Apex Tyler - Substance Lyrics

Wake and bake, not for escaping
But to see, don't be mistaken
Round the edge, to make things even
Open eyes has got me thinking
I'm in the sky, but I'm not sinking
Golden stars, they're always blinking
Not too sure, what am I seeing
Open mind, now I'm agreeing
The future's bright and I am too
They're calling that intellectual
Don't smite the fool who's capable
Of crafting art commemorable
Know you're not expendable
It's the only way to make it through
Fake it 'till you make it true
In the way you breathe, the way you move
Feel the groove consuming you
Raise the mood, 'till it's all cool
Don't believe you won't achieve
Don't conceive you've gotta leave
There's this world, you gotta see
Soak it in, every scene
Every shade of blue and green
The very essence of your dream
Taking this to new extremes
Floating on conditioned streams
The direction of a different means
To prying this life at the seams
There's this world, you gotta see
Soak it in, every scene
Every shade of blue and green
The very essence of your dream
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
The very essence of your dream
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
This world you gotta see
I look down to see the time
Four Twenty AM
And I'm up smoking
No sleep again
I guess there's no rest
When on your grind with no end
Compromised, ill of mind
What happened my friend
You used to be so focused man
You used to be so clear
You used to think you knew it all
But you weren't ever near
Have you ever stopped to notice
You can take control and steer
This life we live ain't easy
You don't have to walk in fear
I've seen shadows in the flames
Some shit I can't explain
A sickening display
Friends stricken by the fray
Now brittle orphan frames
And fickle runaways
How I hang my head in shame
At these shells of past remains
Faceless zombies
Lacking all reason
Chasing these dragons
While hiding from demons
Internal screaming
A gateway for legions
A great way to get away
From feeling or meaning
The only display
Of structure to find
Is a lethal array
Of organised lines
Addicted to disorder
And the madness combined
A depiction of sickness
In wavering minds
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
The very essence of your dream
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
This world you gotta see
I'm not assuming when I say
That we all have a vice
I know I'm right, it consumes
And keeps you up at night
It's that something you abuse
You're hooked still gripping tight
Doom hidden from the light
But on the surface all seems right
Like there's nothing you could do
Mistook misunderstood
An easy excuse
Took abundantly it's no good
Receiving no help
But you probably should
Although I know it's not a path
I would easily choose
We lose grasp of the facts
And it leaves us confused
All disguised by a mask
There's no denying it's true
But we never stop to ask
Who's actually who
I see you losing yourself
Is this actually you
Some I'd call my brothers
Turned down another route
I followed only to discover
There was nothing I could do
Discussed at length solutions
They just wouldn't see the truth
Living proof of lost souls
With little left to lose
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
The very essence of your dream
This world you gotta see
If you open your eyes
Every shade of blue and green
This world you gotta see