Akala - Time To Relax lyrics

This ain’t a song
It’s more like a note to self
A reminder to me that I need balance
‘cause I’m always working
Plannin’ projects and preppin’
Stressin’ over the state of this world
And how we affect it
This is part of the gift
The energy that I’m blessed with
But if you overuse them
Then you will blunt your own weapons
How ever much you train
Muscles only grow when you rest ‘em
Yet I don’t make enough time to
Stop and pause for reflection
Go and check my mum, talk about nothing much
On a sunny day, sit in the park
Stare at the sun
Feed the ducks, ride a bike
Shit sit in a tree
Anything to escape the stress that


The city will breed
Lucky enough, that what I love is my livin’
I know that that’s rare so
Chillin’ just feels like sinnin’
But it’s not, take your time
You ain’t gotta say sorry
If you’re always exhausted
You can’t help anybody

Through all the work and the wages
Bills and the tax through all the stress and
The payments and the
Through all the loss and the gain
And the pain we attach
Through all the stress and the strain
That came with the facts
We gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Kick back, make time to relax

You’re not paranoid
Things really are designed
To offer you absolutely no peace of mind
Maybe that’s the price to be
Paid ‘cause we’re complicit in
Suffering all over this world that
We are living in
Cars and the clothes, everything we consume
Still painted in the suffering
Of colourful hues
So we’re tainted by the nothingness
Of what we’ll choose
But overwhelmed by the lack of
Change if we refuse
So we all watch the so called news
And see their views of a bunch
Of mass murderers paraded as true
Enough to turn any thinking
Person to a lunatic
Maybe thats what we already are ‘cause
We are used to it
But in the midst of all this
There’s a bliss that you’re missing
Silent moments
One that you love quietly kissin’
Starin’ at the stars
Realising that ours is just a world among
Billions Of worlds that we’ll never know

Through all the work and the wages
Bills and the tax through all the stress and
The payments and the
Through all the loss and the gain
And the pain we attach
Through all the stress and the strain
That came with the facts
We gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Kick back, make time to relax

Just take a moment to breathe
Is what I’m sayin’
Breathe deep till the air in your
Chest is all the way in
Let it out slowly, feel the tension erodin’
Listen to the music collide
Before you compose it
Just take a moment to breathe and take stock
You ain’t that important
Wars will not stop if you do not
But health and longevity depends on
Balance between yin and yang
And so far I just haven’t
Made enough time to breathe and just chill
Keep still
They ain’t lyin’ when they say stress kills
So breathe before you punch
Someone in the mouth
Breathe deep before you push out
And tear down the house
Breathe before you hurt yourself
And your health
Maybe cliché but it really is
Our true source of wealth
Breathe - essence of life and of the universe
We’ve done it from birth yet we
Doubt that it really works

Through all the work and the wages
Bills and the tax through all the stress and
The payments and the
Through all the loss and the gain
And the pain we attach
Through all the stress and the strain
That came with the facts
We gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Gotta kick back, make time to relax
Kick back, make time to relax