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1. |
The Sound Of Colours
03:27
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Verse 1
Live in the place on a saturday night
the headline act is catching stage fright
and thats true, i dont exagerate hype
don't take Flash for that X-Factor fake type
I string words together like classic playwrites
Shit'd make you wanna go back and pay twice
But dont hate, you should congratulate like
you would a reigning champion after they fight
a lot of waste man rap as of late, why
do they act like its fine to fabricate lies
they dumb it down so much that ya brain dies
but my new school, true boom bap can save lifes
yes it runs that deep, fuck that cliche
gay rap, DJ run that beat
its like a Rocky Balboa come back theme
the running up the steps or the punchbag theme
Flash the champine, I fuck up tag teams
you rappers arent fit to lick my nutsack clean
let alone headline when Im on the bill
Bro, dont trip thinkin you got signed for your skill
shit, brainwashed fans dont decide if you're ill
coz if the two of us stood side by side youd be killed
and so i stand out from a thousand other
dull minds who are blind to my sound of colours
Chorus
And I hereby declare my body a vessel
Through which the spiritual bonds with the mental
I pledge to never interupt its connection
Let it flow in its own direction
Said I herby declare my body a vessel
Through which the spiritual bonds with the mental
I pledge to never interupt its connection
Let it flow in its own direction
Let it flow
Verse 2
Let it flow, Young go getter go get the gold
let them know, open up like centre folds
and connect the globe,
took Manhattan, the Berlin like Im Leanord Cohen
The professionalism is set in stone
Embedded in every bone, and never could it be cloned
presented in episodes, i vent it at every show
even in December, do i get a cold reception? Noooo
When my pen strokes, shit is like your left side going numb
Maybe thats the reason why you rappers sound so dumb
I could play this game all day but shouldnt have to
The whole world should see that you're shit is fucking wack dude
but they got ways to alter what you think of songs
the whole United Kingdom got a pair of blinkers on
thats why you sing along to every single thing thats on
your radio, i dont know, maybe you dont think its wrong
but i do, and im not afraid of sayin so
so much wack shit, but i moderate the ratio
born for the role and ive gotta let the majors know
porn for the soul, make it blow, like felatio
so be opinionated, hate it if you must do
i could be creative bout it, but na, fuck you
man you're just the same as a thousand other
dull minds who are blind to my sound of colours
Chorus
And I hereby declare my body a vessel
Through which the spiritual bonds with the mental
I pledge to never interupt its connection
Let it flow in its own direction
Said I herby declare my body a vessel
Through which the spiritual bonds with the mental
I pledge to never interupt its connection
Let it flow in its own direction
Let it flow
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2. |
King Of The Hill
05:55
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Chorus
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
Verse 1
you hear a thunder clap, me? i hear the Gods applaud
you run in and lock your doors, urine in your soggy drawers
you need a clean up operation, me i mop the floor
before the cops are called, you've been dropped off at the morgue
ive taken care of it before you've even thought of how
handle my beef like "good morning cows, this way to the slaughter house"
your calves are orphans now, i carve your organs out
force you to war like i was Tony Blair or Gordan Brown
Hiphop is northern bound, Id love to see Yorkshire shine
not to draw a border line but southerners blow all the time
How can a rapper make a pop record and call it grime
no wonder everyones sayin the hiphop genres died
i dont distort the lines, thats not the sound of grime or hiphop
thats why i just call it pop, and i swear my jaw just dropped
turn the TV on, in shock and awe i watch,
more dick suckers down on both their knees and pleading for some cock
labels only care if their ringtone or MP3 is hot
peas in pods with MCs whose artistic dignity is lost
and we just watch, we're sheep in flocks
bleeting whenever their CD drops,
eating whatever they feed us coz
we believe what we see and out TV's God
Freeze It, STOP, wake up call, these rappers are all mirages
they fall apart when they come up against a thoughtful artist
and if you bought that garbage, you're blatantly not the smartest
tool in the box, id say a few crops short of a harvest
Chorus
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
Verse 2
You see a lightening Flash, Me? I see the Gods are proud
They gave me Earth as a stage and they watch me from the clouds
And im their messenger thats corresponding from the ground
Electronically charged, passin power onto crowds
you catch a static shock from a dap, shit is like a one inch punch
Flash make the impossible words rhymes, Orange, Month
my imagination on a run like its Forrest Gump
eat a squad of chump rappers, drop my pants, squat and dump
sick of chattin with rappers who tell that they're on it but
not enough to drop in a cypher with me because theyre drunk
sick of meeting rappers in person, i thought i'd click with
then realising that theyre on some "ye, get off my dick" shit
I shouldn't presume they're cool, but really they're just like prit-stick
and my style is superglue, so when they fall off guess who fixed it
sick shit, so distinctive, it must be Flash
hungry as a fucking tramp sleeping in the underpass
there goes that thunderclap, i get a standing ovation
thats standard i should get one just for the damn innovation
still im patiently waiting with a blank window vacant
for radio to catch up, theres too many anti-dope stations
and i love being the guy you gotta rewind
like every bar can only be digested one at a time,
you're running behind the leader, the winning position is mine
and im looking back at the loosers while im on my finishing line
Chorus
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
I could do this all day and I probably will
til i kill my competition and ive gotten my fill
even with no effort im the king on top of the hill
and im not about to topple off it, stop or chill
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3. |
Jack Iron Flash
01:49
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Verse
Give me a little shot of liquor, say a single shot
something to sip and not a spirit that'll go to my head and rip it off
WHAT? there's only jack? That i cannot handle
by the way that's jack as Iron, not Daniels
See, Simon is my man and his fam are from Curacao
and whenever they travel they always bring back a brew
and Si is sorta partial, to the firewater
and his mother's something like an expert at smuggling it by the border
before they left I made me quite an order
and the delivery has just come in and so now im signing for it
say Sayonara to functioning tonight
get ready to stumble, jumble your words and double your sight
give me the biggest shot of liquor that'll hit me like a cinder block
probably put me in a box and make my friggin liver rot
WHAT??? we're out of jack, that i cannot handle
well fuck it if we're finished with the iron get the daniels
i shoot like John Wayne, Puke like one day
this'll probably catch up with me but i dont compain
Jyager's the entree, Ray and Nephew for the main
no excuse, lets shoot, unless you are afraid
the fuckin youth of today,
blazing a zoot in the cubical, chewing urinal cakes
i know, go head and screw up your face, must be disgusting
but trust, things are gettin worse, coz ive just started lusting
and any 2's looking like a 5 star and busting
is on the agenda so i'm getting head by the dustbin
this just in, urgent news flash
loose that, we moving venues for that new gash!!!
CHORUS
Another night out, Jack Iron in effect
til its lights out, that lad int right in the head
but you're only young once,
Flash we int that young no more
I said you only live once,
so take off the top and pour
Another night out, Jack Iron in effect
til its lights out, that lad int right in the head
but you're only young once,
Flash we int that young no more
I said you only live once,
so take off the top and pour
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4. |
Harass The City
03:30
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VERSE 1
I hit the beat raw, and i bust for like four minutes straight
forget foreplay, my metaphors penetrate
the force generates a feeling thats orgasmic
hardcore triple x shit, while you're flaccid
fuck a watershed, broadcast it, nasty as sodomy
associate flash with controversy
on the beat but i int no bobby
in fact i am, like jack iron, ill take over your whole body
paralyse brains, you're a candlelight flame
im a furnace, burning past the farenheit range
make the mercury pop,
certainly itll put u in surgery, my shit is 3rd degree hot
skin grafts have your body full of burgendy spots
hundred plus proof, end up in an urn from a shot
catapult you into permanent shock
its affirmative, God dammit, im far too determined to stop
CHORUS
and the beat goes, Boom, Bap like a slap to your face
the bass making you want to smash up the place
can i get a couple crazy bastards with me???
Lets Harass The City
Boom, Bap like a slap to your face
the bass making you want to smash up the place
can i get a couple crazy bastards with me???
Lets Harass The City
VERSE 2
Too hot to handle, too heavy to hold
Im legendary, you're only allegedly dope
you got a couple of obligatory sympathy daps
all of a sudden you think that you can kick it with flash
you got a big pat on the back off these industry cats
i think the whole place'll hold their middle fingers to that
you probably bought the magazine review, paid for all the airplay
so the rep is really coz of paper to be fair mate
i see em like theyre bait, treat it like feeding time
sink my teeth into their flash and eat an MC alive
keep em running like drill sergeants
fucker, im still starving, on the starter, fuck what the bill's charging
i eat til im full, chew beef off a bull
so im not scared of beef MCs wanna pull
me, i'm the honorable, the one and the oracle
the prodigal son, stunning like a steve austin move
are you blind? its obvious im phenomenal
my product designed to climb to the top and conquer all
nausia rising up inside your abdominal
and its not suprising to find that im responsible
so now you rocked a couple week shows
and you think you're big, like we should know your steelo
go easy on the ego, you eager bambino
you're bout to make me throw them Tito Ortizz blows
CHORUS
and the beat goes, Boom, Bap like a slap to your face
the bass making you want to smash up the place
can i get a couple crazy bastards with me???
Lets Harass The City
Boom, Bap like a slap to your face
the bass making you want to smash up the place
can i get a couple crazy bastards with me???
Lets Harass The City
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5. |
Too Much Make Up
03:55
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Chorus
They say she wears way too much make up
she's got that over the top fake look
But her man don't seem to mind
So nobody is intruding
That's way too much make up
she's got that over the top fake look
But her man don't seem to mind
So nobody is intruding
Verse
She's like 22, went to school with her
Peer pressure put a bit of attitude in her
Now she's miss thing
She was too thin for me
but a crew member liked her look
said that she was beautiful coz she distinctive
I introduced them, theyre in sync with each other
like sister and brother, like kids to their mothers
like kissin your lover and kissin they did
real passionate, couldn't wait to christen her bed
and it was criss in her head, she had it all worked out
but she was bout to learn what happened when the fire burns out
coz although she had her flame lit
they wasnt on the same wick
basically he was on some game shit
so she gave an ultimatem, and he liked the fact she took control
so he stepped his game up, moved out of his mother's home
got a bedsit together, thinkin they was living better
but she never could predict what came next
one morning when she went to check the post she noticed this letter
it was addressed to her man, from his ex
she said "how does she know where we live?
did you give her our address and if you did,
WHY!!??" I thought we'd been through this
I been foolish, clearly you didnt
change a damn thing when you moved in
The fued went into the wee hours of the night
until he couldn't take the pressure and he started up a fight
he hit her with a right, silenced her with shock
so she rushed up to the phone, started dialling up the cops
she stopped after pressing two 9's and then she dropped
the reciever, when she could see the violence just erupt
in his eyes, and he beat her to sleep
she weeped through the night and the weeks went on by
he creeped with his mistress, he kept his distance
he defeated her self esteem til it seemed non existant
then he went back just to clean up the mess
make false promises up and releave her of stress
why couldn't he leave her instead?
it isn't fair, and i swear no-one knows
but they say she wear...
CHORUS
Way too much make up
she got that over the top fake look
but her man don't seem to mind
so nobody is improving
when are we gonna wake up
coz everytime that they break up
she applies that extra layer
so nobody sees the bruising
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Verse1
ye we livin in the fast lane, aspiring to do what they tell us to
i'm tryna develop new songs so i can sell a few
mellow from the stella brews, high off second hand fumes
grass roots music produced by working class yoots
grew too fast, time flies like a boeing jet
no regret so far, i know it isnt over yet
blowing sess once in a blue, vodka and juice
head spinning like the ones and the twos
and i got nothing to loose, honesty driven
i put my ipod in and listen, thats when i make myself a conscious decision
like "i need to escape this, coz everydays the same shit
and i int never gonna break away on this wage slip
and some turn to drugs, and drugs turn to beef
when beef turns to death, we turn the other cheek
now tell me what's worse, all these acts of violence
or the fact that nobody even bats an eyelid?
i know, its mad scary, time slips through our fingers
some make it worse, piercing their skin with syringes
and we got our own versions of personal demons
i turn to the verse and the beat and i work to defeat em
we're only as clean as the dirt we're conceiling
hanging onto my hapiness, tryna make that shit a permanent feeling
yo i gotta prioritise, i'm all grown now
but i'm wishing that just for a minute we can slow down
Chorus
Thabo: I want you to slow down
Take a, take a, take a load off
(Decelerate)
Coz you're living too fast now
pay the, pay the, pay the loan off
(Fast pace living got my heart rate racing)
I want you to slow down
turn the, turn the, turn the phone off
(slow down)
coz you're living too fast now
(ye, slow it down yo, slow it down)
Verse 2
It's all criss women and casual sex
catching the symptoms of syphillis coz you didnt strap on a blex
it's all, broke pocket and gambling debts
cracking a can to opress embarrasment of having regret
me, im a man of respect,
certain people cross their fingers with their right, and shake your hand with their left
but i got standards to set, so when you ask if im vexed
with the current way theyre living then the answer is yes
i swear my sanity gets pushed to its limit
it took me a minute
to tell the real from the fake, but i discovered the difference
coz everybody acts the the thug, mean muggin at the club
man give you daps and hugs, still you feel the lack of love
wannabe suge knights, drug highs and drunk fights
gun crime, but still the sun shines here, sometimes
you could learn to love life if you slow down
a sense of desperation seems to run through my whole town
me, im at home now, bumping some motown
polotics on the blower, im throwning my phone down
i int gonna deal with it, ill just go AWOL
take a day off and ignore it when they call
still at the same stall, on the same market
crack of dawn, up with the sun when the days starting
the hustle and bustle rush and the struggle we're livin
is why i'm tryna slow it down for a couple of minutes
Thabo: I want you to slow down
(slow down)
Take a, take a, take a load off
(Decelerate)
Coz you're living too fast now
pay the, pay the, pay the loan off
(I can feel life breathing down my neck)
I want you to slow down
turn the, turn the, turn the phone off
(yo)
coz you're living too fast now
(Richie Ruks, elevate, slow down, slow it down yo)
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7. |
ReaperSession
02:01
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Running from the predator of credit and debt and you're definatley in a dead end now
coz today is the day when the baliff came to take away what you got to pay for what they leant out
any amount, if you got pennies around, money left in the couch
fuck if the lecky is out, they'll take the rent for the house
unsympathetic, if it's credit you want
coz they're not tryna listen to your "im on benefits" song
so quit you serenading, its falling on deaf ears
buy now and pay next year, its time to get that debt cleared
ring my doorbell and all hell breaks loose
running round my house, tryna plot out escape routes
its repossession, the legal theif profession
business is booming and they int never seen recession
you'll be playing FIFA with your feet up, you dont see the threat
they'll roll up on your street like reefer heads and take your TV set
feeling like V for vendetta with some beef to settle
i need a cup of tea but the fuckers have teefed my kettle
hands tied and im pleading for an amnesty
but that wont be an option they even out the balance sheet
her majesty's prison is where they say they'll send me
dont tempt me, thats 3 square meals and living rent free
man 10 feet, by 8 feet int enough to contain me
but i got to escape these interest rates and late fees
it's a cold world, too much thought'll give you brain freeze
FREEZE, the cameras are clocking you, STOP, smile and say cheese
they know where you are, where you go, what you owe
there's no escaping you're paying, you're reaping what you sow
SO, even a change of face and plastic surgery
wont erase you from the database, you're trapped eternally
permanently in purgatory and personally
i think its purposely planned so there is not a single person free
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8. |
BROKE
03:35
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Chorus
B R OK E (X4)
Verse
B, Be in the moment and not the past or
living too far in the future pressing fast forward
I press play and said goodbye to yesterday
Im guided by tomorrow but im never led astray
let me set it straight, this is important so get a tape
press record and you can capture each and everything i say
i dropped an album in 2008
come the release, there was confusion surrounding the date
the distribution? it flopped, wasnt in shops on time
so for the first few weeks, it only dropped online
okay the PR? man company closed down
and there was no tour planned, i wanted off of this merry go round
but in my head im thinking, ive got a dope sound
my freestyles sick, let alone what i wrote down
it looks as if theyre not doing me justice
it just isnt good enough, im thinking fuck this
we was promoting it on some catch up shit
and never caught the buzz it should have been backed up with
so, i go back to the drawing board,
time to analyse and leave no flaw ignored
put some law and order into my plans
coz ill be damned if i find myself doing this dance, again
broke but not broken i got cracks to mend
might postpone shit, but im not cancelling
B R OK E
B R OK E
B
a bit stronger than we
R
and i know thingsll be
O K
take it
E
asy
we just gotta
B
a bit stronger than we
R
and i know thingsll be
O K
take it
E
asy
B, Be in the right state of mind and just
Breathe, gather your thoughts take your time and
proceed, and go at your own pace
coz bro theres no shame, in going for the gold in a slow race
but nobody wants to work in their old age
so if you're gonna do it, do it like you control fate
i'm no stranger to them broke days,
but i int gonna get that far, wishing they'll go away
this isnt about rims, ice and moet
its about tryna live life on low pay
to be more specific its bout the transition
from having an ambition to living that vision
they call it success, me I suggest you study the subject
coz you wont pass this exam with a good guess
you gotta work hard, think smart, cram and get obsessed
now whats the definition of hunger?
man, its feeling priveledged when you slumber
it's not enough to sell minature numbers
and sit back like, mission accomplished
is it a wonder that we're B R OK E
when our whole regime is just so lazy
but hey, dont blame me, thats just the way that it goes
and these might be the breaks but i int made to be broke
B R OK E
B R OK E
B
a bit stronger than we
R
and i know thingsll be
O K
take it
E
asy
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9. |
Square One
05:18
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Chorus
If everything I did so far was in vain
and it meant going right back and starting again
then i would, for the love, im not scared of square one
burst out the staring blocks, blast the airgun
If everything I did so far was in vain
and it meant going right back and starting again
then i would, for the love, im not scared of square one
burst out the staring blocks, blast the airgun
Verse
Not your ordinary narrative, my story varies
all the characters performing are my commissaries
and the only cameras are closed circuit
and though audiences gather round its no circus
its life, times change, day merges into night
people come, people go, dark turns back into light
whats my life like? i dont have an answer to share with you
life is life, what the fuck can i compare it to?
im going through it like i know it all
im a house made of straw and as soon as the wolf blows it falls
so i redraft plans and pave over flaws
built a house made of brick, with an open door
see i just cant seem to win for loosing
looking for truth like, WAIT, maybe its illusion
and they got us all on a wild goose chase
must have broke my mums heart to see her child loose faith
in my teens all id think about is lyrics and beaver
my pants sagged my breath stank of wrigleys and reefer
my headphones were round my ears
antisocial round my peers
and i smoked, only spoke to order us a round of beers
drowning fears of an angry adoloescent's thoughts
maybe that would have been time better spent indoors
nights thrown away, fights, 5-0 and blades,
overstayed my welcome and i had my lesson taught
forced myself to stay in a dedicate to rap
procrastinatin wont make me i gotta face the facts
sober up a little, fuck a tipple if it hurts
keep my upper lip as stiff as my dick when im hittin birds
i figured in these words, i could reach the planet wide
so i graduated and grabbed the mic
something id never done and was out of character but i had to try it
round the time started cyphering with this cat named Wize
(rest in peace)
we kicked it in college and borrowed the studio keys
every wednesday people came to watch us both MC
these are the time i remember with a fondness
nonchalauntly i moved away from the nonesense
made a seemless transition, and spent more time with mans willing to support my ambition
i know so many in a rut, in a place where theyre stuck
where the drugs have replaced what they love its a shame
but everybody's got their vices
a lot of nights i got an alcoholic likeness
but im gettin by, head is high and im chillin
making considerable progress with this enterprise im buildin
i met so many influential people along the way
who helped me improve myself and every song i make
so this homage i pay, is to my family and friends
that might mean nothing to ya, but id be nothing without them
so in turn my people help me more than they know
this is a dose of modern day soul
this is just dope, and organic flow
and the roots get even deeper the more that it grows
caught in a moment, open when i reminisce
feeling like everyday is my genesis
and im just starting out, brand new hunger surge
another day another dollar and another verse
another song another album, im nothing but humbled
even if we only sell like a couple of hundred
and we turn up to our shows like some massive star
but park far away from our fans so they dont see our crappy cars
we're so hiphop tryna walk before we crawl
but thats the reason so many rappers are born to fall
but all in all if they said this was the end
i wouldnt hesitate to go through it all again
because
If everything I did so far was in vain
and it meant going right back and starting again
bro i would, for the love, im not scared of square one
burst out the staring blocks, blast the airgun
If everything I did so far was in vain
and it meant going right back and starting again
bro i would, for the love, im not scared of square one
burst out the staring blocks, blast the airgun
gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun
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10. |
Keep On Dancing
04:54
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Chorus
Everybody Keep on dancing, dancing, dancing to the same song
Everybody keep on singing, singing, singing along
Verse 1
I walk into the club, I know the bouncers
Thats why i'm strapped and i have got a couple ounces
I see this chick i like, she's looking fine as hell
I make my move on her, she's standing by herself
I say I'm Flash, but you know,
She say you're flash and it shows
I got a passion for hoes, so i just grab her and go
We get to the door and I'm holding her hand
Thats when this song comes on and she just wants to stay for a dance
and thats why
Chorus
Everybody keep on dancing, dancing, dancing to the same song
Everybody keep on singing, singing, singing along
Everybody keep on dancing, dancing, dancing to the same song
Everybody keep on singing, singing, singing along
Verse 2
This is hip-hop nosis that you're being controlled with
Radio increase the dosage, and the dopest thing is you don't notice
At work same song play for the whole shift
Now you at home, singing a song you dont like
from some rapper, that employed someone to ghostwrite
go to the club and i swear for the whole night
that they got you under some spell like snow white
then you go buy the release,
song after song and the crisis repeats
same old ideas, repackaged in new boxes
same old labels back with new rosters
stop this madness, sad, hiphop has dropped its standards
swapped its anthems, for songs from imposter gangsters
write them a hit and you're locked in handcuffs
no room for maneuvering, and you have been used again
like so many wannabe musicians
15 minutes up, label dont give a fuck
coz they got a next chumps signature
and your fans so fickle, man showbiz'll
ruin all your plans for shizzle
chew you up spit you out like gristle
meanwhile in a little bar in the middle
of any single town in the british isles
adults are dancing to infantile
pop songs that int got a hint of style
claiming hiphop but theyre in denial
so keep talking, feet forward
like good little sheep sleep walking
how come, you dont notice when they switch the song but
you're still managing to dance along?
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11. |
First Impressions
04:47
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Chorus
Its kind of crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said its crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) never (lasts)
i said a (first) never (lasts)
cmon
Verse 1
Countless amount of times i's seen her
she's the type of queen that,
you'd follow down the street to,
see that righteous rear
(wow)
unblemished skin, no cosmetics or surgery
swear she used to walk past where i worked purposley
and she used to flirt with me, even gave her digits out
when i tried to call her though, she always let the shit ring out
couple times she picked it up, talking bout shes busy but
she'll ring me when she's free and did she call me back? Did she fuck
I cant lie though, it made me want her even more
playing hard to get was getting me absorbed
i was fiending for it like this the type of girl i'd settle down with
the type i'd talk about kids with, wed and move out with
on some shared bank account and detached house shit
then she came to see my show one night wearing this outfit
absolutley stunning man, magic in a dress
i had an overwhelming feeling then of having to possess
and i don't fully remember what the both of us had said
though i do remember later when she woke up in my bed
the greyhound had caught the rabbit, it was the morning after
couldn't see a condom wrapper, did i go in raw to smash it?
i was cool, i just hope i didnt bust
when i said i wanted kids, i was trippin it was lust
feelin ill, but she said she's on the pill so its fine
but if she did have a kid, then she'd want it to be mine
i was like hold the fuck up slow down rewind
she said i love you baby, thank you for my very first time
Chorus
Its kind of crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said its crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) never (lasts)
i said a (first) never (lasts)
Illas
(last)
Verse 2
Weekend, i met this other girl, now wait, how can i say this
if she was a song, you wouldnt put her on your playlist
na, she int the greatest, i dont mean to be degrading
but she's wanted me for ages and i've put her on hiatus
a date is out the question though, she usually calls
when she's had a few and wants a visit to her student halls
and a couple times i picked it up, talking bout im busy but
i'll ring her when im free and did i call her back? Did I fuck!
but shit, her luck was in one saturday night
I was drunk and I was horny and the balance was right
so i answered it like, "ye, whats up, what can i do for ya?"
she made some inuendo like, "you mean what can i do to ya?"
the conversation went on and remained sexual
until she said, "OK enough, ill give my address to you"
but i was cooling with a beer in my relaxing chair
so she came to mine plus she isnt worth the taxi fair
but she arrived looking like a different person
maybe its the burboun, but i thought she's gettin hit for certain
make up applied right, thighmaster-worked legs
breasts bursting from her vest, she was looking perfect
and the sex was intense long and passionate
couldn't catch my breath, i sat gasping after it
i said "maybe we should do this again?"
she said "naaa, we probably better off just being friends!"
Chorus
Its kind of crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said its crazy how some things are not what they seem
and what you expect isnt always what you receive
you got it all planned out? it can change in a flash
coz a first impression never lasts
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) impression never (lasts) cmon
i said a (first) never (lasts)
i said a (first) never (lasts)
cmon
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12. |
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Verse 1
How could I prioritise?
yesterdays promise became tomorrows lies
at the beginning i was on your side
one of the same, now we're not a like
what so ever, so i severed our common ties
you said "in my head's where the problem lies"
i said "you're probably right" my arragonce was not disguised
in the slightest, night after night we'd tend to fight
and pride is the trigger that makes my temper rise
and you're oh so trigger happy, init?
i can take it for a while but then i have to give it
see we squabble like kids and its followed by fits
of frustration, im pissed off, balling my fists
like, "stop provoking, if another word is spoken ill..."
BAM, next thing i know a peice of furnatures broken
i spoke to your mum, like "we're coping,
we're cool" but we're cold, in fact we're practically frozen
i get the notion a split is in store
i've heard it before, "love dont live here anymore"
theres plenty more fish in the sea and my bait is tasty
i only say that so when this record is played you'll hate me
coz i'm the same as you, just tryin to get a reaction
physically i left, but there's still a mental attachment
seeing you with anyone is just jealousy
and everytime i'm belling you, you continue tellin me
Chorus
I am here, as sure as the sun rising up in the morning
and not just sometimes baby i mean always
but would you be that dedicated for me?
take the wheel and steer, this automatic routine got me feeling empty
why do you seem as if you resent me? you should choose if you're with me or against me
Verse 2
and at the root of it, i know that my music is
the reason that we're beefing, coz we dont have the same view on it
i just cant give it to you the way that you want it
and we cant exist in a relationship thats platonic
i know you see this like a hobby of mine
just a guilty little pleasure that is hoggin my time
and that time, should be quality time the two of us are sharing
so in your mind, when i was on tour i wasnt caring
see if i wore a suit to work and sat behind a desk
that domesticated little boyfriend puts your mind a rest
but coz i'm making calls, writing songs and doing shows
you think its my social life extended to the studio
and you're the one i shouldnt have to convince
ye this isnt as bad as you imagine it is
na, i said "in your head's where the problem lies"
but you just denied it, shook it and then shut your eyes
fuck it, its like your brain is impenatrable
your values set in stone, but they'll be left in rubble
when it all falls down, by the time the penny drops
the outcome dont even matter and all bets are off
see, im one man, i got a weakness of two
and every 3 or 4 weekends i been speaking to you
and a part of me regrets every time i said hello
coz we get in conversation and its then you let me know
Chorus
I am here, as sure as the sun rising up in the morning
and not just sometimes baby i mean always
but would you be that dedicated for me?
take the wheel and steer, this automatic routine got me feeling empty
why do you seem as if you resent me? you should choose if you're with me or against me
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13. |
Writing On The Wall
03:03
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Chorus
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
Verse 1
2009, style wars still getting faught
even thought the authorities tightened up the laws
renegades, strapped with a tin of paint
tryin to innovate, tryin to illustrate their innerstate
manifesting thoughts, to express their rawest feelings
though it might mean a court appearance
but fuck that, i wanna see the city covered
all the true hiphoppers are still graffitti lovers
to the boom box, body pop, moonwalk
overlooked by technicolour tags on rooftops
them spray can fumes got me trippin like my first spliff
any toys taking liberties then we burn shit
final verdict, we turn brick to hope
they say we take part in vandalism but we dont
in fact we offer you an inner image of our soul
i guess beauty lies in the eye of the beholder
Chorus
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
Verse 2
Look at the Berlin Wall, covered in graf after it collapsed
like a plaster over the wounds of the past
and its that very sentiment, that made me put pen to ink
not to sketch but to show respect to those stencilling
plotting and pencilling their plans for their next peice
The graf artist, forgotten brother of the MC
but i remember bro, though we don't speak a lot
we'll have a family reunion at graffitibox
Jack Flash, EODUB, live on stage fam
put the mic on, get the krylon spray can
DAMN, I'm a lifelong paint fan,
from Europe all the way to New York City, grafitti's graceland
so throw that shit up, get up, get out and paint something
this is not a one generation thing
this is from then to now, everything and all
stand back in awe, man the writing's on the wall
Chorus
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
Late Night Taggin, Trainline Graffin
Dancing in shadows, trained like assassins
daytime nappin, waiting for the night when it falls
then you're gonna see the writing on the wall
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14. |
Turn It Up
03:59
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Verse 1
I've heard it said that you only succeed on the day that you blow
well, if thats true, im the dopest failure i know
and im largely undiscovered at the time of press
many still to buy the album yet but it isnt like im depressed
and recently i havent had no time to rest
took my grind to the web like cyber sex
branched out on a digital steez
im only visitin see, hiphop lives in the street
where my people dwell, see me in my filas or adidas shells
with a cd to sell, til the day im eatin well
i see myself rocking for thousands,
pounds in my pocket while im out shottin my album
and im not comin down, you wont see my feet touchin the ground
leave with me coz im up in the clouds, believe
loving the sound of the composition
redefining the standard of what was once sufficient
CHORUS
and if its love, then its love and get love back
but if not then move, hiphop is truth
and its gotten too, mass manufactured
but do we fool with that wack shit? no sir
no props for them mainstream robots
dont stop even though they givin us low odds
just turn it up, feel the bass and the treble limit
if only for several minutes i revel in it
VERSE 2
Surpassing what you came to expect
and they tell me hiphop just died
well if it did, then the fame and the fashions what laid it to rest
but right now it just got revived
im not suprised to find big rappers bite from the little acts
but few got quality control
so they bite and bite but eventually get bitten back
when their label come and swallow their soul
and never did i borrow a flow, or ever rented a line
i spent my time working and developing mine
with an unforgiving training regime
straining to be the greatest, would i faint or stay on my feet?
the first test, the lesson i learned best is you earn reps
theyre not free and you sleep when you deserve rest
a home made original, basic principle
became my daily ritual
CHORUS
and if its love, then its love and get love back
but if not then move, hiphop is truth
and its gotten too, mass manufactured
but do we fool with that wack shit? no sir
no props for them mainstream robots
dont stop even though they givin us low odds
just turn it up,
VERSE 3
a lot of them wanna rush to the top
ask me though, thats wack
coz they dont pay attention to detail
you might set off quick and be on a fast track
but you dont travel express when you derail
so slow yourself down boy, before you start to play
you better be sure, you've matured like chardonnay
i crush rappers like grapes if they wine
or if they ever try duplicate my design
put the needle to the groove, get the people in the mood
theres something in the air, i can feel it in the room
and you immediatley move and respond to it
i punish the haters for all their wrong doings
success will be the sweetest revenge
stay with it, see it happening and read til the end
the subtext of the love between me and my pen
so intense it wont be repeated again
CHORUS
and if its love, then its love and get love back
but if not then move, hiphop is truth
and its gotten too, mass manufactured
but do we fool with that wack shit? no sir
no props for them mainstream robots
dont stop even though they givin us low odds
just turn it up, feel the bass and the treble limit
if only for several minutes i revel in it
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Jack Flash London, UK
Jack Flash, known offstage as Rob Bradley, is a versatile artist based in West Yorkshire. With a sound grounded in hip-hop, he’s evolved his craft by seamlessly blending rap with raw, stripped-back acoustic elements. He’s celebrated for his insightful storytelling, astute social observations, and the distinct razor-sharp wit characteristic of his Northern British roots. ... more
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