Rise

[Hook]
Ok, listen here. Put your hands in the air, if you never really cared for people all of your ear
Tell the haters to shut up, yell it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer

Ok, now we’re here. Put your hands in the air. If you got it right the first time you keep ‘em right there
Still tell the haters to shut up, shout it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer, rise

[Verse 1]
Now that your hands are raised, let me speak to the brigade
Let me start out with a quote I heard today. Scratch that
On second thought I got to fucking much to say so, unplug your cable
Go grab your neighbour and a baby out the cradle
‘Cause lately I’ve been merking all this work that’s from my label
Yeah that’s my fucking family, built to my anatomy
I’m gradually seeing all the things I was imagining years before
Even more reason for me to succeed, man I breathe this
The ease in my breed. This rap is a breeze, but life isn’t easy
Ayo, you got to believe
And check the company you’re keeping, or they leave you when you bleed
Or slit your throat while you’re sleeping
I’ll help you out of the deep end
Indeed these question frequent my mind
With the pen, it’s just leaking
Yo people, if you hear me speaking I need a reply
Grab me a drink and with my free hand I’ma reach for the sky
And if you with me raise ‘em high

[Hook]
Ok, listen here. Put your hands in the air, if you never really cared for people all of your ear
Tell the haters to shut up, yell it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer

Ok, now we’re here. Put your hands in the air. If you got it right the first time you keep ‘em right there
Still tell the haters to shut up, shout it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer, rise

[Verse 2]
I thank y’all for my energy. Days off for my enemy
I’m putting in overtime now ‘cause my mind’s getting ahead of me
Ain’t no way I could slow down, no I never popped amphetamines
Sometimes I got so many rhymes in my head that I need ten of me
I gather my words from shit that I heard when I walk or movies I’ve watched or friends that I’ve lost
Honest, I don’t mind talking about it
All the much is all that nonsense
And so I wrote The Black Box to empty out my closet
It’s a goal. I’m in a dojo. Sensei told me all he know
I used to hone my craft all alone, but now it’s my time to rise
Eyes are open hoping I can reach the vocal needs of thought-provoking subject matter
And not these fucking jokes
I’m tired of rap related to laughter
Half of these rappers cancer
Stay real’s what I’m after
Dodge snakes then climb the ladder
Eat well but don’t get fatter
I fell but I’m back at her
No time for being sad. I really couldn’t be gladder

[Hook]
Ok, listen here. Put your hands in the air, if you never really cared for people all of your ear
Tell the haters to shut up, yell it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer

Ok, now we’re here. Put your hands in the air. If you got it right the first time you keep ‘em right there
Still tell the haters to shut up, shout it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer, rise

[Refrain]
Ok, listen here. Put your hands in the air, if you never really cared for people all of your ear
Tell the haters to shut up, shout it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer

[Hook]
Ok, listen here. Put your hands in the air, if you never really cared for people all of your ear
Tell the haters to shut up, yell it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer

Ok, now we’re here. Put your hands in the air. If you got it right the first time you keep ‘em right there
Still tell the haters to shut up, shout it so they can hear
Ladies and fellas this is our year so raise your beer, rise

[Outro] Sample
There’s two types of human beings
One of them goes for what he wants and moves towards his goal, his objection
Moves to what’s becoming himself
Becoming a man, becoming authentic, becoming more honest, becoming the better person
He’s moving towards becoming amazing
The second type of person, he’s not