[Hook] x2
You better wake up and listen to the sound
You better wake up and listen to the sound
Never find above the surface, yo, I'm talkin' 'bout the underground

[Verse 1]
It's the got one time, yo, you know I'm 'bout to rock the set
Always live by dreams, never live behind the silhouette
I show respect, to emcees with intellect
But won't bother regulating any fool that must be kept from -
I'm from the L-dot-A-dot, Californ-I-A, hot days, where I been here all my life here at the same spot
You'll find me posted, never hard to find [bad word]  at you with more flows than the Greek god Poseidon
It's in my veins, bro, you know I can't resist this
I see it as a talent and they see it as a business
It seems like skill's not considered and excluded
Due to what I've seen and heard, well that's what I've concluded
Don't get me wrong though, a lot of fools are skilled
But they're getting slept on by the people like they're on some Nyquil
I've been awake, trying to determine the faith of the music that I make
And see what route I'll choose to take, cause -
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[Verse 2]
Everyone has a right to listen to their type of sound
I just wish there was a balance between mainstream and the underground
For real though, if you listen to the music of the people in my sphere
Guaranteed to bring euphoric auras deep inside your ears
But yo (yo), check it: Bump whatever you think's dope
I just choose better than most cause...
I'm trying to keep an energy living within me
Cause that's what motivated me from the very beginning
It's hard to keep that spirit up, at times I feel like giving up
But then I think about my peeps and know I'm not the only one
Trying to push this balance
I'm being honest when I say I wanna harvest
Music of the dopest kind so pure you'll think it's flawless
Cause when I hear the music now I swear it hurts my hearing
I hope you all wake up some day and stop most of your dreamin'
Most of your dreamin'

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