Own Appeal (Explicit)-Oddisee

Own Appeal - Oddisee [Intro:] The main focus for my music Whether it be the production or the lyricist My travels, you know The outside in rhyming it really plays a huge part in what I make I ride all my rounds outside, you know Every city I go to, I set up my studio in a hotel I make the beats … in the day I stop coming up with ideas And I just hit the streets and start walking And whatever I see kinda of inspires me. It may not be literally, but I always find the ways for my music The streets, the city is my main inspiration. I never asked to be born, and death's no question The sun's still shining off the same old lessons Then why does life feel like an educated guess and My thoughts are like meals I'm a sucker for the seconds. Impressions got a lot of us stressing, But how we are perceived is more about a reflection The reception warm that I receive Which leads to believe these hoes like what I heave. Tall women in heels, tour money and deals Off the no bull I like all money for real More time aboard and less time at home Less time for broads and more time in zones, yeah! I'm in it while flying out of another one This is a new beginning, I'm climbing out of the other one Could the dream feel realer than it ever been? And I was aiming high like a ni**a being president The possibilities of that are seeming pretty evident So being self employed is not seeming like a definite But staying that way is what I'm F-ing with And like minded people, be the only ones I'm messing with! Hook: And yo this so real, Not knowing what's ahead but I'mma go there still Living in the moment got a hopeless feel But the feeling in itself got it's own appeal (I know) I'm attracted to the lights in the distance The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking Not sure what I'm putting my faith in But I'mma be alright! I'm trying to get mine in this life time The after life is much further in pipeline I'm in inclined to believe that but truth is, That for death, any moment is the right time So I live like everyday is my last. But I plan for tomorrow as if I will never pass A Pharoah on the subway Who never had dreams of jets But fell asleep on run ways I just know that one day, That anything I needed I could mold Get everything you want it ain't always good for the soul A mix of self worth, some help, a little control And I don't know the rest, good as mine is your guess The recipe ain't the best, to make it though is our quest And if you choose to accept, the meaning of life is yes Cause only God knows, Those of us in the flesh, get the privilege of test Some will fail and some will pass We all get the same grade though when we run the path How you grade your self is the mark that will matter most To separate the heart of the strong and the battered folks Have a dose! Hook: And yo this so real, Not knowing what's ahead but I'mma go there still Living in the moment got a hopeless feel But the feeling in itself got it's own appeal (I know) I'm attracted to the lights in the distance The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking Not sure what I'm putting my faith in But I'mma be alright! Hey yo, sh*t so real, I kill sh*t to live ni**a, schizo feel I got a hunger for knowledge and I miss no meals I stay high off life and I miss no pills. I'm addicted to thrill of walking along the edge Not knowing what lays ahead but always knowing the deal I'm good with my decisions, the set backs and gains Is all apart of the game, I'm ready to spin the wheel What ever is in store, I'm ready for, for sure With the attitude of wealth with the gratitude of the poor The balance is the challenge and I sit so still Between callous and analysis but this no feel I'm off the chain, been that way since slaves to flave In ‘93 till infinity I'm slated in ways This X in stone, the age where we marked ourselves I'm still all about the music, I don't monitor plays, I don't monitor hits, and I don't monitor clicks, I monitor the snare drum and the bottom of kicks! Is anybody left that still f**k with this true sh*t? Well let me hear you scream over top of this crew sh*t! Hook: And yo this so real, Not knowing what's ahead but I'mma go there still Living in the moment got a hopeless feel But the feeling in itself got it's own appeal (I know) I'm attracted to the lights in the distance The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking Not sure what I'm putting my faith in But I'mma be alright!