Ambitions by The Act (Rapper) Lyrics
[Hook]
Stop the press, everything's a mess
You can look alive, but you are not at rest
And ideas are flowing through your head
A million miles an hour while lying in your bed
A lucid life you never thought you'd lead
Are you working everyday
Are you working just to bleed?
I know
[Verse 1: The Act]
You don't just get wasted, alcohol is in your veins
Kinda like that needles venom, It's a fuckin' snake
Actin' as a replacement, talk about wasted
This life is not a fuckin' game
Gotta live with your mistakes
What have you got to gain?
But you party rock, and rock the party
Hoppin' bars, to far to stop
Oh, yeah, you love Bacardi shots
And wakin' up hardly, not
Possibly behind bars
Hard knocks, barley and hops
Throat is parched, you're so thirsty
Oh, look, you slept the day away, again
Now you're pushin' thirty
And you accomplished what?
Besides proving you're just another lame
Lookin' real dirty
Not even in the same lane
Makin' a huge waste outta your brilliant fuckin’ brain
You're given a gift and you shit on it
Burnin' out your filament
Blowin' out your candle's flame
You're insane
Just peep the definition
Are you feeling it?
You do the same thing
Day after day
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Always claimin' you're gonna change
See, to me, that's strange
You refuse to learn from your mistakes?
It's personal abuse
Like your brain is stuck on replay, replayed
Played out, for fucks sake
Dumb yourself down?
Tryin' to numb your feelings by burning yourself out
Yeah, you can be cool, but you'll age and be a clown
While I'm lookin' down, with the weight of a crown
While my nieces and nephews stand by my side
With their sadness they try hide
Deep down inside
But you can see it in their eyes
Because you didn't give 'em a reason to be proud
Pride, deprived of a proper father figure in their life
Don't leave them behind
Now there's a shroud of dark days and dark clouds
That follow them around
And all 3 of us knows what that's like
But why, why am I the only one who decides
To shape myself up try, to strive for a better life
[Bridge]
[Verse 3: The Act]
What's so different about me and you?
I’m honestly confused
We were all dealt some shitty hands
But you gotta make do
Take my hand, take a stand
From me to you, get a clue
I have such a different view
And I wanna share it with you
Self-inflicted brain damage
Is that what your passion is?
What about your ambitions?
Can you even grasp it?
Do you wanna be in casket?
Do I really have to ask it?
Look at your reflection
Nobody achieves perfection
But going the wrong direction
Isn't going to correct it
Try for a second, some introspection
Find the kid in yourself
Maybe I'm kiddin' myself...
Find the section in the cell
Where it all went wrong
Have a long talk
And maybe he can drag you outta hell
It's too hard to tell
But I hate that you fell
You were my idol
And now my heart just hurts
And it yearns for you to heal
The truth is
I barely know how to feel
I'm disappointed, angry
And sad, that's real
And this isn't only about you
It's to both of you
And you know who
[Verse 4: The Act]
We were born cursed
But I don't know if I could handle seein'
Either one of you in the back of a fuckin' hearse
I'd rather die first
Keep it hidden, but this shit hurts
Now this is written
And I'm puttin' in the open
A description, ready for ridicule
At people's indiscretion
From a broken poet
Who hopes to enthrone the ocean
And hold back the tide
And save a couple lives
My goal is noble
And I stay partially whole
Cause there's a couple a holes
And I'm choked up, words, a throat full
I hope you
Hear this, I know you
Will cause I'ma show you
One day, we'll stand shoulder to shoulder
Together as brothers
And carry the weight of our boulders
Stop the press, everything's a mess
You can look alive, but you are not at rest
And ideas are flowing through your head
A million miles an hour while lying in your bed
A lucid life you never thought you'd lead
Are you working everyday
Are you working just to bleed?
I know
[Verse 1: The Act]
You don't just get wasted, alcohol is in your veins
Kinda like that needles venom, It's a fuckin' snake
Actin' as a replacement, talk about wasted
This life is not a fuckin' game
Gotta live with your mistakes
What have you got to gain?
But you party rock, and rock the party
Hoppin' bars, to far to stop
Oh, yeah, you love Bacardi shots
And wakin' up hardly, not
Possibly behind bars
Hard knocks, barley and hops
Throat is parched, you're so thirsty
Oh, look, you slept the day away, again
Now you're pushin' thirty
And you accomplished what?
Besides proving you're just another lame
Lookin' real dirty
Not even in the same lane
Makin' a huge waste outta your brilliant fuckin’ brain
You're given a gift and you shit on it
Burnin' out your filament
Blowin' out your candle's flame
You're insane
Just peep the definition
Are you feeling it?
You do the same thing
Day after day
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Always claimin' you're gonna change
See, to me, that's strange
You refuse to learn from your mistakes?
It's personal abuse
Like your brain is stuck on replay, replayed
Played out, for fucks sake
Dumb yourself down?
Tryin' to numb your feelings by burning yourself out
Yeah, you can be cool, but you'll age and be a clown
While I'm lookin' down, with the weight of a crown
While my nieces and nephews stand by my side
With their sadness they try hide
Deep down inside
But you can see it in their eyes
Because you didn't give 'em a reason to be proud
Pride, deprived of a proper father figure in their life
Don't leave them behind
Now there's a shroud of dark days and dark clouds
That follow them around
And all 3 of us knows what that's like
But why, why am I the only one who decides
To shape myself up try, to strive for a better life
[Bridge]
[Verse 3: The Act]
What's so different about me and you?
I’m honestly confused
We were all dealt some shitty hands
But you gotta make do
Take my hand, take a stand
From me to you, get a clue
I have such a different view
And I wanna share it with you
Self-inflicted brain damage
Is that what your passion is?
What about your ambitions?
Can you even grasp it?
Do you wanna be in casket?
Do I really have to ask it?
Look at your reflection
Nobody achieves perfection
But going the wrong direction
Isn't going to correct it
Try for a second, some introspection
Find the kid in yourself
Maybe I'm kiddin' myself...
Find the section in the cell
Where it all went wrong
Have a long talk
And maybe he can drag you outta hell
It's too hard to tell
But I hate that you fell
You were my idol
And now my heart just hurts
And it yearns for you to heal
The truth is
I barely know how to feel
I'm disappointed, angry
And sad, that's real
And this isn't only about you
It's to both of you
And you know who
[Verse 4: The Act]
We were born cursed
But I don't know if I could handle seein'
Either one of you in the back of a fuckin' hearse
I'd rather die first
Keep it hidden, but this shit hurts
Now this is written
And I'm puttin' in the open
A description, ready for ridicule
At people's indiscretion
From a broken poet
Who hopes to enthrone the ocean
And hold back the tide
And save a couple lives
My goal is noble
And I stay partially whole
Cause there's a couple a holes
And I'm choked up, words, a throat full
I hope you
Hear this, I know you
Will cause I'ma show you
One day, we'll stand shoulder to shoulder
Together as brothers
And carry the weight of our boulders