B i o g r a p h y (by Official Press)
Wax Tailor, aka JC le Saout, made a remarkable impact worldwide with his debut “Tales of the Forgotten Melodies.” A sweeping, cinematic hip-hop album that had critics citing similarities to DJ Shadow, RJD2 and Portishead, “Tales” propelled this Frenchman to stardom in his home country and his debut was heralded as Radio Nova's album of the year. Stateside, “Tales” spent 28 straight weeks in the iTunes Top Electronic Albums and remains there to date. The album topped the CMJ Hip Hop and RPM charts (16 and 13 weeks in the top 20, respectively) and tastemaker radio station, KEXP in Seattle, deemed it one of the best albums of 2006. The breakout single “Our Dance” was heralded as one of the best singles of the year in Playboy Magazine as well as iTunes. An artist's second album is often seen as the moment of truth. With “Hope & Sorrow,” set for release in May, 2007, Wax Tailor confirms his musical identity. Often categorized as trip-hop or downtempo hip-hop, Wax Tailor breaks musical barriers using a sonic palette to demonstrate his life chronicles tainted in soul, jazz, and funk. The tone of “Hope & Sorrow” is set from the introduction, where sounds unwind in a long one take and finally give way to Nate Harrisson's essay from “Can I Get An Amen.” Through the course of 12 tracks and 3 interludes, he tells us a new story, unraveling like a movie scenario with vocal guests as his actors who deliver their lines to the tune of a great director. Like his debut, “Hope & Sorrow” showcases an array of talented guest musicians. Also featured on “Tales,” Charlotte Savary's voice finds a gentle balance of sweetness and self-confidence on “The Man With No Soul,” “To Dry Up” and “Alien In My Belly.” This songstress reminds one of Bristolian cabaret pop where melancholy and melody intertwine. Sharon Jones, the leading figure of the neo soul movement, lets her voice soar to heights far beyond that of modern R&B on “The Way We Lived.” Ursula Rucker is the priestess of Spoken Words. A familiar of The Roots, she offers her most exciting track to date, “We Be,” a poem that epitomizes the struggles of independence. LA based rapper, Voice, one of the true discoveries of this album, expresses a femininity in Rap on “The Games You Play” that is an all too rare occurrence. Marina Quaisse embraced the Wax Tailor project from the start and here again, she co-writes a number of songs and sprinkles softness throughout with her melancholic cello playing. The Others and A State Of Mind, no strangers to the underground hip-hop scene, drop their clever verses on the funky tracks “House of Wax” and “Positively Inclined.” “On my first album I had a lot of instrumental tracks,” explains JC, “I wanted to have more vocal guests on ‘Hope & Sorrow,' which changed the way I approached song writing, giving the songs a more pop orientation.” JC's stage name, Wax Tailor, originated in 2004 with the release of his EP “Lost The Way.” He subsequently released his first full-length album, “Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies,” completely on his own. The album garnered critical acclaim and love from French music fans and became one of the best selling electronic releases of the year. His next move was to take his show live, with a four-piece band, and find a way to translate the cinematic feel of his music through the use of video. Building on the solid foundation in France, Wax Tailor licensed “Tales” to Decon in 2006 for North American distribution and continued touring across the globe, opening up for the likes of Aceyalone & RJD2. In addition to the release of his sophomore effort, “Hope & Sorrow,” 2007 will see Wax Tailor bring this prolific live show to the United States.
Lost The Way Seize The Day
Tales of the Forgotten Melodies Behind The Curtain (Opening) Tailor, tailor Just tell me what happened to him Is he hurt, is he alive W-where is he The tailor, the wax Tailor, tailor... Good evening, ladies and gentlemen Do you recognize my voice This is your story-teller I'm happy to be here with you And I'd like you to join me For the first time F-for more than a year Ominous rumours have been privately circulating [sample: Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1964)] I realize what I'm about to say Come as a great shock However, I'm counting on you to respond appropriately Using great presence of mind We rush to our closest laboratory Our dream has been led by cloning We would re-duplicate the entire [sample: Sleeper (dir. Woody Allen. 1974) Music, music Let me know when you're ready That's a good start Que Sera [Que Sera, Sera sample: Doris Day in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much] (<-- Scene at the hotel room) A record of the delightful piece They're going to play this evening [sample: The Man Who Knew Too Much (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)] Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen La-la-la-la-la-ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen Your-your-your attention please! And the moment we've been waiting for is here I, I have something to tell you Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be, will be The future's not ours, future's not ours, future's not ours... I believe in the future I believe in the future I don't believe in miracles [sample: Ben-Hur (dir. William Wyler, 1959); voice: Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur)] Ca-ca-can it be true It must be true! No doubt! Life is going on as normally as ever But suddenly something seems to have happened (suddenly something seems to have happened) Everybody seems to be staring in one direction People seem to be frightened, even te-te-terrified [sample: To Be or Not to Be (dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)] I want everybody to understand this I-I don't understand I don't understand There are a lot of things we don't understand I don't understand either We need answers from you What did you expect to find What did you expect to find [sample: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1977); voice: Bob Balaban as David Laughlin] What's going to be our future [sample: Shadow of a Doubt (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1943); voice: Teresa Wright as Charlie] It's your responsibility to do something about it Well I, I have the key All I have to find is the lock, the lock, the lock... Now listen to me, all of you [sample: Ben-Hur; voice: Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius] Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be, will be Dam sim sam da la da la la la Oh you're divine Ungodly Fruit We're just like other people We love to sing We love to dance We admire beautiful women We're human And sometimes very human [sample: To Be or Not to Be (dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1942); voice: Stanley Ridges as Professor Alexander Siletsky] Perhaps those who may be among us for the first time May be wondering what is going to happen now It is of course necessary for the minds and the souls of us all
Between Fellows We warn you that I say what I think I'm a complete individual I'm against communism, capitalism Fascism and nazism Against everything and everybody I hate my fellow man and he hates me I often wonder what it would be like To be happy twenty-four hours a day [sample: That Uncertain Feeling (dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1941); voice: Burgess Meredith as Alexander Sebastian) Hypnosis theme ( Featuring Marina Quaisse )
Now count backward from ten Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four... What comes after four Two... [sample: Escape from the Planet of Apes (dir. Don Taylor, 1971); voices: Bradford Dillmas as Dr. Lewis Dixon, Kim Hunter as Dr. Zira] Keep concentrating Just relax Just concentrate and make your mind a blank Ok relax, please take this seriously [sample: A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (dir. Woody Allen, 1982); voice: Woody Allen as Andrew] Relax and have a good time Tell me everything you remember You're trying to hypnotize me [sample: Alice (dir. Woody Allen, 1990); voice: Mia Farrow as Mrs. Alice Tate] Yes, it's true Please, breathe deeply, deeply, very deeply And just concentrate, concentrate Concentrate, concentrate At the count of three you will awaken And remember nothing You will have no memories of these trance feelings None You will not be upset by them One, you are coming out Two, you are nearly conscious Three [sample: Alice; voice: Keye Luke as Gr. Yang] There's nothing unusual in you childhood Let's examine your present life Let us examine every detail, every detail, every detail Now tell me what you see [sample: Alice; voice: Keye Luke as Gr. Yang]
Damn That Music Made My Day Sending a message to the old and young Confused about where I come from (Jungle Brothers - Beyond This World) Hip Hop Hip Hop Hip Hop... Relax your mind, let your conscience be free (EPMD - You Gots To Chill) Now people always want to know my strategy plan (Biz Markie - I'm Singin') Psychopath on the phonograph, nut of the cuts (Kool G. Rap – It's a Demo) Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin I'm the man with a box that can rock the crowd (LL Cool - I Can't Live Without My Radio) Father of all stylin, I be whylin on wax (Jeru The Damaja - D Original) And my sound's laid down by the Underground (Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance) I'm not a beginner, amateur or local (Boogie Down Productions - I'm Still #1) Check it It's a new thing-check out this I bring (Public Enemy – Don't Believe the Hype) Here's a backstage pass to a funky show (Nice & Smooth – Hip-Hop Junkies) When I clap my hands and I stomp my feet (The Sequence - Funk You Up) Dance wit the speaker 'till you hear it blow Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it go (Eric B and Rakim - I Know You Got Soul) Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin So check it check it check it check it check it one two (Chubb Rock – Yabadabadoo) Put your record on wax (3rd Bass – The Gas Face) Boom the beat, the boom beat (Q-Tip - Rhythm (Scratch Intro)) Listening Hip Hop Listening Hip Hop (A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions)
*** Thanx to Me for this one it was hard ! ***
Where My Heart’s At [Intro: Samples] "No matter the year—" ("—listenin' to hip-hop") "—no matter the place—" ("—listenin' to hip-hop") "—no matter the time" ("—listenin' to hip-hop") ("This is dedicated to the hip-hop dreamers!") "No matter the year—" "—no matter the place—" "—no matter the time" "No matter the year—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the place—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the time" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah, that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that's where my heart's at") Folk rock? Shit, the beats, the rhymes is it Johnny, how we gonna start this topic off? Start it with the hip-hop From the beginning, when it was real When it had substance With your heart you could feel it Be ill with shit Fuck shakin' asses Belts you need to fasten when riding with Everlast Or Eveready From day one, I rock steady like a backspin Pumping tracks for satisfaction Last-gaspin' there Ya'll done fell asleep I remember people pumpin' up [?] in their Jeeps Headphones on the school bus, every day Screamin', ("Fuck the police!"), by N.W.A E.S.T., M.A.T., hold the mic like he Extra B may source bringing atoms indeed Apocalypse '91—Public Enemy Before I shut 'em down, Chuck D, what's the remedy? "No matter the year—" "—no matter the place—" "—no matter the time" "No matter the year—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the place—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the time" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah, that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that's where my heart's at") Somebody call the paramedics! Cause hip-hop's been shot By an MC spittin' nursery-rhyme alphabetics! Somebody call the 'ambalamps'! They got shot up in the dance Man, I wish I was in France Axiomatic advance ??? Take a glance at the curb The situation at hand The drunk list dominatin' Like a flag in your homeland For man, he givin' you his own nightmare Of gun claps in the air That swear to tell you where Oh, however The point is we deliver We get up in your skin like a sliver And give ya the real shit Doesn't change Most kids nowadays say the same thing Like I'm hatin', man They look at me strange Like an endangered animal Eatin' emcees like a cannibal They screamin' but I'm not understandin' 'em Demandin' 'em I'm not This is for the rarest here What we've studied from my peers No matter, matter, matter, matter— "No matter the year—" "—no matter the place—" "—no matter the time" "No matter the year—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the place—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the time" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah, that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that's where my heart's at") It's all live! The Others come to kick it to you And you, and you (you), and you (you) you (you)... Original Wax Tailor come to suit it on you And you, and you (you) you (you)... Show it off to your friends from the abstract cats So where's your heart at? We bring a hard hat when I'm constructing all these raw raps They label me 'all that and then some' Spittin' out with my pen from Then rebegin the process when I'm done H-I, the P, the H, the O-P The Big O, Wax Tailor, in your memory Overseas we connectin', makin' history Advocation as we masterin' from different nations The H-I, the P, the H, the O-P The Big O, Wax Tailor, in your memory Overseas we connectin', makin' history Advocation as we masterin' from different nations H-I, the P, the H, the O-P H-I, the P, the H, the O-P H-I, the P, the H, the O-P H-I, the P, the H, the O-P H-I— "No matter the year—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the place—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the time" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah, that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that's where my heart's at") "No matter the year—" "—no matter the place—" "—no matter the time" "No matter the year—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the place—" ("—hip-hop and rap, yeah—") "—no matter the time" ("Hip-hop and rap, yeah, that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that's where my heart's at!") "He had no idea about tone production. He would just saw back and forth Just scratch the instrument to such a point that it drived everyone that listened to it absolutely insane." "He had no conception of the instrument!" "Yeah! Now that I waxed the crowd, I'm feeling proud and loud" "Knock 'em off with the—" "—beeswax" "Tailor, you can't!" "Ah—" "Ah—" "Ah—" "Ah, yes, he can." "—and—" "—and—" "—and if you've just joined us—" "It—" "It—" "It's es—" "It's es—" "It's essential" "—that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that—" "—that you learn the art" "Good—" "Good—" "Good fl—" "—flavor?" "It's only in the development stage at the moment."
Birth of a Struggle What would you give for an escape For freedom For complete liberty This is a small group of people Who haved shared a vision in common. [sample: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1977); voice: Bob Balaban as David Laughlin] You above everyone else should understand We can not be free until we have power How else can we achieve it [sample: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (dir. J. Lee Thompson, 1972); voice: Roddy McDowell as Caesar] Am I Free Raise your right hand Do you swear to tell the truth The whole truth Nothing but truth I will answer any questions concerning myself But it's against my conscience To give names or to inform about other people Today it's all monopoly In a free world they violate the natural rights of every citizen Am I free to travel Of course you're free to travel Only with a passport Only with a passport Only with a passport And free speech, does that exist [sample: A King in New York (dir. Charlie Chaplin, 1957)]
Ringing Score
Hello, hello, hello...
I Don't Know I'm on the phone... Hello? Hello?! Arrivederci! [samples include excerpts from: Casino (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1995); Close Encounters of the Third Kind (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1977)] You know, sometimes we're not prepared for adversity When it happens sometimes we're caught short We don't know exactly how to handle it Sometimes we don't know [sample: Julian „Cannonball” Alderley intro to the live version of „Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, album: Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! - Live at „The Club”, 1966 (aaah, classic!)] This time I'd like to ask you a few questions That's very important Do you know who I am I-I don't know, I don't know [samples include excerpts from: Brazil (dir. Terry Gilliam)] Is it true I don't know, I-I don't know, I don't know Are you being coy Well, I don't know Don't get me mad We only wanna ask you a couple of questions Do you know him I really don't know Who else was with you I-I don't know What is that mean I don't know, I don't know, I don't know I really don't know Do you think I have something to do with this Don't be afraid Do you understand I'm trying to help, that's all but you must cooperate One, two... Alright, let's start all over again Do you have anything to say I don't know, I-I don't know, I don't know I need some information I want you to tell me the truth I want to just be able to trust you You know, it's about trust Do you understand Do you understand I don't know Sometimes I don't know all the answers Perhaps this photograph will refresh your memory Who else was with you, who else was with you Do you think I have something to do with this Don't be afraid Do you understand I'm trying to help, that's all But you must cooperate I asked you a question I heard your question Can you help me What's your opinion What do we do now Do you realize the danger that you and your friend have risked I'm trying to understand what is happening to you Don't you remember I know, I know One, two, three, four Do you think I have something to do with this Look in my eyes, look-look in my eyes You know me, you know me Please, please, help me, help me, help me What do you want I need some information You don't understand I absolutely refuse
Our Dance ( Featuring Charlotte Savary ) It's a story But that's why I'm here To tell you stories So picture the scene Let's begin The turn of the day When all music fools come out to play Until the drunk turn of night So many stories to hear So many cheeks to greet And beautiful faces unseen So many stories to hear So many cheeks to greet And beautiful faces unseen What they were building Well no one could say At the turn of the night We all wander and juggle in the lights Until every floor is soaked through Such crazy behaviours Such noise in our ears Let's all change gear Such crazy behaviours Such noise in our ears Let's all change gear I feel the need to express something But I don't know what it is I want to express Or how to express it [sample: Interiors (dir. Woody Allen, 1978); voice: Mary Beth Hurt as Joey] Before this night ends I will mingle and find you Until your hand is in my hand So much sweat and laughter So much for electric beats And a spark when you come so sweet So much sweat and laughter So much for electric beats And a spark when you come so sweet Thank you for a lovely evening Thank you for a lovely evening… Goodnight it's been charming At the turn of the day When words become syllables Will you remember our dance I ask myself that question all the time At the turn of the day When words become syllables Will you remember our dance Ah, you remember that Something I should never forget What happened then We didn't know what was going to happen We now resume our regularly scheduled program
Stay Tuned A radio network An empire upon an empire I make no promises News on the March With one purpose only To point out and make public the dishonesty Now in complete control of the government of this state There's only one man who can rid the politics of this state of the evil domination of... Yeah... hello [samples: Citizen Kane (dir. Orson Welles, 1941); voices: Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane and Joseph Cotten as Jedediah Leland] Walk the line
Today's story is about a Kid with a great future But he had something more important He had heart And now, ladies and gentlemen... The makers of Human Emotions We interrupt this program To bring you a special news bulletin [sample: Radio Days (dir. Woody Allen, 1987)] Yes, one, two The truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme I said, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme The truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme I said, I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme You know, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme Looking at my casio About that time to take some military action You I got's to shine And the only way to do it is to stay fluent wit the rhyme So I'ma stay on the grind plus walk the thin line I gots to get mine whether it's straight or doing crimes I'm a motivate like a guide dog leads the blind Through this shit hole planet I'm searching to try to find A reason to stay alive crossfadin' to survive On coming obstacles gotta pocket a piece of the pie Wild wild west I gottem reaching for the sky When I rock it to the top of the mountain devines What they call me so follow me all in together now Provide for the rest of the genre testing my limits But I've invested into a life sentence of this And I'm meant for this shit it's the others and wax tailor We're bringing it from the soul like our first name was dela The truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, walk the line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme I said, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme ‘Cause the truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, the line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme You know, I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme You know, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme To all my people this is it Hey kid walk straight master your high Or be a bystander lost in this catacomb of a labyrinth Let me take it back past light styles using my lantern cause I set up rhymes for the decoy I'm the other brother watch the Mc's we destroy In this binary operation what you're facing My man wax tailor and the big o wit flows creating A galaxy of planet seeds for the world to see This beautiful thing but deadly like a sword swing Animation frequencies run faster than mercury With a telegram to let you know you're not the man Examine the hologram we'll see you soon Switch the tune as we put the self control and throw a sonic boom Of subject matter your heart will shrivel up in summation to us It's supernatural when we discuss The truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, walk the line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme, yo I said, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme ‘Cause the truth you can't handle the truth It parades right in front of you Tell me what you wanna do Be on top of your game so what I call this A pause quick to smash with pressure on the heartless So every day I gotta walk they line, walk the line You gotta tell me how you're feeling the rhyme You said, I gotta tell you how you're feeling the rhyme You said, you gotta hear me how I'm feeling the rhyme So come on Mic mic mic mic One two one two Microphone check One two one two...
*** Thanx a lot to Laurent for this one ***
A Woman's Voice We have some very interesting guest for us this evening... Hey, ok, now a song for you... Uuuh... It was a woman's voice And it was such an anguished and heart-wrenching sound I was totally arrested by its sadness I closed my eyes for a few minutes And that's when the dream must have come [sample: Another Woman (dir. Woody Allen, 1988); voice: Gene Rowlands as Marion Post] Then the disk on the stereo twanged off and out And in the short silence before the next one came on She suddenly came with a burst of singing [sample: A Clockwork Orange (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971); voice: Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge) Uuuh... ??? [sample: unidentified] We must go, go at once before henri catch you here ??? I thought you wanted to make the old boy jealous Not anymore, he's threaten to kill you on sight ??? you don't think he would go that far, do you Of course he will! Oh, will you go before it's too late, before he shoots you today... [sample: unidentified]
Don't you remember Don't you remember what happened They're making me ill with their ugly words in my ugly dreams Tell her to stop it, to go away and leave me alone Don't you remember Don't you remember what happened How did you know about my troubled sleep I've never told a soul about my nightmares Night after night, coming into my dreams Whining, complaining, trying to make me feel guilty Don't you remember what happened Night after night, coming into my dreams Whining, complaining, trying to make me feel guilty [sample: Family Plot (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1976); voice: Cathleen Nesbitt as Julia Rainbird) How I Feel [vocal sample: Nina Simone – Feeling Good (album: I Put a Spell on You, 1965)] On the stage please They're all waiting for you Birds flying high, you know how I feel Sun in the sky, you know how I feel Breeze drifting on by you know how I feel It's a new dawn, it's a new day It's a new life for me Yeah, it's a new dawn, it's a new day It's a new life for me D-Do you have anything to say I-I have this to say I have something very important to say to you, please I-I-I think he wants to be heard, that's all Ok, let's hear you I'm talking about my life I can't seem to get that throught to you I'm not just talking about one person I'm talking about everybody [sample: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (dir. Milos Forman, 1975); voice: William Redfield as Dale Harding] What do you mean You know what I'm talking about
Behind The Disguise (Closing)
( Featuring Marina Quaisse )
Tailor, Tailor I don't know what this is all about What kind of music do you play [sample: Ragtime (dir. Milos Forman, 1981); voice: Brad Dourif as Younger Brother] Oh, you wanna know Yes, if you don't mind There's something I'd like you to listen to Yes it's my new long player What a lovely souvenir from the twentieth century [sample: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (dir. Ted Post, 1971; voice: Charlton Heston as Taylor] It's doomed to failure! Perhaps this time And the next Maybe But you keep trying Well I did my best And I was very ably assisted by my colleagues Thank you my friends for everything you did Hope & Sorrow Once upon a past How shall I begin my story that has no beginning (Quote from the movie Salt of the earth) The sampler, as well as the turntable Were principal tools largely responsible For the birth and development of hip-hop With a sampler any drum beat, any guitar riff Any sound that could be recorded Could be used as part of a new composition A new contextualization The recording you are listening to now is an example The Way We Lived ( Featuring Sharon Jones ) Now, wait a minute Do you realize what you're saying Oh, I know what I'm saying (Quote from the movie 10 Rillington Place) I'm lying here the bed's white Someone turns off the light There in the dark I start to cry It all comes back to me The way we lived our lives And all the things we never feared We were not like all of them We didn't work we didn't worry All we had was money, money All we ever had was fame and fun When I look at me then When I look at me now I can understand the fall But I'll never know how There in the dark I cry It all comes back to me now Whether it was by substance Whether it was by car or If I fell in the distance Or if I thought a war I cannot remember If I was shot in the back Or If I drowned in my bath Now in this bed all day Now in this bed all night I still have my moment When they bring me out It is all that's left now Of this fearless mind A blink of my eye and Some times she smiles This white angel over me This angel touching me sometimes The way we lived our lives And all the things we never feared There in the dark I cry It all comes back
The Games You Play When I was a kid We used to play a game I think you know the rules of our game I have no time to play games Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway Sit, hear the clock tick Watch the leaves on the plant flick From the fan above, the room and I lit Head trip, deliberate Cease fighting the feeling and submit, flow with it Like the path pre exists in hidden codes Masonic They peep us like a web cam from the pyramid's attic Passed from hand to hand, let's say coincidence Or better yet, sixth sense My instincts telling me to back up from that handshake that was intense My instincts telling me to back up from that handshake that was intense Brush it off and commence Blame it on myself tripping 'Til the shit hits the fan 'Cause I steered from the plan About face, and Billy Jean step into place Throw my coat on the hook Recap the time that I wasted I know that spitting's a bad habit But I can't help the taste Still searching for the clues as it becomes a cold case Procrastinator 'Til I think to remove the sheet from your face Reveal the naysayer Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway How could you do this to me Me, me, me, me Don't you ever get tired of thinking about your dope, greedy small self Now you ain't saying nada Sweating, getting hotta Change your tune, why botha I'm bought to rip you up Such a control freak You mouth the word's I speak You question me, but you ain't even listening You're world is make believe But I keep pretending that i'm flexible So you think your will's got me bending Putting all your energy into negativity You holding over me while you steady scheming But I'm making moves While you're sleeping and dreaming Of being larger than life You own hype you believing Well now, you've been faking the funk since the beginning Too many chapters in now to rewrite and fix the ending Besides, you question what kind of message that be sending That you's a chump, punk butt, so what I care not of the role you choose to play By the way I'm sure of a beginning and an end But everything in between is all grey All grey, all grey, all grey Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway Sometimes I flow staccato Strip you of vibrato While you be acting macho I try and switch it up I see the games you play And the traps you lay Not fit to fall in But I let you play them anyway I don't understand this game Tune Sometimes I get a tune in my head like that And pretty soon I hear somebody else humming it too I think tunes jump from head to head (Sample from : Shadow of a Doubt - 1943) The Man With No Soul
( Featuring Charlotte Savary ) I'd be happy to face The coming of your disgrace You never seem to erase Some sort of bitter taste In it for the money But you will have to pay Or die chocking on cherry And with it be buried The man without ear The man without heart The man with no spine The man with no soul You're the man without friends Leading a small life Just trying to hide out Your lack of any talent I'll be happy to face The coming of your disgrace The man without ear The man without heart The man with no spine The man with no soul You'll end up alone
Radio Broadcast Hello, hello Mr. Tailor What do, what do, what do you want Turn on the radio I'm talking to you I'm talking to you You're being grotesque The radio, remember make it work Radio, it tends to induce various Get high, slow down Now it's pretty late Why don't you, uh, switch on the radio I refuse to discuss it anything So, please, please, you must Please, please, don't treat me like a mental patient Do you believe them Not for a second Do you realise what this mean Don't look for it Tailor That's the radio Thank you, Mr. Tailor Then suddenly Positively Inclined (Featuring A.S.M & Marina Quaisse)
The beat of the drum that goes in the pulse beat of the young braves Now (Beastie Boys) Clap your hand to the beat (Dj grand wizard theodore - Live convention '82 (side b)) Who are we, A State of Mind Funky with the rhymes and positively inclined And the tailor of the wax got the tracks that's refined One of a kind sit back and recline Yo it's the w-a-x to the tailor Combined with the crew that bought you cosmic flavour A State of Mind And we came to invade you Saver the raiders of mics and cross faders On our way to the neighbouring nation Craving the taste of this great innovation Pain termination with the brain stimulation And raising the stakes with an aching sensation It's inspiration, like the wax on the tables Insulation, like what's wrapped round a cable Intonation, treble bass and Devil chasing with the rebel nation Heavy crates and the rhyme books near me Minds gone weary but the lines come clearly Einstein's theory, answer to your query We equal MC squared can you hear me A State of Mind Funky with the rhymes and positively inclined And the tailor of the wax got the tracks that's refined One of a kind sit back and recline And I'm the g-r-e-e to the n Mean with the pen fiend for beats and blends To increase them ends souls been sold Slow your roll don't fold your scrolls And that gold you hold ain't shit if you don't know Your own motivation racing through the console Insert a turn of phrase last word bar six initiates the phase Now shift focus Cloud shit smokers Loud hit hocus Pocus who the dopest and I hope this Quote sits note this Console blows and it's just too much to cope with hopeless Oh shit and now the ropes ripped Or should I say microphone chord oh Lord With the samurai sword, all aboard And swarm the stores like some Mongol hordes Cause is f to the u-n-k to the y P to the o-e-t and I'm fly And the way that we flow on mics is sky high Leaving no seats free and not a single eye dry Yeah yeah, A State of Mind Funky with the rhymes and positively inclined And the tailor of the wax got the tracks that's refined One of a kind sit back and recline Development arresting, yeah, enveloped in the session Yeah, yeah, keep it mellow no aggression Making it fresh like a tribe called quest Cause we dwelling on this section And if you swellheaded and stressing Then leave those fellers in recession Fade says go come to the show and watch the ASM flow And now you know, A State of Mind Funky with the rhymes and positively inclined And the tailor of the wax got the tracks that's refined One of a kind sit back and recline Yeah that's right, A State of Mind Funky with the rhymes and positively inclined And the tailor of the wax got the tracks that's refined Space and time bends the bass and line
Sometimes
There can be no disgrace For the true expression of Love That without it, a man can be coarsened and degraded In mind, body and soul Oh I've searched it once But there is no love anywhere One cannot find love by searching for it It comes to us unbidden Then we give it to others Yes Would you play something gay Yes
House of wax
( Wax tailor and the others ) Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax Madwreck : Yeah so we back again It's a whole new adventure As we travel to the center of the earth Ain't to much I ain't seen From Paris out to Cali And all in between Just another day in the life of dream chasing Chilling back stage at the el ray We blazing with aceyalone And the crowd goes crazy When we entered the stage Like thirty-six chambers Rearrange the sound Sampling's endangered Keyboards make me bored And quite angered Gotta get the paper son No more of these wack labels Gonna jerk me around I don't wait for no one nobody Except my brother and my honey I'll be damned if they try to get away with the money I don't play that shit Nah Johnny don't play that You slip one by me Prepare for the payback Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax Mattic : The aerial attack make you get down like André Three thousand style Find yourself spit the metal they felt when you was battling but what for I'm just unravelling the form of the plot that pause and pops Hold my complication simple no not Tales of forgotten memories my city yall Get the number hollar at me and call And get an answering machine Some rocking lean and get dream teamed What's that disappointed because you wasn't on top from city blocks I don't be up in spots I'm on that why not sit at home With a shot glass like a sawed off and shine like flav's clock Burn slow from the clean spit clorox And stay hazardous man, just imagine this Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Tailor made tracks In the house of wax Sewn to perfection Threading through your section Everything is phat In the house of wax
Beyond Words
So that what we're really talking about here is The two aspects of the consciousness of words [sample: Alice (dir. Woody Allen, 1990)] I don't understand the word you use Please, wait a moment, I want to talk to you It's not the kind of thing that's easy to talk about To Dry Up
( Featuring Charlotte Savary ) It's so out of sight This time, this place This space in the open Where we would lay Outside the sky is black In the middle of July Unstable nature Damn our behaviours When the clouds will part The leaves will pop Their nested drops Under curtains of pouring light Take shelter in summer Nothing's safe anymore "There's no more weather" Mutters the old bore "But I like to sit in the rain" Says Anna behind the glass Her mother's in pain "Don't go out on your own, darling" When the clouds will part The leaves will pop Their nested drops Under curtains of pouring light A window has broken Shattered open We had to blind it And now the hall is dark Neon light in summer Chill out or simmer There's no more weather But in our school books When the clouds will part The leaves will pop Their nested drops Under curtains of pouring light When the clouds will part Don't wait for me I will stay long Under this sun To dry up, to dry up
We be
Watts Prophets : I look at the moon so full and so bright And then at the fireplace with it flickering light And realised why this world would never be right Then I through another lump on the fire Ursula Rucker : We be, uh huh We be, hmm hmm We be Travelling down the highway of the enemy We be Joining the endless convoy of cultural hegemony We be Missing the forest for the trees 'cause We can't see the evils that men do on TV In the movies, overseas and right here on our streets We be Opting for vain glory over humility We need, we need to break the convoy line Get the hell off the highway Take the road less travelled ‘Cause that moral fiber you thought was so tightly woven It's unravelling, it's unravelled I hate to tell y'all, it's unravelled Watts Prophets : Why do you insist on keeping us caged You know all that does intensified rage The world know this is the time And all power to the people Power to the people Ursula Rucker : We be Say, I'm standing on my soapbox again Say, I'm one of those conscious artist Talking that "change the world" shit again Say, I might be just a bit too dramatic Slash overzealous about what I see As the human spirit's dive into uncertainty Say what you like, say what you like 'Cause I'll be all those things you say All night and all day Before I allow myself and soul To wither away into, indistinctness Live a half-life of blissfull ignorance Never take another chance, another chance Do the latest dance with the devil And lose my dreams for all we could be Lose my dreams for all we could be We be Watts Prophets : Why do you insist on keeping us caged You know all that does intensified rage The world know this is the time And all power to the people Power to the people Ursula Rucker : We be Many, so many Many, like the number of death threats That now come used to get We be Many, oh so many Many, like the multitude of souls lost in the wars of men Over gold, over power, over die and hate We be Many, so so many Many, like the lies of pell the truth The coward lies of profits and power bungers Told to a cryer faith To steal land to oppressed people We be, the oppressed peoples We be We be Why can't we be More peaceful Why can't we be Nicer to one another Why can't we be We be What we were meant to be Love Watts Prophets : Why do you insist on keeping us caged You know all that does intensified rage The world know this is the time And all power to the people Power to the people Ursula Rucker : We be We be, uh huh, hmm, hmm That Case I want to close that case and sign it out (quote from "Soylent Green") Wanna ask you a few questions I must warn you Anything you say may be used against you You realize of course This makes you in a complice Did you hear something That's a rather difficult question I'm convinced That there is a brain behind that case
There Is Danger
Growing up in a slum neighborhood where the crime rate is amongst the highest in the nation is not easy But I think in this instance I would have to be out of my mind Not to recommend that you be sent to the asylum for the criminally insane at Methuen There is danger There is danger What we sell are hidden truths Our territory is our mind, our merchandise is fear There is danger There is danger ??? I hope you'd like what you see I feel that at any second Something terrible is gonna happen There is danger There is danger
*** Thanx a lot to Benjamin for this one *** Alien In My Belly
( Featuring Charlotte Savary ) Alien in my belly, as I wake up every morning Alien in my belly, like a clock always early It crawls deep inside of me reminder of your loss Biting on my insides to leave and empty room Piece by piece Leaving a bruise Piece by piece Leaving a bruise Hum hum hum Hum hum hum Alien in my belly soon reaching my heart Alien in my belly tearing it apart Sure soon there will be nothing left to chew on Sure enough there will be nothing left to be Piece by piece Leaving a bruise Piece by piece Leaving a bruise Please little beast, let me go Please little beast, let go of me...
In The Mood For Life
Dragon chasers
It has been a while Since I've seen you smile I'm even wondering If I ever knew you at all You've been chasing time You say that you are fine But I guess what's inside Is darker than you are Dragon chasers Will make the headlines Dragon chasers Will make the headlines You're not to blame It's this world we're living in Where presidents do cocaine And sad men seek the dragon You're not so strong Empowered by the dragon Just a lost lost soul Into oblivion Dragon chasers Will make the headlines Dragon chasers Will make the headlines
Already Begun The show has already begun But, never fear There's time for the beginning of our story And we hope you enjoy) (Here we go again) (Featuring the sensational) (Speech Defect) (Do nothing but, relax no radio, no television, no telephones) (Sounds great)
B-Boy on Wax
( Speech Defect & Wax Tailor ) When the big dogs gather and snap their jaws With big boss matters this cat is lost Left with low batteries acting soft For a starter I have a beef with some vegetables I go gazpacho on them like a tap dancer Suckers caught running put them in ambulances Advancing elephants leaving big tracks Ain't clearing them Linus leave 'em on wax While label rats crying in their coco puffs I'm still untouchable like Alfred Nobel grub Making hits screaming "hold them up!" And go gold rushing for Chernobyl stuff On girls lips like lip gloss always Shining like the LED's on my SP all day Game is sick, need of rescue, and first aid Our shit spinning your hat and your jersey Suckers trying to step to the up most elevated Boogie B dope shit I medicate it Take two of these and stop calling I only rock mics when my tummy starts growling Wrarr! Wrarr! I hit 'em in the eye socket Rappers so played out like a game of croquet I hit the crates for the boom shit And can't really care if label dudes approve it On a quest to destroy rap They say yall is the future But where are the droids at C3-P0, see me be yo Boogie B you got freaky flows Loops I choose to get III on Wax Tailor hold me down with the real strong Grooves with the soul intact You feel the boom the bap 'cause we sampled that! If we see a cigarette butt we picking it up Now you wanting my money man you tripping and stuff Looking for the breaks and digging them up It's the life that we know and we living it up If we see a cigarette butt we picking it up Now you wanting my money man you tripping and stuff Looking for the breaks and digging them up It's the life that we know and we living it up
Street Scent
This way Are you satisfied Mister Tailor ? There's no pity In the naked city (Sample from : Jackie Wilson - No pity)
No Pity
Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Ask for a helping, helping Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Take it from me Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Ask for a helping, helping Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Take it from me When you're ah ah ah ahahahhaha Oh the powers Wahhh ahahah Oh the powers No no no in the naked city Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Hmm there's no pity Knowledge, knowledge, knowledge… Hmm there's no pity I came here for justice (justice, justice, justice, justice) And I'm going to get it (I'm going to get it I'm going to get it I'm going to get it) I don't want a freed man's idea of justice (of justice of justice of justice) I want a little of the system's idea of justice (justice justice) From the bottom looking up, not not not from the top looking down (down) I'm also a man of heart and blood and soul Heart and blood and soul Heart and blood and soul And I'm not gonna do it (do it) Heart, heart and blood and soul (soul) Heart and blood and soul (soul) Heart, heart and blood and soul (soul) I've got principles Well he's got a soul of his own Just, little piece of a big soul (big soul big soul) (Do you believe in liberty, liberty, liberty?) Little piece of a big soul (big soul big soul) Do you know it's being strangled? (strangled?) One big soul that belongs to everybody No no, in the naked city Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity Hmm there's no pity…
Dry Your Eyes
( Sara Genn & Wax Tailor )
I would describe myself As the landscape I buried My mother's face As she carried me How her water raged and emptied I would describe myself As the colourfield I married My New York pages How they prepared my sheets And the dirges caged and cared for me Dry your eyes Those tears are all you're given It's no surprise now Your heaven's what you're living in Whenever autie moves around Her dress makes a curious sound They trail behind her up the floor And trundle after through the door (Sample from : Auntie's skirts - R.L. Stevenson) Dry your eyes Those tears are all you're given It's no surprise now Your heaven's what you're living in Dry your eyes Those tears are all you're given It's no surprise now Your heaven's what you're living in
Until Heaven stop the rain
( Mattic & Wax Tailor ) Alright What the hell is this Bad news Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain yo Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain Optimism, optimism, optimism Optimism in my heart Ah child of God A couple of years ago my life was falling apart Job that I was working didn't want me no more Four, four months later some nigga's kick down my door Denied unemployment pay, bills everyday In a separate room with myself is where I laid In the mist of foreclosure my people a cloud hovered And rained on my head non stop is how I suffered Had two daughters Biological was outstanding My stepdaughter she hated me misunderstandings The fire fanning, should have been with her dad Half a year later my marriage was really bad All I had was this music everything else I'm losing it Hoping when these doors close shut, some others open up It's just the same old song, without the singing So I pull my hood over my mind for stormy evenings Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain yo Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain *** Sample *** I asked God if he could take the rain away today But he ain't answer so I said OK The function of the sky was grey and needed coloring Other then a peep in the night so now my brother men Keep twisting, attitude shifting and bending Hell I am pretending, for levels lacking the sending of a challenge just to change your life Stories to memories, more knowledge to read at night, become your history For years and years Crystal ball is clear Watching my life inside of it I have no fear to tell ya Man it's more to life than your idea Wisdom man it grows like buildings holding careers We either talk to the next man or the Reverend How we doing wrong not right starts at eleven Talk to my daughter about life mainly the seven given birth On Earth as it is in Heaven Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain yo Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven until heaven stop stop the rain Until heaven, until heaven, until heaven Until Heaven come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain Come up and stop the rain
*** Sample ***
More Songs Come on in, the doors open Got any more songs ready Almost Fine, let's hear 'em Do you mind telling me just what the hell you are working out [the lady vanishes Dialogue 1938 Alfred Hitchcock) What is the message What is the message It's a tune It contains, in code, of course I want you to memorize it First part of it goes like this
Leave It
( Dionne Charles & Wax Tailor )
Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Leave it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Leave it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Oh that's right I'll leave it Leave it Gonna leave it That's right I'll leave it Loved your kiss When it came with a gift That was so hard to win I put in the time Until I made you mine Was that so much of a sin Could have had a devil in your bed You could have had an angel in your head Could have had a debate with wit and charm Could have had a goddess on your arm But I won't be your doormat I won't be moulded like that I won't be here to the bitter end 'Cause I won't be your girlfriend Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Leave it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Leave it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Oh that's right I'll leave it Leave it Gonna leave it That's right I'll leave it I put in the time Until I made you mine Was that love with a kiss When it came with a gift Could have had a devil in your bed You could have had an angel in your head Could have had a debate with wit and charm Could have had a goddess on your arm But I won't be your doormat I won't be moulded like that I won't be here to the bitter end 'Cause I won't be your girlfriend Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it Leave it Just 'cause you're hot you can't believe it...
Go Without Me ( Charlotte Savary )
I am trapped in a chair A lump in my throat There's a tear on my eyelid Waiting to tumble Leave me to me And leave not a trace You've the eye of a dog Caught in the headlights Leave me behind A burst of sadness I'll go to the bathroom To clean up my mess Just go without me Don't wait around for me Don't wait around for me Just go without me Don't wait around for me Don't wait around for me Just go without me Don't wait around for me Don't wait around for me Just go without me Don't wait around for me Don't wait around, around, around I am trapped in a chair I cannot move at all Filled up with desires Of remote places I want to go somewhere I want to cross seas But what can I reach In this placeless race I want to go elsewhere To live and to change Let's call this off I'm not cut out for this stuff Just go without me Don't wait around for me Don't wait around for me...
This Train
( Ali Harter & Voice & Wax Tailor )
Everybody has a price Everybody has a price But sometimes the price doesn't always mean money Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train It feels like each day crawls along Can only see the wrong in a situation As the picture's playing No dedication or conviction in what I'm saying Weight laying heavy on my soul Invisible Manage to keep it moving But don't know who's in control Life used to be so beautiful Could appreciate How the sun illuminates the smallest thing And motivates the birds to sing at the crack of dawn At the crack of dawn Spread their wings And take on a new flight before the night falls Calls them back to sleep So they retreat under the sheet of indigo That glows from the harvest moon I paint a picture with this tune And connect with everyone in the room Who wears a smile over their gloom Trying to sweep it to the corner with a broom And yet the melancholy looms Secretly anticipating it's finale soon It has to let up, before I give up Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train We're supposed to be so strong Instead of fragile creatures who admit their weakness Reaching out for help when times are bleakest We hold it in and pretend It's the opposite of what we think it is Instincts, inset for a reason To avoid is treason Involution's own means of prevention Keeping you from tasting the poison It's natural selection Yet intelligence is testing boundaries Why am I chasing "happy" when I have companionship Success and money Aml the things I thought would fill the empty But now it runs its course so deep inside of me I silently scream in agony While my friends and family watch on happily They can't see the clouds above me Overcast, blocking sunny I laugh it off like it's funny Who wants to be the lone wolf feeling crummy Forget the front 'cause actually You and me may not feel so differently Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train Tell me who is running this game Check the roles I wanna know who's riding this train Fireflies
( Feat. Charlotte Savary ) When she's curled in his arms Entangled and warm She thinks, sometimes That it cannot last That it cannot last In the window as the earth goes round And the air gets thin in the lungs and the hearts of lonely men Young to old pretend that they live forever Jewels of the soul that turn into the worst terror It ain't an error Lord they brighten the skies Walking with the light in their eyes like fireflies She hold her love like a statue pose And he ain't even got a kiss from a rose So will they let it glow They never felt it They never felt it They never felt it before Never, never They'd never let it They'd never let it They'd never let it wither Never, never They'd never sever They'd never sever They'd never want to sever Never never We talk about fireflies, fireflies, fireflies, fireflies One day he'll leave Or she may go Away As long as they stay Let it be so Let it be so He traveled many roads in this land to touch her hand And experience the love of child woman and man Together they stand connected talking about this plan Feeling that the world can't hide, can it all survive Ah moment in time becomes one in the mind Ability to open her heart and let it all combine The strangest life that a couple will find With rain clouds that be floating around under the sunshine They never felt it They never felt it They never felt it before Never, never They'd never let it They'd never let it They'd never let it wither Never, never They'd never sever They'd never sever They'd never want to sever Never never We talk about fireflies, fireflies, fireflies, fireflies Inside of your eyes As fleeting as a firefly With the beat of a wing It could die The light ending With its life With its life Truth they feeling never lie's ain't it special ya'll Sitting by the room waiting for that one to call Selling themselves for life change the aim The love a color flame straight from the heaven man How it hang coming together, but can't explain Ah warm feeling out of control so maintain And leave a legacy of further intertwine Moving along with fluttery patterns of fireflies They never felt it They never felt it They never felt it before Never, never They'd never let it They'd never let it They'd never let it wither Never, never They'd never sever They'd never sever They'd never want to sever Never never We talk about fireflies, fireflies, fireflies Inside of your eyes
Say Yes
( Featuring ASM )
Come on, Wax Tailor Wax Tailor on the beat once again State of mind for the bland Check it out, say yes, say yes, say yes! Say Yes if you think that you should speak what you feel Say Yes for the artists still keeping it real Say Yes, and if you got the spirit stand tall and say Yes Yes Y'all... Yes Yes Y'all! Say No to the bloodsucking downpresser man Say No if you're ready for some Buckshackalang Say No if you're fed up and ready to brawl then say No Way Y'all... No Way Y'all This one is for the refugees and child soldiers Carrying the weight of the world upon their shoulders The homeless and few true microphonists Not afraid to raise their fists and use the groove against opponents The horns are for the Haitians and rhyme for Rwanda Kick it for the Congo on the one for Obama And bring the drama like a suicide bomber For the people of Tibet and the Dalai Lama Ima pass it over 'cause I'm too vexed to keep on.. The kinda crap designed to make you clap yet we weep on The trees gone, cut, all across the globe Can't nobody see we've had a Holocaust before So what's the cost of hope, and that of a democracy Liberty, freedom and equality, you follow me A call to peace now's pivotal, lyrical, Spiritual cleansing of minds the strike's critical Say Yes if you think that you should speak what you feel Say Yes for the artists still keeping it real Say Yes, and if you got the spirit stand tall and say Yes Yes Y'all... Yes Yes Y'all! Say No to the bloodsucking downpresser man Say No if you're ready for some Buckshackalang Say No if you're fed up and ready to brawl then say No Way Y'all... No Way Y'all One, two, three Condition red. Repeat, condition red. This is not an exercise Repeat, this is not an exercise. Too long have eyes been closed and blindfolded A new dawn is rising now, the mind's old enough To know the stuff going on behind our backs Roll with us, and you might get to find the facts Mind the gap and lift up your voices Fists up, rejoice, it's a switch in the choices We must make, bust fake trust great minds For the sake of our sons and daughters yo let's ride! Next up fire pon the wicked dem Kick a blend One time for the parasites using bricks and pens To follow whims and exploit fellow man Stay cloudy, allow me to quote Yellowman with the "Zunguzungzuguzunguzeng!" Manipulating roosters , neglecting the hens Step to the end of the deepest dark forest Where hands are empty but the souls are victorious Say Yes if you think that you should speak what you feel Say Yes for the artists still keeping it real Say Yes, and if you got the spirit stand tall and say Yes Yes Y'all... Yes Yes Y'all! Say No to the bloodsucking downpresser man Say No if you're ready for some Buckshackalang Say No if you're fed up and ready to brawl then say No Way Y'all... No Way Y'all Young soldiers at attention! Dig a trench and oh, did we forget to mention..? We got the Tailor on the tables, reinvention of guerrilla warfare Dodging silver bullets as we're leaping through the crosshairs All clear, and ready for attack mode About to bridge event horizon of the black hole The last bowl of soup has been slurped See we gotta come together to make this thing work! Say Yes if you think that you should speak what you feel Say Yes for the artists still keeping it real Say Yes, and if you got the spirit stand tall and say Yes Yes Y'all... Yes Yes Y'all! Say No to the bloodsucking downpresser man Say No if you're ready for some Buckshackalang Say No if you're fed up and ready to brawl then say No Way Y'all... No Way Y'all
I Own You
( Charlie Winston & Wax Tailor )
Yes! I'm your house I got all the mod-cons that you wanted Granted for the price of a job you hate Too bad it's too late To forget where you're at You have to admit, I own you Yeah that's true Hee! Hee! I'm your TV You pay good cash just to see me Suck up your time with the lives of others Mash up your brain to a frozen to a frozen dinner From lap to lips subliminal clips Engrave the words on your soul, I own you, I own you Hey I own you You know that's true Oh I own you And you know that's true Ha! Ha! I'm your car Where ever I go is where ever you are I move at the touch of your toes Your pride and joy and everyone knows You're keeping up appearances For you don't dare to let it show, I own you Ho! Ho! I'm your phone You push all my buttons we're never alone It kills you to leave me at home Or think of the drivel you'd miss Without the tender kiss of my tones That moan and moan and moan and moan... I own you Yes I own you And you know that's true And I own you And you know that's true He! He! I'm your PC You're all upgraded second reality Online, I realize I'm helping escape a life benign Porn and pointless emails to faceless strangers Now that's a sign, I own you Hmm I own you Yeah you know that's true Oh I own you And you know that's true, oh
Greenfields
( Feat. Charlotte Savary ) Once there were green fields Kissed by the sun Once there were valleys Where rivers used to run Once there were blu skies With white clouds high above Once there were part of an everlasting love We were the lovers who strolled through green fields Green fields are gone now Parched by the sun Gone from the valleys Where rivers used to run Gone with the cold wind That swept into my heart Gone with the lovers Who let their dreams depart Where are the green fields That we used to roam I'll never know what Made you run away How can I keep searching When dark clouds hide the day I only know there's nothing here for me Nothing in this wide world left for me to see But I'll keep on waiting until you return I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam You can't be happy until you bring it home Home to the green fields and me once again
Dusty Rainbow From The Dark
Exordium There once was a boy who lived in a house with his mother His room was piled high with crates of vinyl records The boy liked to sit on the floor with his turntable His records stacked around him and strewn about At night he could pull his blankets up under his chin And look around his moonlit room One day there began a great period of rain When walking with his mother the boy saw a rainbow in the sky He asked her what it was His mother began, "It's what happens when the sun shines through the rain," But she soon paused. She looked down at her boy And up again at the rainbow and thought of a different story She said, "The rainbow is a path. It leads from dark to light And from light to dark, it leads to your imagination If you open your mind you will find your dusty rainbow from the dark" Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin The rainbow is a path It leads from dark to light And from light to dark It leads to your imagination If you open your mind You'll find your dusty rainbow From the dark Dusty Rainbow That evening as the boy was climbing into bed A sadness came over him His mother studied his face As she pulled the blankets up under his chin She went to his record player, pressed the button And a light came on The turntable began to spin And she lowered the needle Once again you're sad and it's good You should really see what it is like to hurt Once you start suffering, enjoy In the dust you'll start to see the colours Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin It's the sound we hear we make that helps us feel alright So let the rainbow rise out of the dust The boy listened carefully He closed his eyes Settling into his pillows and blankets He closed his eyes and imagined a path Boy you'll find out you should ache, a lot Going through life not living is worst It's the sound we hear we make that helps us feel alright So let the rainbow rise out of the dust So let the rainbow rise out of the dust Like An Hourglass The rain continued the following day And boy sat in his room playing his records He had been digging for some time For something though he wasn't quite sure for what When his mother came to his room, she found him on the floor He sat expressionless as if he were bored as children sometimes are Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin She knelt amongst the scattered piles She asked him if he understood the uniqueness of his life She explained that moments happen only once Like an hourglass turned over, not able to be turned again She said "We are given a life to experience, to feel. We must be present in these moments" Only Once For only once in your life Only once in your For only once in your life Only once in your life Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it, let's hear it Relax take it easy, don't get excited One thing you might look at me as I really am I, I don't understand It's not easy And, and that's something nobody can change, not even you You could've become a serious composer And, and what have you become, a jukebox hero Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin For only once in your life Only once in your For only once in your life Only once in your life Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it, let's hear it Do it buddy, do it until you're young, you're young Today, today you will see something you'll never ever see again in your life Well, this is not a script, there's some real actual life going on here (Network, 1976) ??? At the same time For only once in your life Only once in your For only once in your life Only once in your life End of sound, beginning of story Only once Only once Only once Only once Heart Stop The boy rummaged through his records Searching for a clue Where was this path How would he find it He remembered that the rainbow would rise through the dust Soon he felt drowsy Hypnotized by the sound of a guitar strumming on an old record Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin I feel my heart stop I've just got to catch my breath again I feel my body rock And tighten, I'm frightened, I'm falling off the edge It's as if they're calling me With the cadence of a flame In the dark they honor me Blowing storms that know my name I feel my heart stop I've just got to catch my breath again I feel my body rock And tighten, I'm frightened, I'm falling off the edge In hieroglyphic vision The lion kneeling in the reeds But what is it I'm hunting That grows from just his seed I feel my heart stop I've just got to catch my breath again I feel my body rock And tighten, I'm frightened, I'm falling off the edge If I pretend I'm melting Melting in the wax I'll turn the black to colors With these magic tracks And I don't have to ever leave The journey through the deep As pale and soft as swans Building monuments to sheep Sailing the roundabout Sailing through the deep Show me what it's all about The truth to always keep Something Began To Glow "But I'm not ready to fall asleep" thought the boy He struggled with acquiescence his arms heavy His legs paralyzed like two felled trees Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin The music pushed and pulled, the rhythm chugged The boy peered into the darkness, blinking Then something began to glow
No Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I am what I am No one can tell me what to do Go to your homes Stay in your homes Lock your doors I can't do that No No way I refuse to discuss it Forget about it Basic principles of equality and freedom, freedom, freedom Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh How do you fight an idea Especially a new idea Look at that I'm trying to keep my mind free No one is going to get in my way now Nobody, nobody, nobody Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no They learn, they learn to refuse Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no No No way And right now A Stop Motion Bloom Was this a dream, the boy blinked again Above the record player appeared brightly an arc of coloured light It hovered, ghost-like It glowed and pulsed Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin It pumped like a blood-filled heart It jerked and quivered like a stop-motion bloom The Sound It's the sound Uh yeah gather round because It's the sound Uh got's get down because It's the sound Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce to this because It's the sound Check it out, check it out, we gonna rock it like this Headphones carry the groove Like electricity you move Wires and amps to carry the groove Man, I bet you didn't know it was better for you Check it out now Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Can I do it for the right side Imma do it for the left side, the left side All together in the middle, all together in the middle Let me bring it back a little, let me bring it back Headphones carry the groove Electricity you move Wires and amps to carry the groove Marry to move Falling out the sky with a few that sound "Turn it up for a second and get down" Give it to me, another record please I'm hook to the music with a certain gleam A head of steam, the stage is a diamond ring All together with no effort I sing From another world I'm coming, baby do my thang When the lights come on it's a shock he brings Now rock the rhythm with methods that he be living The magnificent, you are now witnessing You are now, you are now, you are now, you are now You are now witnessing It's the sound Uh yeah gather round because It's the sound Yeah you right there you got's get down because It's the sound Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce to this because It's the sound We gonna rock it like this we gonna move it like this Headphones carry the groove Like electricity you move Wires and amps to carry the groove Man, I bet you didn't know it was better for you Check it out now Elevation how we do it with a jam Your shirt get wet and we entertain the fans Hands up if you've seen a lot of land Keep your arms out, please develop what's your plan The turntable and the mic it be the tools Culture in a rapture when we take over your castle All the king's women and all the king's men Couldn't bring the melody together again, I said His back pop wings like Warren Worthington X-many things, like a hand grenade Light a stick of dynamite and lay down in the bed Put it in your mouth, educate your head Is it graphic like an animal in traffic Roadside kill when I activate the skill All my BPMs, I saw the trees and break the limbs We build it to the top, giving news of this hip-hop 'Cause it's the sound So profound inbound gather round 'cause It's the sound You right there you will get down because It's the sound Preparation of the jam make you bounce to this because It's the sound Check it out we gonna rock it like this we gonna end it like this Headphones carry the groove Like electricity you move Wires and amps to carry the groove Man, I bet you didn't know it was better for you Talk to 'em now In The Mirror The rainbow floated about the room, jaunty The boy watched its lively vibration Absorbing the intricacies Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin He jumped up on his bed, striking a pose And catching his reflection in the mirror He imagined himself a rock star Not Alone The boy lay still, watching the rainbow "A path from dark to light" His mother had told him "A path to his imagination" Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin He closed his eyes and felt his feelings rise A lifelong sadness enveloped him And in its wrapping, all his longing All his heartache emerged And he was not alone Down In Flames Laugh and the world laughs with you Cry and you cry alone It's something they'll try to tell you When they're dishing out the pills Years roll by like hurricanes Years go down in flames Calling the light, and you answer the dark Love didn't fail, it was only your heart Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Calling your life, with the truth in your face Love didn't fail, it was only misplaced Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel Laugh and the world laughs with you Cry and you cry alone You'll never die of loneliness If loneliness is all you've known Years roll by like hurricanes Years go down in flames Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel that Tell me if you feel it Tell me do you feel Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Laugh and the world laughs with you Cry and you cry alone It's something they'll try to tell you When they're dishing out the pills Years roll by like hurricanes Years go down in flames Laugh and the world laughs with you You'll never die of loneliness Years roll by like hurricanes Years go down in flames Go down in flames Time To Go Tearful, the boy opened his eyes His cheeks were hot He wiped his tears and pulled his blankets up under his chin The rainbow brightened and swooshed from side to side It doubled in size and overtook the room Colouring the walls and bedspread Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Ask me where I'm going And I'll tell you where I've been Ask me who I am And I'll say that I'm your friend Ask me what I'm doing And I'll tell you I don't know Just travelling through life And now it's time to go Back when I was just a kid I used to think the world was big But really it ain't that big at all (not at all) Foreign lands seemed far away Until I learned the truth one day In reality the world's quite small (World so small) I wanted to sail across the sea To find another place to be Where I could live so happily Where that would be the life of me I wanted to fly the sky so vast In a jetplane travelling fast Looking out the looking glass Watching the clouds go past Ask me where I'm going And I'll tell you where I've been Ask me who I am And I'll say that I'm your friend Ask me what I'm doing And I'll tell you I don't know Just travelling through life And now it's time to go Now it's time to go I've been high and I've been low Seems like everywhere I go There's a place I could call home (home sweet home) Yesterday is in my shadow And today is a new battle Tomorrow is the great unknown (great unknown) Got my tickets bags are packed Full steam ahead no turning back Smoke is white, the coal is black The engine's pushing off its track Ship is setting sail again It's just me against the wind Well loneliness is my old friend Who comes to visit now and then A time will come for all of us To pass the element of trust Limb aboard that final bus That turns our ashes into dust Ask me where I'm going And I'll tell you where I've been Ask me who I am And I'll say that I'm your friend Ask me what I'm doing And I'll tell you I don't know Just travelling through life And now it's time, time to go Now it's time to go Now it's time to go Now it's time to go The walls shrank and expanded The bed lifted off the floor Magic Numbers One, two, three, four... One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him Bust through the dust Purple bubbles in the soundtrack Pull a number out the set and bounce back Pack an algorithm through a prism and envision inhibitions Giving way to a synergy of rhythm Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin No more living in fear it's now clear Eyes wide open he knows that it's near Feeling overthrows any previous notion He ad of his sad and his gleeful emotions The potion made him go "ahhh" Captivated and created from the energy building his mind made it Then related to the tools of the student of the school unrelated Finding himself the long awaited, come on One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him One, two, three, four Famous orchestra From the musical instruments It was made by what they call the lost wax process Now he's got time on his side Sand in the hourglass One, for the wind Two, for the past and he heard Three, owls howl with a ?? scowl Effortlessly older back then "Much younger now" He's got the hunger now Wisdom of youth Bust out the slumber envisioning truth Like a new paradigm sure to paralyze his mind Can he handle dismantling space and time Afraid there might be evil to come Snap out of it four, three, two, one Having fun under a spell feeling so numb And exploring on the run until the sunlight gone Until the darkness awareness making him paralyzed To the music he was making right in front of his eyes For a surprise on the rise so flammable he could burn But then he slows down in concern to learn As it turns the whole world becomes his private playground There's no chance he could manage to keep his heartbeat to stay down Now the sounds in the temple of his mental breathes daylight (light) And he's sharp like the pencil of the playwrite (write) And he blows up the spot like dynamite (night) Make it tight show the party people what you like One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him One, Black turntable on the floor Two, Ears are perceiving the score Three, Eyes widen and ride the horizon Four, walls can't confine him No Regret The boy felt himself afloat surrounded by colours Ever so slowly he was moving forward He looked up and saw an infinite dome of sky and cloud When he looked down at his feet he saw a path I'm standing on the heels of summer's dawn I'm running through the field where all is calm Close your eyes, hold your breath This may be the best thing yet I'll move you, I'll soothe you No regrets Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin There's a light pressing inside me While I pray Are you here The sound of midnight The sound of midnight The sound of midnight Moving forward Doing everything we can Two steps backwards Into sin Close your eyes, hold your breath This may be the best thing yet I'll move you, I'll soothe you No regrets We're moving forward doing all we can Two steps backwards one foot into sin As we bask in the next chapter Will we loose Are you here Phonovisions The boy tasted the twinkling light He listened to the colours And if he closed his eyes The colours brightened and grew pure Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin He watched the notes rise and bow And the beats align and ready themselves to march Finally the melody appeared And performed a dance in front of him Into The Sky When the boy awoke the following morning The rain had gone He squinted into his sunlit room There was a new feeling Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin He looked out through his open window And found his own, new world The boy climbed out of bed Went to the window And looked up into the sky My Window In my window In my window In my window In my window Yeah I put on my headphones as I plan to escape That's when I start to see sounds, understanding the shapes 'Cause when life get's bananas in this planet of apes I'm in my window like the nosey old man in the drapes Cut it out like an unwanted hand in the safe Through my blinds, every man glimpse and tamper with fate Tune the world out, shiftshape phantom of space Random thoughts on my canvas hold your orbit in place In my window I keep it crack open just a little so the wind blow To carry me to places I ain't never been like Indo-nesia So at my leisure I can float above the leaning tower of Pisa Without a visa, with this procedure Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Wild out on instrumentals Summer down now Heavy mental take me away The calgon route Roam the mind of memories lost And saw my grandchild In a future window waiting for a moment like now In my window In my window In my window In my window I paint myself blacker Queen of Sheba African treasures My laughter a sax line Coltrane's Naima Paint the past and present Rapped in flatted sevenths On a blues scale stepping Stairway to heaven See myself living my dreams with my eyes open Far from Gods hope and who never tries coping It only ties ropes into nooses Feeling useless when they high sloping Analyse scoping So when I Dash to the window My pace the same tempo Of an old love song Strumming the pain of the banjo Potted plants and candles Peep and get cancelled Willow trees weep on the streets And frame scandals Then I start writing bars Lighting cigars of planet Mars Dumping ashes that look like falling stars While the chain that I'm wearing hangs over me Dips down to sun so when it hangs It's like a solar eclipse in my window In my window In my window In my window In my window From The Dark The boy's mother came to his room And found him sitting at his window "I found the dusty rainbow" he said "I found it in my crates" His mother smiled "Yes love. You found your dusty rainbow from the dark" Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Years have passed, the boy has grown But he hasn't forgotten his mother's story and his discovery Those days are behind him now And his life's song is in its last chorus Now, in happiness and sadness, he goes back to his records To dig in the wax, to dig for the dusty rainbow from the dark
THE SHADOW OF THEIR SUNS
Fear of a blind planet Your television station offers his viewers everything In order to survive we have to give people something they can't get anywhere else Is it socially positive Time to slowly painfully, ease yourself back into consciousness After all there is nothing real outside our perception of reality Here we go We interrupt this program for a special news bulletin Who controls the past, controls the future, who controls the present, controls the past Get ready Fear of a blind planet Fear of a blind planet Fear of a blind planet Here are they blind planet Blind planet We interrupt this program to bring you a special report Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present, controls This one is not so easy Fear of a blind planet Fear of a blind planet Fear of a blind planet Blind planet Blind planet Never forget Allright, slowdown & relax Thank you very much ladies & gentlemen now showtime Have no fear, let the good times roll I never, I never, I never, I never I never, I never, I never Never forget, I Is he out of his mind I got a little jingle upstairs fellows, a brainstorm I never, I never, I never, I never I never, I never, I never Never forget, I never Is this just a deadend or just a start I won't forget He won't forget I won't forget Everybody forget I never, I never, I never He never does anything halfway Never Like that Do you hear what I said I never forget This broadcast is brought to you by Wax works, Mr Tailor Just a plain old graveyard ghost, 0k stop Just a Candle
(Feat. Mark Lanegan) I went walking through the graveyard With a candle, just a candle To light my way Looking for the handle To the doorway To take me home Take me away We're made of light and shadow Come tomorrow will all the sorrow Be a memory made I'd be a lion in the heath Feeding on my kill Blood upon my teeth They say that there a heaven Somewhere up there in Up there in the sky At a quarter to eleven I gotta catch the train With my blue eyes blind They say that there's a heaven Somewhere up there in Up there in the sky At a quarter to eleven I'm waiting for the train With this particular sadness I found myself deep in the forest After midnight With a candle As my dying light Hearing an angelly chorus Leading me forward Cal1ing me onward To wondrous side We are made of light and shadow Come tomorrow Will all the sorrow Be a memory made I'd be a lion in the heath Feeding on my kill Blood upon my teeth They say that there's a heaven Somewhere up there in Up there in the sky At a quarter to eleven I'm waiting for the train With my blue eyes blind They say that there's a heaven Somewhere up there in Up there in the sky At a quarter to eleven I'm riding on the train With the burning feeling Of tears come to my eyes Through the graveyard With a candle Just a candle To light my way Looking for the handle To the doorway To take me home Take me away Just a candle Everybody It isn't fiction It's ruthless reality that still explodes in headlines Headlines It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not feeling shit like this is like Nobody All preparations are made Wipe it ready Renegade over any Drop and hit greedy gremlins like a roll of rusty pennies Enemies of any scatter and spread just like buckshots piercing through club spots Windows and thugs drop Fear of heights,n mirrors lights Disco ball flip and falls licking off Mr mop and glow, Doctor flow Exquisite beats come with it that's optionial Yeah Mr Lif Mr elevation high exalted Rises to the top he's in the cockpit Mosh pit Hop'd in I'm getting my licks in Mission fixated and fixed in six minutes That's the business, that's bound beyond physics Capture glimpses of the glow, it's no limits Sow up the sector snatch up the treasure chest Split it up and this is what perfection is get a grip It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not feeling shit like this is like Nobody, nobody It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not feeling shit like this is like Nobody, nobody On the theory that everything in the world would be alright If everyone knew and understood the truth We're going to tryand lay out some of the issues I'm doing my dystopian mope again The Restaurants I used to go to, them shits ain't opening That gave a Unique flavor to every block Now the streets I walk are empty And I'm sensing a bold tension So determined and unrelenting A warm "hello" is like a brick of gold As we stroll through this nuclear cold Invisible bomb caused as much harm as physical one I look to find my peoples and their faces are gone Now our eyes float a mere quarter inch above fabric We've adapted but mental effects remain tragic Yo, Lif and Del is like Zinfandel The dark root when the whole world needs a reboot Told my mans if we could link and make a track then we'd be on But I was wrong. Now all my friends work for Amazon Everybody, everybody, yeah Everybody, everybody, yeah man It's like Nobody, nobody Ok It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not Nobody Nobody but I repeat It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not feeling shit like this is like Nobody, nobody It's not just me it's Everybody It's not just you it's Everybody So the amount of people not feeling shit like this is like Nobody, nobody, yeah Everybody Everybody Nobody On the air Tonight, we take a look at music industry and try to see what happened I don't know why you're looking for Getting the record on the radio That's title of the big tune And it goes like this Some promotion men for big record companies Use a variety of illegal approach To get radio play for their records Please whatever job it takes make sure it's something quiet Pop Music is not just an ordinary business Business, business Listeners mean revenues, revenues Best selling record albums It's run by very organised people Very, Very organised An amateur like you can't go up against professionals Good qualities, ethics you know Hey, come on You're not serious There is no professional ethic Because huge amount of money are at stake The question is how far will they go to achieve their objectives Getting the record on the radio Played again, again and again Fight hard to get their records on the air Played again, again and again on the radio On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top playlist On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top 40 On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top 30 Top 20 or even fewer The record business is a business of big winners The story begins with a hit single and a hit album and get them on TV The Vicious Game Theyre ready paying of anything to anybody at a radio station to get a record play It's run by very organised people, very organised It isn't fair, fair Drugs used to get a record played on a radio What Did you see that kind of thing Be bad be naughty say it do it, do it Formula for success Getting the record on the radio Played again, again and again Fight hard to get their records on the air Played again, again and again You understand that On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top playlist On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top 40 On the Air, on the Air, on the Air Top 30 Top 20 Next day, number one baby Number one baby You are crazy, you can't fuck with these things I know I can't but I did Those who have been to the end of the first part Whatever you do, stay tuned for part two Because it's gonna be more than exciting, exciting, exciting, exciting Turn on the radio There's no evidence of that you say There must be other explanations You're in choc, trust me You got no right to say that You know the rules You got a big winner And there are very few, but when you catch a hit When you catch a big winner, the earnings are incredible Getting the record on the radio Played again, again and again Fight hard to get their records on the air Played again, again and again Now hear again Getting the record on the radio Played again, again and again Fight hard to get their records on the air, on the air Played again Same thing over and over and over again On the Air, on the Air Top playlist On the Air, on the Air Top, top 40 Top 30 Top 20 Well congratulations I just killed your fucking radio Normal programs will be interrupted to give later on a spot report As they are received, meanwhile we go back to our regular schedule program Misery (Feat. Rosemary Standley / From "Tales of Two Cities" speech by C Cuomo) Misery is my friend Misery is my friend Feeling sad Stop me from my evil ways Some people seemed to be doing well nowadays Others were unhappy Even worried About themself, their families and their futures There are more poor than ever More families in troubles More and more people Who need help but can't find it People who sleep in the city streets Misery is my friend In the city streets Misery is my friend Misery is my friend Misery is my friend Feeling sad Stop me from my evil ways There are ghettos where thousands of young people Without a job or an education Give their lives away Every day Survival of the fittest There is despair in the faces that you don't see There is despair in the places that you don't visit In the city streets Misery is my friend In the city streets Misery is my friend Misery is my friend Misery is my friend Feeling sad Stop me from my evil ways Taking care of the strong And charity will do the rest Make the rich richer And what falls from the table will be enough It's an old story This is how we were warned it would be Remember this This is how we were warned it would be Remind ourselves where we come from
Shining Underdog Shine bright hold tight When you make it to the other side Remember how you feel inside Underdog, shine bright hold tight Underdog, when you make it to the other side Underdog, remember how you feel inside Out from the dark spaces The Nexus of creation Beyond imagination Some places need be sacred Untouched by limitations From views and validation And stripped from imitation No hesitation We'll waiting ever for the perfect situation So why not embrace it Why see division where there is no separation How can you claim it when you do not know the language Say it We call for transformation Get up, get out and go and get it Anyhow, so when you make it to the other side Underdog, shine bright hold tight Underdog, so when you make it to the other side Underdog, just remember how you feel inside And who you are inside and what it's like to be the underdog Shine bright, hold tight Underdog, so when you make it to the other side Underdog, just remember how you feel inside And who you are inside, know what it's like to be the underdog And all the moments culminate in time and space Give and take Live in Grace, keep the pace if you choose to chase So many rules to break, who do you obey The wolf you feed will lead you through, come what may Who will it be today You can retreat, what will you eat today You can't retreat and save your energy for better days And when you do a double down for your next play And for the next day, anyway They'll always label you an underdog, underdog Underdog shining underneath it all Underdog, shine bright hold tight Underdog, so when you make it to the other side Underdog, just remember how you feel inside And who you are inside and what it's like to be the underdog Shine bright hold tight Underdog, so when you make it to the other side Underdog, just remember how you feel inside And who you are inside And what it's like to be the underdog Shine bright hold tight When you make it to the other side Remember how you feel inside Shine bright hold tight When you make it to the other side Remember how you feel inside Who you are inside
Deja vu I started a little story around town about you And I let it murish and I let it grow You know it ain't true like a déja vu I just think this case deserve some answers But this is out of our domain You know it ain't true like a déja vu Action now You know it ain't true like a déja vu The questions are just raised I make no promises I promise you You understand that You promised to do better Way back You promised to do better Why You promised to do better Way back Why do you act this way Nobody gives a damn Way Back Cause we don't count Why Nobody gives a damn Way Back Why do you act this way It's a long story The greatest story ever told Bu we, we didn't exactly believe your story The newspapers carry the story Definition of serious, serious, serious Just words Bla, bla bla Words, words You know that's not true Don't worry about the truth I'll put the words in your mouth You all have freedom of speech Just as song as we approve of what you say Dialogue become momologue Momologue Ok, ok so what do we do now Don't underestimate them Take my advice don't even try I have no idea of what you're talking about What we're really talking about Here is the two aspects of the consciousness of words What we sell are hidden truth Our territory is the mind. our merchandise is fear The combination mean anything to you Yes it means something to me You know it ain't true like a déja vu You must be human and corruptible You know it ain't true like a déja vu You promised to do better Way Back You promised to do better Why You promise to do better Way Back You promise to do Why do What should I say Nobody gives a damn Way Back Cause we don't count That's true Nobody gives a damn Way Back Why do you act this way What should I say You interfere in people lives You analyse their passions Thev often underestimate or overlook The unpredictability of human element Keep it Movin' (Feat. D Smoke) Super D Smoke Wax Tailor Yeah, it's an elephant in the living room Can we address it, it's iridescent and don't look happy A stampede could be the end of you So let's move orderly toward the dance floor Begin to drop it low hop in the bubble and pop it Letting go is a heavy rock in the struggle is obvious Heaven knows I need a break from the daily monotonous activities My soliloquy pay me in profit 'cause I make you move I shout when they tell me to keep my voice down, voice down I'm out when they tell me to keep it inside, what now When gravity tries to keep me on the ground I touch clouds A riot can never seem to quiet down I shout loud When everything else seems to cease I know We keep it movin' When giants come round on they fee, fye, foe We keep it movin' I can't stop, won't stop From Inglewood to Bangkok, I'm on top They try to slow me down But that really ain't my style You can't stop my growth We keep it movin' Now just move like your body want to Everybody move like your body ought to I won't make it to three better party on to And bring that body close put that party on you Like your body want to Like your body ough to Better party on to Put that party on, party on, party on Aye, better knuckle up Another one down from a sucker punch It's all a bad joke I might chuckle once But it's a roller coaster I'm buckled up Fuck the bucket, I'm kicking dust, stick em up better listen Suckers ducking my trigger tucked giving up isn't written Nothing suffers without touching heaven plus I'm a ninja Bustin backflips on the mattress, wait up listen, yeah I shout when they tell me to keep my voice down, voice down I'm out when they tell me to keep it inside, what now When gravity tries to keep me on the ground I touch clouds A riot can never seem to quiet down I shout loud When everything else seems to cease I know We keep it movin' When giants come round on they fee, fye, foe We keep it movin' I can't stop, won't stop From Inglewood to Bangkok, I'm on top They try to slow me down But that really ain't my style You can't stop my growth We keep it movin' Now just move like your body want to Everybody move like your body ought to I won't make it to three better party on to And bring that body close put that party on you Picture me illiterate Still composing a symphony I'm blinded by the light But still in control of my energy I'm dining with my demons Pouring mimosas to toast Seeing my growth and I'm coasting Heading toward the ocean It's gleaming When everything else seems to cease I know We keep it movin' When giants come round on they fee, fye, foe We keep it movin' I can't stop, won't stop From Inglewood to Bangkok, I'm on top They try to slow me down But that really ain't my style You can't stop my growth We keep it movin'
Like This You come across somebody Who hasn't yet learned to be phony, phony Coming from way way back, way back, way back I'm, I'm, I'm coming on time What we gonna do right here is go back As we proceed to give you what you need What we gonna do right here is go back I don't know what this world is coming to And it goes a little some like this, dig it I want you to go back in time, in time Back in the day, back, back in the day before Blind spot in your memory Back in the day, back in the day The good old days In this business you're an old man But as you know, not a lost soul I am drifting on a memory Keep the clock as reminder I am the same old with rainbow Since the days of old 365 days annual plus some I write a graphic page Bring back his memory I got a formula A lethal formula Loved by all ages It's been a lot of time getting to know What we gonna do right here is go back As we proceed to give you what you need What we gonna do right here is go back I don't know what this world is coming to And it goes a little some like this Every night I dream Direct observation and analysis of samples And the only way I can express myself is to work out an arrangement Go ahead, almost anywhere you might hear the sound of music They all sound the same to me Same faces, same instruments Here how it goes Duplicate, duplicate Clowns they got to be, I like clowns but they should be funny I love the way you talk i don't know anybody who use these expressions the way you do My dialogue Is my own You see sounds are my lights and my colors Somebody should have told you Melodic, hypnotic, it goes with the harmony Surround the beat like street lights all night A world of light, sound, emotion, my world What we gonna do right here is go back As we proceed to give you what you need What I need now What we gonna do right here is go back I don't know what this world is coming to And it goes a little some like this The Good and the bad times From your mind to your soul The Good and the bad times And in your memory there's enough room Pictures and words
Paint it Black (Gil Scott-Heron) Picture a man of nearly thirty Who seemed twice as old with clothes torn and dirty Give him a job shining shoes Or cleaning out toilets with bus station crews Give him six children with nothing to eat Expose them to life on a ghetto street Tie an old rag around his wife's head And have her pregnant and lying in bed Stuff them all in a Harlem house And then tell them how bad things are down South
Dusk to Dusk We're running, running, dusk to dusk Saw the lights on but no there's no one's home Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow We're running, running, dusk to dusk Reap what you sow how the saying goes Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow Your fears can only live when you give them breath Given strength kin, tip the scales, you'll be the bravest yet See yourself from a different frame of reference A cold world, frozen toes numb with every step When nothing's permanent everything eventually submits And bows low under the hand of gravity Lightwork on inner self, lab coats find God, space, hell, asteroids and certain death While within the sacred spiral spins Divine symphonies that are harmonized only by Saturns' rings Inside your lungs lies the power of the wind Heart and mind made to follow the might of your will The severed limb still told to reach for the stars No arms to battle, still expected to spar We've come so far since descending from spark A field of yellow halos faces turning to Ra We're running, running, dusk to dusk Saw the lights on but no there's no one's home Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow We're running, running, dusk to dusk Reap what you sow how the saying goes Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow Big Brother wants your soul crushed Can't believe you're made of stardust, just wanna make that strong voice stutter Won't rest until your body lies under, eyes closed like shutters with six feet of soil as bed covers Dreaming of a hereafter, face to face with hidden masters Pondering on questions with no answers Less cures than cancers, the poor man' anthem Downtrodden, face first in the asphalt Facts are that fear is the killer of your mind's guards Before any surrendering of arms What's the difference between industries and prison yards Where are the wards for psychological scars Is the sleeping mind dreaming, the distraction and confusion Reflections in the mirror neither real nor an illusion Rather than exude it, keepers of the gates get consumed by the power they're misusing Hubris, hubris, hubris, hubris, hubris We're running, running, dusk to dusk Saw the lights on but no there's no one's home Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow We're running, running, dusk to dusk Reap what you sow how the saying goes Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk, but time moves slow Shine a light where the darkness is Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk Black thoughts on a star line like Marcus's Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk Shine a light where the darkness is Dusk to dusk, dusk to dusk Black thoughts on a star line like Marcus's
The Light See the light See the light See the light You want to see the light See the light See the light See the light You want to see the light...
Fishing for accidents
Craftsman I forgot to introduce myself Tailor you remember me Get up ! Whoever is behind this operation sells directly to the buyers No middleman I'm a craftsman, I'm a craftsman Come on now, come on now... From the soul yo, from the soul yo Yes, yes I'm a craftsman, craftsman, craftsman I'm a craftsman, craftsman, craftsman Oh, get up, oh get up Oh get up I start seeing sounds Understanding the shapes Understanding the shapes I'm a craftsman, craftsman, craftsman Soundboy, soundboy... I'm a craftsman, craftsman, craftsman... Listen, listen... From the soul yo From the soul yo... Searchin (ft. Kuf Knotz) Yeah You know what they say, you travel to search Then you return home to find yourself They say the world's full of promise (promise) Change is constant So spinnin' in the cycle of life, you choose an option (choose) Some lead, some follow, some drown inside the sorrow But gaze towards the stars and prayers to see tomorrow Joyful moments never ending The magnet, pulls us towards things Never imagined Chasin' the mirage with stardust in our eyes Is it magic we possessing, the test is finding eyes Yellow brick, hella trick, focus is the answer We broke the codes, hidden zones, still walkin' alone Many poems, but nothin's etched in stone So I remain searchin' 'til my heart finds home Searching (Don't fake it) Searching (yeah) You know (I wanna go) Yeah Some days Some days I see that line right there Where the sky and the sea meet And it, it calls me, but No one really knows how far it goes, so I guess we'll all still search Yeah, I'm still driftin', swimmin' in new dimensions Carryin' all these thoughts through oceans of good intentions The lines sink in deep, the mind divine with peace Designed to attract what I seek, infinite reach For truth and wisdom, the reason that I am fishin' Waves of pure darkness, in the morning sun, glisten Complete balance, there's beauty within the storm's eye (storm's eye) But who shall really find Goals immortalized, elusive, watch the signs See, we broke the code, hidden zone, still walkin' alone Many poems, but nothin's etched in stone So I remain searchin' 'til my heart finds home Searching (world) Searching To find yourself Searching (yeah) Searching
That good old tomorrow Take one here we go Musical, musical I'm sick of these artificial barriers between the musical and the drama In my mind, there is no difference Between the magic rhythms of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse And the magic rhythms of bill Robinson's immortal feet The beginning is simple Just a pulse Ready One, two, three, four, five Ok let's move out And prepare for every eventuality Then one day the impossible is attempted Go ahead Oh beautiful, beautiful Did you hear that Good sound, all the work we've put in really paid off, it's so exciting I guess the stakes are pretty high then Yeah really high Just tell me why Because I'm making music Everyday The magic of an accompaniment Tailor made in the fashion of today Music, the future Music, the past You're not serious Definition of serious Blah, blah, blah If i start again i got to have an entirely different kind of a band Different tunes Then you gotta act and act now That sound We need to know where he keeps it Where, at one of his diggin sites Diggin sites', listen again I was unable to move or run from that sound It was one of the most exciting spectacles i've ever seen Hear the drums Looks to be a string from a musical instrument I now just a minute Ok my friend you got a deal, just one condition It's not possible I'm gonna play my own kind of music A band all of my own Still got that crazy idea in your head Oh yes, that's why i'm here tonight Because I'm making music Everyday Recorded music, now available Tailor made in the fashion of today Music, the future Music, the past This is a relic of the past But it ensures my future I hear you loud and clear You keep talking about the past Are you from the future You gotta be killing He knows music very good I got a natural ear for it You're all very very nice little boys & girls The situation here is totally and completely in hands
Come with me (ft. Victoria Bigelow) Come with me to The land where all Life break in through Let's fall overall In blue overview Crystal ocean blue And visions come to life All this for you Just open up your eyes Dark sight blowout Kingdom for a blind No daunt and no doubt Deep inside your mind Breathe in breathe out I think you're coming down With the dreamer's fever Breathe in breathe out No way to stop it now Now that you've got the fever Come with me to The land where all Life break in through Let's fall overall In blue overview What is reality But what you make it The world is yours you see Reach out and take it Here is a paradise for you Life is too short to not like your view Life is too short for the waiting in line Open your mind The dreamer's fever The dreamer fever The dreamer fever You've got it bad so Come with me to The land where all Life break in through Let's fall overall In blue overview
Home I wanna go home I wanna go home Go home I wanna go home Home I wanna go home I wanna go home Go home Home (wanna go) Home (I wanna go) I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go home home Home (Go home) I wanna go I wanna go Home I wanna go I wanna go home I wanna go home and I wanna go home
Freaky Circus (ft. Napoleon Da Legend & Mr. Lif) Ladies and gentleman Boys and girls for all ages Step right up, step right up Come closer Witnessis something you've never seen before Sit back, relax and enjoy It's showtime Let's get started The greatest show on earth, the goats get the perks Wet work catch a body then collect the purse Glass palaces where fallacy is real Got more dreams, than reality can ever kill Barnum and Bailey got em bargaining For stardom on the daily, sleight of hand The deck of cards they shuffling is shady Witnessing the ring mastyer work the magic The price is in the sky, not the limit Put you in the dirt to catch it Virgin bastard Birkin bag crocodile attachments You dropped out they clowning, y'all no Charlie Chaplin And yes bro them dudes is probably laughing After the show and lights, it's back in the car relapsing Stars on the fast track, dudes is hardling rapping Made it an artform specialize is party crashing Nothing karma can't catch you got ransacked Came back for ya bag homie ran that It's like a jungle sometimes, sometimes You feel people getting nervous, nervous, nervous It's like a jungle sometimes, sometimes We live in a freaky circus In a freaky circus In a freaky circus Attention, attention Sometimes We live in a freaky circus In a freaky circus I'm the ringmaster A spectacle So you buy tickets faster The spell caster A.k.a The Puppet Master I appear with bright lights and cheers use chairs to tame animals you'd usually fear Death inviting Your attempts at try and view behind the curtain Your intrigue Leads me to believe the scheme is working My design, believe is more devious with time The lines between what's legal and crime Are undefined Stay blind to all that jargon 'Cause you really got a bargain Not a peep Yeah, I need you asleep The show is starting The elephants, they never forget I drown them in debt Standing on their hind legs Saluting regrets The lions are frightened Ran to my contortionists to bite em We delight in Presenting these two worlds colliding The clown Oh, that's all of us who live in any town The prices go up The taxes keep you running down A culture that crafts vultures Predators are sculptures Master works for those Who can't look past the perks We hear the cries Hence we're nearby to capitalize That's why I greet you personally when you arrive Cutting into rock to get old samplings Cutting into rock to get old samplings Cutting into, cutting into Cutting into rock It's like a jungle sometimes, sometimes You feel people getting nervous, nervous, nervous It's like a jungle sometimes, sometimes We live in a freaky circus In a freaky circus People getting nervous Sometimes, sometimes We live in a freaky circus In a freaky circus You will never escape the below world No one ever has No one ever will Let's check it out That's a little freaky Yeah you're right there We live in a freaky circus
Forbidden cabinet I have made a very dangerous discovery at the diggi How could something from years ago be dangerous Unlock this door My man tell me you've been diggin Right now in our laboratory We must find a place to hide this Look in the equipment cabinet Where did you get this It is a link to a past forgotten So why not cooperate now Let me examine your premises Someday perhaps the world will be ready for our theory
Just rock on (ft. Mattic, Ill Conscious, David Bars & Kuf Knotz) Good morning, good afternoon or good evening Whenever you're listening We're in control I suggest you sit down right now And start the tape Pay attention Mattic : Stopping by to say what to kin Different gems in the gym talking practice Let it begin so classic the room shook quakes through the earth Within the axis that stumble down standing men I am him, cryogen, mountain wind Zen to pen extend to lift you out your face jawline And chin then dawn spitting fuel of exon over babylon Mr Mattic Wax Tailor rock on Ill conscious : Yo, my ink produce from the static muse of a digger's loops They minuscule, never in cahoots with a nincompoop Smoother than king canute with a pistol cool in a triple goose And negus is butchering bills til they feel the steel like they william poole Witness how the income grew, figured you sitting ducks in a chicken coop The blickas'll have you swift in a king man's tomb This for the thinkers who share knowledge to stop wars Plot storms brew in pot ock just rock on David Bars : Originally at its finest ain't got no props on Humble as ever, I be in the trenches like i'm not on Real hustler spirit be selling merch with no dot com Trapping like this is back in the day, i keep the pot warm All my business legit I don't gotta split when the cops swarm Came from nothing was hustling on curios I played the block strong Quiet as kept provide you the best no less than his stocicgrowing The nicest flowing grab the microphone and I just rock-on Wax tailor got to rock rock on Mattic he needs to rock rock on Ill Conscious, David Bars just rock on Kuf Knotz & I rock rock on Kuf Knotz : Yo, flow frequent Well it's decent how the sounds move thoughts All the memories played from days back in the park The cyphers on the bench, so many l's got sparked Nostalgia arousing the picture framed By the gold swinging chains B boy stance of course culture advanced "We took that chance" Dice hand... mic hand Both deadlythe same Four minds combined Raw slang we bang Rock on...
Let them know (feat. Voice Monet, Lojii) And let the world also know As I try to think today what to say A traffic jam of those injustices crowded into my brain Don't be afraid to let them know Don't be afraid to let them know Voice Monet : Value is determined in the heart So what's your price tag when they start asking you How many items are in your cart Let's thin it out, get it down to a few Do you appease what you want Or lean into what you need Because either way you're gonna pay Just how much do you want to bleed Don't be afraid to let them know Never afraid to let them know Don't be afraid to let them know Never afraid to let them know You told us we were free, well then show us we are free You told us that there is justice Well then stick to your words Lojii : Never afraid to let em know Price going up I've let too many get it for the low Let me tell you one mo 'gain It's something that i've saw before Until we all free, ain't nothing free Pay what you owe What's your story Oh that's rich But you know most the globe is poor In the gutter, thirsty for a come up Where there's no clean water Where the hunger so deep It eats at more than flesh and bone Want a chance to stack some bread You better learn to stretch the dough Baker's dozen in my oven Stashing all the extra loaves Fiends in line for devil's pie When the chef is at the stove Scheming like George Jung But still have yet to blow Cameras in the ceiling Watching every section of the floor They call it big brother Never was my brother though They just treat us like we pawns And line us all up in a row This game is all chess So learn to watch for the decoys If it ain't with a check No disrespect, but don't check for me No Voice Monet : Power is perceived in the mind And can always be persuaded from those of the same kind How far are you trying to push the line ‘Cause there's always a point up unto which you can't rewind See time Does not redact What already has been said The future you cannot undo Or get back what has been shed Don't be afraid to let them know Never afraid to let them know Don't be afraid to let them know Never afraid to let them know And let us see the justice and equality for all There's a limit to a man's patience Wer’e not gonna ask anymore
Shaman in your arms (feat. Jennifer Charles) This is central control We have the entire area under electronic surveillance In addition to closed circuit tv scanners We have directional microphones in every room Turn it up We're all in need of medicine The prescription is feminine A lost nomadic tribe Has finally arrived It's scarlet and it's gold The story will unfold Sometimes you have to scream Let off a little steam All dangers aside We're here to take that ride I'm a shaman in your arms Shaman in your arms Where all the world is healed The sleeping finally feel Like I can stop the floods The burning of the fields I am your holy shield The truth will soon reveal I don't get it He's supposed to be dangerous But all he does is lie around and read poetry A slik smooth fast talking Alright It's blowing from the underland Songlines in the sand Listen for the voice At last you have no choice It's scarlet and it's gold Across the threshold Sometimes you have to scream Let off a little steam All dangers aside We're here to take that I'm a shaman in your arms Shaman in your arms Where all the world is healed The sleeping finally feel Like I can stop the floods The burning of the fields I am your holy shield A shaman in your arms Just repeat my charm Shaman in your arms Where all the world is healed The sleeping finally feel Like I can stop the floods The burning of the fields I am your holy shield Shaman in your arms In your arms Arms, in your arms I don't take the credit It's a gift Some people got it I have it Thank you all and good night
No More Magical (ft. Mick Jenkins)
Oh, it is no more magical Oh, it is no more magical Never gripped the chalice, wasn't gifted balance Held shit steady with my hands you can see it in the callous See 'em speaking fallacy, I seen 'em bury talents Behind the curtains it's a fantasy too They call it magic, I don't, a beauty pageant of sorts I could imagine of course, I took the road less traveled Won't even track it for sport, this coaching jacket legit Me and my niggas a force, most couldn't match our flame A matchbook to a torch, a flapjack in a pan We backflipped off the porch, the backdrops is the same But each pictures distorted, I paint them shits while they snoring I'm tryna shake 'em awake, but it look like they enjoy it Oh, it is no more magical Oh, it is no more magical Third eye closed Bird's eye view Hear what he say Watch what he do Third eye closed, bird's eye view I hear what he say and watch what he do Can't trust a soul, what I'm 'posed to do Threw his ass eleven, catch twenty two I just wanna know who I'm gon' run into Can't tell who been woke and who is just now coming too, uh Bank tell me I'm broke I know which one running through, uh We gon' get that government funding too, what the summer do Blacken us, short and long list of how they tracking us Flipping IP's just like a spatulas, catch me I'm cooked We be all outta bounds, you can color me shook Still shoot my shot like a young Devin Book Oh, it is no more magical Oh, it is no more magical
Non Albums Tracks
Lost The Way ( Lost the way EP ) We have lost the way... Oh, walking on Never mind these feelings that I Oh, riding on In insanity I linger Oh, in the ground I have lost the way to the light In other times I'll be dreaming I'm part of this In the streetlights I would not be walking alone In this land I have lost my way to this light In this land we have lost our way We have lost the way...
Seize The Day ( Paris Ost (Klapisch Movie) - Feat. Charlotte Savary ) Hold them close Petals of a rose Thorns as well Friends and foes Have no fear Seize the day I don't mind whatever happens I don't care whatever happens Let them burn Things of cotton Admire the fire Things undone There's applause There'll be encores You're sincere That's what we're Have no fear Seize the day I don't mind whatever happens I don't care whatever happens
By Any Beats Necessary
Hit the Road - Intro Welcome back to the afternoon show I've told you listeners one of the great, great Joys of my doing this show Is to be introduced to musicians Writers‚ and other artists Who I might not have come upon on my own So now I’m in studio with the aforementioned Wax Tailor‚ comment allez-vous
I had a woman Well I had a woman She was nice, loving, kind Well I had a woman She was nice, loving, kind Help and participate instead of copy and paste Oh yeah Boom, boom, boom Please stop that boom boom Playback Well I had a woman She was nice, loving, kind Well I had a woman She was nice, loving, kind For the worst (Feat. Idil) I'm just a girl, so strong You're afraid? Just a girl ready for the worst And it's too late for reversal now Ready for the worst What this would be Tearing up so infinitely What you saw in the trenches What you thought you saw in this blackness Help and participate instead of copy and paste I'm just a girl, so strong You're afraid? Just a girl ready for the worst And it's too late for reversal now Ready for the worst Look in the mirror Oh, it's clearer now All these tears in the darkness we fear Soon, they'll be gone I'm just a girl, so strong You're afraid? Just a girl ready for the worst And it's too late for reversal now Ready for the worst Beautiful king Do the world in 'Cause what you saw in me Is just a memory And in its place now Is something worse I'm just a girl, so strong You're afraid Just a girl ready for the worst And it's too late for reversal now Ready for the worst Ready for the worst Ready for the worst Back on wax (feat. Token, A-F-R-O, R.A The Rugged Man) Some of you have a general idea of the plan of this operation Before we give you the full picture, I want to point out That everyone stand up You're ready It's heavy baby Back on wax, back on wax Let's start up the ?? Back on wax ???? More picture to the frame Watch as I paint I thought that y'all and I play 'Cause you live a broad way Feminine carrying groceries you're gross and retarded You got ovaries and you're over retarded Help and participate instead of copy and paste If there is anyone gonna be taking offense I don't care, I don't care, I don't care I'm blaming the pen But alas give me the mic and I'm showing them what to do Look at me when I'm on stage I'm a paraplegic I'm breaking a leg and they're breaking a sweat Heating them up Throw in the towel I'm cleaning them up Easy enough This is not challenging this is not I don't have famous friends I just steal Their fans they ask If I did and I deny it Back on wax ???? All I wanna do is bring truth For my brothers, for my sisters You're making some very serious charges ??? My mind speed might be brutal My bitch stick your stin like chinese noodles I kill nazi fathers was some poppy cockers Robbing coppers niggers getting killed by tommyknockers I was the slave revelling the master Killed the cherry picking niggers sticking out for crackers I usually run through vagina The only black nigger doing kung fu with China Drunken monkey mic style bloody punching fights while The rest is for fucking up your ugly duckling white child My core seem evily wicked I force feed a vegan a chicken The Blacker the buried the elder the juices Tough to gather your fairies I kill you with toothpicks one Rapping the booty after Kill 'em bitch niggers and african booty scratchers Back on wax ???? It's the fast rap back smack The block hot bomb drop underground Non pop, locked Comstock like I'm isis the knife Slicing the prize fighting of mighty Mike Tyson the rhyme titan I'm David Hasselhoff Michael Knight night riding I'm Orenthal James Simpson winning the Heisman Coal mine bloody valentine pick axe, spit raps Kick facts JVC force big tracks Not a millennial wrecking the legend On record since the beginning I've been in a position to bring in the winning Living in sin and the bigger the swinging Muhammad Ali I'm the king of the ring And I'm being the G.O.A.T. and I'm doing my thing Rest in peace to the great rope a dope floating stinging And I'm the illa vanilla killer gorilla monsoon Castle wolfenstein bitch achtung Crew glue sniffing where the true Soup kitchen be from the tape era Ron G, Clue, Kip Capri Go Back on wax ???? Back on wax I told you Don't do it daddy, don't do it ???? You and your friend will return to the school room My Burn (Feat. Sara Genn) Under the stars A horse with no cart The world falls apart We unleash our hearts Bring the guitars Untether and capture the dark I'm leaving I'm getting out Can't say where I'll find my Mad to the fire A tumbling desire Stabbing the wild Gather the choir Sharpen the plume In starlight and release the moon Help and participate instead of copy and paste I'm leaving I'm getting out Can't say where I'll find my burn Can't say where I'll find my Soften the bed Leave all the debt Promise instead To rapture a star on the decks I'm leaving I'm getting out Can't say where I'll find my burn Can't say where I'll find my burn Ecstasy There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life And beyond which life cannot rise And such is the paradox of living This ecstasy comes when one is most alive And it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive "Jack London" There is an ecstasy The summit of life, life, life There is an ecstasy The summit of life, life, life, life An ecstasy The summit of life, life, life There is an ecstasy The summit of life, life, life, life Help and participate instead of copy and paste And beyond which life cannot rise And such is the paradox of living This ecstasy comes when one is most alive And it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive The Chase (feat. Raashan Ahmad, Mattic) I'm a, nomadic with old habits that die hard Breathing in the sun with an open road for outlaws Stars in animation and facing my own soul In between chaos and control the rhythm it go Forth, forth and back sometimes I got to ask What's the meeting point perhaps I'm a lost for words and disturb Gather my nerves and turn the curve As I part from my kingdom And snap out of dreaming And it's seeming like the breathing Is deceiving this reality You're free man of the season I'm tuning in but out of key torn Between the dream and the road that I'm on Like a fiend chasing the moon but catching the dawn Bag in palm mad at my alarm what they don't know My happiness is so so the universal logo Is the power of the bro code embrace the pace Keep up the chase with a smile on my face Smile on my face Bring it back now Keep up the chase This is ??? Keep up the chase Faster than the sunlight Keep up the chase Keep up the chase Get out of my face Get out of my face Keep up the chase Help and participate instead of copy and paste I'm riding in the chaos the universe It made us out of stardust plus love push it along I'm singing these songs and being reborn it's just the cycle Wandering the wind ain't no telling what I might do connect We the right who move along and past through Thrillers raise the dead like Michael Jackson do the dance moves And try to settle down no time to see the town We just moving over ground to the movement of the sound And the trees and the flowers and the clouds and the sun In the breeze and the showers gaining power from the drums Gotta leave more than hours to devour what's to come Over seas through the deserts all together back to one Having fun, get some, fore we be up out your hemisphere Time to disappear watch us vanish from your atmosphere Presenting grey matter from the muscle skin and bone We out like yesterday time to take it back to home Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to the house of wax airport On behalf of wax airlines and the entire crew Thank you for joining us ?? by any beats necessary ?? We are looking forward to seeing you on board again In the near future So we start again Bring it back now Keep up the chase This is ??? Keep up the chase Faster than the sunlight Keep up the chase Keep up the chase Get out of my face Get out of my face Keep up the chase Once again Clock Tick Let me take you back Take you back Take yours in ??? ??? I see clock tick all night all day The clock tick all night all day All night, all day Let me take you back Take you back Take yours in ??? ??? The clock tick all night all day The clock tick all night all day All night, all day Help and participate instead of copy and paste Take you, take you, take you, take you back Take you back Take yours in ??? ??? The clock tick, the clock tick, the clock tick The clock tick, the clock tick, the clock tick The clock tick, the clock tick The clock tick all night all day All night, all day The Road Is Ruff (feat. Lee Fields) Got nothing to trust Hey to all of you newcomers Listen to me I got things to say right now So you want to be a star Just listen to me And you might get far Yeah you might get far So get up off your knees And be the star you wanna be With a lot of hard word And a lot of tenacity You can do it But the road is ruff You can do it But the road is ruff You can to it But it's gonna be tough 'Cause the road is ruff Help and participate instead of copy and paste Get on the bus Now get on the train Get in the taxi Now get on the plane Here is your car Do you know where you are Five minutes there's an interview Till you know who you're talking to Get up off your knees And be the star you wanna be With a lot of hard word And a lot of tenacity You can do it But the road is ruff You can to it But the road is ruff You can to it Heavenly merciful father What have I gotten myself into What am I to do Give me all you got From the bottom of your soul Make them want more That is your goal, yeah Every word you sing Your life will depend Imagine you're on a tightrope If you drop it's the end Get up off your knees And be the star you wanna be With a lot of hard word And a lot of tenacity You can do it The road is ruff now You can do it It's gonna get tough now I know you can do it The road is ruff now Get up you can do it The road is kinda tough now I know you can do it The road is ruff now Get up you can do it It's getting just a little bit tough now Keep on pushing You can, you can do it I know you can you can do it Oh it's getting just a little bit tough now The road is ruff now I know you can do it Bleed Away (feat. Tricky, Charlotte Savary) Charlotte Savary : There's no place Far enough To go astray Tricky : To go astray Charlotte Savary : There's no track To back pack I won't look back At the steps I take Tricky & Charlotte Savary : Bleed away Bleed away Be the way You recognise yourself Help and participate instead of copy and paste Bleed away Bleed away Be the way With fleeting taste Tricky : Ok I bleed away Charlotte Savary : I bleed away Tricky : Not like my mother's way It's just another day That's what my mother say Tricky : Life's not really long Charlotte Savary : Not really long Tricky : Life is moving on I still bleed away I feel what Nina say Tricky & Charlotte Savary : Bleed away Bleed away Be the way You recognise yourself Bleed away Bleed away Be the way With fleeting Tricky : Yeah I bleed away I bleed away It's not very long 'Cause I keep it slow Charlotte Savary : There's no place Wide enough To stop midway Charlotte Savary : There's no track To fall back I won't look at my footprints in the sand Tricky & Charlotte Savary : I'll carry on with the land Tricky : I'll carry on Tricky & Charlotte Savary : I'll carry on with the land Tricky : And the land Tricky & Charlotte Savary : Bleed away Bleed away Be the way You recognise yourself Bleed away Bleed away Be the way With fleeting taste Buckwild (feat. Idil) Buckwild, buckwild, buckwild Insane I cut the chord Out of this ward and out of control We might be two inside my head It's true Three or four and maybe more Buckwild, buckwild, buckwild Out of hand or overrun I'm bullet-proof A smile for miles And nothing much to prove Help and participate instead of copy and paste Too young to choose Too young to lose Buckwild, buckwild, buckwild Too young, too young Buckwild, buckwild, buckwild Too young, too young Boys in slow motion Fill the space Weird complexion on my face We might be two inside my head It's true Three or four and maybe more Out of hand or overrun I'm bullet-proof A smile for miles And nothing much to prove Out of hand or overrun I'm bullet-proof A smile for miles And nothing much to prove Too young to choose Too young to lose Buckwild, buckwild, buckwild Too young, too young Too young, too young Worldwide (feat. Ghostface Killah) This is a story of long long ago Yo Another day another dollar we live legendary Travel the world by any means necessary Fresh wallabies black suede Gucci robe X Marks the spot I've travelled the globe Hit the road slashing the universe universally They call me liquid ghost I move like mercury No hurting me I burn to the third degree "How much you take to burn that formula?" Help and participate instead of copy and paste Purposefully I reveal the features My road dogs, bark I got goons in the bleachers To each his own I flip like a 90's phone Fuck around you catch stars in your time zone Slaying mics through my Wu Tang trilogy 36 the Cuban links the soul pillage bee You know the history burn like rotisserie Clan in the front chess boxing is the mystery Clan in the front, it's the ghost We want a killer, my tailor's a killer We can defeat any competition, anywhere in the world Worldwide, on the move on the real Worldwide, bumrushing Worldwide, 24/7 8 3 6 5 Worldwide, the general watch your door For all of y'all, rock rhymes For all of y'all, rock that shot I set the microphone on fire I admire your confidence What do we do in the meantime So we move like militants Saudi Arabians Red flagged at airports banned by canadians Kicked out of stadiums followed by Hip-Hop police Yo, I got a cease and desist Big eagle on the wrist they think it's a weapon So I'll melt this shit down till the day of redemption Not to mention my pensions is eight times a go Wu Tang Clan howling niggers on the road We move with such power and power in such movements Sold our souls for years we move humans We make the crowd chant Wu Tang forever Shoot for the symbol on the stars and little dippers Crown pleaser You are pioneering a method The lost wax process Where exactly is your destination Worldwide, no matter where you are Worldwide, moving indeed Worldwide, here we go, Yo Worldwide, we're on the rise For all of y'all, rock rhymes For all of y'all, rock that shot For all of y'all, I like to rip off mics