1. |
What’s The Real
01:19
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b: so tell me
everybody got a love story right?
t: well not everybody
but everybody has a story
b: but we talkin bout love stories
t: i suppose
b: yours must be a secret
t: it’s never been a secret that i love myself
b: well tell me about this foreign species this so called fictional character
bringing out the green thumb for
well..... do you really want to know?
what it feel like?
how i feel?
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2. |
How It Made Me Feel
02:44
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quiero amor, cariño, cielo
there’s nothing more beautiful to me
than the 4AM air
I wish i still had those days where you still come and play in my hair
but you had to escape from me and i understand…
aint ready to handle
we’ll be waiting in your future imma keep it on patient baby
you’re out here thinking i’m playing all these little
ol love games but you’re delirious baby…
i know where i stand in the stands you on my team and i swear you won’t forget it baby
please believe imma swipe yo heart mrs swipa gone have to go ahead and just swipe it baby..
quiero (tu) amor, cariño, cielo
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3. |
These Pipedreams
01:28
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gentle brown skin
soft as sugar
bitter sweet life like coco bean
dark eyes that eat the past
see all your warm feelin hiding underneath
receptive
receiving
love me
love me
oh love me
love me
love me
love me
black man with a crown of glory
i crowned my prince
now theres a family
but in all actuality
the womb
womb is shattered with
pipe dreams
pipe dreams
pipe dreams
believe me
believing
is deceiving
deceiving
make believe
can you believe it
was all my fantasy
reality
reality
reality
reality
I’m dead
but you’re living through me
with me
in me
this is not me this is not me
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4. |
Stories With Aunt Liv
02:58
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would you like to hear a story?
“a story?”
would you like to hear a story?
“tell it to me please!”
long before
la una niñita negra
dreamt of love like this
“like this?”
never did she think
it would turn out the way that it did (like this)
“ahh… like this!”
then this year in her day today
she realized the foreign species
planted a little love seed
in her heart
big impression
the impression was big ;)
so the new and improved
la una mujer negra
decided she wants to pursue her hearts desire
she waters
she speaks
spells
making sure
her green glove fits
…and when the plant starts to sprout
as does her self honesty…
she says
“self, i know you’re learning, you’re growing and your heart is getting bigger too…
but imma need you… to open up a little bit
for this strange strange species that im tryna pursue”
her heart said yes, her heart said yes
and she was happily ever after a mess..a
whole entire mess
because her heart said yes
but La Mujer Negra, may have waited too long to call him back…
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5. |
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i beeee
i beeeee
i been holding down
freakin out
i been sit-in up lookin around
been
spinning in my head real fast
flipping dreams staying on the scene
lo-fi hi-fi
yu been
a friend from the first time
i been underground
d town
i been in yo hood
see me round
i be
whippin no L’s on me yet
smokin green eatin greener
i been gettin older
gettin meaner
yu kno
letting my love flow a little cleaner
mistakes i make never wrong
just a new lesson
then maybe a new song
but you know a bitch is learning
i’m just trying don’t judge me!
(i be)
i be learnin from my mistakes
i be i be learning from my mistakes
i be i be learnin from my mistakes
i be i be
from my mistakes
i be i be
learnin from my mistakes
i be
learnin from my mistakes
that’s why i remembered you
from
a month ago
when
you said hello
to me
that’s why i remembered you
when you said hello
bout a month ago
to me
i’m sorry it took so long
for
me
to see
but the timing is right
the timing is right
you made sure i really didn’t
forget ya babay
oo oo-ooooh
oo oo-ooooh
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6. |
About Love At 21
02:42
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I remember when it first happened and it felt like…
Sweet tea…and a little honey
it was a breeze… a little bit sunny
and tears came our eyes..
you was my honey..
even when we had no money..
ooo, i remember when you first
touched my hand boy
ooo, i remember when i first heard my name up in your prayer boy
ooo,
i remember when you first left me by myself boy
ooo
i kept on sinning when i became a saint boy…
ooo
and when you came back inside my door
i couldn’t of been alarmed
cause
loving you…
loving you…
loving you…yeah
loving you….
it’s as mental as ill ever be…
you was breakin yo neck yo neck yo neck
breakin yo back yo back yo back
breakin yo neck
yo back gone break
just to try to get me back
to loving you…
oh you doin all the crazy things i like
ooo baby i like…
you was breakin yo neck yo neck yo neck
breakin yo back yo back yo back
break-n yo neck
yo back gone break
just to try to get me back
to loving you
oh! it’s as mental as ill ever be…
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7. |
She’s My Brand New Crush
02:36
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To all my old lovers out there i’m so glad i got to share…
Ive gotta brand new crush today
i’ve gotta brand new crush today
i’ve gotta brand new brand new crush today
ive gotta brand new
crush today
i’ve gotta brand new crush today…
crush today…
crush today…
crush today…
Ooo
in the next time when i thought i was crazy
(ohhh.. couldn’t find another little pretty thang like this)
and ooo.. in this time…
when i thought i was foolish!
(i aint runnin in the middle of a 3 way street!)
Oooo!
I’ve come to realize…im a little flirty bird baby…
And they know i…
ive gotta brand new crush today…
i’ve gotta brand new crush today
i’ve gotta brand new brand new crush today
ive gotta brand new
crush today
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8. |
To Unplug
03:11
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I cant keep breaking my focus
gotta find a way to unplug
im so wired i’m troubled
at least im not alone in this club
my eyes doin me dirty
i know this aint real
how i could i even try
(unplug me!)
how am i suppose to tell if im here?
(blink once and wiggle your checkbook)
losing my money
(i can’t keep)
losing my money
you niggas always finding a way to keep me broke
but is it bout money?
is it really all about money?
when you can’t even own your shit when it’s tangible…
it’s funny how they get into my head…
how are they playin with my mind?
im so wide im troubled…
i know this aint real how could i even try?
(UNPLUG ME!)
how the hell am i going to escape this grasp?
(pick one machete or handbook…)
tap out baby…
(im really tryna)
tap out baby…
(im tryna)
live in the now what’s it hittin for?
switch off baby…
we’ve gotta turn off baby
cause if i want your online attention then it really aint pure…
take it off baby…im boutta turn it off baby
sometimes its too much for me and i really aint sure…
unplug me…
(01110101 01101110 01110000 01101100 01110101 01100111 00100000 01101101 01100101)
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9. |
Cut To The Chase
02:19
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sew em on
them wings
spread your pretty things
let your freedom flow
put it in the cockpit
fly fly fly away
big birdie
oversized too grown
to be doubting yourself this much
you’ve made it this far
people live til 80
and the old get meaner
as they lose their attempts to care
and the world gets hotter
because they cast their cares away
and the old get meaner
and the young has to clean it all up again
and the old get meaner
and then necrosis or would you rather
inevitability
the plants dry out and they wilt
and the earth begins again
so sew em on them wings…
you spread your pretty things
let your freedom flow
put it in the cockpit
fly fly away..big birdy
lovers will be slipping and sliding…
artists will be bopping and writing
dreams will be streaking it’s frightening
i gotta.. kite on my house phone and its waiting on lightning
i mean..
i be waiting on phone calls like..
what are you on..
you got my money?
y’know?
i be tip toeing on ice..
oh… should i just summarize?
the old is leaving…the new is incoming…
BE PREPARED!
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10. |
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m… m… m…
she steady doin all that talking…and i know you wanna know…
what that new shit feels like..
all them words…
dont compare to what that shit feel like…
you ready?…
damn
that’s what that new shit feel like?
it feel good…
good…
it feel good…
it feel good..
..ahh..good..
it feel good…
feel good…
(repeat)
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11. |
It’ll Be Okay (Hymnal5)
01:23
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everything..
is impossible…
only when you see out of those eyes…
i took the notes…
i should know…
Smile you’ll bring a smile o every one of your future…
children..
everything is changeable..
only when your upper hand..
takes control
i should know…
but im only a human..
mistakes are made… i learn from them
God bless my soul…
my soul..
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12. |
I Been Livin
03:45
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im as tired as you see
ive been walking down a long road and
i’ve been living as long as my souls been in existence
10,000 years later im tryna make a way
but i thought i would’ve learned by now
the time do move but it don’t speed
it only took 9 lives to figure it out
IM not surprised
that i
made it
this far
i wouldn’t rewind
looking back never made
any sense
imma
keep on movin
the sweat never
bothered me
like that
i know you’ll keep on
groovin
while i write these words
up in
my whip
just know
im as tired as you see
ive been walking down a long road and
ive been living as long as my souls been..
in existence
im as tired as you see
ive been walking down a long road and
ive been living as long as my souls been in existence
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13. |
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i don’t think you heard me the first time
(oh no)
I don’t think imma tell you twice
(oh no)
i packed my bags back then...
weren’t your eyes open?
oo baby…
i packed my bags back then...
dont you know that
I’ve been
taking time for myself
unlike you ever did
im making room for myself
ive been
waiting on me
"where have you been?"
she said patiently waiting...
ahh (ancestral sigh..)
ooo baby
i hope you understand
that I’m really leaving this time
ooh baby… dont try to change my mind..
cause it just might work…
ooh baby
i found my way back home
i still got your key
oo baby but i cant really stay for long…
hope you understand...
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14. |
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dont let me confuse you
i know just what i want
(it’s you)
oo bae i never been so sure in my life!
(oh really? oh really how you feeling?)
oh baby boy…you know you’re the only thing that’s on my mind
(collect that peso i gots to collect that peso/ except that money ive gots to get that money)
oh now now baby boy..
oh now now baby boy..
my teeth all the way out
my smile real big now..
please now baby don’t leave my side please don’t drop me from the great big sky
(i just want this to last for ever!!!)
and i want this to last
forever more!
(ever more)
cause i like i love it
and i really really love you
baby ive always been…
really shy
oh baby
you got my heart popping out of my chest
(oh really? oh really what it sound like?)
you wanna know?
well baby
go ahead and stick around cause
i aint tellin
no secrets
you’ll have to find out for yourself
and baby
my loving is really really fun
i know you
wanna get into my loving
go head just
get into my love
im tryna get into my love...
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15. |
Sir Lady Makem Fall
02:13
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(boy)
Texas girl
i’ll pull out my saddle
and i’ll rock your world
i could be a model
but the way my lasso whirl
its in the big bag direction
u know it’s what i prefer
money gimme erection
horses for your protection
be careful
it’ll make your body whirl
she such a nasty perfection
la la la la la la lalala
they favorite gift to the world
oooooooo
de de de de de de de dede
we call her lady makem fall
i don’t want to waste any more spells
in any one
but myself
(girl)
you’re the first person i tell when im glad
oh
you’re the first person i see when im sad
oh
you so excited you movin with meeee
yeah
lets keep it rocking long enough for our children see
(when we makin, black love)
la la la la la la la lala
ooooo
de de de de de de de dede
she calls him Mr. Makem Fall
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Venomous swords thrown towards my newest vocal chords
i prolly never seen you before before…
i prolly never seen you before
but you throw swords
i prolly never seen you before but you throw wars
Venomous swords thrown towards my newest vocal chords
i prolly never seen you before before…
i prolly never seen you before
but you throw swords
i prolly never seen you before but you throw wars
Niggas got the wrong impression from second guessing
first lesson you should learn is you burn when the urn is tested
black attire no satire sapphires on my neck burn through liars
who try us out of respect
try eyeing us for a check
try eyeing us for the neck
"u should double down” i never double down
im in tha hubble bubble lookin like barney rubble
my wrist set in stone!
you should leave me alone!
i sent my clone on a mission i couldn’t explain
even though it’s the world that you seek
it’s not much to gain
la la la…
la…
these past years were a blur!
never should you think twice!
these past years flew by!
these past years were a blur!!
these past years flew by!!
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i been staring at you for hours…
how many drinks can i buy you babe?
how many things can i teach you babe?
how many lives do you want to visit in this dimension?
how many portals will you jump through for my attention?
tell me if i should be here right now…
now..
don't waste my time…
don't waste my time…
don't waste my time…
ill give you my everything…
but don’t waste my time...
dont waste my time…
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18. |
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when you’re older..
the point is…
to declare what you need!
when you’re older..
the point is ..
to know what you need!
when you’re older..
it gets easier…
to declare… and to know… what you need.
lookin at him but i know that you notice me..
come over here but i know that you notice me…(x2)
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19. |
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I’m still dreaming on a star
(yes I am)
(oooh)
Placed a bet that you would come and find me
Made a bet with myself that you would come and find me
placed a bet that you would come and find me
Always think of where you are
Did I lose this game did i lose my money?
Did I lose this game did i lose my honey?
Did I lose this game did i lose it all now?
I'm still looking at these cards
I stopped calling you was acting kinda funny
You expected me to act all types of bubbly
I can’t play myself cause I'm not over you
Imma chose myself I hope that you choose me too
Oh and I
I’m still dreamin' on a star
and I
Placed a bet that you would come and find me
Placed a bet with myself that you would come and find me
Made a bet that you would come and find me
Placed a bet that you would come and find me
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20. |
Bout My Big Man Batter
02:53
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Hey batter batter…
batter batter…
(you’re up you’re up)
imma catch it when you…
throw it to me baby…
throw me all the shade…
all the love
make a nigga heart beat
you gone catch this when you
see your main lady
and you already know
imma make you beg for it
and i know you gone catch it when it come your way…
im sure you’ll catch me when i fall..
oooh..
imma catch it when it come my way
like imma catch me when i fall..
oooh
come my way
imma catch me when i fall
hey baby!
and i don’t mean scratch my knees upon the ground boy…
i mean fall in love with you!
Man,
damn!
Damn,
Man!
i cant believe a nigga dreams came true..
ill make you breakfast in bed with some sides if you wanna
breakfast in bed with some sides if you wanna
ill even buy you some gucci shoes..ooo
imma catch it when you throw it my way baby
like imma catch me when i fall
imma catch it when it come my way
just give me the number to call…
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