Released: December 13, 2011

Songwriter: Abstract

[Intro]
Yeah, umm

[Chorus]
No matter what you say, man
Haha, no matter what they say
No matter what you say, man
To do this shit ain't easy
Tryna find a reason why the rap game need me
No matter what you say, man

[Verse 1]
Alright, yo
He just wanted the money, he just strived for the fame
He wanted all the kids and all the girls to know his name
A broken heart unspoken for introduced him to the game
Not weed or cocaine but the art of recordin' the pain
Scribble down a couple words here and there to cut the chains
After all he built had fallen, he'd rebuild his frame
The honesty in his voice was then given a name
And from that day forward, his outlook would never ever be the same

[Chorus]
Nah, no matter what you say, man
No matter what you say, man
To do this shit, it ain't that easy
Tryna find a reason why the rap game need me
Nah, it ain't that easy
Tryna find a reason why the rap game need me

[Verse 2]
Alright
He tried his best but got lost to musical identity
For the sake of his own thoughts, he turned friends into enemies
Had an act for hatin' on ass 'cause them females pretend-to-be's
Developed a hate for the fakes, the popular plastic mini-me's
Thoughts arugin' in his head
Took all night to write, but not to read
Someone shoulda told him that a heart was all he'd really fuckin' need
So he grabbed it, took paper with emotion, he artfully stabbed it
Always kept it fresh 'cause when he was done writin', he capped it
Tried to be like others, takin' bits and pieces from his favorite rappers
Thinkin' if he wore the shoes, the hats, the hoodies
That somehow it would actually matter
Thinkin' that box logos would make the fame come faster
But at the end of the day, he realized
It was always himself that he was after
He wasn't the Creator, he wasn't another Mathers
He was his own man; to get to the top, he'd climb his own ladder
So here I am, lookin' for that last step
Judgin' by the height left, there'll be a while before I make it yet
Ain't done in this game 'til it's covered in these fingerprints
'Til then, the mic's on, notes are opened, and yes, the black's lit
Ain't makin' as many songs 'cause now I'm makin' sure
That everything I write is perfect
Ain't writin' a line if the syllables ain't worth it

Abstract

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.