Clay Cockrell - What is Peace? (Official Lyrics) lyrics

[Verse 1: Clay co*krell] Sit back to relax, cause I got nothing to fear Finally feeling better, things are looking up this year It's summer and I'm happy, not shedding tears No stress to press me, time to shift the gears Sped up to keep a head up, but now I can slow down Steady, get ready, jog at the pace I found Writing raps in minutes, coming in for the crown It's getting hotter, time to burn down the town Set it ablaze, and paint the city red But I'm doing it for me not for the street cred Don't procrastinate, I gotta get ahead I need peace in my mind when I lay in the bed I need to hurry it up, no foreplay I'm ready for the spotlights on Broadway Hoping I can open up some doorways I'm not gonna crash, it's no mayday I need the fancy food, all gourmet Cause my appetite is frightening, throw you in dismay Writing poetically like my name was Hemingway This ain't the cheap sh**, it's no matinee No, it's the midnight debut So I ask without any further adieu You know why you have no deja vu? Cause you ain't heard anything like this, you know it's true Sitting on the beach, soaking up the sun Soph*more year's over, it's finally done Fakes listening, and you know they outdone My lyrics are widespread like the spray of a shotgun Words shot from the lip like I fired from the hip Turn the game upside down, sorry to shake the ship I meant rock the boat, don't mean to gloat But that's what rappers do when we flaunt and we boast I'd like to be the one to come and break the mold Be better than the rest by at least ten fold They say I'll be at the top, first and foremost If I'm spitting such fire, than why is it cold? My sk**'s getting bigger like my pain threshold Becoming impeccable like my growing billfold I shut airways down like a stranglehold I'm a force to be reckon with, I cannot be controlled [Verse 2: Clay co*krell] All I want is peace, is that too much to ask? A comradery where no one needs to wear a mask A world where equality is not a hard task One where you could sit back and bask In the glory of the people and see more than just evil Cause it's said when there's a pyramid scheme under the steeple But currency has weakened morals and has made them feeble I'm sorry to get real, but it needs to be said Nothing's being done by media or feds But millions of people around the world aren't being fed Or the innocent refugees surrounded by bloodshed 10k, that's the best we can do? Reminds me a lot of the 40s when we turned away Jews We'll all feel guilty when more chaos ensues Cause indifference is worse than hate when the day is through [Outro: Clay co*krell] I'm finished with the politics for just a minute The beat's running out so I'll have to finish Let my words flow out whilst the song diminishes And with that I'll conform and mimic Become a distant memory until I'm simply an image But one that will never disappear Cause a picture is worth a thousand verses in your ear Cause it stays with you and it adheres To the brain of the visionary and it makes it all clear What I'm describing is on a whole new tier And I know that many closed minded people will fear But I really don't care So I leave you with one question... "What is Peace, Monsieur?" "What is Peace?"...