The World Is
Blu & Exile Lyrics

I'm tryna get to this place that my grandpa told me bout as a child
The singer is striving to reach a place his grandpa spoke to him about in childhood

Told me only few can make it and the faithless ain't allowed
The singer was informed that only a few are capable of arriving there, and those who lack faith are excluded

Be a Star out your Gang and aim above the clouds
The advice given to aim high and stand out from the crowd and achieve something extraordinary

And if you miss, you'll at least be amongst your own crowd
Failure may decrease the aim, but at least it will be amongst peers, among familiar surroundings

I smiled cause now I see what he meant
The artist smiled because he/she now understands the intended meaning

I see it in the eyes of mothers when they uncover their sins and repent
The singer perceives the sincerity in the eyes of mothers, as they reveal their wrongdoings and seek forgiveness

Gettin' closer to Jehovah on their old knees bent
The mothers kneel down and get closer to their God by praying

Praying our mind frames switch and these times change quick
The mothers pray for a shift in the societal mindset and hope for rapid change during these times

But I hate to say it brother
The artist discloses his/her sadness to express something unpleasant to the listener

The youth is too stubborn, to stuck on them selves to ever think about others
The young people are preoccupied with their own opinions and are incapable of considering other people's thoughts

They must uncover the scales on their eyes called lies
The young people should uncover the blindness called lies, allowing them to see the truth

Leading the deaf, dumb, and blind to a place my mom told me bout
The youth lies to the ignorant, guiding them to a place the artist's mother spoke about

Where their sins get cleansed
The place is where their wrongdoings will be washed away

Cause they bathe in flames
The cleansing is metaphorical and is represented by a purifying flame

And the only route out is to shout out His name
The only way to exit the fire is by using God's name

I was trained to be a soldier for God
The artist was educated extensively to be a soldier committed to God

But as soon as I used my own thoughts
The moment the artist started thinking independently

I kinda got lost in this smog called reality
The singer got perplexed by the confusing world known as reality

Where hell is a fallacy
Where the singer considers the concept of hell as an illogical idea

And Heaven is a fantasy created by man, so don't believe in it
The artist regards heaven as a fiction invented by mankind, and urges others not to believe in it

You came in here with nothing then your leaving with
The artist implies that we do not own anything and are returning to where we began

Nothing so retreat from this world of deceit
The artist proposes that we should withdraw ourselves from this dishonest world since we cannot carry anything with us

But my people it's time to rise
The singer urges the listeners to stand up

Realize there's a heaven whether you think it's inside or in the sky
The artist acknowledges the existence of heaven, regardless of whether one perceives it as an internal or external realm

Reach for it before it's gone eternally
The singer suggests the listeners should strive for heaven before it's too late because heaven is everlasting

And you stuck here below the heavens for eternity
The singer states that if listeners do not get to heaven, they will remain stuck on earth forever

Yo, somebody once told me that I'm already in hell
The singer describes a conversation about someone mentioning that he/she is already in hell

Freedom's a state of mind it's just a heart of me's in hell
The artist states that freedom is a state of mind; however, a part of him/her still feels trapped

I freed my slaved mind so a part of me's in hell
The artist claims to have freed a part of his/her mind, nevertheless feels imprisoned in another part

So even when it's hard to breathe a part of me inhales
The singer implies that when it becomes difficult to breathe, a part of the singer keeps himself/herself breathing

So pardon me
The singer requests forgiveness for the following statement or prior remarks

You gotta try hard to be yourself
The artist suggests that one must make an effort to be one's true personality

Cause you can't go to heaven being anybody else
One must be true to oneself to reach heaven

I was raised by a reverend yet the lessons didn't help
Despite being raised by a priest, the message failed to assist the artist

Had to get em for myself
The singer had to learn on his/her own

I was told hell is hot but had to feel it for myself
The artist was warned that hell is hot; however, the artist had to experience it to understand

So I left home
The singer departed from his/her home

As a young child smiling as I stepped on
The singer left home with a youthful smile on his/her face

Facing a world butt-naked without my weapon
The singer met the world, vulnerable and unarmed

I lost my smile and exchange put a vest on
The artist's mood transformed, causing him/her to put on a protective vest

Now that my premature stress is gone
The artist no longer worries about premature stress

I got problems to face as a man
The singer has to confront challenges as an adult now

I was told either you stand or you fall
The singer learned that one must either succeed or fail

Long as you know that when you walk you holding hands with a God
The artist believes that one is always holding hands with God while walking

That alone can turn the dark
The presence of God can light up darkness

To a walk in the park
The artist says that God's presence can make things easy and breezy like a walk in the park

I only talk from my heart
The singer only speaks from his/her heart

So open yours when you're listening
The artist advises the listeners to open their hearts when they listen to the artist

Every man has his own heaven
The singer believes that every individual has a unique perception of heaven

The difference is the way that he envisions it, so
The singer implies that people differ in their perception of heaven

If you make your heaven pictureless
The singer believes that heaven has no defined image

By the time you die you'll be drifting in an imageless field
The artist suggests that upon death, one will wander in a realm with no defined images

So fill your heaven full of blessed thoughts
The artist advises listeners to fill their version of heaven with positive and blessed thoughts

That's real
The singer emphasizes the importance of the advice given

You could stress it or just let it walk
The singer suggests that one can either worry about the advice or heed it without worry

I got a question, if a man can make his own heaven
The artist poses a question to the listeners about an individual's capability of creating their own version of heaven

Then can he make his path to get to it too?
The artist further inquires whether one has the ability to choose how to reach their version of heaven

I only spit fluid truth
The artist promises to speak only truth

And I spit it for the listeners so I'm spittin' to you
The singer communicates truth for the listener's benefit

You say it's hell I say it's bullshit we're getting through
The artist regards hard times as unacceptable tosh and that he/she is persevering despite the obstacles

Just think about it every man has his own heaven
The singer reiterates the notion that each individual has their own perception of heaven

But shit, you gotta go through hell to be a man first
The singer believes that to become a man or mature human being, one has to experience hard times

And understand first hell is what you choose to call the present
The singer elaborates that the current suffering is a result of our own choice

That's why you're going through it, I just choose to call it stressin'
The artist adopts a positive approach by calling the current issues 'stressin' and implies that it should be endured and overcome

To tell you fools the truth
The artist is addressing the listeners and is about to reveal the truth

I don't feel that's what I'm destined
The singer does not believe that he/she was meant to suffer indefinitely or permanently

So you can call it hell but brah
The singer acknowledges that others may call it hell, but he/she chooses not to

I can say I'm below the heavens
The artist believes that he/she is beneath heaven