Mad Prophet - If I Stay lyrics

[Chorus x4] Hit you with the sound Hold it down (uh) I don't give a f** if I stay underground [1st Verse] This flow flawless, my mic's my goddess, I'm forever connected Better than most these so called artists, But I still feel neglected They tell me I show promise, to stay modest Stay calm and collected But to be honest, this ain't about me feeling rejected I just live in a country where my culture ain't respected It's Hip Hop Y'all better check the method I put my heart into these lyrics man Y'all better check the message But this message was distorted, so I had to get it sorted My mind's like a thesaurus so I dove deep and explored it Came up with some serious sh** that I wish I had recorded It was gorgeous, so I never slacked on my performance Now every bit of hate I got, f** it I just ignored it I been short all my life but grabbed the mic and felt enormous See I never expected to get rewarded, it wasn't important I just set a goal and moved towards it All the hype, I stored it Then my game accelerated, hit drive and I f**in' floored it While you were just chillin', hiding in your shell like a tortoise You tried to buy in but you couldn't afford it So you forfeit Tried to take off but you never boarded Or maybe you did But dove off the ship like mission aborted Now you're pissed off and morbid Your cash flow stiff like rigor mortis You can't touch me b**h I f**in' built this fortress With a style so f**in' powerful It could shift the earths orbit [Chorus] [2nd Verse] Let me set the score, we all want our just rewards But this music thing's a double edged sword You either do you and stay poor or become an industry who*e All the real sh**'s ignored but I accept the challenge It's all good, whatever happens happens I'm just trying to stick with my talents Spread my message and restore the balance And if sh** don't pop off, then f** it I'll manage No damage done I'll keep blasting mics like guns with the heat of the sun 'till it ain't fun no more I'm just keepin' it raw If you doing it for the love then what you doing it for? f** the car's, the money, the j**els and the hunnies I want that respect that you can't take from me Something intangible I ain't like these other clowns man, I'm a different f**ing animal A different breed All my ambitions to succeed were never pushed by greed But that's just me though Nah I don't need to feed my ego Almost every MC started off with a week flow Before 2013, sh**, I was incognito Now I'm steadily improving as we go through these stages Now what's the point of rapping if you ain't saying sh** and all you do is fake it Time's never wasted when you're trying to make a statement To become a master you gotta start off with the basics Stay gracious, it takes patience to hit the apex You could never measure greatness with a pay check Now everybody like yo did he just say that? Yes that's precise I know that sh** was nice so just to be polite, f** it imma say it twice You can't measure greatness with a pay check if you can't play it right If you can't hold it down f** around, I'll hit you with the thundersound So even if the cash gives me the runaround, I'll never compromise my music so I don't give a f** if I stay underground