The Living Wells - All I Need lyrics

[Verse 1: Moshe Friedman] All I need, all I need to succeed Is to build on one beat steady speed Before the freestyle rhyming comes well-defined timing Only with the rhythm can my mind be freed It's the bedrock, the basis, the homeostasis The sound foundation, the knots in my laces So I can fly with ideas when I got ‘em And not worry if I'll fall through the bottom I got the letters as my building blocks, breath supplies the kilowatts Imagery for symmetry, similes to fill the spots Still I got a lot of sk** to strike when the quill is hot I spill a million drops of ink and scribble to the ceiling top Until I stop, just to steady my wrist And return to that rhythm that I desperately missed Without the beat I could never be as clever as this I don't create, I reveal what already exists [Chorus: Rick Fox] All I need, all I need is to Find my balance, and not to float into space And all I need is to Keep my feet on terra firma [Verse 2: Moshe Friedman] No need to go and reinvent the wheel Every building starts with cement and steel Originality has immense appeal, but novelty for Novelty's sake, is such a novice mistake, you couldn't Possibly make, so obvious to anyone who's honest with the Process he takes, that the only way to start to create Is to build on the knowledge that's been solidly placed Cuz you'll never build that rocket ship to fly in the sky Until you know the math to multiply and divide And you'll never cure the world of all the deadly disease Until you know all the formulas that chemistry needs It's true in life and so it is with most art Without the scales, you'll never be a Mozart Even if you're so smart and you got the most heart With no technique, creativity gets no start The language of the world is not imaginary You can use it as your tool and not your adversary Cuz once you see the words are written on the pad already The question then becomes, how big is your vocabulary? [Chorus] [Verse 3: Moshe Friedman] So take a dream, concentrate it like a laser beam Make a scheme a way to integrate the major themes The ways and means are to resist the urge to change routine Until your brain is clean to create in the space between You may lose steam and the days can seem repetitive But those who are sensitive will know what the lesson is: Before the doing must first come the listening It takes discipline to truly let the rhythm in And if you think this is only for the simpletons Let me clear the air right now - think again When you cut the roots it's either sink or swim You've got the water, but no cup to drink it in So before you run to what's new Find what's eternally, consistently true It all starts with the simplest deed One beat, all I need [Chorus]