Inspiration Lyrics - Self Explanatory - Classified

I made this beat, 2003ish 

Wrote to it but never got it completed 

I love the fell love the vibe that I acquired 

Spit a couple lines but wasn't really inspired 

See inspiration is the thing that keep my brain ticking 

If you don't feel inspired, someting in my veins missing 

I wasn't too strong 

Quit that and moved on, never looked back 

And started working on a new song 

But as a beatmaker, you never know 

A track that I ain't feeling might inspire someone else's flow 

I sell beats, internet and in the streets 

Helping poets paint pictures, I'm the canvas so to speak 

I sold this beat to a guy named Phil 

He reached out as a fan, hit me on my email 

Told me I inspired him, he loved what I was doing 

He said I motivated him to start pursuing music 

Gave him the intrumental, call me when you done writing 

But I never heard back and really never thought twice 

It happens often, rappers never finish nothing 

So it didn't seem strange he didn't hit me back with something 

A couple months passed, that was fine 

Then I got another message with Phil's name in the subject line 

"Class, I'm a friend of Phil's from back in the day 

And the music you made, inspired him in many ways 

He changed his life around, got it on track 

I want you to know, cause last week Phil died in a car crash" 

What? ? ? you serious? 

I barely knew the guy but shit it hit me fairly quick 

We all forget how much life should be admired 

Sometimes we all forget how our music does inspire 

Inspired Phil? nah, Phil inspired me 

To finish up my song over top of Phillip's beat 

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