Smile

[Intro: Nomakhosi Nkosi] Try to bring me down Try to hurt my soul but I Try to hurt my pride Try to break my stride But you ain't gonna bring me down [Verse 1: Antix] I've meditated on the best way left that I could say this I bit the bullet and my tongue but I don't like those flavors I want success but not because I want to be famous I ain't shameless most celebs out there are fucking brainless I'm making changes, I'm throwing out those dirty linens I'm taking out the trash, I'm calling out pretenders I'm making waves like a Thai beach from here to The way that my eyes reaching you ain't gon' escape There ain't no hide or seek I live my life with this jewel sense of optimism Ever faithful that my talents will shine through the system But it ain't easy when that road map is misconfigured Graffiti'd road signs with stickup men with itchy fingers Got no sense of how often I get shown the door Change my style til it ain't even my style no more But all that talking and all that jibber jabber I don't hear it, cause I don't have to [Chorus: Nomakhosi Nkosi] I just smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down Smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down [Verse 2: Antix] I feel this isolation I choose this entertainment I'm in this window sill a manikin of my creation This cage I am displayed in So who's gon' feed the avian Circus life baby, I crave your (?) This fickle life I chose Dance to the beat, I'm out in the cold Sink through the cracks Sing for the scraps, my desperation shows I wreak of sad approval I need your kind acceptance If you don't love me then I failed you and there ain't exceptions Forge your destiny, that's what my momma told me There ain't nobody like you baby you that one and only So keep those aspirations you'll find a way to make it Don't pay attention to what those faceless people saying Just that hollow talking Nothing but jibber jabber They try to kill you while they standing there and grinning at ya So when you stop precedings And you get that feeling Look right back at them and baby you just... [Chorus: Nomakhosi Nkosi] Smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down I smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down [Verse 3: Antix] I've been through it all But I will come back longer, longer I will come back stronger, stronger No, I will not fall and I won't be turned down I will come back faster, faster I will come back harder, harder You won't bring me down You can talk about stronger, longer You can talk about harder, faster You can talk about hunger I've been through it all You can talk about longer, longer You can talk about stronger, stronger But when you talk.. [Chorus: Nomakhosi Nkosi] I just smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down I just smile, I smile, I smile Cause you ain't gonna bring me down [Outro: Antix] To all those people who said I would never make it Or amount to anything, thank you very much I love you, you made me And to all those people in the world right now Coming up against those people Be proud of yourself Believe in yourself When the doubt starts to creep in Look them in the eyes... and just smile