Baba Brinkman - Grateful lyrics
[Baba Brinkman - Grateful lyrics]
Inside a cave I hide away
In a state of hibernation
I lie stationary, wide awake in violation
Of my impatience
I wait for the change in vibration
That signifies swings of tide in the basin
Of my relationship with civilization
I created this place this is my station
And I can exchange it
Like a fish’s migration
From glaciers to find
Nascent riverside locations
And this is why spaces I occupy go vacant
I traded my safety zone to stay locomotive
And I make the most of the
Way I chose to live
In this chaos my brain is overloaded
But, I remain devoted to the
Fate of a vocalist though I can’t say I made
It alone as a soloist
'Cause, I owe this to those who
Came and paid and supported
Without you, I’d never get my shows promoted
This game is gold plated but
I won't grow jaded
'Cause, I'm grateful for the way
That you keep me motivated
Oh, I am an explorer
That's movin' cross the water
But, I'm only moving forward
'Cause, I am supported
The wind is on my shoulder
Blowin' subtle whispers
I'm searchin' for the answer
'Cause, I am an explorer
So this is my attempt to start givin’ it back
To those who encouraged my decision to tap
Into this vision, this indigenous knack
For descriptive images and
Limitless adjectives
I know most of you probably
Don’t even listen to rap
But without you, I’d be on different track
I could’ve driven a cab or lived in a shack
In the woods, or even been to prison and back
I could’ve been an exact
Copy of America’s white
Middle class wannabe black stereotype
Or I could’ve just imitated one
Of my parents’ lives
And had the "junior" on my name parenthesized
Like one-tenth the size, but I’m aware inside
Of where my errand lies
And it’s got me terrified
‘Cause, I’m like Shirzad in Arabian Nights
Beyond my narrative lies paradise
This game is gold plated but
I won't grow jaded
'Cause, I'm grateful for the way
That you keep me motivated
Oh, I am an explorer
That's movin' cross the water
But, I'm only moving forward
'Cause, I am supported
The wind is on my shoulder
Blowin' subtle whispers
I'm searchin' for the answer
'Cause, I am an explorer
But, I’m not a paralyzed nervous person
‘Cause your encouragement is my nourishment
I built this surrogate home and furnished it
With verses in the service
Of perfect workmanship and I learned to curb
This internal turbulence
When I heard your urgent nurturing whispers
And courage went surging through me
And I knew my purpose then
Was to work ten times harder to
Deserve every word of it
It makes me impervious to negative attitudes
And fills me with a
Sense of benevolent gratitude
Like: whatever you do now
I’ll never be mad at you
It takes absolute certainty to
Get Pegasus lassoed
And I have the aptitude and I’ll
Do what I have to do to see the last of
This Promethean task through
Even if that means feelin’ the wrath of Zeus
And whatever I make happen
I’m takin’ it back to you it's my world
I can do what I wanna do
You can't stop me from myself
Rockin' 'til there's nothing left
And I say Thank You
For your gifts and your blessings for me
Cause it's my world to do just as I see
In a state of hibernation
I lie stationary, wide awake in violation
Of my impatience
I wait for the change in vibration
That signifies swings of tide in the basin
Of my relationship with civilization
I created this place this is my station
And I can exchange it
Like a fish’s migration
From glaciers to find
Nascent riverside locations
And this is why spaces I occupy go vacant
I traded my safety zone to stay locomotive
And I make the most of the
Way I chose to live
In this chaos my brain is overloaded
But, I remain devoted to the
Fate of a vocalist though I can’t say I made
It alone as a soloist
'Cause, I owe this to those who
Came and paid and supported
Without you, I’d never get my shows promoted
This game is gold plated but
I won't grow jaded
'Cause, I'm grateful for the way
That you keep me motivated
Oh, I am an explorer
That's movin' cross the water
But, I'm only moving forward
'Cause, I am supported
The wind is on my shoulder
Blowin' subtle whispers
I'm searchin' for the answer
'Cause, I am an explorer
So this is my attempt to start givin’ it back
To those who encouraged my decision to tap
Into this vision, this indigenous knack
For descriptive images and
Limitless adjectives
I know most of you probably
Don’t even listen to rap
But without you, I’d be on different track
I could’ve driven a cab or lived in a shack
In the woods, or even been to prison and back
I could’ve been an exact
Copy of America’s white
Middle class wannabe black stereotype
Or I could’ve just imitated one
Of my parents’ lives
And had the "junior" on my name parenthesized
Like one-tenth the size, but I’m aware inside
Of where my errand lies
And it’s got me terrified
‘Cause, I’m like Shirzad in Arabian Nights
Beyond my narrative lies paradise
This game is gold plated but
I won't grow jaded
'Cause, I'm grateful for the way
That you keep me motivated
Oh, I am an explorer
That's movin' cross the water
But, I'm only moving forward
'Cause, I am supported
The wind is on my shoulder
Blowin' subtle whispers
I'm searchin' for the answer
'Cause, I am an explorer
But, I’m not a paralyzed nervous person
‘Cause your encouragement is my nourishment
I built this surrogate home and furnished it
With verses in the service
Of perfect workmanship and I learned to curb
This internal turbulence
When I heard your urgent nurturing whispers
And courage went surging through me
And I knew my purpose then
Was to work ten times harder to
Deserve every word of it
It makes me impervious to negative attitudes
And fills me with a
Sense of benevolent gratitude
Like: whatever you do now
I’ll never be mad at you
It takes absolute certainty to
Get Pegasus lassoed
And I have the aptitude and I’ll
Do what I have to do to see the last of
This Promethean task through
Even if that means feelin’ the wrath of Zeus
And whatever I make happen
I’m takin’ it back to you it's my world
I can do what I wanna do
You can't stop me from myself
Rockin' 'til there's nothing left
And I say Thank You
For your gifts and your blessings for me
Cause it's my world to do just as I see