WHO THE CROWN FITS (Single)

by MATRE (prod by FACTOR CHANDELIER)

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lyrics

“Who The Crown Fits”

I stand right where the original b-boy stood
It’s gonna’ take magic to do what I should
To do what the world always says I never could
Bust a portal in the concrete of this neighborhood /
And when the lights are red
It’s not that I’m not watchin’
I’m in a new dimension
Where stoppin’ is not an option
Clocks are concoctions
To ease the fear of freedom
And coffins are changing closets
Before my next meeting /
I stand
Where the first rapper stood
This is real
This is life when it’s real good
This is Hip Hop
And everybody’s Hip Hop
Where people admit they’re Gods
And un-handcuff their wristwatch /
Where you don’t have to be ashamed you’re a giant
Hide behind a birth certificate and deny that
You know that you’re bigger than life
But keep it quiet
When we need for you to shout it
And get louder than a riot /
This is rehab
For shaman we call doctors
And medicine men known as party-rockers
This is where the whole world says you’re off your rocker
And you know it really means you’re doing right what you ought to /
I stand where I have to be
In my full majesty
Negotiating heaven, sending memos to gravity,
“I’m calling your bluff
Your laws have been tough
But I learned how to fly last night
The jig’s up”
And it ain’t that crazy
I just saw a plane
And in its wing-span I saw the truth of the human brain
You can’t limit that which has no constraint
A control panel in an infinite terrain
So living in infinity then limits are insane
Yet I let these doubts limit me
Afraid to stake my claim /
Not being vain
But if you have it, then share it
And we all have the Gift
The crown fits
So we gotta’ wear it.

credits

released February 2, 2018
Written by G. Murawsky (SOCAN) & M. Sawaya (ASCAP)
Produced by Factor Chandelier
Lyrics by Matre
Additional production by Rick Ellis
Additional vocals by Michaella Grace
Bass by Enver Hampton
Guitar by Rick Ellis
Outro speech selected by DJ Jazzy V

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MATRE Los Angeles, California

With poignant lyrics & genre-bending music, HipHop artist Matre offers a unique & powerful voice. His eclectic sound has taken him on a journey around the globe, from roots in LA's underground - collaborating with artists such as The Shape Shifters, 2Mex & Myka 9 - to boundary-breaking collabs with rock & world music artists such as Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer & the late, great Ochieng' Nelly ... more