[Intro]
For those of you
Who think silence is golden
I beg ya pardon
Do you know who we are?
Oh please
Can’t ya have mercy on me?
For those of you who sit on giants shoulders
Oh please
Can’t ya have mercy on me?
Who watch the stars so often
Don’t lose sight of who we are
[Verse 1]
Today I picked a bunch of flowers
They gave me something to believe in
Tomorrow is counting down the hours
They maybe wilted before you see them
Forgive me
I’m still learning how to
Use these gentle hands to build things
Brick by brick by brick by brick, I’m growing
One day I’ll stand up to the villain
[Pre Chorus]
Oh please
Can’t ya have mercy on me?
I only do what I can do
Feel how I feel
[Chorus x2]
That’s right
Your freedom is a state of mind
That’s right
Your freedom is a state of mind
That’s right
I am not a slave of life
That’s right
I am gonna make it mine
[Verse 2]
How long, how long have you waited?
I’ve waited for you, never made it
You’re too scared
Scared of what they’ll name it but
Who cares?
I don’t believe in Satan, I hate him
If this was, if this was your last chance
Would you say it
Say it like you mean it?
We distance ourselves from our outcasts
But really we are all the same thing
Like yin yang
[Chorus]
That’s right
Your freedom is a state of mind
That’s right
Your freedom is a state of mind
That’s right
I am not a slave of life
That’s right
I am gonna make it mine
That’s right
State Of Mind was written by Tuka & Brian Campeau & Count Bounce.
State Of Mind was produced by Brian Campeau & Count Bounce.
Tuka released State Of Mind on Fri Jul 10 2015.
The idea was to write a song where the verses are a song and the chorus is a rap, because I can’t think of one person who’s done that. It turned into a bit of a Chili Peppers rock-out at the end, but that was the idea – to do something more unconventional.
Lyrically, it goes into a darker place on...