"Champion": the harder version of "Born This Way"?
Quote:
Some people have to learn, some people wait their turn
Some people have to fight, some people give it up
I’m always pushing myself to the limit, making sure I stay ahead
You made me who I am, from the words you said
Some people have to learn, some people wait their turn
Some people but not me, I was born a champion
Some people have to fight, some people give their lives
Some people don’t believe, I was born a champion
But I was born a champion, but I was born a champion
This gon' be the realest **** I ever wrote
Off the record, no cameras forget a quote
Some of my family doing good, most doing dope
I from Virginia where they hang them *****s by a rope
I used to see my momma getting beat down
Is that the real definition of me now?
I fell off, back on my feet now
Headed to the sky, can’t even see down
Award shows, I poured my heart out
And people still steady trying to point my flaws out
And I’d be lying if I said it ain’t get to me
But I’m a champion, legend, history
Like a friend who cancels dinner plans five minutes after you've arrived at the restaurant, a British artist fleeing to the US is usually frustrating and, at times, unforgivable. Are we really that awful to be around? Anyway, on first glance we thought Chipmunk was destined to become our latest Hot 100-fixated expat, but, after a closer inspection, it's clear he's actually doing something rather more savvy.
By drafting in Chris Brown while keeping his sound akin to previous hits, Chip's taken a best-of-both-worlds approach to this latest chart-botherer - a fist-clenching, anthemic midtempo electro-R&B stomper that ponders the glorious highs and depressive lows of fame over a 'Changes'-style piano line. "Some people wait their turn / Some people, but not me / I was born a champion," he insists with utter conviction. Maybe we've just got GaGa on the brain, but could this be the harder, bloke-friendly version of 'Born This Way'?
“Bloke-friendly” was completely unnecessary.
