First to Advance

By Mat4yo

On Summer Solstice

Released on December 5, 2014

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[Verse 1: Mat4yo]

I'll be the first to advance

Like a Gameboy from 2006

That fit in to the fingers of a little kid

That wished that he could be a bigger kid

In the immense world we live in

Now he's singing and he doesn't need to wish on stars no more

He's been to hell and back and got exactly what he wished for

It'll take a little time and a little bit of pride to crush your dark side

You'll be riding on the sky when you find that Princess Leia

No more riding solo, you'll be onomatopeing it

Got people saying wow, hе's a howdy how'd he get her?

Whеn all I did was hope that all this weather would get better

So, instead of in regret i'm getting better

I'm getting ahead I bet

I'll be the first to step to enter this duettal adventure

I'll get that special sunset run this back on every cassette

Better yet, I cast a silhouette on fellas telling

Me i couldn’t make it so they stand in the shadow of that

I'm a veteran at marionetting

And making a mess outta every one of my enemies

And no one who offends me

Doesn't understand me

Reprimands me ain't a friend to me

In the end it'll be me and

You and no one else will matter

Leaving every other rapper mad, hatter

I'm stepping up to the plate and up to batter and

To face the face of the race

Don't make me a snake if i take first place

But I'm slitherin in to the winning position

Restricting the limits from this prohibition

A proficient coefficient

Never missing a chance to be different

So listen, I'm really reeling them in and I ain't goin' fishing

Look for me ill find you

I'll be right behind you

To catch you when you fall and then stand beside you

Forever I abide to

You, make me believe it now


[Verse 2: LazySundayPaper]

Whoa I can see it now

Every little confession that made me bleed

Every little truth made me see, you!

I can’t afford to lose such a wondrous tune

When push comes to shove I tend to fall

Bounded up till I am black and blue

Ooh I see it dude the man in the mirror is a different you

I question my role in these shoes

I question this battle if I should move

I'm stuck in these ruins, I feel ancient compared to these dunes

Life ain't easy when we drift away, I want to stay

Burnt by these rays leaving scars on my face

I want to pray but it seems god made me this way

[Verse 3: Mat4yo & LazySundayPaper]

I am who I am and you made me that

I am who I am, I created that

Our problems are crafted and conquered by us

It’s an inward battle constructed by trust

And you must come up from the shackles of dust

Kick ‘em in the nuts and scream that’s enough

You wanna stand up tall not crash and fall

If you ain't first to do it, why advance at all?


[Verse 4: Mat4yo]

It’s a trance and all, or so you think

What if you could fix it all with a blink

You can’t do that if your eyes are closed

You gotta defend or get overthrown


[Verse 5: LazySundayPaper]

But no matter how hard you fight, you’re always on the run

Selfless and hopeless waiting to become the one

I know I’ve been there gasping for air in this puddle

But know people are there to get you out of this struggle


[Verse 6: Mat4yo]

You aren’t the only soldier in war

You’ve got a friend for what life’s in store for

Of course you’re overboard with the soreness

The only hands holding you down are yours, kid


[Verse 7: LazySundayPaper]

I broke free from these chains

I felt foreclosed in a world of pain

They tried and break me for what I was

But I persevered and told them enough IS ENOUGH

[Verse 8: Mat4yo,LazySundayPaper, & Both]

With my advanced in hand I just can’t seem to find a friend

You’re not alone my friend, we’ll endure this, grab my hand

What if I can’t fend against the pressures that will take a stand

We gotta take a leap of faith, all odds on one chance

And together no one’s powerful enough to say we can't

And we will each no longer be the victims of a circumstance

Since you have reversed it I can see the curse at a glance

To see that we surpassed from last and now we are the first to advance