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02:12
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[tåsi]
my first breath was a concept
my second breath bore the crosses
my third breath born from knowledge
my last breaths for my mama
cuz u know i got respect for them goddesses
that pacific never lost it
learned a lot when i crossed it
gave grace for my progress
made way for my options
made mistakes on the way yea thats obvious
now i'm here checking mics is this on yet?
ill make sure we'll build better thats a promise
went from 10-52 trust the process
yea i prayed for my losses ill pray for your losses
just a boy from the islands
my skin been through the mileage yes
so you know im gonna put my heart and soul in it bet
more focused on most im on microphones seeing red
wont stop til im -- uh
wont drop til im done
since my vinyl weighs a ton i been stood on the front
nah these lyrics aint luck theyre blood
nah these lyrics aint rushed theyre mud
yall im here to stay through the centuries
ya i been there
done rap
go on and tell em how you feel blak...chyl
[blakchyl]
i been there
i done that
just know that
no money doobie blunted in alley ways and back
i go through through most dont dont talk bout
wasnt raised to talk on problems but i know now
it started in my room just analyzing posters
reading different poetry study lens of the culture
every element evolved thats what really get me closer
im supposed to give my all if not then dont bother
move different story different i go harder
new distance you switched it thats all you thought of
open minds ended jaded look at how we played it
we get faded every time yea the moon related
was this letter to you or was this cause and effect shit?
whats love and affection?
im still on them questions
my dreams give me life yea no second guessing
them skills im blessed with
the world gon test it
was this letter to you or was this really a question?
eternal self-involved it get harder to live with
im all in my vision
im all in my mission
im all in my vision
im all in my mission
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[blakchyl]
these blessings i need dat
this patience i need dat
early morning waking up yea im used to it
yea the night before banging out my truest visions
hit ihop then pay the bill devious decisions
on some thug shit killing time since an hour added
yea the winter here fallen victims came and went
i chose the year switching gears i always been persistent
listening to gut when they pay me for the villain
black woman spitting truth speaking truth how im living
this part time yea have you thinking for a minute
this weather keep me nourished ima perish for the given
im amazed with these changes in reality is written
always been nasty yea but ill minaj you with this one mic
for most days im alright living in my head
never dread it cuz im locked right
when feeling down i cant be caged too long
i just progress
im gods best
thats what they tell me when i write these times
i write these rhymes im healing
[tåsi]
please dont spare the blessings yall
cuz i need em all
not greed but i need the love
blessings keep my feet moving even in the mud
in a rut but not giving up nah
this shit really is difficult
same winter but a different cold
thought i was lone when i weathered storms
but im grateful yall can share the load
friends and fam my jacket yea yall keep me warm
[chiclopz]
i be the log in a pit of fire
never settle cuz we all gotta push for higher
come together could be content and extra special
my lifetime showing me that having a heart is how you let go
the streets gave me a classroom now my team the shit no bathrooms
im allergic to the fact that your mans can fold
when shit get hectic
know me and my approach coast to coast on respect shit
nobodys perfect
dont let these niggas derail you
and if youre real theyll smell you
grateful for our accomplishments
and all them licks that fell through
i never did a bid wasnt in no hellhole
too slick for the pigs i got it in and just layed low
its that simple
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01:52
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[tåsi]
i was born in the east
now the east is where im living
traded sand for pavement-led ecosystems
shiiit but these places aint so different
there i found my footing and here i found my rhythm
and with yalls blessin i be steady on the move steady working on my mission
steady killing fiction up in favor of the truth
whats to lose? entwined and emcompassed by the two
heavy miracles and marigolds
swear its been a long time but the soils sowed
im using everything i know new and old
10th got my back out here writing lines with Black
black and brown imagine that repping austin and saipan
thats east shit
sun shines brighter over here
you should see it
music bumps better over here
best believe it
if it aint flame we dont keep it
we dont need it so dont even
NAH
we pay respect to the terra
we pay respect to former eras
we pay respect to them ancients
not them claimants so dont claim us
[blakchyl]
stay on my business by any means
i am not worried about enemies
You stay focused on unity
having a meeting bout overseas
step up the pen then hit the weed
believe in myself thats energy
follow the piece not new to me
dont follow the leader they follow me
bringing the eulogy oh boy
got on a beat that moved for it
not on my mind i speak for it
they know that my work is proof for it
deal with depression cant run from it
i am the rose that rose from it
twelve years had to prove something
breaking the rules now move something
im from the east
run that shit back
gentrification
they running out blacks
new generation
dont know how to act
i never switched
i never switched
i hit the road
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[tåsi]
energy energy
we feel by any means
enery energy
we pray for enemies
energy energy
our words means everything
energy energy
inner me inner peace
if i let my energy flow from me
then i breathe life into these lines and give you most of me
yea i feel the insides of the depths of our hearts opening
yea i know that we can learn from one another culturally
soulfully
hopefully
mostfully
in the hours totally
every time you call on me
ill be there your energy
on and on and on and on and on and on
life is kinda kinda kinda kinda kinda long
i mean its rising sun ive seen the dawn
in the hymns ive sung the songs
yall energy got me feeling strong
even though i know its been a minute huh
go ahead and give me that clarion
energy the land my people buried on
energy is how my people carried on
thats why we cherish them yea im bout those bonds
yea im all in
energy is the flow that im calling
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[blakchyl]
communication rule the nation
invest in a text forreal
picture cant see whats real
confessionals in a chat
wait for others see the field
accept you know the deal
do you really interact when you aint met yet still?
[tåsi]
yea it kills
what does it mean to be between
seams living in that space call it dreams
keys if your heart is set how i unlock it
when the tumblers incorrectly sit behind distance unobvious
[blakchyl]
this that get back im writing in my home for real
writing letters im hoping that these words give her chills
if she let it but do she see that im not healed
confessions of trust issues when i meant to just build
[tåsi]
im tryna laugh with you
tryna unmask with you
tryna show gratitude
tryna be magical
but this shit is both distance and instant
i know loves a paradox so im not sure what our deal is
[blakchyl]
hope we get equated with each other
however
i be on the go with all this music
a setup
a challenge
a challenge for me to open up to have a balance
but the thing about me no giving up i think she fascin
nated by me i see she blow trees
do you think about me but you dont know me?
do i text you when im feeling lonely?
[tåsi]
how do we tell if we are growing?
how do we tell if our hearts open?
what does it mean to feel im chosen?
are we certain we're even in this moment?
are we talking and talking for talkings sake?
why we worried bout responding early or late
do you trust me when i say this isnt fake
do we really wanna sit and wait?
[cerbère]
Au nom des heures perdues j'croque la vie à pleine cannine
la respire à pleine narine et je me fout de savoir à quoi ça rime
Rien n'est acquis rien n'est éternel
j'garde ça à l'esprit avant qu'un jour ou l'autre le ciel me rappelle
c'est l'expérience qui parle encore j'rap en masse avant que ça me lasse
les vertèbres en attestent avec le temps tout se tasse et se dissipe comme l'ivresse d'un planteur ou d'un spliff
ça sonne comme une fatalité pourtant c'est ce qui fait qu'on la kiff
comme un baiser fougueux un graf sur le wagon
quelques potes autour d'un barbec ou d'un ballon
j'porte un toast à tout ce qui ne sera plus
à tout ce qui nous aurra déçu à tout ce qui nous aurra plu
on craint tous que le chrono un jour efface les traces qu'on laisse
mais on n'échappe pas à la loie du cycle même si ça blesse l'ego
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