Abstract

Released: March 19, 2012

Featuring: Cher Forgeron

Songwriter: Cher Forgeron Abstract

Producer: Cryo Music

[Verse 1: Abstract]
Just a kid tryna come up fast
They said the music that I'm makin' would never last
One hundred songs deep, man, damn, look at that
Fans askin' fans, "Man, you heard of Abstract?"
I just want the whole world sayin' that they have
To go unnoticed through life just sad
Just workin' for the things that I want so bad
I just want my kids to be proud of they dad
Want 'em to know you can make somethin' of your life
Or you can follow suit, work a nine-to-five
Get a house, get a wife, it's not for me, that life just isn't right
Who remembers what you did do? Very few
There's this guy, Bob, he died yesterday
Had a job at a office, worked his life away
Did he love it? Nah, but it got him paid
You never heard of him? Yeah, I rest my case

[Chorus 1: Cher Forgeron]
I had a dream I was standin' on stage
Thousands of people, all hands raised
Thinkin' that my friends saw me out of place
It was nothing new to me, it's all I'd ever changed

[Verse 2: Abstract]
So when I make it, I want you all to know why
I don't ever want to live like that Bob guy
I wanna speak to the masses, heal 'em with my words
Show 'em no matter what happens, you can move forward
There's a new day, better things to strive for
Go against the odds, find what you're alive for
And when you have a dream, go make it reality
It's your conscious telling you what you have to be
And when you lose all the rest, you just follow your heart
It still works, even when it's torn apart
No matter what happens, it's the only way to start
And never be afraid to tell the world who you are
That's what I try to do in every single song
Show you who I am, even when I know it's wrong
'Cause in the end, that's what people relate to
Save 'em with the words you wish you would had to save you

[Chorus 2: Cher Forgeron]
I had a dream I was sittin' on the throne
People screamin' from below as I sat alone
Felt like home, and they must have known
'Cause the name they were screamin' was my own

[Verse 3: Abstract]
Yeah, that right there is my dream
Sittin' on the throne, surrounded by the A-Team
Showin' the whole world all the visions that my mind's seen
All these loopy scenes now right in front of me
On a level above doubt, no longer touchin' me
High above the screams of the people judgin' me
I know what I want, I know what it means
I worked so hard, 'cause it's meant for me
They say I'll never make somethin' of my rappin'
Well, too bad, 'cause it's about to happen
And when you're livin' that Bob life, I'll be laughin'
I'll be livin' that life you never could imagine
You never-you never could i-could imagine
You never-you never could i-could imagine
Yeah, you laughin', shit's about to happen
Saw my future in a dream, so I went and grabbed it

[Chorus 1: Cher Forgeron]
I had a dream I was standin' on stage
Thousands of people, all hands raised
Thinkin' that my friends saw me out of place
It was nothing new to me, it's all I'd ever changed

[Chorus 2: Cher Forgeron]
I had a dream I was sittin' on the throne
People screamin' from below as I sat alone
Felt like home, and they must have known
'Cause the name they were screamin' was my own

[Chorus 1: Cher Forgeron]
I had a dream I was standin' on stage
Thousands of people, all hands raised
Thinkin' that my friends saw me out of place
It was nothing new to me, it's all I'd ever changed

[Outro: Cher Forgeron & Abstract]
It's all I'd ever changed
I had a dream I was sittin' on the throne
People screamin' from below, I just sat alone

Growing up in New Jersey, Luke Terkovich, otherwise known as Abstract, was involved with music at an early age. Learning how to play piano, electric guitar, and the drums were Luke’s first involvement with music — and he did it all before 6th grade. With a move across country from New Jersey to Jackson, Wyoming, the distance between learning and playing new instruments got larger. It wasn’t until several years later that Luke began to mess around with freestyling during his high school years spent at Jackson Hole High. Evolving his newly found musical expression into Raised in Jackson, WY, Abstract is known for his immense musical versatility and affinity for providing uplifting music for a turbulent world. With a knack for storytelling, he provides introspective motivation to all who take the time to dive into his work. Notably known for his remix of Ruth Bs Lost Boy “Neverland” which has garnered hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube, his work with Drumma Battalion and Roze, and his 2016 album Something to Write Home About. He heads a collective known as “A Team Worldwide” 5 musicians from 4 different countries. Producers Drumma Battalion of Norway, Blulake of Sweden, Cryo Music of Scotland, and Abstract. Coming off his first overseas tour with YONAS, the ATWW collective is gearing up to drop Abstracts new album/experience late summer 2018.writing detailed lyrics, he began to find that he could vent the stresses of his everyday life through creating music. Slowly progressing through the years of his new town where he calls home; balancing school, life, and music developed Luke to become Abstract.

Trying to find his sound was a young teenager who just looked to get something written down and then translated into music, and eventually rap. Still in his caterpillar stage of metamorphosis was a young Abstract who released his first ever collection of songs, properly named The Dream.

In 2012, through YouTube, Abstract met Craig McAllister, a producer from Glasgow, Scotland. During that period, Abstract was in the midst of working on On My Own Time and was the first time Craig showed up with Abstract. Afterwards, the duo started to mesh extremely well and produced the five projects, Under Lights & Microscopes, A Life To Live By, Dreaming With Eyes Open, The Science Of Feeling Tall, and We Are The Artist.

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