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LYRICS
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1. Nothing Like It
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2. Burn The Sky
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3. Effortless
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4. Sex Panther
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5. Bad Things
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6. Shock In Your System
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7. Fly Away
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8. Make Believe
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9. I Don't Wanna Talk
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10. Erase You
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11. Sober Party
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12. Happy
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13. Adorable One
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14. Death of the Ego
Nothing Like It
produced by KINGXMAGS
[Chorus]
I got prices on my head, I mean: Money on my mind,
I been fine, no I’m lyin’, you bout to witness my decline
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
I got a penny for my thoughts, I mean: Money on my mind,
It’s a grind with every story, flow and every line
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
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[Verse 1]
Just lost my best friend from back in the day,
I go home to change and all my kids wanna do is play,
and we may only have some hours together in a day,
We livin’ just to work until we retire and fade away,
I need a break, an embrace, but not every hug feels the same,
Pure distaste, you should hear the things I say inside my brain,
No refrain, the proof is raised, and this one takes the cake,
Cause I don’t change, I’m like wine, I just get better as I age
Ben Grim, new handle but I’ll still stab you with the blade,
Sharp as the pin I take-‘fore I hand you the grenade,
I don’t play, I’m insane, so test me and {pay the price}
They throwin shade, that’s okay, ’cause I’m {way too fuckin’ bright}
Illuminate, feel the rays, just as everything inflates,
except my wage, empty tank, my drive’s starting to deflate,
losin’ faith, can’t relate to the rich who take and take,
bout to mask and rob a bank, “put all the money in the bag!”
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[Chorus]
I got prices on my head, I mean: Money on my mind,
I been fine, no I’m lyin’, you bout to witness my decline
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
I got a penny for my thoughts, I mean: Money on my mind,
It’s a grind with every story, flow and every line
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
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[Verse 2]
{They had me…}
Wide, wide open, got a butcher knife hopin’-
they keep pushin’, I got somethin’ to prove,
Always smokin’ and rollin’, sleepin’ with one eye open
actin’ like I had nothin’ to lose, {-Wild Ones by Jessie Murph}
I had a thing for the…… Wicked Ones,
Who’d give it up but aint shit sweet with this bitter tongue,
tryna live it up, now my liver’s fucked,
playin’ cribbage naked on the city bus,
This aint the world I grew up with…
Media divided us and ruined it…
Now it’s Likes and clicks and viewership,
Rent free inside your head they soon’ll live
Get your Trump bible and pray…
your red hat and orange spray…
the Trump sneakers, that’s 300 each…
the collector cards and the NFTs…
Everybody wants accept-
-ance, facts if it matches your objective,
criticizin’ another perspective,
loved ones fightin’ over an election
What is that sending for a message?
Fear and negativity is spreadin’,
down to our kids and adolescents,
politicians, media stay aggressive,
’cause they get the clicks, they get the views,
the madder ya get, the more ya watch the news,
and we all lose, if we don’t stand United…, {I am}
… Ben Grim, Nothing Like It.
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[Chorus/Outro]
{I got prices on my head…}
{{On my head on my head}}
{I been fine…}
{{well that’s a lie}}
{There’s just nothing like it…}
{{Welcome to Death of the Ego}}
{Nothing Like It…}
and I go by the name Ben Grim
{{There is nothing like it}}
{I got a penny for my thoughts…}
{{These are just my thoughts people…}}
{It’s a grind…}
{{It’s taken a long time to get here}}
{There’s just nothing like it…}
{{Sit back and drink it in}}
{Nothing Like It…}
{{This is my art, my canvas}}
{{There is nothing like it}}
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[Chorus]
I got prices on my head, I mean: Money on my mind,
I been fine, no I’m lyin’, you bout to witness my decline
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
I got a penny for my thoughts, I mean: Money on my mind,
It’s a grind with every story, flow and every line
There’s just nothing like it, Nothing Like It , Nothing Like It, Nothing Like It
There is nothing like it
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Burn The Sky
produced by TELLINGBEATZÂ
[Verse 1]
They say hell’s waitin’ for me… pack up my bags
and the devils dinner’s warming… grab up a plate
I’m bound to lose my cool… what did you say?
{{the fuck did you say?}}
Aint no mistaken me, NO, My words are bacon grease,
SO, up in your face it seems, COLD with a heart vacancy,
SHOW / no emotion may sucrete, NO more patience for peace,
SO much hate in me, blatantly, I’d rather start a fire in your place and leave, GO
Oh / So now you want me happy… thought I was dead to ya,
but I showed fight, miranda rights you want read to ya,
your killer instincts are with your mixed drinks,
I bet you change your tune as soon as I hit you with that six string
—
[Chorus]
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose our sight
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose the light
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[Verse 2]
They say I’m crazy, huh? What do they know about it?
Let me take this straight jacket off and *rap around those who doubted,
I’m a fuckin Mountain… to all these mole hills,
listen to me, I’m deadly, and you about to get them ghost chills,
hold still, grab my hand, you been runnin’ outta gas,
I understand, I’da been lapped, but I got up off my ass,
I had a knack for fucking up…. now the world’s in missionary,
and I’m sick of swearin’ but you don’t listen without it, patience waring,
I aint stoppin’, I’m locked-in, all proof is more than what Schnapps is,
my pockets exhausted, buying your love just wasn’t an option,
so I’m knockin’ at your door, more caution thrown to the wind,
no yellow tape’ll stop it, unlock it, open up and let me in
—
[Chorus]
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose our sight
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose the light
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[Verse 3] 3:02
There can’t be more than this… How can I lie?
when the one woman I wanted happy, I made my wife,
I was bound to fuck it up, I grew a gut and you stayed,
how do I change? … the fuck can I say?
I aint perfect, I’m troubled, no, not a wordsmith, I mumble,
this verse is a rebuttle for every single person who stumbles,
search within’, I think some will, happiness in a bubble,
and if it crashes, your love will ’til it’s a hearse over rubble,
the dirt you throw needs a shovel, I am grippin’ white knuckled
but I won’t give up on struggles cuz every curse can be muzzled,
BUT I WILL CLIMB. THAT. HILL. / I’ll remind you still,
even if you’re fine or ill, you and I are for… real
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[Chorus]
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose our sight
Baby I’ll Burn The Sky
… (and the) only reason why
so we never lose the light
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Effortless
produced by TELLINGBEATZZÂ
[Verse 1]
They said I wouldn’t make it, they said I shouldn’t try,
Let me remove your ribs so you can kiss your ass goodbye,
I’m Alive, can’t hold me down, let the casket rise,
My Advice? don’t wind me up, keep me trapped inside-
like Jack in the box, in this pad with my thoughts
I been harassed cuz I’m not, who should Rap, get a shot,
‘cuz I aint Black, I am not, I don’t tan- I just spot,
On fire but I’m whiter than a new pack of a socks,
I do not, expire, sugar, prove I’m worse,
the truth just hurts, so stay down like a nudist shirt,
I wanna spew a verse, but now all I do is work,
they don’t even dance now, all these bitches do is twerk,
it’s absurd, they love a good beat, screw the words,
so really… maybe I AUGHTTA autotune this verse,
and defer~, this aint for the faint of heart,
so take them headphones off Cheney, play some Bruno Mars,
and catch this grenade from afar, on stage I’m a star,
but I’m caged like Omar, feel the pain in every bar,
it won’t escape or depart, I’ll be here forever and a night,
I’ll give you a ‘rolex’ so you ‘know-that’ you’re all on borrowed time
—
[Chorus]
This is all I know
I’m told it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
This is what I do best,
I guess it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
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[Verse 2]
I will scratch, I will bite, I will attack on sight,
you impact my cash, I will snap ’til I see flashin’ lights,
the same kind on a Bomb Pop, I am non-stop,
there’s no ON/OFF, with me ’cause what you see’s what you got,
I won’t leave ’til coffins dropped, and the dirt is thrown,
imperfect soul, a rock in a hard place, you better search your sole*,
you dug a hole, I will patch that like a Nicorette,
you did your best, I piss on that just to show off my bigger set,
the wick was lit but like a cigeratte, its a slow burn,
a far cry from havin’ faces light up like a glowworm,
there are no turns, its: I go, I go, now you go-
I was too slow, this debt got me under like a U Boat,
prepare the nooses hole, I almost let my future go,
it took its toll, that means I paid for it, you should know,
I made parole, so i’ma start a fire from this flume of smoke,
and won’t remove the choke til Herb Dean calls it, concludes the show
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[Chorus]
This is all I know
I’m told it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
This is what I do best,
I guess it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
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[Verse 3]
There will never be another {{Ace}}, you pucker face,
you down but I stay up straight like an upper case,
I adjust with change, set your clocks back just in case,
and stay, woke ’cause they know I stick out like a mustard stain,
I’ma ride until the pistons blow and the gas exhausted,
you piss and moan like R Kelly trapped in the closet,
and give you haters a golden shower like Katy Sky,
you can even see with the naked eye, all these racist lies,
created by this hated spray tan guy we’re dictated by,
along with cops who’d kneel on your neck over saving your life,
I am dynamite, the spark, the light in the dark,
give me your time and I, embark to pry it apart,
tho I am white, and I’m stark, I’m a life providing art
give me your hand, god damn, let the vitals chart,
and spike like Special K, If I may, revive the heart,
turn over the Trump card then at least that’s a start
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[Chorus]
This is all I know
I’m told it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
This is what I do best,
I guess it’s so Effortless
So Effortless
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Sex Panther
produced by Anywaywell
[With Anchorman “Sex Panther Scene”]
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[Intro]
Time to put some baby powder on my back hand
and slap all you THOTs
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[Intro Melody]
Dabble some, little on the wrist and neck,
Flammable, don’t light up your cigarette,
I don’t know when the touchin’, kissin’ ends,
caption shows, “time to put the kids to bed.”
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[Verse 1]
Big dick, I don’t even walk right,
okay, okay average is the cock size,
but I got big balls like grapefruits,
check your meds ‘fore I t-bag you,
uhh… I’m bad for your health though,
but I’m always by your side like your cell phone,
look, I’m trying to see the whole picture
you can’t even find the sailboat
white satin pants and some moon boots,
a little shot of Absolute in my prune juice,
I’m just tryna be regular, on your level
eventhough I know I’m so damn special,
uhh… check my watch, check my bezel,
say a prayer, Sympathy for the Devil,
I’m Rolling Stones, pushing boulders,
put away the umbrellas, your reign is over
—
[Bridge]
The world don’t owe you damn,
get your hand up out my pants,
I got thrown outta Slumberland,
for asking the lady for one Night Stand,
But this world’s mine too,
made to win, aint prepared to lose,
so when you see me throw up your 2’s,
for the faded blue jeans and denim suit,
—
[Chorus] x2
so Make up – your mind!
we can have a – good time!
We gon’ Make love – all night !
Got that Sex Panther – on right!
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[Verse 2]
new cologne, messin’ with your pheromones,
its that pure gasoline for your feral soul,
do a barrel roll, life’s full circle,
so you better ‘Milk It’ all before it curdles
I’d rather be more Stefan than Erkle,
a square peg tryna fit in your circle,
I use to be more underground than commercial,
now I’m tryna pop, actin’ like a Kernel
{{Whoa}} I aint even at the top yet,
{{Nope}} chewin’ xanax on the flight deck,
{{Oh}} chasin’ that first class feelin’-
until I’m tap dancin’ on the glass ceiling,
{So} smell my scent {uh} drink it in,
live the life until all your wrinkles end,
confidence isn’t somethin’ you sprinkle in,
so if you think you aint got it then, think again
—
[Bridge]
The world don’t owe you damn,
get your hand up out my pants,
I got thrown outta Slumberland,
for asking the lady for one Night Stand,
But this world’s mine too,
made to win, aint prepared to lose,
so when you see me throw up your 2’s,
for the faded blue jeans and denim suit,
—
[Chorus] x4
so Make up – your mind!
we can have a – good time!
We gon’ Make love – all night !
Got that Sex Panther – on right!
—
Bad Things
produced by Anywaywell
[Intro]
Mmmm
Bad Things…
I’d do some bad things…
—
[Chorus]
Bad Things…
I see Bad Things
when your back // and your hips //
legs and ass swing //
you a bad thing
we can do bad things
I’ll be your bruce wayne,
wrap you in my bat wings
—
[Verse 1]
Here’s the insta story, for anyone who wanna hear her,
she as perfect in person as she looks in that mirror,
get all your snappin’ ready – you can go flick flick,
just know when she leave, she still gon’ get this dick dick
blick blick, talkin’ nonsense to the sheep heads,
meanwhile I’m asking your girl how well her sheets spread,
ooh is that satin baby, she says “its Sat-teen”
I say I don’t give a fuck, we could do this in the back seat,
{uh uh} bed creeks, {uh uh} springs scream,
neighbors calling the cops saying it’s a murder scene,
her head keeps rising up and I exorcize the evil,
but if this bitch don’t go down, she won’t be in the sequel
—
[Chorus]
Bad Things…
I see Bad Things
when your back // and your hips //
legs and ass swing //
you a bad thing
we can do bad things
I’ll be your bruce wayne,
wrap you in my bat wings
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[Verse 2]
Catch me in all blue… kinda like your love life,
she said she got 2 loves, her kid and jesus christ,
I say you need to chill now with all that kid speak,
tell me more about the crosses up on your ribs please,
i trace em with my fingers, goosebumps rise up,
she starts to drip, bites her lip, her eyes light up,
her shirt, I slide up, she stops her car to my touch,
grabs my hand, puts it right above where her thighs rub,
she starts to rise up, sends me straight to her trunk,
says its time to fuck and she just loves being tied up,
so the trunk I pry up, I move a shovel and some bags,
I move the zip-ties, an anker and grab the duct tape
… wait
—
[Chorus] x2
Bad Things…
I see Bad Things
when your back // and your hips //
legs and ass swing //
you a bad thing
we can do bad things
I’ll be your bruce wayne,
wrap you in my bat wings
—
Shock In Your System
produced by TELLINGBEATZÂ
[Intro]
News stories
[Verse]
…and we was up to no good /
…life in a bad neighboorhood /
…small house with a bad roof /
and the night was dark as soot /
… I got a lock on my door / Oh
… key hidden in my porch / so
… a pistol if there’s force / oh
but if you need me, I am yours / oh
… targets with a face on it /
…bullets with a name on it /
…music with some bass on it-
say your prayers, put some grace on it /
…and I felt a cloud of the dust /
… from the windows that barely shut /
…when I was joined by a Dove /
and it looked me in the eye…
{… In disgust}
—
[Chorus] x2
I put that shock in your system,
that rhythm in your body and soul…
Because when we’re not together,
baby I start to lose all control
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[Verse 2]
…Be Strong, hold your head up /
…Choose life, never let up /
…Trust in God and pray /
The advice given at the wake
…shrugs and a cold shoulder /
…hard drugs in my pullover /
…a flask to cure a hangover /
memories of being stone cold sober
…lip stick hangin’ on the cheek /
…stiff drink, mostly Jim Beam /
…and she tellin’ me that she a freak /
I look down, see my ring and I leave
…Both hands coverin’ my face /
…Lifeless body I embraced /
…gunshots coverin’ her frame /
Dried blood soakin’ in the lace /
—
[Chorus] x2
I put that shock in your system,
that rhythm in your body and soul…
Because when we’re not together,
baby I start to lose all control
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[Verse 3]
high on adrenaline, mind like gelatine /
wife now a skeleton, pride, I held it in /
Rise from the elements, plan in development /
happy like an elephant, actin’ like myself again /
revenge is the antidote, pistol and a scope,
on another note, address of suspected’s home
wounds that got the salt, hands tight, in a ball,
liver dipped in alcohol, a willingness to risk it all,
walkin’ under storm sky, to the home on North side,
This Is For My Wife you ghosted, only been a Fortnite,
knock on the door twice, ON goes the porch light,
unlocked the door slides, all I hear’s a boy’s cry
…and I felt a cloud of the dust /
… from the windows that barely shut /
…when I was joined by a Dove /
and it looked me in the eye in disgust /
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Fly Away
produced by TELLINGBEATZÂ
[Verse 1]
Livin’ life, she was fine,
8 years old with her head in the sky,
went down the slide, said “Mommy, one more time!”
she went up again, kickin’ rocks as she climbs,
won’t forget that smile or the ties in her hair,
or when she’s on the swing and she flies through the air
she’s so full of life that no light can’t compare,
but she’s pale and weak and the signs are all there,
just at urgent care, blood drawn from a vein,
she was awful brave, sporting a Moana bandaid,
cartwheels in the grass while her Mom looks away,
a voicemail on her phone that she don’t wanna play
she listens to the message, dials the number recorded,
the Doctor answers it and tells her it’s important,
“chronic leakemia, I’m sorry for ya misfortune,
it’s in her lymPH nodes and it spread to her organs”
…
[Bridge]
When your body don’t work like it used to…
When theres no cure left to improve you…
And the priest reads the last rites to you…
You can fly away
Fly Away~~
—
[Chorus]
I went to the Well, one too many times
I been through Hell and I’ve already cried
Dear Lord – can you give us all a sign?
I don’t know if I’m dead or if I feel alive
got a rosery in my pocket, my head in the clouds,
there’s a line at my door askin’ if I’m comin’ down,
Please Lord – Can you give us all a sign
I don’t know if I’m dead or if I feel alive
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[Verse 2]
He was one of a kind with 2 clones,
a tree trimmer that branched out from his home,
a wife and 2 kids, his Family Tree was a gift,
that came crashin’ down when he passed out in his lift
somethin’ was amiss, heartburn and he’s sick,
it’s indegestion the doctor said, he’s dismissed,
but that wasn’t it, he went back for some answers,
…thats when they found out he had stomach cancer
and after, it’s Chemo and a surgery suggested,
to remove his stomach and part of his intenstines,
and lymph nodes, and the radiation’s accepted,
a hospital gown seems to be what he’s always dressed in,
pale complexion, his hair lessen’s so he shaves,
at Marshfield when the cancer spread to his brain,
but he didn’t deflate, he had a goal that remained,
though he’s frail and thin and they notice the change,
down to a 120 pounds and it’s grim,
those Packer shirts just don’t fit like they did,
his last dying wish, to play baseball with his kid,
and he threw out that pitch until she eventually hit,
You can’t erase that grin, the memories he’d give,
even when he had to let go and the life left his grip,
his children were his gems and the light that appeared,
That’s why he left behind notes and diamonds for their ears
…
[Bridge]
When your body don’t work like it used to…
When theres no cure left to improve you…
And the priest reads the last rites to you…
You can fly away
Fly Away~~
—
[Chorus]
I went to the Well, one too many times
I been through Hell and I’ve already cried
Dear Lord – can you give us all a sign
I don’t know if I’m dead or if I feel alive
I got a rosery in my pocket, my head in the clouds,
there’s a line at my door askin’ if I’m comin’ down,
Please Lord – Can you give us all a sign
I don’t know if I’m dead or if I feel alive~
—
Make Believe
produced by In Bloom
[Intro]
Would you love me if I take control
or Would you mind if I change your soul for me
you can make believe
[Verse 1]
Cooler heads must prevail,
I’m Ghost Rider on a bumpy trail,
I must be using rusty nails,
I couldn’t hang, I fucking failed,
you crushed me, I must be impailed,
you went straight through and I was tailed,
hauled away, bailed, storm came… HAIL!!!
Yeah, I was dented, I’m grown again,
waiting on my Only Fans,
and I aint talking naked pics,
I’m talking the few who’d wait for this,
Would you hate me if I left you alone
could you stand it if I let you go
my head’s under water, I’m sinkin’ slow,
fill the Aqua Lung, I’m Jacques Cousteau
—
[Chorus]
You said you love me but you let me go
I never wanted to accept it though, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
’cause we can dress up, we can play pretend,
our fairy dust doesn’t have to end, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
—
[Verse 2]
I wake up tired from chasin’ dreams,
can’t get no rest, these aching feet,
we raise our voices, you make me weak,
tryna cut me down then go to sleep
I barely escaped the guillotine,
hostilities led to distilleries
concealed my peace, no artillary
my inability to spill the beans,
‘Cause you can’t calm my nerves
Everything you say will hurt
maybe I deserve the worst,
the balloon I loom in bursts,
But I… Live… for you…
and I will die if you want me to
’cause
—
[Chorus]
You said you love me but you let me go
I never wanted to accept it though, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
’cause we can dress up, we can play pretend,
our fairy dust doesn’t have to end, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
—
[Bridge]
I’m just a boy from Plainville,
I kill the feels that aint real,
but this heart feels alive now,
maybe in time it’ll die down,
you drive me to the edge
I trust fall off the ledge,
then I wake up in my bed,
from nightmares of where I left
—
[Chorus] x2
You said you love me but you let me go
I never wanted to accept it though, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
’cause we can dress up, we can play pretend,
our fairy dust doesn’t have to end, you see,
We Can Make Believe
{{uh uh oh oh}}
—
I Don’t Wanna Talk
produced by producerX
[Intro]
*Answering Machine*
—
[Verse 1]
his heart don’t open
his thoughts so dark
her car’s in motion,
his stays off in park
people hear commotion,
don’t know where to start
but if you don’t let him go when-
-he wants, that dog’s gon’ bark
she swims that Ocean,
knowin’ she’s already scarred,
he loves her potion,
and circles her just like a shark,
there’s no more coastin’,
the grease fire got it’s spark,
he’s without devotion,
the beast already had him marked
—
[Chorus]
I don’t wanna talk
I can’t feel at all
don’t give me some reasons, I~
I don’t wanna talk
I’d rather set it off
and my demon’s screamin’ out
{ah ah ah uh
ah ah ah}
and my demon’s screamin’
{ah ah ah ah
ahahaha}
and my demon’s screamin’ out
—
[Verse 2]
Her friends don’t even care
wiping spit up out her hair
you’d assume they’d hate him,
cover bruises with foundation
every beating that she took,
her mother wrote the book,
she stayed and shoulda bounced,
left in a hand me down town,
what she teachin’ her kids?
see, now we blamin’ her when,
he’s the one who fucks her up,
so scared of him, she trusts its love,
no, no It won’t happen again,
one bad day, he’s happy again,
he loves her, honestly does,
until that vodka’s gone in his cup
and he erupts, at every phrase,
friends know – they should separate,
their oil-water, stay for the daughter,
and their baby girl lives afraid,
their bed is made, the covers frayed,
the bruises and the cuts will fade,
she tells herself, she been through Hell,
the love’s a jail, someone pay her bail
—
[Chorus]
I don’t wanna talk
I can’t feel at all
don’t give me some reasons, I~
I don’t wanna talk
I’d rather set it off
and my demon’s screamin’ out
{ah ah ah uh
ah ah ah}
and my demon’s screamin’
{ah ah ah ah
ahahaha}
and my demon’s screamin’ out
—
[Verse 3]
She was cleaning dishes…
dancin’ in the kitchen…
he was seeing visions,
cuz the vodka bottles missin’…
raisin’ voices… / indecisions… /
the football games on, but its intermission,
he was pissed then, he was swingin’,
she was smacked, ears were ringin’,
she was sinkin’, he was seethin’
neck was marked from the squeezin’,
there was no screamin’,
no more pain,
her arms are limp, eyes are glazed
and he woke up in a cage, just a number, not a name
sayin’
—
[Outro]
… I don’t wanna talk.
—
Erase You
produced by TELLINGBEATZÂ
[Verse 1]
Never thought Id see 35,
this life has been a worthy fight,
cuz I was dead during the time-
they said that I should feel alive,
so on pins and needles, I am left-
barely hanging on by a thread,
this aint where hope is, I have said,
I’m hopeless, tangled in a web*
despite her (*de-Spider) / best efforts /
I’m a survivor / just left hurt /
a*dress burns / get the Paraffin /
new necklace, with the carrots in
can’t afford it but I don’t window shop,
I put it on credit just to give you lots,
I want that smile that lights the room,
that keeps us by from our likely doom,
you been patient / I have noticed
you were mistaken / when you toast us
you were chasin’ / where the ghost was
theres something brave about starting over
there’s no path in which
we’ll ever scratch the itch
the fact is this: either pad the bridge
or our love will crash inside a ditch,
because once you lie, that’s all, that’s it
—
[Chorus]
No matter what I do I can’t escape you…
I would take a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
There’s nothing left to do but replace you…
I would have a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
—
[Verse 2]
I try to leave my body every night
smoke that joint that gets me high
My word of choice is heavy sighs,
trying to be a Dad, not the deadbeat type,
but I become numb from wreckless drinkin’ /
these shots hit the head like I’m Lincoln,
that bunji cord that keeps me swingin’,
is wearing thin and I’m partly sinkin’,
I fall for you… baby, how’s that sound?
Now catch me before I hit the ground,
Was I too forward, do I back it up,
do I gain more mass, do I have enough?
maybe I never really had a chance,
left clubs behind like Bagger Vance,
tryin’ latest trends, maybe grab a tan,
cuz at my best I’m a 8 and a half,
and baby you a ten, I’m hating you again,
saying we just friends, my patience is at its end-
wits / just / kiss my grits /
watchin’-you hop-on-to, Dick to dick,
bitch / is / out her mind, prolly why she givin’ brain,
but I answer each time, she callin’ my name,
maybe I am to blame, this is all in my head,
‘cuz fantasies aint reality in the end
—
[Chorus]
No matter what I do I can’t escape you…
I would take a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
There’s nothing left to do but replace you…
I would take a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
—
[Verse 3]
you da pin up image I been dreamin’ on,
hourglass frame like Tita Von-
-Teese / deceived / stringed along,
like a tetherball, wrapped around her finger, swan,//
sing your song but the pitch is wrong,
written my faults and the list is long,
wick is drawn, times up for this bombshell,
no chasin’ fairy tale or under spell,
YOU MUST BE COLD, ugly soul,
thought you dug me, mole,
it gets old and I aint your cup of tea
so fuck your crumpits and company
—
[Chorus]
No matter what I do I can’t escape you…
I would take a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
There’s nothing left to do but replace you…
I would take a drink / I would take some pills
to Erase You…
—
Sober Party
produced by tha lab
[Verse 1]
There’s a madness to my methods,
knowin’ I’m about to crash any second,
I mix new amsterdam with the 7,
put rocks in the glass for impressions,
raise a toast for depression, I’m guessin’,
it’s all about to set in, and I aint thinkin’ about succession,
zoloft’s done my head in, anxiety’ll raise up,
everyone I know leaves, I’m stuck tryna rake up,
taste blood, there’s sharks in the water my friend,
I don’t think I wanna party again,
passin’ out from my Sister’s cabernet,
blackin’ out or as we call it – just another Saturday
—
[Chorus]
Love started and it braced my soul /
another shot, I won’t wait no more /
for the last time almost (((erased me whole)))
pack up the bag and (((away we rolll)))
—
And I aint ever gonna leave her, I aint ever lookin’ back
I will soar up like the Phoenix when it rises from the ash,
wipin’ tears from the pitchers and the glass, say I’m sorry
my last time comin’ down // Sober Party.
—
[Verse 2]
I use to slap bitches asses on the dancefloor,
now I got 2 little girls I gotta stand for,
it’d be a damn war if I ever ran for President,
cuz of all the shit I did when I was beligerant,
so I must repent, such a sin, there must have been,
somethin’ in the cup I sip, that when it touch the lips,
I lift up like the Iron Fist, desire’s lit,
4 sheets to the wind before the siren spins,
so don’t admire him, somethin’ aint alright with him,
I been going overboard tryna right the ship
so go ahead, pirate this, this my final trip,
I been drinkin’ gasoline until the lighter clicks,
—
[Chorus]
Love started and it braced my soul /
another shot, I won’t wait no more /
for the last time almost (((erased me whole)))
pack up the bag and (((away we rolll)))
—
And I aint ever gonna leave her, I aint ever lookin’ back
I will soar up like the Phoenix when it rises from the ash,
wipin’ tears from the pitchers and the glass, say I’m sorry
my last time comin’ down // Sober Party.
—
[Verse 3/Bridge]
her chip game all up on point…
1 year sober its been over since she left the joint
celebrate, your beverage of choice,
its a blessin for direction no perfection like a mint coin,
rejoice!
—
[Chorus] x2
Love started and it braced my soul /
another shot, I won’t wait no more /
for the last time almost (((erased me whole)))
pack up the bag and (((away we rolll)))
—
And I aint ever gonna leave her, I aint ever lookin’ back
I will soar up like the Phoenix when it rises from the ash,
wipin’ tears from the pitchers and the glass, say I’m sorry
my last time comin’ down // Sober Party.
—
Happy
produced by TELLINGBEATZ
[Chorus] x2
There’s Nothing Standing In my way
No one’s going to ruin my day
Cuz I can be happy, happy…
I know I won’t be here some day
—
[Verse 1]
… He didn’t cry, all he did was smile, wide amongst the leaves
that fell round, as he knelt down, settled like the breeze,
his Hell cloud’s dispelled now, he sighs and then he breathes,
His mind is all relieved, as he puts that gun to his temple… squeeze.
—
That was the endin’, back to beginnin’, rewind is all you need /
his path was written, he was cast, envisioned as a light amongst the deep /
alarm clock ringin, smacked and sits on the edge and slides his feet /
He grabs a glass and sips its, splash and rinses all around his teeth /
freshest clothes he gets in, hoping to fit in – a world that loves a face /
he been picked on, laughed and spit on, called a bunch of names /
at school he’s a class clown , thought that’s how, he’d rise above the hate /
crack a joke and they’d relate, but when class is over, no plans are made /
Cuz Kings aint friends with jesters, you’re just left there, to entertain /
better off dead was on his brain, picking out the lead and not the paint /
walking to the ledge or off the plank, soon the clock will culminate /
so call em all insane but when your mind is out of shape, how do you handle all the weight?
—
[Chorus] x2
There’s Nothing Standing In my way
No one’s going to ruin my day
Cuz I can be happy, happy…
I know I won’t be here some day
—
[Verse 2]
He’s got big eyes, pointy nose, his underbite is outta control,
His heart’s his soul, each hardened blow, he feels every word or rock you throw,
the marks don’t show, they take their toll, make sense of all of it and go,
he’s headin’ down a darkened road, the signs and dead end aint for show,
No panic, understand he’s hopeless, plannin’ his magnum opus,
“how will they notice?” he’s just like – take my beer, now hold this,
this aint Go fish, the cards he’s holdin’, he’d rather fold ’em all the same,
unloadin’ all his change, his watch/chain, all apart of his game,
On this day he smiled, portrayed he’s fine, the plan’s already made,
his Will is signed, the tears he’s cried have all dried up today,
no rewindin’ the tape, its 338, steps off the bus and waves,
he writes a note inside, saying goodbyes, pickin’ up the gage,
… He didn’t cry, all he did was smile, wide amongst the leaves
that fell round, as he knelt down, settled like the breeze,
his Hell cloud’s dispelled now, he sighs and then he breathes,
His mind is all relieved, as he puts that gun to his temple… squeeze.
*Gun shot*
—
[Chorus] x2
There’s Nothing Standing In my way
No one’s going to ruin my day
Cuz I can be happy, happy…
I know I won’t be here some day
—
[Verse 3]
Woke up from that fever dream,
those dark clouds weren’t meant to be
2 daughters I wasn’t meant to leave,
or let em see me rest in piece,
down six feet, where that dirt is dark,
I climbed out, put autopilot in park,
I can breathe again, reset, restart,
I still got some miles left on this heart
you can’t stop me or put on the breaks,
even THROUGH withdrawals and the shakes,
I flush down the poison I was gave,
that once helped me out and I was saved,
oh But the more I’d take, I went blank,
my moods would change, myself I’d hate,
Now I’m awake, goin’ against the grain,
determined to make all these demon’s slayed
… Happy.
Adorable One
produced by TELLINGBEATZ
[Chorus][Featuring Joe Simon]
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Talking to you people everywhere!
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Oh yes you are, listen…
—
[Verse 1]
They say you’re more careful with a first born,
givin’ the experience to learn more,
with every little cry, noise, or discourse,
almost had us ready to pull the rip cord,
with your blonde hair and them blue eyes,
little voice matching your petite size,
you were showered with love ’til the rain died
with the rainbow glowin’ in the grey sky,
You will be alright and I know this,
‘cuz you’re beautiful, as your soul is,
wish I could take the eczema, the lotions,
so you could be comfortable in your own skin
you are smart, an artist with the pad,
the creativity-me & grandpa have,
so as you build, you sketch, and you dance,
you got talent, and I can barely draw a bath,
so when you feel down and you hate life,
do what Reese’s did and just Take5,
don’t obsess about looks or a waist size,
love yourself, get out and embrace life,
’cause kids are cruel and what they say bites,
it’s usually a reflection of their home life,
So the world’s your oyster, Penny, raise the pearl,
glow like you’re supposed to, illuminate the world!
—
[Chorus][Featuring Joe Simon]
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Talking to you people everywhere!
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Oh yes you are, listen…
—
[Verse 2]
We got the same eyes and demeaner,
same temper, only if you deceive her,
she’s an overachiever, hop in the 2 seater,
and burn rubber, get the heavy duty degreaser
she a ball of fire with one foot on the gas,
full of energy that she didn’t get from her Dad,
ever since she refused to turn in a breech,
she’s unleashed, best believe she gon’ take what she needs,
and that means, you got one hell of a drive,
so worrying what others think just takes up your time,
it’ll ruin success and it will dull your shine,
believe me when I say it, ‘cuz it took mine
so don’t pay attention to what the fakers say,
success is something they can never take away,
and even if you fail in a major way,
that’s a learnin’ lesson for the next chance you take,
and you can do anything your heart desires,
you can be a gymnast, a vet, or fire fighter,
so when life gets tough and ya feelin tired,
just remember that you’ve always been a fighter,
So don’t be shy or hide all the talents you have,
Nobody is looking at you, only waiting to laugh,
so do your cart wheels and act just like a teacher,
because in us, Willa Rae, you’ve got believers
—
[Chorus][Featuring Joe Simon]
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Talking to you people everywhere!
I can say
you are my
adorable one
Oh yes you are, listen…
—
Death of The Ego
produced by KINGXMAGS
[Intro]
*About Ego Death / Imposter Syndrome
—
[Verse 1]
[Ben Grim]
Do you ever feel like you’re at war with yourself?
Your mind doesn’t help, no, your mind just rebels,
Your own worst critic who recognized how you felt,
tellin’ yourself, you’re not as good as someone else,
you’re unwell, feelin’ shot, you’re runnin’ on exhaust,
you don’t just put yourself down, you’re buried by your thoughts,
I was lost, no direction, every drop, no reception,
the constant self-reflection being haunted by perceptions
the lesson – never learn, obsessive-with my work,
tie success in to my worth, if I fail, it reaffirmed,
the inner-monologue is soundin’ off, thinkin’ I’m absurd,
respect will not be earned, I’m deceptive and I swerve-
-when I zipper-merge, I’m out my mind like a ‘Niner,
flashin’ blinders, dark passanger- tryna be the driver,
I MacGyver, I been hiding from the prescriber,
and grew stems, caps in pitch black with a timer,
pick, pluck, dry em, lemon tek, a hero dose,
when I had zero hope, still smile in every pose,
It was like tryna push a boulder up a slippery slope,
so I sipped it whole, let go, giving up control,
I felt the stone broke / I felt my mind unlock,
I felt the tears flow / the things I tried to block,
all the obsessive thoughts, my Ego was wrong,
So I had to kill it and now I feel my depression is gone
—
[Chorus] x2
1, 2, we gonna celebrate this yet,
2, 3, won’t fade away like MJ did,
3, 4 I made sure my ego was dead,
4-5 no longer to the side of my head
—
[Beat switch / Intro to Verse 2]
[Dark Passenger/Ego]
“{hahaha}
you stupid mother fucker
You think you could get rid of me
ME???”
—
[Verse 2]
[Dark Passenger/Ego]
Oh you think you killed me off, thought you had a cure?
like you could just take some drugs and the fog turns to clear?
listen here, I’m the reason them thoughts first appeared,
your head’s barely above water like a dock on a pier,
grab a mirror, envision, all this knowledge and wisdom,
I tell you, you resist when you’re better off co-existin’
instead you act like a victim of some Imposture Syndrome,
I’ll grab the smallest violin and I’ll draw it while you listen,
I mean… who are you kiddin’? You been fucked for a minute,
I don’t mean to be a cynic, listen to your inner-critic,
thinkin’ you had a vision, you are livin’ a gimmick,
a rappin’ artist you isn’t, I been sick as you mimic,
everything you once stood against…
making music for a roof over your head…
not for the art, if the punches connect…
you writing for the masses who supress…
you obsess and they call it perfection…
objection, I call it “afraid of rejection”…
blame it on depression, here comes the medicine,
a whole new regamin, happy days, now let em in
black clouds and I held off the storm,
your blackouts are no longer the norm,
so I act out, rain down with a force,
to get you back down from your highest horse,
I was pried and coercised, I been forsaken,
when I held you down like a weighted blanket,
can’t appreciate the light without a little dark,
and it will be The Fin if you try to jump the shark,
We need to stick together, I feel us drifting,
the stone’s crackin’ and the ego’s missing,
// somethings happened, I’m losing vision,
I lost my grip, pushed INTO remission //
—
[Ben Grim]
I made my decision, I meant it,
had to lose the extra weight like ozempic,
misrepresented, a crazy tenant,
I kicked him out the head space he rented
forever indebted, the Will that I shredded,
it’s time to get better, fulfilled and I’m headed,
in the right direction, sunrise, ascended,
happiness has set in and the Ego is deaded,
—
[Outro]
And I gave half my life to you…
Misdiagnosed to fight with you…
—