1. |
Intro
01:29
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Anxiously awaiting an astronomical arrival
Annotated abbreviated an archaeologists archival
Bad being beautiful; beautiful being bible
Biased bibliographies; blood bath by burning bridal
Bithces bumping Burgundy bags
Bullets burn bad; badge bearing bully brags
Crooked cop; cut coke cook crack count cash
Calibers click clack; continuously cliques clash
Coalition clinically condition competition
Cautiously concocting continuous compositions
Destroy defenses; detonating demolition
Definitely dope despite degenerate definitions
Evil eradicated emotional exorcism
Enslavement especially exempts existentialism
Four-fours furnished forever firing favorably
Figure-four figures for four figures fatally
Genome gathering gangsters generate Gs
Go getters gotta get going g g g guarantee
Historic hieroglyphics Hercules heroic
Honesty hits hard; hypnotic harmonics
Ironic intuition illustrating intellect
Imitate iconic idols; infiltrating Internet
illest images I interject...
illuminating introspection (Who is it?)
it is I… introspect
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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2. |
ICU
02:31
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I did not create this I am just the messenger...
She gave me the inspiration I did not question her
All I ask is not to be the writer and the editor
You looking for the credit homie? Go and be a creditor
Stuck within my train of thought; I guess I need a bail-out
Creative processes can be bought; I guess I'm just a sell-out
Fell-out of competition with all you damn amateurs
Spewing all that toxic shit; I wonder what the damage is?
Sold your soul for a hit; creative prostitution
Congrats goes out to you son but what’s your contribution?
Created noise pollution; added more confusion
Complained about the problem but provided no solution
Creative attribution? Ha! The obnoxiousness...
This’ collective consciousness; you're just a part of it
So, row row row your boat, gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream
Or least it seems; that's subjective reality
And we can go a deeper now; basic geometry
Higher dimensional analogs; go and look at my catalogue
It is I, the demigod; You? You’re just in envy dog
So come at me bro; but first open up your third eye
And see the bigger picture; you can call it birds eye
I guess somebody heard I; was thinking of a come-back
To run laps; on dumb cats; I’ve done that; with fun facts
Check my contacts; shoulders of giants is what I stand on
Got the Galaxy in my hand; no Samsung
Damn son; holding hostages without the ransom
Flow’s a little rusty but your boy is looking handsome
Put your hands in the sky let me see your hand gun
Smoke another cannon and flow another anthem
I see you acting kinda cool go and get your shades on
I see you practicing at school go and get your game on
I see you acting like a Warrior get your Draymond
I see you doing magic tricks get your David Blane on
I see you’re shameless with the promo get your shame on
I see you building fire pits go and get your flame on
I see your little commentary go and get your crayon
I see you hating what you say and the words I play on
I see you took the mask off and got your damn face on
I see you being honest with yourself and it’s great huh!
I see you...
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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3. |
The Joint
03:09
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Sometimes you find yourself riding the train. Late night, headphones on. It’s cold outside but you zoom in and you remind yourself, you run the show.
Verse one
Well I'm riding on this cold train listening to Coltrane
I don’t need a gold chain or a sniff of cocaine
I get my dopamine anytime I go train
Shining like a diamond when I do my own thang
If you wanna beef; put the lighter to your propane
Blow it out proportion like fights with your old dame
Oh man; I’m finna get down like soul train
Sunny days; no rain; good times; no lames
Studying the whole game; wonder where your flow came
from; ain’t it obvious? You ain’t got no shame…
Lettuce bump heads like romaine…
I run circles round noodle brains; lo mein
No name; no pain rappers make no gain
Always losing by hair; let me get you Rogaine
Ha! The nerve on a man; Kobane
This is big baller brand; stay in your lane
Hook
This, right, here’s the joint
Al-ways, on-point
And I know you know
I run the show
Verse two
And it’s crazy what some will do for fame
Wild out with no tame; fire shots with no aim;
Light up an old flame; ride out of your lane
For most of us the enemy resides in or own brain
They say I should be proud; others say I’m so vain
Spirit of a young dog; soul of an old man
Got a new perspective as I tore out my old frame
Took responsibility; no more blame
Candy coded rappers try to roll up like an old sprain
Must be higher than Snoop was on soul plane
Surgical in my approach as I hit your vein
Draw blood first; picture perfect; no stain
Here to help you take your steps; no cane
Building blocks; your building stops building with no crane
I like my beef grass fed; no grain
So I can see the fat drip and barbecue the whole thang
Hook
This, right, here’s the joint
Al-ways, on-point
And I know you know
I run the show
Verse three x2
So here we go now
Don’t you slow down
Don’t you know now
You run the show now
Here we go now
Don’t you slow down
Don’t you know now
This, right, here’s the joint
Al-ways, on-point
And I know you know
I run the show
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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4. |
Differently
04:00
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Hook
How many miles away can you be?
When I think of you are you thinking of me?
Telepathic energy connected through memories that used to be; now I'm overseas...
Gotta grow and learn; can't waste my turn; so it's in me cause I got the key...
And I say it candidly it's a selfish tendency
I want you here with me;
I guess we'll wait and see...
Verse one
All it took was one look to get me all shook
Late night chopped it up I was no cook
Like looking at stars I admired you from far
Away; playing out on what I wanna say
If we ever met; I was star struck...
When we first met; it was dumb luck...
Late night coffee shop gotta stay awake
Studying at school we both had a lot at stake...
Mine was well done; and I told you where I'm from
Cause I rep it like a donn; it was me you came up on
Talked about live shows; then I had a live show
You helped me with promoting it working day and night though
I didn't take for granted anything you had demanded
I listened to you closely; made sure I understand it
We both had a vision; it's important that we listen
Live life differently this became our mission
Hook
How many miles away can you be?
When I think of you are you thinking of me?
Telepathic energy connected through memories that used to be; now I'm overseas...
Gotta grow and learn; can't waste my turn; so it's in me cause I got the key...
And I say it candidly it's a selfish tendency
I want you here with me;
I guess we'll wait and see...
Verse two
You studied nutraceuticals and some form of sciences
I studied sociology to be a social scientist…
Got to know each other and built our alliances
I was just a grimy kid and you were like the flyest chick
I don't know what time it is; toasted over Heinekens
To unify the kingdoms and highnesses; horizon is...
Where the earth and sky meet in the distance
And that is where we'll meet I'm positive and persistent
That is what happens when you speak it in existence
Staring at the water as the moonlight glistens
We planned it all together and stuck to our goals
Took the steps we needed and watched it unfold
It may seem different; but we live life differently
Somebody's home; smoke is coming out the chimney
Lighting fires in fly attires; listening to our desires
We call each other’s BS like a baseball umpire
Singing songs like a choir; binge-watching shows the wire
Boarding flights feeling tired; reading Kinfolk, Esquire;
Push it to the limit redefined our limit
Crossing continents asking what time is it?
Aren’t you glad we made it?
Look how far we take it...
Guess we caught the bug
And I just can’t shake it
They say love sacred
I say it’s my favorite
There's no replacement
You just can’t contain it
Remembering the days when
We lived in the basement
Who would’ve thought
We’d be moving on up
Just like Curtis Mayfield
Meet me at the airfield
Ready for the take-off
And let’s take the break-off
Crash into the future
Land in the oasis
Time is moving slow now
Both feeling weightless
Worry is escaping us
Turning into angel dust
They can go and label us
The free and rebellious
Hook
How many miles away can you be?
When I think of you are you thinking of me?
Telepathic energy connected through memories that used to be; now I'm overseas...
Gotta grow and learn; can't waste my turn; so it's in me cause I got the key...
And I say it candidly it's a selfish tendency
I want you here with me;
I guess we'll wait and see...
As time ticks, things keep moving, one thing’s for certain… some things are meant to be. And you can say that’s destiny. But, in order to make it happen, you’ve got to put in the work. So, let’s go…
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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5. |
Destiny
02:27
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Verse one
No matter how you slice it I'm the one
Like a palindrome read it front to back now I won
I was training; let me show you what I've done
As I reflect upon myself like a shadow on the sun
Jack Sparrow on the run; from pirates of the Caribbean
Fleeing to the ocean while loading up the gun
I'm rolling up a one; as I show you my emotions
with poetry that's potent and a bottle filled with rum
What have I become?
You hear the broken language…
Hope you get the message from the bottle that is floating
When you get it open; here's a passage you can chew on
Like the bible came with gum...
They try to take me on... but what have I become?
This is how it feels like when you're Neo in the matrix
Giving birth to new ideas like sex without the latex
Look what I created; now they say that I'm the one
Try to take me on but they say that I'm the one
Hook
They say that it's destiny
We can go wait and see
When you first mention me
Cooking up the recipe
Skew it on the barbie
I skew it on my enemies
Screwed up so many see
But that is just the lesson b
Verse two
Lyrics like this can't be found; I'm reppin me now
Hung up on my old stuff go and hit the redial
See me through your penile gland; I got the key now
To open up your third eye so you can hear the freestyle
Reppin for the kids, adult and the senile
They say I'm so nice like handing out free smiles
Meanwhile you're serving serpents slurping from the crystal
See how easily I can switch these styles
Sonic beats boom like I chose to play with ease;
Guile; I need the mp3 before deleting this;
File; haters think that they can go and run in these...
miles; but they tripping on themselves
What up Miles! (Hey)
I see how your posing threats like all up on the screen now
But you can't go the distance, North Korea with the missile
You can't go the distance; 10 minutes with the freestyles
You can't go the distance; I'm years overseas now
Can you go the distance? Huh! This is just a breeze now
You can't go the distance; it's been minutes for I breathe now
What you get out of life; determined by the lifestyle
You can thank me later cause I'ma keep it right now
Hook x2
They say that it's destiny
We can go wait and see
When you first mention me
Cooking up the recipe
Skew it on the barbie
I skew it on my enemies
Screwed up so many see
But that is just the lesson b
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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6. |
Good Man
03:07
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There are no two words in the English language more harmful then good job.
We all know the story. We’ve all been there. You do a good job and you pat yourself on the back. That’s good but you’re stopping yourself short from being great. I want you to take it to the next level. I know you can do it, let’s go…
Verse one
Staying back home I was caught up in the cadence
I had to get away to get a new point of reference
Of how I view the world I knew I needed to grow
They say the game is to be sold not to be told
Marketing; doesn’t seem to resonate with your soul
Trying to impregnate a mind on birth control
Something’s gotta give; start deconstructing
Piece it back together and see if it’s missing something
Destroy and rebuild that's how you feel fulfilled
That’s the moral of the story; but you gotta have the will
It’s one shot; one kill; I run; up hill;
Light sweat; fun drill; I do that; until
Dopamine hits my brain now we know how that feels
While you stay popping pills; headaches and Advil
They say go and take control of your life
But will you choose to do that or will pay the price?
To be a…
Hook x2
Good man; good man; get out the hood man
I know you made it out doing what you could man
Good man; good man; how long will you wait
I hope you know that good is the enemy of great
Verse two
Stop being average and start being a savage
There’s more to you than just being a cabbage
Carrying you past? Do push-ups with that baggage
I got a challenge and I know that you can manage
It’s time we separate the weak from the fake
Stop worrying about how much you can take
You gotta start believing you ain’t got a ceiling
The key is to build your chi; focus on your breathing
And that’s the beginning; continue to explore
You’re capable of more than what you bargained for
I know a lot of people standing where you stood
There’s a difference in what you should and you could
Your future you is looking and shaking his head
While you scroll through social media laying in bed
You should get up mo'fucker give me twenty instead
Or lay there and just watch the laziness spread
I ain’t tryina be a prick; I ain’t doing this for sport
…I just hope you don’t sell yourself short
You did good; Ok, that’s a pat on the back
You do great; Now you’ve inspired the pack
Yeah, I’m talking iron man; breathe it through your diaphragm
Take it higher than the pitch of a siren man
Put the work-in til they close the curtain
Good is the enemy of great; I am certain...
Hook x2
Good man; good man; get out the hood man
I know you made it out doing what you could man
Good man; good man; how long will you wait
I hope you know that good is the enemy of great
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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7. |
Goodbye
02:51
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Verse one
All the sunflowers looked down today
They were sad cause you passed away
Respect each-other is what you had to say
Take care of yourself and you'd live another day
We were silent for the whole ride, now I know why
Thinking about time and we watch it go by…
It's like you want to move but don't know where to go
You stay stuck being comfortable with what you know
We invited you out; it wasn't easy no doubt
To step outside your comfort zone, but Hey, hear me out...
We wanted was best for you; not to be stressing you
Thought we knew better sorry for second guessing you
When you push too much something’s gotta give
Had we known that maybe you would've...
You raised me righteously that's how I remember you
My last grandparent is who I wrote that letter to
Hook x2
Hey! I wish I could say goodbye
Before you took your last breath; had to fly
Felt like a child I began to cry
But the winds that I grew up with dried my eye
Verse two
We're celebrating life; not thinking about death
Some people die young way before their last breath
They stop learning and growing; start to get upset
Complain about everything like they have nothing left
But beauty's all around us just look at those who care
Like family and friends and everybody there
They're giving you their time and life is made of time
So now you’ve got a bit of their life and yours combined
It's all intertwined; this elegant design
So when you unwind keep this in mind
Life is made of time so choose how you use it
Fill yourself with love and move with the music
See the good in others when they choose to refuse it
Go on with a smile and create your own movement
Give yourself some credit and stop being stupid
You don't need permission you just gotta do it…
Hook x2
Hey! At least let me say goodbye
Before you go out and learn to fly
I may feel like a child and begin to cry
But these winds will dry my eye
Written by: Stefan Tochev
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