Inhale Deep Songtext
von Macklemore

Yeah
Uh
Bring my drums in
Bring my drums in
I bring my drums in
I bring my drums in
Nod your head, come on, I nod your head
I′ma do me, check it, yo

We all know that life can get hectic
But if you live in the second, you exist in the present
And that's how you stay connected
The good times and hardships
If you learn to just accept it
And know that every struggle in life is there to teach you a lesson
It′s times like this that make you
It's always the darkest part of the night right before the sun has its breakthrough


The spirits there to knock you down, but if you make that the end
You'll never know the beauty of being able to stand up again and face it
With patience, the basis is dealing
With judgments and hatred, depressed, hopeless feelings
But I′ve been told that you only create your own ceiling
And life is limitless, and knowing this is what the spirit is
That′s why I try and inhale deep
So I can find peace and essence, just find me

That's why I lose myself in these beats
As I become one with the drum and set myself free
Whatever direction life leads me
There′s a purpose behind it, that's the way it was supposed to be
At any time, you could turn over a new leaf
We all know the truth, it′s up to us to use the key
It's been three years since my first album dropped
And it′s been fear that's really got me stuck in a spot

Not wanting to put out anything whack
So instead of putting my licks on tracks, I put my lips to a sack
'Cause it′s easier to spend your life drunk and high on drugs
Than to put everything into recording, put it out, and then get judged
We look for the audience to put their hands up and show love
But when their hands go down, our confidence really takes the plunge
So instead of making music that people might not like
I went into isolation, traded in my mic for the pipe


Started living the college life, drinking and smoking every day
Rationalizing to myself that I was going through a phase, and I′d stop
Thinking my music would take its place
But when you live in fog, inspiration's hard to create
It takes more to get connected than to quit smoking for a day
And when I get frustrated, I get a Swisher and get blown away
Then all of a sudden, it hit me
These kids are listening
If I′m not making music, why the fuck am I existing?

How can I talk about the problems of something else
When I don't have the motivation and confidence to change myself?
It′s been so long since I really truly felt
What it's like to live life without substances that help
Massive struggle, it′s natural to untangle
With addiction in my blood, I play the cards I was dealt
Knowing that it's the most calm right before the storm
And when you least expect it, it doesn't rain, it pours

I swear to God, you can never be warned
And whether with or without an umbrella
Nature′s still gonna take its course
That′s why I try and inhale deep
So I can find peace and essence, just find me
That's why I lose myself in these beats
Put away the weed, and turn to my MPC, come on
You′re fucking jealous, fucking jealous, fucking jealous, fucking jealous, yeah