EXP - Unremarkable (Non-Explicit Swearjar Version) Lyrics

I stay hidden cos my hidey hole holds my whole hope
Everything under one roof, I don't go
Out, poking my nose in a globe I can't control
I'm never satisfied when I'm too far from home
But, if you don't challenge your boundaries then you're bound to be
Floundering round 'till you drown in the ground you seem
So attached to defend
No good asking if Ben
Will make a lasting attempt
To write a rap without friends
Cos I need the support, if I'm conceiving a thought
Need people to agree with it before I even record
I got noooooo self esteem anymore
And as I withdraw from society, it's weakening more
Cos basically I'm an ego maniac who thrives on feedback
Forget that, but remember every time someone called me crap
A tree sap of a 6ft3 chap
Who needs enemies with inner monologues like we have?

Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable
Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable

(Gotta do a second verse)... I forgot how to write 'em
So used to doing one verse and hoping to God it's inspiring
And nine times out of ten it's probably not
Even this might end up deleted from my desktop
I hate being in the same place when people play my music
Make sense of that, I know I was born to do this
But you play my new ish with me in the room
And I'll either cringe, turn it off, or leave 'till you do
Happy for people to play it though, fill your boots
I'm proud enough of the sound of it, I mainly cringe at you
Cos I'm expecting you to take it in but know that you can't
For example I wrote this track at 1 AM in the dark
And changed this word and that word and made sure it fitted
And the first time you play it, all that work's done in minutes
And you can judge it like a piece of art
Up to you if it leaves a mark
And that's why I love it when people start
With that whole "rap is too fast for me" malarkey
"I don't mind the music but only partly
The guy saying words kinda ruined the party"
And we turn up to headline they say, "who are we?"

Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable
Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable

Well, kinda did and didn't
In middle school my folks thought not enough s--s were given
So I'd do work set for me to up my level
It gave the impression I was more intelligent than the rebels
But a little home schooling only takes you so far
And I paid attention less cos I thought I was smart
And people caught up while I slowed right down
Thought I'd regret it but I don't right now
A degree gets you nothing but debt
Debt gets you nothing but vexed
Being vexed gets you nothing but stressed
Being stressed gets you nothing but death
And I love living: it's the best, there's not enough of it left
But I've bin wallowing a few years with family issues
Coulda done an album tryna make you grab your tissues
But I'd rather stay upbeat, with my usual grin
And make people say, "ExP!... I don't know who that is"

Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable
Nobody, that's who, I'm unremarkable
My generation, that's Who, I'm unremarkable
Got a few tattoos, I'm unremarkable
Did ok at school, I'm unremarkable