Ten Thousand Hours (Explicit)-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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[00:00.00]Ten Thousand Hours (Explicit) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Macklemore/Ryan Lewis
[00:12.00]Uh
[00:12.62]I hope that God decides to talk through him
[00:15.00]That the people decide to walk with him
[00:17.31]Regardless of pitchfork cosigns I've jumped
[00:20.00]Make sure the soundman doesn't cockblock the drums
[00:22.87]Let the snare knock the air right out of your lungs
[00:25.56]And those words be the oxygen
[00:27.43]Just breathe
[00:29.06]Amen regardless I'mma say it
[00:31.06]Felt like I got signed the day that I got an agent
[00:33.93]Got an itunes check sh*t man I'm paying rent
[00:36.75]About damn time that I got out of my basement
[00:39.44]About damn time I got around the country and I hit these stages
[00:42.75]I was made to slay them
[00:44.50]Ten thousand hours I'm so damn close I can taste it
[00:48.25]On some Malcolm Gladwell David Bowie meets Kanye sh*t
[00:51.69]This is dedication
[00:53.82]A life lived for art is never a life wasted
[00:56.38]Ten thousand
[00:57.06]Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
[01:02.46]Ten thousands hands they carry me
[01:07.86]Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
[01:13.67]Ten thousands hands they carry me
[01:18.18]Now now now
[01:19.18]This is my world this is my arena
[01:21.68]The TV told me something different I didn't believe it
[01:24.30]I stand here in front of you today all because of an idea
[01:27.68]I could be who I wanted if I could see my potential
[01:30.55]And I know that one day I'mma be him
[01:32.99]Put the gloves on sparring with my ego
[01:35.68]Everyone's greatest Escitaloden
[01:37.85]Celebrate that achievement
[01:38.35]Got some attachments some baggage I'm actually working on leaving
[01:42.03]See I observed Escher
[01:44.10]I love Basquiat
[01:44.97]I watched Keith Harring
[01:46.66]You see I study art
[01:47.98]The greats weren't great because at birth they could paint
[01:50.60]The greats were great cause they paint a lot
[01:52.98]I will not be a statistic
[01:54.72]Just let me be
[01:56.04]No child left behind that's the american scheme
[01:58.78]I make my living off of words
[02:00.22]And do what I love for work
[02:01.60]And got around 980 on my SATs
[02:04.47]Take that system what did you expect
[02:06.85]Generation of kids choosing love over a desk
[02:09.48]Put those hours in and look at what you get
[02:12.41]Nothing that you can hold but everything that it is
[02:15.10]Ten thousand
[02:16.10]Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
[02:21.58]Ten thousands hands they carry me
[02:27.06]Ten thousand hours felt like ten thousand hands
[02:32.71]Ten thousands hands they carry me
[02:39.13]Same sh*t different day same struggle
[02:41.19]Slow motion as time slips through my knuckles
[02:43.95]Nothing beautiful about it no light at the tunnel
[02:46.70]For the people that put the passion before them being comfortable
[02:49.73]Raw unmedicated heart no substitute
[02:52.67]Banging on table tops no subs to toot
[02:55.80]I'm feeling better than ever man what is up with you
[02:58.61]Scraping my knuckles I'm battling with some ** abuse
[03:01.30]I lost another friend got another call from a sister
[03:04.61]And I speak for the people that share that struggle too
[03:07.05]Like they got something bruised
[03:08.11]My only rehabilitation was the sweat tears and blood when up in the booth
[03:24.12]It's the part of the show
[03:25.55]Where it all fades away
[03:26.36]When the lights go to black
[03:27.87]And the band leaves the stage
[03:29.49]And you wanted an encore
[03:30.68]But there's no encore today
[03:32.24]Cause the moment is now
[03:33.37]Can't get it back from the grave
[03:34.93]Part of the show
[03:36.55]It all fades away
[03:37.43]Lights go to black
[03:38.68]Band leaves the stage
[03:40.99]You wanted an encore
[03:41.99]But there's no encore today
[03:42.68]Cause the moment is now
[03:44.74]Can't get it back from the grave
[03:51.87]Welcome to the heist
[04:00.37]Welcome to the heist