Is this all a dream?
Is this reality or am I thinking what I'm seeing?
Will I just magically awaken from this painful scene?
And if I do will I have even learned anything?
Sometimes I sit around and wonder what's the point
I don't want to give up but do I even have the choice?
If I speak, do I even have a voice?
I try and seek for a meaning just to fill an empty void
I try not to fall into the pressures of normality
But every day that passes has me feeling like a casualty
To those around me they just brush it off so casually
So naturally I'm feeling out of place in this reality
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, to reach some better days
'Cause in my future here all I'm seeing is skies of grey
I need a hideaway, to keep my mind at bay
Because the thoughts it's telling me are blinded by the rage
My life's an open book, I'm trying to turn the page
Or maybe it's a job and I'm earning minimum wage
But I've been working hard trying to get to that promotion
But I'm only one in a billion swimming in the ocean
But Imma never stop, because this is my passion
I haven't reached my goals 'til my name is up in lights, flashing
The future is unclear, and the road is misty
But if you're feeling how I'm feeling com and sing it with me
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I can't close my eyes, all I'm seeing are lies in disguise as my life
As I look back and think of what I could've done differently
The mystery of hindsight is bringing back the misery
Guessing turns, lessons learned, everything's a maze
Lessen burns by experiences of endless days
I creep through my solitude I know I must prevail
Unveil my true being as my wounds become stale
The holy grail is a metaphor in my mind
I climb the ladder up until I reach the divine
I find myself trying to separate the night and day
Just to stop these nightmares, spread my wings and fly away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
I gotta get away, I, I gotta get away
Nawlij (born Ian Harvey II) is a 22-year-old rapper/producer from Maryland. He has been featured on XXL Magazine’s website
as well as German hip-hop magazine, Wildstyle. He is currently working on Life Sounds Vol. 2 and is preparing the release of his first EP, Behind The Mind, for spring 2013. He is preparing to start touring the east coast by summer 2013....more