Horrorshow - Uplift lyrics

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"
We like whose house? Mum's house!
Rent's free
You don't like it you can get the fuck out
Cause it's never been about
Fifteen minutes of fame
To a crowd of fifteen or fifteen
Thou' I spit it the same
See that's what I'm about
Both feet on solid ground
Rocking out with my head in the clouds
So when it's all said and done
At the end of the day
Catch me, headphones and a notepad
Penning a phrase

I might not be the coolest
Might not be the flyest
The toughest, the most likely to succeed
I'm definitely not the best
There will never another footprint
On the surface of the Earth
Quite the same as mine
And that's the only claim I'm
Walking out of here with