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1. |
First Times
02:50
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Third times are a charm
Second times don't harm
But first times leave me appalled
First times leave me appalled
Third times are a charm
Second times don't harm
But first times are so hard
First times are so hard
Third times are a charm
Second times don't harm
But first times leave me appalled
First times leave me appalled
Third times are a charm
Second times don't harm
But first times are so hard
First times are so hard
First full length album
Last 2 were EPs don't count em
I was lost in a train of thought
This is just another phase, just the next stop
I got so much to learn
So much music to drop
I don't even care if this one flops
If anything it will not be a surprise
Cuz it's never good when you do it for the first time
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2. |
Under Control
04:11
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I feel I should get myself under control
I'm emotional and after a while I feel too cold
At first I think I'm fine but my mind goes places it shouldn't go
So in this song I'm gonna have to take it slow
Before I lose control
Let's talk about this little thing called emotions
Listen closely. Rarely do I get to be this open
It can take you places while you wonder where you're going
It changes you so you look at the mirror like, "I don't know him."
With some people emotions tell them to resort to drugs
Those people are now in coffins so I guess it don't help much
And some people get told to drink all the pain away
But it only makes them gloomier, like these 808s
Point is I noticed that nothing takes away the sadness
If anything it makes you descend further into madness
So let me share my experience and let us see what happens
Maybe we can make some magic like a young Daniel Radcliffe
The next verse will be about what emotions did to me
Kinda like a less boring version of history
I'm not asking for you to relate or for your sympathy
I just ask that you not just hear but listen to me
I feel I should get myself under control
I'm emotional and after a while I feel too cold
At first I think I'm fine but my mind goes places it shouldn't go
So in this song I'm gonna have to take it slow
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
When I was 7 I was a happy little boy
Not concerned about anything but Mario Kart Wii and toys
Only made a few friends but I was satisfied enough
Did my best to be happy even when the times were tough
Keep the same narrative until I turned 14
That's when emotions decided to be way too mean
I was calm on the outside but my soul was filled with outrage
But we will elaborate on that part when we get to track 8
I was grieving the loss of somebody that I love
But I'm over it cause I know they're in a better place up above
I started making music so I could let out all my feelings
Even though at the time it didn't sound so appealing
In conclusion emotions did me dirty before
But today is the day I finally bury the sword
In the heart of these emotions and achieve this little goal
Yeah today is the day I finally regain control
I feel I should get myself under control
I'm emotional and after a while I feel too cold
At first I think I'm fine but my mind goes places it shouldn't go
So in this song I'm gonna have to take it slow
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
Before I lose control
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3. |
Over and Over
03:20
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Aight Middle, take it from the top, man, tell us. Tell us what's going on in your life.
Man, y'all really wanna hear about my life though? My life is boring. It's like a whole routine, it goes over and over and over and over and-
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, I got this. (exhales to prepare himself)
I wake up get dressed
Go to school, get back, then progress
To doing my homework, make a beat, then to bed
Then do it over and over again (Uh huh)
I wake up get dressed
Go to school, get back, then progress
To doing my homework, make a beat, then to bed
Then do it over and over again (Okay)
I wake up get dressed
Go to school, get back, then progress
To doing my homework, make a beat, then to bed
Then do it over and over again (Okay, okay, we get it, we get it)
I wake up get dressed (Not again)
Go to school, get back, then progress
To doing my homework, make a beat, then to bed (Yo, he trippin)
Then do it over and over again
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over (Over and over)
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over
Everybody waiting for the next wave
Not knowing they will drown in the trends. Wait
Maybe I should keep this to myself. Ayy
How you doin'? Same as yesterday
See, I forget things and regret things
Sometimes reject or even neglect things
I know I should more often accept things
But I don't wanna sound so helpless
And I know this song is so repetitive
And I know the industry is so competitive
I don't know if Imma be the best who ever lived
Why am I healthy? Cuz laughter's the best medicine
And I'm not an expert in diseases
But do you know what the worst disease is?
If you ask me, I think greed is
Or the fact that Imma have to repeat this
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over (Over and over)
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over
I know I should stop complaining
And I should do more explaining
But what is it I should explain?
You already know everything
Or at least that's what you think
Don't ride the wave cuz you might sink
Our life can be gone in a blink
So I try to enjoy everything
But it's hard when it's all the same
Call it diversity but it's just-Wait.
Maybe I shouldn't say that too. Ayy
How you doin'? Same as yesterday
Even if I end up living off this
You know I'll be real regardless
But something's bugging me to be honest
It's that my life is just like this song is
It goes
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over (Over and over)
Over and over
Over and over and over
Over and over
Over and over and over
You know what? Life might not be so boring after all. I mean, I got music by my side. Yeah, life's pretty fun.
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4. |
In My Head
02:26
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Welcome to the party of my brain
Feel free to stay
If you're lucky enough you'll be okay
Noise keeps playing
Obliterating your ears
Incinerating them, your head is in there waiting to bleed
You never wanted this till you realized it's what you need
So you keep going because you got people to feed
There's blood on the dance floor
More than you expected but no less than you asked for
Think that it's the end till the people say that they'll have more
Give them a show, the minutes get slow, then time warps
People screaming, leaving, not knowing what's behind the door
It's a new high score
Five more minutes, the killing's getting bigger, but should you try more?
Noise comes back, you get sick of the sight of gore
You start screaming till your throat gets dry and sore
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
The mind isn't something you play with
Till you're in pain you don't know how bad the pain is
Our heads can go in many different places
One day you're good the next you don't know what your name is
Had a bad day so they smoking pot
Asking for another round, they don't know why we call them shots
They're just kids lost in life's distractions
They were raised with the noise, they grew up with the laughter
They were friends with the smoke till they turned to slaves
They thought the drink made them happy, but all it gave
Was a means to run, they tried to escape
The harsh reality that made them feel that way
They could run but never hide
It's time for genocide
The price of their life wasn't cash or credit
Life is not a product till you have to sell it
Why? So you can get televised
And sell some records while
You decide to jeopardize
Your private life, you're side to side
With a cow, they'll try to milk you dry
Now you and your mother can't see eye to eye
And the time you die they'll try to cry
And wipe their crocodile tears with your every dime
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
All I see is red
Feeling dizzy but I just move ahead
Even I'm surprised I'm not dead
Guess it's all in my head
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5. |
Kids Have Fun
03:33
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Kids see ghosts
So they don't feel alone
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
Kids don't know
That one day they'll grow
But they still have fun
Still have fun
We think that
We understand
But we don't know much
We don't know much
Kids are not stupid
Kids are just clueless
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
Kids have fun
Won't stop
We know we cannot
Until we get enough
We gon have some fun
Cuz we're still kids
So we live our life like this
You got watches on your wrist
But that's a time we can't miss
We don't want so much
We just want some love
We know that life is tough
But when it isn't it's so fun
I'll enjoy while I still can
Before I turn to a man
And start looking back
At all the fun I had
Memories
That's what I'm making
Got so much energy
So I'll just let it out
On this track
Have no doubts
Just have fun
Kids see ghosts
So they don't feel alone
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
Kids don't know
That one day they'll grow
But they still have fun
Still have fun
We think that
We understand
But we don't know much
We don't know much
Kids are not stupid
Kids are just clueless
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
Kids have fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some fun
Wanna have some
(Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun)
Kids see ghosts
So they don't feel alone
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
Kids don't know
That one day they'll grow
But they still have fun
Still have fun
We think that
We understand
But we don't know much
We don't know much
Kids are not stupid
Kids are just clueless
But kids have fun
Kids have fun
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6. |
Take A Break
04:15
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Take a break
Take a break
You've been through a lot, it's been a crazy day
You'll feel better when you're awake
The lights and the noises and the struggle shall go away
Man, I need a break from all these distractions
All these people and these places and their smoke and their laughter
My head can't take it no more, feels like it will get fractured
My mind is so full of questions but now's not the time for the answers
Maybe if I rest my soul there will be silence
Maybe then my brain will resort to compliance
And take away these images filled with violence
Maybe then I will be free from all the screams and riots
That infest my conscience
I'll just rest, clear my head of any thoughts
I'm too tired to find myself, for now I'll stay lost
What was it I was worried about? Guess I forgot
Guess I drowned in the bliss of a dream where living has no cost
No consequence
It's gotten to the point I can't feel my body limbs
I don't know where I'm going but I'll probably drift
Away into nowhere but honestly this
Is better than what I was living through
Repeat chorus
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7. |
Honeycake
03:01
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Life works in a funny way
Took a break, woke up, now it's a lovely day
I know the easier option is to just run in place
But the taste of victory is sweeter than a honeycake
Would I do this to make money if I found out what money makes?
Both starving and overeating can lead to tummyaches
Money trees only grow some sour money grapes
They'll say you can rhyme when you actually enunciate
They won't hesitate when you ask them if you'll be something great
Cuz they know that when you do, it will be their lucky day
You thought the money's heading to you, but it went a hundred ways
That's why my circle's small and healthy like chips that's oven baked
And I can make some ambient album like it's nothing strange
Got tired of running after attention, now I run away
Last thing I need is worrying about what others say
My future's bright but it just brightened another shade
Life works in a funny way
Took a break, woke up, now it's a lovely day
I know the easier option is to just run in place
But the taste of victory is sweeter than a honeycake
Life works in a funny way
Took a break, woke up, now it's a lovely day
I know the easier option is to just run in place
But the taste of victory is sweeter than a honeycake
Life works in a funny way
Took a break, woke up, now it's a lovely day
I know the easier option is to just run in place
But the taste of victory is sweeter than a honeycake
(a bunch of chops just to feel like I'm an actual beatmaker)
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8. |
Rage
02:24
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My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you say things that you don't wanna say
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you do things you'll regret one day
My name is rage
My name is rage
I fill your head with the darkest thoughts
You do not know how to stop them all
You thought emotions were in your way
But I was the villain all along
I turn a man to a savage
Make em lose themselves in the anger
Make em kill each other. What an ambush
Now they're losing face. It's a scandal
I'll make everyone look stupid
I'll take control of a student
Next thing you know it's a school shooting
I won't let them know what they're losing
To me you all are slaves
Feed me and call it a day
You'll think I controlled your mind
But you only got yourself to blame
My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you say things that you don't wanna say
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you do things you'll regret one day
My name is rage
My name is rage
And now I'm in control
(HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
You can't contain me
You can't erase me
Make you scream like toddlers
Then cry like babies
I'm here to stay, please
You think you'll calm down
I'll take your sanity
And bring it to the ground
Make you throw your controller
I'm your controller now
Let's play a little game
Be careful though. It's pretty loud
Oh I won't kill you
That would end the pain
I wanna see some blood
Make me entertained
How could he talk back
You better give em a beating
This guy paid for his whole team and
They're beating you. It's uneven
It's unfair. It's unjust
Guess you should do what you must
Until you snap out of it and see all the damage you've done
I have won
You have lost
And I won't pay the cost
You will pay for it all
Oops, your wallet is gone
Now you owe me your whole life
Now you cannot get a wife
Now you can't sleep every night
Why do I do this, you ask?
That's what I like
My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you say things that you don't wanna say
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
My name is rage
I make you do things you'll regret one day
My name is rage
My name is rage
And now I'm in control
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Advertisement
03:59
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I stumble through an advertisement:
"Do you wanna live a rapper's life?
Do you wanna life a lavish life?
One that you think is a happy life?"
It seemed so appetizing
Seemed like an offer I can't decline
Though the more I thought of it I can't deny
That it all seemed like a massive lie
Then another ad plays
Funny looking guy in a studio saying,
"Do you want more money, followers, fame?"
I'm like, "Are these ads all the same?"
"Click on the link! Click on the link! Click on the link!"
Then I started to think
Of the reason why all these artists lose their mental
Is it because fame is consequential?
Drown myself in worldly temptations
Good thing I'm not going insane but
I'm stuck in this endless matrix
Was tricked into chasing greatness but
I don't really want it much
Don't wanna be the pawn in the chessboard of life
I wanna be the queen
Don't wanna be the pawn in the chessboard of life
I wanna be the queen
You wish for fame and success in this industry, but are you willing to pay the price? Are you willing not to be a person anymore, to be a brand, a product, to be bought and sold and invested on? Are you willing to be perfect in other eyes, such that any mistake you naturally make as a human being matters so much more? I've seen your type before: young and ambitious, but also ignorant. You see these celebrities living the best lives thinking they've found happiness, thinking that fame will liberate you of your struggles. Alas, you see no more than the tip of the iceberg, and you know what happens to those who see the tip of the iceberg? THEY DROWN
Honestly, for me, I don't want the fame. I don't wanna be a slave to a record label. I don't wanna be forced to put out the most mediocre music for the sake of charting. I can't care less about charts. All I would want is to have enough of a platform to make a living off of doing what I love. That'd be great. And for now, I don't even need to make a living. Thank God my parents can provide for the family, so right now, I'd feel great knowing that my music impacted somebody, whether it made their day better, or if it inspired somebody, or if it helped somebody through a tough time. That would be the best thing ever. That's when I truly feel happy, not if I got so much money, I mean sure, I can pay my taxes and get a house and stuff but I'm at my happiest when I know that my music is impacting people. That's all I could ever want in this world.
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10. |
chillin
03:38
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Chillin
Nothing on my mind, nothing in my head
Chillin
I don't feel good, nah I feel the best
Chillin
Chillin
Ayy I'm chillin
Got nothing to do, but I got to say
I'm chillin
It's been a real good day
God willin
That it gets to stay that way
I'm chillin
I'm chillin, I'm in a good mood
Breakfast was some good food
Cheerios with honey in em
Lotta things I could do
New year, same me
Numbers don't change me
Nothing's gonna faze me
Now, I'm chillin safely
Life is pretty awesome
I don't say those words that often
All my fears are now abolished
They're not comfy in their coffins
On the other hand I'm chillin
I see the light, but not the ceiling
Vibe's immortal, you can't kill it
You wanna know how I'm feeling
I'm feeling good, yeah I'm feeling great
Feeling confident, like I just bought some real estate
Used to tell em I don't play, now I'm playing games
FIFA online, but everybody pay to play
I sit on the couch and make a beat, my worries fade away
My anxiety turns to joy soon as I hear the 808s
When my day is not good, I just pray for better days
Used to see their surface lives like why can't I be like that
But their grass wasn't greener, it's that I didn't see my grass
Got a family, got some friends, they're the realest and I'm glad
I thank God for everything because everything I have
Was a blessing. What confused me is what I did to deserve it
Funny thing about love is you don't really have to earn it
When I think that I'm stupid, I remember I'm still learning
But for now, I'll just chill and hope the lessons are worth it
(Woo)
Chillin
Nothing on my mind, nothing in my head
Chillin
I don't feel good, nah I feel the best
Chillin
Chillin
Ayy I'm chillin
Got nothing to do, but I got to say
I'm chillin
It's been a real good day
God willin
That it gets to stay that way
I'm chillin
Chillin
Nothing on my mind, nothing in my head
Chillin
I don't feel good, nah I feel the best
Chillin
Chillin
Ayy I'm chillin
Got nothing to do, but I got to say
I'm chillin
It's been a real good day
God willin
That it gets to stay that way
I'm chillin
(Ayy man, I'm just chillin. I ain't got nothing to worry about.
Yo we killed that verse though.)
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11. |
I THINK I'M DREAMING
08:28
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I THINK I'M DREAMING (x16)
Sometimes I ask myself, what if all of it is a dream
What if it's all an illusion, what if it isn't real
What if as soon as I wake up, everything disappears
Guess I'll never know till I do. Till then it's a mystery
But when I'm dreaming it's another place
No boundaries, I wouldn't wanna live another way
The laws of physics don't apply
I can float up in the sky
Or I can just fall down, get up, and run away
Cuz sometimes you just gotta go somewhere and calm your soul
Where I go is music, I just sit there all alone
And get lost in the vibe
And start drawing a smile
On my face, and on my heart, then I'll be like, "This song is dope"
But dreams can be nightmares sometimes, when you least expect it
When they are, I just wake up and try my best to forget it
The best way to do so is have an amazing breakfast
And be nice to the world, and respect it
I THINK I'M DREAMING (x8)
I had dreams of making it big and being famous
I had a fear of being nobody, being nameless
I'd picture interviews and award shows in my sleep
Unfortunately, the tip of the iceberg is all I'd see
I had dreams of concerts and people screaming my lyrics
Used to pay attention to the direction my career is
Going, so I almost forgot to enjoy what I'm doing
If I had carried on this way, my music would've been ruined
But now I just wanna make people enjoy and feel better
I don't need a million followers to keep my head up
High. I'm doing what I love and not many people can say that
I'd rather have good music and a Camry than bad music and a Maybach
So I hope your day is great and you like what you hear
And if you don't, it's fine. I have a lot to learn from here
All I hope is that you'll be there when I'm at the top
And as long as I'm alive, I don't have to stop dreaming
I THINK I'M DREAMING (x4)
Dreams do come true
And my dream will too (x3)
I don't need a mansion made of gold
I will never ever sell my soul
Even if it means I'll be wealthy till I'm old
Living off of what I love is my only goal
I think I've finally found peace in my mind
I haven't felt this happy in a while
Transcending beyond the limit of the sky
I see colors never witnessed by human eyes
I'm no longer afraid, I'm no longer worried
For I have found a place to rest
Thank you for joining me on this journey
I hope that you will be there for my next
Dreams do come true
And my dream will too (x2)
Dreams do come true
And your dream will too
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lol there aren't any lyrics
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