[Verse 1]
A man steps on a stage and you know that he's flattered
It's been a couple minutes since others' opinions mattered
He gathers his callousness and he shatters fragility
Some people call it confidence he call it a symphony
And their sympathy is a second that he don't really need
Bring it back to the basics like he's learnin' to breathe
Its a beautiful letdown when you find nothing is sound
And Oh! Gravity's so hard when smashing the ground
Spinning down and around; he says wassup to these hurricanes
His attitude's like the average dudes, he's a person who's lowercase
Cause he give props to-the ones he admires, feel lust for the ones he desires
Wouldn't write fake crap or hed get tired, can't rap for a job or he'd get fired
Aspire in dire times he's as real as it gets
It comes from the lungs and the base of the chest
The instrumental's started and the voice is here to stay
Opens up his mouth, and this is what he say
[Hook]
Ay Ay, I'm just echoing the scholars
Switchin' up the feet so people stand a little taller
Moving at the speed of life has stopped to a skid
It's time to wake up! Cause I've been meaning to live
[Verse 2]
Ann Arbor, Michigan I love this city
The way bad piano player love that MIDI
Cutting a higher end like I'm keeping a secret and
Keep an eye on the levels because you know I might peak it
Find a beat that'll make you move, jumping up in my skater shoes
Gotta bump these tribal grooves, hopefully my rhymes will do
Cranking up the loudness wars, hope you can hear it
Nothing good to say so I distort all the lyrics
Excessive compression with quick attack and release
Squash it to a flat line that's so dead and deceased
Vocoder, warp the clip, low cut the bandwidth
Make a little headroom just to fit in all these references
Hope the sound guy likes me and I'm sounding my best
Cause my sound is from the lungs and the base of the chest
The instrumental's going and the voice is here to stay
Opens up his mouth, and this is what he say
[Verse 3]
Took myself off the Novocain
Reality will battle me and I know I don't wanna be another dude who's living off his lower brain
Tuition's always rising but the school never supplying
But the money's enterprising tell me that ain't a bit insane
Apathy's my nemesis my numbness is my pain
Forget the scary communist, complacency's to blame
I see the politicians and their action's apathetic
I listen to the media their talk is diarrhetic
The pastor try to change me like he tryin to sell
The people want a prophet while they're losing themselves
We say we're mice and men and that we're part of the tool
But I ain't taking your word I ain't Lennie the fool
And this fool still rapping and he's not finished yet
It comes from the lungs and the base of the chest
The instrumental's done but the voice is here to stay
Opens up his mouth, and this is what he say
Um
what was I supposed to say again?