Just Be

by Thug Shells

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We are human beings - not human doings. It’s important to take a minute to just be! I wrote this song a couple years back as a reminder to self of the importance of slowing down, and it’s my absolute favourite song to perform live because it means a lot to me. I shot the music video in the beautiful wilderness of the Great Canadian North, the Yukon - and I’m so grateful I get to share it with you!

lyrics

We all be going through it can’t nobody stop it
We run before we crawling it’s a world of workaholics
Forgotten the divine when all of us are here for profit
Audit catabolic holes be burning our pockets

Kids picking a college trading their wallets for knowledge and it ain’t right
How you pick a topic at 18 to train your whole life?
If you know what you’re doing keep right on and I won’t ruin that
But Ima read the the room and spit it straighter than some eye contact

Won’t cherish the hours you went and slaved away
You’ll remember the lazy days, late nights with the takeaway
All work no play just paves the way to getting paid to fade away
Be the change to choose the path that’s gonna save the day
 Recognition imposter syndrome we slashing
It’s human condition to worry bout what’s gonna happen
Listen, if you missing a vision you gotta tap in
Start a new beginning with happiness as your passion

 We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just let each other breathe
Just let each other be

We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just set yourself free
Just let yourself be

Here’s some rocket fuel you’ll need it to achieve your dreams
The way you planet might not work out but you have the means
Magic to be gold, outshining the silver screens
Cinematic when your reel life turns to movie scenes
 No smoke and mirrors and everybody is welcomed in
No more living out of fear we choosing love it always wins
Thief of joys comparison, ain’t letting darkness in
We seeing clearer when it’s all for one the visions genuine

Keep looking forward you can’t look backwards you’ll fall behind
Getting warmer what you’re seeking you are sure to find
Competing’s evil no trading sides when we combine
Inherently we good that’s why people called humanKIND

Don’t forget to play that’s why I stay rehearsing
There’s a lot that out there find your centre and keep searching
Be the bigger person always growing always learning
Find a mentor and keep working, always be the better version

We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just set yourself free
Just let yourself be

We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just set yourself free
Just let yourself be

Let yourself be

Let yourself be

Don’t wanna seem pretentious
And I don’t want resentment
But somehow I feel failure’s codependent with contentment
I think somewhere along the line we just got misdirected
I think sometimes we gotta disconnect to feel connected

We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just set yourself free
Just let yourself be

We all gotta work and we all gotta eat
So we all gotta fight against the hate that we see
Just set yourself free
Just let yourself be

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released September 4, 2023
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Thug Shells Edmonton, Alberta

Freestyle rapper/DJ is the bubbliest gangster Canada's got, 100% banging beats only! Expect to be fed breakbeats, delicious hip hop, drizzled in drum and bass!
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