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Barely Breathing

from The Dash LP (2015) by iamsleep

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Beat by Jake Over, Engineered by Rocco D' Uva. Written and performed by Sleepy Saint

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Honestly, this all my honesty. This ain't Brian Williams, A Rod, Ryan Braun or some Ponzi scheme. It's just me just making music that ain't simple. Tryin to be a symbol and tell you what I been through. People really don't believe in me or see things that I see. You know they got a big ego to feed. No other genre has the attitude of emcees, wishin on the other that they don't succeed. A genre full of hate and a genre full of greed. I'm tryin to reinstate the genre that we need. Not people biased off a category. Not people basing everything about me. Dont even speak or tweet or talk about the Hip Hop scene without acknowledging the things that I can bring and make you think. Outside the box or square, maybe this is truth or dare. Where I spit the truth mixed without a single a care. Middle fingers in the air whenever I getta stare. I'm not threatened up by a glare. I'm wooin like Ric Flair. Stylin and profilin, kinda like you on a island, but the only way to escape is on the other side and in the way is a bunch of tigers, snakes and lions. None in the cage, hungry and raged, but you keep on tryin. That's the mind of free will and survivin. That's no fear of failure or even dying. Yo i'm barely breathin, barely eatin, barely sleepin, my mind is creepin. My opinions must mean something more. Cause people that never care, still cant seem to ignore. Facts are facts and thats all I have in store. How can you lose somebody you never had for support? How can you judge somebody you never heard before? No guarentees for Sleep, I collect off the door. Maybe I should really only charge like four. Cause 5 bucks is seeming to expensive anymore. It's cheap please, don't support Sleep. There's another club with nothing going on down the street. The best part is people that want in for free. Just like the whole entire music industry. "5 bucks, that's I drink that I need and I can't pay 3 for your online cd." This aint a joke. People don't really see. All the time spent into the hours, days, and weeks. Just to get recorded and ready for a release. So please, respect my work, i'm my own street team. On my own dreamstreet, putting meaning into means. Takin rappers off their feet when they askin me to feat. And I dont say that all just for some kinda greed. No disrespect, i'm a man, I just like to compete. And not pretend i'm everything that I hear like a teen. And act like im Wayne, Young Thug, or a Chief Keef. The system that got you trapped is the penitentitary. Most of these frauds are actors, showin off for t-v. I knew I shoulda went to acting school. Coulda got into entertainment but I don't like playin roles. If they can act on show, they can act a rap career too. Started from Disney, the botton is right here fool. Strike gold, with some backing that's cool. Building buzz from nothin is somethin that I hold. From talent perspective you got somethim that sold, but the industry robs you young and you gon do what you been told. The fake shit we call hits is getting old. Sex sells, bad lyrics, no one's got soul. Bad Gimmicks and personas they stole. Man this industry is gotten so out of control. Like what were doing here is bigger than some people give us credit for. I'm just here to try and let you know, that I'm barely breathing. This is my Redeclaration of Independence. From media platforms, profiling, and acting wreckless. From sell outs, to playing dress up, these rappers is wearin dresses, chick jeans and leather, til all they make up is messed up. Ya'll are young and the restless, actors and actresses. Some of ya'll talkin senseless, you only have one dimension. Did I mention my intention is to catch em? I'm just ventin but they say it's negative when I have an opinion. Huh? Put your hands to sky right now if it feels good to be alive somehow. While we all livin like we could die right now. Feels good with the vibe in the crowd. This is here is not a test, I'ma rockin to the beat. They try to cut the air of the artists that we need, I'm startin to feel it now I can't breathe.

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from The Dash LP (2015), released August 14, 2015
S. St. John, J. Over, R. D 'Uva

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iamsleep Altoona, Pennsylvania

I am a Hip Hop artist inspired by several music genres. My craft is original and meaningful lyricism along with high energy performances. I have performed various shows across Western Pennsylvania to Columbus, Ohio. I have opened for Asher Roth, Chuck Inglish and the Ying Yang Twins. ... more

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