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Illy

Alasdair David George Murray (born 6 September 1986), better known by his stage name Illy, is an Australian hip hop recording artist from Frankston in Melbourne, Australia. Before his solo career, Illy was a member of Crooked Eye, but opted to leave the group. He released his first solo album in 2009, entitled Long Story Short, and has since worked with artists such as drapht, Hilltop Hoods, and Owl Eyes. more »

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Yeah, you know what they say
Everything's gotta start somewhere, right
Well that's what this shit's about
In order to get to wherever we're going
We gotta go back, way back, like
Back in time

We going back, back, forward
Always looking past where I brought it
The choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts
We going back, back, forward (To get forward)
Always looking past where I brought it
This choice is yours, you can let it pass
(Always remembering and always being ahead)
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts
(So shut up and listen, yeah)

Before it's performed, and before it's released
Before it's recorded, before it's written, before I scored the beat
Before the emails back and forth, hassling Trigger
For whatever heat, The Quickening ain't need
Before sold out tours, where the runs on the board
Got it looking like I never been bowled out before
And sure, it's before daughters and sisters and Mrs's nationwide
Caught a glimpse and turned vicious, uh
Before listeners dissed 'cause the kids had a run
That'd leave Usain Bolt in the dust
Going three years young, what I've done with The Chase
The whole country embraced, they still rapping to their mates
So that love turned hate, when this unknown punk
Turned famed and it happened at an unheard rate
But before they lay blame, put em up on this
Before they gave a f*ck what I did, I been doing it

We going back, back, forward
Always looking past where I brought it
The choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts
We going back, back, forward (yeah, yeah)
Always looking past where I brought it (right, right)
This choice is yours, you can let it pass 
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts (yeah)

Before hitting my bed, after driving from Tullamarine
Before a flight spent trying to sleep
Before lying in the lounge, waiting on a plane
Still higher than the clouds looking out through the window pane
Before check in, packing, dressing
Before sitting in the shower for like half an hour
Before our tour manager is banging on my door (f*ck off!)
Waking me up, before I pass out blind drunk
Before shot after shot after whatever the f*ck
Punters got for me, cut for me, crushed or rolled up for me
Before I step off stage, before I kill it for an hour straight
Before Cam hits the first snare, and we away for the set, 
Before I pray, before I stretch
Before I chase straight vodka with the Redbull that's left
It's just three motherfuckers sitting backstage
Hungover like I swear I ain't drinking again, so

We going back, back, forward
Always looking past where I brought it
The choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts (where it starts, man)
We going back, back, forward (yeah)
Always looking past where I brought it (and this is where it's goin')
This choice is yours, you can let it pass (check it out)
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts (yeah)

Before I'm gone, before I'm old
Before I'm big into classical and twilight strolls
Before I retire, f*ck it, before I'm hired
Before milestones acquired, in my time in this rap shit
Before my businessman's on, before they try and market this shit as a brand, stop
Before my whole damn camp's on
Known as the Frankston Line Champ
And each fan thanked by hand, before
The whole future has come
I'll be chilling right here writing raps in tune with the drums
The truth hard to swallow when you don't chew once
Still hungry, dummies saying I already blew up
Nah, you don't believe me, watch
I got the next decade locked, by doing what I've done from the dot
So before I start talking like somebody I'm not
To please other's I'ma be in a box, like peace out (peace!)

We going back, back, forward
Always looking past where I brought it
Yeah man
The choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts
(It's up to you, what you wanna do man?)
We going back, back, forward
Always looking past where I brought it (gotta start somewhere like)
This choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts (so let me know, yeah)
We going back, back, forward (yeah, dude)
Always looking past where I brought it
This choice is yours, you can let it pass ( back to go forward)
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts
(Trigga Trials on the beat)
We going back, back, forward (Illy Al on the mic)
Always looking past where I brought it (like that)
This choice is yours, you can let it pass
Or take part, regardless, this is where it starts

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