Trophy by Ettrick Shepherd Lyrics
[Hook]
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need
[Verse]
Just let me rap, never needed anybody
That attitude comes from years of never getting hotties
I’m a giant, you’re a little hobbit - go and get a hobby
Told you the flow isn’t ever dodgy meanwhile yours is forever shoddy
Don’t get it twisted and think I’m pessimistic
I’m just brutally real, I get off on bars and I use them to heal
Try to distract me from my work, try to shoot my shield
While I have it stored away cos I’m fighting for a meal out in the field
Used to be two sheets into the wind every weekend
Now my focus is back on the looseleaf, I chew and eat these loops and beats
This music is like food to me, it grew from seed to
Roots and trees, that’s probably cos nobody would root for me
I root for myself, why would I let a hater get in
My way? That’s stupid as hell, this shit is dedicated to
The Jim Beam that I used to drink and the Bond Street that I used to inhale
Cos now I’m improving health but my mental is opposite, you couldn’t tell?
I’m in my prime, gonna hit the big time
Then the even bigger time, I’m finna grind there’s no finish line
I believe in the process, I’m in love with it
I wanted my songs to stick but kept going when nothing did
Think you can touch my level? It’s holographic you ain’t touching shit
Even it was solid you couldn’t hold it with a blundered grip
I’m like Sally Pearson, I got a habit
Clearing obstacles as I jump on a track and I’m running this
That’s a bar for all of the Aussies who know
I’m putting on for my country like she did, from the top of the coast all the way
To the bottom of Bruny to Broome, I spit that stuff in the booth
It’s funny cos none of its true, I’m only fucking with you
I couldn’t pull off a public image, I couldn’t stand it
I’m a shepherd, the sheep are the ones that are branded
Rap until people miss me when I go away cos I’m
Demanded and that’s the aspect that keeps me anchored
Godamnit, I’m going big, do it for the sake of
Showmanship, I’m so committed
Never cheat there’s no other art I’m hoeing with
I know that she won’t forgive if I were to go and shift
To acting or dancing or sculpting, I was lonely kid
And found my niche, look now I’m a beast
So proud I’ve reached a point where I love what I
Sound like but need to hate my music and doubt my beats and delivery
So no downtime or sleep
How many seconds I got ’til I’m laying dead in a box
That question keeps recurring in my head so I wrestle the clock
Crossed every enemy off while everyone watched
But in case you ever forgot consider your memory jogged
This is the overtaking
It almost seems like no one’s hating
Rest assured there will be when I drop my new shit and blow the ratings
Joe’s the best
Posting your comments online while I’m over here dealing with some closer threats
Said I’d take it strides and overstepped
My only request is stand up straight so these bars don’t go over your head
And it makes it easier to go for the neck
Keep your cards close to your chest
While I’m here holding the deck
Used to be so animated but I got darker now in motion again
Kill a rapper, wipe my hands then attack the next
Use my brain to put the nail in the coffin, call me a hammerhead
I don’t acknowledge when people talk
Our energy mix like cheese and chalk
Screw a medal, I’ma reach for more
Just wait five years then read the score
I’m someone you prolly ain’t seen before
[Hook]
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need
[Hook]
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need
[Verse]
Just let me rap, never needed anybody
That attitude comes from years of never getting hotties
I’m a giant, you’re a little hobbit - go and get a hobby
Told you the flow isn’t ever dodgy meanwhile yours is forever shoddy
Don’t get it twisted and think I’m pessimistic
I’m just brutally real, I get off on bars and I use them to heal
Try to distract me from my work, try to shoot my shield
While I have it stored away cos I’m fighting for a meal out in the field
Used to be two sheets into the wind every weekend
Now my focus is back on the looseleaf, I chew and eat these loops and beats
This music is like food to me, it grew from seed to
Roots and trees, that’s probably cos nobody would root for me
I root for myself, why would I let a hater get in
My way? That’s stupid as hell, this shit is dedicated to
The Jim Beam that I used to drink and the Bond Street that I used to inhale
Cos now I’m improving health but my mental is opposite, you couldn’t tell?
I’m in my prime, gonna hit the big time
Then the even bigger time, I’m finna grind there’s no finish line
I believe in the process, I’m in love with it
I wanted my songs to stick but kept going when nothing did
Think you can touch my level? It’s holographic you ain’t touching shit
Even it was solid you couldn’t hold it with a blundered grip
I’m like Sally Pearson, I got a habit
Clearing obstacles as I jump on a track and I’m running this
That’s a bar for all of the Aussies who know
I’m putting on for my country like she did, from the top of the coast all the way
To the bottom of Bruny to Broome, I spit that stuff in the booth
It’s funny cos none of its true, I’m only fucking with you
I couldn’t pull off a public image, I couldn’t stand it
I’m a shepherd, the sheep are the ones that are branded
Rap until people miss me when I go away cos I’m
Demanded and that’s the aspect that keeps me anchored
Godamnit, I’m going big, do it for the sake of
Showmanship, I’m so committed
Never cheat there’s no other art I’m hoeing with
I know that she won’t forgive if I were to go and shift
To acting or dancing or sculpting, I was lonely kid
And found my niche, look now I’m a beast
So proud I’ve reached a point where I love what I
Sound like but need to hate my music and doubt my beats and delivery
So no downtime or sleep
How many seconds I got ’til I’m laying dead in a box
That question keeps recurring in my head so I wrestle the clock
Crossed every enemy off while everyone watched
But in case you ever forgot consider your memory jogged
This is the overtaking
It almost seems like no one’s hating
Rest assured there will be when I drop my new shit and blow the ratings
Joe’s the best
Posting your comments online while I’m over here dealing with some closer threats
Said I’d take it strides and overstepped
My only request is stand up straight so these bars don’t go over your head
And it makes it easier to go for the neck
Keep your cards close to your chest
While I’m here holding the deck
Used to be so animated but I got darker now in motion again
Kill a rapper, wipe my hands then attack the next
Use my brain to put the nail in the coffin, call me a hammerhead
I don’t acknowledge when people talk
Our energy mix like cheese and chalk
Screw a medal, I’ma reach for more
Just wait five years then read the score
I’m someone you prolly ain’t seen before
[Hook]
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need
[Hook]
You probably don't know me
But best believe I'm going for the trophy
I don't owe you and you don't owe me
So stopping offering my handouts that I don't need