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East 10th

by Tåsi x BLakchyl

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1.
Open 02:12
[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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Switch 01:52
[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

about

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Tåsi & BLakchyl wrote and recorded this album in its entirety at 1609 East 10th; a street that has significant meaning for both of us

this is our love letter

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credits

released November 12, 2019

all lyrics written and performed by Tåsi x BLakchyl except where indicated by a feature

mixed and mastered in ATX by Andrew Boze

produced by Bruno Mayet (Open, DDD), Lungfulls (Energy, Pt. 2), falling awake sound therapy (Need Dat, Switch), and Malekinho (Need Dat)

album art by Clare Drummond

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