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    Lakeside Gardens CypherHouse of Alibaba

    Read the complete lyrics to “Lakeside Gardens Cypher” by Josh Chakka from House of Alibaba, a Hymns for Entrepreneurs album about Jack Ma. Listen to the song.

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    Lakeside Gardens Cypher is one chapter in House of Alibaba, a musical interpretation centered on Jack Ma.

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    From the albumHouse of Alibaba

    Book: Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

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    Original lyric sheet / Track 06

    Lakeside Gardens CypherLyrics

    From the original lyric sheet for House of Alibaba. Wording may differ slightly from the released recording.

    "In the next five to ten years... what will Alibaba become? Our competitors are not in China, but in Silicon Valley..." From the Lakeside apartment, we move like Shaolin Eighteen Arhats, the discipline is dialed in From Hangzhou to the globe, let the revolution begin They called us crazy, fuck 'em, this is the round we win. Alright, circle up, this ain't a meeting, it's a genesis Forget the blind tigers, forget the bitter premises They tried to bleed us dry, left us for dead in a government file Now we rebuild the whole damn thing with a different style No more partnerships with predators, no more playing their game I'm Feng Qingyang in this bitch, my sword is my own name I need your houses, your savings, your undivided trust We turning this dusty apartment into digital gold dust Silicon Valley's the target, yeah, I'm aiming for the crown This time, we don't just build a page, we burn their kingdom down. Flew in from Hong Kong, left a six-figure salary Stepped in the apartment, smelled the hustle, not the gallery Ten pairs of shoes at the door, the air was hot and thick This ain't a boardroom, this is the belly of a lunatic But I saw the fire in his eyes, the loyalty in the room A team of true believers ready to charge into their doom I called my wife, said, "Honey, this is either genius or a sin." He gave 'em all equity, from day one, he let 'em in I left the world of finance for a prophet in a cheap chair 'Cause a vision this pure is impossibly rare. From the Lakeside apartment, we move like Shaolin Eighteen Arhats, the discipline is dialed in From Hangzhou to the globe, let the revolution begin They called us crazy, fuck 'em, this is the round we win. Fifty bucks a month, sleeping on the floor when the coding gets deep My wife thinks I'm insane, she hears his promises in her sleep But I followed him from China Pages, followed him from the dirt I'd follow this man through the gates of hell in a ripped t-shirt He paints a world we can't see, but he makes you feel it's true We're not just employees, we're the chosen goddamn few This ain't a job, it's a mission, a faith you can't articulate We're the eighteen disciples at the digital heaven's gate So let 'em laugh, let 'em doubt, they don't feel this energy We're building a new dynasty for the whole world to see.