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Don't Panic

from The Blacklister EP by Aayu

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I often get this sickening feeling that I'm just getting older, and I feel helpless about it. I put an immense amount of pressure on myself to succeed. And putting in more work than I will ever get credit for. Sometimes forgetting to have fun with my music. But I've come to the conclusion that success is relative. Sometimes I get this wonderful feeling, realizing i'm really good at what I do, and its ok to embrace that. I try and make sure I never take any of this for granted again. Life is short. Too short to have a sinking feeling about anything.

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How am I supposed to breathe/With you standing over/Getting older is the hardest part I see/And I wont take for granted/If what I wrote was manic/I won't panic/I'm dramatically unseen
Woke up this morning with a deadline/Aches and pains/How am I gonna be fed right/Knives are creeping in and keeping all the windows dim/To see the scenery would only make me dread life/But I'm the type to write until damn hands bleed/Ask me/I don't give a fuck what life hands me/Nasty/Should have could have would have taken a different path/Shouldn't rap no more/Well y'all can kiss my ass/I'll sample the universe and give it away for free/I'll trample these nerds cause they cant see me/Cause I'm a phantom/They love what I hand em/Handsome as shit with a hand like a cannon/Man i'll split like an atom and i'll blow up/Spit like animal cause I don't wanna grow up/All I really wanna do is maybe get some dough up/Sho'nuff/Dispose of this fold up phone baby show love
Grew up in the underground/Born and raised/And at the playground is where I seen most of the hate take place/Ain't nothing better than a button up sweater to cover my scars/Regardless of the weather/Ever think back/To where you been at/Or maybe blink too fast you didn't get to see that/Cause life keeps moving even when our feet stand still/Land of the lost dreams/Plans that we had killed/Lately I've been a little too hoarse/Maybe i smoke too many Newports/Baby I've just seen the outside and it's warmer than you'd think/I won't embrace the end/I'll face my family and friends/And tell them thank you for the lessons/I wont stress it all again

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from The Blacklister EP, released October 30, 2012

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