So Many Dreams Deferred feat. Liana
I didn't choose this life, you think I wanna fight? I'd rather be chillin', not dealing with life. I plan on having kids. Can I raise them in this? Spend my life telling them about the good days I miss?
I'm writing/rapping the Dumpster Manifesto -- reality from a different perspective.
DJ Tansey -- Rap Entrepreneur
AIM: djtansey
I have been interested in Hip-Hop since 1995. My first album was Tupac Shakur's Me Against The World. I was only 11, but his music still managed to reach me.
I miss rap with a message. It seems everyone is a megalomaniac. So I'm doing my own thing. Hopefully people will give a sh*t.
Story behind the song
Just got to thinking about why I try to hard to make my life mean something. This is what came out. Like the rest of my songs it was written and recorded in 6 hours.
Lyrics
Title: So Many Dreams Deferred
Artist: David Tansey feat. Liana
Album: The American Dream
I love my life, what else can I say?
I was dealt a hand, played every card I could play
Been around the world, I've seen many things
The sites were great, I only worship my friends
Whether we're on the dance floor or walking the street
Staring at the wall or making new beats
I wouldn't change a thing, I love who I am
learned my lessons painfully, but I became a man
What more could I ask? I eat every night
I appreciate love in spite of the pain
As kid i used to dream of many things
An engineer or astronaut while laying in bed
Only have a life to live, I do what I can
Make sure I keep working, manifest my vision
Now when I'm sleeping I'm dreaming of my own life
It keeps me believing and fighting for what's right
//
You keep dreaming and believe in what's right
Keep your heart beating and put up a fight
I hear what you say and I regain my might
Don't drop that pen, you give me hope for my life
//
I wish I could sing like that
But I know I can't, that's why I rap
I live one day at a time
Fight my battles and write my rhymes
Learn my lessons and bide my time
Appreciate the little things, find what I'll find
Don't do lines for rhyme, I have integrity
It's not easy, I have to be clever
I'm a hopeful man, I've been stabbed in the back
I never lose when I am attacked
I get in my car the wind defeats my worries
Get myself home and articulate my stories
I keep writing until my vision gets blurry
Let my body rest so I can wake in a hurry
I'm resting and fighting so I might win
Laughing and rapping while battling sin
//
You keep dreaming and believe in what's right
Keep your heart beating and put up a fight
I hear what you say and I regain my might
Don't drop that pen, you give me hope for my life
//
I didn't choose this life, you think I want to fight?
I'd rather be chillin', not dealing with life
I plan on having kids, can I raise them in this?
Spend my life telling them about the good days I miss?
I have some self respect, I have to look in the mirror
I've what I've seen, I wish I was dreaming
I've shattered a few out of pure frustration
Hating myself for all the time I've wasted
Look in my eyes; see what I dream
My heart only beats so it'll be seen
I used to want many things, like most kids
But I have no choice, I've seen what I did
So I'm climbing the mountains, fighting my battles
Training my brain, make sure I'm not tackled
I try to live well and to live by my word
Have to keep on fighting with many dreams deferred
//
You keep dreaming and believe in what's right
Keep your heart beating and put up a fight
I hear what you say and I regain my might
Don't drop that pen, you give me hope for my life
//
