Artist: Stig of the Dump Album: Cannon Fodder EP Song: Hard Work Typed by: artist/bandcamp.com [ VERSE 1 ] I can turn my hand to any style I want depending on what vibe I'm on Love, peace and happiness to bang him with an iron rod Whiney little emo to an ego like "I'm a god" And I could make a pile of gwop, fuck it I just pied it off Cause I refuse to compromise my lot just for the sterling I'm me for every penny of the pounds that I've been earning One thing that's for certain, I'll keep the fire burning And stay true to myself until I face the final curtain I've been working like a dog, forgive me if I bark a bit I don't give a toss if you're a badman when your bars are shit Fuck a major label if they don't know how to market this The living definition of what an independent artist is So bump your system loud Turn the music up, I've come to burn the system down Keep your ice and chains, I ain't come to piss about This a different sound, I'll kill it til the industry is disembowelled [ VERSE 2 ] Time to get the money in Style's raw enough to make your eyes water like an onion Tell the truth, I ain't tryna be a funny en Bring the greatest of all time and I'm a curry him I've build a brand from the ground up I've been broke, now I'm tryna get the pounds up For now the whole brow stays frowned up Until I see the figures in my bank account mount up Grinding like a cokehead's teeth Bars are intricately woven, so the flow gets peak I want paying but ain't making no processed cheese I ain't tryna write a track about a Rolex Sweep Peep - it gets deep without an aqualung So there's passion in the bars when I'm rapping 'em I syncopate the war cry to the banging drum Can in hand, mastering my art like Alex Young [ VERSE 3 ] I work twice as hard as the next guy On the hustle til the second that the cheque's signed I don't belive that I can settle in my next life You're only here once, you know and homie, I'ma get mine But I ain't all about the peso I don't play thug with the right amount of J-Lo Bills still come in by the day so I'm want 'em studying my quotes like Plato Cause courage is knowing what not to fear So if ya think that I'm shook of the tough act you're on the gear This ain't a pop track talking 'bout (It's hot in here) I'm tryna make the rent off the realness they wanna hear Cause I've had drama in my life and it ain't over yet But it made me who I am, so like the ink suggests, 'No Regrets' If youre here to stack some chips, that's some shit I won't respect My bars are born from moments where the rhythm and my soul connect [ OUTRO ] I work hard, it's hard work When you're tryna put the art first But I admit that I'm in love with the music I'm just sick of seeing suckers abuse it That's why I work hard, it's hard work When you're tryna put the art first I admit I'm still in love with the music I'm just sick of seeing suckers abuse it (That's true shit)