This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record

(This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record)

I've got a strange premonition
I'm gonna disrespect tradition
A new sound for the holidays
In a barely even tasteful way

This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record
And I'm not tryna be a trendsetter
The whole world could get a little bit better
If we make all the things we wanna make
Ignore what people say

I've got the ammunition
For a harmonic expedition
The tempo quickly starts to change
And the groove will feel a little strange

This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record
And I'm not tryna be a trendsetter
The whole world could get a little bit better
If we make all the things we wanna make
Ignore what people say

La la la la
I'm not listening

Just incase you're wondering
I gotcha covered
Jacob Collier? I'm not another
But I can put the gloves on and get in the ring
With the people and the artists who I find inspiring

I was raised on Earth, Wind, and Fire
My parents saw to it that my musical attire
Was dapper, sophisticated, a class act
(Ehh, there wasn't exactly a contract)

(Boy, why you gotta make that crap?)
'Cuz there is no way I was puttin' elevator music on the track
I'm more than that, I'm runnin' laps around
All of the people who can't find the way to achieve
And be more than that

I found a home in the complex, call it intellectual property
And a couple jazz elitists aren't stopping me
So don't sweat, don't fret, don't regret
Just don't forget

This aint'cha grandma's Christmas record
The rap game and I are not two birds of a feather (eughf!)
Back in the day, I would think to myself
Never say never, maybe I could come up with somethin' clever
(UH!)

The beat does what I want it to do
The metric modulation gives you the middle on the mono and
Mesmerizes you
(uH)
Hypnotizes you
(UH)
I got library books 15 years overdue

See I can take the beat here
Then add a hit here
Add a couple of beats in here
Then add a hit here
Here:)
That's the advantage of not having a producer in here!

But I don't mean no disrespect to my producer buddies
If I asked you to mix this
You'd think it was funny (AhHA!)
200 tracks in without substance or substances
You might think that I don't know what rapping is
Bro damn, lemme take you back to the verse

I hope that you've enjoyed your time
With some music that should be a crime
I promise that there's beauty in
This chaos that we revel in

This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record
And I'm not tryna be a trendsetter
The whole world could get a little bit better
If we make all the things we wanna make
Ignore what people say
This Is Not Your Grandma's Christmas Record