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DRIVER OR DRIVEN

from Driver Or Driven by Es, Das Da Beat Junkie

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This is the title cut where I explain the difference between the drivers (shakers and move makers) and the ones that are driven (passenger seat riders, coattail riders). Which one are you?

lyrics

Can't stop like my car ran out of brake fluid
Keep pushing forward praying that I stay away from ruin
Far from a lazy human
Driving at mach speed, vying for the top seed bars laid down like a lazy susan
Inclined when it's ink time to lately prove it
I go dumb on the kick drum you say that I'm stupid
Above average IQ and in my view
Barricades you put down in front of me I drive through
Music my vehicle foot down on the gas
Despite the price at the pump I get my fill and I dash
I'm reminded that I've got a purpose as a wordsmith
Words hit the soul I get deep with verses bursting through the surface
Figured out my niche for who I pitch
Forever all about the therapy as opposed to being rich
I'm onto something a common phrase I've been told
So I embrace as I proceed to get old never selling my soul
Crowd connection the goal, like medaling gold
Took a second to think, my brain's a lower level from gold
Intrigued to go the route less travelled to unravel
Backroads of reality where paths contain gravel
Concepts are like potholes, drive on them then you wake up
The shock absorbed, I keep it together just like a break up
Just a part of my make up, a bonus if I cake up
A baker making bread keeping me fed on the way up
Got drive? a given, rock live, a given
Pop vibes for industry high fives? This isn't
Driven 'cause my inner remains focused on my mission
Not driven around like riding coattails of those that's hitting
Been the former from back in the days as an infant
Once the objective's determined drive comes on in an instant
Eff making a mark, I'm trying to leave an imprint
Make my presence known by being consistent

Driver or driven, which seat you wanna occupy?
Control the wheel or be the peep who only wanna ride
Without a vehicle to move they lose
Without a vehicle the driver still got something to prove
Thinking outside the box, maneuver keys inside of the locks
To prop it open get inside of the spot
The one that's self reliant and defiant to losses
Passenger seat riders can never be bosses

credits

from Driver Or Driven, released February 14, 2023
Vocals: Es
Beat: Das Da Beat Junkie

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Es Mississauga, Ontario

Based out of Mississauga (suburb of Toronto), Es is a student of hiphop. Inspired by golden era hip hop, Es makes a conscious effort to capture the essence of hip hop...hard beats and raw rhymes. With 7 quality projects under his belt, his 8th aims to be another solid release for lovers of true school hiphop.

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