Abstract

Released: December 25, 2012

Songwriter: Abstract

Producer: Cryo Music

[Intro]
Yeah, crazy we made it here
Craig, the fans, the whole A-Team
We're on our way

[Verse 1]
Started buildin' from the bottom
The whole world was tryna stop it
Kept my head up 'cause I always knew backwards wasn't an option
And now I feel we got this
Yeah, I know we got this
I'll never stop till we're bigger than life, that's a promise
'Cause I wasn't born to this life to take a seat on the sidelines
I was meant to play the game until that shit was all mine
So let the fans lift me up, take me where I need to be
Now I'm ridin' on the shoulders of those who believed in me
And yes, the view from up here is amazing
Who woulda guessed I would be blessed to be the one to graze it?
Sorry to the ones that still have trouble tryna face it
But when you're lookin' down from where I'm at, the hate is faceless

[Verse 2]
Almost two years ago, she created a monster
Started a success story—me being the author
Became the most versatile, spittin' on the come-up
Grindin' in the studio, workin' sunset to sunup
Used to fill out applications, now I fill out interviews
Now every single that I drop on YouTube is big news
And I know that we would be here, just was hopin' a little faster
But I'm happy with this paradise I made from a disaster
Used to tell me all the reasons I was doomed in all my hopes
Critique my every little problem, put me on the microscopes
Now I realize it's alright, they gave me fuel for the fight
Now I know to never take for granted standin' in these lights

[Outro]
Now I know why they call it paradise
You gotta road to take the sacrifice
God damn, it's been a lotta work
But I owe it to my fans
You're the world of my worth

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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