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lyrics

LYRICS:

To bounce back from a battle launch another battle warriors know
Could take defeat with the wins or have nothing to show
No scars and a shiny sword
You could say you never took a loss but never sparred
And it’s written on your armor untouched but untested
Without question gotta answer for that perfect record
Zero losses come at zero cost the pay get delayed
You fill the safe and don’t invest while history being made
Don’t be afraid cuz the battlefield bloody but there’s honor
And there’s beauty once you make it through the horror
Among the defeated are those who never fail
Cuz in defeat you earn a lesson you could treasure still
It’s how legends build it’s the way of nature
Ain’t it funny how playin it safe can’t even save ya
The defeated the only truly victorious wounds speak for themselves
The truest mark of a champion with a story tell of Defeat

Chorus:
Defeat (defeat), we all gon' lose
It's defeat (defeat), we all gon' lose
Defeat (defeat), we all gon' lose
It's defeat (defeat), we all gon' lose

Go to battle lose like a champion,
Break a leg win the war if you stand again,
A new slate the score vanishes to the experienced go advantages
You see a scar I see a weapon you see damages
A wound shows a man already been through something
And your weapon might work shoot but it don’t stop nothing
That’s a dangerous image, ain’t game or a scrimmage
Could step in it and fall, but stay in it to win it
It’s like the war is infinite, every start is an ending
Victory is temporary oh you thought it was finished
Not even, you victorious feel free to toast
But roles get reversed watch if you need to boast
You win by, not just winning how you execute
The process, and success just a consequence
Shoot for perfect post a less than perfect record
Still walk like beast and a winner every second

(Chorus)

Speech:
Only he who gives up is defeated
The defeated are those who never fail
You don't take the opportunity to lose,
You don't get the opportunity to win

(Chorus)

credits

from Bona Fide, released March 3, 2022
Production/Arrangement: Michael Leonhart.
Lyrics: JSWISS.
Drums: Nick Movshon.
All other instruments: Michael Leonhart.

Contains a sample of “Catharsis” performed by the Michael Leonhart Orchestra.

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Michael Leonhart & JSWISS New York, New York

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, producer, and orchestra leader Michael Leonhart, and versatile rapper JSWISS make for a dynamic pairing.

The union formed after a spark of creative chemistry during a monthly residency at NYC venue Jazz Standard, during which JSWISS guested with the Michael Leonhart Orchestra for performances broadcast on NPR & WBGO. ... more

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