The War of Art

Resistance is the enemy within It tries to keep us from doing the work we are meant to It tries to keep us from growing Evolving Yo this is the war of art a battle with existence The enemy of creativity is resistance Most have two lives the life we live and unlived life within The goal we all aim for is just living A warrior and artist live by the same code of necessity The battle must be fought in-you everyday excessively The artist must look within and ask themselves a question As the only human being on Earth would you still keep the expression Self sabotage self deception and self corruption Are the three S's of resistance that halt production The key is preparation patience order and endurance Cus when you sit and do your work power rises there's assurance The professional stays at work and never caves a day Cus caving one day turns into forever and resistance makes you stay The pro keeps his composure and recognizes limits The pro reinvents himself and resistance strongest at the finish No one has unlimited choices they can't be what they want Instead we come into this world to figure out what we got We're all born with a specific personal destiny A secret path we must unlock in ourselves you see You gotta find your true calling and then march forward no hesitation Find out what you already are become it like manifestation Just master technique to be in possession of its full arsenal Cus if you're paralyzed with fear then you know that that is your goal Yo this is the war of art a battle with existence The enemy of creativity is resistance Most have two lives the life we live and unlived life within The goal we all aim for is just living A warrior and artist live by the same code of necessity The battle must be fought in-you everyday excessively The artist must look within and ask themselves a question As the only human being on Earth would you still keep the expression Cus I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my shit But don't think I give a f*ck about your opinions bitch You see I do this for me and I'm proud of my craft I don't claim to be a g I just rap no cap Shinobi switch the flow like he wore a snap-back Always running toward the future like I'm Dash in track But it's hard to keep my foresight looking at the path Burn the candle at both ends oops I'm outta gas I eliminate the chaos so my environment allows work But shit sometimes I feel I'm just too hurt Wondering why I made this if no one sees the worth Always felt like somebody who's nobody since birth Gotta keep moving on and keep my head strong You see I can't die till I get out these songs Cursed a starving artist I'll write till I'm dead Cus this shit ain't over till I meet the true end Yo this is the war of art a battle with existence The enemy of creativity is resistance Most have two lives the life we live and unlived life within The goal we all aim for is just living A warrior and artist live by the same code of necessity The battle must be fought in-you everyday excessively The artist must look within and ask themselves a question As the only human being on Earth would you still keep the expression