Closer - Dj Day, Aloe Blacc

Closer, closer, closer

Closer, closer, closer

We must get closer to the essence of life

But be aware that it takes courage and strife

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

You’ll find it lifts your spirit high to the sky

They wanna, read my mind, but I redefine

What they consider delivery, I lead the time

You watch and wonder this lightning, I’m chocolate thunder

Breaking backwards and back for the black poor under

The poverty level, they’re tired and worn

Living in fear, their own home, see how their pride is torn

Bullet holes in the windows, insides is shown

Like a museum exhibit, you’ve seen just like they live

Just bare bones, surviving off the scraps alone

If there was more for them to take, make no mistake, it’d be gone

But the only thing is no thing for no one

I’m looking at it like come on now, so done

Putting these words together and it just dont measure up

Fill it up, still thirsty for another cup

Fill it up, get closer to the essence of life

Expand your mind from the lessons are right

Get closer

We must get closer to the essence of life

But be aware that it takes courage and strife

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

You’ll find it lifts your spirit high to the sky

Spirits lifted like I was at the bar saying 'cheers'

I lift it for those behind bars paying years

Lift it up for the old and graying hairs on the beard

Of a man with no fear that his end is near

Envision this, transition this, nothing compared

To the tribulations of living in good health

Be rison and take your time to listen to the essence

Get closer to it, do it like you were supposed to do it

And stop following the post to platform

You stuck in the sand with the rest of the ant form

Break the glass, let the bell ring, fire alarm

Rain down, sprinkle is on, no eye of the storm

Just like, when now you perform they all wet from the energy

That’s radiating now in front of me

I doubt there’s gonna be another one who gives you a dose of

What I give you gon' get you closer

We must get closer to the essence of life

But be aware that it takes courage and strife

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

You’ll find it lifts your spirit high to the sky

You could see it in a child’s eyes, like when a child cries

And ain’t nobody there to help the little child rise

See the tracks on his face from where the tears dried

Whenever I see it a small part of me dies

And a new part of me grows, I hardly suppose

That anybody ever would know, would probably don’t show

Through the windows, I close my eyes up

Pops told me, 'Son, you gonna need to wise up

Tend to the garden or the weeds will rise up

Listen to the truth, people feed them lies up

It’s your fault if you swallow they falseness

Direct yourself and don’t follow their lawlessness

You’re the boss, this is your life to live

Be prepared, you can share this with your wife and kids

For ever in all ways, all days, the end

There’s no reason to disbelieve or try to contend this

Get closer'

We must get closer to the essence of life

But be aware that it takes courage and strife

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

You’ll find it lifts your spirit high to the sky

We must get

Closer, closer, closer

We gotta get so much closer and we need to get

Closer, closer, closer

We gotta get so much closer and we must get

Closer, closer, closer

We gotta get so much closer and we need to get

Closer, closer, closer

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

We must get closer to the essence of life

But be aware that it takes courage and strife

Expand your mind, don’t let it wither and die

You’ll find it lifts your spirit high to the sky