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It's Over
02:56
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Weed tasting like pad thai
Big tree, no bonsai
Smoke it all with my hands tied
Give a fuck about a top 5
It's over
Whether we know it or not
Shake 8th maracas
Feel like Barabbas if I'm being honest
Hold my bonus if I have no honor
Hold me closer if you're seeing danger
And I'm at different angles
Too old to get entangled by all that's dangled
You're lost like dongles
We're ducks getting strangled
By analogs and descendants of the same storms
Holding places like parking attendants
There is no mending what you're bending
Blocks, sticks and endings
Stomach's hurting, wasn't my appendix
It's the gymnastics that I do in search of baby leverage
Jettison and hemorrhage
The messages and suffering
Old tales, whoop there it is
A prisoner to some goofy shit
Like who can be crowned the goofiest
Why you think I'm so ruth-e-less?
It's over
Whether we know it or not
Oh no
Whether we know it or not
Oh no
Skip the circle jerks
'Cause I hate stans and can't stand stans
If I left you hurt
I might explain but show your hands
White flags and peace signs
I like that plan
White vans and tree lines
Lines in the sand
Second shooters mean bigger budgets
Peep the lineup
Pick 'em from it
I'm no Judas
Back up off me
You ain't spent no time inside a oven
Or broke a sweat with french baguettes
Lemon juice on my finger tips
Keep the palette fresh
Tell whoever chill
You keep dishonorable people around you?
What's that make you?
If you know, you know
So hey, what's your excuse?
What's your excuse?
You keep dishonorable people around you?
What's that make you?
If you know, you know
So hey, what's your excuse?
What's your excuse?
It's over
It's over
It's over
Whether we know it or not
(Whether we know it or not)
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2. |
Love You, Pay Me
02:36
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Pay myself, pay my friends
That’s a great week
No matter where you’re sitting
Front row or the nose bleeds
But you know me
And I’m wanting more
I’m running out of ways to say it
Now I gotta show it
Showdown with the shogun
False bottom suitcases passing through Logan
The system isn’t broken
But it isn’t foolproof
Head down, eyes open
You can see what’s in front of you
Gems and jewels
Pens and tools
Bong rips and Kools
Damn
I never felt so cool
Never felt so cool
We keep em 10 to 2
10 4
I copy but I don’t
Settle scores or charge em
Angry me isn’t charming
That’s all they want
Even if the silence kills me
You say fuck 12
But you pigs are just as filthy
Talking so silkily
You get no sympathy
Simply put
Love you, pay me
Love you pay me
Carrying all this weight
Gonna get in my way
Could maybe kill me
How do I let go?
There’s no point in escape
If I go the same way
Wherever I go
There’s always my shadow
Distance let me know how sick I got
Can’t see the forest from the trees
Or follow the plots
Sad ends mean smiling ops
And I ain’t trying to have em pop
Careful who you share your Ls with
Cause somebody burning both wicks
To take you out
It’s easy if you say it out loud
I ain’t letting that happen
No how, now…
Talking so silkily
You get no sympathy
Simply put
Love you, pay me
Love you pay me
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No More Running
03:34
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Confession
I carry poison
I just won’t share it
It’s killing me
I just thought you should know
No more running
I just thought you should know
No more running
My Mom told me
All the bad things, relax
Just let it roll of your back
Instead, I held onto it
Made it part of the act
Mining my traumas like their rare earth metals
Hoping once they’re out I’ll feel settled
No
I just thought you should know
No more running
I just thought you should know
No more running
Chased, haunted
Better roll up and guzzle
Pop and sniff
And Scratch
Break your back
Bounce
In the bank counting
Blasting Eek-A-Mouse
Seeing who’ll pounce
Confession
I carry poison
I just won’t share it
It’s killing me
I just thought you should know
No more running
I just thought you should know
No more running
No more running
No more running
No more running
No more running
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4. |
Blue Beach
03:28
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Atom bombs
Teeming with the life of countless suns
Cannon balls
Crashing through the walls
What have we done?
Enough to earn what’s coming towards us
Couch potatoes think their special forces
In the field wouldn’t even be the main courses
I got my sources
No sorcery, just watching
Dying by clips
And cheap 5ths
Clipped the obit and saved it
Instead, I wish we’d saved you
Saved the ink and paper
For some Ws
Over something high proof
Now all I do is grab extra
To pour out for all of you
I’ve loved you
I love you more
I loved you
I love you more
I’ve loved you
I love you more
I loved you
I love you more
(I love you more, love you more)
Atom bombs
Teeming with the life of countless suns
Cannon balls
Crashing through the walls
What have we done?
Atom bombs
Teeming with the life of countless suns
Cannon balls
Crashing through the walls
What have we done?
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Rich Jones Chicago, Illinois
Rich Jones is a prolific Chicago artist, community figure, and veteran of the cultural scene. Known for his versatile and evolving style, his latest album How do you sleep at night? finds him returning to his Hip Hop roots as he tackles class complacency, complicity under American authoritarianism and the value of human life vs. what’s profitable. ... more
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