[Verse 1]
Still on the [?] road
You know the one that mostly everyone avoids in this lifetime
Supreme noise making
Still trying to capture souls
While the bottom of my shoes wear thinner and thinner
Play to win but sometimes it ain't meant to happen overnight
So I stay busy pushing the envelope
Mentally and physically
I said it before
This rap sh** don't pay much
My lips they stuck to my stomach
Still do it for the love
Chasing euphoria that comes from spitting slugs
I want you to fill me
Must relate
Welcome to my world
Blue collar emcees spitting verses for pennies
Not plenty collecting levies
Trying to stay afloat while paying dues
Some cats will understand
Most cats will ignore us fam
Cause they watered down their content for a shot at a couple of grand
I got bills to pay too
But f** pumping generic sh** out
Even if I don't make it
I'm still seeing the journey through
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And still owe bills, pay dues forever
Paid dues - still got bills to pay
[Bridge: Sample]
The music and the creation of the music and the performance of the music is what this is about
And if you're lucky enough to be able to get people's attention and make money off of it
Great but don't just churn out music as a function of your just desire or your [??] necessity of you needing to make some dough because ultimately that's just going to fizzle out
If you do some sh** that you f**ing love and you can radiate that love and that can come across to people
And I swear I'm seeing it now and I believe it
I've always believed in that
I'm seeing it being proven right
The rest will come you know
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And still owe bills, pay dues forever
Pay dues - still got bills to pay