Blessing and a Burden - K Rino

Who was that?

Your creative needle has to keep moving

‘cause the burden of being great is always having to prove it

Your creative needle has to keep moving

‘cause the burden of being great is always having to prove it

Generously the creator gave this gift to me

Since then I’ve been persistent with its upliftment because I’m thankful for

its delivery

From the start of things, prospering was a fore-dream

Th process was exhausting

As I birthed my skill and nurturd it like an offspring

No resting, I felt greatness was destined

‘cause my creative expression started to undergo an accelerated progression

A fresh pen became my best friend

And once I embraced that connection my affection for writing was never in

question

No secret, the accolades came frequent

And with each sentence, the people would seek to see if I could equal it or

exceed it

Ran straight through every bar that I was faced with

Saw greatness in the distance, challenging me to a race, that’s when I chased it

I caught and wrestled it into submission

Started living with the thought of to precision

And though I’m grateful for creative thought flames I’ve been given

To live up to my standards I became painfully driven

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording

No one forced me to pick up this torch, it was self-handed

Now on this lonely island of high standards I felt stranded

The pressure quickly found my back and upon that it had landed

I hadn’t planned to answer to that contrasting dynamic

The parameters expanded, to maintain that was relentless

The demand for more music doubled and it came back with a vengeance

Like a true professional, I remained ethical

‘cause falling a step below my excellent expected flow was unacceptable

Even when sleepy I’m conceiving deeply

The beats would incarcerate me

And only after completion they released me

For decades now I’ve wondered if I’m crazy for continuing to feed the very

insatiable nature that enslaves me

What controlled me as a youngster still entraps me when I’m older

Sunlight taps me on my shoulder after collapsing in my folder

To make my work authentic and not fraudulent

So when my fans debate they can present it in their arguments

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording

Expectation strengthened as my name was lifted

The people fanned the flames, and the initial dose of praise became addictive

But to think it’s ego-driven is absurdity

My purpose is to usurp every previous piece of work that you’ve heard from me

So minus all excuses and no matter what I’m going through

I wrack my brain to make sure I don’t slack or disappoint you

I don’t ever cheat my creative integrity

Or let one bad record leave any negative blemishes on my legacy

I stretched the boundaries to see how far I could get

So now I live with the consequences of the bar that I set

And yet it doesn’t matter consistently how you’ve been

I could put out nine albums in one day and somebody gon' say now do ten

And if I did have any drop-off, it ain’t been much

New artists coming everyday, gotta keep up with that influx

I strain to write each word for each new ear that hears me suddenly

‘cause I never know which song will be their first when they discover me

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording

A blessing and a burden

The lesson here is urgent

This gift that I possess made me feel stressed and undeserving

My standard was established while the rest were just emerging

It’s an endless quest to still inject the message in the wording