With apologies to my
fellow Korean Martial Artists, I have used Japanese terms since they are both more familiar to most and fit the lyrics better.
TRENDY
I’ve never done a 540°
spinning kick
I cut my teeth on
basic drill in the dojo
And I won’t brag
about my skills,
In a simple school,
no belt rank envy
But everyone’s like
gold trim, grey gi, no sweepin’ in the ring, dear,
No bloodshed,
contact, or sparring without full gear,
We don’t care, we’re repeating
low blocks in our dreams.
But everybody’s like
glow sticks, backflips, diamonds on your nunchucks,
Contracts, Upgrades, Black
Belt-in-a-year plans,
We don’t care, we
aren’t caught up in your mass appeal.
And we’ll never be
trendy (trendy).
It don’t run in our
blood.
That kind of flash
just ain’t for us.
We crave a different
kind of buzz.
Let me be your
teacher (teacher),
You can call me
Sensei
And students I’ll
teach, I’ll teach. I’ll teach.
Let me live that
fantasy.
My friends and I we still
break boards
We count our dollars
to pay the rent and keep the door open
And everyone who
knows us knows that we’re fine with this,
We’re not just about
money.
But everyone’s like
gold trim, grey gi, no sweepin’ in the ring, dear,
No bloodshed,
contact, or sparring without full gear,
We don’t care, we’re repeating
front kicks in our dreams.
But everybody’s like
glow sticks, backflips, diamonds on your nunchucks,
Contracts, Upgrades, Black
Belt-in-a-year plans,
We don’t care, we
aren’t caught up in your mass appeal.
And we’ll never be
trendy (trendy).
It don’t run in our
blood.
That kind of flash
just ain’t for us.
We crave a different
kind of buzz.
Let me be your
teacher (teacher),
You can call me
Sensei
And students I’ll
teach, I’ll teach. I’ll teach.
Let me live that
fantasy.
Ooh ooh oh
We're smaller than we
might have dreamed,
But I love not being
too mainstream.
Ooh ooh oh
Life is great without
compromise
We aren't caught up
in winning the prize.
And we’ll never be
trendy (trendy).
It don’t run in our
blood.
That kind of flash
just ain’t for us.
We crave a different
kind of buzz.
Let me be your
teacher (teacher),
You can call me
Sensei
And students I’ll
teach, I’ll teach. I’ll teach.
Let me live that
fantasy.
