ya boy's bringing the bars back
with the force of star wars menacing rocking all black
where’s your heart at? this that brown brother
under cloud cover at night like yelling out where the stars at
i thought celebrity meant you made it cuz y’all rap, aw man
when i’m on it, i’m honest, comments go aw damn
been building, gon need a hard hat — who you kidding
i'm literally teaching children this art rap
so fall back
come on dad
tell em that all fam are killing whatever they chose to go on at
i go on stage with my songs, yet
they sleep on ya man
i leave ‘em in my wake, while waking up the squad, damn
heard ‘em say they so ahead of the game
dawg, in kindergarten, 4 years ahead of my grade
see, they really had to hold me back
shouldn’t have told me that
who else can say that they make clichés slap
ya boy’s back at it
uh uh, ya boy’s back at it
Vancity’s ambassador's rap magic
i’m at-bat and i’m feeling like stat-padding
i burn whacks like candles, with gas in it
craftsmanship carpenter’s can’t match with practicing
expanding trains of thought, rap jim pattison, dawg
ya boy’s back at it
peep the passion, now i’m active with it
cats getting curious
but you know what happens to em
when all of this hits the fan
my hits hit my fans
imma be the last one standing with em
make it happen with us
i’ll make ‘em happy spitting
mark my messages, i move the net like Messier
i’m playing everyday until they’re messing with it
there’s no settling, the rap game’s alien
i can’t find life or intelligence
y’all better check the kid
i have the whole demo rocking my demos, digging the depths of it
ain’t a betting man, but til you find a better man
i strengthen grip
you better tell the kids
no more celebrities, celebrate your relatives
who’s dat in your neighbourhood? ooooh you know my neighbour’s good
won’t try to be relevant, i'm tryna be related to fellow kids
who didn’t know they were meant to spit
truth like a weapon, give ‘em spectacles with spectacles
imagine what 2020 is
we got more to live
and got more to give
i’m back at it
ya boy’s back at it
backwards...
i’m not getting flexing if
you’re just another "male voice" forgetting about checking your “messages", dawg
i found my “calling", so get to it, y'all
this might be the answer to your questions, so "pick up” the song
imma keep on spitting til the new school’s ripping me off
and the old school is giving me props
my own school calling me Prof
ya boy’s back at it
ya boy’s back at it
effortless, i’m pensive with the penmanship
independent repping and spending sessions to better it
now get with it
trust i'm getting better at not getting competitive
but it gets to me when everything’s getting repetitive
ever forgettable with topics i'm not getting
cuz they rap about things that they’re actually not getting,
y’all tenants with all of this property i see you renting
that vancouver special, i said it was me building
cuz i own it when i’m on it, like francis like whatchu saying?
i go all in when I'm touring cuz the game’s all imitations
i’m being patient — whose line is it anyways
i call it mockery, Colin would make a better MC
jocking these empty imitators like anyday
sensei sensing all the sentences a better way
uh uh ya boy’s back at it
ya boy’s back at it
y’all shouldn't get a nice guy mad
especially when he rhymes like that and writes like mad
and stubborn kinda like my dad
you’re surprised i rap
you ain’t heard right, only nice guys last
cuz who else is nice and actually nice like that
somebody said that i rhymed like cats
i said thanks, but i disagree
and only i rhyme like me
they say i’m better if i leave it alone
but i be in the zone
and spitting gives me reason leaving my home
imma lead til i’m gone
somebody leave the cameras on
who else gonna rap
and say what i can
how i can in a song
somebody tell me i’m wrong
cuz years from now when i’m gone
hear em saying it was me all along
credits
from HEATCHECK!,
released April 27, 2023
Songwriter/Composer: Francis Arevalo
Lead Vocals: Francis Arevalo
Producer: EpikBeats
Recording Engineer: Braeden Rangno
Studio: Vibe Cave Studios
Mixing Engineer: Braeden Rangno
Mastering Engineer: Eugene Chong
Francis Arevalo is a Filipino-Canadian artist and producer based in Vancouver, BC. Known for his personal storytelling, clever lyricism, and colourful production, he makes music to uplift, inspire, and energize himself and his community.
