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My Soul
01:40
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Why do warm hearted souls always get stuck in the cold/
Bad luck was gettin old/
Way before I linked with Benji I been in touch with the soul/
Mind hold nuggets of Gold/
You can't fuck with me Bro/
Buckets galore inna row/
Your defense piss poor/
Opposition lookin like a shit show, that shit shows/
Mind playin tricks on you but your heart knows the truth/
Stop searching and you'll notice too, let it come to you/
It's been mad long I'm tired of making sad songs/
I was way too attached I should've never let it drag on/
Although my light is bright enough to squint/
Shit was hard, it got dark, it was hard to look within/
It was like a tint/
These lyrics print like coins at the mint/
I need coins a struggling artist is not my intent/
I need a patent for all I invent/
I Held ground laid down the foundation, made it concrete, we was mixing cement/
Turn dirt into gold, triumph from my trials told/ Yo
(turn dirt into gold triumph from my..)
[Bridge:]-
I told my soul, but I never sold my soul/
(repeat 2x)
I told my soul but I../ yo
(Repeat Bridge)
I told my soul but I neva.../yo
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2. |
Talkin' to the Universe
02:01
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I’m hoping perfect timing comes in a rush/
I’ve been waiting my biggest fear is that times up/
I been talking 2 the universe i guess rhyming ain't enough/
Now I'm thinkin out loud I had 2 tell my mind hush/
My queen embodies God's essence she a diamond in the rough/
I was digging for gold but kept finding other stuff/
Finally my past behind me/
It took a lot to find me/
Niggaz slimy they folding like origami/
Despite the pain I’m driven/
I could never question if life’s taken more than it’s given, cuz I’m living/
I can’t lie I be trippin/
Too many times 2 my pride I fell victim/
I knew where I belonged but i was tryna fit in/
To my ego good riddance/
Overheard a conversation with the Gods I had to sit in/
They told me if u careless witcha words then u careless with ya life/ Dangers of the tongue‘ll have u inna long fight, then it’s a long flight, plenty long nights/
I know how it feels I know the deal, a lot pretend 2 b real, ya agenda revealed/
Pussy boy its a gender reveal/
I love my hometown but its a sad place, mad hate I’m sad 2 say but had 2 say/
Progression dont come at a rapid rate. growth seems to aggravate/
No wonder why niggaz always mad around my way/
I seem to agitate, cuz I have faith/
No I’m not tryna exaggerate/
To the lower wavelengths I wont gravitate/
Things changed, Man u rather late/
Things Change..
Yo, Things Change (yeah)
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3. |
Self Love
01:35
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Duality, Spirituality, anxiety, depression/
Compassion, aggression, I touched on it all/
I even made ya'll wanna ball, I did it all but I ain't did it all for ya'll/
The audacity the gall, you don't deserve me/
Ya'll wanna see me fall/
I ain't budging not at all you could learn from it/
So much I earned from it, yet I took it for granted I can't stand it/
Goddamn it my feet planted, I'm firm now/
It feels good to stand on solid ground/
When inspiration hits I jot it down/
Ya hands out but you was not around, I shot it down/
It's a new sheriff in town/
You could spread the word around/
You need to move the fuck around, they are not your friends/
It's not cuz of who you are it's cuz of who you are to them/
My energy is peaceful, but its lethal/
I've seen what the evils can do to my people/
[Bridge:]- Lift yourself up show yourself love/
You better know yourself hold yourself up/
Lift yourself up show yourself love/
You better know yourself hold yourself/
Lift yourself up show yourself love/
You better know yourself hold yourself/
You better know/
You better/
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4. |
Urgent Care (Paralyzed)
02:50
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[Verse 1:]-
The music speak for itself/
I don't speak for my health/
Your pockets deep, but you lack wealth/
You niggaz hearing yourself/
Sounds like you scared of yourself/
I was scared to ask for help/
I was well aware when I couldn't declare how I felt, Lord knows I'm flawed/
I know it too, that's what makes me a God/
I'm one with the moon and sun/
Manifesting all these blessings that come/
The works never done/
I'm detached from the outcome/
I was numb/
There's plenty feeling in the healing come get you some stop tryna run, Stop/
Stop tryna run, Stop/
Stop/
[Chorus:]- Don't lose focus keep goin remember where you started and why/
Don't give up I know it's harder to try/
When you let go a part of you dies/
I know a few who prayed for my demise, I even looked em in they eyes/
Let em know my spirit never paralyzed/
I'm always working on myself it's urgent for my health/
[Verse 2:]-
I was worried bout impressions when I couldn't impress myself, I had to address my mental health/
I'm so blessed for my Queen she help me figure it out/
Rediscover purpose/
A lot of rappers think they deep but barely scratch the surface/
They live in mirror less homes, our reflection often hurts us/
The biggest point of separation is perception of self/
Versus how they observe us, they don't deserve us/
Yo these niggas not real they make me nervous/
They wanna see me defeated/
But my energy never depleted another level completed, like Michael Jackson I beat it/
I was the evilest hedonist/
My spirit needed cleaning I was fiendn'/
[Chorus:]
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5. |
My Heart
02:57
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[Verse 1:]-
Either you evolve or dissolve/
Money’ll mask ya problems, but it’ll never solve em/
It’s a decent disguise but pain speaks thru eyes/
It’s leaked in what u tryna hide/
We’ve been conditioned to speak our demise into existence/
Not realizing how it’s affecting the lives we livin/
I designed a prison, for my mind 2 live in I was livid/
I broke walls when I cried, for a while I was timid/
But I’m the hardest working man in showbiz you know this, it’s no script/ Mind inna conflict/
I bit my tongue I didn’t wanna busted lip, but fuck this shit/
You could spit that fuck shit i’ma just discuss this injustice, I can’t adjust shit/
My reality versus your assumptions/
You don't know nothing/
All you know’s the loops thumping boy da truth coming/
I’m thru running I’m standing my ground/
My soul’s gatekeeper them evils are not allowed/
Yo its wild the way life broke me down, I’m open now/
Dem demonz’ll enter if u invite em/
That's why I rather stay quiet n speak through my writings, that’s how I fight em/
Non violent on sight em/
Ignite em like a spliff lighting/
yo/
[Verse 2:]-
I missed a lot of opportunities playing the outskirts/
Stressing while manifesting/
I ain't went a day without work/
For more I thirst/
You can hear the hunger in the verse/
My art handcrafted, but I don't need a kiln/
I write to fight cuz I don't like how we depicted in films/
The captain ain't really at the helm it's hell/
They tryna keep us tied to the wishing well/
I'm tryna put our minds in a different realm/
The government playing show n tell/
And they knowing well/
Classed as elite, masked to defeat/
At my highest I have clear thoughts, but it's rare art/
Don't call me fam if we share the same blood but got different hearts/
It's my fault, cuz I knew it from the start/
The little things matter the most/
And when I took em for granted my soul was exposed/
I didn't have hope/
Rich in spirit, I remember times I was broke/ Yo
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6. |
Balancing Act
02:16
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[Verse 1:]-
When feelings met facts I started to retract/
Re-track my steps without lookin back, think b4 I react/
Replaying life in my mind what a hell of a time/
Although I often question the turnout, at times I feel burnt out/
So young there's so much more to come/
I put in work its time to earn now/
The trees I plant provide fruits of labor/
I give seeds 2 the village when I inspire my neighbor/
Although tired I'm greater, I'm just enjoying the journey/
What burned me no longer concerns me, its my turn G/
My cup and hands full/
I'm on the verge of a big shift I can feel the pull/
My queen seen me at my lowest, I'm tryna take her higher/
The fire inside of me, the passion the desire/
The Passion the Desire (Repeat 2x)
The Passion, the Yo/
[Verse 2:]-
In the past i wish I played it smarter/
Life was easy man I made it harder, I played the martyr/
Sacrificed so much of self/
Wealth, physical and mental health/
Too proud to ask for help, I’ll carry the weight myself/
I keep moving along, but I ain’t tryna prove that I’m strong/
Cuz I knew it all along/
I would’ve apologized, if I thought I was wrong/
By the time I realized you didn’t wanna be involved/
I don’t blame you, not at all/
A lot’s changed since I last called/
Now I’m thinkin if should I have even said it at all/
Many times in many rhymes I’ve said that I’m lost/
Don’t let ya pen be ya downfall/
My thoughts became positive when I left from round y’all/
We don’t care what you think about us/
InnovativeINtrovertz in GOD we trust/
In God we Trust (repeat 2x)
God/ yeah
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