The final track of the album, which is simultaneously its title-track, provides an interesting restatement of many of the album's most conscious elements. At the same time, however, it provides a comforting and emotional take on many of the poetic messages scattered throughout the album. In a sense, it portrays the very life-lessons the artist himself has learned in his attempt to realize his own dreams, and urges the listener to do the same. It is fitting, then, that the creative undertaking of 'Another Perspective' culminates in what is perhaps the most important lesson learned in the final minutes of its running time; in creating the album, Amen BK has definitively 'grabbed hold of the steering wheel', taking charge of his own creative dreams regardless of the potential risks involved. Taking charge of one's own life, according to this view, is not so much a choice as it is a necessity. In doing so, the artist has taken the first of many steps into his own creative fulfillment, fully aware of the long road that still lies ahead; 'it's not the last battle, clearly / until the next one / Yours sincerely'. With these closing words, one can only hope that we may inspire both others and ourselves of the importance of these choices, a notion which is perhaps the most important lesson we may take away from 'Another Perspective' as a whole.
lyrics
Have you ever felt displaced in your own land?
Have you ever felt trapped in quicksand?
Stuck in behind, future is undefined
Like stars were never meant to be aligned
Like Atlas, holding pains on my shoulders
Thoughtless, struggles with no closures
No solution disclosure
Your deep gut feelings, feeling haunted by a turn over
Day-dreaming powerless against reality
Taste of sweet sourness in zero gravity
Am I alive?
…How can I say?
Didn't idealize my life this way
With two options in front of me
To chase my fate or defeat chases me
Only one shot to be effective
Perceive life from another perspective
(Chorus 2X)
We're stranded or we move on
We abandon or we stand strong
The ultimatum is to stay perceptive
See life from another perspective
I decided to grab the steering wheel
Believed in my faith to heal my Achilles’ heel
Surprised how things get ordered in the process
I am stepping forward, I am making Progress
Took pride in every move
Took challenges personally to prove to myself that I improved
A better man here I am
Paid what I earned in full in the end
It's not perfect the way I planned it
Made choices some right, some wrong
I never take anything for granted
Impossible to expect what comes along
It's not the last battle, clearly
Until the next one
Yours Sincerely
Amen Ben Koussa, also known by his stage name Amen BK, is a rapper and a songwriter. His music genre would be defined as
poetry on a rap beat fused with World melodies. Advocate of conscious art, his lyrical content reflects various perspectives of themes with a loyal positive approach....more
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