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Effort Lyrics by Emil (USA)

Perfect Timing

2019

Verse 1
From where i’m sitting the view is always distorted
I focus too much on me and lose whats important
Hurry up if you want a seat at the kitchen table
Fighting for scraps i’m taking my time with it
Can’t rush it like Saquon
But any day could be the day that I’m on
And that’s the day I pray on
Do my best Donald Glover
And take my shirt off
The vibe is stoopid
No wonder they wanna use it, yeah

Trying to jumpstart a career
Like jumpstarting my hoopty
But i’m bubbling like the curry pot
Gearing up for the 3rd quarter
Somebody make some room for us
From New York City all the way down to Tallahassee
The music move me
All that other shit is distracting
Can’t let it consume me
If this the outro by now it feel like you knew me
My ex use to say when I lie I show her the true me

When I get on i’m buying the whole crew fits
Couldn’t walk a mile in my shoes
Even if the shoe fit
I treat these nights like a movie, i’m Stanley Kubrick
If i’m directing we liable to get too lit
Keep it rolling the footage is golden
I use these spirits to fight off the demons
And every morning they rushing back
And I feel defeated
Louder than ever i’m forced to give em the silent treatment

Show me some effort…
[Daniel speaks]

Verse 2
I want to feel like you want it
And if they call me anything
Call me a workaholic
Chasing women for most of my early years
I let em keep a piece of my heart as a souvenir
Been through so many trials
Had to switch up the route
Went through 4 years of college
I told them keep the diploma
4 years later I got no regrets
But a lot of debt
And I still never ask God to lighten the load
Follow my dreams till the end of the road

I need a better life for my parents
I need my brother to travel the world and back yeah
I need my sister to know that we got her back
I believed in something man you should try it
Test driving my dream car before I could buy it
I dream about the day that my idols become my rivals
Cause Idolizing my idols is overrated
I rather live on the road than stay complacent

Came a long way from Shawn and Emmanuel’s basement
I thank Daniel for all of the inspiration
I just wish he was here to accept the praises
Thanking Qwaack for all of the guidance
He saw potential in me and he help me find it
Sharif is one of the truest
It took a while but he’s in love with the music
I got a team behind me I feel supported
I think I finally know what’s important
Man…
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About “Effort” by Emil (USA)

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"Effort" appears on "Perfect Timing" in 2019.

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