Life Is Pt. 2

Текст песни David Dallas - Life Is Pt. 2

Yeah, yeah

It's you, me, him and her, not talkin' 'bout the Jigga track
All the work we put in, we gon' get it back
Gotta keep the faith now, that's what it takes to carry on
Easy to get caught up in the carry-on
Built a little name now, I can check some baggage in
I don't have to chuck up everything and carry on
It's a long way down, could say that I'm conservative
The bottom ain't somethin' that I'm flirtin' with
Show me what you workin' with
Be clear that the top tier is the only thing that's pertinent
If you don't look like Lolo Jones hurdlin'
Don't be surprised if my table is deserted when
You try to roll up, just put the dough up
They pay to put my name on the wall, this ain't a throw up
So can't bribe me with liquor you can po' up
Name brand clothing and products, I'm fuckin' grown up
Just know my worth, it ain't in my head blown up
They talkin' 'bout exposure, I'm replyin' with, "So what?"
So come with cheques that's bustin' the student loan up
Or place a bet on the odds that I pick the phone up
Slim to none, I'm not needin' no more of
The bullshit they feedin' me, got a eatin' disorder
Small talk repeatedly, I proceed to ignore them
The thoughts when I hear the beat, I just need to record 'em
Simple as it ever was
In a industry as fickle as it ever was
But can't quit, it's prob'ly easier to give up drugs
Than throw in the towel on doin' some shit you love
And it's the buzz

I made it like that, I want it like that, I'm livin' like that
I made it like that, I want it like that, I'm livin' like that

Off the beaten path, screamin', "Free Allahs"
Talkin' 'bout history when they don't even see the past
On some future shit, heard my people start
Worshippin' the crucifix and ask what's the use of it
The truth of it: we had our own tales, own stories
Before some missionaries 'round the 1840s
Told us what it was, this is what it is
Half-Saa'i kiwi 'bout my culture, 'bout my fuckin' biz
Don't tell me shit 'bout what place the Holy Spirit lives
They tryna rip off my people in the villages
Wish I could trip off the pills they had on Limitless
And flip the script, get the Pope out here to witness it
Feelin' magnificent, they say I lack discipline
I'm like way creeper, way I kick is mad different
This is significant, you can't belittle it
Take your best shot like the pic you go on Tinder with

I made it like that, I want it like that, I'm livin' like that
I made it like that, I want it like that, I'm livin' like that
For you wack MCs

I'm not takin' your loss, I'm not takin' shit from nobody
I'm my own boss, grateful it's no hobby
I don't know God or whoever up there got me
This voice that can set it off properly
The tunes that'll make 'em come watch me
Have 'em waitin' in lobbies
Just to get a flick with the boy, it still shocks me
I'm just a half-caste rapper out of South Dawgs
A fuckin' comp sci' grad sellin' out tours
Had a little too much time not goin' outdoors
Listenin' to Death Row, 2Pac and the Outlawz
Thought I was dime a dozen but they ain't found more
Still comin' to grips with how long I've held it down for
Shit, how long I've held the crown for
Big fish in a small pond, I'll take out Jaws
Apex predator of our shores
A lot of local dudes' styles soundin' outsourced
No wonder why their buzz quiet as a mouse fall
I'm tryna put on shows worth leavin' the house for
So you should think before you open up your mouth more
Sashimi chef, everything that I put out's raw

Meanin' to life? Isn't there meanin' to life?
If there is, don't worry about it
You're here, right? You get on with it
You don't get animals goin' about, do you? The insects
Worryin' about why they're here
They're here, they get on with the job
You get a mayfly, it's only here half a day. You know that?
They're not goin' around, they don't, they don't waste
That half-hour goin', "Oh, why, why are we here?"
They do their little job and then they die
Gets me 'ead in