[Intro – Deep Reggae Chant] Yachts on the water, lights in the sky, Dreamers keep dreamin’ as the days roll by… They say this is the life… [Verse 1 – West Coast Rap] Private jet runways, bottle service glow, Fast lane lifestyle, everybody wanna know. Top-down supercars, marble on the floor, Champagne on ice at the velvet rope door. Flash for the cameras, living for the scene, Gold on the wrist and the limousine dreams. Tables full of faces you don’t even know, All smiles all night till the daylight show. They say this is the life if you got that shine, If you got that paper and you got that time. Dream so loud it drown out the silence inside— That’s the life… at least that’s the lie. [Chorus – Heavy Reggae] They say THIS IS THE LIFE… Yachts and lights and champagne nights. They say THIS IS THE LIFE… Fast cars, big stars, city so bright. They say THIS IS THE LIFE… But tell me what you feel when the lights go off? They say THIS IS THE LIFE… But what’s it worth if your soul get lost? [Verse 2 – West Coast Rap] High-rise views with the ocean below, Money come fast but it leave just so. Every room loud but your heart real quiet, Whole world screaming but your mind start riot. Livin’ for the image, scrollin’ for approval, Numbers on a screen can’t measure what’s truthful. Dream get heavy when the meaning feel light— That’s the game when illusion dress up as life. [Bridge – Reggae Build] Some say joy come wrapped in gold, Some say power never get old… But the heart still hunger when the story get told… [Verse 3 – Jawaiian Guest (Kalapana, Big Island)] From Kalapana black sand where the sunrise slow, Volcano glow red when the trade winds blow. We got beaches, surf breaks, deep reef dive, Ten of the fourteen climate zones in one life. Sunrise, sunset, stars so wide, Barbecue smoke drift soft on the side. Friendly faces, hula feet, drumbeat heart, Island kids grow strong from the very start. Fishing lines sing in the morning tide, Hiking through the mist where the cool clouds hide. Great food, mixed roots, every color, every way— To a country boy from the lava bays… THIS is the life I say. [Chorus – Reggae × Jawaiian] They say THIS IS THE LIFE… Gold and lights in the city sky. But I say THIS IS THE LIFE… When the ocean teach you how to rise. They say THIS IS THE LIFE… Diamonds bright in a passing frame. But I say THIS IS THE LIFE… When the sun still rise the same. [Verse 4 – Unity Rap] Money can buy a ride, not the road you on, Can buy a clock but not where time come from. Can buy a crowd but not real respect, Can buy a house but not what’s next. Happiness don’t ship in a velvet crate, It grow real slow with the choices you make. All that bling look good in the flash of a lens, But it fade real quick when the moment ends. [Final Chorus – All Voices Together] THIS IS THE LIFE… Not about who got more. THIS IS THE LIFE… When nobody slept on the floor. THIS IS THE LIFE… When the system rise with the people inside. THIS IS THE LIFE… When the whole world finally thrive. THIS IS THE LIFE… Not being better than the rest. THIS IS THE LIFE… Being better together is the test. THIS IS THE LIFE… A world where peace finally win the fight. THIS IS THE LIFE… Now THAT is the life. [Outro – Soft Reggae Fade] Not the illusion… Not the disguise… The life you earn… The life you feel… The life you live… That’s the life.
