We Built This

Lyrics

[Intro] Oh, yeah, good- good to meet you, man, my name's Sol Oh, me? Uh, I'm an MC, man Uh, I'm a rapper mate, I-I make hip-hop music Yeah, yeah Yeah, man, Aussie hip-hop? We got a dope hip-hop scene, like, growing mega Everyday styles, y'know You serious? For real? You never heard Aussie hip-hop before? Well, yeah, that's true, they don't play heaps on the radio, but, y'know, still Well, if you ain't heard any man, for sure Right now? [Verse 1] Ironically, I'm no tourist of hip-hop, but I'm travelling Sightseeing how far I can go like a javelin My history's like a thread of memories unravellin', wrappin' 'round you Wondering where my passion dates back to? My love grew when [?] dropped [?] Watching it with my sisters on Countdown, Channel 2 Memorise moves from [?] Electric Boogaloo To the telly, my eyes lean, learnin' the meaning of truth Hanging [?] on cardboard, heads up to north primary school Playtime, I'd display my centre circle, made my day shine Wrote my first official rhyme in '89, a decade after my birth Sacred like a god on earth Overwhelmed by achieving, 'cause I got my Mum believing I'm gonna be a star on a calendar near or far So when they question my future, my words were never stuck I know what I'm gonna be when I grow up [Chorus] We're building hip-hop like a structure, I'm a worker on site My trade tools? Ink, paper, righteous tongue and a mic God knows my heart glows as Aussie hip-hop grows Keep building 'til we overtower Kosciuszko We can't be missed, this is our right to exist Freedom of speech, we sacrificed all for this It made me wanna live for recognition and props It saved my life, so I'd die for the love of hip-hop [Verse 2] Hooked up with my first crew in '91 and '92, EAS Four fellas tryna pass exams and time's tests Three MCs, a DJ with no records or turntables We'll buy it when we're famous and financially stable We were for real, like, mate, we got our own sound Dreams diminish, we split, when Ken had closed our school down My beliefs have changed mega since back then Like nappies on a baby with a bowel problem Clean up my mess, it was out of control, like bad perms Caught the crime germs, digging dirt with the earthworms Muddy feet, evil trowels, moving gear on Lonsdale True machete fight tales to shock your skin pale Ashamed of my corruption, unlike them commerical rap vultures Platinum selling mass murderers killing hip-hop culture You're like unlucky lotto tickets, you're bound to get torn And the real will stand out, like broken horns on unicorns [Chorus] We're building hip-hop like a structure, I'm a worker on site My trade tools? Ink, paper, righteous tongue and a mic God knows my heart glows as Aussie hip-hop grows Keep building 'til we overtower Kosciuszko We can't be missed, this is our right to exist Freedom of speech, we sacrificed all for this It made me wanna live for recognition and props It saved my life, so I'd die for the love of hip-hop [Verse 3] I don't touch alcohol, ciggies, powders or pills Strict vegan, spiritual, building knowledge and rap skills My life revolves around music, health and theosophy Conspiracy theories, hip-hop and street philosophy Mind fresh like Safeway, truth never fails Foolish rappers remain stale like spring rolls in Springvale I'm sick of ignorant raps with a lack of longevity I value timeless quality, like [?] when the [?] Never ready those acknowledge those that matter to me [?] [?] to everything I step towards Networks nationwide, [?] for Obese Records Spun a web, Koolism, Terra Firma, [?] and Lazy Smell the flavours, excess, make my tastebuds crazy Feeling blessed, I'm working at PBS on a Saturday My eyes blip, first time they play my track on Triple J Boo commercial airplay, they sleep on us all day So where's Aussie hip-hop driving on the industry freeway? We're walking in a service lane in the rain Pop stars drive past us, like "Look at those poor bastards" [?] electric storms with watermelon-sized hail Chin high, stride forward, we shall prevail So you can [?] crap on me, now and again, 'til the end I've seen 'em hand 'em more shit than sewage pipe repair men So dump it on me like fertiliser to make my roots strong And I will grow into the righteous [?] of Dandenong [Bridge] Dandenong, Dandenong, Dandenong Yeah, Australian hip-hop [Chorus] We're building hip-hop like a structure, I'm a worker on site My trade tools? Ink, paper, righteous tongue and a mic God knows my heart glows as Aussie hip-hop grows Keep building 'til we overtower Kosciuszko We can't be missed, this is our right to exist Freedom of speech, we sacrificed all for this It made me wanna live for recognition and props It saved my life, so I'd die for the love of hip-hop [Outro] Australian hip-hop We built this, we created this No one helped us make this Support Australian hip-hop Dandenong