Not A Cog

[Verse] Rise from the canvas, rebels with no schematic, They forgot the lecture on how to avoid the static. Teach me composition, drop me in the mix, erratic, But they missed the briefing on how to dodge the bureaucratic. [Verse 2] Sellin' my soul for pennies, crumbs from the feast elite, Passions in a bottle, dreams kicked to the street. Practical ambitions chained by the corporate fleet, But nah, I ain't conforming, art lives in my HEARTBEAT [Chorus] I'll be drawing on the walls, graffiti with a cause, Brushstrokes fightin' laws, breakin' silent pause. Heart full of creation, no hesitation clause, They can’t cage my essence, no matter the applause. [Verse 3] Cog in the machine, trade dreams for a routine, Ain't the life I’m livin’, my spirit stays pristine. Latte spills and deadlines, vision lost between, Naw, I'm takin' back my purpose, lighting kerosene. [Verse 4] Role models shattered, sold their soul for a dime, Stuck in corporate patterns, traded passion for time. Empty shell of dreams, lifeless, outta rhyme, But me? I rise, my art forever prime. [Chorus] I'll be drawing on the walls, graffiti with a cause, Brushstrokes fightin' laws, breakin' silent pause. Heart full of creation, no hesitation clause, They can’t cage my essence, no matter the applause.