I was shaking that first night,
Kind of terrified,
Worried my pride
Was falsified
And that I weren’t
Deserving of stage space
With these tried
And tested professionals
Or that my truth
Became lies
As I stood in the spotlights
And spit out bars
Of past lives
So I was shivering
In my fingertips,
Intimidated by
All the prowess
Of the initiated
They were so good,
So confident,
So integrated
And I got on stage
The music stopped
And I worried my bollocks
Meant the vibes got mitigated
You two had only met that night
Got on as a duo
And lit the place alight
I watched in awe,
You made me come alive
And it was acts like you
That meant it was possible
For my flame to ignite
Then fast forward
To tonight
I was first up,
Cool as a cucumber
And grooving
Moving with the musicians
And losing myself
In the lyrics
Messed up a few lines,
But that ain’t proving
Of inability, I just move on
As if nothing stumbled me
I weren’t shaking,
I was still, and I was authentic
Then came your turn
I was front row
Heard every bar, as you meant it
Caught your eye a couple times
But what stood out to me
Was your rattling hands
As you read your lines
And I felt like the learnt one
Watching the young try
Something that makes them shake
It weren’t rehearsed or fake
It was so real
And that makes
It even better than the polished spectacle
Of yesterweek
Because as you shit yourself on that stage,
In you, I saw a bit of me
By Lyric Deep.
Lyric Deep™ 