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1. |
Imagination Lost
03:10
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Verse 1:
Sometimes I feel alone like I’m up in the attic
It’s just me, a tape deck, and a cassette of Illmatic
Parents nowhere to be found like the reason is tragic
In a double xl green adidas track jacket
About the age of 12 findin knowledge of self
In a musky ass room dark and dusty as hell
With this Oversized jacket wrapped in some kind of spell
Plus there’s something in the pocket with the skunkiest smell hmmm
Imagine a block walked by Nasir Jones
Stack of boxes look a lot like concrete homes
I can hear the jazz horns and the sirens too
Brings a whole new meaning to hearin the blues
The world is mine that’s what he said in his rhyme
Wish I was a kid again in a friendlier time, I wish
Imagination lost no more lookin at the stars
So I grab my headphones and I listen to Nas
Chorus:
Lost our imagination it’s a shame we gave away (away)
The spark that lights the fire that we need to pave the way (the way)
Blinded by the vanity we crave let’s break away (away)
From things that make us numb to life our dreams can save the day (save the day)
Verse 2:
Sometimes I feel connected to the world like it’s Magic
I Feel like God’s Son and it feels fantastic
Avoid the King’s Disease, do you know The Cure?
You can have seconds wouldn’t go for more
It was written long ago at The Genesis
In a Book of Rhymes that’s our only evidence
That The strong will continue through all the Dispair
As we enter these times findin knowledge is Rare
It’s past Halftime this is overtime now
If I Ruled The World would of told ya by now
We Will Survive, Life Is What You Make It
Outcome’s a New World let’s try and not break it
We’re all Distant Relatives together As We Enter
What Goes Around comes around but Nothing Lasts Forever
We need new Leaders while our Tribes At War
Instead of fightin we could use our minds for so much more
Chorus:
Lost our imagination it’s a shame we gave away (away)
The spark that lights the fire that we need to pave the way (the way)
Blinded by the vanity we crave let’s break away (away)
From things that make us numb to life our dreams can save the day (save the day)
Post Chorus:
Use your imagination
If you don’t it’s sad to waste it (waste it)
You have what it takes to live your dreams
If you’ll just embrace it (embrace it)
Use your imagination
If you don’t it’s sad to waste it (waste it)
You have what it takes to live your dreams
If you’ll just embrace it (embrace it)
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2. |
What's The Story?
03:46
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Chapter 1:
The beginning was hot
Summer night sweltering
Mama was sweatin practically melting and
It was humid as hell
was this the last false alarm
I wanted to stay where I couldn’t be harmed
With my mom
July 6th procrastinator born
I like to take my time yea I had to break the norm
Wait a little longer while I’m mastering the form
Deliver something proper with a passion like the lord
Never find me bored
Cuz I love to explore
Everything in life man I’m just wanting some more
My dad used to read to me
Expose me to the scenery
Teach me bout machinery
And showed me how to be a G
Uh, That’s Gurdjieff though,
A mystical sage who put the work in yo
Master yourself that’s your purpose bro
Free your mind from the crazy circus show
And that’s life
Chorus:
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
Chapter 2:
In 1992 I don’t know how my sister knew
To give me a cassette with like every single crew (on it)
Tribe called quest, House of Pain, Dre and Snoop, Cypress Hill was on it, diggity Das-Efx too
I was only 8 but Criss Cross could make me jump jump
The miggity mac daddy made
My Walkman thump thump
It was so great never could find me in a slump slump
Rockin body glove when I was given a fist bump bump
Once I hit middle school started skateboarding (Something Else)
Andre the Giant stickers made me feel important
Got a little bullied but that shit got sorted
Started tagging Cyrus
Whenever I was bored an
Used to go to Logan’s house
To watch music videos
See the cameos before YouTube and Vimeo
Way before downloads and MP3s
We played video games and watched MTV
And that was life
Chorus:
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
Chapter 3:
I could write you something fascinating
Put it into context
Passion in creatin my original concepts
Leave ya captivated
Cuz it’s simple but complex
Thoughts I advocated
Got ya thinking bout progress
Trained to think harder
Always flexin the mental
Ever since drawin with mechanical pencils
Crop the picture frame I could see the essential
Reveal a masterpiece
Like I didn’t intend to
Here’s a little fact that I bet would surprise ya
My nine to five is financial adviser
From art school to financial professional
Add a little twist of creative expression though
Leave them in awe when I do a seminar
Like my grandfather preachin to the congregation
See them or not when I do a webinar
Changin people’s lives with a little education
And that's my life
Chorus:
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
What’s the story of your life?
How many chapters of your book
Do you plan to write?
How’s the book end? The book end?
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3. |
Never Say Never
03:47
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Verse 1:
Never say never
It was never in my vocab
Never took NO as a reason I should hold back
Following instructions
That were written on my note pad
Get the MIDI Alien to produce a dope track
How the journey started
Checked in with the oracle
Said what you do next
Will be historical
They need you more than ever life is getting so horrible
They're fighting with each other because nothing is affordable
Bring the world closer you're supposed to write a song
That opens up our minds and helps us get along
Start the journey here never fear that they can harm
You, with another bomb you, must remain calm
Use your compass, following the stars
Take the caravan all the way to Mars
Before you go though make em take a pause
Look at what they did and heal up all the scars
Chorus:
Be yourself and that's okay
Never give up is what they say
Working so hard for not enough pay
I know you wanna quit like every day
Never say never now
You gotta get up somehow
You can turn the world around
So never say never now
Verse 2:
Back from outer space
Met up with another race told me all their history
And how they almost got erased
They quarreled with each other
Til they almost got replaced
By another species that was tryn to take their place
But they overcame their fate
By getting rid of hate
I know you can relate
What we need to simulate
They got the other species to assimilate
Integrate, but keep their inner faith ain't it great
Imitate a mental state
That can educate any mate
Turn em to friend not an enemy anyway
Emulate anyone that demonstrates
Inner strength
Share a little bit off your lunch and your dinner plate
I took an oath I made an obligation
To help the distressed because I'm a Mason
Follow me like a constellation
We can overcome all the confrontation
Chorus:
Be yourself and that's okay
Never give up is what they say
Working so hard for not enough pay
I know you wanna quit like every day
Never say never now
You gotta get up somehow
You can turn the world around
So never say never now
Verse 3:
Countdown stopped
Yes I hear applause
We saved the world but look at all we lost
Time to start afresh and get our point across
We had it all but destroyed it for a cost
All that technology
Couldn't counteract killin biology
Illogically
Never found the balance
With nature and our talents
We used it all for malice
We owe God an apology
No harmony
We always take it to the armory
Kill a bunch of people
Then they honor me
Selling more weapons
Means better economy
Forget about wildlife
And our ecology
Listen to experts
Don't listen to the critics
You could have it all if you forget about the gimmicks
It all starts with you and not believing you have limits
You could change your life
In the next few minutes
Chorus:
Be yourself and that's okay
Never give up is what they say
Working so hard for not enough pay
I know you wanna quit like every day
Never say never now
You gotta get up somehow
You can turn the world around
So never say never now
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4. |
The Manual
03:29
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Voiceover:
You must find yourself along the way
This is life's most important lesson
I cannot help you find yourself
Verse 1:
It was middle school it was tough makin friends
In my own world with a paper and a pen
Drawing comic book characters I’d pretend
To be a super hero save the world in the end
Skateboarding after school downtown alone
Started hearing sounds that were new and unknown
From the older kids that respected how I rolled
Said this that real shit, instantly I was sold
Chorus:
This the kind of beat that makes you feel like part of Wu-Tang
Tiger claw flow with the Buddha monk style
Got the Wu Manual in my library
Ghost dog demeanor when the beats buck wild
This the type of beat that makes you feel like part of Wu-Tang
Tiger claw flow with the Buddha monk style
Got the Wu Manual in my library
Ghost dog demeanor when the beats buck wild
Verse 2:
Verbal Kung fu
I’m Jet Li Crane kickin
Wushu with the flow
Like water stay drippin
Slang different, when embodying a mantis
Prayin for y’all
Iron monkey with my antics
Doing damage to the kingdom like a ninja
Entering in silence to execute and end ya
Enterin Shaolin welcome to the 90’s
Created a whole style intelligent and grimy
A fellowship with rhyming
Strong when together like a fist made of iron
Monk in the chamber whose
Mind is aligned like a bullet with a laser
For peace not war
But be ready like a saber
Tooth tiger, when he’s exiting his lair
Trained in weaponry so the odds aren’t fair
They know the crew behind em
So they would never dare
Everything in the temple
Is sacred and it’s rare
Protect the art form
This generation don’t care
But 5% do with mathematics for your ear
I’m just a humble fan who’s met Method Man
Wu-Tang is for the children forever in demand
Voiceover:
Your style is impeccable
You are now ready to compete at the highest level
You have earned the title of Master
Chorus:
This the kind of beat that makes you feel like part of Wu-Tang
Tiger claw flow with the Buddha monk style
Got the Wu Manual in my library
Ghost dog demeanor when the beats buck wild
This the type of beat that makes you feel like part of Wu-Tang
Tiger claw flow with the Buddha monk style
Got the Wu Manual in my library
Ghost dog demeanor when the beats buck wild
Verse 3:
Shout to Czarface that’s two of our greats, North Shore on the map like a movie car chase
Change direction zig zag zig
Knowledge, wisdom, understandin
When I spit that’s it
Had to pay respects while y’all protect your necks
The legend it continues through the venues gettin blessed
Hut one, hut two, hut three hut
Wu tang is the illest the raw uncut
Voiceover:
You have reached the 36th chamber
You have completed your training
You must guard these secrets with your life
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5. |
Yellow Brick Road
03:16
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Verse 1:
Took a look at Dorothy like this girl is lost
Filter fake like the face of the wizard of oz
Projectin an image we’re all showin off
But behind the curtain’s a person with flaws
9-5 people thought they were slaves to
Now it’s just your page where people praise you
Privacy is gone, you can get a great view
And you should wear less to make people crave you
I remember growin up with a lot of mystery
To everyday life that you didn’t get to see
People talked a lot and had a lot of sympathy
Arguments were commonly dismissed as ancient history
Nothing got recorded except a holiday
Now it’s so important we’re recordin all the day
Preferences are sold and they don’t wanna pay
Us for anything we didn’t know we gave away
Chorus:
Forget following the yellow brick road
The American Dream is something you were sold
It’s getting kind of old doing what your always told
Have the courage to find your own path and be bold
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
Forget following the yellow brick road
The American Dream is something you were sold
It’s getting kind of old doing what your always told
Have the courage to find your own path and be bold
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
Verse 2:
If you wanna win this you have to be a business
Make ya life interesting for people all to witness
Maybe make videos that have to do with fitness
If you’re not sharing you will get dismissed
Post a meme about success
Show you have a vision
Have a podcast so everyone can listen
All we’ve really done is change the nature of the prison
No more 9-5 now it’s 9-9 isn’t it
Algorithms reinforce certain behavior
Like a court jester hopefully the king will save ya
All for their amusement so they can sell us new shit
Fortune tellin what we gonna buy from a few clicks
You have the courage, plus you got the heart too
Just use your brain or at least start to
Keep engaging with your page yea it’s fine
But there are also other ways you can spend your time
Chorus:
Forget following the yellow brick road
The American Dream is something you were sold
It’s getting kind of old doing what your always told
Have the courage to find your own path and be bold
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
Forget following the yellow brick road
The American Dream is something you were sold
It’s getting kind of old doing what your always told
Have the courage to find your own path and be bold
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
(Set yourselves free, from the chains of the American Dream)
Post Chorus:
There's no place like home
There's, no place like home
No, there's no place like home
There's, no place like home
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6. |
Fire In The Sky
03:30
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Chorus(2X):
Walk outside
What do you see?
Fire in the sky
Shape of a V
Where did they come from?
What galaxy?
How do we know if they really come in peace?
Verse 1:
I’ve seen things that I really can’t explain
But I’m not the pilot of a navy plane
When you hear the story it’ll make ya
Brain dismiss what you heard like that’s a crazy claim
Even though there’s video published by the government
Straight from the Air Force shared with the public
In the New York Times and it’s got you wonderin
What’s behind the story that their uncoverin
How verifiable, reliable and viable is something unidentifiable
This is not possible the media is playin
The government is lying what are they sayin
Fake news is the new go to slogan
But have you listened to the interview on Joe Rogan
With Commander Fravor
It’ll leave you open
To the possibility we are not alone man
Chorus(2X):
Walk outside
What do you see?
Fire in the sky
Shape of a V
Where did they come from?
What galaxy?
How do we know if they really come in peace?
Verse 2:
Ever heard the term black budget
How about USAP what was it?
Unacknowledged Special Access Project
Bet you’ve heard unidentified flying object
Now they’ve changed the term though to UAP
Studying phenomena that moves at great speed
No exhaust plume and manipulates gravity
Plus acceleration that doesn’t happen gradually
Trillions gone missing in military funding
What happens at Area 51 I’m wondering
Alien technology reverse engineering
Ships so advanced that they don’t require steering
All this sounds just way too bizarre
Especially what we’ve heard in interviews with Bob Lazar
I can’t say for sure I know Aliens exist
I just hope if they do we can coexist
Chorus(2X):
Walk outside
What do you see?
Fire in the sky
Shape of a V
Where did they come from?
What galaxy?
How do we know if they really come in peace?
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Cyrus Da Zine Massachusetts
Cyrus Da Zine is an emcee from the North Shore of Massachusetts. His style is heavily influenced by 90s Hip Hop as well as his background in graffiti, fine art, and design. Cyrus leans into the conceptual and likes to play in left field creatively.
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