Believer
M.I.A. feat. Blaqstarr Lyrics

There's main steam
There's a popular trend or mainstream culture

With the main dreams
With the most celebrated aspirations

But waterfalls start with a little stream
Even grand accomplishments have humble beginnings

Even Kubrick started with a small scene
Even the most acclaimed artists started with something small

Before it became The Shinning
Before it became the masterpiece known as 'The Shining'

If your coming from the hood
If you come from a difficult background

Work on getting Knowledge
Focus on acquiring education and intelligence

If your from the front like you wanna survive
If you're from the front lines and your survival is at stake

I didn't choose the battles but the battle chose me
I didn't deliberately seek out struggles, but they found me

When the bullet first hit my cousin Willsie
When my cousin Willsie was first shot

I been in the game now 5.3
I've been in this lifestyle or industry for five years and three months

Lil shorty but got shorties after me
I may be small in stature but I have followers and supporters

I stay humble from the shit I see
I remain modest despite the harsh realities of my surroundings

Cause I already know there's only one me
I'm aware of my individuality and uniqueness

I really would like see the star shine
I aspire to achieve greatness or success

But I keep getting covered up in hard time
But obstacles and challenges keep getting in the way

A ooh, I need to let loose
I need to release my frustrations and have some fun

And the water ran dry, and we got no juice
And our resources have been depleted

I need a believer
I need someone who has faith in me and my abilities

There's more means or more mean
There are more resources or more negativity

Every Tree started with a little bean
Every great outcome has a small beginning

And everything you go through at 17
And every experience you have as a teenager

Will it still count at 70?
Will it still be relevant to you when you're seven decades old?

If I'm coming from the streets
If I come from a rough neighborhood

Then I'm getting money
Then I'm earning a living

But my ideas in the bank are worth plenty
My unconventional or creative ideas are valuable

The art of hitting your speakers making it bleed
The skill of producing music that has a strong impact

I've been thinking about what effects me
I've been contemplating how my surroundings influence me

And the will to survive is always in me
And I always have the determination to persevere

Every glass of water grows what I be
Every opportunity or resource I have helps me grow as a person

And every glass of liquor get me tipsy
And every alcoholic drink affects me physically and mentally

It's about people not money
It's about relationships with others, not financial gain

Light up a parliament, turn a car key
Smoke a cigarette and start driving a car

I could be a genius, I could be a cheat
I have the potential to be either exceptional or deceitful

It's a thin line and I'm fucking with it
It's a risky or blurry boundary, but I'm still testing it

I didn't choose a struggle but a struggle choose me
I didn't intentionally seek out difficulties, but they found me

So I'm dancing on the rubble permanently
So I'm thriving despite difficult circumstances and doing it long-term

I'm cut from the cloth that you made me
I have the same upbringing and influences as you

When I'm driving down the alley these cats know me
When I'm in my neighborhood, others recognize and acknowledge me

If it's not cook, then we bring heat
If something isn't right, we take action to make it right

If it's got feet then, it's on Neet
If someone or something is prominent or successful, they're on Neet (an elevated platform)

Anything on Neet has got that beat
Anything that's influential or powerful has a strong rhythm or momentum