The struggle is a part of the artist's path with heart
game change in the way I play my part
say the start is now, as per usual
raw with the audiovisual
soon to find the new design
define the tune to bloom the mind
I'm brewing pure moonshine while these serpentine superstars are serving up turpentine
keep my rhymes on high and the bass low
someone's got the credit coming, better say so
pops taking care of my share from the get-go
drop top, wind in my hair - let's go
homeward bound - I'll show you how I hone the sound
notice how the ground contains the roots and seeds the next
sounds reflect - stage set - soundchecks reset
lit the spark and lift the dark
these lost artistes can't admit when they miss the mark
risk restart - my art aims to change the way past pain affects the frame
once again, love maintains - it's the root of how you live
truth from the new kid - moving on fluid
dig the new shit - fresh-pressed tunes, rough-hewn from the Blue Ridge
every second, double-checking
what you reckon is the best direction?
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
every minute, world spinning
make a killing - make a living
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
we're passing all the casting calls asking y'all to play the role of crass consumers on soul parole
rolling on to a new dawn, beyond a chemical lawn
indebted as pawns, suppressing a yawn
a veteran's on the mic, not a senator's son
never been one - never gonna be
caught in the quarreling between the wannabes and the has-beens and the never-wills
and the clever advertisers shilling ill pills
to kill kids' drive to fantasize, express exuberance, dance and empathize
could a bass design create the space and time to place the seed of healing, based in rhymes?
say it's mine - I'm rocking the gift
changing the game like the oculus rift
sightlines set on mindful intent
reminders embedded in the rhymes i invent
the guides I never had, mentors I never found
give as good as i got? I'm giving better now
heading out - been around - here and gone
now I'm back where I'm from - come along
mic control impeccable - mysteries ineffable
every second, double-checking
what you reckon is the best direction?
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
every minute, world spinning
make a killing - make a living
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
back on track - clad in black
pass the rest with the depth of parallax
flow in the midst of eminent bloom
roll in the mist with the treble and boom
home is where I am - it's where I'm from
present in the things I've done and songs I've sung
new self - one and the same
I ain't chasing the fame - I'm facing the change
that's my evolution, state of becoming
translate the phrases related to drumming
never the same as the next is - unique poetics
rhythmic expressions - check texts - committed to practice
pass the test - advanced mathematics
study the script - prepare for the role
house lights down - on with the show
pack the supplies - wheels turn
prep double-checked - ready to burn
ready to learn - sip the elixir
evocative plot twist locked in the mixer
LaFontaine - guarantee the beat's tight
give thanks - practice the deep sight
insight to facets of craftsmanship
the path to the answer begins with you asking shit
every second, double-checking
what you reckon is the best direction?
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
every minute, world spinning
make a killing - make a living
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
every moment gone - keep going on
staying focused on the path that you rolling on
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
every instant - look and listen
visions within extend to the distance
hell is on earth - heaven is too
give credit where the credit is due
