Akala - Time To Relax lyrics

[Verse 1] This ain't a song, it's more like a note to self A reminder to me that I need balance ‘cause I'm always working, plannin' projects and preppin' Stressin' over the state of this world and how we affect it This is part of the gift, the energy that I'm blessed with But if you overuse them, then you will blunt your own weapons How ever much you train, muscles only grow when you rest ‘em Yet I don't make enough time to stop and pause for reflection Go and check my mum, talk about nothing much On a sunny day, sit in the park, stare at the sun Feed the ducks, ride a bike, sh** sit in a tree Anything to escape the stress that the city will breed Lucky enough, that what I love is my livin' I know that that's rare so chillin' just feels like sinnin' But it's not, take your time, you ain't gotta say sorry If you're always exhausted, you can't help anybody [Chorus] Through all the work and the wages, bills and the tax Through all the stress and the payments and the [?] Through all the loss and the gain and the pain we attach Through all the stress and the strain that came with the facts We gotta kick back, make time to relax Gotta kick back, make time to relax Gotta kick back, make time to relax Kick back, make time to relax [Verse 2] You're not paranoid, things really are designed To offer you absolutely no peace of mind Maybe that's the price to be paid ‘cause we're complicit in suffering all over this world that we are living in Cars and the clothes, everything we consume Still painted in the suffering of colourful hues So we're tainted by the nothingness of what we'll choose But overwhelmed by the lack of change if we refuse So we all watch the so called news And see their views of a bunch of ma** murderers paraded as true Enough to turn any thinking person to a lunatic Maybe thats what we already are ‘cause we are used to it But in the midst of all this There's a bliss that you're missing Silent moments, one that you love quietly kissin' Starin' at the stars, realising that ours is just a world among billions of worlds that we'll never know [Chorus] [Verse 3] Just take a moment to breathe, is what I'm sayin' Breathe deep till the air in your chest is all the way in Let it out slowly, feel the tension erodin' Listen to the music [?] before you compose it Just take a moment to breathe and take stock You ain't that important, wars will not stop if you do not But health and longevity depends on balance between yin and yang And so far I just haven't Made enough time to breathe and just chill Keep still They ain't lyin' when they say stress k**s So breathe before you punch someone in the mouth Breathe deep before you push out and tear down the house Breathe before you hurt yourself and your health Maybe cliché but it really is our true source of wealth Breathe - essence of life and of the universe We've done it from birth yet we doubt that it really works [Chorus]