C-Side - Life of an Artist (Live at the Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, Australia)

Filmed by Yujin Seo

Live at the Black Bear Lodge, 3rd November, 2019

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Lyrics by C-Side
Music Production by C-Side and Terry Two-Wheels
DJ on the night: PJ "Panda" Tamati

Lyrics:

(Chorus)

The life of an artist - I’m tryna take this farther
I’d rather push the boundaries - territory left uncharted
and if the world is hatin’ heads are turning word to Leighton
I will always be creatin’ even when my life gets harder

The life of an artist - it’s more than what I bargained
Ignoring all the drama - pushing past the thoughts of darkness
And in the world of fakers - everybody else is taken
I will leave you only greatness til the day that I’ve departed

(Verse 1)

The life of an artist - I’m finding it harder
Maybe I am getting older now cos I feel time's getting faster
Life is getting ahead of me - and the world has yet to see
the very best of me - mentally - towards the legacy - I know that I’m meant to leave

Gotta dig deep - gotta finish now what I’ve started
Ain’t no-one gonna lay a career out on a bright red-carpet
And there’s red-stains on my skin now cos of flesh-pain
Blood and sweat stains along with tears that are fresh-made

And in my soul, internal pain is the harshest
Then the exterior, wrist pain just for starters
Gotta step back, time to let go - from the get go
Gotta start saying no more - now and stop being a martyr

And then I wonder - why am I still lacking confidence?
Can’t even ask a girl out on a date - it’s kinda obvious
Maybe the reason why I keep handing out compliments
Because I know exactly how it feels to be anonymous

On top of this I'm heavy from the weight of all these doctors bills
They’re telling me what not to do - my freedom and
achievin' all these goals is now illogical - but I know that I’m responsible
To achieve whatever’s deemed to be impossible along the road of the ...

(Chorus)

The life of an artist - I’m tryna take this farther
I’d rather push the boundaries - territory left uncharted
and if the world is hatin’ heads are turning word to Leighton
I will always be creatin’ even when my life gets harder

The life of an artist - it’s more than what I bargained
Ignoring all the drama - pushing past the thoughts of darkness
And in the world of fakers - everybody else is taken
I will leave you only greatness til the day that I’ve departed

(Verse 2)

The life of an artist - it’s time to take this farther
I’d rather push the boundaries territory left uncharted
far from the stupidity and frivolity of chasing stardom
I’m searching for the perfect rhyme - focusing on the target

Gotta graduate from the garage man - graduate from GarageBand
Need help with beats, plus self-help teaching myself how to teach me
God I need help, and that’s just with these crazy DAWs,
The songs that I’m hearing in my head,
Aren’t comin' through the speakers
Help me Lord

The life of an artist - I’m not ready to kark it
I know I’ve started something great - doesn’t matter if they love it
Half of the battle - is keeping my soul in a good place
While I run this race won’t allow myself to be guided by darkness

While I create - this soundscape is my canvas
poetic words are my paint drops - hip hop is my atlas
And my brush strokes are my vocal tones
Spit that through a microphone, through the air - to your ears - while I’m rappin, how it happens, I don’t know

The life of an artist - It’s more now than what I bargained
But I ain't gonna waste any time searchin’ around for greener pastures
Real artistry’s the garment guess I know my target market
I’ll keep regroupin’ and movin’ til I’m stronger better and faster.
This is the...

(Chorus)

The life of an artist - I’m tryna take this farther
I’d rather push the boundaries - territory left uncharted
and if the world is hatin’ heads are turning word to Leighton
I will always be creatin’ even when my life gets harder

The life of an artist - it’s more than what I bargained
Ignoring all the drama - pushing past the thoughts of darkness
And in the world of fakers - everybody else is taken
I will leave you only greatness til the day that I’ve departed