Rain Dance-Oddisee

[ti:Rain Dance] [ar:Oddisee] [al:The Iceberg] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rain Dance - Oddisee [00:21.64]I remembered when I discovered purpose [00:23.25] [00:23.93]I was good at something finally worth it [00:25.74] [00:26.52]Told my father that I'ma be an artist [00:28.58]Foreign parents don't understand we got newer options [00:30.83]They flee their countries [00:31.64]Protect their families pursuing progress [00:33.23]They think in needs we think of wants [00:35.15]The views are parted [00:36.33]I want to be like doctor dre [00:37.62]They want degrees from Harvard an engineer [00:38.98]That slides the fader not designing rockets [00:41.13]I'm in the lab without a beaker [00:42.61]But the speakers knocking [00:43.58]Making art in broken English they mistake as nonsense [00:46.45]The only language understood as income [00:48.22]So I got good at business plans as well as making rhythm [00:50.94]I took this art so serious [00:52.66]It made any girl I dated so furious [00:55.23]And put tears in they eyes that wouldn't dry [00:57.34]So they turned into rain [00:58.42]So many lessons I was learning through pain [01:00.45]Rain dance [01:01.19] [01:22.41]When I was younger I was all about the ladies [01:24.64]Quick to do them wrong even quicker to call them crazy [01:27.04]Cause I ain't see the harm in leading on somebody daughter [01:29.23]Who wanted my commitment but instead they get a maybe [01:31.90]Four or five I juggled them like I'm Barnum bailey [01:34.35]Until my arms got tired of hugging women and breaking [01:36.98]The less that I was working [01:38.22]The more that I was flirting [01:39.50]Can't be somebody's half if you ain't a completed person [01:42.18]Started developing myself first [01:44.18]Ain't easy to take it for granted when it's self worth [01:46.87]Kept promises made money and stayed honest [01:49.34]In his thick accent my father said that I made progress [01:51.98] [01:52.72]Became the man that I was meant to be [01:54.86]Right on time met the women that was meant for me [01:57.25]You know the feeling of keeping your phone face up [01:59.44]No interference so nothing causing a break up [02:02.00]Drama free [02:03.10]Man I'ma I'ma be real with you man [02:05.36]You gon' get a lot of people out here messed up thinking [02:07.86]That it's really cool to just leave their phone [02:10.06]Face up and they got a lot of open tabs [02:12.03] [02:12.69]That wrong text message will come through [02:14.37]One day and mess up everything you was trying to do so uh [02:17.56]That's just a warning man it ain't for everybody yo [02:20.10]But good job for working hard to get there man for real [02:22.49] [02:23.65]Nowadays I'm just trying to get paid [02:25.52]Stay away from trouble and avoid an early grave [02:28.01]Read a little more speak a little less [02:30.66]My competition listens and they quick to imitate [02:33.19]Invited to the studio by so and so [02:35.69]And everybody think that I'm the one that stole the flow [02:38.30]Well here's a quotable [02:39.37]I ain't jealous or offended [02:40.67]I'm just glad to see reactions to a style that I invented [02:43.32]To me be remembered means your time is finished [02:45.69]And I'd rather be the reminder with the minor presence [02:48.23]Not a quick rise and a long fall [02:50.86]For the long haul I'm in it so just sit tight [02:53.50]Things don't grow if the ground stays dry [02:56.19]I see the good things when the clouds blown by [02:58.61]So when the rain comes I presume my stance [03:01.01]And if I move it's to do my dance [03:02.95]Bloom [03:03.34] [03:04.75]I can make it rain no matter what the time [03:07.52] [03:09.87]But I'd do it less for some peace of mind [03:12.14] [03:13.78]Reach out and you will understand [03:16.44] [03:17.04]What god put in these hands [03:18.49] [03:20.12]All will be revealed in due time