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Show Us
02:00
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VERSE
Why don't you snap chat that last chat you had with your dermatologist thats a hash tag/ we don't wanna see that
just show us what you ate your omelette with
show us what weights you're squatting with
show us how great your dog can fetch
show us how much you pour up inside that club
and skip the vomiting
start recording
the next morning
you ain’t boring
you'll do it all again
haven't seen you in eight years
yet i'm well informed right behind your lens
got all your friends inside that box that like to watch what you do cause what they do is not as cool and they just want to be cool is that a fact?
you bet it is
I love your post you're so super interesting
I swear to god, that one time, when you bought that macchiato with the foam inside that looked like a bike
I swear i wish i was beside you
so, check out my life yo
its on your iPhone
invest your time on seeing what I’m doing with mine so
you can stay updated on the daily
I’ll feed your feed with how my day went
I feel the need to be gratified every time i arrive to a new location give me likes so I can fantasize on what its like to be famous
its pantomime to distract your eyes
till you’re deaf and blind from all this fakeness
swipe right so you can see me naked
tap twice then select and paste it
make it you background
tell me how that sounds
make it the banner to all your pages
post a tbt and a fbf when we didn't tap screens every 4-5 secs when I didn't wake up to these 45 text
when they didn't keep up with a Kardashian
get jacked for your bling
know one's got to ask
put yourself on blast
they know where you're at
living through an app
love the way you act
follow then follow back
and I hope that thats so comforting
so fucking lame
turn around and do the same fucking thing
scrolling down who I know for now
when they out of town just to see what they did
tagging a pal on the same fucking meme
upload this track just to see what you think
you're kind of offended but glad someone said it
now be a good friend and repost the link
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2. |
The Holy Wage
03:20
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VERSE 1
one condition no exceptions
this is our religion
you either like it or you dying
this is our decision
don’t try to fight it, start a riot
there’s no opposition
you can keep on trying
bottom line is that its part of living
there ain’t no option is there?
there is no option, listen
you need a pot to piss in
some sort of proper kitchen
so you can head up couple biscuits
and provide for children
then when they’re older it starts over yo we’re all enlisted
CHORUS
you’re clocking in
you’re clocking out
you break the bread
then you wash it down
you pay your rent
cause you need a house
don’t stop to break
yes the time is now
VERSE 2
one condition must submit in to the greater system
this is the way to gain some weight around your naval imprint some pocket change up for the pay until your days are finished some holidays to keep you sane a shot away from getting
a bit ballistic postal
to flip the script from normal
you would but can’t afford to
lose the room that boards
support your source of oil
resources force the toil
hands of a worker trying to get their little piece of soil
CHORUS
you’re clocking in
you’re clocking out
you break the bread
then you wash it down
you pay your rent
cause you need a house
don’t stop to break
yes the time is now
OUTRO
yo, yo you gotta work
yo, yo I gotta work
praise the holy wage that keeps us paid for our time on earth
yo, yo he/she gotta work
yo, yo they gotta work
pray to get a raise cause what you make is what your life is worth
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Pushing Daisies
03:13
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INTRO
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not
VERSE 1
field of daises across the road
feeling lazy to write this song
thought just maybe I’d let it go
then one day it’d write itself
combine the times that I’d find myself
intertwined with a better half
that took a toll when the better passed
femme fatale with a deadly stance
leopard print and some leather pants
feathered wings and a pointed staff
that turned my light to a kettle black
boiled water for a temptress bath
rotten soil makes a pedaled path
down I go to the field of daises
across the road feeling lazy
to write this song, thought just maybe
BRIDGE 1
there you are, at a stand still
as the wind fills our atmosphere
cleverly becoming the snake charmer
while hums from bees become the punji consequently, skipping a beat, charming me lapsed in a trance from the style and stigma released from your pistol
CHORUS
tell me what you want
tell me what you need
I got a memory of all your little fantasies
tell me how you are
tell me how you've been
are there still butterflies flying underneath your skin?
tell me what you want
tell me what you need
you know I see you every time that I fall asleep
tell me how you are
tell me how you've been
I called you lover now I'm calling you my, friend
VERSE 2
had a lilac with a fine ass and a soft spot for poetry my first night cap road my bike back
thought of all the things that she'd showed to me circle of her eyes, purple of the skies
ended with such a subtle breeze
had a daffodil with a magic skill
had my heart in a couple weeks
escaped our homes for a late night creep
would scope her scape and watch her breath
then one day she’d watch me leave
plucked a daisy on that other street
loved amazing with a taste so sweet
fucked me crazy in the brain i mean
can’t say much but ce la vie
will find my rose eventually
BRIDGE 2
my first breath out the womb was just an inhale to smell the lost love I will eventually face
the curse to pollinate
ya all is great, in the secret garden
where they keep the farmers at a distance
where weeds grow as high as hope
where seeds sprout roots deep as lies
where two shall meet, the you and I
CHORUS
tell me what you want
tell me what you need
I got a memory of all your little fantasies
tell me how you are
tell me how you've been
are there still butterflies flying underneath your skin? tell me what you want
tell me what you need
you know I see you every time that I fall asleep
tell me how you are
tell me how you've been
I called you lover now I'm calling you my
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4. |
Four Act Tragedy
03:53
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VERSE 1
Act One: The Messenger
step in a room, nothing but a desk
next to a bed along a pale white lead
layer of paint
patron saint posters with memorized prayers on the back of the page clean rolled socks
pressed navy slacks
worn every day by the same young man
got a mean old pop who got a mean back hand
thoughts haven't travelled further than the farther end of the railroad tracks 3 to 10 shifts at the local Albertson's
Monday and Thursday off
Mom said she'd think about a car once he got his first paid job
dry hump Sally till they can first make love
Need a God approval stamp
VERSE 2
Act Two: The Receiver
step in a hut find nothing but a mat
tank half filled need to last them till'
the end of the month
even when its full, sees it half empty
plays in a pool where the rain starts entering
doll made of wool
button for the eye
bye bye daddy
(bye bye)
mama heats oven
sister starts crying
needs to help them both
hands feel tied
revolved around the sun half a dozen times
would love to go to school, hasn't got the time
most of the time - hunger
sucks sweat off her lip for a sec she forgets then - bummer
goes to the square to sell what she made
leaves there with cents to put away and save
VERSE 3
Act Three: The Sender
step in an office, nothing but fabric sown up tight
filled up with cotton, filthy and rotten
hand through the back stitch handles the mind
handling yours, feelings aside
killing the vibe by killing for pride fingers in mouth fiddle inside making the way for riddles and lies
decisions
agendas that render a personal path
envelope opener stab in the back
next to the frame of the family ranch
families die when they make the command ...they're thinking about it motives come first
then the millions of houses
some one stepped on their shoes send the shinners to war
taking advice from reflections on the shiniest floor
where the bottom feeder office seeker finds a new low
recruits the youth to bullet shoot, thank god they saved their e.g.o
VERSE 4
Act Four: The Tragedy
time for the draft, sender summons the messenger
pawn on the board, the arm of the law
these zombies fight for the rest of us
STEP RIGHT LEFT
told who's the enemy
goes to defend for me
holding a cross of the holy trinity
photo of Sally holding her memory
STEP RIGHT LEFT
holding an M16
two years ago was turning 17
just last week saw John get blown up
bomb on the chest of a boy that was so young
got a whole new energy
better shoot first and trust no one
paranoid steps LEFT RIGHT LEFT LEFT
she walks down the street looking for crumbs
a bit, a tad, a smidgen to eat
the rations are done, what have they done?
she thinks to herself, "come to my land and act like its yours,
I don't want this, what is this war, what is this for?"
lying on the floor is a piece of loaf
portion of hope, something to chew
her belly could use, she runs towards the food
straight down the road, a soldier confused
he wants to live, so what does he do?
assumes the worst then follows through
aims right at her, cock back, shoot receiver feels the message hit
while the sender is miles of steps away writing it off as casualties of politics
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5. |
War On Drugs
01:50
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6. |
Tap In
04:17
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CHORUS
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
surrounded by these clouds in space
I look around me and I don't really see an end (tap in)
ain't no need to find your way
just let it guide you don't worry bout the where or when (tap in)
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
VERSE 1
tap in to mind, we're going on a trip
to the other side of here
where the stress don't exist
no need for bags to be packed
cause where you're at, is where it is
so sit back and grab a map
forget the places where you've been
discover corners under corneas
find the vacancy within
sacred moment when you go in and just go with all of it
slip
through an abyss where the darkness is the pitch
at the bottomless surface you ignite then spark a wick
whats revealed is the realness
yes the brightness comes from this
once concealed now will heal all the tightness under skin ahhhhh
what a relief to reach the summit of your psyche
its pretty intense to trust the jump but now you're flying
let the wind hit your wings until you reach a space of silence let it bring what'll bring
know the truth is never biased
specially when under eyelids
feel it creep from up behind you and
take you higher, a burning fire
CHORUS
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
surrounded by these clouds in space
I look around me and I don't really see an end (tap in)
ain't no need to find your way
just let it guide you don't worry bout the where or when (tap in)
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
VERSE 2
Without no additives nor preservatives
I told you, no need for a saddle just
Go on a journey with
your un.co.nscious
1,2 3,4 keep that count control your breath
Feel it flowing through your neck
Climbing up the steepest ledge
Diving down the deepest depth
For all my people in distress
Find that place of emptiness...
And sit with it
In 96 if you had regrets
You lived with them
In 96 we saw the text
cause it was written
Therefore don't care for the problems in your vision
Just distractions that'll tap in to keep your mind inside a prison So scrap all those pretenses and reach in with a mission to go way beyond your limits
find yourself somewhere different
Then your usual mind state
A beautiful sideways
Accessible at any point so tell me why I'd wait
To hit the ground running till I rise and then fly away
CHORUS
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
surrounded by these clouds in space
I look around me and I don't really see an end (tap in)
ain't no need to find your way
just let it guide you don't worry bout the where or when (tap in)
haven't touched the ground in days
I really wonder if I'll ever touch down again (tap in)
OUTRO…
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The Letter Noon New York, New York
Producer Shirman, from Tehran, and Rapper Emma Effers, from Miami, met in Milan and created "The Letter Noon." We make hip-hop music.
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