Sage Francis - Survived Another Winter lyrics

Verse 1: Prolyphic: This is my soul on a postcard stamped with no address I just hope it gets to where its got to go and beats the cold stress Cuz those who can't take it go west coast, on the search for gold Let see how far you get before your progress slows And the California dream gets old and overrated Its where mediocre artists go to settle for less as broke waiters They travel in packs like chain smokers With the hopes of being famous, but can't make it on their own I seen their bandwagon pa** me by, while I was dragging my boycott Pulling my own weight in stride It was my choice not to ask for a ride, cuz one at a time I'd come across those who've fallen off and careers died On the side of the road like no one noticed or thought twice That you were covered in snow and frost bite Oh, the irony when karma catches up, taste your own medicine Means just see where you end up Where the f** are they now as time pa**ed They're miles back in piles and all I do is smile and laugh Cuz once it hits November its just another winter Don't think I won't remember who should get the middle finger Cuz I've gone this far and I've counted these days With my soul on this postcard and it found its way Through the bullsh** and politics, in and out of this From the bottom up, I finished what I started, survived another winter [Verse 2: B Dolan] Some heads go blind every time the sun sets Feeling the chill of sudden d**h They up and run for the West While we survive these winters of disconnect Thrive, whither, and die with the sun Surrender to d**h, then resurrect With fire on our tongues And thicker blood Stubborn as the earth Waiting for the blizzard to come Its just a mystery to some Who feel the cold tell their bones to lay down Afraid to stay around They're hopping planes trains and greyhounds L.A. Bound The days are shades of gray now Stay in and pull the shades down The rain will flood the gutters and slush will s** at our boots Winter is the curse we shuffle through Huddled in groups. Growing indestructible roots And hold mics like they're frozen I hope the plates don't shift and drop your fragile state into the Ocean New England patriots! Its in our nature to resist That's what the f** we're known for Eyes forward til' the cold war is over; Survived another winter [Verse 3: Alias] By pinning myself to the frozen ground this time Syncopated to the sound of falling snow with this rhyme The constant sunshine of the west made me lose track Eyes toward where the sun rises, so I decided to move back Because I'd rather fill my lungs with chimney smoke As opposed to California smog that always seemed to make me choke Yeah, yeah...the silence of falling snow, enough to make you deaf Give me overcast days and snow drifts I wanna watch my breath float away into the sky Season change: two words that I need to live my life by Ask why Jack Frost is my friend again Then pretend that in a couple of months, I won't be climbing up these walls again But I'll invite the cabin fever in with open arms Nothing else to do but sit and write and set alarms Snowed in, writing new raps, watching snow fall out the studio window Is how I survived another winter [Verse 4: Sage Francis] When the look-alikes insisted that I go west I didn't book a flight, I shook my right fist full of protest I slipped right into the snow vest. Respect the dress code We see our own breath when it gets cold. The heart rates get slow Every move is purposeful The crowd stands with their arms crossed, boss, don't take it personal It's gray skies, white lies and black ice When the day dies the night time's my afterlife I made my sacrifice. I'm not confined to this Island, drifter Time shifter. Get the troubles off your mind, sister Don't be sensitive. Slip inside a hide that's thicker Sure, hide your figure Survive a winter wonderland and understand that sometimes we shiver To stay alive. We don't follow the signs of a quitter He's talking with his mouth full. Looking like his eyes were bigger Than his stomach, but f** it Because shuckin' and jivin' just does damage to the inside like liquor Inside your liver. Slap me with a parental advisory sticker You want constant sunshine? That's a side splitter Got no time for punchlines, that's why I'm bitter Frostbite sarcasm sealed, signed and delivered Don't cry or whimper Fight the tide with a counter-current. Never getting swept up by the river Keeping sober until it freezes over. Survive another winter