K-Rino - Blessing And A Burden lyrics
[K-Rino - Blessing And A Burden lyrics]
It’s a beautiful responsibility to
Chase your own standard (sinister laugh)
Who was that?
Your creative needle has to keep moving
‘cause the burden of being great is
Always having to prove it
Your creative needle has to keep moving
‘cause the burden of being great is
Always having to prove it
Generously the creator gave this gift to me
Since then I’ve been persistent
With it's upliftment
Because I’m thankful for it's delivery
From the start of things
Prospering was a fore-dream
Thе process was exhausting
As I birthed my skill and
Nurturеd it like an offspring
No resting, I felt greatness was destined
‘cause my creative expression started to
Undergo an accelerated progression
A fresh pen became my best friend
And once I embraced that
Connection my affection
For writing was never in question
No secret, the accolades came frequent
And with each sentence
The people would seek to see if I
Could equal it or exceed it
Ran straight through every bar that
I was faced with
Saw greatness in the distance, challenging
Me to a race, that’s when I chased it
I caught and wrestled it into submission
Started living with the thought
Of to precision
And though I’m grateful for creative
Thought flames I’ve been given
To live up to my standards
I became painfully driven
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
No one forced me to pick up this torch
It was self handed
Now on this lonely island of
High standards I felt stranded
The pressure quickly found my back and
Upon that it had landed
I hadn’t planned to answer
To that contrasting dynamic
The parameters expanded
To maintain that was relentless
The demand for more music doubled and
It came back with a vengeance
Like a true professional, I remained ethical
‘cause falling a step below my
Excellent expected flow was unacceptable
Even when sleepy I’m conceiving deeply
The beats would incarcerate me
And only after completion they released me
For decades now I’ve wondered if
I’m crazy for continuing
To feed the very insatiable
Nature that enslaves me
What controlled me as a youngster still
Entraps me when I’m older
Sunlight taps me on my shoulder
After collapsing in my folder
To make my work authentic and not fraudulent
So when my fans debate they can
Present it in their arguments
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
Expectation strengthened as my
Name was lifted
The people fanned the flames
And the initial dose of
Praise became addictive
But to think it’s ego-driven is absurdity
My purpose is to usurp every previous piece
Of work that you’ve heard from me
So minus all excuses and no
Matter what I’m going through
I wrack my brain to make sure
I don’t slack or disappoint you
I don’t ever cheat my creative integrity
Or let one bad record leave any
Negative blemishes on my legacy
I stretched the boundaries to see
How far I could get
So now I live with the consequences
Of the bar that I set
And yet it doesn’t matter
Consistently how you’ve been
I could put out nine albums in one day
And somebody gon’ say now do ten
And if I did have any drop-off
It ain’t been much
New artists coming everyday
Gotta keep up with that influx
I strain to write each word for each
New ear that hears me suddenly
‘cause I never know which song will be
Their first when they discover me
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
Chase your own standard (sinister laugh)
Who was that?
Your creative needle has to keep moving
‘cause the burden of being great is
Always having to prove it
Your creative needle has to keep moving
‘cause the burden of being great is
Always having to prove it
Generously the creator gave this gift to me
Since then I’ve been persistent
With it's upliftment
Because I’m thankful for it's delivery
From the start of things
Prospering was a fore-dream
Thе process was exhausting
As I birthed my skill and
Nurturеd it like an offspring
No resting, I felt greatness was destined
‘cause my creative expression started to
Undergo an accelerated progression
A fresh pen became my best friend
And once I embraced that
Connection my affection
For writing was never in question
No secret, the accolades came frequent
And with each sentence
The people would seek to see if I
Could equal it or exceed it
Ran straight through every bar that
I was faced with
Saw greatness in the distance, challenging
Me to a race, that’s when I chased it
I caught and wrestled it into submission
Started living with the thought
Of to precision
And though I’m grateful for creative
Thought flames I’ve been given
To live up to my standards
I became painfully driven
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
No one forced me to pick up this torch
It was self handed
Now on this lonely island of
High standards I felt stranded
The pressure quickly found my back and
Upon that it had landed
I hadn’t planned to answer
To that contrasting dynamic
The parameters expanded
To maintain that was relentless
The demand for more music doubled and
It came back with a vengeance
Like a true professional, I remained ethical
‘cause falling a step below my
Excellent expected flow was unacceptable
Even when sleepy I’m conceiving deeply
The beats would incarcerate me
And only after completion they released me
For decades now I’ve wondered if
I’m crazy for continuing
To feed the very insatiable
Nature that enslaves me
What controlled me as a youngster still
Entraps me when I’m older
Sunlight taps me on my shoulder
After collapsing in my folder
To make my work authentic and not fraudulent
So when my fans debate they can
Present it in their arguments
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
Expectation strengthened as my
Name was lifted
The people fanned the flames
And the initial dose of
Praise became addictive
But to think it’s ego-driven is absurdity
My purpose is to usurp every previous piece
Of work that you’ve heard from me
So minus all excuses and no
Matter what I’m going through
I wrack my brain to make sure
I don’t slack or disappoint you
I don’t ever cheat my creative integrity
Or let one bad record leave any
Negative blemishes on my legacy
I stretched the boundaries to see
How far I could get
So now I live with the consequences
Of the bar that I set
And yet it doesn’t matter
Consistently how you’ve been
I could put out nine albums in one day
And somebody gon’ say now do ten
And if I did have any drop-off
It ain’t been much
New artists coming everyday
Gotta keep up with that influx
I strain to write each word for each
New ear that hears me suddenly
‘cause I never know which song will be
Their first when they discover me
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording
A blessing and a burden
The lesson here is urgent
This gift that I possess made
Me feel stressed and undeserving
My standard was established while the
Rest were just emerging
It’s an endless quest to still inject
The message in the wording