Since I was a child I've been dreaming to perform this kind of music style But as days go by I'm gradually losing this desire of the prime time of my life Tonight after rounds of inner fight I finally made up my mind to give it a try When I was 5 that was a period of time when I was a little quiet I seldom talked even so lost in novels every night Until mom bought me a book I was profoundly hooked Didn't know what it really was, only followed what the tape embodied Then I knew what I learned was English which is a foreign language That flows off the tongue my words started to flow over my own lips Then it became my weapon so I began to forge a confidence so sublime Though I did bad in Math I'm proud of my Chinese accent Coz I learned English in China emulating Voice of America Never been to America only stayed a year in Africa But I aced the test spoke for the best, made choices without looking at the rest Examination speaking competition every presentation what a revolution Enough for the past now I do not rely on that What matters now is how this man smashes you with his new rap I don't know how to choose my cap nor do I wear kind of baggy pants All I got is this pair of glasses and all I wanna say is that If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no But I can rap better than you've already known My temper's not gonna be always under sound control You better watch your mouth before I lose it and jump down your throat If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home I am not a figure coming from a reality show Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own In a world of my own Welcome back life is not always easy it's bumpy The more I study I find what I learn is becoming so damn annoying Even so I chose to go with the flow though I was alone Even though some schoolmates hated me really got my goat They called me insane sometimes I felt so ashamed And all my clever thoughts perfunctorily went down the drain But I was not afraid they're saying no pain no gain To get ahead you gotta have your way no matter how hard it takes Until I realize a dream post this cheek on TV But how could I possibly let me be an anchor anybody hardly sees Does grab the MIC pretend to strive and shrug every time broadcast live What they overhear is ******* right that's the one you love his lie Tired of some lying with disgrace Having no sense of respect on what you say without a brain Guess you were born yesterday, you born this way you don't deserve a name Get outta my face get outta my way when I am rapping you better pray I say If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no But I can rap better than you've already known My temper's not gonna be always under sound control You better watch your mouth before I lose it and jump down your throat If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home I am not a figure coming from a reality show Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own In a world of my own Till now I find the lyric I write has been superficial so what These words I learned long time ago at primary school Where a teacher called me nerd I guess it's better than jerk I play everything by ear no matter for better or worse That's me this time you almost understand and know me But let me tell you an important thing what My name is Gari It's a name a Mr Wei gave me when I was still nobody Gimme A Rhyme G-A-R-I I don't wanna lose it Sorry your time's wasted I didn't notice it's already been 3 minutes Since the rap formally started I guess it's time to end it Yet it seems not so easy My fans come back they wanna see a geek like me speak so fast So one more paragraph for those who nod your head clap your hands Wave your flag I know it's a stupid rap But you just keep on listening that's why I keep on speaking Feel life is so amazing but I gotta tell you one more thing If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no But I can rap better than you've already known My temper's not gonna be always under sound control You better watch your mouth before I lose it and jump down your throat If you call me a rapper, I'll tell you no Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home I am not a figure coming from a reality show Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own In a world of my own Sorry but I am Not A Rapper
[00:20.50]Since I was a child [00:22.58]I've been dreaming to perform this kind of music style [00:25.83]But as days go by [00:28.47]I'm gradually losing this desire of the prime time of my life [00:32.59]Tonight after rounds of inner fight [00:36.51]I finally made up my mind to give it a try [00:39.73]When I was 5 that was a period of time [00:42.79]when I was a little quiet [00:43.58]I seldom talked even so lost in novels every night [00:46.40]Until mom bought me a book [00:48.04]I was profoundly hooked [00:49.74]Didn't know what it really was, [00:51.22]only followed what the tape embodied [00:52.86]Then I knew what I learned was English [00:54.62]which is a foreign language [00:56.16]That flows off the tongue [00:57.80]my words started to flow over my own lips [00:59.03]Then it became my weapon so [01:00.36]I began to forge a confidence so sublime [01:02.45]Though I did bad in Math [01:03.66]I'm proud of my Chinese accent [01:04.98]Coz I learned English in China [01:06.30]emulating Voice of America [01:08.17]Never been to America [01:09.76]only stayed a year in Africa [01:11.43]But I aced the test spoke for the best, [01:13.18]made choices without looking at the rest [01:14.71]Examination speaking competition [01:16.31]every presentation what a revolution [01:18.17]Enough for the past [01:19.58]now I do not rely on that [01:21.45]What matters now is how this man [01:23.04]smashes you with his new rap [01:24.54]I don't know how to choose my cap [01:25.98]nor do I wear kind of baggy pants [01:27.56]All I got is this pair of glasses [01:29.20]and all I wanna say is that [01:30.41]If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no [01:33.07]But I can rap better than you've already known [01:36.37]My temper's not gonna be [01:37.84]always under sound control [01:39.54]You better watch your mouth before I lose it [01:42.67]and jump down your throat [01:43.87]If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no [01:46.60]Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home [01:49.70]I am not a figure coming from a reality show [01:53.08]Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own [01:57.05]In a world of my own [02:00.13]Welcome back life is not always easy it's bumpy [02:02.50]The more I study [02:03.90]I find what I learn is becoming so damn annoying [02:06.20]Even so [02:07.24]I chose to go with the flow though I was alone [02:09.44]Even though [02:10.38]some schoolmates hated me really got my goat [02:12.73]They called me insane sometimes I felt so ashamed [02:16.02]And all my clever thoughts [02:17.37]perfunctorily went down the drain [02:19.10]But I was not afraid [02:20.71]they're saying no pain no gain [02:22.19]To get ahead you gotta have your way [02:23.59]no matter how hard it takes [02:25.22]Until I realize a dream post this cheek on TV [02:28.13]But how could I possibly let me be [02:29.80]an anchor anybody hardly sees [02:31.28]Does grab the MIC pretend to strive [02:32.73]and shrug every time broadcast live [02:34.24]What they overhear is ******* right [02:35.98]that's the one you love his lie [02:37.84]Tired of some lying with disgrace [02:39.58]Having no sense of respect on what you say [02:41.49]without a brain [02:42.26]Guess you were born yesterday, you born this way [02:44.08]you don't deserve a name [02:45.22]Get outta my face get outta my way [02:47.76]when I am rapping you better pray I say [02:50.29]If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no [02:53.65]But I can rap better than you've already known [02:56.36]My temper's not gonna be [02:58.10]always under sound control [02:59.60]You better watch your mouth before I lose it [03:02.04]and jump down your throat [03:03.10]If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no [03:06.00]Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home [03:09.52]I am not a figure coming from a reality show [03:12.48]Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own [03:16.58]In a world of my own [03:19.08]Till now I find the lyric I write [03:21.16]has been superficial so what [03:22.56]These words I learned long time ago [03:24.91]at primary school [03:25.71]Where a teacher called me nerd [03:27.09]I guess it's better than jerk [03:28.75]I play everything by ear [03:30.01]no matter for better or worse [03:31.71]That's me [03:32.63]this time you almost understand and know me [03:34.51]But let me tell you an important thing what [03:36.65]My name is Gari [03:37.93]It's a name a Mr Wei gave me [03:40.53]when I was still nobody [03:41.11]Gimme A Rhyme G-A-R-I I don't wanna lose it [03:44.99]Sorry your time's wasted [03:46.49]I didn't notice it's already been 3 minutes [03:48.76]Since the rap formally started [03:50.45]I guess it's time to end it [03:52.00]Yet it seems not so easy [03:53.57]My fans come back they wanna see [03:55.55]a geek like me speak so fast [03:57.68]So one more paragraph [03:59.45]for those who nod your head clap your hands [04:01.45]Wave your flag I know it's a stupid rap [04:03.92]But you just keep on listening [04:05.59]that's why I keep on speaking [04:07.06]Feel life is so amazing [04:08.50]but I gotta tell you one more thing [04:10.13]If you call me a rapper I'll tell you no [04:12.53]But I can rap better than you've already known [04:15.73]My temper's not gonna be [04:17.23]always under sound control [04:18.90]You better watch your mouth before I lose it [04:20.98]and jump down your throat [04:22.06]If you call me a rapper, I'll tell you no [04:25.16]Sometimes like nothing better than to stay at home [04:28.29]I am not a figure coming from a reality show [04:31.49]Just a singer and a rocker in a world of my own [04:35.75]In a world of my own [04:51.79]Sorry but I am Not A Rapper [04:53.99]
