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To Be or Nah
04:05
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TO BE OR NAH
(v1)
My oh my, where do I begin?
If I do wrong, then where do I end?
Can we do it all again? Take it from the top?
If I write a rhyme, it is hot? If I write a song, will it flop?
If I make a beat, will it pop?
Bump me in the East, will it knock?
See me in the street, will they not?
Tell me I'm a beast, with a lock on the streets
Like the Neighborhood Watch?
Spend a lot of time on the clock
Not as much time as I'll spend in a box
So I'll take shots at the Number One Spot
Some of them might get it, some of them might not
Mic stay hot to the touch when I rock on the cut
I'm a monster to most, but a ghost to the lot
Cut it close to the tie, got your throat in a knot
Smoke till I'm gone, i'll be gone when I drop
(Chorus)
You can't knock me down / But you can try
You can tell me how / Now tell me why
I feel so, restless and crazy
And oh, my mind is hazy
I don't, realize my lady
Is gone till I fly
(v2)
To be or not to be, that is the question
I think therefore I am a Legend
24/7, 365
Parents advised discretion
With thoughts like mine, empires fall
You should know these walls only up for protection
World on guard, gottem all on the edge
On the balls of their feet, barely balance the tension
Raising the heat, I can leap any second
Fall to the street and be home by eleven
Do an interview with KP on the SESSION
Laugh when he asks if it's passion or an obsession
The point I'm at, there's no difference
A thin line between madness and brilliance
So before I succumb to my illness
I'mma keep it real and make sure that ya'll feel this
(Chorus)
(v3)
Immersed in the rhythm I commission a concept
But conscious is constantly concerned with the content
Don't think I'm coerced by the comments
All I know is not to speak without the context
Situations get complex
When XXL rappers think they on, but they all necks
I'm hard to copy so they hard pressed
Tried to crop me out the picture but I ain't the one to harvest
Hollow men know best
Hunt for our treasure for no hearts in their own chests
Cold eyes in their old heads
Broke tongues yelling CODE RED, CODE RED
You never seen a squad like us, regardless
I'mma leave these mics crushed, a carcass
But what lurks in the shadows of an artist
Cloak and dagger as I stagger in the darkness
(Chorus)
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Anybody?
03:54
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ANYBODY?
(v1)
In this place and this time
Where the stakes are getting bigger and the tensions are high
Where the temperature is rising, ain't no question in mind
There is a lot more than money on the line
The rap game has come a long way from the nickels and dimes
Now everybody got a quote, everybody got a rhyme
But not everybody can smoke, not everybody can shine
Some of us are getting busy, some are hung up on the line
Now i find, myself in a bind
Cause the clock keeps on ticking, I feel like I'm wasting time
So I wonder why, thinking "Who Am I?"
To be anybody special, then why the fuck am I trying
Who should I be, if not me cause I don't seem to resonate
But I've only been me since the second grade
Cannot help if you cannot relate
But I cannot deny who I cannot escape (my identity)
(Chorus)
Is anybody out there? Is anybody out there? I don't know...
(Who are you? Who I am? Who you are, who am i?)
(v2)
So they ask, who are you supposed to be?
All these Halloween rappers want to trick or treat
Thinking they could play for a day, and then get eat
Little league, stickball in the city streets
In this city that never sleeps
The Wolf don't chase the trend-setter, he's on hunt for the biggest sheep
Who'll jump when I jump? Who'll stunt when I stunt?
Only coming of your pockets, throw the hands, put 'em up
Ah-chew! I'm just fucking with Dutch
The Vault is the Studio, who fucking with us?
So no fault of their own when the good turns ugly
For a fistful of dollars like Sergio Leone
Whose on the microphone? I said…
Whose on the microphone!?
I am the B to the I-double L, I - AM
And if I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
(Chorus)
(v3)
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are, or what?
I know if you take my hands, leap from the stands
Then you might just survive this jump
Of a thousand ways you could land
But not how you planned, a million more ways you can fall
Would you risk everything just to be something
Or would you have rather been nothing at all?
A choice to be made, cause either it's me or it's him
And the price to be paid is to sink or to swim
Way over my head, too under my skin
If I'm not breaking out, i'm sure as hell, breaking in
Hacking onto your macbook pros, anonymous
Laptop in his backpack, downloads
See history is nameless, with truths untold
Some stones unturned, some texts un-scrolled (so...)
(Chorus)
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10.17.15
04:25
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10.17.15
(v1)
Something tells me i've been here before
Not sure what it is but I feel it's force
Coursing through my veins from an open pore
They say when you open doors, don't be surprised by who is coming forward
Do you really know why you do it for?
Glimmers in the distance could be mirrors that you're moving toward
The world is a kaleidoscope
How can you see it when your eyes are closed?
And how do I begin to make you see?
Everything you've ever seen is make believe
Nothing is as it ever did seem
So reality is never far off from your dreams
I'm wide awake, and it's morning, but didn't get to sleep
Getting lost in the pages of all the books I read
Spread word on the loosest leaf
My thoughts are heavy and the waters deep
(Chorus)
No I won't stop, till the day that I drop,
I'mma make sure I get it right
And till then I won't quit, taking no shit,
Cause you never know what you are gonna get in life
Though your patience runs thin, gotta have thick skin
When they tell you, "better get in line"
You telling, "nah man i'm doing fine…"
I decide when i'm getting mine
(v2)
It was all a dream, sitting by the river writing verses
In my head, I was certain that the pen wouldn't word it right
Went to work as a poet, opening auras
Orator, verbal art of war, metaphor metamorphosis
More to this than you think
You ain't on my level, you're just pushed to the brink
At the end of that plank is a ice cold drink
Drop to the depths, let it all sink in
When I get in the booth, I shoot Lincoln
Daniel-Day, that's an eagle-eye description
I read scripts, and decrypt them
Wrapping up these rappers with the Hieroglyphic lyrics like Egyptians
I am the lost and found I am the missing
Piece of the puzzle, but be damned if I fit in
Waiting for the end, this is hardly the beginning
But sitting, waiting, wishing, won't bring visions to fruition
(CHORUS)
(v3)
So pardon me for never feeling a part of school
Plenty fish in the sea, will they market you?
The target audience, will they applaud the star in you
Or bury your heart in the desert, where you are far from view
Or put you in a zoo on exhibit
As example of what happens when you go beyond your limits
It's a gimmick, they just want to sell tickets
Price of your soul, the price of admission
I'd rather have a portrait hang in museum exhibitions
But I'm out here living like I'm Dorian Gray
These walls can't hold me, i'm kicking out of this frame
I'm lifting off of the page like a symphony played
I'm in it to stay, every place we go, we're embraced
So I know we're getting close to the end of the chase
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed
See you tomorrow
(Chorus)
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4. |
I Know Why
04:25
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I KNOW WHY
(v1)
Restless nights, got me on the edge
Open mics are really my only friends
Push my limits till I'm standing on the ledge
Stuck upon a precipice that never seems to end
All the letters I have written have no place for me to send
Like suspended animation, i'm fastened into the matrix
This state of mind ain't a phase, I'm addicted to these stages,
Pacing between the pages, you pay a price to be famous
I slay a mic in a cyphe, I'm constantly elevating
Honestly spend my days behind bars, contemplating
A kind of criminal mind, kind of feel I'm going crazy
Solitary confinement, Shutter Island, Scorsese
Keep saying to myself I'lI make it to where I want to be
Before the ghosts of disappointment starts haunting me
Every night through most of the day
From a whisper to a scream, I can hear them when they say
(CHORUS)
I Know Why
You can't sleep sometimes
Cause when your passion is ignited
It will burn all night
(v2)
Recall the times by the river, coldest days of December
J and I would be smoking, swearing we would remember
Anyone who had helped us in achieving our endeavors
Now the temperature is rising, I know we aint' got forever
To ever have the ability, or will to be great
Only speaking for myself though hoping ya'll can relate
Because perspective is experience on different plain
But if we're in the same boat, we suffer similar fates
A storm is coming, and i'm chasing it
Tornado watchers speculating on the greatest hits
Revolve my disc, all they head's gonna do is spin
If Chubby Checker was a tempest, he'd be tempted to attempt to try to do the twist
I'm gonna do this shit, like it or not
Whether you love it or you hate it, or you even forgot
The passion in my veins could withstand any doubt
J-Craze, I gotta bounce; show the world what i'm bout, now tell them
(CHORUS)
(v3)
Tired of hearing of the endless perks
This and that about such and such, or so and so had the best verse
How many followers they have? What's they net worth?
Who they dating now? And, who climbed into bed first?
Rumor circulates so fast inside a network
No fish in a barrel, see i'm trying to get to this net work
I left my woman for a dream that I had
But now that she's gone, I've become an insomniac
She said, "It looks like you've got it bad."
Thought I kicked the habit, but now it's kicking back, starting to kick my ass.
I'm trying to get it, but cannot seem to slip it's grasp
The gravity of addiction has yet to pass
Infatuation is over, dose, I'm never sober, toast
To the ones who live they're dreams before they're comatose
Walk around like a ghost in this town
Find me in the hollowed ruins when the sun goes down, i'm singing
(CHORUS)
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5. |
The Midnight Train
04:05
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The Midnight Train
(v1)
Took a six o'clock train toward the city for a show
To see a woman I loved with a man I didn't know
She said, ["How does it feel to be Home Sweet Home?"]
I said, "It never lets me leave, it just swallows me whole."
"I'm in town for the night then it's back on the road."
We both know just how this goes.
A little jab here, a little do-so-do
But I had a good time though my steak got cold (she said…)
(Chorus)
Come on back everything will be fine
But little do they know nothing will ever be the same
And if I stay here, I'd lose my mind
And be just another body on the midnight train
(v2)
Reached for the check, they said, "Bill, your too kind."
This is one's on us, no need for to be polite.
Made my way for the exit, we said our goodnights
Said, "they we're going left," said I "was going right"
Caught a cab at the corner, got in at the light
Burned cross the bridge, dropped me off in the heights
The driver saw me down, said, "Man, it's just life…"
Said, "You can live free but there's always a price."
(Chorus)
(v3)
Flew out the next morning, though I knew all too well
That you can't know freedom if you haven't know jail
No you can't know heaven if you haven't known hell
And you can't have another if you don't have yourself
(Chorus)
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Face In The Crowd (Feat. Nicole Gough)
(V1 - Nicole Gough))
"Eyes widen in the spotlight / Everything grows so dark
Hands together like it's midnight / But so soon we'll part
The sun rises with every step we take
From horizon it comes / And it comes right away ("We must go")
"I don't want to leave you." / ("No no, let us go")
"When will I see you" / ("Oh no, I don't know")
"So hard to read you, you won't let me in
So under your skin you might blow, so I'll go…"
"But i'll ask you just because…
When it's all said and done, and we've had all our fun
Was I anything you dreamed I was…?"
(Chorus)
No matter where you are right now
I wanna see your face in the crowd (No matter where you) (8x)
(V2 - Nicole)
See I was never sold
On who it is you portray
Through your twist and your turns
I can see through your maze
Now your little bird
Has flown away
See you live and you learn
By the promises you break
(I can give you the world)
Said through your teeth and smoke
Mumble underneath your coat
(If you be my girl, then i'll be your ghost)
How could I fall for your silly tricks?
Just another fling, just another fix
Put my hands on another's hips
We should've known it would come to this
(Chorus)
(V3 - Billy)
Plenty like to talk about
Plenty though I should leave alone
Though i never been to your mommas house
She always made me feel at home
Sincerely wishing I was there
And didn't have to be so cold
Remember our kiss, the touch of your lips, ohh
I can feel it my bones
(You can tell me you don't love me
But you lying to yourself again) I guess I am
Trapped in the Sand Castle Walls
Trying to dig out of the hole i'm in
Like time in an hourglass
We are winding down
Thought I was no good then
Oh my friend, you have no idea now
(Chorus)
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Storybook
04:35
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STORYBOOK
(v1)
Imagine a storybook
The characters in it are dancing and spinning
Nobody is off the hook
No time to look back, cause she already missing
They already had her took
Ran off in the crowd, too loud to listen
They found her in Hollywood
Starred in a movie while making a million and she was good
Missed her call on the road, so she left me a message (said)
I know about you, and I know that your desperate
You want what I got, but i don't think you get it
But I knew what she meant in the moment she said it
(Chorus)
Hey, you know it doesn't matter anyway
It could happen any other day
To any other face, by any other name
(v2)
Spoke a bit longer and then she hung up
Told her good night, and she told me good luck
If I called back, wouldn't dare pick it up
She was gone by the time I was sobering up
Heard in her voice that enough was enough
And it'd be on her mind the next day she woke up
Making amends just wouldn't be us
it was only the road she was destined to love
Remember the kids in the back of the class? (Looking for answers)
To any questions that they happen to ask? (May I be your phantom?)
With a hand on your gun and tears under your mask
Told you a joke and you tried not to laugh (I said)
(Chorus)
Hey, you know it doesn't matter anyway
It could happen any other day
To any other face, by any other name
(v3)
Heard someone call my name
My mind was a million miles away
I turned to see her friendly face
She said, "oh my, you haven't aged."
"Feels like it's only been a day…
The tricks that time could play…"
I said, "Though I look the same,
"Doesn't mean I haven't changed."
She said, "well you've always played the game
But I never knew who you did for,
But there's no here to blame
You knew what you wanted a little bit more
And she told me I was brave
Couldn't wait to see what I had in store
For the day I take that stage
"And they hand you that award, I hope you say…"
(Chorus)
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8. |
Rhyme/Reason
04:10
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RHYME/REASON
(v1)
It all started back when I was seven, 9/11
Whole world's a stage and it's hanging by a thread
I was swept by a wind in an unseen direction
For some it's dumb luck, too some, it seems destined
Captivated and frankly it's understandable
Brain-dead zombies long before we were cannibals
Tough loss, offseason makes the man in you
Got to get over the hump like a camel do
Stay focused like the camera crew
(w)Right brother for the job, watch me fly the coop
I run hot like a side of soup
Know what not to stock, got the insider scoop
Flood the market, if i have all of you for targets
I would wipe the Earth clean, turn the stage to a tar pit
Expert marksman, Aries, the Martian
So let slip the dogs of war, there's no bargains
(Chorus)
No I will not let this slide
And watch all this precious time
Slip past my eyes
Well they told me I was dreaming
Life becomes a dream when
All you end seeing is lies
But that depends now what do you believe in?
The rhyme or the reason
(v2)
Hate the motto that you only live once
Cause I wake every morning and I live that day up
Another opportunity, another paystub
Another small step to making them big bucks
See, a lot of ya'll don't understand like parents
Sunning rappers but no heir apparent
I'm so damn embarrassed, call Aunt Karen
Broadcast live, tune in when it's airing
Surf the radio, surge in a brainstorm
Bridge the gap, break 'em down with the wave forms
Murder rap, twist your cap till it face forward
Why wanna leave all of these people at your wake, bored?
Like a fire burning inside me
A lit pyre, a funeral for a viking
From the ashes, a phoenix is rising
I ain't the devil but resemblance is striking
(Chorus)
(v3)
I came in the door, said it before
Never let the mic magnetize no more
So for better or for worse each verse like an opus
I'm hoping all of my opponents give notice to those who closest
And tell'em to send roses, chosen in zen moments
Then focus upon the poet whose potent pen is explosive
Running red with emotion, i'm open to unload it
Low and behold, the totem pole has now eroded
I'm over the dosage, some say past the limit
Don't tempt me to tip my temper, still itching punch your ticket
I'm sickened by all the gimmicks, my vision uncompromising
Flying into a storm, i'm out riding the lightening
I'm fighting, every single breathe is igniting
A mind in the dark that's looking for enlightening
It might be our only way out, there's no telling
But till then, take the streets, and keep yelling "Aww, hell…"
(Chorus)
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My O My
03:32
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MY O MY
(v1)
Just another MC, unknown to the masses
Used to cut class, now I only cut classics
Dropped out of college with flow above average
Knew I could fly, all too my advantage
As soon as I landed, I was taking off
Emptied out the vault, every penny was a thought
Are you ready, on your mark, get, set, go
Set a course, all aboard on the S.S. S.M.O.K.E.
The journey is imperative, even if it's perilous
All toe the line in our climb of Mt. Everest
It never gets, any less treacherous
Trench to the tomb, the ghouls should have expected this
Remember it's the end of the beginning, so just settle in
When you listen to the Session, better tell a friend, even if they alien
Don't have to wait inside the lobby, you can send them in
And this is what I tell them then
(Chorus)
My oh my, where do I begin?
And if I do wrong, then where do I end?
Can we do it all again?
Can we take it from the top?
(v2)
So I stepped to the plate, receiving my fate
Designated spitter but they call me DH
Fastball splitter, all the corners I paint
As a home run hitter, send the ball into space
Destined to be great, like Bonds hitting bombs in the bay
Banging on beats till they throw it away
Or they down in the dirt, advancing to third
I'mma slide into home with the weight of the world on me
Load up the bases
Rounding the bag on my search for oasis
Dug out the hole, now it's off to the races
Standing on deck, now I'm all in your faces
You strikeout swinging, owe it all to my aces
Went from last place to setting the pace
I'm recording the save as the next sensation
Time to start winning after Ls I've been blazing
(Chorus)
(v3)
THis is ethereal, like pipe organs in cathedrals
DOn't matter what lane I'm in, I'm in every single vehicle
Come for the ride, look I even saved a seat of you
You wanna rhyme? We could spit over a beat or two
Me to you, guaranteed any beat will do
And I'll dissolve anything the acid hasn't eaten through
Afterlife, I spit BeetleJuice
Wonder what the ruckus and discover an abundance of my people dude
I'm here to see this through, I feel the need to do it
If the window don't break, we can trouble shoot it
Too acute with the symptoms, the only cure is music
What I spit is contagious, my smile is rather crooked
Queens Native, never say that I'm out of Brooklyn
From Astoria, way before it was cooking
It was J and I, Lester B and Bri
Can't forgot Michael, whole crew go
(CHORUS)
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10. |
No Mask
03:54
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NO MASK
(v1)
Everybody tells me they think that over thinking it
Jot rhymes at the beach, now i'm sinking ships
Here to take the chip, Gregg Poppavich
No anamosity, I don't think you could stop me
You could see it my eyes less I come up from behind
I'm the instant the sun hits your eye, blinded
By light, all you see is FLASH
Looking at yourself in the mirror, no mask
You don't want to know that's why you don't ask
Less it's you or your loved whose wearing the toe tag
Go Ask Alice if you dare too
Warn me bout my words, you'd be the one to be careful
You don't want overstep your bounds and offend dudes
Who would't say a word to defend you
Couldn't silent voices, so they shooting at the venue
Feeling like they never had choice, so they only do what they can do
It's a man's world, this what man do
From the front lines to the back rooms
Behind closed doors to the sand dunes
Just because they ain't killing, don't mean they don't got plans too
Better run for cover, coming to run up on you
They hunting for you and others, eradicating your brothers
Assassinating your mothers, and massacring your lover
And the thought alone should make you wanna shutter
(Chorus)
3, 2, 1, let the camera roll
Hopefully one day we'll find an anti-dote
In the concrete jungle, we're the animals
And in the land of the lost, it's understandable
(v2)
Don't do white music, don't do black music
I make rap music, make'em clap to it
Smoke it up, ain't no need to put a match to it
Forrest Gump, flow Bubba, make'em act stupid
Matter fact, i'm a natural
Watch me break it down till the break of dawn, now i'm breaking out
Number one best seller in these New York Times
Start to finish, i'mma cross that line, but you toe it
No friend to a rapper, only poets, who go in
You wanna save face, don't show it
Golden opportunity to focus
The code is decoded, putting opponents on notice
Otis, Redding, sitting on the dock of the bay
While you floating by while i'm smoking
Hoping my thoughts served you well
Though you take the losses, and i'll take the L, Thank You
(CHORUS)
(v3)
The death-defying, flying high, night rider
Sky-bound sound bomber, kamikaze, sidewinder
Missile launch code writer, code named Sniper
Cold hands coiled around a mic, choke cyphers with a viper's bite
Uppercut to your lower lip, hit your overbite
Strike your bicuspids, throw punches at an open mic
I spray custard, they flee flustered with seams busted
Mean mugging, teeth sucking, ear drumming, meet buzzards
They leave bugging like a tree hugger
Tear sheets off the bed, never recover
Learn to read lips, read this, you a mother(fucker)
Variety of flow, I'm a Smother Brother
If you wish upon a star, I'ld be glad to honor
Never on the honor roll, never had a scholarship
Rolling on an open road, thunder in the sky unfolds
Seen it form a Comet House, the tail end of a rocketship
(CHORUS)
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11. |
Just Fly
02:58
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JUST FLY
(V1)
Once upon a time not long ago
Couldn't rock a stage, couldn't rock a show
Couldn't write a rhyme, I could barely coast
And when it came to mic I had no control
But no one knew of the lengths I'd go
Strength it takes to just grow
Stood in the face of my foes
Toe to toe, blow for blow leave you comatose
Dispose of dopes, the flows is cold
An Pneumonia dose chokes your throat
(cough cough) Exhale that lyrical SMOKE
Close your eyes till you feel that ghost
See my eyes, and you hear these notes (and it goes)
(Chorus)
Miss your boat, you just float
Miss your plane, you just fly
Just because I don't got the car
It Don't mean I don't got the drive
But I've got the vibe, like all the best do
Family, fans, and my friends too
Pass the word around
If you down with me then I'm down with you
(V2)
And before my eyes, it seemed like magic
Dreamed of rapping, then it happened
The more I played, the more they asking
Do my show yo, sign this napkin
Queens, Manhattan, chain reaction
Oh the places you'll go with passion
World at my fingertips, keep on snapping
My life in your hands, you kept on clapping
Pump my heartbeats, lightening flashes
Director calling, Camera Action!
When I'm on the set, don't hold your breathe
You only one step away from the man who keeps the mic in check (so if you)
(Chorus)
(V3)
Now imagine me slacking, I never back down from a challenge
Channel all my ability to lyrically damage
And manifest in the form of an animal savage
Salivating at the mouth like a dog gone rabid
I've had it with all these rappers who be thinking that they have it
But they haven't got a clue what it means to be an addict
Music is a drug, so in time it's a habit
Never be clean, even in a straight jacket
Itching at the seams just to spit another classic
They say living your dreams is an avenue to madness
But the atlas my canvas, target the masses
Our status is one, we the KINGS OF THE PLANET (so if you)
(CHORUS)
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12. |
Let It Go
04:25
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LET IT GO
(v1)
It's been a minute since we spoke, I wonder how you doing
The winter had been rough, I'm still under it's influence
Still doing mics, still doing things that I shouldn't
Still amazed at how far that we already done took it
Still taking drugs, but luckily I don't abuse it
Still driven by the dreams I'm pursuing
Still living for the music, yet still a bit timid
Still finding myself, still my own worst critic
But still I keep pushing, still working on this album
Even as we speak, I'm formulating the outcome
Still got my team, I couldn't do it without them
Still got my fans, their support has been astounding
I'm still up and down, still far from the peak
But when the times comes, i'll be the only one to leap
For how you could fall when you've learned how to fly
Still thinking you were right saying...
(Chorus)
Let it go, throw your hands like you feel my vibe (if you just)
Let it go, as sure as the days will again be nights
Don't let them try to weigh you down
You know this life is well worthy of fight
Let them go, in the end it will be alright
(v2)
It's hard having a clean bill of health
When you walk around sick of yourself
Sit and waiting for help ain't gonna bring about change
Had to get up off my ass cause I wanted new things
Had to take a chance, had to put it on the record
Had to see for myself before I could become a shepherd
Syncopating our efforts, now that we've all connected
The second we make a move is the moment that they'll remember
This is one small step for a man, however
This is one giant leap for this man, I better (get my)
Act together, never thought we'd see the day
When we were busy getting high, smoking Ls on the six train.
A bit strange how far we have come
Yet so far to go, yet so far to have won
And they'll laugh and they'll try to have played us as dumb
Cause they might win some, but they just lost one (I'mma)
(CHORUS)
(v3)
So if I jump tonight, and I don't survive
Will they call me crazy, call it suicide?
If I live, will they tell me that i'm out my mind
Hope it's out my system, and then pat me on the back for trying
Go on living not ever feeling alive
And wondering why they feeling that they're living a lie
Look in the mirror, see a stranger in their eyes
And they wish that just once they took a chance to just fly
So I'm leaping, never coming down, only see me on the weekends
Flying out of town, getting around, so frequent
Hundred thousand miles in sequence
Proud to say now this my crowning achievement
So if I jump tonight, and I don't survive
Will they call me crazy, call it suicide?
Legends get to sleep but no, they never get to die
They get to live, and they get to fly (so)
(CHORUS)
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13. |
The Leap
03:39
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THE LEAP
(v1)
Look in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane
It's a man who has broken the chain
It is now we move closer to change
It's a chance to start over again
It's a shame to resort to the measures I've taken
Cause taking is not how you gain
Gotta be sick in the head, to think for a sec
They ain't here rigging this game
He must be insane
So never mind my soliloquies
Love at first sight
Once I Meta-phored then she similed
So simple those little things
Who you think that I do this for?
Thought it was love, thought it was hate
And then I saw that it was more, Sincerely Yours
Chorus:
Let me tell you what's on my mind
Right now, I think it's time
How did you picture this would go?
Always say that you'll be fine
You have some truth to find
What do you really want to know?
(v2)
Who is the next to play?
Will..uh? Bill come to the stage?
Well…I…, don't worry about a thing
I've seen people break a dollar for a little bit of change
So…I wanna rock now
I'm Billy C and I came to get down
Though i'm known to rock a microphone
I can make a film, I can write a poem
Edger Allen Poe, quoth the raven
Nevermore, SMOKE, Illation
The Episodes were just the basics
Leap to fly, now we levitating
'Cross the nation, our generation
We don't need help, we need inspiration
By ourselves, outside the matrix
Out the system, I know we'll make it, i know we'll make it
(CHORUS)
(v3)
So I hope you take the time
To find what you can do
To be anything that you dream to be
To be anything that you choose
You and I may not think the same
But know we seek the truth
All I can do is speak my mind
And then hope it speaks to you
See there are no rules, no limitations
Open roads, no destinations
Independent, our declaration
Free in thought, no incarceration
Life as ghosts, we hallucinations
My heart for you, that's dedication
Set the stage, i'll take my place then
I'll fly away, yeah I'll fly away, yeah i'll fly away
(CHORUS)
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14. |
The Note
03:24
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THE NOTE
To my brothers and my sisters
Wherever I am, just know I miss ya
We'll always have the pictures
But keep me in your heart, I know you always bring it with ya
What you carry can be burdensome
And I don't mean to burden one
But every bird has a song, doesn't mean every bird has sung
May even mean that you heard it wrong
So let me be clear
I only have now, let me leave this right here
You can pick it up anytime, anytime you feel
As long as you can carry on the message that these pages will conceal, please...
And to your eyes, it is revealed
And your mind will be it's shield
And your tongue will be the weapon, where the enemies are stepping
There your thoughts will be the minefield
Let your actions do the speaking
Let your presence be a beacon
You could see it from the lowest crevice
To the highest peak in the region
I'm leaping, if not now, I know I never will
Time is of the essence, and i'm betting that it's Time for Bill
I can't Netflix and chill
No time to kill, wanna network and build
See I'm restless, at times, i can barely sit still
Picking at a wound that has never really healed
Scabs turn to scars and the scars are reminders
These bars are the roots to the soul, let me find ya
Digging in the crates, hope the DJ rewind us
Crowd so loud, no choice but to sign us
Record on rotation, they spinning, breaking the spines of
The books you analyze, bookmarked Once Upon A Time
It's, timeless
And on your way, I'm hoping that you will find this
Of any bit of help
Nobody does it by themselves
As we embark on this expedition
Keep in mind on this ride, the key, is in ignition
One foot in front of the next, that's repetition
Cause the real work starts after passing the audition
The show must go on, ain't no intermission
More than dreams right now, you need intuition
When the road gets foggy, you still have the vision
The mission may seem impossible, but it really isn't
I made it out from the darkness too
Turned pain into paint, that's what artists do
The very fact that I am here is remarkable
From hell and back, spent every shell in my arsenal
A live wire, I fire on all cylinders
Even when they told me that nobody would be interested
I still put my heart on the line just like a signature
Sincerely Yours, no man in particular
The mantra the same, nothing less than the best
For a dollar or a million, it must always make sense
Walking in another's path may be the safest bet
But I'm worth the fortune that I haven't made yet
Question is, you willing to make a sacrifice?
Play the gambit, and gamble your stake in paradise?
What's it worth to curb your appetite?
If you died right now, would you be satisfied?
I'm behind schedule, really got to get going
The roller coaster is rolling, the bar is set and i'm holding on
For dear life, but I know these rappers here, they really fear flight
WHen i'm near mics, Evander Holyfield, the way their ears bite
It's real life, ahead of their every move, no matter the weapon they choose
They better be ready to prove, the tools they given just ain't a fluke
I've been on my grind, all my money and time, spent on the work that I put in a rhyme
Life on the line, couldn't see it then, but now I see it fine
So if I shine, we all shine together
And hopefully you get to read this letter, and till then
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go, yell Geronimo
Kicking over the dominos, Vamonos, so long, adios!
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Billy Conahan Queens, New York
Born and raised in Astoria, Queens, Billy Conahan is always quick to express his love for his city. An engaging performer with a natural storytelling ability, and charming wit, Billy found an audience and fan base that was truly captivated by his magnetic personality. His popularity and skill led him to opening for Mike Stud at the Highline Ballroom and Pusha T at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. ... more
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