Tonedeff - Archetype lyrics
[Tonedeff - Archetype lyrics]
Now, Who the fuck are you to judge me?
Who the fuck are you to tell me
What I can & can't do?
Can you repeat the feats I'm
Achieving to rhymes and beats
Or even conceive that I'll be competing
Still even when I'm deceased
Now beating me is easier than finding peace
But niggas still criticize
My work and my lines and my
Shirt down to the size
In a world of scouring eyes
And words compounded by lies
The artistry of lyricism I epitomize
Cause, I'm the archetype -
Original as they come
Ayo, they broke the fuckin mold
When they made this one
Said I'm the archetype
Cause there can only be one
The day intelligence sells
We'll leave the industry stunned
It's overwhelming
Cause there's so much to say
And so much to change
But for every rapper constantly bitching
I made a record that's honestly different
Just watch the world scoff in the distance
And cynic's bark in resistance
And still, in it's wake
This archetype's bound to mimmicked
This is the new Hip-Hop
Devoid of boundaries, gimmicks
Or rigid genres, with no apologies given
To solemnly sing aloud and then
Spit poly's without inhibition
In a world where courage is reprimanded
But cowardice isn't
The power to listen and learn
Keeps me adaptive
A tribe fan that appreciated the classics
But damn if I'm trapped in the past
I act to surpass what they crafted
And still manage to travel the path
On the maps that they drafted
And man, I'm rappin on behalf of balance
The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves
And a passion for practical magic
A tap of the wand, and
I'm graphic - another tap, i'm the fastest
You tap again
And I'm chanting on a piano ballad
The preconceived notions get shattered
Fuck mainstream & underground - is the
Shit any good? is what matters
Why categorize? There's wack and there's nice
So, I put all that to the side and reset the
Standard for any cat that just asks for a mic
So with that in mind
Them niggas won't last after
They've established their hype
While mine's only added
More than half of my life
And I'm last in a line of cats with
Divine talent - Don't ask for a sign
Answers will rise in the passage of time -
Cause, I'm the Archetype
Who the fuck are you to tell me
What I can & can't do?
Can you repeat the feats I'm
Achieving to rhymes and beats
Or even conceive that I'll be competing
Still even when I'm deceased
Now beating me is easier than finding peace
But niggas still criticize
My work and my lines and my
Shirt down to the size
In a world of scouring eyes
And words compounded by lies
The artistry of lyricism I epitomize
Cause, I'm the archetype -
Original as they come
Ayo, they broke the fuckin mold
When they made this one
Said I'm the archetype
Cause there can only be one
The day intelligence sells
We'll leave the industry stunned
It's overwhelming
Cause there's so much to say
And so much to change
But for every rapper constantly bitching
I made a record that's honestly different
Just watch the world scoff in the distance
And cynic's bark in resistance
And still, in it's wake
This archetype's bound to mimmicked
This is the new Hip-Hop
Devoid of boundaries, gimmicks
Or rigid genres, with no apologies given
To solemnly sing aloud and then
Spit poly's without inhibition
In a world where courage is reprimanded
But cowardice isn't
The power to listen and learn
Keeps me adaptive
A tribe fan that appreciated the classics
But damn if I'm trapped in the past
I act to surpass what they crafted
And still manage to travel the path
On the maps that they drafted
And man, I'm rappin on behalf of balance
The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves
And a passion for practical magic
A tap of the wand, and
I'm graphic - another tap, i'm the fastest
You tap again
And I'm chanting on a piano ballad
The preconceived notions get shattered
Fuck mainstream & underground - is the
Shit any good? is what matters
Why categorize? There's wack and there's nice
So, I put all that to the side and reset the
Standard for any cat that just asks for a mic
So with that in mind
Them niggas won't last after
They've established their hype
While mine's only added
More than half of my life
And I'm last in a line of cats with
Divine talent - Don't ask for a sign
Answers will rise in the passage of time -
Cause, I'm the Archetype