Nike Town

If I threw a brick through the window of Nike Town They'd probably stamp it with a tick, sell it back to me marked down Or maybe take the footage caught on CCTV Throw in a hip hop sound track, stamp their logo and sell me They'll buy up all the forests, package up the trees Advertise the air,start charging me to breathe Or maybe they'll buy babies and give them corporate names Like Little Baby Big Mac, or Finger Licking James The irony is, this rhyme don't exist without a label But things ain't as black and white as they were in the cradle Let go of the fable, breathe, my chest ain't so tight And I'm getting everything when I just step into the light It's like all we built society around was a lie Made it way too complicated, fed on fear and we tried To blow up insecurities, pretend we have the answer Had to make my own mistakes to see the fakeness in the adverts Had to live that life before saying "fuck the glamour" Because money can't buy happiness, man that should be our banner Had to stop, meditate and listen, had to give back instead of counting what I'm given Had to realise that dropping out was really winning Had to have everything I built blow up like demolition No more heading for collision if I only learn to give And learn to live simply, that all may simply live I'll be cursed by what I'm spitting if I follow my own ego I'll be worse off living, not appreciating zero I know it 'cause I done it, got the tale to tell Seen and rocked a thousand faces then been miserable as hell When I achieved my dreams it never satisfied me I just wanted more, couldn't see the wood for the trees More likes, more fans, how many friends can I collect? How many records can I sell? But numbers, are infinite I was only focusing on what I can get But the irony is, when I don't think of it I find joy and reflect, my time spent was a waste 'Cause the universe works in mysterious ways Success has never brought me any kind of peace And trying to control everything just brought me to my knees So now I'm buying in, trying to find serenity Putting pen to paper, giving the best of me So now I know, the only thing I know, is that I don't know nothing Been given a millionth chance to make myself something I'm on my knees praying that I can see the light 'Cause it takes a bigger man to walk away from the fight It takes a bigger man who's been wronged to do right It takes a bigger man to not react when they're talking shite So I humble myself and may God bear witness 'Cause what other people think of me ain't none of my business I was clouded, but now I seek forgiveness I seek a way out of my insanity and sickness Used to say "take pride in being whoever the fuck you want to be" Now I take pride in my mistakes and in saying I'm sorry I take pride in my failures, it means "I tried something new" And maybe next time I'll get it if I keep pushing through So now I'm back and I'm better than ever no gimmicks That machine kills fascists and this microphone kills cynics Now I tap into a spirit that I have been given Find inspiration like these verses were pre-written Drop the attitude, find gratitude in all I've been given Letting go of the resentment, now my soul is singing No more imagined enemies, I have no opponents I'm getting to know myself, I'm present in the moment Now I'm present to the gift of the words I've spoken I will show myself not hide behind these slogans I'm unbroken, seeing what's important I don't care about approval, don't care about endorsements Ain't hiding behind the chattering of my mind And when I lose my chains it's amazing what I find Now I'm back on my grind, I'm back on a mission Saw a couple shooting stars fly by now I'm wishing I won't get lost again now I've reappeared I will stay true to myself and I will show no fear So tell me, tell me, tell me why I'm left so unsatisfied The more I seek, the less I find Love is more than I can buy So tell me, tell me, tell me why Tell me, tell me, tell me why I'm left so unsatisfied The more I seek, the less I find Love is more than I can buy So tell me, tell me, tell me why