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1. |
Upgrade
02:38
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I think I need to upgrade my shit.
Time for a little maintenance.
I think I need to upgrade my life, which means upgrade my wife to my ex-wife.
But that's alright because now I can do what I like in the night.
I don't mean no disrespect, see; because, in her mind she thinks she upgraded me.
And we're both right.
When the bread gets stale, you throw it out, right?
The change is nice.
I think I need to upgrade my studio, throw out the shit I had ten years ago.
Giving lessons during sessions.
The Jetsons think I'm from the future, though.
Upgrade how I hear my funk.
Put two twelves down in my trunk.
Gotta keep it low down in the sludge,
Because some days I can barely trudge on.
Fuck the grit.
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2. |
Seminal
04:00
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Oh thank god, you know that you came back just in time.
I thought I would lose my mind, but you came around again.
I had a hole in my head and my soul felt dead but you rescued it.
That just proves as a testament that I'm still needing you.
You know you really got it when you wanna shake it.
You know you really got it when you wanna move it.
You know you really got it when you're gonna lose it.
Now don't that feel good, right?
Rock on, you cock my adrenaline.
Make a gentleman feel relevant again.
All gone is the time of the hesitant.
Make a resident feel like the president (Coop!).
Now again I got you, never gonna drop you.
Never gonna lose you again.
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3. |
Rugout
04:39
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Do you really know who your hoes is?
Do you know who your broseph is?
Did you take time to smell the roses with your noses?
Because you know this shit just might slip right away.
Do you really know who your attackers are?
Do you know who your backers are?
Did you spend life with no passengers in your faster car?
That's assbackwards.
Life just might slip right away.
While we say: we should've done that
And we should've done this.
And we're all so pissed because there's so much to do
And we can't keep pace.
We're blue in the face.
We all just tend to race right through.
We tend to race right through.
Blind-side sucker-punch;
Yank the rug out from me.
Do you really know you who that driver is?
Yeah, the one driving by your kids
With his head down texting messages after beverages.
They're all dead from this.
Their life slipped right away.
So do you really care what your status is?
Do you care about what middle management put on your admin task list?
It's just matter-of-fact shit like death and taxes.
One night it might slip right away.
While we say: we should've done that
And we should've done this.
And we're all so pissed because there's so much to do
And we can't keep pace.
We're blue in the face.
We all just tend to race right through.
We tend to race right through.
It all just switched, they pulled the rug out.
Stress gonna get the best of them.
In a flash they passed right next to them.
It all just switched, they pulled the rug out.
Time don't stop for y'all to say you're leaving.
If we get a close call, then we start believing.
I'm gonna tell my people now that I need them.
Because it might all start to fall from the ceiling.
Blind-side sucker-punch;
Yank the rug out from me.
The stitch made with the switch blade is rubbing on me.
It's teeming at the seams and it's gonna bleed.
The demons are scheming to stay in front of me.
I'm running, but they're coming and they're gaining on me.
Pull the rug out!
Blind-side sucker-punch;
Yank the rug out from me.
Never get it back.
Never get it back.
Then we crash.
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4. |
Phantasm
04:11
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Drink this potion, c'mon.
Is this town a mirage?
Is it littles zaps inside my mind?
Staring down the facade,
We hail the magic ride just in time.
Holding on handlebars
As the monkeys jump in time from vine to vine.
Are we on Moon or Mars?
Or did we discontinue our space-time?
I kissed the feet of a 40 foot woman
Dancing to the beat of tens of thousands of drums.
Another came to eat with her 40 inch bosoms
Fancying the bread of tens of thousands of crumbs.
My head would fly away if it could now, baby.
I reckon that we've never seen nothing quite like this.
It feels like just it's me and you in this sea of crazy.
Crazy called and said she put our names on the list (yes!).
Drink this potion, c'mon.
Is this town a mirage?
Is it littles zaps inside my mind?
Lost in sound: the montage.
Naked goblins fire guns loaded with shine.
Swallow down, trouble dodge.
Outerspacepod crashed down on a perfect line.
Dumbfound. Double garage.
Bent and bended, meant and mended metal bind.
I kissed the feet of a 40 foot woman
Dancing to the beat of tens of thousands of drums.
Another came to eat with her 40 inch bosoms
Fancying the bread of tens of thousands of crumbs.
My head would fly away if it could now, baby.
I reckon that we've never seen nothing quite like this.
It feels like it's just me and you in this sea of crazy.
Crazy called and said she put our names on the list (yes!).
We are the ones who see this, we see the beauty of it all.
We are the ones who feel this, we feel the passion of it all.
We are the ones who need this, we need the purpose of our call.
We are the ones who share this, we share the sadness of us all.
We are the ones who breathe this, we breathe the glory of it all.
We are the ones who praise this, we praise the triumph of us all.
We are the ones who feel this, we feel the beauty of it all.
We are the ones who burn this, we burn the beauty of it all.
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5. |
Episode
04:23
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It's sneaking up like a buried mine,
It's cutting off my power lines.
It keeps me feeling small, trapped in my walls
In hour-after-hour time.
It's stirring up my insides.
Shaking, shaking up my thin pride.
It makes me want to crawl, speeds up my fall;
Creeping up like a rising tide.
On the brink of defeated, and it barks out: "You ain't worth a shit."
I think I can beat this; but, it's a false start."You ain't worth a shit."
Putting kinks in my creases, now it's balls out:"You ain't worth a shit."
Full swings are in season; but, I buy just another minute, try just to limit it.
It's another bout.It's another bout.
Don't know what it's about.
But it's all out fucking with me.
"We think we gotcha now"
My love: crumbling.
Inside my gut: rumbling.
Try to talk. Mumbling.
Try to walk. Stumbling.
Full speed and I hit that bump.
You know that I never need full speed and i hit that bump.
It's got my blood rising on the loose.
All my headlines are bad news.
I'll stay in my bed, trapped in my head
Way earlier than curfew.
So, whatcha gonna prescribe me?
Will I let you up inside me?
Can you break through?
Whatcha gonna do?
Girl, how you gonna revive me?
On the brink of defeated, and it barks out: "You ain't worth a shit."
I think I can beat this; but, it's a false start."You ain't worth a shit."
Putting kinks in my creases, now it's balls out:"You ain't worth a shit."
Full swings are in season; but, I buy just another minute, try just to limit it.
It's another bout.It's another bout.
Don't know what it's about.
But it's all out fucking with me.
"We think we gotcha now"
My love: crumbling.
Inside my gut: rumbling.
Try to talk. Mumbling.
Try to walk. Stumbling.
Full speed and I hit that bump.
You know that I never need full speed and i hit that bump.
Leave me alone.
I won't, don't let it hold me down.
I won't, don't let it hold me down.
It's getting to my limit, now you gotta move over now.
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6. |
The Sale
03:57
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He done worked so hard, did all so that they could live.
22 years strong, he gave all that he had to give.
But now his work is gone, he's out of luck.
The fat cats just don't give a fuck.
Budget cuts, they packed up.
Now Mexico's got trucks for sale.
The sale: do anything to make that sale.
The sale: do anything to make that motherfuckin dollar bill.
She never had no one to teach her how much she's worth.
Now she found a way to get some funds in her purse.
Put on her tall shoes and small dress.
She never knew that she was blessed.
She's going to lose, she don't know what's next.
Young girl got her sex for sale.
The sale: do anything to make that sale.
The sale: do anything to make that motherfuckin dollar bill.
Would you sell your soul for a piece of gold?
Would you lose your mind just to get your dime?
Would you rock some sleaze just to get your cheese?
Step right up, kids! Step right up!
Get your money money; even if it's dirty money.
Fuck your fuckin money; money don't rule my world.
They have no regard, they all think they are above the law.
They don't make their own shit, they just want to take it all.
They think they're bad.They think they're tough.
If they need to, they'll get rough.
It's on if you call their bluff.
Thug punks got your stuff for sale.
The sale: do anything to make that sale.
The sale: do anything to make that motherfuckin dollar bill.
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7. |
Sickline
04:20
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It's habitual.
That morning ritual: lit on the kitchen stool.
Bic lighter glistening.
Devil-ear listening.
Will power dismissed again.
Coughing like cinnamon.
Where'd I put the Ritalin?
Need something for this fidgeting.
Tipsy-taw-tipsy-toes, flipping like some dominoes.
Afternoon comatose.
If I get stalled, I'm gonna call it in
Because I'm all up, all up in.
I'm gonna use my sickline one time and call my friend.
Now I'm falling, falling in.
Shit.
He got what I need, but I need just a little patience.
Life's stopped until it feeds, it's my mind's only occupation.
My God, I could freeze in my tracks from pure frustration.
I've blocked all my creeds to get my mind on that vacation.
I'm so tired and sick of being sick and tired of all this weight.
I broke myself down again today:
I'm so down and beat from beating down and pounding on this pace.
I let myself down again today.
I can get on that, let me flip on those.
A tit for tit for tat, a tac for a tic-tac-toe.
I can hit the bat, let me skid the snow.
The skinny on the skinny's fat, the fat on the grizzly bone.
All the dollars spent.
Feeling kinda reticent because I'm all out of medicine.
Fighting enemies.
I'm gonna need ten of these to even out my chemistry.
If I get stalled, I'm gonna call it in
Because I'm all up, all up in.
I'm gonna use my sickline one time and call my friend.
Now I'm falling, falling in.
He got what I need, but I need just a little patience.
Life's stopped until it feeds, it's my mind's only occupation.
My God, I could freeze in my tracks from pure frustration.
I've blocked all my creeds to get my mind on that vacation.
I'm so tired and sick of being sick and tired of all this weight.
I broke myself down again today:
I'm so down and beat from beating down and pounding on this pace.
I let myself down again today.
I can get on that, let me flip on those.
A tit for tit for tat, a tac for a tic-tac-toe.
I can hit the bat, let me skid the snow.
The skinny on the skinny's fat, the fat on the grizzly bone.
It's been so long, since I've watched my health
And been just alright to be by myself.
It's been so long, since I've known how it felt
To be just alright to look at myself
In the mirror.
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8. |
Slow Motion
01:31
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Today we're going in slow motion.
We have everything we need and we're gonna do what we please.
Today we're going in slow motion.
We are slow to rise even though the sun's up in the sky.
Today we're going in slow motion.
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9. |
Buy Everything
04:18
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Buy everything.
It don't matter if you really need it.
Buy everything.
It don't matter if you're feeling greedy.
Buy everything.
Charge it, consume it, repeat it.
Buy everything.
What you want is what you need.
It's payday, they tell me to feel worthy.
On the TV, they sell me all the cliches.
I don't know what to buy, what to wear, what to eat...
Thank god for the media to tell me what I need!
9G Android, iPhone 25, biggie size drink, super biggie biggie size fries,
Touchscreen, flatscreen, we all scream for Nikes!
It's pricey, but i like these: i might lease a Mercedes.
Your hair; need to color it.
Liner, powder, fragrance; put on a ton of it.
Electrolysis between your hips, on your lips and your brow when your Cover Girl won't cover it.
Botox the lips to fight the sag, ma.
Hard cocks and dicks spiked with Viagra.
Buy Xanax for the panics, y'all.
The lunchroom's sellingAderall.
Buy everything.
It don't matter if you really need it.
Buy everything.
It don't matter if you're feeling greedy.
Buy everything.
Charge it, consume it, repeat it.
Buy everything.
What they want is what you need.
There's Jones's ahead of me, Jones's behind me
Jonesin' shopper dopamine, gotta keep buying.
Scratch-off your ass off your MegaBucks lotto
With your venti non-fat hazelnut macchiato.
Buy subprime funds & manipulated stock.
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac bought my whole damn block.
AIG & GM had that shit on lock.
Thanks, Chase Bank, press 8 to suck my cock.
[[money can buy all sorts of shiny stuff and things and things and stuff;but, some real money buys you some real power.]]
Money buy seats in the Congress.
Keep your business, send in lobbyists. Buy your votes, buy needed signatures.
Sign a check, get a break on your taxes.
You can squeeze by the law and buy some justice.
Corruption functions as lust for purchase.
Put countries to war for your agendas.
Who's gonna defend us?
Buy everything.
It don't matter if you really need it.
Buy everything.
It don't matter if you're feeling greedy.
Buy everything.
Charge it, consume it, repeat it.
Buy everything.
Don't forget your credit cards.
Pop, pop, the bubble go pop.
But my people have thou$and$ and thou$and$ of ho$pital bill$
And the $tudent$ have loan$ and loan$ and loan$.
Buy everything.
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10. |
GenNext
03:38
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I will try not to lose my cool.
I'm on the edge of it.
Do we live in a glorious time?
Are we one generation away from elevating all of our minds?
Will we teach our youth the universal truth?
When we reach the tipping point of tolerance, my people,
Then we have evolved.
What I say, you say.
I better mind what I'm going to teach because I know you'll follow.
I better mind how I'm going to speak because I know you'll follow.
No matter what I give you to eat, I know you'll swallow.
It's much better to land on your feet.
We live in a world where it's all "hush, hush";
Men got all this face to lose.
If show me 4 girls, I feel we must, must
show that one who has been abused.
We look the other way, it must be just lust;
"You know that them boys will be boys."
But that's far from ok, that's fucked up,
we gotta show we can make some noise:
If it walks like rape and talks like rape
Then there's no other way that it can't be rape.
What I say, you say.
I better mind what I'm going to teach because I know you'll follow.
I better mind how I'm going to speak because I know you'll follow.
No matter what I give you to eat, I know you'll swallow.
It's much better to land on your feet.
"It's all her fault, she's just a slut, slut
when she's dosed on that roofie pill."
All the adults make me wanna throw up
when i read about Steubenville.
[[Let me just stop this right here and be all done with the fancy speak, all done with the metaphors.
I've got a son and I've got a daughter and i won't just let this slide.
I've gotta be real direct when I teach my son.
If i gotta be blunt, then let me be frank and tell you how it really is:]]
No, it's not okay to rape her.
No, it's not okay just to be watching that.
It's not okay to take some pictures of it and then go post them on the internet.
It's not okay to abuse her.
I don't care if she's dressed provocative.
And it's sure as fuck not okay to piss on her face if she's full of intoxicants.
And it's not okay if we live in a town that doesn't align with the victim.
That's when we pack our motherfuckin bags, son, and we switch up our microsystem.
Because that's some caveman shit, that's some caveman shit.
Me and my fam, we are above that shit.
That's some caveman shit, that's some caveman shit.
Me and my fam, we have evolved from that shit.
No, no, we just cannot erase the past tense,
So, so we gotta pay attention.
Go, go! Educate our kids.
Flow, flow in the right direction.
Take that bull by the horns and shake it,
Break that state of the homeostasis.
I will try not to lose my cool.
I'm on the edge of it.
Let's live in a beautiful time.
We are one generation away from elevating our minds.
Please teach our youth the universal truth.
We will reach the tipping point of tolerance, people,
And we will evolve.
What I say, you say.
I better mind what I'm going to teach because I know you'll follow.
I better mind how I'm going to speak because I know you'll follow.
No matter what I give you to eat, I know you'll swallow.
It's much better to land on your feet.
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11. |
Conduit
03:57
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I once met a wise man, much wiser than me.
He showed me some things that I didn't see.
He taught me how to give thanks.
He told me to think free.
These are some things I've always taken with me.
I'll keep that in my head.
I'll make my own opinions and I'll live by my ways.
I'll make my own decisions and I'll mean the words I say.
I'll keep on my vision until I see it in play.
I'll lose my inhibitions because there ain't no other way.
I once met a woman with a different point of view.
She showed me some things that I didn't do.
She taught me how to see beauty in ways I wasn't used to.
These are some things I now try to pursue.
I'll keep that in my heart.
I'll make my own opinions and I'll live by my ways.
I'll make my own decisions and I'll mean the words I say.
I'll keep on my vision until I see it in play.
I'll lose my inhibitions because there ain't no other way.
Back to the playa, I'm gonna ride it on down with the finest folks around.
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12. |
ReVision
03:42
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When I get all sluggish in my steps, I'm a mess.
When it gets all dark down in my soul, I lose control.
When I lose my hope and lose my faith, then I hate.
Gotta look at it another way, think of it another way.
Baby, flip it around.Flip it, flip it around.
Baby, flip it around. Now don't that feel better?
Tonight my head is such a mess.
Let's switch up the scene, let's leave this place.
Put on your party dress.
Let's go dancing. Let's go out, girl.
We don't have to wake up tomorrow.
Switch up the night, see the city lights.
Our mind and our feet will follow.
Follow me home.
Will I have the strength to be the me that I want them to see?
Or will I be the me that's me when it's just me?
When I'm hating on the world just because, I lose my love.
When I tend to focus on regret, I neglect.
When I fill my lungs with too much soot, I stay put.
Gotta look at it another way, think of it another way.
I done tripped, I done falled down on my face.
But it's all my shit, it's all my fault in the first place.
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13. |
The Shift
04:17
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I recall it all when I first saw that look on your face.
I was in a hole and my soul was in a dark place.
I was running low on luck, a little short on grace.
With nothing left to lose, we both could use a change of pace.
We believe that we can feel better than this.
We both know that it's the end of all of this.
I can feel your heart drop when you're close to me.
Sad for now and sad for all the things you thought it'd be.
We believe that we can feel better than this.
We both know that it's the end of all of this.
I can feel the shift.
I can feel the shift.
I can feel the shift in you, the shift in the me.
The air around is thick.
We both know there's nothing left that can be fixed.
I'm not looking to save us; no, I believe we've had our time.
But I'm not looking to break us down so much that we both feel denied.
I'm not looking to make us into something we've already tried.
I'm just looking to take with me all the love I've felt throughout our ride.
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