During the just concluded holiday, I heard my cousin playing a Kanye-type beat. I was immediately drawn to the beat and I subconsciously started singing to it.
It's nothing much thought but then, I realized that I actually wanted to sing to that song. Even if it's a verse, I wanted to do something at least. I requested for the beat which he sent to me on WhatsApp.
When I got the beat, I was actually busy. So, I began to sing what to me, makes no sense, but it flows well with the beat. After I finished my work, I sat down to write a lyrics for that beat.
I just wrote on the second verse which is about 1 minute or so. When I recorded it, it was actually nice. The context of this song is about life. I didn't have any aspect of life I wanted to sing about though. I just wrote at random. Though I didn't put many efforts into making this song.
I would not copy and paste the lyrics because it is already embedded in the video. However, what I'll do is explain what the lyrics means from my perspective as the song writer. So, here goes;
"Not a lyrical genius but I'll make you shiver."
Here I talked about how I don't really know how to make perfect lyrics, word play and rhymes but my lyrics will make you think deep.
I've got lots of thoughts in mind, I've got plenty liver.
Here talks about me thinking of the many things I have to accomplish. Career, riches, building a family, social relationship, risk taking, and what not. However, I have the balls of steel to bear the risks and face all these thoughts logically and not emotionally.
People come go, people love hard
Here talks about the love and friendships I lost. Even the ones that I thought I would end up with, left with somebody that has bigger bag and a nice car. I'm proud though. At least, she left me for someone that's financially higher who will prolly give her the life she wants.
People rise.. up, people fall down.
Here talks about navigating the rough terrain of life. The ups and downs I've been through and how I'm managing to navigate my way through.
I've got b*tches that loves me, people look up to me now, I disappointed a few but I'll never give up.
Here talks about ladies that asked me for a relationship, hopefully to end up together but due to my past relationship, I already made up my mind to leave love, sexual relationships and make money first. However, what I don't know is how long this will take.
It further talks about how people look up to me. I'm actually scared of being looked up on. What if I end up not being or doing what they expected? The what if grows and builds up.
Additionally, it also talks how I disappointed a few persons, including those that looked up to me for one thing or the other. I'm not perfect.
To round things up, I'll not give up irrespective of my mistakes and I perfection. It's either I be what I set out to be, or I be what I set out to be. I don't have any other option than to keep going. Even depression can't stop me.
Remember the name, grinding with the boys, I'm not just here for the fame, I just wanna stack em' cheese up.
Here talks about how I don't actually love fame. Save the fame, give me the fortune. I just want the few friends I have (who I'm grinding with) to remember my name. Lastly, it talks about how I just want to make money. They say "money is the root of all evil," but to me, money is the root of respect, loyalty, success, and every other good things. However, to me, it is not just about the money. It is about the peace and quiet too.
Roll up, look up, look down, move up, looking place to place just to stack some cheese up.
I actually wanted to use another lyrics than "looking place to place just to stack some cheese up." But then, at the moment I could not think of any other thing. So, I just let it be.
Anyways, here talks about moving on from a depressed state. Do anything that works for you, if you smoke weed, do it. If you drink do it. If you take water to not be depressed, do it. If work make you not to be depressed do it. However, do it responsibly. Also, don't ever allow your depressed state interfere with your hustle. Keep looking place to place and stacking.
Moving on, moving out. I don't really care what you say, the name is El.
Here talks about how I move on and out from unpleasant situations. When someone disrespected me or when they looked down on me, I cut off them very very fast and move on immediately. I don't have time for negative words. I don't care what they say behind my back. My name is El (god). I'm very much bigger than the side talks, so, it's a waste of time and a disgrace if I give it my attention.
Rising down to up, never up to down, just a boy from the gutter tryna make the butter.
Here is about going higher without going low. It also talks about the fact that I came from nothing and I'm trying to get something.
Thank you for reading.
The image and video on this post belongs to me.
Please, watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
My channels name is: @Iamdanny010