Victoria Harbour

[Intro]
Like they always copy mannerisms
But they never start from the very root of this being
And that is, how can I be me?

[Verse]
Different from the rest, feelin' irreplaceable
I push 'em to the left, man, I do it to the death
They just do it when the weather's good
Explains why they never resonate in any hood
You just stick to vodka and soda but this Henny's good
Tryna scribe ideas here that not many would
Everything ain't black or white
Everything ain't crystal clear
You ain't really nice so don't sow a seed that isn't there
Tryna grow a rose from the concrete
Can't photosynthesize if you're photocopied
Dick rider, like some jockeys, wanna do it, do it properly
Never do it half-arsed, student of the game
Pull up facts like I'm Nardwuar
Dudes sniff around for crumbs lookin' like some aardvarks
I think that Jay and Dame are why dynasties can't last
Mind on bigger things, Slick Rick flow
Tryna get some bigger rings, Ross Taylor with the bat
Tryna take a bigger swing, still don't know my boundaries
You ain't one of my dawgs, shouldn't try to hound me
You ain't part of my crew, shouldn't try to clown me
You ain't bringin' quality, get the fuck from round me
There's guidelines around here, standards to uphold
Just got back from Hong Kong, realized I ain't come close
To where I wanna be at, Victoria Harbour
Kowloon skyline's a long way from Hunters Plaza
And just ridin' on a ferry got me feelin' like Bruce
Sittin' cross-legged in a navy Chinese suit
That's some Enter the Dragon shit, they don't wanna try this
They hit us (Hear this) then wanna quit, that's fighting without fighting
Call it bottlin' lightnin', talk of the town
Where I'm from, I've only made it when they never see me round
The tyranny of distance, say it to my face
Or just mind ya fuckin' business, backstabbin' is for bitches
Got it twisted, I'ma straighten you out, I'm through playin'
Games now, man, my patience ran out, no doubt
This is the road to redemption, no time for sittin' round
Countin' Twitter mentions or even paying attention
Get this off my chest, don't give a fuck what they benchin'
Still just ordinary people, word to John Legend
Self-involved as the next man, but I don't eat
If they don't nod their head to my next jam
So the only foot I'm tryna put forward is my best, man
Was groomed to be the main event, not the best man
You get branded with the same stamp, tarred with the same brush
As everyone around you who never made their own luck
Sat around hatin', watchin' other people blow up
Radio? "Where the flow for them?" I don't give no fucks
On my own buzz, there comes a time in life
That you gotta own up, cuz, you prob'ly smoked 'nough drugs
You prob'ly did 'nough fuckin' around when dudes
Showin' out, I came to shut it down, man
Shut it down, boy, shut it down
Like Pete Rock did with P.E., shut it down
On the same label as dudes that buckle down
From South Aucks all the way over to Bucktown
Boy, shut it down, man, shut it down
It ain't often someone like me gon' come around
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