Uh, I hope that God decides to talk through him
That the people decide to walk with him
Regardless of Pitchfork cosigns I've jumped
Make sure the soundman doesn't cock block the drums
Let the snare knock the air right out of your lungs
And those words be the oxygen
Just breathe
Hey man, regardless I'ma say it
Felt like I got signed the day that I got an agent
Got an iTunes check, shit man I'm paying rent
About damn time that I got out of my basement
About damn time I got around the country and I hit these stages
I was made to slay them
Ten thousand hours I'm so damn close I can taste it
On some Malcolm Gladwell, David Bowie meets Kanye shit
This is dedication
A life lived for art is never a life wasted
Ten thousand
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
Ten thousand ants, they carry me
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
Ten thousand ants, they carry me
Now, now, now
This is my world, this is my arena
The TV told me something different I didn't believe it
I stand here in front of you today all because of an idea
I could be who I wanted if I could see my potential
And I know that one day I'ma be him
Put the gloves on, sparring with my ego
Everyone's greatest obstacle, I beat him, celebrate that achievement
Got some attachments, some baggage I'm actually working on leaving
See, I observed Escher, I love Basquiat
I watched Keith Harring, you see I study art
The greats weren't great because at birth they could paint
The greats were great 'cause they paint a lot
I will not be a statistic, just let me be
No child left behind, that's the American scheme
I make my living off of words
And do what I love for work
And got around 980 on my SATs
Take that system, what did you expect?
Generation of kids choosing love over a desk
Put those hours in and look at what you get
Nothing that you can hold, but everything that it is
Ten thousand
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
Ten thousand ants, they carry me
Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand ants
Ten thousand ants, they carry me
Same shit, different day, same struggle
Slow motion as time slips through my knuckles
Nothing beautiful about it, no light at the tunnel
For the people that put the passion before them being comfortable
Raw, unmedicated heart no substitute
Banging on table tops, no subs to toot
I'm feeling better than ever man, what is up with you?
Scraping my knuckles, I'm battling with some drug abuse
I lost another friend, got another call from a sister
And I speak for the people that share that struggle too
Like they got something bruised
My only rehabilitation was the sweat, tears and blood when up in the booth
It's the part of the show where it all fades away
When the lights go to black and the band leaves the stage
And you wanted an encore but there's no encore today
'Cause the moment is now, can't get it back from the grave
Part of the show it all fades away
Lights go to black band leaves the stage
You wanted an encore but there's no encore today
'Cause the moment is now, can't get it back from the grave
Welcome to the Heist
Welcome to the Heist
Welcome to the Heist
Welcome to the Heist
Welcome to the Heist
Welcome to the Heist
Ten Thousand Hours
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A Wake A Wake (feat. Evan Roman) All Up In The Club American And We Danced As Soon As I Wake Up At The Party B-Boy Blazin High Feat Wale & Emilio Rojas Bolo Tie BomBom BomBom (feat. The Teaching) Brad Pitt's Cousin Buckshot Bush Song Can't Hold Us Can\u2019t Hold Us Can't Hold Us Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) Castle Church City Don't Sleep City Don’t Sleep Claiming The City Contradiction Cowboy Boots Crew Cuts Crew Cuts (Jake One Remix) Dance Off Downtown Drug Dealer Ego Fake I.D. Fake ID Fallin Gold Gold (feat. Eighty4 Fly) Gold Rush Good For You Growing Up Hold Your Head Up I Said Hey Inhale Deep Intro Irish Celebration Irish Celebration (P Smoov Remix) Jimmy Iovine Jimmy Iovine (feat. Ab-Soul) Keep Marchin Kevin Kew Kuts Feat Ryan Lewis Kings Let's Eat Letterhead Remix Life Is Cinema Light Tunnels Love Song Macklemore White Walls featuring Ryan Lewis, ScHoo... Magic Make The Money More Bars Feat Ryan Lewis My Language My Oh My Need To Know Neon Cathedral Neon Cathedral (feat. Allen Stone) Nknw Remix North by Northwest NXNW Remix Othaside Feat Ryan Lewis Otherside Otherside (Remix) Otherside (Ryan Lewis Remix) Penis Song Put Um Up Feat Ryan Lewis Remember High School Same Love Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) Soldiers Spoons St. Ides Starting Over Starting Over (feat. Ben Bridwell) Stay At Home Dad The End The End (Budo Remix) The Magic The Town The Town (Sabzi Remix) Thin Line Thin Line (feat. Buffalo Madonna) Thrift Shop Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) Victory Lap Vipassana Vipassana (Ryan Lewis Remix) Wednesday Morning White Privilege White Privilege Part 2 White Walls White Walls (feat. ScHoolboy Q) Wing$ Wings
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