In "Catch If You Can," Sampa the Great turns a challenge into a victory lap, daring imitators to keep up with a sound that keeps moving ahead of them. The frustration over recycled art and copycat moves sharpens into pride, not bitterness, because the real proof is in the work itself. The repeated taunt becomes a test of originality, and the eye of the tiger image frames survival as focus and nerve rather than luck. The emotional message is that true innovation cannot be chased down or duplicated by those who arrive late.
Catch If You Can Lyrics by Sampa the Great
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, done it again
Said it was over, yeah, we ain’t the same
Copy and paste, it’s like seeing a twin
I shut that shit up, just pull up a pen and I tell ’em what’s up (What’s up?)
Who start the genre and lit up a spark?
Y’all flame retardant, clench up your jaw
When you see greatness, it’s us that you saw
Say you can’t see it, I’ll see you in court
Yes, eye of the tiger
Straight to the chest, I’ll make it through the liars
Straight to the heart, we like ten years apart
I got veterans wishing they had what I got
Copy and paste, it’s like recycled art
Years in the game, it’s a hell of a start
Not even cooking, can’t tell us apart
Can you catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Ah, ah, ah
I say, ah, it’s just ahead of its time
Ahead of the game in my mind
More money, more anger, more grind, I want to remind
I’m humble, but I got more pride, can you catch if you can?
A seat at the table before
For someone that you can ignore
Check my repertoire
You heard it, you seen it before
The greatest debate, if you late, can you catch if you can?
Yes, eye of the tiger
Straight to the chest, I’ll make it through the liars
Straight to the heart, we like ten years apart
I got veterans wishing they had what I got
Copy and paste, it’s like recycled art
Years in the game, it’s a hell of a start
Not even cooking, can’t tell us apart
Can you catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Catch if you, catch if you, catch if you, catch if you
Ah, ah
Can, ah (Never gon’ catch me, never gon’ catch me)
Catch if you can, ah (Catch if you can, never gon’ catch me, catch me)
Catch if you can, ah (Catch if you can, never gon’ catch me, ah)
Catch if you can, ah (Catch if you can, never gon’ catch me, ah)
Catch if you can
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can
Catch if you can, ah
Catch if you can
