Can't Sleep

from The Painted Scroll by Hazey82

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"CAN'T SLEEP"

(Verse 1)
everyday time passes and our life progresses,
my obsession, as I lie awake and think about the present
wonder how it might effect the future, usually I question
all my actions, was it satisfaction within my possession?
it's the effort, always coulda tried harder
while I'm sleeping someone else is awake pushing further,
like a Harvard graduate who started out with nothing,
full of bad luck like a baker's dozen,
doesn't care he works hard getting scars as he toughens
up, he's coming up, he summons up the strength to make something
of himself with no help, now he's got a diploma
used sleep on the streets by a building now the owner
of it, hard work, never underestimate,
focus on your goals and don't be the one to hesitate
just demonstrate, someone's gotta be the best,
the mind and body need rest but all I'm thinking is success

(Verse 2)
anytime that I'm asleep I could miss an opportunity,
I strive to share knowledge like a teacher to a student, see
since puberty I grew to see respect in my community
for good, it shaped my heart like the leaf of the buddha tree,
it's proven we as people are more than capable,
but time spent idle, that is irreplaceable,
a sense of accomplishment the feeling is sensational
but unsustainable cuz my desire is insatiable,
I create with tools in my mind, I'm on the grind
day to day making payments on time, still I find
a chance to combine all my body soul and spirit
into art a design or a rhyme, peep my lyrics
those nearest to my heart they are the essence of my craft,
the words I sacrificed nights of sleep just to have,
to express that emotion at the moment that it hatched,
looking back in the past could I work harder than that?

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from The Painted Scroll, released November 11, 2014

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WonderFlow

WonderFlow is Keen & Hazey82. Two hip hop heads who strive to influence the art in a positive way, focusing on lyrical content and knowledge, combined with smooth production. Our goal is to be true to ourselves and help elevate hip hop to the next level. We make music for fun and for the love of the art. The best way you can support us is to enjoy our music and share it with others. Peace ... more

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