Paradigm Shift A tear trickles down my window pane, But is it rain, oh no, behold the shame, pain and long thoughts of a boy trekking his way, that got lost on the dark part of the moonscape, Star gazing to get his mind off the fools ways, the shrewd ways of the cruel slave, these old thoughts could use new days, And I, haven't been helped much, Lately I seem to taint everything pure that I touch, As if it ain't enough, college days coming up, Plus, My faith is in the dump and my love life's fucked, Up, what sucks is that I haven't given what, needs the most attention from me the benefit of my thoughts, too focused on my arts. like I'm poking at the sharks, if I bleed like the red rose goes then I'm done, Momma said that I'm the one, and I gotta bring light, So here's where I try to introduce my life. It's like, Hook: Some have tied to take me where I've gone, well, But, I, doubt that you can save me from my own, self, And it's, nothing like they showed you trying to tell where I've been, hey but, I can shift your mind so you see how it is, Uh, ohh, They say I'm, overly critical, overly spiritual, overly lyrical, Ha, homie just get a clue, I'm, Somewhat a pivotal figure inside our little group, that started making moves, so hold with the judgment, I knew, That I was unique, I sensed it this definitely wasn't new, having to distinguish between false proof lies and truth, Here's an example, my siblings all look alike, all except for me, you see my face is of a different type, Why I'll never know, I wonder where I really stand, Sometimes I wonder if my father is a different man, I am, Insecure about things, my bigass forehead, large nose and short legs, Bet they made fun of it, 6th grade the summit when, They told me how I'm ugly, and that i couldn't really be a man, Right now it might seem like it wasn't that important, Had me looking in the garbage for a pair of airforces, Damn... Hook: Some have tied to take me where I've gone, well, But, I, doubt that you can save me from my own, self, And it's, nothing like they showed you trying to tell where I've been, hey but, I can shift your mind so you see how it is, Uh, ohh, They don't understand the message i attempt to convey, Through the words that I utter, from the pen, to the grave, And My resurrection, will become my perfection, after I complete the tasks the lords testing, Resting, on the shoulders of myself, I deplete my wealth when I come above greed, Most of y'all wanna Harvest by planting the bad seeds, That's why I can't stand adolescence with no dreams, Heading to the west coast, a college bound king, I'm a teen that hates teens, hates money, but loves things. Plus the joy that it brings, I'm reaching for the best thy my life can offer is what I mean, The tears dry up, and glow with my soul, The ones who hurt me are but a past untold, Now I have a vision, who I am grows old, The pessimistic optimist with a fucking heart of gold, I am... Hook: Some have tied to take me where I've gone, well, But, I, doubt that you can save me from my own, self, And it's, nothing like they showed you trying to tell where I've been, hey but, I can shift your mind so you see how it is, Uh, ohh,

Constant Reminders As Im strolling down the road I see some unfamiliar faces, Reminding me of things I think of on a daily basis, Wait, I see a Hottie taking pics like paparazzi, She sucking in her stomach and twisting poking out her body, To make her booty fatter on the picture that she taking, It's obvious that she faking, don't he know who she is made from, There's nothing real about her, but it satisfies herself, gratifies her well, the bathroom bikini pics weren't enough, As if, but yeah she got it, hotness, they cant stop this, Posting it on her blogging, Blushing off every comment, Your profiles lying, tagged pictures you hide em, Shh, her mom knows it, says if you got it, then show it, I just think it's slow when, ladies get to undressing, And look at us men expecting us to respect them, you are who you answer to, and On a better note, If you say you're bad bitches, To me youre just a centerfold, Don't be mad though, Dont be mad though, Yeah you a bad hoe, A hoe indeed, and you instagram that ass whoa, But don't be mad though, But don't be mad though, And plus you fast? No, You ain't passing, you're last, yo. Constant reminders, Constant, constantly finding, That nothing is pure as Im reminded. Constant reminders, Constant, Constantly finding, That nothing is pure have i been blinded, Constant reminders, Constant, constantly finding, That nothing is pure as Im reminded. Constant reminders, Constant, Constantly finding, That nothing is pure let me rewind it, As I strolling down the road I see some unfamiliar faces, Reminding me of things I think of on a daily basis, A couple love birds, I'm guessing they just hatched, Cuz the guys so chill while the girls so attatched, I seen that look, I suppose they just screwed, Then they dated, not knowing what he got into, The way I see it, farts are like relationships, Cuz If you try to force em they might come out shit, They wanna make the love but dint consider marriage, thus, I know girls my age that had a miscarriage, damn... And I bet it's lukewarm, Cuz you gotta have responsibilities after it's born, Cuz if you had the baby then youd have a lot to do, But now without the child youre free to do you, i can't imagine how it feels, let alone what it's like, To have a gift taken, on the verge of giving life. But I know... Ooh, But I know, Oh, He's faking this love, to get up under them draws, And you are, cock hungry, as usual, Yeah I know, Yeah I know, He gone love you all night till your cycle gets light, Now you got bigger gut, you said You're in love, right? Constant reminders, Constant, constantly finding, That nothing is pure as Im reminded. Constant reminders, Constant, Constantly finding, That nothing is pure have i been blinded, Constant reminders, Constant, constantly finding, That nothing is pure as Im reminded. Constant reminders, Constant, Constantly finding, That nothing is pure let me rewind it, I'm retreating to my corner there exists no hell, Where the world becomes perfect and stories will end well, Where I ride off in the sunset, I rip a page out my journal and burn it, this is my alternate universe where love is a curse and I don't bear a dunce cap, Where I never left and it wasn't end of the month yet, But then my eyes would open, fuck, Tuition bucks kick my butt, First day of class, 800 drawings, enoughs enough, Sometimes reality is hidden underneath perception, A screwed up and fucked up version so whats your preference? I detect a falsity among the realest of people, And fundamentally I believe the life we know is evil, I'm not the first to say it I'm not gone be last either, But sometimes it feels better to sit back and take a breather, Nothing can be perfect and not everything is peachy keen, Bit all it takes is for a reminder to see what it all means.

Beautifully Intelligent And Near Complete Affection She got my heart on lock with no parole, but didint i know that out of this globe, she would be so, Sudden,to unbutton my defensive modes, I guess it shows when eye contacts in effect and yo, If the nose goes it whiffed love in airbourne aro, Mas, the, sweetest sound of you voice is like the greatest music bumping inside me without a choice, Your melodys but a remedy helping me just to cope, And talking to you's like me finally hitting the perfect note, Cupid totes his rope and scopes me low, Cuz the vibe she gives got me hoping time would go slow, Er, her, words, Deter even my own courage, suddenly blurred, splurged, I feel a surge, travel south of my brains curves shocking me where it hurts, and now I thirst, For the healing waters, of you're life's energy, Remembering, our times closest dancing with you next me, now you got me simmering spitting glimmers of hope, It's better to know what it is then what it could have been I know, So... I can't, explain, how you do it like that, Uh uh uh uh I can't explain How you do it like that, Uh uh uh uh Your heaven sent elegance to me is just getting better and, I feel it's clever that, you understand me so well, I couldn't say how I felt, but Yet i showed it, no tell, With evey smile compliment and small gesture I dealt. And sadly, we both college bound, counting down The weeks, concerning that, You made a nigga never wanna leave, They say I should have pursued we parting soon in fact, So deep down we knew it wouldn't work because of that, Envisioning us sharing moments with our two lips, So I'd rather stick around like the best glue stick, And I'm pretty sure I told you that it's you I'm gone miss, But see, my one wish is to be your first kiss, Your ominous light, glowing with bright tendencies, Tenderizes the soul of the hard haeart up inside of me, yup, It's obvious, I'm probably just, too optimistaken, started off as friends cuz the attatchment was latent, figured you wasn't into me so I thought that I should drop it, But see the mushy gushy feelings overcame the logic, Out of all the women you resemble my type, And god bless the man that would have you as his wife. Your true thoughts are the worst secrets you could ever hide, So figured I should make a song to show you what's inside, You just might be wondering who is this girl I'm mentioning. She's beautifully intelligent and near complete affection and... She's wonderful. Haha.

I Can't (Prod. Ryan Payne) Hook: And even though she likes the way, I do it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away, And even though this is the way, I choose it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away. Skin, soft, quite light as the high brights on a cop car zooming off after the weak, she, see, eyes that disguises the dark vices youre holding out of sight deep underneath, a small, Hope glimmers as I'm thinking of all, the contradictions involved and the sins you've absolved from me, We, A word that I contemplate now, An item discovered that should have never been found, Got me on some real thinking, the burning of my fire, Is lacking your lighter applied tenderly I require, Your luminosity has pulled me closer through the wire, The object of my desire through touches that we acquired. Label me a liar, when I never come through, I know it hurts to hear this love, but that's truth, What what I'm bout to say next will make it sound worse. When it's you or my goals you would never come first, Hook: And even though she likes the way, I do it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away, And even though this is the way, I choose it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away. I wipe the water from your eyes revealing your mascara, There's streaked black marks on a cheek I've kissed, This week I missed you like 26 times, and the least I can do is tell just it how it is, explaining how you're special yet I'm leaving now is stupid, II swear to god they make it seem so easy in the movies, And I, see your soul through the windows on your face, it's hurting more than ever just to hear it so late, I utter words, You cryin out so soft but to me it has become the loudest sound ever heard, What mess is this, I turn away, grit my teeth and clench my fist, At best I'm pissed, she try to touch hands I jerk away from her touch, thinking "Geez goddamm why care so much," I tell her how I'm going to college across nation, Abandoned her love for the sake of education, Hook: And even though she likes the way, I do it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away, And even though this is the way, I choose it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away. Sometimes, I feel so heartless, let you down cuz I know where my heart is. Hey, But I'll tell you something, All this time you should have seen this coming, Ohh, But don't you see, We have the future still, If we were Meant to be, But don't you see, that you would love me still, if you were meant for me, Oui, excuse my French, I'm just reaching for the best, And im sure this a test, I'm cursed, i flee, Dreaming, in my own sleep, See when I'm hurt, I bleed, you misinterpret me, Three, long days, I waited for your reply, Not wanting for you to wait when you could be with other guys, Our delicate balance was as a cloth so soft, Despising the fact that I broke it all off. Hook: And even though she likes the way, I do it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away, And even though this is the way, I choose it, I can't keep running away, I can't keep running away.

Believe Never have I showed ya a mode of my cold aromas that raises like a corona in a bar of winning soldiers, Meaning I'm a warrior fighting you barely noticed, Cuz I worked back in the corner of the class as I loaded, erasers into a mechanical pencil and knowing, That I'm either gone be fly or outdated like Motorolas, Hold up, Cuz I don't think you get it, I been writing poems spitting, My products for a good minute, And Still it, hasn't payed Giap regardless I still live it, Love it, touch it, give a little substance. So whoever listens to it could be blessed with what I started. But honestly I don't see myself being the best to market, Either way I'm precious as the memoirs of a Martyr, Cuz the path that I brought up is made for those forgotten, This is for the people with self fulfilled goals, This is for those preparing to leave home, And that's, Hook: Tell me what I should, Be believing, When I stand with, opposition, Do you believe in, (right now, right now, right now, right now), Tell me should I stand, Tell me should I crawl, Whichever way I, Will prevail all, Do you believe in (right now, right now, right now, right now) Never thought I'd get a ten k scholarship, for my, Drawing talent, kept it raw and balanced with right time effort energy money and practice, That is, the essence of what a goal is, they can't manage, to shape it, make it. Something that will take em across the world breaking records never thought of slaying, Thinking on the days momma made me read, So I wouldn't grow illiterate, and hidden from my dreams, The same dreams teachers use to crush for their pleasure, Feeding me lies and doubts beyond measure, Hey mr tu, you remember me right, I remember you telling me all that I can't do, That I'm not a good student and I can't rap oh, Now I'm bout to be more successful than you, That just shows, despite superiority, You still havethe right to question your authority, Tell me what I should, Be believing, When I stand with, opposition, Do you believe in, (right now, right now, right now, right now), Tell me should I stand, Tell me should I crawl, Whichever way I, Will prevail all, Do you believe in (right now, right now, right now, right now) Solitary confined, inside of my own self, it's crazy how I'm leaving behind all I've known, And tryin to get closure with homies just don't help, cuz the people that I'm close with faked and ain't told, Noone comprehended all the work I put in, To make the rhymes perfecto as I rip em from the soul, arrange them in an order as I melt them in the mold, Encrypting every line in a binary code, No, not the average man understands, Because you see me from the outside looking in, Then, you want the right to judge me, Make fun of me, love me or hate me, You still can't fuck with me, I remained abstinent, passive with, the honoring gift, of lyrical bliss, I went, and applied my talents to the world I'm in, Spending years crafting myself to be who I am, And, Tell me what I should, Be believing, When I stand with, opposition, Do you believe in, (right now, right now, right now, right now), Tell me should I stand, Tell me should I crawl, Whichever way I, Will prevail all, Do you believe in (right now, right now, right now, right now)

New Beginnings I'm looking through the pics. Look how the time rushed, Like what the hell is this, what a child that I was, It's been a long journey, a hard one at that, and yet I'm still learning, I'm growin up, In fact, I've screwed up a lot, and this is me admitting, Im glad for what I got, But I need a new beginning, like, Hook: Something that's just out of the scope, How I am when I'm in my mode, Things I do make you loose control, That's what I'm on, I'm doing my thing, This is what a new life brings, And this is how it is, when I'm taking care of my biz, Yeahyeah If I could bring the clock about 4, 5 years back, You would see, a middle school dood, with his kicks flat, what he lacked cool he made up for in gym class, Nahh that's ahead of time, actually forget that, rather short, mini, bald skinny, braces on front teeth shoulder hanging lower to the left, But he was too witty, rocked small glasses so his blurred vision would look clear in the small city, He was a sweet treat in a world fulof dum Duma and despite his courtesy, rejected by the Pom Pom blondes. Yeah, the classical scenario where every girl, played him so, Had him running round like a merry go, Though, it wasn't them he was impressing, Maybe his life is a lesson in how to handle rejection, thoughts of being different never kept from his brain, A young wild heart readily seeking a change, And then, Hook: Something that's just out of the scope, How I am when I'm in my mode, Things I do make you loose control, That's what I'm on, I'm doing my thing, This is what a new life brings, And this is how it is, when I'm taking care of my biz, Yeahyeah If I could bring the clock about 1, 2 years back, you would high school bum with a bike rack, And a knapsack, with a little giggle here and there, Making up for his lack of swag with charismatic flair, And his talents was a thing he couldn't share where, in the school of hard knocks, He was like a care bear there, Sat alone most of the time, He knew well what he wanted but yet his focus was blind, To the, fact, that he couldn't just blend in, bending, individuality, plus he's spending, school hours, crammed in, the studio with ryan and sketch instead of chillen with best friends, He dedicated most of his time to crafting his practice and getting better at rapping, blasting, New songs like he had something to prove yup, gladly sacrificing the present for the future, Hook: Something that's just out of the scope, How I am when I'm in my mode, Things I do make you loose control, That's what I'm on, I'm doing my thing, This is what a new life brings, And this is how it is, when I'm taking care of my biz, Yeahyeah I know I'm not the only one, to have a ton of baggage carried as the years go on, I made this song for anybody that can break tradition, An make a living testimony of a new beginning, But even so, I hope that I showed, as I walked life's road, How can i zee where i go, With my own eyes closed, Yo, oh, This is for my Fam pay attention, They say I dont have time and I changed but hey listen, This is what happens when you a man on a mission, Reminiscing, about the life you leading and forgetting what is missing, Take my example, what's more, I'm chasing my dreams, now you gotta catch yours. Cuz life is a movie that you can't fast forward, pass your, Expectations and you'll life full, Either way, I'm looking forward to rising another day as A new beginning.