Akala – Its Not That Serious Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1
- I know we only live our life based on what they think
- Cause we think it matters but I reckon
- If we didn't care for just one second
- We'd be much happier
- Realize your life is your's to live
- Tell your friends or your parents and what they think
- You want the whole thing
- Four kids and a good job a big house and quiet down
- And thats cool, stay in school. Go to uni with those like you
- If on the other hand you want to travel the world just to meditate
- Thats what you should do
- You don't need permission from the state line commission just to be who you are
- Follow your heart, follow your dreams like a kid again
- They want to write you off, with the end of the bitter pen, let them have it
- They'll come around eventually
- If not it wasn't meant to be
- Its their problem
- June or December, theres one small thing that I think we should remember
Hook
- It's not that serious
- Sometimes I want to fight
- Sometimes I want to cry
- But then I must remind myself
- It's not that serious
- We're gonna make it through
- And find a better way
- That works for me and you
Verse 2
- If you don't conform, society whips you with its displeasureIf they were happy they wouldn't care
- Whichever way that you chose, what you do with your time
- Long as you ain't hurtin' no one, then thats fine
- Problem is we hate to see another live the life that we dream
- And I don't mean big screen and flashiness
- Just free, carefree, true happiness
- Wake everyday excited whats to come
- Never work a minute when doing something you love
- So when we judge, ask why, is it because we feel life passed us by
- It's never too late to get rid of the stress
- Theres a whole world out there
- Just look up from your desk and say that the world is mine
- And if you're not having a good time, then you're wasting your time
Hook
- It's not that serious
- Sometimes I want to fight
- Sometimes I want to cry
- But then I must remind myself
- It's not that serious
- We're gonna make it through
- And find a better way
- That works for me and you
Bridge
- You know, yo
- People think I'm really serious, right
- And I was for a long time
- I'm not gonna lie and pretend I wasn't
- But, then I realize that sometimes you just got enough
- I mean, I'm not as serious as people think
- Yeah I like to talk about the issues in the world
- But at the same time, we can't let them bog us down
- Yes, the world is not perfect, we all know that
- Its just not that serious
- Go to a comedy show, man
- Take a bubble bath, or, I don't know, buy a pink dressing gown
- Do something crazy that people wouldn't expect you to do
- Let's drop these things called egos on the floor
- Stamp on them, and try to get on with it, and realize that its just-
- Just don't take yourself do god damn serious
Verse 3
- What about the problems in the world?
- Things ain't golden
- Yeah, I agree
- But will worrying solve them?
- No, I'm not saying ignore
- By all means do something if you feel for a cause
- But you can't feel poor enough
- To enrich one single person on this planet
- And you can't feel bad enough
- To fill one single soul with happiness
- So, the biggest challenge we face, is just keeping a smile on our face
- If stock markets crash, or girlfriends leave you
- People don't like what they see when they see you
- Football teams lose, bands will split
- But the thing we must remember is this-
- Its just not that serious
- It really is not
Hook
- It's not that serious
- Sometimes I want to fight
- Sometimes I want to cry
- But then I must remind myself
- It's not that serious
- We're gonna make it through
- And find a better way
- That works for me and you
- Today walk up to somebody and talk to them find out how their day was
- Don't worry if they think you're crazy- which they probably will
- And you people in the train-
- When you don't want no one peering over your shoulder to read your letter
- Stop taking yourself so god damned seriously
- Its just your newspaper. If I want to read a bit of your newspaper, whats the problem?
- You should open it up, and let me have a good look
- Yeah? Thank you
- Ladies and gentlemen, this is Akala, not taking himself very seriously
- And there are probably a lot of people that are angry about that and think I've gone crazy
- "Why am I not screwing up my face? Why am I not trying to be the best grime MC?"
- I'm trying to make nice relaxing songs
- Whats my problem? I haven't got a problem, its just that I stopped taking myself so god damn seriously
- Thats it. Have a good day