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Holding On

from Remix Your Reality by Blake Brandes

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My plate’s overloaded so I feel like I’m struggling
Like I’m a waiter with these plates that I’m juggling
Like I’m a lifter with the plates that I’m muscling
Like an infomercial with the plates that I’m hustling
Plate tectonics got the ground movin’ under me
And Blake’s mnemonics got the town all wondering
How to placate the state of feeling overwhelmed
When you’re in a downpour and it keeps thundering
(It) may be comforting to hear a little except
You’re just one person but can amplify your effort
With some delegation – workin’ with your delegates
One person makes it – another one’s sellin’ it
I’m no Henry Ford, no titan of the industry
But I move the scale by doing things efficiently
I’m just on a mission in pursuit of my purpose
I’d rather put it out there than wait until it’s perfect

I used to stress out about whether I would pass
In a class cuz I didn’t know everything’s a draft
I would just procrastinate until the last minute
And with seconds left I would save it and send it
Now I finish early cuz I don’t mind mistakes
I will just revise as many times as it takes
Cuz I can’t wait for my life to pass by
While I worry bout the path that I’m gonna try to pace
Life’s not a race, it’s like a train track
With good and bad rails, and we can’t change that
It takes both to guide us to our final destination
And which rail we focus on’s our own interpretation
But you’re the conductor so fire up the engine
First foot forward’s all you need to be commencin’
Master every day and make it your creation
Until the last gasp when you pull into the station

I’m movin’ forward
With all my burdens
And all my struggles
I just keep searching

For a space I’m seekin’
A place where I can breathe it’s
A little bit heavy, my feet are unsteady
But baby I’m gonna try

Gonna try harder than I ever did before
I am not a martyr I’m a rappin’ matador
This is an act of war against my need to achieve
Without making mistakes, so I’m kickin’ doubts out the door
When the clouds obscure my future from me
Standin’ on the verge of an undiscovered country
To be or not be, you already know my reply
Live it to the fullest til the day that we touch the sky
[Live it to the fullest until we touch the sky?]

It’s not about perfection, all about direction
I’mma take my chances, I’mma get to steppin’
Never be a question whether I am fresh and
Every single test can turn into a lesson

And if this is all I know
And if this is all I know
I’m not gonna let it go
I’m gonna keep holding on

You're movin’ forward
With all of your burdens
And all of your struggles
You just keep searching

For a space you're seekin’
A place where you can breathe it’s
A little bit heavy, your feet are unsteady
But baby you gotta try

Baby you gotta try

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from Remix Your Reality, released May 31, 2017

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