Concrete Roses (Vallely Intro)

[Verse 1]
No gods, no kings, no masters here
If you don't know what to do then make a move
Else you ain't gonna last in here
When we mash in here, feel the passion here
Don't sleep on us, there's no crashing here
Life is a test, are you passing clear
And if you faking, this a class that you ain't gonna pass this year
I can promise that
I'm honest that this shit is honest rap
Always keep it honest like fuck being real
Stopped talking shit to make shit you could feel
And we telling these stories to sweeten the deal
Swear imma tell the whole truth, nothing but it
I step in the booth, yo it's real or it’s nothing
I'd rather be silent and honest then be a bitch nigga with your speakers jumping
Like quiet down, I keep it quiet now
Kust let the music speak for me
Or riot now, there's no crying now
You shoulda fixed the problems before me
I'm a lion now, I'm a lion now
No animals shall deter me
I am a rapper who practiced and practiced
So no one is gonna ether me
Now we back like we were and we saying it loud
I'll be the last one left that's standing his ground
And if you can stay on this course
Then you can be one of the ones to watch it all fall down
Back like we were and we saying it loud
I'll be the last one left that's standing his ground
And if you can stay on the course
Then you can be one of the ones to watch it all fall down
Like bang!

[Interlude]
Mike V taught me to always stand strong
He taught me that life is about respect
Life is about honor and always standing up for what you believe in
He taught me never to let anyone push other around, to stand up for this who can't stand up for themselves

[Verse 2]
I was drawn to the freedom and shit
Motherfuckers never needed and shit
As long as I did what I loved than I could keep reading and creating this meaning and shit
I used to talk about dreaming
Now I just make these dreams into life
I used to be talking bout needing
Take what I need to make these things right
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[Outro: Mike Vallely]
In the skateboard industry, a lot of people don't get me
They think I'm unapproachable
They mistake my intensity and passion for anger and resentment
I think a lot of it has to do with that I don't invest myself in the contests and other social gatherings
I don't interact enough with or subscribe to what the herd is doing
And so I'm set apart
And being set apart can be tough, 'cause people get nervous and intimidated by those they don't have a handle on
And so they need to classify and define them
They say I'm violent or angry, when they couldn't be further from the truth
I just don't put a lot of stock in being number one
Or being the best or being accepted just for the sake of being accepted
There's no guarantee as to what may go down when I get in front of a crowd and skate
Half the time, I don't even know myself
But the one constant is and always has been that I will put on some sort of a show