems that ring false rocks
We should've got those calls blocked like All-Star
We feeding our mind from the tree in Eden
Lately I've been reading what Paul taught
Freedom, that's what we all want
Yo, that's what we all want
People look for what they want in all sorts of different things
Um, they often neglect the things that they need in life
Um, you know, there are a couple of basic things that I think
Most of us want even if we're not completely
Aware of the fact that we want those things
You know, I don't know how to communicate that to people
Um, usually it's just something that you learn in time
I wanna be on the level of skill as gold medal
But still, I'm unsettled like Clogg, man
Those are some hard shoes to fill
Especially when the pressure's on and the mic is off
Me and my wife just struggle to pay bills
And keep our son occupied and make his stocking filled
When the holidays arrive, I try to be a good provider
Successful on the spiritual side but
Made a mess when it came to my debts
So let's take a lesson from it
I stand on the summit of summers that reflect
The lesser things that I wanted in life
I don't wanna be haunted by my decisions
I admit balancing wants and needs comes with a price
And I'm paying it twice
First with the card, second with the interest
It ain't that nice
I've been blessed so I think I know what's right
What I really want is peace from God
And insight is what we all want, right?
It's messed up because sometimes we want things
That are completely opposite of what we need
In fact, a lot of the time in the world today
You find people searching for and seeking out things
That are terrible for them
Yo, it's hard to be
Man, it's hard to just be, man
Especially with this artistry
It's hard to be black and not be a hard MC
Or R&B and that's cool if that's you
But what if all you are is me, man?
Start to be
'Cause all my heart can see is a dark and bleak night sky
Painted on my mind so I spark the speech like stars to bleed
Light when it's hard to see more than guitars and beans
Down with a label that can market me, I've scarred my knees
Praying hard for peace of mind and a heart that's free
'Cause yo, that's what we all want