A melancholic song which speaks of how it's only a matter of time before we all leave this planet, but before we do, we do things in order to stand out and survive amidst the coming darkness.
JERAZiK
Rapper/Singer, songwriter, beatboxer, piano-player, beat alchemist. Hip-Hop baby. I love music. Single. 5'10", 20 years old. Filipino, born in the US, residing in the Bay Area, California. Student at CCC, transferring to either UC Berkeley or SF State. Avid gamer. Modified my onyx Nintendo DS Lite to match the capabilities of a Sony PSP, homebrew FTW. Loves Anime and scary movies. Intrigued by the Japanese culture. Anything caught your attention yet? You let me know.
Story behind the song
There isn't really any true motivation to this song aside from a random topic being chosen with lyrics being derived from it in order to kill time. However, everyone has to leave this earth at one point, so Jerazik chose this subject to experiment with the lyrics he could use for this time of theme.
Lyrics
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Jerazik - Only A Matter of Time
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[Introduction]
Nowadays, things seem to be getting worse.
So it's up to us to stand up and be ourselves.
To be who we were born to be. That's what I was taught.
[Verse One]
It's only a matter of time, before we endin' this race /
Too many, complications hittin' us many ways /
I'm seein' days, no sunny rays, just clouds of darkness and grey /
And sometimes, I get to thinkin' what is wrong nowadays /
I remember the day when we all used to play /
Outside, chasin' our dreams before they all got away /
And nowadays it's just a struggle to keep up with pay /
Life's buffet, as we steadily move with that tray /
But the line's, gettin' longer, so there's more a delay /
Somedays, I let my music just take me away /
So I can say that the beat is what's keepin' me sane /
And I'm just, doin' my thing, even though it's cliche /
I try to stray from negativity that get's in my way /
Before I detereorate, and start to decay /
I display, all my emotions even to my dismay /
Otherwise, how can we be, who we are to this day /
[Chorus]
Only a matter of time before we got to go...
So let the world know who you are, don't be afraid, no not at all...
Only a matter of time before we got to go...
So let the world know who you are, don't be afraid, no not at all...
[Verse Two]
And I, hope to remain in this place that I pray /
Dare I say, it's my own refuge in a time full of pain /
I let the rain fall slowly so that I can portray /
All of the stolen memories I've forgotten to thank /
All the lyrics come together in a beautiful way /
Like all the people in the world should be a happy bouquet /
Life is strange, the way I look at it, I'm seein' a play /
Of how a single grain of rice cannot be easily swayed /
We're kind of, easy to shape like a piece of a clay /
But if you took away the body, only soul'll remain /
We're all socially trained, to hit stop and replay /
To work a week, or maybe two, so that we're finally paid /
But in a way I see a group that won't easily say /
A single thing of who they are cuz they don't wanna purvey /
As for me, I chose the path where maybe a day /
I can look at all the chaos when I'm walkin' away /
[Chorus]
Only a matter of time before we got to go...
So let the world know who you are, don't be afraid, no not at all...
Only a matter of time before we got to go...
So let the world know who you are, don't be afraid, no not at all...
[Outroduction]
Now I know, that you might be lost in this world.
But I'ma let you know right now, that you're not alone.
We'll walk that path together...Just trust in me...
