Inspiration
Musical Inspiration and Life's Impact
Lyrics
I made this beat, 2003ish
I created this beat in the year 2003.
wrote to it but never got it completed
I wrote lyrics to the beat but never completed the song.
I love the fell love the vibe that I acquired
I love the feeling and vibe that I have developed.
spit a couple lines but wasn't really inspired
I spoke a few lines, but I wasn't truly inspired at that time.
see inspiration is the thing that keep my brain ticking
Inspiration is crucial for my creativity and thought process.
if you don't feel inspired, someting in my veins missing
If I lack inspiration, there's something missing in my creative essence.
I wasn't too strong
I wasn't emotionally strong during that period.
quit that and moved on, never looked back
I quit that project and moved forward without looking back.
and started working on a new song
I started working on a new song instead.
but as a beatmaker, you never know
As a beatmaker, you never know which track might inspire someone else.
a track that I ain't feeling might inspire someone else's flow
A track I don't connect with might inspire another artist.
I sell beats, internet and in the streets
I sell beats both online and in-person.
helping poets paint pictures, I'm the canvas so to speak
My beats help poets create vivid imagery; I am the canvas.
I sold this beat to a guy named Phil
I sold this beat to someone named Phil.
he reached out as a fan, hit me on my email
Phil, a fan, contacted me via email.
told me I inspired him, he loved what I was doing
Phil found my work inspiring and expressed his admiration.
he said I motivated him to start pursuing music
Phil was motivated to pursue music because of me.
gave him the intrumental, call me when you done writing
I provided him with the instrumental and asked him to call me after finishing his lyrics.
but I never heard back and really never thought twice
However, I never received a response, and I didn't think much about it.
it happens often, rappers never finish nothing
It's common for artists not to complete their projects, so I didn't find it unusual.
so it didn't seem strange he didn't hit me back with something
Many rappers don't finish their work, so Phil not responding wasn't surprising.
a couple months passed, that was fine
Several months passed without any contact, which was fine.
then I got another message with Phil's name in the subject line
Then, I received another message with Phil's name in the subject line.
"Class, I'm a friend of Phil's from back in the day
The message was from a friend of Phil's from the past.
and the music you made, inspired him in many ways
Phil's friend conveyed that my music inspired Phil in various ways.
he changed his life around, got it on track
Phil turned his life around and got it on the right track because of my influence.
I want you to know, cause last week Phil died in a car crash"
Phil tragically passed away in a car crash last week.
what??? you serious?
Expressing shock and disbelief at the news of Phil's death.
I barely knew the guy but shit it hit me fairly quick
Despite not knowing Phil well, the news hit me emotionally and swiftly.
we all forget how much life should be admired
We often forget to appreciate the value of life.
sometimes we all forget how our music does inspire
Highlighting that music has the power to inspire and make people reflect.
inspired Phil? nah, Phil inspired me
Contrary to expectations, Phil inspired me through his connection to my music.
to finish up my song over top of Phillip's beat
Expressing a commitment to complete a song using Phil's beat in his memory.
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