Check the Level
Rising Above the Noise: A Tale of Transformation
Lyrics
Her name was Lily, his was Todd
Introduction of characters, Lily and Todd
She was tall and he was odd,
Describing Lily as tall and Todd as odd
And all the other girls said she was too fat for the squad
Other girls criticize Lily's appearance for a squad
She just wanted friends
Lily seeks friendship
He just wanted broads
Todd seeks romantic relationships
He'll do anything for pussy, change his ways he swore to god
Todd willing to change for romantic interests
He needs to straighten up
People advise Todd to improve his behavior
He isn't smart enough
Concerns about Todd's intelligence
I wouldn't be his date
Someone wouldn't date Todd
He doesn't dress like us
People criticize Todd's fashion choices
Remember all the times that he got beat up on the bus
Recollection of Todd being bullied on the bus
But what he learned from that was to be careful who you trust
Lesson learned from past bullying experiences
He knew that they were wrong so he took it with a yawn
Todd dismisses false criticisms
He knew his time would come and he'd be moving on
Todd anticipates a better future
So he locked himself inside a room and started writing songs
Todd turns to music as an outlet
You could catch him in the back of class singing all along like
Describing Todd singing in the back of the class
Check the level cause something's coming' over me
Refrain: Encouraging self-reflection and awareness
Check the level cause something's coming' over me
-Check the level cause something's coming' over me
-Something's got a hold of me always controlling me
Something has control over Todd and Lily
It's in the audio, it's in the air, it's in the way you move
Highlighting the omnipresence of this influence
It's everywhere, it's something beautiful, that you don't know
Underscoring the beauty of the unidentified influence
So feel the audio, and let it go
Encouraging letting go and embracing the influence
Well back to miss lily when she used to let the days pass
Lily's transformation story from criticism to success
Sitting home alone sucking food up off her placement
-They used to call her fat so she started losing weight fast
-Got sick in debate class, to throw up what she ate last
-She didn't know that the things they said that left her hurting
-Would actually turn out to make her a better person
-She locked herself inside her room got to the rehearsing
-Walking down a runway in a dress she made from curtains
-So she started slimming up
Lily achieves the desired physique
She was tall enough
Lily's height becomes an asset
She became a model she was paid and she was loved
Lily becomes a successful model
See what they thought they knew about these two was givin' up
Both Todd and Lily defy societal expectations
Cause no matter what they said these two just didn't give a fuck
They remain unaffected by criticism
They had it all along they just figured it out
They had the strength within themselves
How to take the negativity and turn it all around
Turning negativity into positive outcomes
Now lily's turning heads up on the runway in Milan
Current success of Lily and Todd
And Todd is selling millions while his fans sing along like
-Check the level cause something's coming' over me
Refrain: Encouraging self-reflection and awareness
Check the level cause something's coming' over me
-Check the level cause something's coming' over me
-Something's got a hold of me always controlling me
Something has control over Todd and Lily
It's in the audio, it's in the air, it's in the way you move
Highlighting the omnipresence of this influence
It's everywhere, it's something beautiful, that you don't know
Underscoring the beauty of the unidentified influence
So feel the audio, and let it go
Encouraging letting go and embracing the influence
It's the six string slayer the rhyme cultivator
Introduction of a third character, the "six string slayer"
Picking' home grown rhyme straight out the incubator
-Cross fade to the right while I slide to the left
-There's something coming over me controlling every breath
-Gasping for air my fears burn through
-If there's something in the audio then what they said was true
-Full speed ahead code red phase two
-The sound waves control the minds of me and you
-It's in the audio, it's in the air, it's in the way you move
Refrain: Encouraging self-reflection and awareness
It's everywhere, it's something beautiful, that you don't know
-So feel the audio, and let it go
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