Uplift

[00:12.67] [Solo:]
[00:37.35] Welcome to the manifesto of a man who stood the test of time*
[00:40.16] Seventeen years, still here to testify
[00:42.86] I pour my heart into every line
[00:44.65] Even so, you probably could've made a better bible
[00:47.36] Uh, what's done is done, not here to be number one
[00:50.92] Just to burst your bubblegum, and it's only just begun
[00:53.69] The best is yet to come
[00:55.43] So kick back for the story of how the inner west was won
[00:57.25] I call it how I see it, nothing more, nothing less
[00:59.94] Caught between the naysayers and the yes-men
[01:03.68] But these are my songs, and you can love them or hate them
[01:06.33] Either way we have something in common
[01:08.12] Oi brother you can't sing, yeah I can't rap neither
[01:10.84] But I'm here to do my thing till I make you a believer
[01:13.90] So, flip a coin, pick a side, I don't give a fuck
[01:17.58] I'm here to kick a rhyme, grab your spirit, try to lift it up
[01:19.38] [Chorus: (2x)]
[01:21.12] In this cold barren land that I call home
[01:22.03] I'm just a man searching for the strength to walk alone
[01:25.72] I stand tall, wear my weakness with pride
[01:27.51] The glitch in the system with a fist in the sky
[01:41.09] [Solo:]
[01:41.91] This is one part love, one part hate
[01:43.73] One part luck, and one part fate
[01:46.37] A whole lot of hard work and some heartbreak
[01:49.05] But the scars fade
[01:50.82] Life in the fast lane is stressing me
[01:52.62] I'm tryna slow it down, focus on my goal to be an unknown celebrity
[01:56.28] The every-man's antihero
[01:58.99] Rocking a jam until I have a fan base of zero
[02:01.60] Sydney Hip Hop politics
[02:03.43] The white hats ignore the black hoodies
[02:06.16] And they all ignore the backpacks, but me
[02:07.96] I walk the grey space between all three
[02:09.89] The thin line between fat laces and pre-torn jeans
[02:11.62] So, you might catch me reading your girl's sky blog
[02:14.38] Maybe bombing with the Krylon, rocking my iPod
[02:17.98] Like what?! I'm a national icon in the making
[02:20.66] Here to get my vibe on
[02:23.33] [Repeat Chorus: (2x)]
[02:43.33] [Solo:]
[02:44.24] No, I don't know any trade secrets
[02:46.07] But I made a promise to myself and I'm gonna keep it
[02:48.75] Black hoodie with a crooked cap
[02:51.49] Black humour with a crooked smile, rolling with a crooked pack
[02:54.28] Of hopscotch players, who rock cross faders
[02:56.93] And still find the time each day to watch neighbours
[02:59.66] What? You got something to say? Run your mouth dude
[03:02.30] One day soon we'll be coming your way
[03:05.07] Self-appointed cynic, passionate pessimist
[03:07.78] Borderline sociopath, manic perfectionist
[03:10.41] My question is this
[03:11.37] How every record, every rapper's claiming they're the best there is?
[03:14.00] {*"Somebody's lying" - Pharoahe Monch sample*}
[03:14.95] We like whose house? Mum's house!
[03:17.74] Rent's free, you don't like it you can get the fuck out
[03:20.45] Cause it's never been about fifteen minutes of fame
[03:23.17] To a crowd of fifteen or fifteen thou' I spit it the same
[03:25.87] See that's what I'm about, both feet on solid ground
[03:29.44] Rocking out with my head in the clouds
[03:31.27] So when it's all said and done at the end of the day
[03:33.07] Catch me, headphones and a notepad, penning a phrase
[03:36.68] I might not be the coolest, might not be the flyest
[03:42.13] The toughest, the most likely to succeed
[03:44.83] I'm definitely not the best
[03:47.58] There will never another footprint on the surface of the earth
[03:51.16] Quite the same as mine
[03:53.82] And that's the only claim I'm walking out of here with
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