JoePro feat. Davy Payne - "Lady Fate"

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Lyrics

Is that miracle coming
I see it going to so many, wondering if I am one of em
I don't think I can keep going
every day is a battle these people don't even know it
I can't live in this box, might as well sleep in a coffin
and only awake if I hear my destiny knocking
cause no one can hear me, even when I'm talking
a few people in the audience, nodding heads, but no one's really rocking
They need something to dance to
but I'm screwed cause I like my music more than any of my fans do
I'm sick of trying to produce well, trying to polish it
I got the pressure from the people telling me to completely abolish it
gone is the thoughtfulness
my work is too shabby they'll only understand when its posthumous
patience is impossible, I'm optionless
trying to get understood over this constant incompetence
I could try to run away but where would I go?
it's the middle of fucking winter I would be so cold
they'd bring me back and everybody would know
I'm too fucking weak to survive the snow. So,
now i have to wait for the harvest weather
brave the cold, staked to a heartless tether
and on my chest is a scarlet letter
a big letter S cause life is hardly better
so I'm stuck for now cause I'm an artist whether
or not I ever get mansions, yachts, carpets, leather
the prestige, women, power, fame, cars, et cetera
stuck with this life unless I come across a better one

Among the many reasons people rap
including supporting your family or buying crack
personal triumph, maybe proving you could
to that douchebag who always said you were stupid, no good
to battle your enemies, pit wits
and gain ground by exposing them as nitwits
maybe cause you're tired of dreaming
or you just want money and girls, the most common reason---
but among these, in all the scattered sundries
the words of one reason, only I have sung these
its like you're insulting your own craft
if you think music is art but won't you let me rap
as if just loving to do it don't make sense
therefore I am a fake, with a false pretense
you think there are rules? This isn't a game
you think I somehow have an illegitimate claim?
me! I'm rapping cause rap is what I love
and you! just keep saying that isn't enough
me! I'm rapping cause rap is what I love
and you! just keep saying that isn't enough

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Music

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• JoePro
• Joe
• Pro
• Rapper
• Joepro240
• underground
• rap
• songs

[mayandarko]

dear joepro,

1. i also love rap! although my songs are not as good as yours, and their purpose is less important/creative. i really appreciate hearing your new songs when they arrive. =)

2. i think your talent deserves you better recording. *nod*

3. i miss your face.

-laura