On paper, on canvas,
In some ways the rhythms are trying to last
In the words, in the minds,
Things remain and keep coming from the past
Why try to hide, hide, hide, just let it coming
I try to find, find, find good ideas and then
Chorus
I got to back it up, back it up strong
And then rock it, not rock it up wrong
I shall back it up, back it up strong
In my music, in my lines
I got to back it up, back it up strong
And then rock it, not rock it up wrong
I shall back it up, back it up strong
In my music, in my rhymes
Verse
There is no one better, it's just a different flame
Some are bright and shiny, some are yellow and red
So why you point at people not right technically
But in school they don't teach you physically
They tell you to be very strong mentally
They can back them ass off naturally
Chorus
Verse
I can get it right now, we're all gonna make it right now
We can make it right now, we're all gonna make it right now
Yeah we try to fight, fight, fight to keep it coming
We try to rise our rise our eyes
For our ideas and dreams to go
Refrain
Verse
Me can feel why you wanted me to
Learn just one thing on that day
Stay in this room when I could be outside and play
Now I still have to buy my food
I could be growing today
It's all about the paper, what so many people say
But you can keep it strong
You can feel it in the song
And there's nothing wrong
If you struggle to find your way
You should just come along and play
With the woozy rhythms of trip-hop and the elasticity of funk, Ria Hall’s “Rules Of Engagement” is a moving meditation on love & revolution. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 9, 2017