Overstand

[Hook] Are we addicted to the struggle or committed to success? Are we focused on the positive or holdin' onto stress? Not sayin' thing's perfect but in many ways I'm blessed Learnin' how to take the negative and flip for the best Everyday bring challenge, every challenge is a chance to advance The power is right in our own hands From a youth full of rage, to a wise grown man Here I am, life is beautiful now, I overstand [Verse I] I'm lookin' forward through my rear view mirror in hindsight Gotta be more than just a G if you keepin' your mind right Better be ready for the battle or focused on my fight I ain't sittin' on no sidelines watchin' them highlights I'ma be in the game playin' to win but learnin' from setbacks Strengthen my weaknesses and masterin' what I'm best at Power of refinement until you get right and exact It's all in your mind, but that depends on where your head's at Life is a chess match and lessons come from your mistakes Try not to end up in checkmate no matter whatever it takes Long as you're breathin' then you can be problem solvin' Stayin' involved, evolved, world keeps revolvin' For the cause be all you can from the mornin' to the sunset You never have no regrets Took the journey to the edge of your fate and then lept Not just understandin' but overstandin' is the objective {keep it open, in perspective} [Refrain] Just let me be what I am Take my destiny in my hands By my actions you can judge where I stand And I hope one day you'll overstand [Verse II] Change come from the inside out No fear, live free, let the truth ride out I'm steady, shakin' off the shackles of the old me Wakin' up daily, meditation, feelin' so free They hate to see you change {yeah} But they don't understand {no} Unless you see for yourself, then you won't comprehend The caterpillar don't care what you think about him He was born to be fly, his nature gonna bring it outta him By the struggle I was never broken, I was broken open I tapped into a source that was omnipotent Had to shift my focus to my higher purpose Ain't nothing weak about broke, it takes a fighter's courage People say they want a revolution But steady holdin' on the slave ideas, afraid of evolution In life we live and learn, it's practice, theory, practice Wisdom is organically grown, its not pre-packaged {it's forward baby, never backwards} [Refrain x1] [Verse III] We think we found the absolute truth But only to discover it's a labyrinth, we go from one maze into another So many chambers and angles, peelin' the onion layers Within it all I see the same gang, just different players So I rebel from the prison cell of the pigeon hole And dare to be myself, original A man lives on principles --I don't posture to be popular Born to be a leader not just a blind follower [Verse IV] It's family before the dollar, your priorities in order And like Bruce Lee say: "Be the water, be the earth, be the wind and the fire." Elevate, take it higher It's instinct, fulfill your needs and your desires But we go to be compassionate, considerate, the people's advocate Eradicatin' ignorance through experience The more you live, the more you learn and you grow It has a positive effect on all the people you know {it's motivation} [Hook] I hope that you will overstand [x2] {look at things without any opinion Otherwise you'll never look at reality Look at things without any philosophy, without any prejudice, without any dogma, creed or scripture Just look, without arrogance And see the cause of ignorance, and overstand} {Change is necessary to evolution The universe contains incredible diversity And you cannot experience it all within the confines of one comfortable lifestyle Look ahead to what you will think of your life at it's end You will probably not want to look back and say it was cozy and dull Thus, react positively to what seems to be disaster Remember that what seems now to be disaster may be an important step toward evolution And may even be identifiable as such at some point in the future Every great loss takes you out of a rut and starts life anew Be grateful for the time you had and your former happy state And look forward eagerly to the new phase Information age.}