Discipline

For when times get tough Trying to achieve a goal you know you were meant for There's one word we need to learn Discipline Keep your nose down to the grindstone, get in the zone And once you're there just know it's okay to be alone For a while so long as you're making moves and gaining style Swimming up the river Nile dodging all the crocodiles ain't no easy feat But you stay in the water because you gotta beat the heat Of the desert so dry, there's almost no life Everything around either kills or dies Keep that one-track mind til you reach the sky Perched upon the peak of the pyramid of Giza But when trekking through the sand, don't let the dust devils seize ya Keep your true north as the sandstorms beat ya Gotta reach ya throne, yo, the world it needs ya Gotta reach ya throne, yo, the world it needs ya You know that you gotta just do you Gotta do you It doesn't matter what they all tell you Block out the noise If you buy in, then you know they gon' sell you Don't sell out, and don't be sold So ignore all the static and stay true to you Flow state achieved for the time being From slave to pharaoh, you still breathe the air though So don't forget that the power won't last Focus fades and the time flies past way too fast So you gotta stay present, leave your mark on history Unravel some mysteries Neutralize the enemies Immortalize the center piece, the messages of discipline Balance and absolving sin within your art By taking the pain into your heart The place where the transmutation starts Following the maze to the deepest parts Inside the tombs, no light, just dark We die too soon unless we ignite the spark No compromise as the arrows bleed you Gotta reach your throne, yo, the world it needs you You know that you gotta just do you Gotta do you It doesn't matter what they all tell you Block out the noise If you buy in, then you know they gon' sell you Don't sell out, and don't be sold So ignore all the static and stay true to you