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Proof (prod by Choppy Chop​-​e Sounds)

by mercurywaters

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This song talks about the journey of an artist in social media led marketplace. The struggles of trying to share your craft with an audience that always seems to want more and protecting yourself and your sanity in the process.

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Chorus

In search of a fool proof start
In search of a bulletproof plan
In search of a shatter proof heart
In search of a sound proof fan

Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it


Verse

if it doesn't make sense or a dollar it's a scholarly pursuit
or a hobby that's a folly to recoup
you can polly with apologists target the artifice
argue like a barbershop martyr for authorship

community partners are deep pocketed
but pennies on the dollar's what the market is
in a land of opportunity the pipe dream is new to me
and still I gotta double the dip the usury

the gram sells addiction by the gram
so you can snort a lifeline of fiction in your hand
algorithmic incentive prediction is the plan
so they know the hashtag before the cops kill the man

the price tag for a follow is a hollow gesture
emoji filled comments are a dollar extra
reality bites back with piranha pressure
here to serve at the pleasure of online oppressors

Chorus

In search of a fool proof start
In search of a bulletproof plan
In search of a shatter proof heart
In search of a sound proof fan

Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it

Verse

while the politics of the game propagates doppelgängers
hanging by a thread of respect martyrs and intellects
argue in retrospect karma will flicker flames
inviting your script to change repaying your broken debt

occupying your lanes a blatantly open threat
kiss on the pinky ring as an open show of respect
going off who i know instead of knowing the ledge
you either holding it down or holding your head

and sometimes both the ensemble
will turn a sane man from unsigned hype to unsigned hope
politicians yelling run my votes or we'll let the virus loose
doesn't take a sleuth to know they hope you won't survive the noose

I'm talking square biz you cutting corners hypotenuse
no surprise stakes is high posdanous
overnight success is nigh impossible
but you can disappear in a flash like david copperfield

Chorus

In search of a fool proof start
In search of a bulletproof plan
In search of a shatter proof heart
In search of a sound proof fan

Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it
Can't put my eyes on it, hands on it

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released December 7, 2020
Written by Mercury Waters
Produced by Choppy Chop-e Sounds

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Mercury Waters is a DMV born and raised hip hop artist who brings thought provoking lyricism with a grown man sensibility to his decades long career. Waters counts creative rap luminaries like The Roots, Common, and Yasiin Bey among his influences. With a style evolved into its own form, he creates moods, soundscapes and visual pictures that seek to engross, educate, and connect with the listener. ... more

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