Arik Peace - Proud Lyrics

Do it for the money
Do it for the fame
F*ck up anybody that goan to swerve into your lane
Do it for the patience
Do it for the game
Grind and shine and glow up till they all goan know your name
Do it for survival
Do it for the aim
I don't know your story, I'll just listen, you explain
Do it for improvement
Do it for the shame
Free up all feelings you got locked up in your brain

Can't always say it's right
I can't always see
I just wanna break chains
To let all my people free
Yeah I know I'm selfish
Life ain't always clean
I'm not always perfect
I'm just out here doing me
Do you feel the reach
Practice what you preach
I need to see the action
F*ck the yadda yadda B
Too many people starving
So get your family right
Before you goan blow up
And start the party every night
They ask me what I'm doing
Like I don't know what I'm choosing
See the thing about pursuing
Is sometimes you start with loosing
It can kinda seem confusing
When the life I had seemed cooling
But I'm always sad and f*cked up
Life could really use reviewing
That's what I said to myself
And there's really no one else
That can draw these parallels
Understand I'm overwhelmed
But that's how I excel
And one day I'll do it well
And they'll all be chanting Peace
Just for doing it himself

Do it for the money
Do it for the fame
F*ck up anybody that goan to swerve into your lane
Do it for the patience
Do it for the game
Grind and shine and glow up till they all goan know your name
Do it for survival
Do it for the aim
I don't know your story, I'll just listen, you explain
Do it for improvement
Do it for the shame
Free up all feelings you got locked up in your brain

So welcome to the show
This is what it is
I come from country known
For freezing over, love and Driz
I look to those before me
K'naan and Moka Only
Weekend, Nav and Belly
Oh and can't forget bout Tory
I f*ck with Jazz and Preme
SonReal is always clean
Classified holds the east
And Merkcules alwaya is mean
Yukon to Montreal
I can't name em all
We only got one ring but
In Canada we ball
Yes my name is Peace
Please roll the press release
I eat so many god damn bars
My flow is straight obese
I've got a simple mission
It starts with my ambition
Then I add a couple digits, switching
My rags into riches
But please don't get it wrong
Alone I am not strong
I need a lotta voices with me
To complete the song
That's what I'm about and
You've been a great crowd
Just remember
Fame is nothing without
People to make proud

Do it for the money
Do it for the fame
F*ck up anybody that goan to swerve into your lane
Do it for the patience
Do it for the game
Grind and shine and glow up till they all goan know your name
Do it for survival
Do it for the aim
I don't know your story, I'll just listen, you explain
Do it for improvement
Do it for the shame
Free up all feelings you got locked up in your brain
Do it for the money
Do it for the fame
F*ck up anybody that goan to swerve into your lane
Do it for the patience
Do it for the game
Grind and shine and glow up till they all goan know your name
Do it for survival
Do it for the aim
I don't know your story, I'll just listen, you explain
Do it for improvement
Do it for the shame
Free up all feelings you got locked up in your brain