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1. |
Light Of Day
04:52
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Verse 1:
Because the light of day's not biased
Afraid to be all you were made
Embrace all the cracks you see now
The heart's not meant to repudiate
Chorus:
Trees reach for the sky, and we should join them
Fear hides in the minds of weary children
Always look at the cost of what you're askin
Why are we so afraid?
I don't think we understand!
Verse 2:
The lens of crisp reality
Gets scuffed from all the handling
All the lies that we swallow
Are just enough to set us free
Bridge rap:
Look outside the camera lens, look at the bigger picture
Let go of your current fixture.
Now look at this worldly mixture
Don't be afraid to stand up and speak your mind
Cuz you'll find when you do, soon life's purpose is redefined
CMON!!!
Verse 3:
Because the light of day's not tired
We can be all we were made
Embrace all the cracks you see now
Realize, having heart, it is okay.
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2. |
Free
04:57
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Verse 1:
(Tell you what)
So I'm in my room, sitting here, thinking about
The fact that I have a lot of things that I should work out
Some people say I've got my head in the clouds
Oh, I'm up there. There's no doubt.
I'm busy trying to portray a new way to think.
I want to tell the world, but every time that I blink,
I see robots that just won't understand.
This is not how life was meant.
Verse 2:
(Tell you why)
I remember the first day I had the pleasure of being on stage.
The perfect time and place to break out of my cage.
Slam poetry contest, dripping with sweat.
A memory I cannot forget.
It made me realize how important my voice
Could be to the masses. Nothing surpasses the freedom of choice.
I had to break free and make a plan.
The simple life wasn't meant for me.
So I ran.
I ran
As fast and as far as I could go
So I could grow.
Chorus:
Ever since I left my box
I felt so
Ever since I walked my talks
I felt so
Ever since I lost my mind
I felt so
I followed my soul and left the garbage behind
Now, I'm free
Yes I am free!
Now I am free!
Verse 3:
I've been a long time on this road and I'm so far from done.
Some times I want a fast-forward button, but that's half of the fun.
The hardships, the accomplishments along the way.
A reminder I can always replay
I just remember that no matter how deep I may be
In the ground, I've found the secret to getting out and being
FREE!
So many peope told me that I can't
Just enough reason to prove to them that I can
I can
If I just put my mind to it
Push through it
And just do it.
Last Chorus:
Ever since I dared to aspire
I felt so
Ever since I ignited my fire
I felt so
Ever since I never gave up
I felt so
Now I sit here drinkin freedom straight from my cup
Oooo I'm free.
Yes I am free
Now I am free
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3. |
Propensity
04:35
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Propensity
Verse 1:
Turn up the volume on your car stereo
We about to kick it off like Nick Cerio
We glary, yo. We shine bright as the sun
On the run the moment we heard the shot of the gun.
Stayin on track, never led astray
Keep your bad vibes, I only display
Positivity straight from the bay
Cali livin' every day
Homegrown from a place so chill
Nasty Nate and my homies, we comin' straight for the kill
Goin only uphill, from the core to the sill
til we fill the mill With crops abundant in skill
Mixin that reggae and rock
Funky rhythms with a side of hip-hop
Out at the show, the energy don't stop
Bring it in Ryan, and let the beat drop
Chorus:
So, let me ask you this.
What's your passion?
And what gives you that ultimate drive.
I doubt you'll find it in all the fashion
Nobody wears your secret to life.
Let it flow.
Verse 2:
Just let it flow
Who knows where it will go
It don't matter how other people judge
Some'll never budge, while you make moves, they hold a grudge
WHY
They jealous of your imagination?
I
Don't think they have the duration
MY
Guess is that they're stuck in hesitation
FLY
To your dreams, no matter the migration
Cuz once you're up in the air
You'll understand what it is to have the wind guide you there
Open up your wings and soar 'cross the endless earth
You are NEVER too old to begin your rebirth.
We can do anything we put
Our minds to, start afoot
And when you get that momentum
Run so fast with your propensive anthem
Bridge 1:
I've been knocked down,
But never knocked out
The route that I've taken has given me so much clout
Your doubt will never supersede my confidence
Imma listen to my gut and take that chance
Hook:
Get on up if your DOWN
With the propensity SOUND!
Verse 3:
People tellin you it'll be too hard?
Forget about 'em. It's not their place to bombard
Don't put your guard up
Don't let that image be marred up
Stay true to the ones straight from your start up.
Cuz they know you front to back
Don't mind the naysayers actin so wack
Eatin you alive like a snack
You've got this thing called tact
Just act on your true direction
Whether you're about affection or that knowledge collection
Self reflection is key to your projection
Don't let any imperfection give them reason for rejection.
We are potential energy
The moment we become kinetic is the moment we see
The ones that always knew we'd make it to our destiny
They felt us and our own propensity
Bridge 2:
Wake up! We about to shake up
This competition. It's my mission to remove the make up.
Don't cake up your face with an artificial veil
Let your tale prevail and you will NEVER...ever..fail!
Just let it go (x7)
Go with your flow
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4. |
Inner Sanctum
06:51
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Verse 1:
Maybe I don't know
Clear, the paths, don't show
Struggle to find my peace
The search shall never cease
Chorus:
But then, I realize that I don't have to live this way
Every day.
I know just how I can ease the pain
Kick the demons from my brain
Hook:
It's like I'm...
Watchin' it fade away
Verse 2:
Trying to find my way
My mess is like art on display
Critique me how you will
If that's how you justify a thrill
Can I
Let you in my inner sanctum (x4)
Verse 3:
For those who truly get me
Thanks for the high times, and the low times
And everything in between
Some will make you, some will break you, but you can take you
To where your mind dreams
I put wall up, but there's windows
Now, tell me if you know what I mean
(Yea, you know what I mean!)
Last chorus:
Now, I've realized that I don't have to live that way
Every day
I know you and I feel the same
A little insane
Last hook:
But we're all here...
Watchin it fade away
Spoken word:
And as I climb up these flights of stairs, I finally reach the top and look out my window
At all the things I've been hiding from.
Man, it feels so safe here inside my mind.
But it's time to start letting people in.
But only a certain few.
To the ones that understand
The one's that care....
Welcome in.
...But watch your step
You're now in my inner sanctum.
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Propensity California
Coming out of Northern California Propensity brings a mix of rock, reggae, funk, hip hop, ska, and many other elements of music.
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