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Title: The Unknown
Artist: Mark B & Blade
Label: Wordplay
Year: 2000
Album: The Unknown

Last Modified: 23rd December 2001
Transcribed by: QED
Contact: qed@ukhh.com
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Blade:
Somtimes it feels like the chips are down, nothing is going your way
You've been recording endlessly, sleepless nights, Aimlessly
Songs are wasted 'cos tapes are gathering dust
Step 1 ... we're talented! Step 2 ... who can we trust?
The industry thats full of cutthroats. False hopes
Money controls. Killers of many souls. Anything goes
You know the ropes but if you ain't part of the click
You ain't part of the plan so you might as well quit
Studios costing the earth to hire. You feel
You could set the world on fire if you had a deal
But let's be real about this. It ain't what you know: its who you know
It's all a game and we're all part of the show
What's the role that you play? Can you do it your way?
You need a hell of a lot of luck being from the UK
You can say what you wanna say but remember its rare
That you'll be getting continuous air play.

Chorus
We are the Unknown

Many have traveled down the road that you are about to take
Made many mistakes while searching for the perfect break
Years of hardships. Ripped jeans. A bearded face.
You were there at the wrong time in the wrong place
Maybe next time when you ain't looking desperate
They'll be on you like a rash. Yeah ... you guessed it!
They wanna know your name. Where you from.
How long you been an entertainer for and who wrote the songs.
Do you know Danny from Sony or Mike at Universal
Dawn from RCA? I met her at the dress rehersal.
Name checking could get you recognised further
But in the meantime trying to survive is murder
Its all a game to them but to us its life or death
Or maybe they just lack a lot of depth.
Or maybe they just don't understand what it means to record
How it feels to perform, but we go on.

Chorus

On the streets you're recognised, your name's all over the town
You've been recording for years and you're well renowned
Situations confuse you, bad luck pursues you
Promoters hire you for your services and use you
But fail to pay you. They aim to play you
My advice is play the games like they do
Who knows whats around the corner, it could be the break
That you've been waiting for. As a performer
We sense something's about to happen. Keep it up.
Never give it up no matter what they all might say
One day it could pay off. Watch the parasites
Crowd around you like you're some type of megastar
But in the meantime trying to survive is murder
And the conditions you're living in have never been worse.
Its in your blood. You're addicted. Nothing can change that
Make your move like this is pay back!