Sifu Hotman - Matches lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, yeah [Verse 1: Guante] The reason that I'm not a nihilist Is some day I wanna live like in Star Trek And I know that we'll never build starships Until we tackle poverty, war, and hardship So we fight overnight and over lifetimes Organize for that warp drive And of course I realize That we're a long way from it But what better reason to start runnin'? Cause if you're gonna do the work then it's gotta be honest Because the best of us have all already been forgotten And if you're in it for the recognition I hate to disappoint but if you do it right you'll never get it Yo, we don't remember the farmer We remember the fruit We don't remember the inventor We remember the boom The impact through the eons So I know what side of history I wanna be on I got a lot of ancestors on my side Got a ancestor took an arrow to the chest and survived I got an ancestor who cheated and lied I got an ancestor who taught her children how to fight Right? So much spirit in my corner Can't help but color outside every border To every ancestor who kept my song alive I swear on your unmarked graves I will sing it 'til I die [Hook] No friction; no flame; No struggle; no progress; No sweat How many times do we have to win 'Til you realize that we have not lost yet? No friction; no flame; No struggle; no progress; No sweat How many times do we have to win 'Til you realize that we are not lost yet? [Bridge] What is it, yeah? [Verse 2: deM atlaS] What is it? If it ain't somethin' Then it's the other thing That's bothering me Haagar the Horrible Most rhetorical lesson ever received Was there was no need For no money, no greed Only prophecy, sh** I'm inspired by this openness in other matters Scream at the wall and hope it shatters Into a thousand pieces Enemy of the state is what I became Wearing Patti Smith's marching shoes Rock and roll, n***a, I became, become Why am I the only one who looks different? Paint me as the new eccentric If I had it my way Minneapolis would be Piss Christ Spinning in hell above the lakes No one even knows the names of and if you do You have too much time on your f**ing hands That's why you pace about the room trying not to give a damn I'm kicking down the door Like I did inside the womb Pause 'til the interlude There's something funky to you Forget whatever you thought you knew Cause none of that bullsh** will serve you I'll be there in due time Until then: [Hook] No friction; no flame; No struggle; no progress; No sweat How many times do we have to win 'Til you realize that we have not lost yet? No friction; no flame; No struggle; no progress; No sweat How many times do we have to win 'Til you realize that we are not lost yet? [Verse 3: Guante] There are no stories told in a vacuum There is no prophecy lighting our way There is just a lot of darkness to be afraid of So it's a good thing we are not afraid There is no Superman in that phone booth There is no rewarding our faith There is no one who can save us So it's a good thing we don't need to be saved There are no starships in low earth orbit No aliens to save us from ourselves There is no voice willing to speak for us So it's a good thing we know how to yell! There is no chosen one, no destiny, no fate There's no such thing as magic There is no light at the end of this tunnel So it's a good thing we brought matches [Outro]