Shad, Ian Kamau, Relic the Oddity - What We All Want lyrics

I don't really know what I want
I don't really know what I need
I don't know what other people need
I feel confused a lot of the time
Not really knowing, you know in
In what direction to go
What things to do or how to
How to live my life properly
Life is interesting though
It's a bit of a search

What happens when the walls drop?
The lies and the disguises and the small talk
That cover up the pain and the
Shame and the bald spots
We're runaway trains
What happens when it all stops?
Artists drop gems that ring false rocks
We should've got those calls
Blocked like Alstott
We're feeding our mind from the tree in Eden
Lately I've been reading what Paul taught
Freedom that's what we all want, yo
That's what we all want

People look for what they want in
All sorts of different things
Um, and they often neglect the things
That they need in life
You know there are a couple of basic things
That I think most of us want
Even if we're not completely aware of the
Fact that we want those things
And I don't know how to
Communicate that to people
Usually it's just something that
You learn in time

I wanna be on a level
Of skill that's gold medal, but still
I'm unsettled like clogs man
Those are some hard shoes to fill
Especially when the pressure's on and
The mic is off
Me and my wife just struggle to pay bills
And keep our son occupied and
Make his stocking filled when
The holidays arrive
I try to be a good provider
Successful on the spiritual side
But made a mess when it came to my debts
Now let's take a lesson from it
I stand on the summit of sums that
Reflect the lesser things that I've wanted
In life
I don't want to be haunted by my decisions
I'll admit balancing wants and needs
Comes with a price
And I'm paying it twice, first with the cards
Second with the interest, it ain't that nice
I've been blessed so I think
I know what's right
What I really want is peace
From God and insight
It's what we all want, right?

It's messed up because sometimes
We want things
That are completely opposite of what we need
In fact a lot of the time in the world today
You find people searching for
And seeking out things
That are terrible for them

Yo it's hard to be, man it's hard to just be
Especially with this artistry
It's hard to be
Black and not be a hard emcee or r&b
And that's cool if that's you but what
If all you are is me?
Man, start the beat cause all my heart
Can see is a dark and bleak
Night sky painted on my mind
So I spark this speech like stars to bleed
Light when it's hard to see
More than guitars and being down with
A label that can market me
I've scarred my knees, praying hard for peace
Of mind and a heart that's free
Cause yo, that's what we all want