Against the Grain - Earthworm & Clèsh

So soft and slow Never knew a girl could be so god damn cold I know, the way she move got me spendin' my dough And yo, if you would've seen what I seen on the pole Just know, That I was wrong for fallin' in love I was wrong for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) I was wrong for fallin' in love (Don't do it, yo) I was wrong for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) But I just went against the grain It was a feelin' I can't explain And it felt like harmony, singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day I don't want it to ever go away I want it 'round me every day Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day Look at me, I'm stuck That bubble in my pants got me caught up I never had no luck Thinkin' with the wrong head got me Jumpin' out there with no glove It feels so good, had me sprung out all messed up Now I'm stuck That's what I get for for fallin' in love That's what I get for for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) That's what I get for for fallin' in love (Don't do it, yo) That's what I get for for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) But I just went against the grain It was a feelin' I can't explain And it felt like harmony, singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day I don't want it to ever go away I want it 'round me every day Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day So thick, so raw, that oil all over her body Stole my heart, I'm caught The way she drop down won't allow me to close my drawers 'Cause I'm already in love and I knew better from the start, oh, no I was wrong for fallin' in love I was wrong for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) I was wrong for fallin' in love (Don't do it, yo) I was wrong for fallin' in love (They always say don't love a ho) But I just went against the grain I was a feelin' I can't explain And it felt like harmony Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day I don't want it to ever go away I want it 'round me every day Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day It was a feelin' I can't explain (can't explain) And it felt like harmony (harmony) Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day I don't want it to ever go away I want it 'round me every day Singin' in my face like Diddy, daddy, doo, dah, day

Never had a real friend in his life Community is gone far out of his sight He's zeroed in the moon and the neon night In his own ship He said now I feel That I cannot remain Things get easier Against the grain Never had a real friend in his life Community is gone far out of his sight He's zeroed in the moon and the neon night In his own ship He said now I feel That I cannot remain Things get easier Against the grain Forever on a vision to be chased He follows it closely into space He stole a glance at his home as he shied away He endured it He said once I feared How I could not remain But it got easier Against the grain But it got easier Against the grain Forever on a vision to be chased He follows it closely into space He stole a glance at his home as he shied away He endured it He said once I feared How I could not remain But it got easier Against the grain

Look out, watch out! They come for trouble You can't understand my struggle So much to contain Now, it's me against the grain, woah-oh So call me by my name I rise up, people chat and say Well yeah, the haters gonna hate Now, it's me against the grain, woah-oh Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise up to the top now Try and never stop, now rise Look out, watch out! They're in for trouble Yeah, I power through my struggle They say that I'm insane Well, it's me against the grain, woah-oh They try and call me names I rise up, some people never change Well, I don't care for what they say Now, it's me against the grain, woah-oh Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise up to the top now Try and never stop, now rise To power through and through, it's a constant struggle But we got what it takes to push on and survive, alright Through battles I remain I rise up Knowledge I retain Well, yeah, they say "I'm out the game" Now, it's me against the grain, woah-oh Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise, rise, come on and rise Rise, rise, come on and rise

I'm asking questions time and time again In a race that never, ever ends I'm waiting for a bus that never shows I'm opening, I gotta let it go I'm searching for a place that don't exist Need a map to find the end of my nose Hanging from my limbs in the swaying breeze I'm opening, I gotta let it go (What was all this mambo-jambo business?) (Two and two are four) (I really think that that computer in there) (It just got to be drunk) In my life the good and bad they come and go Highs and lows are often all that show Know it's time to go against the grain Or it will kill me down below To live in comfort and know its warm embrace Reminds me only to quicken up the pace Know it's time to go against the grain Or it will kill me down below Singing a song never heard All of sudden I know every word And I know there's no direction home It's right here where all the wild things grow (Today seems uh, a clever confusion) (Makes you wanna blow up some bass and bury your head like an ostrich) In my life the good and bad they come and go Highs and lows are often all that show Know it's time to go against the grain Or it will kill me down below To live in comfort and know its warm embrace Reminds me only to quicken up the pace Know it's time to go against the grain Or it will kill me down below (There's no doubt it and that country of his proves it) (Four and four are eight) (But he's talking about the greatest brain ever made by man)

You need not to climb mountain tops You need not to cross the sea You need not to find a cure For everything that makes you weak You need not to reach for the stars When life becomes so dark And when the wind does blow against the grain You must follow your heart You must follow your heart All your friends have come and gone And the sun no longer shines And the happiness for which you long Is washed away like an oceans tide When all the hard times outweigh the good And all your words are misunderstood When the day seems lost from the start You must follow your heart You must follow your heart If you feel you've paid the price And your wounds should cease to heal And everything you love in life Spins like a winding wheel If you should wake to find your abandoned And the road you traveled leads to a dead end When death creaps in to play it's part You must follow your heart. You must follow your heart.

Guess I'm getting kind of old right Feel it in my poems and these bones during cold nights Now I know what the roads like Most times I guessed the path Hoping that I chose right Most times I was alone like On my own in the dark With a broken light Try to cope with life And pope's who wasn't polite My whole life seem bent Like the spokes on an old bike Livin in a cave Absent of light Learned to grow from the ground up through the dark like stalagmites Sometimes I feel like This path might be a past life We're walking back to a time Where i knew how to act right Saw a garden Thought it needed tending Gave it all my heart and my attention Soon became a meadow That wasn't my intention But if it's willing to grow Don't keep it fenced in It's been a long time coming But I won't let these flowers wilt And I'm so tired of running I wanna lay my head down in this field I wanna plant my feet and just lay still Just lay still just lay still just lay still It's been a long time coming But I won't let these flowers wilt And I'm so tired of running I wanna lay my head down in this field I wanna plant my feet and just lay still Just lay still just lay still just lay still These youngin's give they two cents They don't know the truth yet Seeing about an agent When they still ain't seen the booth yet What about the music What about a new set Ain't even left the coop yet Dude you ain't a shoe step Away from ya mom's cribs You ain't even conscious Still playing with Tonka's Boy you need to calm it down Write a song about The rainclouds in your head before you drown Speak on the flowers in your head kid You need to speak on The flowers in your head kid Speak on the flowers in your head kid You need to speak on The flowers in your head kid Saw a garden Thought it needed tending Gave it all my heart and my attention Soon became a meadow That wasn't my intention But if it's willing to grow Don't keep it fenced in It's been a long time coming But I won't let these flowers wilt And I'm so tired of running I wanna lay my head down in this field I wanna plant my feet and just lay still Just lay still just lay still just lay still It's been a long time coming But I won't let these flowers wilt And I'm so tired of running I wanna lay my head down in this field I wanna plant my feet and just lay still Just lay still just lay still just lay still

My car barely drive these days Card barely swipe these days But my heart feeling light these days Yeah I'm alright these days No I'mma write these days Into a album bout my life these days Plucked a petal Placed in on a pedestal Ooh Other people act petty pretending they credible Stack plenty but they like creativity Track empty of a voice just noise over the latest beats Wait and see they looking for a vacancy Act like the last man Feeling bitter but the taste is sweet I guess that I just let it go Surround myself with meadows that I nurture and let 'em grow Boy my garden looking so clean I just chose to sew seeds That could hold their own against the cold and weeds Thoughts like water to the roots to feed You could help me out yet you choose to sleep A dozen of the roses Call that mosaic Keep your rosé This a bouquet bitch Okay it's The underrated Over-hated Got me overheated Cause my written statements turn into affidavits Seems like everybody tryna stop my shine You ain't ever gonna cop what's mine All I ever wanted was to give thoughts life Step aside youngin' cause you blocking my light