What does it mean to be free? Is it the absence of necessity Coercion or constraint in choice or action? Or is it to be entirely independent? Untethered by the influence of another being? What does it mean to be free? Is it to be unchained by the masters Allowed to live without oppression under an iron fist? Or is it to pledge allegiance to the flag? The republic for which it stands? Onе nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all What doеs it mean to be free? Is it stand detached from possession, with no desire for belonging Or is it to stand at the edge of what we understand And seek what we could never truly know Within the abyss Swimming in circles Hold your breath until you're turning purple Watch commercials sow their seeds Inside your settled seasoned soil Catching controversial sparks inside your copper-coated coils Now your farm can bear no fruit to feed your faulty frizzled kernel And your soul is left to wander off through somber fields with virgil 'Til the day you choose the path that lets you focus on the journey Everything will be alright if you should find yourself to worry Go in peace, in pacce ades It's that big-brain cat-jam-tastic Here to keep it real speaking semi-automatic Fire up the cannon fully loaded with schematics Standing on the edge living larger than a mastiff Waking up at 5:55 in the morning See me on the jog while the town still snoring Acta non verba Gotta live according This my own trip, you see me transforming Analyze myself from the past and the present Watching how I grow with each new lesson Ignorance is bliss but I struggle with depression Writing up a list counting every single blessing Living with a purpose, living with a reason Know that this is worth it, even through the seasons A long way from perfect, battling my demons No I don't deserve it, still I'm out here dreaming, yeah