Abstract

Released: April 28, 2014

Featuring: RFN

Songwriter: Abstract

[Intro: Abstract]
Alright, Craig
How we gonna kick this one off?
We could do, like, the
Epic piano orchestral intro
You know, get like super emotional
Really hook people into the project
Oh... people do that?
Oh... we've done that, yeah...
We've done that a couple times...
Umm, so that's off the table
We could just come in super hard
Just like, on a trap beat
Somethin' everyone knows, you know
Just come in super hard, people like, "Damn, this kid's crazy"
But, I feel like people do that all the time
What if...
Alright, now, just hear me out...
What if we just opened up with some Randy fuckin' Newman?

[Verse 1: Randy Fuckin' Newman]
Some people got-got no reason
Some people got-got no reason
Some people got-got no reason to live
They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around, tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
Tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet

[Chorus 1: Randy Fuckin' Newman]
Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people 'round

[Verse 2: Abstract]
Got a problem with race?
Got a problem with look?
Got a problem with place of a race that don't match definition of book?
Well isn't that sad?
There's proof in the truths that you thought that you had
My president's black
Caucasian's been graced and fought places in rap
It's a beautiful time, lyrics bringin' hip-hop back into its prime
Get with the times, just tryna come up and be part of the shine
Fuck, I'm lightin' the way
Tryna show honesty's more than okay
Most diverse today
Need acoustic to dubstep, beats all in my plate
But enough about that
Fallin' out, but I swear it's what's under the hat
Man, I'm scared where we at
Bad relations and places all over the map
But change starts with the small things
See what of their love brings
And I'm sayin' maybe one day
Maybe one day we can all sing

[Bridge: Randy Fuckin' Newman]
Short people are just the same
As you and I
(A fool such as I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's a wonderful world)

[Chorus 2: Randy Fuckin' Newman]
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody to love

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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