uplift

welcome to the manifesto

of a man who stood the test of time

seventeen years

still here to testify

i pour my heart into every line

even so

you probably could've made a better buy

uh

what's done is done

not here to be number one

just to burst your bubblegum

and it's only just begun

the best is yet to come

so kick back for the story of how the inner west was won

i call it how i see it

nothing more

nothing less

caught between the naysayers and the yes-men

but these are my songs

and you can love them or hate them

either way we have something in common

'oi brother you can't sing'

yeah i can't rap neither

but i'm here to do my thing till i make you a believer

so

flip a coin

pick a side

i don't give a fuck

i'm here to kick a rhyme

grab your spirit

try to lift it up

in this cold barren land that i call home

i'm just a man searching for the strength to walk alone

i stand tall

wear my weakness with pride

the glitch in the system with a fist in the sky

in this cold barren land that i call home

i'm just a man searching for the strength to walk alone

i stand tall

wear my weakness with pride

the glitch in the system with a fist in the sky

this is one part love

one part hate

one part luck

and one part fate

a whole lot of hard work and some heartbreak

but the scars fade

life in the fast lane is stressing me

i'm tryna slow it down

focus on my goal to be an unknown celebrity

the every-man's antihero

rocking a jam until i have a fan base of zero

sydney hip hop politics

the white hats

ignore the black hoodies and they all ignore the backpacks

see me

i walk the grey space between all three

thin line between fat laces and pre-torn jeans

so

you might catch me reading your girl's sky blog

maybe bombing with the krylon

rocking my ipod

like what?! i'm a national icon

in the making here to get my write on

in this cold barren land that i call home

i'm just a man searching for the strength to walk alone

i stand tall

wear my weakness with pride

the glitch in the system with a fist in the sky

in this cold barren land that i call home

i'm just a man searching for the strength to walk alone

i stand tall

wear my weakness with pride

the glitch in the system with a fist in the sky

no

i don't know any trade secrets

but i made a promise to myself and i'm gonna keep it

black hoodie with a crooked cap

black humour with a crooked smile

rolling with a crooked pack

of hopscotch players

who rock cross faders

and still find the time each day to watch neighbours

what? you got something to say? run your mouth dude

one day soon we'll be coming your way

self-appointed cynic

passionate pessimist

borderline sociopath

manic perfectionist

my question is this

how every record every rapper's

claiming they're the best there is? somebody's lying"