Song | First Step |
Artist | Diamond District |
Album | March on Washington |
[Verse 1: Uptown XO] | |
The Holy Tri, who else could do it? You know it’s only them! | |
Back like the rapture, still doing it for the capital | |
Worldwide now, we like Earth, Wind & Fire | |
Suburb fly sound, but now bout to take the high of | |
DC Voltron, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach | |
Quotables in the Washington Post, y’all | |
Do it for the cap like we over budget | |
And overdo it, cause we do it like nobody does it | |
A young’n, which y’all like the best-o | |
Five mic the Metro, a hand sight, freedom for the ghetto | |
We claiming the torch, claiming they wrong | |
We came in the door, dropping along till the gimmicks put a stop in the pause | |
Let’s say hello to the ending! | |
What started you all but your intentions? | |
The rhythm was the root of it all | |
See you later, it’s never goodbye | |
When a spurr comes back in the music, now you know why | |
March! | |
[Scratched Hook] | |
[Verse 2: yU] | |
Wale? This is the ship that took the scale | |
When you ride up on the empty, almost gotta lift the tail | |
A young’n hunger like you’re missing meals, different feels | |
Spinnin’ wheels, you tryna live your dream till it kills | |
Romans get stolen like the feet that still in fail | |
No zooming on any human more than you do yourself | |
You get the L?! Just know, by the end of the day the true did it well | |
If not than keep rocking, locking your talking and bang! | |
Aim high, cause otherwise you’ll see I love life, bitch | |
I push forward, ??? don’t nobody owe Mike shit | |
I do what make more sense and roll with great folks | |
That ain’t no glitch, we make pesos and stay focused | |
Upon the greater that lay-off for later, that may never come | |
Now also get the choke that’s be taken for anyone | |
Twart not the rhyme, never stop, knowing them cops won’t come | |
But still be March on Washington | |
Come on! | |
[Scratched Hook] | |
[Verse 3: Oddisee] | |
This is what I give ‘em, wisdom over rhythm | |
From the District to the prison with ??? stars as the emblem | |
We all get what I came from, they doing now what I been, than | |
They doing ???, from extra I make an income | |
I’m a beast from the East, the product of hard streets | |
Hard to eat – smaller the beast, margin larger the teeth | |
Man, it’s just the way it go, if I wanna say it so | |
Say it knowing ye ain’t posting too high to be layin’ low | |
Different day, same shit, same script, different play | |
This is the way of the world and I’m just tryna fit in place | |
And tryna play the part of a mockery to my art | |
So anything I do is a part of me from the start | |
I’m getting better sleep while these niggas lying awake | |
Keep it moving with the troop while niggas lying in place | |
Only fill deals on the counter, ain’t for the fakes! | |
DMV, we’ll be known as the greatest! | |
Keep up with the pace! | |
[Scratched Hook] |
Verse 1: Uptown XO | |
The Holy Tri, who else could do it? You know it' s only them! | |
Back like the rapture, still doing it for the capital | |
Worldwide now, we like Earth, Wind Fire | |
Suburb fly sound, but now bout to take the high of | |
DC Voltron, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach | |
Quotables in the Washington Post, y' all | |
Do it for the cap like we over budget | |
And overdo it, cause we do it like nobody does it | |
A young' n, which y' all like the besto | |
Five mic the Metro, a hand sight, freedom for the ghetto | |
We claiming the torch, claiming they wrong | |
We came in the door, dropping along till the gimmicks put a stop in the pause | |
Let' s say hello to the ending! | |
What started you all but your intentions? | |
The rhythm was the root of it all | |
See you later, it' s never goodbye | |
When a spurr comes back in the music, now you know why | |
March! | |
Scratched Hook | |
Verse 2: yU | |
Wale? This is the ship that took the scale | |
When you ride up on the empty, almost gotta lift the tail | |
A young' n hunger like you' re missing meals, different feels | |
Spinnin' wheels, you tryna live your dream till it kills | |
Romans get stolen like the feet that still in fail | |
No zooming on any human more than you do yourself | |
You get the L?! Just know, by the end of the day the true did it well | |
If not than keep rocking, locking your talking and bang! | |
Aim high, cause otherwise you' ll see I love life, bitch | |
I push forward, ??? don' t nobody owe Mike shit | |
I do what make more sense and roll with great folks | |
That ain' t no glitch, we make pesos and stay focused | |
Upon the greater that layoff for later, that may never come | |
Now also get the choke that' s be taken for anyone | |
Twart not the rhyme, never stop, knowing them cops won' t come | |
But still be March on Washington | |
Come on! | |
Scratched Hook | |
Verse 3: Oddisee | |
This is what I give ' em, wisdom over rhythm | |
From the District to the prison with ??? stars as the emblem | |
We all get what I came from, they doing now what I been, than | |
They doing ???, from extra I make an income | |
I' m a beast from the East, the product of hard streets | |
Hard to eat smaller the beast, margin larger the teeth | |
Man, it' s just the way it go, if I wanna say it so | |
Say it knowing ye ain' t posting too high to be layin' low | |
Different day, same shit, same script, different play | |
This is the way of the world and I' m just tryna fit in place | |
And tryna play the part of a mockery to my art | |
So anything I do is a part of me from the start | |
I' m getting better sleep while these niggas lying awake | |
Keep it moving with the troop while niggas lying in place | |
Only fill deals on the counter, ain' t for the fakes! | |
DMV, we' ll be known as the greatest! | |
Keep up with the pace! | |
Scratched Hook |