[Intro]
Marink D what up, Von Pea what up, AD...
[Verse 1: The Audible Doctor]
I'm trying to make it bubble like soap and come out clean
And all my friends like it's dope son you living your dreams
But I don't have the heart to tell them, my hands hurt and swelling
Cuz I gotta milk this b**h just to make enough cream
And it's obscene how it don't spread like it used to
Unless you're talking viral, cats be spreading my sickness via youtube
But who knew the era would come where zeros and ones
Would replace the raw material that made up these new tunes
To make your song stick, not as easy as you think
And bloggers telling me you only strong as your weakest link
So I'mma rock with the cats who rock with me
Cuz paper beat rock but rock will still be holding you down when the ship sink
I'd rather be drowning in sounds that fit me
Than floating along the top searching for props that will get me
The right image to make all these kids pick me
Really I never gave a f** as long as all ya'll with me yeah
[Hook]
This is for us by us, they don't support
They illegally download and tell you that they bought
This is for us by us, we stay strong
They tell you they love the joint but don't know the name of the song
This is for us by us, they don't support
We press it slimline to get shine that's all we could afford
This is for us by us, we stay proud
We go to our own shows just to fill up the crowd
[Verse 2: Von Pea]
Von Pea, I'mma say my name until you know me
And they stop treating a brother like....
As if you don't know what we do
I'm bout to be the governor for now I'm T2
Disrespect me I'm looking for your boss to speak to
Pa** me a beat to eat through my notebook's lethal
Typical of real emcees boo
He don't rhyme sick that's jedi mind tricks
Overlooked now but bet I'm timeless
I ain't never punching out tyson on the mic though
Ya'll toying around your mic go tyco
Psycho like no beyotch a** nukka
We got our buzz because we hot song hustlers
But if you've known me for two minutes
You can tell I was born knowing what to do with it
[Hook]
This is for us by us, they don't support
They illegally download and tell you that they bought
This is for us by us, we stay strong
They tell you they love the joint but don't know the name of the song
This is for us by us, they don't support
We press it slimline to get shine that's all we could afford
This is for us by us, we stay proud
We go to our own shows just to fill up the crowd
[Verse 3: The Audible Doctor]
I love it when I'm on stage and hear them singing out loud man I get hype
Till I realize that I know the whole crowd
They giving me pounds so sh** I'm like check a CD
They say they got it, but I know they didn't get it from me
A pity to see they won't come unless they get in for free
And it's silly how little they support, literally
I'd stage dive but last time I hit the concrete
I "yes yes ya'll" my a** to sleep
Check it, I make records for the kids that I connect with
f** an exec who sits behind the desk and miss the message
The sh** been misdirected
The feature film weaker than that piece of film
Upon my jello cup to seal the freshness
So what's the sentence, I'm doing life pursuing mics
And true I write tunes as I commute on train benches
No I can't afford new kicks
But I'mma keep on rocking long as ya'll keep copping my sh**
Cuz this is for
[Hook]
This is for us by us, they don't support
They illegally download and tell you that they bought
This is for us by us, we stay strong
They tell you they love the joint but don't know the name of the song
This is for us by us, they don't support
We press it slimline to get shine that's all we could afford
This is for us by us, we stay proud
We go to our own shows just to fill up the crowd