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This Is How You Do It
03:47
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We’re always on
All night ‘til the dawn
Feels good, come on
We’re bad, we’re wrong
You wanna get loose, do you?
Wanna rat juice?
Letting you choose
If you do
Follow these moves
This is how you do it
Lay back relax
We got your back
Enjoy the ride
Let’s fly
You wanna get loose, do you?
Wanna rat juice?
Letting you choose
If you do
Follow these moves
This is how you do it
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2. |
Ex-Files
03:55
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Times on my mind
When I had you by my side
Am I thinking aloud
Do I want you around?
Stars in my eyes
You’re in rose coloured disguise
And I got to decide
Should I let you inside?
Yeah you been good
Never been real
You were just there when i needed affection
You were no good
It was unreal
It was like everything i wanted to feel
Gotta let me have one more time here
We crossed a line
But it’s not like it’s a crime
To get lost in your eyes
Enjoy being alive
You made me shine
So i guess it’s no surprise
That you’re still on my mind
Can i get one more ride?
Yeah you been good
Never been real
You were right there to provide a distraction
You were no good
It was unreal
It was like everything I wanted to feel
Gotta let me have one more time here
Find the time
Find the time to see me
Find the time
I’m coming around
Gotta let me have one more time here
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Summer’s over, work is hard, it’s getting cold
We’re letting stress decide the weather inside our home
I wanna know the road that we can take to figure it out
There’s a million other ways
Another path to keep us safe
Safe from harm
There’s nothing else that’s in our way
Hold my hand we’re safe from harm
Together’s better night or day
So take my arm
I know you know I know you’re brave
We’re safe from harm
Safe
You know you drive me wild
Watching you across the room makes me lose my mind
But the air is changing something’s wrong
And I don’t wanna make you feel alone baby
We need to take some time
I wanna know the road that we can take to figure it out
There’s a million other ways
Another path to keep us safe
Safe from harm
There’s nothing else that’s in our way
Hold my hand we’re safe from harm
Together’s better night or day
So take my arm
I know you know I know you’re brave
We’re safe from harm
Safe
I’ve spent way too long without you
Moving alone was a chore
Before one became two
Trying to bridge the divide between us
But it’s growing wider and wider
I know the road is long but let’s take it slow
We’re just a few steps from home and we’ll be
Safe from harm
There’s nothing else that’s in our way
Hold my hand we’re safe from harm
Together’s better night or day
So take my arm
I know you know I know you’re brave
We’re safe from harm
Safe
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I hit my usual cafe first thing in the morn’
Got a new t-shirt with a new stain on
I got “free coffee” on a stamped coupon
But it’s in my wallet that I left at home
Out the door, see this girl I adore
I never hit her up before, so I flick her a wave
She kinda she busy, she keep checking if I’m shifty
And she seemed a little iffy but she gives me a smile
She told me she’d been waiting for this awhile
And she asked me if I’m keen kick it, I said, yeah I’m with it
We made our plans and on my phone she left her mobile digits
I acted cool but she’s the baddest girl I ever witnessed
Hop in the whip and turn the radio on
No cliche, they weren’t playing my song
I turn it off and feel the sun on my face
I think that everything is gonna be OK
On the days that ain’t going your way
Everything’ gonna be OK
If your clothes ain’t Louis V, or Dolce
Everything’ gonna be OK
If we ain’t in a paradise with Coldplay
Everything’ gonna be OK
Even if you don’t feel like it’s ok
Everything’ gonna be OK
I meet the bro’s around a quarter to 3
At the P.U.B
, we betting TAB
I put out hundred dollar bills on the UFC
I got Izzy for the win and now the drinks on me
I check the time and I’m about to be late
The girl from the cafe, said to meet her at 8
I drunk to much to drive, a little high
And my breath smelling like Unleaded ‘95
So I pull up to the date, in this state
She the type of girl who don’t repeat her mistakes
I head off to the bathroom, wipe the guilt of my face
Everything’ gonna be OK
On the days that ain’t going your way
Everything’ gonna be OK
If your clothes ain’t Louis V, or Dolce
Everything’ gonna be OK
If we ain’t in a paradise with Coldplay
Everything’ gonna be OK
Even if you don’t feel like it’s ok
Everything’ gonna be OK
‘Cause our ups and downs reside behind our smiles
You know you know you know
On the days that ain’t going your way
Everything’ gonna be OK
If your clothes ain’t Louis V, or Dolce
Everything’ gonna be OK
If we ain’t in a paradise with Coldplay
Everything’ gonna be OK
Even if you don’t feel like it’s ok
Everything’ gonna be OK
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5. |
The Main Event
03:54
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Guess who’s sleeping over
Alright
look who’s going out
All night
I’m up for another
It’s your round
Gonna line ‘em up
Tonight
Check your inhibition
Leave it at the door
Jealousy’s a bitch and
Leaves you on the floor
We are everything you need and more
Way more
There ain’t nothing else we wanna share
Climb in
Where ya been?
Climb in
We’re the main event
Climb in
Pour the gin
I’m in
We’re the main event
Let’s go find a lover
Alright
Let’s go find a few
All night
If they’re undercover
It’s alright
I don’t mind, do you?
Tonight
We all got a secret
Ain’t not need to tell
Better just to keep it
Save it for yourself
We are everything you need and more
Way more
There ain’t nothing else we wanna share
Climb in
Where ya been?
Climb in
We’re the main event
Climb in
Pour the gin
I’m in
We’re the main event
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6. |
Caicos Dawn
05:25
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7. |
The Space Between
03:48
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Unfurl your wings
Hold everything
Turn out, throw down
Your dilemma, oh yeah
It’s a sound you didn’t hear
Feels like this
It’s a stillness in the air
Feels like this
It’s a touch you couldn’t bear
Oh yeah
It’s the silence in your stare
Feel like
Those golden dreams
Can’t quite be seen
Just out of reach
More than ever, oh well
It’s a sound you didn’t hear
Feels like this
It’s a stillness in the air
Feels like this
It’s a touch you couldn’t bear
Oh yeah
It’s the silence in your stare
Feel like
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Keep it goin’, keep it goin’ on Keep it goin’ on... keep it goin’ on... keep it goin’ on... keep, keep it goin’ on
Get up to get, got or prove able
Any fool on earth can blast words through a mic cable But it’s the heart and intent, lines craft with indents
Got comm’ sense, to resurrect lines mega-magnifique, see I’m rather uniquely, a phenomenal spit kicker of style, doin’ it a while
From the golden age, 80s baby by way of Flatbush BK, out to Laurelton Queens
Native Tongue mentee, a student of Shaolin
Bronx professors like Chris, and Uptown cats with hits Put it on with L, to the L.I. sounds
From the ‘ville to the hills that’s how it’s goin’ down
My youthful days a flurry of beats, wordsmiths paint streets Nas in lanes with memory deep But these days behold a new wave Hard to tell who’s who when playlists exist with roads paved to Cartoon characters Ala Hannah Barbara
No cap fitted, but truly a new era
So give the band a hand
It’s Ohmega ya’ man
Going each and every place in stereo land Lightheaded, Muneshine, Braille B, Ozay So give the band a hand
Bamboos and ya’ man
Going each and every place in stereo land Manwell, Bombay, East coast, all day
Shots late night, give a heart sorrow
I look to the future, faith eyes on the sparrow
The lies of today are manifested to-marrow, tomorrow, potato, pah-tato.
Tomato, toh-mato brah-vaydo, bravado
thought her crown was a halo now we left hallow Mek-alec-a-hi meka-hiney-ho hallo
Greetings my mellow, yo peace is the motto
You can pump breaks, or push to full throttle Walk a straight line after binging on the bottle But revolutions won’t be televised for eyes It was always a revolution of the mind
Most who have sight are the most blind Sign of the times, critical thoughts are land mines Cancel anyone recovering over time
People quick to throw stones, I’m holding onto mine Measures of fault, not easy to redefine When it’s you or I on the opposite side Face truth or run and hide
Run or hide
So give the band a hand
It’s Ohmega ya’ man
Going each and every place in stereo land Tres, Recs, GP, P.U.T.S. Give the band a hand
Bamboos and ya’ man
Going each and every place in stereo land
East, West, North, South Speaker box blown out
Let’s put the cruise on, before we move on Tribe drums knock, unified before days born In the cypher of life, some cower or fight Now a husband and father, I’m up late nights
With new purpose, spinning wheels to make ends meet It’s cool to MC, but the dream for me Is to provide a pathway that my daughter can see
Reach high, go far, faith in the morning star
Rituals of life exist no matter who you are
This culture I’ve grown with praise hype and stars
So I’ll do nothing for the status of
Mind below is the same as it is above
Let me rephrase, when in step with the king of love Yeshua’s spirit that’s in dominion of Every being on earth’s surface, surpass gassed trains of thought
And flash kings claiming what they bought Yo! Yo! Yo! It’s funny how time change’ minds
Minds change rhymes and rhymes can change times So respect is taught, and it’s hard to earn Quality of life balance, for the divine I yearn
To make a difference, and though truth will burn Remember: You. Must. Learn
So give the band a hand
It’s Ohmega ya’ man
Going each and every place in stereo land Peace to Dave Dove, De La, One Love So give the band a hand
Bamboos and ya’ man Going each and every place in stereo land Each and every place in stereo land
Going each and every place in stereo land
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9. |
Afterglow
04:14
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Sparkles and shimmers
Lighting the long night
Starlight and shivers
Feeling the fire
Warm in desire
Trying to hold every minute
Lying alone every night
Know I’m in love when i’m in it
I’m in it again
In it again
Yeah we lie in the light of the afterglow
There’s a heaven only we know
When you’re moving with me so slow
Feel it in the afterglow
Over me long after you go go
There’s a heaven only we know
Feel it in the afterglow
Trying to hold every minute
Lying alone every night
Know I’m in love when i’m in it
I’m in it again
In it again
Yeah we lie in the light of the afterglow
There’s a heaven only we know
When you’re moving with me so slow
Feel it in the afterglow
Over me long after you go go
There’s a heaven only we know
Feel it in the afterglow
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You got a lot to say
And I don’t know if I got the time
When I see you coming I try to walk the other way
You always poison this vibe of mine
You always say some shit that rots my brain
I’d rather stick my eyes with needles in the pouring rain
Well I’ve been patient but I can’t take another grain
You think you’re deep but I’m in pain
I’m bored
You keep on talking and I’m bored
I’m bored
So very bored
Give you an inch you’ll take a mile
Once you start, get comfortable we’re gonna be here a little while
As soon as it begins I can’t wait for it to be over
It’s a shame you know my name
You’re so dull it’s out of control
You’re sayin’ some shit that rots my brain
I’d rather stick my eyes with needles in the pouring rain
Well I’ve been patient but I can’t take another grain
You think you’re deep but I’m in pain
I’m bored
You keep on talking and I’m bored
I’m bored
So very bored
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It’s been a long time, developing this real life shine and I know
It wouldn’t be as bright as it is right now if it wasn’t for dark days
Look, I know a little ‘bout a lot
The things you pick up when you been around the block, shit
I’ve been around the world have I not got international game?
Master lessons around your spot
The name global first hand not media social
I’ve seen customs, from ritual to the ones you go through
What you know about packing a crowd of non-English speaking fans,
who memorised your rhymes then pull up to show you?
Seat yourself and peep the teachings this is what you need
Perspective from a vet my rep precedes like pilot teases
Jesus
I’m even taken back by what I’ve built
Preferring a Michigan basement to a crib on stilts
This is about as down to earth as pounding turf
To tell the truth I’m super human goofy check the crew my troop is first
I rock different with a bop vintage Basqiat pop
I’m not knocking niggas, naw just keeping the distance
It’s been a long time, developing this real life shine and I know
It wouldn’t be as bright as it is right now if it wasn’t for dark days
Joint knocking like the muffler on ya grad dads crown Vic
Or pocket of the room where that low end sound hit
Something you can pull up on the dial, cruise the hood, pour something smooth, vibe, or sit down with
On my bs sometimes I rhyme for riddling
You know what I’m about, even if I brag a little bit
My business been about benefiting my people
Try it, any dirt you come up with trying to pin it we’ll catch you lying
This goes out to those who ain’t knowing my joints is love
Niggas ain’t connecting like they wi-fi signal suck
I’ll be around forever, Black guaranteed the facts
And if you ain’t feeling this the chance is your whole life is wack
Show respect for coming correct on these records
Recognise, set the rest aside
I’ll come collecting once the checks in
It’s real rap, no cap, you know the difference
Salute the OG’s and just be what the games missing
It’s been a long time, developing this real life shine and I know
It wouldn’t be as bright as it is right now if it wasn’t for dark days
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12. |
Better Than That
05:00
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Your new friend’s been dragging you down in it
I sure don’t like to see it
They don’t really seem to think much of you
Neither do you, do you?
Standing outside in the rain
Going out’ your way to please
Living life like nothing really matters
You matter to me
You matter to me
Every time they try
They give you nothing but heartache
Every time you cry
It’s more than i can take
I love you better than that
I’ve always got your back
I love you better than that
Nothing’s ever really gonna change is it?
The trick is you got to let it
Living life like nothin really matters
You matter to me
You matter to me
Every time they try
They give you nothing but heartache
Every time you cry
It’s more than i can take
I love you better than that
I’ve always got your back
I love you better than that
Climb on out again
There’s light around the bend
Climb on out again
I’ve still got your hand
Climb on out again
Hold on ‘til the end
Climb on out again
Yeah you got a friend
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The Bamboos Melbourne, Australia
The Bamboos are a Soul/Funk outfit from Melbourne, Australia lead by Lance Ferguson
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