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Make, make, make 'em, make 'em clap to this |
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To show our appreciation for your support |
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Make, make, make 'em, make 'em clap to this |
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Thank you, |
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DJsDilated, let's go |
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Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands |
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Check itClap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands |
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Yo, first up, |
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I stay updated |
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Stay in the zone, an' no question, stay ' |
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Dilated'Understand, |
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I exercise patience |
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Respect my paths 'cause the road, these cats paved it |
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Now that we've got that straight, it's time to move on |
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I don't train for sprints, |
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I train for marathons |
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A long haul, we're built for this |
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It's proven, every year, more people cop our shit |
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The point |
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I'm gettin' at, we're buildin' a army |
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Couldn't thank 'em enough, for real, |
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I feel strongly |
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Right now, we're parked in a comfortable spot |
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By 2004, we're out to own the whole lot |
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Out for the top, to settle for less, the short change |
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So we keep our heads with us, as there's more to gain |
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An' with war is pain, so we roll the dice |
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It's all for the love, but some pay the ultimate price, check it out y'all |
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Yo, they go off when they go on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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Pace yourself so you can face yourself |
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Run hard, you really only race yourself |
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Yo, they go off when they go on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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But we don't run from shit, we run to it |
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Might run over your shit or run through it |
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I crack my own tooth, man, rap's a tool |
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Just to spit crowns an' leave your head wrapped with jewels |
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Respect that, even if you don't respect that |
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Label politics is just a minor setback |
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As long as we're willin' an' our heart is still in it |
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In the marathon, the artists will win it |
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Even though they want me to bite my tongue |
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Where I'm comin' from it's like ' |
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Fuck that, |
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I'll still win it' |
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The long run separates the weak an' strong one |
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Never underestimate how deep the songs run |
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Pace yourself so you can face yourself |
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Run hard, you really only race yourself |
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Yo, clap your hands, your hands you clap |
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Expansion |
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Team rap, then expand the map |
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With endurance, intellect, cardiovascular |
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Stamina, Rakaa's a party flow master like this |
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Yo, they go off when they go on, on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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Pace yourself so you can face yourself |
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Run hard, you really only race yourself |
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Yo, they go off when they go on, on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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But we don't run from shit, we run to it |
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Might run over your shit or run through it |
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I'm like Axel when they kill |
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Mike for the bearer bonds |
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Driven to fight, livin' in the marathon |
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Some can't carry on, they're tired or feel ill |
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But in the end, real soldiers are still will |
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Sometimes, it's just spectators an' gladiators |
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Same party, next year, haters congratulate us |
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To Buddy, |
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Princess an' |
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Jalen, congratulations |
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This year, there's less funerals than graduations |
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Yo, pace myself 'cause sagas continue |
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Standin' ovations, |
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Dilated blows up every venue |
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A new era, placed first, style pursuin' |
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The shoe fits? |
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Wear it, it's based on you an' |
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Your off beat |
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DJ, anythin' he play |
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Sounds like |
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Babu, pulled the plug with no delay |
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This homestretch, |
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I've saved my last breath |
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I push full throttle, no rest 'til nothin's left, it's the marathon |
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Yo, they go off when they go on, on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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Pace yourself so you can face yourself |
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Run hard, you really only race yourself |
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Yo, they go off when they go on, on |
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On an' on, on an' on, marathon |
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But we don't run from shit, we run to it |
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Might run over your shit or run through it |
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Clap your hands, clap your hands, come on |
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Clap your hands, clap your hands, clap your hands |
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Check it, |
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Expansion |
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Team forever an' the |
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AlchemistIt's the marathon |