this song is for every independent artist who's ever been told they're "just bad”…. not because they lack talent, but because they don’t have a label behind them.
 
i write, record, and produce my music on my own. my videos. no team. no funding. just emotion, frustration, and dreams stitched into every line. this isn’t just a song…. it’s a reminder that art DOES NOT need approval to be meaningful :) 
 
if you’ve ever felt overlooked, if you’ve ever questioned your worth because you don’t fit a mold, this one’s for you.
 
thank you for listening.

feel free to like, comment, or share if it hit you 🖤
 
songwriting by CANTIBEALL®
produced and mixed by CANTIBEALL®
mastered by CANTIBEALL®
 
2. seek lasting relevance 🔭
 
Don’t say I’m ‘just bad’
You compare me to those
Who had a great label 
And now are just so grand 
 
Am I arrogant?
A dreamer unnoticed?
If I want my songs to seek
Lasting relevance 
 
My songs are my feelings, my emotions, my soul
Am I scared no one cares, or am I scared of payrolls?
 
Work-week grind, wanting to break modern chains
Egocentric minds will ask what they will attain 
 
by listening to my voice
if i’m not a white boy 
 
Don’t say I’m ‘just bad’
You compare me to those
Who had a great label 
And now are just so grand 
 
Am I arrogant?
A dreamer unnoticed?
If I want my songs to seek
Lasting relevance 
 
My songs are my feelings, my emotions, my soul
Am I scared no one cares, or am I scared of payrolls?
 
40-hour grind, wanting to break modern chains
I wanna just live and write songs to my made-up fans
 
that would listen to my voice
though i’m not a white boy 
 
Don’t say I’m ‘just bad’
You compare me to those
Who had a great label 
And now are just so grand 
 
Am I arrogant?
A dreamer unnoticed?
If I want my songs to seek
Lasting relevance 
 
And I pour my heart into melodies that I've sewn 
So someone out there feels less alone
Am I chasing dreams that come and go?
 
Seeking relevance, through every tear
Singing, hoping, despite all my fear
Seeking relevance, through every tear
Seeking relevance, despite all my fear
 
Don’t say I’m ‘just bad’
You compare me to those
Who had a great label 
And now are just so grand 
 
Am I arrogant?
A dreamer unnoticed?
If I want my songs to seek
Lasting relevance 
 
🎙️🧠⛓️