It's Not That Serious

[Intro] [Verse 1] I know we only live our life based on what they think Cause we think it matters but I reckon If we didn't care for just one second We'd be much happier Realize your life is your's to live Tell your friends or your parents and what they think You want the whole thing Four kids and a good job a big house and quiet down And thats cool, stay in school. Go to uni with those like you If on the other hand you want to travel the world just to meditate Thats what you should do You don't need permission from the state line commission just to be who you are Follow your heart, follow your dreams like a kid again They want to write you off, with the end of the bitter pen, let them have it They'll come around eventually If not it wasn't meant to be Its their problem June or December, theres one small thing that I think we should remember [Hook] It's not that serious Sometimes I want to fight Sometimes I want to cry But then I must remind myself It's not that serious We're gonna make it through And find a better way That works for me and you [Verse 2] If you don't conform, society whips you with its displeasure If they were happy they wouldn't care Whichever way that you chose, what you do with your time Long as you ain't hurtin' no one, then thats fine Problem is we hate to see another live the life that we dream And I don't mean big screen and flashiness Just free, carefree, true happiness Wake everyday excited whats to come Never work a minute when doing something you love So when we judge, ask why, is it because we feel life passed us by It's never too late to get rid of the stress Theres a whole world out there Just look up from your desk and say that the world is mine And if you're not having a good time, then you're wasting your time [Hook] [Bridge] You know, yo People think I'm really serious, right And I was for a long time I'm not gonna lie and pretend I wasn't But, then I realize that sometimes you just got enough I mean, I'm not as serious as people think Yeah I like to talk about the issues in the world But at the same time, we can't let them bog us down Yes, the world is not perfect, we all know that Its just not that serious Go to a comedy show, man Take a bubble bath, or, I don't know, buy a pink dressing gown Do something crazy that people wouldn't expect you to do Let's drop these things called egos on the floor Stamp on them, and try to get on with it, and realize that its just- Just don't take yourself do god damn serious [Verse 3] What about the problems in the world? Things ain't golden Yeah, I agree But will worrying solve them? No, I'm not saying ignore By all means do something if you feel for a cause But you can't feel poor enough To enrich one single person on this planet And you can't feel bad enough To fill one single soul with happiness So, the biggest challenge we face, is just keeping a smile on our face If stock markets crash, or girlfriends leave you, people don't like what they see when they see you Football teams lose, bands will split But the thing we must remember is this- Its just not that serious It really is not [Hook] [Outro] Today walk up to somebody and talk to them find out how their day was Don't worry if they think you're crazy- which they probably will And you people in the train- When you don't want no one peering over your shoulder to read your letter Stop taking yourself so god damned seriously Its just your newspaper. If I want to read a bit of your newspaper, whats the problem? You should open it up, and let me have a good look Yeah? Thank you Ladies and gentlemen, this is Akala, not taking himself very seriously And there are probably a lot of people that are angry about that and think I've gone crazy "Why am I not screwing up my face? Why am I not trying to be the best grime MC?" I'm trying to make nice relaxing songs Whats my problem? I haven't got a problem, its just that I stopped taking myself so god damn seriously Thats it. Have a good day