Melbourne teen crooner Drest is back with a slick, melodic new tune ‘Skiddin,’ a climactic cut that has the high schooler reflecting on his very-present-youth and growth as an artist to date.
Skiddin comes off the back of a wave of Triple J support for the young songwriter, which included a handfu...
[Verse 1:]
The way it’s going rap is likely how my life be
But fuck Hollywood life ‘cause paradise is right and pricey
I don’t need the bullshit that your good with, just a cool bitch to invite me
‘Cause she knows that she could go and tap and ride me like a myki
I know my image, and I’m out my mind
I don’t need a mirror to see how I ride
Know it’s not a stroll out here and it’s a fucking mountain climb
Compare me to your favourite but, I don’t think I sound alike
The only mirrors I see have a flash and panty Calvin Klein’s
I’m on the way, train to the city
Shepparton station, mates I got with me
We play with fire like game of the century
We haven’t won yet but one day we’ll get victory
Vans on with a band shirt
Bottle of Midori from Dan Murph’
Lost some friends like ‘Where’s Chandler’
But I can’t say ‘slow’ no that’s a bad word uh
Yeah we aren’t shit, but we’re not shit
I got more shit than your whole shit
So no way I won’t forfeit
‘Cause I got no other option
This is errything I’m riding on
Like Kevin Hart you could ride along
I wouldn’t listen to you
Even if you were Simon, dog
[Chorus:]
And when you feel alive, yeah you know that’s when your living
And when you feel you’ll fight to the end then that’s commitment
And yeah we know our time’s running up and there’s a limit
So every time we drive, yeah you know that we be skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh, so every time we drive, yeah you know that we be skiddin’, skiddin’ like
[Verse 2:]
Was tryna make an empire, Ottoman
That’s the old me, archaeologist
Used to give a shit, but I lost the shit
Now I rep my boys and my continent
Girl’s love to be dominant
Never heard the term consequence
Calls me ‘Drest’ but when she’s in my car she does the opposite, ah
I hope you get that
I’ll give you five days like it’s a test match
I just pretend rap, that’s what they said man
At me again but, I’m unaffected
I need to stop mucking around
Need to get up and about
Need to work harder but
These labels don’t fuck with my sound, yet
I’m still the best most versatile with my verses style
I could jump planes and surf the Nile
If that was even possible
You should call the news be the first to dial
But til then I’ll be in my black hoodie
On your boys snapchat story
When all the time we’re kicking on til 5am
Like my life is not a sad story
Follow-up tape was inevitable
Craziest dude if you let me off
I got the centre-ball and I won’t let it drop
I just send it forward for a second goal
Sometimes lose my focus
Thanks to that messy hoe in them denim shorts
But I got it, rev it up
Put it in drive and send it dog
[Chorus:]
And when you feel alive, yeah you know that’s when your living
And when you feel you’ll fight to the end then that’s commitment
And yeah we know our time’s running up and there’s a limit
So every time we drive, yeah you know that we be skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Uhh, so every time we drive, yeah you know that we be skiddin’, skiddin’ like
Skiddin’ was written by Tristan Doyle.
Skiddin’ was produced by drest.