1. |
Winning Smile
01:50
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2. |
Forever the Optimist
03:30
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I haven't done this in a long time
…Oh my
This album bout to be a gold mine
Of dope lines, I'm gone shine
I can't stop it, it's so obvious I Got It
Word to Guthridge, word to Sullen
You just gotta trust The Process
I acknowledge that I'm still considered by many a novice
I'm synonymous with awkward, but the bars are coming hard tho
Hot a jalapenos and serranos
I'm impossible to follow
That's a bitter pill to swallow
I just clocked out and I feel amazing
Racing home to see The Wife and The Babe
Man, today's been an incredible day
I just got paid, my song's getting played
Ina few hours I'll be on a stage
Commanding the crowd in a comfortable way
Bringing you the content that makes you wanna nod heads
Relatable and playable on radio, first dates, at shows
At pools and beaches, leave 'em speechless
With the bass b-b-b-beating
Melodies like sunshine, verses filled with dumb rhymes
Lyrics sometimes silly, sometimes deep
It just depends on me
Battle the demons, rap what I'm thinking
Or sometimes just mask what I'm feeling
Breath of relief when I'm done with the beat
Cause the keys and the kicks sound good in the mix
Effortless with the penmanship
Excellent with the messages
Evident that I'm definitely addressed as the best
And it's uncontested
I'm so impressive
I don't mean to be aggressive
So excuse my ruder tones, cause truth be told, I'm due to explode
And I'm bound to blow up
When I started out, I didn't know much
Now I'm a grown up
So witness the glow up
Sho 'nuff
Hold up
It's been a long while since I've felt this good
[it's been a while, it's been a while]
I'm forever the optimist
But when everyone's eyes are on you, it's hard to be positive
They call me a mentor, but it meant more to me when I was seeing my seeds grow
Now the people I meet don't really seem so into it
And I can get a little bit envious
Inching closer to the dark side
My heart hardens more every day
It's an awful thing to say, but I often ponder what option to take
Do I
Call it quits, or do I man up?
Buckle under the pressure or stand tough?
I wonder if others ask much, or am I all alone in my tantrums?
But there's always a silver lining
There's that optimism kicking in!
It just feels right to decide to rid your life of negatives
It's a difficult standard to uphold, but I try my best day in and out
So please believe in me, and I won't give you a reason to doubt
[It's been a long while since I felt this good]
[I just wanna be happier than I've been lately]
It's been a long while since I've felt this good
[It's been a while, it's been a while]
[I just wanna be happier than I've been lately]
…but anyway.
About those jalapeno and serrano bars.
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3. |
Second Nature
03:29
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Calling all competition
Challenge my composition
Illiterate idiots wouldn't value my opposition
Y'all obviously thought I was awkward spitting from the beginning
But honestly, I'm a compliment to all these provisions
For all intents and purposes, I murder these hooks and verses
No curses, cause I know what the value of a word is
I can certainly discern that you're thinking it's not my turn
But don't be worried about me, tho
Thank you for your concern
I'm simply a creator who savors all these flavors and sounds
I Get Around like the Digital Underground
I've found that downtown is where I really astound
Cause I ensure when I produce that I make the beat pound
I'm trine turn doubters into sustainers of my income
By enjoying the sounds of my snares, synths, and kick drums
And relating to these words that I offer
My sole offer from my soul
If it wasn't from there then why would I bother?
I'm rapping like it's second nature, getting this paper
Chasing greatness and I'm ready to do it major
I'm rapping like it's second nature, you're second guessing me
But evidence points to the fact that I'm not embellishing
Stage presence is excellent
Flow is always so eloquent
Musta bought a Honda cause of how I'm in my Element
Everything up to this moment astonishes my opponents
You best believe everything after's gonna prove that I own it
Every single component of this music comes from my soul
And I'll put my all in it even when I'm grey and I'm old
I've got the confidence of the most popular jock in high school
And the wits of an AP student, check your IQ
I do what I do and I do the best I can
But I don't succumb to the pressure of the hourglass sand
I don't pretend to comprehend the things out of my grasp
And I don't expect anything to fall in my lap
I strive for the goals that I've set and the goals that I've met
Are the results of focus, blood, tears, and sweat
I'm rapping like it's second nature, getting this paper
Chasing greatness and I'm ready to do it major
I'm rapping like it's second nature
You're second best, and I'm second to none
I feel like I'll never be done
In the years that I've rapped I've grown with my craft
Eugenius told me to do it, this is me staking my flag
I'm earning a reputation I'm trying to keep up
But as far as my placement there's nowhere for me to run
So I'm carving out a new route
This is nothing they knew bout
Call me superintendent cause y'all are getting schooled now
But I'm still the same dorky boy playing Super Nintendo
Who never smoked, drank, or loaded an extendo
I just have a love for the art
I write from the heart
And there's nothing that can tear me and hip-hop apart
I exceeds standards put in place by the greats
Even still I'm one great big Ball of Mistakes
I've got this weight on my shoulders that feels like a ton of bricks
But I plan to build a house out of it
Legit
I'm rapping like it's second nature, getting this paper
Chasing greatness and I'm ready to do it major
It's Phrasure!
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4. |
...
02:50
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Can't think straight, can't think straight
Never thought that it would ever get this way
Sitting in the dark
Listening to my heart
Tryna get myself together before I fall apart
I was smart way back when
It was startling the way I acted
Never was rebellious, envious or jealous
Mostly apathetic
No one else would get it
Don't know who to talk to
I just wanna argue
Cause I'm feeling awful
I don't fit in
I'm noticing
I can't soak it in
I'm over it
False claims when I say I'm okay
Dragging my Knuckles tryna find a way
On the Tail end of a bend
Can't pretend I don't need a friend
But
I just need to focus on me
Gimme some peace and quiet
Leave me in silence
I need my silence
Gimme my silence
…please
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5. |
Sick of the Way
03:33
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I'm sick of the way that you treat me
I'm sick of the way that you tell me you need me and then you just up and leave me
I'm sick of you tryna deceive me
I'm sick of me tryna come back to you
You keep it all so casual but I'm bout to blow
Cause everything you're about is so irrational
I'm sick of all the commotion
I'm slowly decomposing
Cause me without you is unholy
I know it's so revolting
I rolled the dice and moved my mice
But still you left me paralyzed
I realized that I was right to think of you as cold as ice
And still you melted me
I cannot separate myself from you
I'll never leave
But you're so selfish
And I'm so selfish
I feel so helpless
I can't correct this
Oh, what a mess we've made
And you're no better than me
But who am I to judge when I hurt you so effortlessly?
This isn't my fault
This isn't my fault
How is this my fault?
This isn't my fault
But still I'm slave to your games
I don't want you
I don't need you
I can't believe you
Oh, I want you
Oh, I need you
Don't you believe me?
I'm sick of the way that you flip your hair
I'm sick of the way that you bite your nails
I'm sick of the way that when we're arguing and I'm winning you tell me that this isn't fair
I'm sick of your shrill voice and the way you just spill noise
I'm sick of how you treat me like I'm some little kid's toys
You put me to the side and forget me when it's convenient
But I'm the first one that you call when you're feeling needy
I'm sick of you always acting smart
I'm sick of you being the tear in my heart
And I'm sick of you always tearing me apart
I'm sick of you making my life so hard
I'm sick of the things that you do when you're nervous like cleaning the oven or checking your tires
Or counting the number of tiles on the ceiling
Head for the hills
The kitchen's on fire
I'm sick of your tattoos
And the way you don't appreciate Brand New
Or me
I'm sick of the way you say I love you
And I'm sick of the way you stopped saying it too
I don't want you
I don't need you
I can't believe you
Oh, I want you
Oh, I need you
Don't you believe me?
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6. |
Scrollin'
02:51
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Wake up
Streeeeeetch
Hop out of the bed
Before I eat or brush my teeth or pee, I've gotta check
Eight notifications
Two new messages
I've already posted a status and I ain't even got dressed yet
#Blessed
Post a picture of my breakfast
Outfit of the day, trine flex
I've got a checklist of things I gotta say at certain times throughout the day
And there's no way I'm letting this clever one-liner get away
All my friends are posting politics while I'm looking at comic strips
But I find myself in comment sections getting into arguments
Reaction gifs and cat pics
My daily dose of madness
I'm adamant about avoiding anybody's antics
Absolutely unable to function when I'm looking at the junk on Twitter
But a retweet from a celebrity could make anybody feel a bit chipper
Now lemme hop on down this rabbit hole
Who knows how long I'm about to scroll?
I've got nothing to gain but hours to lose
I'll give you one guess as to what I would choose
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'
I'm just scrolling', scrollin', scrollin'
Ignore the world around me
On my screen is where I'm focused
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'
Can't stop scrolling', scrollin', scrollin'
I'm so used to that motion
There's no way that I'll quit scrollin'
It's a problem that I've got and there's no easy fixing
When I watch the likes flood in then the dopamine flows through my system
I spend all my time with my eyes fixed on this device
Even when it makes 'em sore I just want it more and more
When I'm hanging out with friends
When my shift won't ever end
Whether I'm out or at the house
In the bed or on the couch
I mean
My baby's tryna play with me
She's cruising on the futon, but I'm tryna look at memes
She grabs at it
I snatch it back
She's mad, I'm mad
I gotta face the facts
I can't be alone with her and my scroller
My focus goes so undevoted
I wanna break it
I can't take it
But that blue glow's just so sacred
Maintain the battery and avoid catastrophe
Gotta find a charging station
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'
I'm just scrolling', scrollin', scrollin'
Ignore the world around me
On my screen is where I'm focused
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'
Can't stop scrolling', scrollin', scrollin'
I'm so used to that motion
There's no way that I'll quit scrollin'
Into the infinite void
I can't close this app cause my brain's been destroyed
It's instinctive
I think it's intended for addiction
But when my phone whispers "closer"
I can't help but listen
I took a vacation in Europe and I didn't check the web once
Except my email cause we lost our luggage
Thanks Delta…
I usually don't truly disconnect on vacation
But I did this one time and honestly I felt amazing
It was crazy not to be enslaved to the crave for numbers
Or concerned with what photos to post on Instagram and Tumblr
Relaxing family time and some fantastic peace of mind
Allowing me to unwind
But when I find my way home
Back to the scrollin' I go
Okay. Lemme close out this app so I can write.
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7. |
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When the harsh winds die
When the sun goes cold
When the well goes dry
When the river won't
flow
I'm at a loss for words
When the tank's on E
When the lights go dim
When you just can't breathe
When the Earth won't
spin
I'm at a loss for words
[Gut]
This used to be so easy for me
Like literally I could pen a 16 in a blink
It wasn't any limit to the things I would think
And it was second nature to release it in ink
What happened? That's the question of the century
I try to block it out, but still the writer's block it visits me
Why I do I let her in? I don't know, I shouldn't let her
She's the kind of guest that likes to overstay her welcome
Take a hint! I don't need you here my dear
Playing Marvin Gaye - Anger -- Loud! Like that'll change her...
Wow, this little dame is out to mess my frame up
How she's giving way to Netflix and stranger things
It's better ways to kill this time
I'd rather spend it spinning rhymes, but I spending it spinning my wheels
Can't come up with no lines and she gets me in my feels
But she's got me where she wants me man, somethings gotta give!
She's trying to take the freedom I got from me releasing my thoughts
And steady rising like the cream to the top
Sneaking in with her devious plots to
Try to lead me to stop
It's kinda painful like a knee to the crotch
But I'm finding inspiration from the team that I got
I got love for the squad and I mean that a lot!
Next time she try to creep in my top, she's getting fired
Here's your pink slip chick, Read it and rot!
When the harsh winds die
When the sun goes cold
When the well goes dry
When the river won't
flow
I'm at a loss for words
When the tank's on E
When the lights go dim
When you just can't breathe
When the Earth won't
spin
I'm at a loss for words
[Rich]
Nah bruh, idk when the album coming
Nah bruh, idk when the single dropping
Nah bruh, idk when the next show is
And nah bruh, tbh I ain’t even notice
That I ain’t really been focusing on my craft lately
Cause it ain’t like I trying to write a classic lately
But everything I been coming up with is mad basic
I make a song with struggle bars on the foundation
Get frustrated to the point that I lack patience
Erase everything I wrote to the last statement
Take a couple steps to the mic but I pivot
Cause life been tryna garner my attention for a minute
I gotta handle some business
I got to work in a minute
My girl been asking “what is this?”
I ain’t got time for a written
Each distraction is keeping me from my passion
And even when I’m near it every verse sound worse than the last one
It was difficult to write this
I might even look back at this verse like ion like this
Just a case of me being my biggest critic but it’s critical, it’s to my benefit to be cynical
Cause everything from the pen ain’t gone be dipped in gold
But when you hear it I wanna make sure it fit the mold
So nah bruh, ion know when the album coming
But when it does I won't rush it
Trust it
When the harsh winds die
When the sun goes cold
When the well goes dry
When the river won't
flow
I'm at a loss for words
When the tank's on E
When the lights go dim
When you just can't breathe
When the Earth won't
spin
I'm at a loss for words
[pH]
I feel the rush
After taking the backseat for a while I'm starting to get back to my crafting
Picking a subject hoping genius will come to me
While these ebony and ivory keys are keeping me company
Open GarageBand
Put on my headphones
Metronome on but before I get in the zone
Should I just spit bars?
Maybe a pop song?
A love ballad?
Where's the balance?
The list doesn't stop, nah
Creative juices flowing
Not sure where the song is going, but I'm certain that I'm penning that poetry in motion
My thumbs turn to locomotives
But I've exhausted all my thoughts so my eyelids are closing
Hours have past
The sleep settles in
The keyboard becomes my pillow for now
//So this is what we're doing, Phrasure?//
//This is what's impressive now?//
//Glad you weren't creating when BIG and Pac were the best around//
Excuse me but I'm doing the best I can
I've just been struggling lately, so don't try to test me, man
//Whatever, I see right through your facade//
//I find it odd that you think you're on top, cause you're not//
You're so sweet, but go kick rocks
I'm tryna focus so I'd appreciate being left with my thoughts
//Oh! Lucky you, then, cause I'm here for you, friend!//
//Who else would've let all your unsettlement in?//
Okay, thanks but no thanks
I'm really tryna make progress on this song
I'm getting stressed out but it's awesome
//No one wants to hear you rap about how well you can rap//
//Even if the beat slaps//
Yeah, that's a load of crap
After doing this for years, I think I know how the game is
//Yeah, that's why you're so famous//
What, you got something to say then?!
//I do, in fact, let me take a look at my notes//
//You're prone to choke//
//Your content is so-so//
//Your flows are mediocre//
//Your beats are pretty nice, but they could be doper//
//I can't listen to you sober//
//Any time you feature artists, they run you off//
//Man, and you're kinda the definition of soft//
//Phrasure, everything I've heard from you is so boring//
//Why don't you try to make something important?//
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8. |
Nevermind Me
01:48
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In my current state of affairs
I made 'em aware of just how scared I'm getting
Cause my patience is bare minimum
I could use some fixing up but I don't like assistance much
But giving up is not the problem, tho
But it should be addressed if we're being honest, yo
I'm sealing envelopes with invitations to my break-down
Cause I'm really not sure how much more I can take no
I'm a snowflake with no safe space
I'm okay at day break but by dusk I'm just the same face
Pace myself like at a track meet
But I get exhausted before I figure it out exactly
Purple circles under my oculars
Could comatose any given moment from lack of oxygen
I need a breath of Fresh Air
I thought I was one but Terry Gross cold-shouldered me
Now the thought of hope is so dumb
Wish I had someone to reach out to
Wish I had high numbers of friends than I could count to
I don't get texts anymore from my friends anymore
Unless I hit 'em up first
And even then, it's a chore
I'm an extrovert with very little room to express
But when I schedule a time, it always winds up a mess
So I'm in accidental isolation
I guess that that's the price I'm paying for mistakes I've been making
It's safe to say that I'm learning a lesson
I never struggled with depression, but had emotional repression
Bottled up aggression
Lashing out at my peers
My brother, my cousins, my coworkers, and my elders for years
To control it is my goal, but that's too difficult for me it seems
Every time I get a grip, it's not long before my beast's unleashed
The rage is unbearable
My mood swings are terrible
I could end up alone if I'm not too careful
My demeanor has been spastic
My inner thoughts frantic
The tons of turmoil I've encountered is tragic
I wish my final words were a little more climactic
But I'm probably just being dramatic
Nevermind Me.
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9. |
Pull Yourself Together
03:22
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I've been trying to hide my thoughts for so long
I felt it made me strong
I believed I was right, but I was so wrong
My demise was prolonged
I thought I would never be understood
But as I write, I realize I could
I just
Gotta pull myself together
I know that I'm not alone
But I feel like I'm on the side of the road
I've broken down and I've got nowhere to go
I've got brains in my head
And I've got feet in my shoes
But I don't know what to do
I haven't a clue
I'm tryna escape this state of mind that I'm in
But what I'm finding is it's kinda hard to survive
I'm sighing
I've gotta pull myself together
This isn't like me
This isn't like me
The sight of a grown man sobbing might seem unsightly
Precisely at the point of breaking
I feel so delicate
But every breath I take is another step past embellishment
No more hiding behind happy masks
No more laughing cans
If I'm sad, I'ma be sad
It doesn't matter, man
There's no way you can shame me
I've been playing the game, B
Now I'm taking a break, see
I've been patiently waiting
The love of my life approaches
And she asks what's bugging me
She can see that I'm suffering, and it feels like it's for nothing
I unleash this stream of conscious that's been bothering me
Then she pulls me in her arms and then the sobbing proceeds
Tell me why do I react this way?
I handle this each passing day
But sometimes there's a snap and then the dam just breaks
She pulls my head in her lap and then her hand's in my hair
And as I search for my peace
She shows me how much she cares
She whispers
"I'm here for worse or for better
I know the days don't seem to let up, Jakob
Sometimes it's difficult to get up
But these are times we're gonna weather, Jakob
I know it doesn't seem so fair, love
The hard times seem to last forever, Jakob
But if there's anything I swear, love
It's you can pull yourself together, Jakob."
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10. |
Reptile
03:33
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I ain't never been a snake
Never been the one to fake
I've been honest always down to the bone
Call myself chameleon
I'm too good at blending in
But I don't feel like anywhere I go is home
I haven't been myself in ages
Tryna put my life on pages
But these trials that I'm facing leave your boy so complacent
Unsuccessful and forgetful when it's time to lift the pencil
And my questionable mental's leaving me feeling regretful
But I'm putting all that behind me, finally
You can find me living my life, B
My wifey and my tiny helping trine RDFN me
But no matter how much Tea I drink, I don't have the Guts to claim K1NG
So Unless We Meet Again, it seems it's gonna take a team to keep my
thoughts above the water
Don't leave me be to ponder
I'm exhausted by the possibility of all this nonsense
Let me focus on the positive
You might think that it's obvious, but it's harder than it seems
I mean my thoughts get so obscene
…but let me drop it
Before it gets obnoxious
I gotta stop fearing the consequence, and just embrace it, honestly
I'm past the days where I was down on my luck
So don't think you'll find me frowning as much
I need to shed my skin
I been feeling it lately
I need to start again
I been feeling it lately
I'm just a reptile, reptile
A cold-blooded, scaly-skinned fella
I'm just a reptile, reptile
And I been feeling it lately
I've been feeling like a stranger in my own skin
I don't recognize myself in the mirror at all
I've been distancing myself from my best friends
I've been hitting red buttons when I'm getting a call
But now I'm feeling like I'm living right
I've been through a lot
I kid you not
I've been putting up a fight through day and night
Tryna get out of my thoughts
To make it stop
Now I'm feeling like I might've conquered Earth
Cause finally I can say I lost the hurt
And all the work and effort that I've traversed has all been worth it
I'm a nervous wreck no more
So now I can go forth
And bring this energy in the vicinity into infinity sans all amenities
Common sense would be once I claim it confidently
To keep it in the ether so once I'm done being the receiver
I can preach this positivity and disregard the opposite
This power of mind that I possess is me remaining the optimist
Rich reminded me of the folks I got in my corner
So of course I gotta show my love to those being supportive
I got homes who don't know me very well but they can tell
When I get lonely, I'm supposing, and they care so it's fair
For me to reciprocate
I just hope it isn't late
For me to be giving thanks
Cause I know they did the same
Let me be frank and say that all the messages and calls that I didn't take
Was one of my many mistakes, okay?
I need to shed my skin
I been feeling it lately
I need to start again
I been feeling it lately
I'm just a reptile, reptile
A cold-blooded, scaly-skinned fella
I'm just a reptile, reptile
And I been feeling it lately
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11. |
Ball of Mistakes
03:02
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Reflection
As I get dressed up for work, I button up my shirt
I'm kinda tired
Daughter knocking on the bathroom door
I pick her up off the floor
She smiles wide
My life's changed a lot in recent times
I'm kinda wishing you could read my mind
But you can't, so
Let me explain the change I've seen
I mean
It's been a lot of things
I lost a lot of focus and drive for a minute
Like a Ford went missing
So I reassessed my mission
I had some things that needed figuring out
What were my intentions with this music that I've been gifted?
Will I make a dent in the industry that I want in?
Will I go straight to the keyboard when I wake in the morning?
Will I eventually turn on the back burner when I learn that a career in music isn't certain?
I'll grind at my 9-5 for a while so I can keep a good life for my wife and my child
When will I take the necessary risks
Or accept my fate and say that this isn't it?
I'll never claim that I've wasted my time with this music
But I'm sure that some perceive this dedication as foolish
Cause what are the odds that it pays off?
Honestly, what are the chances of me quitting my day job?
I've watched my Pops be in bands my whole life
And he still isn't famous, but he seems alright
Tell me, will the community that I love be enough?
The support that I see always means so much
As I expected, I have way too many questions, and not too many answers
But I'm done with this stressing
I won't sweat the direction I go
Whether or not music becomes my profession
The optimism still runs strong through my veins
And I'll makes sure that's a thing that I don't change
But I've gotta stay ground and remain realistic
To ensure my future in music isn't fictitious
But in the meantime, let me tighten this tie
Put some gel in my hair, then take a look at the time
I brush my teeth, kiss my little girl on the cheek
It's almost eight.
I gotta leave.
Clearing my mind as I drive and I smile
Cause I'm turning my gears and I feel like I might
Just be able to focus on growth for a while
Balancing life and the trials and fights
Here I am now, and I'm proud, no regrets
And I'm anxious to see what'll be coming next
For friends and myself cause the help that I get
Is a boost in my confidence
I feel the best
And I'm pleased with every single path that I take
And I'm thankful for every job on my plate
And I'm properly prepared for the problems I'll face
So I can happily call myself
A Ball of Mistakes
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12. |
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It's been a long, long day
I never feel this way
But I
Am not
Okay
There's nothing good to say
And I'm about to break
Cause today
Is not
The day
It would be nice to be
Something that I strive to be
But my emotions are becoming things I handle privately
It makes me so sad cause the state of my mind is so bad
That I end up feeling more alone than not
But nobody has to know that
And I can't stand it
My heart can't handle it
And I'm so passionate
And I'm so dismantled by this establishment
I just wanna scream waking up from this nightmarish dream
Everything is not what it seems
Can you believe?
I'm unsettled and disheveled
I don't know if you can tell
But I'm close to the edge wishing I already fell
It's been a long, long day
I never feel this way
But I
Am not
Okay
There's nothing good to say
And I'm about to break
Cause today
Is not
The day
Ugh
Don't try to test me
I'm unrelenting when I'm stressing
Things get messy when I get testy
It's a curse
There is no blessing
I'm exhausted
All these thoughts inside my noggin are obnoxious
I can't stop it, man
This problem is so common
OOHH
MY
GOD
I'M GIVING UP
I'M DONE
I'M THROWING IN THE TOWEL
TODAY HAS WON
What a bummer, man
Cause yesterday was so much fun
UGH
It's been a long, long day
I never feel this way
But I
Am not
Okay
There's nothing good to say
And I'm about to break
Cause today
Is not
The day
Today
Is in
My way
Today
Is not
My day
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[ELJAY]
…aye
I'm rapping like it's Second Page or my Graduation
[Wait, you're not doing that on Phrasure's song, you gotta chill out]
Okay okay okay okay bruh
No need for the cartridges if you challenge
Unless you talking SEGA
But still ain't one for games, bruh
Lyrics get intricate
ELJAY known to flip a switch
[Phrasure and his raps don't really mix…]
Get dismissed!
I can fit on anything with 15 minutes
Ain't no dissing
It's no tricks or a rip but just a vibe to get you lifted whenever we get sick with it
On tracks we just Slide-N-Slip with it
Like it's 2001 with Trick Daddy inside the gym again
Take It to Da House
I'm an intelligent idiot that's known to uppercut a snake for being hideous
But yet I'm still acidic when I spit
These reptiles can't even land a hit
Flawless in Kombat with Mortal men
Whenever wielding pad and pen, the beat becomes my playpen
It's Second Nature, Jakob
Had to prove it really quick
[Swole]
I'm rapping like it's Second Nature
Shout out to Phrasure
My lyrics are another language
Wanna bet? What's the wager?
Producers try to hit me on the pager
Leon cut up and chop up the beats like it's a taper
I couldn't Fathom other rappers tryna question my worth
But I wrote straight from the stars
Sent the verse back to Erth.
So your Gut feeling telling you to give me them sales
Getting Richer, put them checks in the Mail
Now I hit you with the schemes like Ponzi
I'm tryna bring them Happy Days back, man
Depression jumping sharks like it was Fonzie
Wilder in the booth how I punch lines
It took some miles
Now I'm making the band
I guess it's like it's Drumline
Other rappers, I can tell they lame
Tryna put 1 in the K1NG like it's ELJAY's name
Second Nature
RIC FLAIR
I uppercut
I HIT THERE
And now a brother leave you bloody on the intro
TRICK WHERE
CAUSE I'M
I'm rapping like it's Second Nature
Getting this paper
Chasing Greatness
And I'm ready to do it major
[pH]
The second the beats hits, it's in my nature to record
But that's the opposite of what Shaun Judah suggested
He said to compliment the beat
Lemme offer it some tea
You sound lovely today the way you're
KNOCKING IN THE SPEAKS
I'm confident that all my competent accomplices will see accomplishments
Honestly, it's astonishing that we're prominently viewed as novices
When the content is so polished
And every artist is filled with promises
As for me, man, my rhymes are as Krispy as Cocoa
Or Kreme
What I mean is that the style is so dope
I'm coming into my own just like ashes from a phoenix
And I'm Finalizing my Fantasy like I was Square Enix
Cause at the root of it all, my talent is exponential
Like I forgot to do my homework how quick I pick up the pencil
Monumental voices me and the homes provided
It'll be a while before this 205 storm has subsided
[Crozby]
I'm spittin off my second cup
SIP
Spit it twisted
Auntie Annie couldn't measure to the flow
this boy is gifted
The lion preyin on the antelope
RIP
eat you for dinner
I'm the predator and you can imagine just how I'm killin
Cartilage on my teeth
rippin you up while you hang like a reef
Got you thinking that it's winter
boh I spit it colder
you just a pretender
Still can catch me underneath them trees
2nd Nature right
and still the cheapest barista trappin make sure the price is right
the way I flip the channel I dismantle
all ya remotes
and make ya sit in silence while I'm smilin like an emote
I hope you catch a feeling
I'm ya therapist
come talk to me
constantly hittin the target
boy I'm a marksman
practicing my archery
Run up on me quit
i got a clique like Adam Sandler
Talkin all that ____ and we pull up just like a pamper
but either way my flow is tighter than a starter cap
you just a Ball of Mistakes rollin to where the tigers at
I'm rapping like it's Second Nature
Getting this paper
Chasing Greatness
And I'm ready to do it major
[Gut]
Gut is in the building -- let me kill it let me kill it!
Say I'm illin'? Well I'm scribbling with penicillin filling!
When you hear the verse you know it's mine, so you can put the mic down is closing time
Billionaire flow with an Oprah grind and I'm spitting this slicker than okra slime
I'm raised in the 90s I'll spit a camera man
No, I'm raised in the 90s I'm kicking a camera man
Yelling 911, trying to get you an ambulance
Trying to get up out of Dodge but we came in a caravan
Of big body Chevys we bringing an Avalanche
Every swing is a hit call me Edward Hammerhands
I been dropping bars ever since my balls dropped
And they dropped low, that's the reason I'm wearing these hammer pants
I'm tearing up clubs like Three Six in '97
Taking it To Tha X-Treme, Dude I'm Devin
Eat, sleep, write it's basically second nature
Tell 'em Phrasure, they done slipped and got in in RDFNDanger!
[Fathom]
I got some love and hate on my plate too hungry not to scrape it
it’s all food for thought to elevate so I embrace it
give a toast to my ethos shouting out like screamo
try me and I’ll body your I.D. to check your ego
lethal with the vision see through you dudes like peepholes
got the city strapped on my back cause they my people’s
taking back real hip hop like this the repo
out the hand of the sheeple deliver to the people/
no weapon should prosper, crack rock of Gibraltar
angle tongues of serpents with sermons spoke from the Altar
come walk with a Scholar this prophet will take you farther
than the mentals of the baller the proof is in the cobbler
from the height of my vocal range I’m strangling the page
Fela flava, ill Purple Rain on your parade
Hey Ya, imma Outkast to that trash being played
it’s just wack, I just sit back and stir my kool-aid
I'm rapping like it's Second Nature
Getting this paper
Chasing Greatness
And I'm ready to do it-
[Rich]
Look
Ain’t no time for second guessing I need alla my blessings
Lay em softly in my palms like a book of psalms
In a pocket Word
Way I rock a noun and verb you would think it’s a school house
I want the paper over clout you like it’s only a bill
And if I kill you like I’m Uma then it’s only a thrill
Funny how peace be still when the piece be steel
Come in your place and your peace me steal
They try to figure out the case but can’t piece me still
You on your Q’s but your P’s be still
Stand like a man you make a mess can’t make your pees be still
The greens I’m eating on heavy like my peas be steel
Approach me like you making moves homie please be still
Cause Phrasure have to come and stop me like “please be Chill?”
Man please you act like you never seen me chill
I’m all in nature and you acting like the beach be ill
But not yet till I hit you with that BP spill
Forreal
[Erth.]
See I scribble in that psychedelic sanscript
A rambling entrancing train of thought in transit
So listen close folks this act demands attention
i threw tantrums in a clash with titans I fought as an infant
And that battle it was over in an instant
pushing it past the distance of what's seen as the limit
it should be illegal to be this dope at lipping limericks
liquid lyrics lifted my spirit, I have ascended
Now listen - I am something different
i am like a giant from a future that is distant
rhymes new omen speaking times new roman
Still life that was painted with the prose of a poet
this morning i rose just like the tides of the ocean
rode time's winding roads, til i arrived in this moment
I was focus on the silence that is golden
Til I spoke noise to shatter glass minds wide open
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Phrasure Birmingham, Alabama
Rapper/Producer.
I like rap AND pop. So sue me.
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