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The Bar
Hip-Hop/Rap
The Bar was released on April 21, 2026 by Forged Records as a part of the album Old Skool
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AlbumOld Skool
Release DateApril 21, 2026
LabelForged Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Ellis
James Ellis
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Ellis
James Ellis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Ellis
James Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

And that's exactly where the standard sits
Not where it's comfortable - not where it quits
The easy version of itself for whoever's in the room
The bar doesn't move for you - you move for the bar - assume
That whatever level you arrived at isn't where you stay
That the ceiling you accepted yesterday is in the way
Of everything you could've built if you'd refused to let it settle
Most people find their comfort zone and never test the metal
I don't negotiate with mediocre - never have
The standard isn't cruel - it's just the clearest path
To the version of yourself that you keep putting off
The bar is already set - the question is are you soft
The bar don't drop because you're tired
The bar don't move because you're wired
Differently than someone who refused to quit
Either clear it or admit you're not ready for it
It's the rep you do when nobody's counting anymore
It's the standard that you hold when there's no audience to score
Your performance - when the only one who knows is you
That's where the bar lives - in the thing you choose to do
When choosing less is easy and nobody would have known
When the shortcut was right there and you left it alone
Not because somebody's watching - not because of pride
Because the standard that you carry lives on the inside
And the ones who understand this don't explain it very often
Because the ones who need the explanation haven't gotten
To the place where holding the bar is just the baseline expectation
Not the achievement - just the starting point - the foundation
The bar don't drop because you're tired
The bar don't move because you're wired
Differently than someone who refused to quit
Either clear it or admit you're not ready for it
I paid for this standard with mornings nobody witnessed
With decisions that the highlight reel will never get a glimpse of
With the version of the grind that isn't pretty or presentable
The bar I hold myself to isn't always comprehensible
To people on the outside looking in at the result
They see the output - not the input - not the difficult
Accumulation of ten thousand choices in the right direction
When the wrong one was available and easier - no question
That's what the bar costs - that's the price of the standard
Not the trophy and the moment - but the daily reprimand
You give yourself when something slips below the line
The bar is not a destination - it's a way of living fine
So when I talk about the bar I'm not talking about them
I'm not measuring against the field - I'm measuring within
The gap between the person that I was and who I'm being
Right now - today - in every choice that nobody's seeing
That's the only competition worth a single conversation
Everything external is a secondary consideration
The bar I set internally is the one that matters most
And the day I stop raising it is the day I become a ghost
Of everything I could've been if I'd refused to get comfortable
The bar is not a burden - it's the thing that keeps you capable
Of showing up as something real in a world full of performance
The bar don't lie - and neither does the standard of your
The bar was always there
You either meet it or you don't
It never moved - you did
That's all this ever is
Written by: James Ellis

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