Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song How to Be YouTube, artist - Dan Bull.
Date of issue: 17.12.2017
Song language: English
How to Be YouTube |
Hello, it’s Dan Bull, and one of the common things |
I get sent most from the folks that are commenting |
Is how did I turn my passion and obsession |
For music, games and videos into a profession? |
So I reckoned that I’d give a little lesson |
So you get an impression of my method for success in this |
My little niche, my particular field |
And how I found people to whom it’d appeal |
So let’s rewind the clocks |
Right back to when I was a skinny guy with spots |
Didn’t like school much, used to find it tough |
So I’d sit at home alone and write a lot |
Animating videos, making silly tracks |
About ridiculous things I didn’t really grasp |
But it was all practice, it was all training |
For the day that I prayed that I’d make it |
Made a band with my mates called Matronsapron |
Trained my brain to say I was fated for fame |
In the holidays I got a taste of what I chased |
So when I got to college age, I selected every topic based |
On levelling up the skills that I needed |
And I wouldn’t give up until I’d succeeded |
But unfortunately for me |
I didn’t see the futility of a media degree |
In this game, qualifications are null and void |
I rage quit, dropped out, became unemployed |
But I learnt more surfing on the internet |
Than I ever did at Leeds Met, no disrespect |
Shared tunes on UKHHF |
The feedback was brutal, I trained, got better |
Didn’t waste days trying to pray for forgiveness |
I stayed up late 'til I made better mixes |
'Til I had enough tracks for an album |
The last of my cash, manufacture, then sell them |
I sent demos to labels and DJs |
Amazed that my MySpace attained maybe three plays |
Came across a new site that did video |
Didn’t realise just how big it’d be though |
Stuck a couple of tracks on just to see what happened |
The next viral sensation? |
Me rapping! |
Little me just sat in my bedroom |
It gave me such an ego boost, I ran out of head room |
I finally saw it could be more than just a dream |
I felt a little more like Master P than Mister Bean |
I tackled the task, making track after track |
And uploading them to YouTube, back to back |
Promoting them to you through tactics that |
I’d planned out like a commander with tacks and a map |
I made a log and made a lot of contacts |
Journalists, bloggers, some of them even got back |
We’ll never catch prey if we wait for them to chase us |
I got on television, radio and papers |
And even though I didn’t need TV |
I bagged myself a meeting at the BBC |
Now I was getting paid just to do my hobby |
Plus Claudia Winkleman held the door and let me through the lobby |
Rock and Roll, I finally got off the dole |
No longer got the cold feeling that I’d lost control |
'Cause I was finally driving at my own pace |
Moved out the family home and got my own place |
Like I could roam waves upon a chartered ship |
Then I applied to YouTube for a partnership |
Turns out that was brilliant timing |
I made a little ditty for an Indie called Skyrim |
All of a sudden like a million minds, listening |
Hearing my rhymes, this was really unlike anything |
I’d ever seen, ever heard, even ever knew |
All of a sudden I could accrue revenue |
Then it grew, head sweating, I was mopping off the residue |
Doing better than my music teacher thought I’d ever do |
Because now I was in the game rap rap game |
Never predicted just exactly how big that became |
Though I have to say, it wasn’t major label rapper fame |
But I was sweet enough I didn’t need the Aspartame |
I made new friends, made new fans |
Linked the videos I made to some gaming brands |
Then the next thing I knew, my plane had landed |
In LA and we were making some major plans |
I got to go to E3 and be in ERB |
See the sea from the ceiling of my B&B |
I couldn’t even believe how far I’d come from home |
Five thousand miles out my comfort zone |
And I’d done it alone, myself, training talent |
Through my many days basement dwellin' |
The only real trick is maintaining the balance |
Grabbing the stick instead of chasing the carrots |
It takes dedication reshaping your habits |
And never being afraid to be failed and embarrassed |
I’ve made some mistakes that have damaged |
My reputation, but I faced them and managed |
The wild web as a place can be savage |
So try and stay safe and just play the advantage |
Stay on track of the skills in which you need to be proficient |
Just doing what you’ve always done before is insufficient |
The speed of the world keeps being increasingly efficient |
So you need to keep your skill tree in peak condition |
Now when I started out there wasn’t so much competition |
But neither did I have the tools to help me on my mission |
Nowadays there’s a thousand ways to do it our way |
Way more avenues than hours in a day |
So it’s down to you how you’re gonna train |
Tune up in the garage, get the power in your brain |
Choose your character, professional or amateur |
Selecting all the attributes and stretching your parameters |
Forget the panic and concern, step into the Animus |
And you will be flabbergasted at the things that can occur |
Whether you’re a janitor, manager or grandmother |
You can be interplanetary, travelling from planet Earth |
So let’s rewind the clocks |
Right back to the time you were a tiny dot |
Full of potential to become an eventual adventurer |
That’ll maximize all the time you’ve got |
Start now |