Ataraxia
[Verse 1: Sweetness]
Young Jacob, wake up
Your friend passed away, did you see the news?
What? Where? When? Who? Wait let me grab my shoes
The demons knocking on the door to my mind I had to refuse
Looking back on it, I think his soul passed over mine and might have fused
I was on the way in, Hey Kid, Welcome to the Jungle
He was on the way out like Joe Namath headin to the tunnel
With his hand high, to the game he bid adieu
To inherit the legacy of the legends, I say yea “I Do”
It’s like every time I get a chance to appreciate life, I lose someone new
My band of brothers, withstanding the tests of time we stand hand in hand
How humbling is it to feel the whispers of the fallen from the land
Just a street corner but my life intersection
Sometimes the best decisions are made with indiscretion
Sometimes they may lead to a life filled with misdirection
My angels descended from above to provide reflection
Gave me the gift of the truth, told me it was my weapon to wield
Gave me the gift of music, told me it was my indestructible shield
The modern day Odysseus, took me 20 years to find my place back on top the throne
And even though in and out of life things are always comin and goin
The struggle of trying to become great is something I’ve always known
Like the Old Man and the Sea
But it’s the young Man and his degree
If seeing is believing, then the truth is only as far as the eye can see
Family members passing away told me to be all that I can be
Soldiers killing for revolution told me that freedom is never free
Narrow minded individuals; I’ve been living to free my mind
From the shackles that have been cuffing our people since before our time
Everytime they open their mouth they’re spitting acid
Like the Cola that they are ingesting to make themselves feel valid
Politicians blowing your taxes
Girls that need carfaxes
Lies being broadcasted to the masses
A society that needs drugs to get themselves goin
But I just sip the finest drinks, Inject the music, feel the Epinephrine flowing
My heart beating faster with each and every rhyme
Expel away the stress, and get to closing my eyes
Float off to the field of my dreams
Because nothing in reality is never as it seems
Instead of doing good, the objective is to violate prohibitives
Many gangs of colors, why you so primitive?
Like Blue Jays and Cardinals or Owls for that matter
Nowadays you gotta be connected to be able to climb the ladder
And to whoever gets the most girls, or cash, I’m not flattered
Grease the palm, and ironically that greases the hinges for doors to open up
It’s not what you know, but who you know, the world will always be corrupt
But amongst the chaos, all I see is beauty
The last shimmer of hope in a forge of vices, to our virtues we are called to duty
Always remember that nothing given to you in this world is a curse, it’s a gift
And to all of you grinding gears in your old lifestyle, it’s time to shift
But even though the chapters change, it’s still the same story
When the time comes to look back, it’s you the author that deserves the glory
Imagination is more important than knowledge
I put that on my application and they almost didn’t let me into college
The lifelong pursuit of money, power and love
And even though things change, I’ll always be the same boy looking to the sky above
Let your imagination soar, you won’t believe all the things the mind can conceive of
Always pushing my mind to the limits of what I can dream of
And amongst the shining light
Who is there that calls my name
St Paul, or Myron Cope, the golden voice,  it’s all the same
They ask, to the Pittsburgh Kid living for the fame
What you have you accomplished on earth, what do you proclaim?
My initials are JC, a son of mankind on a mission that was heaven sent
If I ever go away, may these songs be my last testament
The 5 people I’ll meet in heaven
I already know two of ‘em
One day I will die, and I’m at peace with that
One day the earth will die, and I’m fine with that
One day the universe will cease to exist, ain’t no surviving that
But that’s what makes life so amazing, and I take pride in that
It’s time we all start enjoying the miracles of life
This is my freedom from ongoing stress and worry, Ataraxia