Couldn't Tell Me Shit

Underground rap, gritty male Australian vocal in the user's own recorded voice, mostly spoken rhythmic bars shifting from sarcastic offbeat phrasing into rapid triplets, gang-shouted chorus; gritty guitar riff, sharp piano stabs, heavy swung drums with dramatic pauses, rising builds and weighty drops, guitar-only reflective bridge into a bigger final hook; powerful clean studio mix, 102 BPM heavy swung groove

[Intro - Dry voice] Yeah, I heard you. Hearing ain't listening. [Verse 1 - Cocky bounce] Couldn't tell me shit, had it all worked out, Half a plan, whole room full of doubt. If you said slow down, I'd turn it up, Called you soft when you were looking out. Thought being told was being held, Thought I knew life 'cause I'd lived through hell. Street-smart kid with a blind spot wide, Had a quick reply for a warning sign. "Watch that crowd." "Mind your head." "Nah, I'm sweet." Then I went instead. Won an argument, lost a week, Still didn't think that the problem was me. [Build] Say it louder— I won't hear. Bass cuts out. Then the cost comes clear. [Chorus - Shouted drop] COULDN'T TELL ME SHIT! HAD TO LEARN IT HARD! THREW THE MAP AWAY— THEN I BLAMED THE DARK! BIG MOUTH! BLIND TURN! LIFE SENT THE BILL FOR THE THINGS I WOULDN'T LEARN! [Verse 2 - Fast, tighter delivery] Some advice rubbish, some was gold, Couldn't sort either when my pride took hold. Didn't want pity, didn't want rules, Didn't want someone treating me like school. But I made "don't tell me" a whole identity, Till the consequences sat right next to me. Turns out stubborn doesn't mean you're right, Turns out loud doesn't mean you've got sight. I can admit that without bowing down, Didn't know enough when I swore I had it found. Same fire now, but I let words land, Being my own bloke means changing when I can. [Bridge - Guitar only] I was hurt. I was proud. Both explain it. Neither wipes it out. [Final Chorus - Full drums] COULDN'T TELL ME SHIT! HAD TO LEARN IT HARD! THREW THE MAP AWAY— THEN I BLAMED THE DARK! BIG MOUTH! BLIND TURN! LIFE SENT THE BILL FOR THE THINGS I WOULDN'T LEARN!

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