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Cee: This banger was the last of the first installment of beats that MaD hit me with. Man I struggled to write to this! The progression is unique and it kinda threw me off. I wrote a 16 based off the sample, which I thought said 'know my name' - it actually said 'another day', so I made the hook fit at least lol. I told Mahdi I couldn't write any more than the verse and hook, but he suggested we get Nox on it, and I hit up Notion about it, and that was it, shit came out real nice. The project needed a posse cut.
lyrics
[Hook: Cee]
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Man my team, we only bet on sure things so the bucks on us, it's like
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Yo we only really rolling with the best and so the props is trust, it's like
[Verse 1: Cee]
Now my name ain't buzzin' yet,
MaD help me with that shit,
Big Cee, yeah we in this bitch,
TMF never left but we moving coz the limits wasn't limitless,
Yeah as a kid, I was shy as fuck,
Now I'm here, I'm the flyest cunt,
With the tunes that be live and what,
MTL finna feel it, we deliver with a fire and watch,
Got you into it, piqued your interest,
Real soul so I'm speaking to your inner chest,
We still here so truthfully we remaining blessed,
And dog, now the love is hitting fever pitch,
And all I'm thinking is persistence paid off,
We running out the gate and never slowing from take off,
We fuckin' the hate off, the deck had the ace gone,
So me and Notion had to break north, until they know
[Hook: Cee]
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Man my team, we only bet on sure things so the bucks on us, it's like
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Yo we only really rolling with the best and so the props is trust, it's like
[Verse 2: Notion]
Yo, yo I know we ain't made it yet, yup,
But dog its been a hell of a ride,
It's one of those moments that you pull yourself to the side,
It's like, provided all my struggles, man I'm loving my life,
From the fans I truly love the respect,
From the boss man, I'm never really loving my cheque, so no stress,
I just hop up on the MegaBus to MTL to connect,
Got my Mac, got my Kush, and so I'm ready to jet, it's like,
Look up, the weather here is beautiful,
The vision looking clearer dog, more than usual,
Nosh, Cee, Movement Fam, yo we more than dope,
In life the more you get wrong, then the more you'll know,
So if you learned a lesson there, then the more you grow,
It's real talk on some wise man shit,
You can tell by the way I hold myself and my dick,
I'm Melbourne's ambassador, moved out to Canada,
Oz hatin' on me, no! Why would they be mad at us, dog?
Why would they be mad at us, dog?
Why would they be mad at us, dog?
[Verse 3: Nox]
Uh, another day another dollar, two cents from this scholar,
Two sets want you honored, true vets know the carnage,
N-o-x, soul stressed, cause effects like I'm karma,
Booth flex, ruthless, too blessed, got the power,
Uh, welfare for 12 years,
Best believe I didn't rock the fly gear,
That in fact couldn't match impact from mom's teachings,
Raised in the 9 at times your soul steered,
So clear, we was 9 and robbed our own peers,
Lost like a low pass tryin' to find treble,
Rebels in our own minds tryin' to survive ghetto,
Fear intertwined with "Fuck this low level!"
Chrome metal never gripped, "Just get to class, nigga!"
"You not meant for this shit, tell your mom 'Hello'"
Mellowed to the melo-dies of rap fellows,
Settle - Another day , another era, nigga
[Hook: Cee]
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Man my team, we only bet on sure things so the bucks on us, it's like
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Yo we only really rolling with the best and so the props is trust, it's like
Just another day but it's not to us,
We gotta keep the options up,
Opportunities to rock ya, what,
Man my team, we only bet on sure things so the bucks on us, it's like
Just another day but it's not to us
credits
from Steps To The Peak,
released September 13, 2013
Written by C. Thorn, M. Saoula, B. Thorn and P. Augustin.
All songs were recorded by Cee at Studio de l’Ascension, Montreal, Canada, with the exception of Notion’s verse on ‘Another Day’, which was recorded by Notion at Ill-Note Studios, Toronto, Canada; Green Hypnotic’s verse on ‘Don’t You Know’, which was recorded by Prince Green at Da C.O.A.S.T. Records Studios, Montreal, Canada; and Richeus’s vocals on ‘Dear Life, which were recorded by Hugo Roberge at AC Studios, Montreal, Canada.
All tracks produced by Dr. MaD. All tracks written by Cee and Dr. MaD, except where noted. Additional keys on ‘When The Chips Are Down’ by Marlon Kroll (dannyilluminati). All tracks were mixed and mastered by Notion at Ill-Note Studios, Toronto, Canada.
Cee and Notion appear courtesy of The Movement Fam. Dr. MaD appears courtesy of ALAIZ.