So there's this new mini-mixtape by Nola Darling, and there's this track, "Chat Ms DJ", that had this line that hit me: "They say the suffer because I'm an artist/but I couldn't change if I tried"...it got me to write this---

They say being an artist doesn't make sense
They say we suffer, the eternal dreamers
But we are the ones
Who are brave enough to choose

Passion over pragmatic

To follow what our heart told us
See we do this for the love
Grind past the 9 to 5
Hustle harder than anyone

Cause we believe in this truth

See we want to move you
Make you understand
Why this is worth it all

Even when the checks aren't cutting
And we're pressed for the change
We invest in this movement
Because you can't put a price
On what we gain

And we want to move you
Put you in the mix of our midst
We are the ones who choose
To prove
These dreams are worth
Everything

That this music is necessary

And I promise you,
Soon
You'll see who be