Story Behind the Song
I'm here for the music. What else can be said?
Lyrics
i'm here for the music, not the names
but it's been lost, now it's all the same
time frame, same name, same game
instant fame is what we all wanna claim
but once you get to the top, where do you go
there's only one way to go, and you know
unless you can show, that your skills are real
money and looks, can't match the real deal
you know the best singers aint even on the charts
real musicians are artists, and music is an art
you can't just be some 16 year old boyband kids,
if you got no talent to start with
yeah, i give props to the young future stars
who know who they are, and, know they got skills to show
flashes in the pan tho, no matter how hot
never last long, tryin to be what they're not,
that's why-
i'm here for the music,
just the music,
and not the big names
i'm here for the music,
but the music,
is all the same
i'm here for the music,
just the music,
and not the big names
i'm here for the music,
but it's all the same thing
what your hear on the radio, what everybody knows
they tell us who's hot, and who's not has to go
to the bottom of the list, and then they get dissed
by the people for no reason, they're told to do this
do that, do anything that they say
as if the worst you can do is to go your own way
i'm here for the music, not the cash
those who move too fast, come in last
when the lists reverse, the best turns to worst
all your furious fast fame is nothin but your own curse
radio repeats, same rhythms and rhymes
that'll kill any song that ordinarily shines
and the majority tries to be materialized
sell a million records, then they fall off,
the music dies, once again, without pain
there's always another clone, it's easy to be the same
i'm here for the music,
just the music,
and not the big names
i'm here for the music,
but the music,
is all the same
i'm here for the music,
just the music,
and not the big names
i'm here for the music,
but it's all the same thing
i got nothin to hide, I wouldn't show you a fake
i don't need to wear a mask for my image's sake
too many singers and bands don't stand for a thing, for too long
they go platinum, they're already gone
had one record, 15 minutes of attention
assembly-line bands descend through the ascention
assumptions, based on the best of the bands
then they start disappearing, disappointing their fans
then they see how hard it is to take it on with their bare hands
you gotta last to the end
got respect from me
for whatever you wanna do,
just keep it real, don't pretend to be not you
i'm here for the music, not the shock
take down your image, stay true to what you got
don't clone, show your own, let it be known
I stay focused and real, with no cover to be blown
i'm here for the music, not the looks
i'm here for the lyrics, not the rule books
i'm here for the music, not the names
i'm here for the fans, not overnight fame
i'm here for the music, not the cash
i'm here for the real thing, not the mask
i'm here for the beats, not billion dollar bills
i'm here for the music, and always stay real
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