《Rain Dance》歌词

[00:00:00] Rain Dance - Oddisee

[00:00:21] I remembered when I discovered purpose

[00:00:23] I was good at something finally worth it

[00:00:26] Told my father that I'ma be an artist

[00:00:28] Foreign parents don't understand we got newer options

[00:00:30] They flee their countries

[00:00:31] Protect their families pursuing progress

[00:00:33] They think in needs we think of wants

[00:00:35] The views are parted

[00:00:36] I want to be like doctor dre

[00:00:37] They want degrees from Harvard an engineer

[00:00:38] That slides the fader not designing rockets

[00:00:41] I'm in the lab without a beaker

[00:00:42] But the speakers knocking

[00:00:43] Making art in broken English they mistake as nonsense

[00:00:46] The only language understood as income

[00:00:48] So I got good at business plans as well as making rhythm

[00:00:50] I took this art so serious

[00:00:52] It made any girl I dated so furious

[00:00:55] And put tears in they eyes that wouldn't dry

[00:00:57] So they turned into rain

[00:00:58] So many lessons I was learning through pain

[00:01:00] Rain dance

[00:01:22] When I was younger I was all about the ladies

[00:01:24] Quick to do them wrong even quicker to call them crazy

[00:01:27] Cause I ain't see the harm in leading on somebody daughter

[00:01:29] Who wanted my commitment but instead they get a maybe

[00:01:31] Four or five I juggled them like I'm Barnum bailey

[00:01:34] Until my arms got tired of hugging women and breaking

[00:01:36] The less that I was working

[00:01:38] The more that I was flirting

[00:01:39] Can't be somebody's half if you ain't a completed person

[00:01:42] Started developing myself first

[00:01:44] Ain't easy to take it for granted when it's self worth

[00:01:46] Kept promises made money and stayed honest

[00:01:49] In his thick accent my father said that I made progress

[00:01:52] Became the man that I was meant to be

[00:01:54] Right on time met the women that was meant for me

[00:01:57] You know the feeling of keeping your phone face up

[00:01:59] No interference so nothing causing a break up

[00:02:02] Drama free

[00:02:03] Man I'ma I'ma be real with you man

[00:02:05] You gon' get a lot of people out here messed up thinking

[00:02:07] That it's really cool to just leave their phone

[00:02:10] Face up and they got a lot of open tabs

[00:02:12] That wrong text message will come through

[00:02:14] One day and mess up everything you was trying to do so uh

[00:02:17] That's just a warning man it ain't for everybody yo

[00:02:20] But good job for working hard to get there man for real

[00:02:23] Nowadays I'm just trying to get paid

[00:02:25] Stay away from trouble and avoid an early grave

[00:02:28] Read a little more speak a little less

[00:02:30] My competition listens and they quick to imitate

[00:02:33] Invited to the studio by so and so

[00:02:35] And everybody think that I'm the one that stole the flow

[00:02:38] Well here's a quotable

[00:02:39] I ain't jealous or offended

[00:02:40] I'm just glad to see reactions to a style that I invented

[00:02:43] To me be remembered means your time is finished

[00:02:45] And I'd rather be the reminder with the minor presence

[00:02:48] Not a quick rise and a long fall

[00:02:50] For the long haul I'm in it so just sit tight

[00:02:53] Things don't grow if the ground stays dry

[00:02:56] I see the good things when the clouds blown by

[00:02:58] So when the rain comes I presume my stance

[00:03:01] And if I move it's to do my dance

[00:03:02] Bloom

[00:03:04] I can make it rain no matter what the time

[00:03:09] But I'd do it less for some peace of mind

[00:03:13] Reach out and you will understand

[00:03:17] What god put in these hands

[00:03:20] All will be revealed in due time