Traction

from The War On Mediocrity by Apollo Quad

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lyrics

Verse 1

I feel strong for the very first time in my life
and I feel the chains churning every time that I write
I feel a return from everything that I have poured in to it
my baby steps are now generating some movement
and it’s soul crushing but im so lucky to have it
a plan with no schematic just taking a stab at it
it’s freedom in it’s truest form and if you brave the storm
you’ll bask in sunshine and be reborn
My confidence was earned through pain
trial and error will burn when you learn by the flame

will it destroy you or define you
is it a cage or a portal that you can finally climb through
what if no one’s behind you and no body’s supportive
when everything was morbid I trapped it in a recording
momentum shifts caused by pen tips and words from live lips
can thrive from inside as time ticks
ever faster but the clock is not my master
my fate is under my control on my journey to rapture
I feel them listen
giving my wheels friction my dream is a reality not a figment of fiction

Chorus

The promise lands now in my sight the harder path is worth taking if you’re doin it right we’re fueling the fight the battle for a meaningful life now the futures looking bright it was worth the sacrifice

Verse 2

I can’t sleep I’m waiting on the sun to rise above the land and put the day in my hands and I mold it how I please any progress frees me from the seeds of doubt while they try question my clout they judge me on numbers and stats not the content of my tracks but I feel relaxed if I can reach or inspire one mind everyday life will not be in vein as I fight through the fray but I’m looking back on how far that I’ve come Though I feeI proud I’ll never turn complacent and numb

sometimes it all clicks I was born to speak words through the metal in my iron fist
the work is payin off the flow has endowed my life with some confidence
through vowels and consonants
struggling is a talent of mine I learned that I can parry time
with a weapon of rhymes
the people give me strength my voice is never hoarse
their undying support is the of my core force
four gears will turn each other we through the years
we grind together in the eyes of our peers

Chorus

there is no finish line
We do not retire
any success we find
pushes us to reach even higher

I’ll die by this microphone
but ill live with no quarter
but let my corpse be pointed forward

indomitable will
unequivocal hunger
Relentless resolve
is why we will not fall

Our progress can be measured in toil
but one foot leads another
until we gain speed to let our wings flutter

Lets go!

credits

from The War On Mediocrity, released March 21, 2014
Written by Apollo Quad
Engineered mixed and mastered by Adam Schmid

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Apollo Quad Chicago, Illinois

We are Apollo Quad - a Hip Hop band ! We have released two full length albums; "Come Alive" and "No Gods, No Masters". We have opened for national acts such as Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs N Harmony. The road is a familiar place for us we have played Los Angeles (at the legendary Whisky A Go Go), New York, Chicago & Nashville. We mix many different elements from all walks of music. ... more