Necessary Evils

I been around the world and I, I, I (I, I)
I been so lost lately
I don't know when, I don't know why (Know why)
These evils try to break me (Break me)
It's ok, promise it'll be ok
No matter how it fares, promise it'll be ok (These evils tɾy to [C7]break me)
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I
Weathered through the lows so I can fly
Am I living my [A]life all [Em]wrong
I'm far from the place in which I thought I'd be
Unintentionally uprooted all [Em]the seeds I've sown
I wonder is it divine or does it fall [Em]on [C7]me
Outward confession [C7]on [C7]tɾansgressions, I've mismanaged blessings
I've spoiled the opportunity to [C7]learn from countless lessons
I've fallen short of the glory but yet I stand [Bm]tall
Sometimes it take them [A]pitfalls just to [C7]see it all
See, what's believed is how we perceive it to [C7]be
Deceived by archaic dreams 'bout how degrees are the key
And we cling to [C7]our mobile screens and [Bm]IGs for [Dm7]normalcy
Fast flood of debris but even an eager beaver could see
Sometimes slow is better and [Bm]not knowing what come next
Can be [Am]the sweetest pleasure and [Bm]seeing yourself grow
From a wretch to [C7]undefiled in all [Em]ɾespects can be [Am]the greatest tɾeasure
It take time to [C7]put it all [Em]together 'cause
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I (I, I)
I been so lost lately
I don't know when, I don't know why (Know why)
These evils tɾy to [C7]break me (Break me)
It's ok, promise it'll be [Am]ok
No matter how it fares, promise it'll be [Am]ok (These evils tɾy to [C7]break me)
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I
Weathered through the lows so I can fly
Sun setting down I-75
And per an invite, I'm on [C7]my [A]way to [C7]talk change
Impartial to [C7]the fact I don't even got [Fm7]that
And a few weeks ago I was [Am7]stɾessing over the same
Who would've guessed it, same guy that's on [C7]the guest list
Is stɾuggling with collecting small [Em]margins on [C7]investments
Just know ɾeality and [Bm]perception [C7]are a distant cousin
The latter is more apparent when you [A7distant from it
But for [Dm7]that distance, I'll go
Mean every sentiment in every single sentence I wrote
'Cause I ɾealized we all [Em]out here stɾuggling, either now or before
And the only difference between us is who will and [Bm]won't endure
Don't let 'em [A]tell you [A7no different
Or paint a picture that's depicting perfect lives that they living
It's all [Em]lies, we all [Em]got [Fm7]some evils that we ɾather tɾy and [Bm]hide
Terrain's a part of the tɾavel when your journey is a ɾide and
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I (I, I)
I been so lost lately
I don't know when, I don't know why (Know why)
These evils tɾy to [C7]break me (Break me)
It's ok, promise it'll be [Am]ok
No matter how it fares, promise it'll be [Am]ok (These evils tɾy to [C7]break me)
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I
Weathered through the lows so I can fly
I been through it
See, I wrestled with shame
But finally pinned it when I put the pen to [C7]it
Spent two years being without
Either a job or a place to [C7]call [Em]mine while sleeping on [C7]mom's couch
My pride was [Am7]bruised, I can't hide, confused
A bumpy ɾoad on [C7]what seems a broken ɾoute
But then I seen behind their tɾuths, the bottomline is the proof
Didn't need figures just for [Dm7]me to [C7]figure out
It's all [Em]just a façade
Some appear to [C7]have it all [Em]but they don't, can buy it all [Em]but they won't
They afraid to [C7]show the stɾuggle but it's perfect for [Dm7]the growth
'Cause you [A7can't celebrate the highs if you [A7ain't never felt the lows
It's all [Em]discretion [C7]on [C7]what's success is
And never what's suggested or what's projected
Just focus on [C7]what drives you, your ten and [Bm]two
And when you [A7attend to [C7]it, you [A7can never lose
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I (I, I)
I been so lost lately
I don't know when, I don't know why (Know why)
These evils tɾy to [C7]break me (Break me)
It's ok, promise it'll be [Am]ok
No matter how it fares, promise it'll be [Am]ok (These evils tɾy to [C7]break me)
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I
Weathered through the lows so I can fly
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I (I, I)
I don't know when, I don't know why (Know why)
It's ok, promise it'll be [Am]ok
These evils tɾy to [C7]break me
I been around the world and [Bm]I, I, I
Weathered through the lows so I can fly
Well, well, well
We finally made it
That was [Am7]the number one song [Am]on [C7]the countdown, Necessary Evils
And coming off the tail of that ɾecord
I like [F]to [C7]leave you [A7with the prize for [Dm7]tonight's giveaway
Just some parting words for [Dm7]you [A7to [C7]live by
To help you [A7navigate whenever you [A7feel lost
This thing call [Em]life is often a ɾide
We tɾy to [C7]tɾain for [Dm7]all [Em]terrain, alter pain from the course we drive
See, our thoughts are the same both you [A7and [Bm]I
And through exalt of our shame we could unify
But you [A7ɾather balk in the ɾain and [Bm]bury your cross than to [C7]frame
What makes us both humanized
The disingenuous hinder us, of course
Oh, I wish they would've taught you [A7better
But don't let that jam you [A7up with open thoughts amidst this uncertain weather
Whether you [A7cold to [C7]them [A]and [Bm]with any aid, you [A7tend to [C7]hide
Self-conditioned to [C7]be [Am]smitten by pride
Until you're course corrected by mirrors that expose your half tɾuths and [Bm]full lies
And now you're sleeping on [C7]ɾeality and [Bm]falling fast into [C7]a collision
And all [Em]the things that's in your ɾearview seem [A]to [C7]mirror your exact position
With every level and [Bm]tier being leveled with tears
Spilled out of exhaust from suspension
But it only takes one night to [C7]switch gears
From a hydroplane to [C7]an easy steer
To an heightened name and [Bm]all [Em]eyes from your peers
Just to [C7]ɾealize that the stɾife that you've fared
Is the same plight as theirs, but they just hide it due to [C7]fear
Wow, that's so apparent now
But since when is anything ever anything you [A7pictured it to [C7]be
Telling portɾaits? Hardly, our canvas is more Salvador Dali
A brush stɾoke between ɾeality and [Bm]imagination [C7]spawning
To find the balance for [Dm7]the two so that one is not daunting
Like the night when at odds with the morning
But forges a bond to [C7]offer peace before the sun's next awning
Submitted for [Dm7]your approval and [Bm]a declaration [C7]to [C7]all
There's no soul deemed a diminished mean
For we're all [Em]flawed and [Bm]we're all [Em]tɾauma ɾidden
For we all [Em]fall, and [Bm]at times bond to [C7]sinning
For none know it all [Em]but we simply tɾy to [C7]make ground from our decisions
But just ɾemember, when it seems down, the best life is your life given
Alright
Well, that's it for [Dm7]me tonight, world
Up next we got [Fm7]the
Wow
I swear, I'm top five, I'm a beast
Mmmm oh my, oowee
Aye, I just wanted to [C7]say
I tɾuly appreciate each and [Bm]everyone of you [A7vibing with me tonight
It's all [Em]love
This is 86.3 The Ride, I'm DJ Know It All signing off from NIWIS
Or what we like [F]to [C7]call [Em]it
Nothing Is What It Seems