Chorus: Trying to fight my way out my head in my head’s where they led an army against a better me I been workin’ everyday almost dead fed up  with my head in my hands Ya’ll I’ll never leave  I complain bout the stress  Got this pain in my chest I’m afraid what’s next will be the death me  I’m losin’ But still I’m not movin’  It’s time to bring the troops in  COLLASOUL Can’t explain to the misses Why we ain’t gettin business? It don’t pay when you winless It’s hard to play ya position  Cause It can change at the scrimmage It’s on display The ones that play this awful game aren't the fittest  I contemplate my existence  Over a drank or two wishing that I was a Pay per view darlin’ Star making bank from my vision  Like wanda’s painful decision Kill what I love and avenge it But this ain’t cinema is it? This is dilemma in real time  not one dangerous mission The shark tank of statistics  Like jaws Life’s stark and I can’t pay mark a visit I stay parked  They raise all bills taxes and tickets They rape hard Escape charge Still break backs of the witness and attack us for listening and filming  trap us and kill us  and they don’t ask for forgiveness  Rather have Chicago Shaw  shanked up and packed into prisons Tell me why do you hate all of us if that’s what we’ve given?  I’m losin’ this battle don’t think I’m actually livin  Chorus: Trying to fight my way out my head in my head’s where they led an army against a better me I been workin’ everyday almost dead fed up  with my head in my hands Ya’ll I’ll never leave  I complain bout the stress  Got this pain in my chest I’m afraid what’s next will be the death me  I’m losin’ But still I’m not movin’  It’s time to bring the troops in  I.B. FOKUZ I’m tryna fit my whole life into 5 binders/ Misery is like the anthem to the side-liners/ talk is so cheap, you can penny pinch and hold commas/ gotta a lot to say but not to waste on a lone island/ Talking bout that downfall/ talking bout that Emo/ talking bout that train nod/ where the hell did we go/ Tell me where you coming from/ and I can show you three more/ everybody’s battling/ trying to  make those free throws/ All in All/ I’ve been digging/ enduring through all buffetings of life/ Tryna beat this addiction of feeling emptier inside/ Opportunity’s window is like whisper in the night/  I just hope that I’m listening too much noise in my mind/ Ask if I’m making a difference/ I don’t know/  Am I the biggest threat standing against me/  maybe so/ Self doubt Is holding me hostage in the scope/ Theres a war going on Inside me/ Here We Go/

I.B. FOKUZ 6 o clock in the morning reaching to press snooze/ a heavy weight is carried when you lay through/  A broken cocoon of yesterdays/ matter fact, I’ve been hoping lagoons since last Saturday/ What’s time? A measuring stick/  My whole week is Merriville back to Pullman, then it’s East all again/ South Chicago where the commercial has the ugliest grin/ you know it’s work when you toil but you’re never content/ I clocked in, and whispered Bismiallah/ find peace of mind/ never know what day is an obstacle that you need to climb/ I see the signs/ but I’m sluggish, when I can’t see the time/ my future plans only exist if I can seize the time/ So what’s the excuse/ I bet it’s on my table/ right next to the plate where you say I’m not available/  Hmmm... I’ve been working these mental faculties/  hoping I/ keep it all together when every thought pattern is polarized/ I’m a Father, I’m a Husband, I’m a Sheik/  Im a student, I’m a teacher/ I’m the mentor to ya seed/ I’m a artist/ I’m the spirit man you finally got to meet/  Willing you give everything when it’s nothing left me/ Work/ Collasoul 8pm made it home 10,000 steps Fridge is empty  Probably got another 1,000 left  Work it out Holdin’ on so long   you’re runnin’ out of breath Wonder if those countless  Sleepless nights I had will amount to death  Of course I drink Damn near every day Keeps the stress away That’s what I tell myself It ain’t the truth  That’s what I’m pressed to say  Admit it why? Fear I’d be victimized  got less sense than pride Our men, women, children die Ignore Facebook posts  Desensitized  Problems in my home No problems with my home Every single night I gotta get to home My goddesses at home  We need a system  One that works for us  Not the opposite  It’s up to me to give them The world without opulence  many a man give up not a word spoken  Only actions  Afraid to ask  Dad what happened to him and get no reaction  Would love to believe my strengths  Are showing some Hope and passion  But too much of those and  no showings Will be an open casket  Try to get up after falling out and know You can’t  One of my biggest problems   Is being my own restraints  Carry it all alone, ask no questions, make no complaints  Being the “strong one” Means you’ll never know when you’re gonna tank

Chorus: And I’m just trying to get by Just tryna get by Watching time zip by Waiting on a surprise  What’ll change this time? COLLASOUL 7am Walkin’ Ava to school again Still ain’t learn how to drive yet gotta pay for more some schooling then Missing the bus is my thing  And it never stops  For me  Them hands Wavin’ But I’m on this plane misguiding  timing Not my strongest suit But I put on some boots Can’t afford to slack  Gotta get it done  Cummerbund tied on with tools The right ones hopefully  wingin’ it till the end  The way it fly’s by   Feels Still We never do what we intend  many Unfinished songs and projects  I’m either finally mastering patience  Or oddly getting really good at stalling the process  Progress, another verse written but not recorded  We book ourselves  Jyroscope’s always been used to not performing Doesn’t everybody have a special chair  And a favorite spot  by the MUTE CD on my couch Left me there in my place to rot Where my motivation sits and my  Inspiration’s not Showing up it’s slow enough Are we gon make this change or not? Chorus: And I’m just trying to get by Just tryna get by Watching time zip by Waiting on a surprise  What’ll change this time? I.B. FOKUZ 5:30pm/ my tool bag weighs a ton/ rushing up to the van to get my daughters and my son/ it’s a/  Dollar a minute when you late up to daycare/ hearing my wife telling me/ you know you gonna pay that/  Meditation every time I canoe/ always on the pursuit/ but drained by commute/   I feel like I’m living in a rerun/ can barely jot a word on the page/ Collasoul texting me/ we meeting today? I form sentences and never send it/ distracted by the obligations that I had committed/ Our paths are different/ i know/ Navigating a plane only the spirit speaks/ bound by the cords of this human boat that earth receives/ I’ve been digging/ been digging/ I’m still digging/ For that treasure/ for that light/ that’s still hidden/ My aspirations/ supported by the flame/ if that fire dies now/ then what is left to gain/ Chorus: And I’m just trying to get by Just tryna get by Watching time zip by Waiting on a surprise  What’ll change this time?

COLLASOUL verse: Just settled in with the tribe  They see it in my eyes Daddy’s leaning  But my pride  stands taller  Put in a pisa/pizza cuz I’m tide  When my light’s dim  You think that it’s a vibe Believe in my disguise  Kid couldn’t pull it off  even if he tried  These thoughts meddlin  mysteries in this machine  are all nestled in Solving them’s a Measure of several degrees of cross referencing See chapter and page  here, here, and here  in Rob’s testament  Operate on blood, sweat tears, some fear and a strong regime  They say practice on ya breathing stop stressin’ it actually harder than it looks While we’re breathing through this pestilence  On that long road to peace baby  We gettin’ all the best of it  It’s scenic with delicate petals  and  we don’t wanna step on it  Glass half full till I’m drinking  all the rest of it Chasing a dream on half empty and I’m still a Lil Pessimist  Put so much out into the world And never get to let it in Meditate on it till tomorrow The Reset begins  Chrous: Running in place Or frozen in time You know what they say  It’s all in your mind  Just give me some space And I’ll get aligned  You know what they say Aye aye stuck in your place  Or on the front line  Tryna get through the days And stand strong through the times  Just give us our space  and we’ll all get aligned  but you know what they say It’s all in your mind I.B. FOKUZ verse: Open up/ write it down/ I’ve been through it/ I’ll expound/  I’ve been feeling stuck/ dormant/ in these waters I allow/ tryna build a boat to hold me up to take me back to now/ in the present/  Life lessons/ experiencing hardship can amplify expressions/ reasoning can help you focus on correction/  wisdoms only gain if you open and receptive/  I’ve been searching peace and tryna sale it/ having others sold on a message im still collecting/ Confessions and building aviators/ an out of body experience is the avant- garde/  feel like feeding on self is the reservoir/ pulling from the depths where I manifest my caviar/ The appetizer still leaving the cocoon/ it’s still of an abundance when it blooms/  Chrous: Running in place Or frozen in time You know what they say  It’s all in your mind  Just give me some space And I’ll get aligned  You know what they say Aye aye stuck in your place  Or on the front line  Tryna get through the days And stand strong through the times  Just give us our space  and we’ll all get aligned  but you know what they say It’s all in your mind

Chorus: 2X We(we) must(must) take(take) It easy(easy) Easy On this beat Easy On the feet Take yourself out on a stroll Favorite cd on repeat One more time now  (Repeat chorus) COLLASOUL VERSE I’m off and able so it’s cool Drop my angel off to school  I been paying off my dues  I been savin’ up a few Not to obtain a another shoe Or expand my waist with food I’m a man of great taste  And plan to bang a couple brews Said I’d change and cut the booze Drank mo water side of Great Lakes Blackouts ain’t the move no mo burning rivers  of day waste I just need to staycate  dollars not a day late Proper sleep, mind in place What a difference a day makes Shawty take a load off Out here takin’ Zoloft  Others take they clothes off I ain’t takin’ phone calls Time to play my own boss Desk clear, head down Doze off  Aye When I get to hit the bed Nothing goes wrong  Ayyyyyeeeee Too much livin’ in my head turn the zone off Don’t pay attention what they said And put’em on pause  Hey My Wife keeps leveled when I roll off She let me lay my head on up on her chest and make me so calm Chorus: 2X We(we) must(must) take(take) It easy(easy) Easy On this beat Easy On the feet Take yourself out on a stroll Favorite cd on repeat One more time now  (Repeat chorus) I.B. FOKUZ Man, peace is a everyday practice when you Conchanse/ just a little levity can shake up the monotonous/ I sit and meditate when I awake/ and let the mind rinse/ a still small voice speaks, then I sign in/  dated for today/ I Praise Allah and follow suite/ my babies say I love you daddy/ yeah you know I love you too/  Kiss my queen and smell her scent and tell her bae I honor you/ the honor is/ you honorable/  Plus you lift your king up/  only what you find up in a King’s cup/ lighting up a stogie as I blow it to the ethers/ Tatauje habano, today I got a clean cut/ calling up Collasoul cause tonight we got a feature/ The world so awry it could become so egregious/ I just smile knowing everything ain’t what seems cause/  We been through it  all, enough to know it all can speed up/ take your time and go with ease/ bruh/ Chorus: 2X We(we) must(must) take(take) It easy(easy) Easy On this beat Easy On the feet Take yourself out on a stroll Favorite cd on repeat One more time now  (Repeat)