Post.Para: The Betterment, releases December 1, 2014
lyrics
I LOOK AROUND AND SEE TALENT
SOME RECOGNIZE THE POWER,
SOME SELF-DENY AND CLAIM THEY HAVEN’T
SOME RECOGNIZE THE GIFT AND UPLIFT
WHILE SOME AGONIZE AS IF THEIR CHANCES ARE MISSED
THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TAKE A RISK
YOU DONT NEED TO TAKE A SHOT, YOU DONT NEED TO TAKE A HIT
ALL YOU DO IS TAKE THE SCRIPT AND RIP IT UP, AND START FRESH
FORGET CONVENTIONS LET THE NEW DIMENSION MANIFEST
IF YOU CAN HARNESS THAT ENERGY, WE BECOME MARVELOUS
REMARKABLE, ON FIRE LIKE ARSONISTS
MUCH BRIGHTER AND SMART WITH THIS
DOING WHAT THEY SAY YOU CANT
LIKE RHYMING WITH ORANGES
THAT WAS UNRELATED BUT WHAT HARM IS THIS???
WE PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN WE SPITTIN' JEWELS
OR WHEN WE SPITTING VAINGLORY, WHICH IMPRISONS YOU
THE ONLY THING THAT RULES KINGS IS THEIR OWN GREED
TAKE WHAT THEY WANT UNTIL THEIR STUPID SELF OD's
WE ALL HAVE GOALS, GO ALONE AND YOU’LL GET THERE FAST
BUT IF WE GO TOGETHER, I GUARANTEE GOALS ARE SURPASSED
WE’LL GET SO FURTHER IN THE PATH, BEYOND IMAGINATION
IF WE LEARN TO USE COOPERATION
THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE IS THE POWER OF OUR NATION
THE BETTER WE COLLAB, THE BETTER OUR FOUNDATION
ASK ANY ARCHITECT, ANY BRICK MASON
WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET, IF WE SKY SCRAPING
PATIENCE….YALL KNOW BOUT THAT VIRTUE
IMAGINE IF WE MADE EFFORT ATTRACTIVE LIKE A PERFUME
YOU SMELL THE SWEAT FROM MY SWEATER?
THAT MEANS I’M NOT CHILLIN, I’M TRYIN TO GET BETTER
I’M ACTUALLY INDEBTED TO MY WORDS AND INDEBTED TO ENDEAVORS
SO YES I AM A LIL STRESSED & YES I FEEL THE PRESSURE
WHO WE CALL “THE BEST” IS SO SUBJECTIVE
SO REALLY WHO CARES? IT’S ALL IN THE PERSPECTIVE!
ALL I KNOW IS I WANT MY CITY TO BE IMPRESSIVE
BALTIMORE CITY, THE WORLD THINKS WE’RE AGGRESSIVE
WHAT IF WE COULD FLIP IT ON THEM AND SHOW WE’RE PROGRESSIVE
THESE ARE ONLY MY THOUGHTS...I HOPE YOU GET THE MESSAGE...
credits
from Get Better Soon,
track released October 31, 2014
produced by jeph
Avant-garde electronic artist Abdu Ali's latest is a fascinating autobiographical brew of punk, free jazz, rap, soul, club music, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 25, 2019