Intro:
What up everybody? Yea, it's Twisted Optiks
Just wanna hit yaw with something, you know
Something to put on your mind
Uhh, you know, life is really short, don't have too much time
To do everything you wanna do, but at least we gotta do it right
You know what I'm saying?


Verse 1:
Yea, need to get my mind straight and my rhyme right
Forget waiting for the moment to come, the time's right
Can't waste a minute more
Opportunity comes knocking but ain't always in a door
Sometimes it hit you like a moment of clarity
Gots to grab hold because it's here temporarily
If I don't take advantage of it
I don't know when the next chance is coming
I hope and pray that I have today
To make a change in this planet that is burning away
We're slowly losing our morals and values
Just to stay fly, fresh styles and what have you's
But I, rather fight, going against the grain
This path can get lonely, exposed to the pain
As long as I know that there's joy at the end of the road
Imma stay moving forward and just carry the load


Chorus:
They say ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed
Ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed

Verse 2:
Look, to many of us, starving ourselves
Denying any advice or stopping for help
The main problem's our pride, we hold ourselves too high
Can nobody telling nothing 'cause we're just too wise
You ain't trying to hear me if the truth is critical
Well if the shoe fits I suggest you get a pair
Well aware that I may catch backlash and trash talk
But what I say I only say 'cause I care
Many times I get discouraged and reluctant to share
Feel like all the knowledge I drop's falling on deaf ears
If I can catch attention of at least one soul
Then there'd probably be a chance that there maybe some hope
But it seems so bleak right now
When you look at a world that has evil entities running our lives
They doing a smooth job destroying society
Keeping our mind occupied by being online


Chorus:
They say ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed
Ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed


Verse 3:
Have a look around, ain't seeing the signs?
These are our last days, these are the end times
Many rather be comfy, living a life blind
Fading into darkness, punished by The Divine
Gotta get on my grind, my soul is reminded
If I am outta line, I will pay the fine
The wicked commits crimes hoping that they will win
But mighty's the Most High, victory in the end, yea


Chorus:
They say ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed
Ignorance is bliss but I'd rather be awake
Wake up America, our lives are at stake
Get up out that sleep and put food in your head
Be it books or cooking, we gotta get fed


Outro:
Ayo you hear that? It's your alarm clock
It's trying to tell you to wake up
Ain't got no more time to sleep on this
I mean you look all around you, you see what's happening
You know, I hope it wakes you up
You see all the natural disasters
I can't even call it natural but I just know
That things are going on in this world that just ain't right
So all I'm saying is, you gotta get right
Because you have no idea what's ahead of you
I mean, you know, you ain't gotta be scared, just be prepared
That's all I'm saying, be blessed yaw, peace