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letra de empty nest - the remnant

[verse 1: tribe one]
my father was the first black student in his high school
i couldn’t fill those shoes in if i tried to
every pound of pressure that he proved he could survive through
and all the folks at home in baton rouge he said goodbye to
holding up the hopes of the whole family
going solo on the road with no plan b
my dad was there when i embarked upon the unknown
and he hugged me and he told me i could always come home
but i never looked back after i crossed the divide
knowing he was watching from the opposite side
and i met some people down to come along for the ride
with no thought that it’s possible it could cost them their lives
so we walked the fine line dividing humble and proud
with the fire of a fighter rising up from the ground
all i know is holding mics in front of a crowd
if i was meant for something different, i’d have done it by now
the remnant is a chosen few
and this is what i left home and set out on my own to do
on every stage and every step inside a vocal booth
every time i touched the microphone i told the truth
can it still be recreation if it’s work?
if i’m stressing out about the memorization of a verse
to address the desecration of the purity
but never question if this is the destination or the journey
it’s life

[hook: micah dalton]
i’ve chased after all that i’ve wanted
so long to find nothin’
spent all this time
runnin’ away
now every song that i’ve sung is
gone and i’m coming back
home to find nothing’s the same
nothing’s the same

[verse 2: adan]
adan bean, we have yet to meet
but i’m your best bet at less regrets, capisce?
you’re just a black kid, from m-ssilon city streets
and like everybody else you felt you were unique
so you planted your cleats in the state of the peach
and found out you knew your way around a beat
sweet
you were the kick drum, tribe was the snare
just john was the high hat, but he’s no longer there
so you try to keep the rhythm but you’re h-lla unprepared
and a burden’s better able to be beared when it’s shared
so is the remnant still here? still rapping, still local?
still sk!lled with ill vocals, not signed, but still hopeful?
i bet you don’t want to, but look at what you’ve come to
and take heart and understand what you’ve already come through
friends have lost faith
you and your band-mates are growing in different directions
be honest!
a disinterested fan-base will leave with no handshakes
and never remember what you’ve accomplished, so
that oasis in the desert’s a mirage and it’s god’s
way of telling you you need him
all that piety will get exposed as pretend when you’re in the deep end
’cause life is full of wolves wearing sheepskin don’t be them
alrighty let’s see then, lot’s more to say
but sufficient are the worries of today, ok?
life is pleasure and pain, it’s fifty shades of grey
and i just wanted to make sure that you are what you say
so godspeed, good luck, i want you to win
sometimes i don’t know which of those you believe in
godspeed or good luck, i just want you to win
signed sincerely, a friend

[hook]
i’ve chased after all that i’ve wanted
so long to find nothin’
spent all this time
runnin’ away
now every song that i’ve sung is
gone and i’m coming back
home to find nothing’s the same
nothing’s the same

[adan]
every man should try
to learn before he dies
what he’s running from
and to, and why
every man should try
to learn before he dies
what he’s running from
and to and why

- the remnant

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