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Aurora Borealis Love Adventure

by Art of Verse

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Gyeah! From AtopAStarlitCanopy; IPicturedMyReality ThenIColoredItVivid/ DeconstructedImages I'veSeenSomeDo; TheUniverseConspires ToMakeYourDreamsComeTrue!// Hardwork&Grinding Perseverance&Focus; DrivenWithAVision FearlessHopeForTheHopeless!/ ExposingMyTwistedRoots ReLearningMyHistory BurningThroughPages WhileBurningTheseMysticTrees// YouCanTellThatWe'reDope ByTheSmokeThatSurrounds; VanishInACloudOfMist AromaLikeAPound/ ShouldersToTheGround PerpendicularForm; IKeepItCalmWhileI'mMoving LikeTheEyeOfTheStorm // ManifestingAllMyDreams SinceWritingInHallways FuckAPlanB PLAN A. ALLDAYY!/ HellaBuilding SorryIAin'tGotTheTime ToDealWithYourSelfDoubts I'mTrynaDealWithMine! // Chorus: RhymesFromTheHeart FlowLikeItsMagic! WeShineInTheDark AuroraBorealis! / ActionIsAPaintbrush LifeIsTheCanvas WeShineInTheDark! AuroraBorealis! // IRollWithGoGetters &FarmersWhoBePullingCrops AndRevolutionariesWhoReside WhereTheBulletsDropLikeRain / ForecastPrecipitationOfDeath ButWeTrynaShineALight WhereThere'sNoLiberationLeft! / CallMeKuyaClassyCleanFilipino GotThatSmoothFlowLikeVaselineOrAveeno / WritingRhymesWhileMyFamInTheCasino; LivingLikeIRollTrynaStackLikePacino/ AtLeastEnoughToPayMyLoansForEducation; WhileTheGovernmentUsesMoney ToEnforceTheSegregation/OfTheMasses StrategizedDivisionOfClass ControllingOurLabor WhileWe'reLivingForCash! / LostTryingToAttain SomeSortOfPrestige ConstantSacrifices ThatForceUsToBleed / TheyKeepItImpossible ToAffordWhatWeNeed ; SoWe'reLeftToResort ToUnfortunateDeeds / WTF?! Chorus: x2 RhymesFromTheHeart FlowLikeItsMagic! WeShineInTheDark AuroraBorealis! / ActionisAPaintbrush LifeIsTheCanvas WeShineInTheDark! AuroraBorealis! // Verse3: ScribblingMySoulDown AlwaysWithATruthInRhyme VisualSyllablesMyTextsBlessTheGuggenheim / MovingForwardWithMyHandsOnTheClock MyCrewIsLikeTimeWeGotNoPlansToStop // FinallyGotThePersonInTheMirrorToBelieveInMe I'mahFeedMyFamEvenIfItMeansThievery / StealItFromTheRich DistributeItToThePoor CauseTheRichAreTooBusySendingOurKidsToWar // RepresentWhatI'mLivingFor GivingItMyAll OnlyThingIOwn IsMyLaborAndMyBalls / BallsDeepInThisMuhfucker CheckTheNameSake! SirWaldemarWithTheArtsyBars MakingTheFrameBreak! // Today'sGathering IsTheElevationOfLight EveryExpression That'sShared IsACelebrationOfLife! / LoveIsn'tLove UntilYouKnowWhatItHurtsLike We'veBeenSteadyTransforming SinceTheUniverse'sFirstLight. Chorus: RhymesFromTheHeart FlowLikeItsMagic! WeShineInTheDark AuroraBorealis! / Action'sAPaintbrush Life'sTheCanvas WeShineInTheDark! AuroraBorealis! //
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TheyDisrespectTheWork Workers&WorkingConditions SubmergedInHurt LikeItsACurseToBeLiving ImperialPerversion AsTheConditionsWorsen TheTopOfTheClass AreFascist ThatKeepTheMassesHurting Politics SecretVeils FacadesEquipped LackOfScholarships ImpossibleToStayPositive TheyTaxUs PlusFastCutsLackOfCashflow ToStackBucks NoControlOverWhereTheCashGoes ConstantlyDivided Lost&Misguided DemocracyIsAwesome ButHaveTheyFuckingTriedIt? GodRunningAmok IMean GodsRunningAmok IMean HumanBodiesActingGodly FuckingItUp StuckInCorruption Don'tKnowWhoToPutMyTrustIn InThisBackwardEnvironment OfSystems&Functions Dysfunctional ButTheyPersuadeUs ToJustTrustItTho DirtyAssJudges But They Still Call It Justice Though... Corporations ForcingNations ToMigrate! TheyDisembowelMotherEarth AndClaimThatItsDivineFate ManifestDestiny CapitalWeaponry TheyHarassThePeasantry AndExpectUsToLetItBe? TheyFeedAndGiveUsLies WhileTheyVilify TheOnlyRealSolutions ToTheProblemsThatWe'reLivingBy! ISpitThat NationalDemocracy AttackingTheHypocrisy Nonstop UntilTheyDropAllTheColonies! StolenLands OpenHands BecomingRaisedFists StruggleLove&Discipline AreTheThingsThatWe'reMadeWith! OutTheSpaceShip I'mRidingACarabao WithMyWholeCollective AndABullhorn BlaringLoud! ChantingChants ChannelingAncestralVibes FuckIt I'llSayIt, TheOppressorsMustDie! StretchingMyLungs BreathingCauseWeNeedToRise OrAtTheVeryLeastEnough ToOpenUpOurPeople'sEyes! DeepDisguises Mirrors&Smoke FuckedUpLegislation Signals TheDisappearanceOfHope While TheDisappearanceOfFolks InTheCountryside'sAbundant InternationalTerrorism IsGovernmentFunded ByThe YouEss ButWhoseDeath DoTheyReallyClaim? Since1896 We'veBeenStrugglingForChange! Prolet(arian)TilTheMoment I'mDeadWithNoBreath TheBottomOfTheUniverse ImmersedInMyFlow'sDepth WorkingForTheDayThatMyMama HasNoStress AndImperialism IsSufferingASlowDeath WorkingForTheDayThatMyMama HasNoStress AndImperialism IsSufferingASlowDeath
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Art of Verse “Above the Water” Maraming Salamat (Thank You) to all my Titas & Nanay And the rest of my family who is stressing bout tinapi (bread) I'm making moves to carve my dreams into reality Take a moment to meditate, blaze a tree in the canopy/ So Fuck It! What am I to do? Besides rising with my dreams and construct them into view & stay building with the blueprint and focus On making sure it's pure, I'm coming with the dopeness/ Paying respect to the lessons of elderly wisdom Trying my best to make unselfish decisions Despite the charades played by lawless politicians Who leave the populous locked in economic prisons!/ There's gotta be a way out of this flawed system Prayers from the Soul, I wonder if God's listening- This is the christening to find the God inside us All People Unite, Rise Up! / Chorus: All of my folks, all across the Planet! This is for Us! Just tryna manage Staying afloat in this turbulent ocean Trying not to drown under surges of emotions/ All of my folks, all across the Planet! This is for Us! Just tryna manage Staying afloat head above the water This is for y'all and the struggles we author!/ Back in the Motherland, my Mother was a nurse But after immigration, she couldn't find work They told her that Her degree wasn't the same And that she should take everything she owns and go back to where she came!/ ... As if it were that easy, If she could provide a livelihood she would believe me Sleezy individuals control the land and power Unfair agreements that mean none of it is ours / Towers of luxury overlooking the slums Security guards overlooking with guns So menacing, the streets are menaced with Scary paramilitary scaring the residents/ The consequence of colonizers setting up the schools With ulterior motives to mold 'em into western tools Cash rules everything around me - CREAM US Troops Get the fuck out of the Philippines Chorus: All of my folks, all across the Planet! This is for Us! Just tryna manage Staying afloat in this turbulent ocean Trying not to drown under surges of emotions/ All of my folks, all across the Planet! This is for Us! Just tryna manage Staying afloat head above the water This is for y'all and the struggles we author!/
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Verse1: She'sTellingMe SheDidn'tThinkIExisted; I'mTrynaTellHer IWishedHerExistenceIntoBeing! / TheLoveOfHerKissesHasMeLifted!; InsideMyMind'sEye She'sAllThatI'mSeeing!// 4 SheStatedShe'sWaitedForMe HerEntireLife ; AndIRelated CauseIKnowWhatThatDesire'sLike / FeelingsAriseToHigherHeights IAppreciateHerNature LikeCampfireNights // 8 LongTimeComing LikeSheWasn'tLookingAnymore ; ButPreviousLifetimes IsWhereWeMetBefore! / StillIStruggleWithInsecurities ; ButSheCleansesMySoul RevitalizesMyPurity // 12 ThisIsThat OnceInALifetimeOccurrence ; NothingWeCan'tHandle WithTheWonderfulEnduranceOfLove! / ACertainFlurryAndBuzz WheneverSheIsNear / ISeeAVisionOfUs DevelopingClear! // 16 TrynaDecipherWhatIDid ToTrulyEarnThisGift! ; ...SheStealsTheWordsFromMyLips / AsIfShe'sAbleToReadMyMind! ; AndNowShe'sTellingMe AllOurDreamsAreIntertwined! // 20 ThePainOfYesterday IFinallySetItFree ; SelfReflection AllowingMeToLetItBe / IPause HerPresenceIsSoHeavenly ; MySoulReciprocates EverythingThatShe'sTellingMe // 24 Chorus: YesYes KeepSpeakingThoseWords ; FeelItEmerge InImagesVividlyTrue! / WholeTimeHopingYouWouldComeIntoView ; BecauseTheLoveThatIWishedFor IsTrulyYou... // Verse2: OhMissBrownSkin WhereDoIBegin? ; SheHasMyHeart SingingCinnamonHymns / ThinkingOfInstancesOfIntricateSin WhereTheLookInHerEyes MatchesHerIntimateGrin! //4 FingertipsGentlyGrippingMyChin ; AsSheSpeaksLowLipsKissingMySkin / HersIsABeauty ThatTransmitsFromWithin; HerTouchIsABreeze IFeelMySoulLiftInTheWind //8 ConstantlySoaring PossibilityExploring; ..LikeFredAstaire DancingInTheDownpouring!/ EverEvolving MuchMoreToChange; SheSayingI'mHerMissingHalf HerTwinImmortalFlame! //12 SpeakingHonestlyIFeelTheSame; TheWarmthOfHerFire MoreThanHealsThePain / SharingStoriesAboutTheHurtThatWeHold; WithTheBlueprintsToTheInnerWorkingsOfOurSouls //16 SearchingWholePlanets IsWhatIThoughtItWouldComeDownTo; ... BeforeIFinallyFoundYou! / SurroundedByBlueSkiesOrRainCloudWeather I'mNotTripping JustAsLongAsWe'reTogether // 20 CountlessDestinations AndManyPlacesToGo ButThisLoveIsProtracted WeCanTakeItSlow WonderingWhereI'veSeenThisBliss SelfReflectionShows ItWasALifetimePrevious! Chorus: YesYes KeepSpeakingThoseWords ; FeelItEmerge InImagesVividlyTrue! / WholeTimeHopingYouWouldComeIntoView ; BecauseTheLoveThatIWishedFor IsTrulyYou... //
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Verse1: I'm sipping coffee, Thinking softlyToMyself HowTheHardTimesScarTheMind AffectTheHealth, InNegativeWays SoI'mSketchingPhrases AsReminders ToTheGentleman InTheLookingGlass!/ I'm looking back at memories and moving forward Eyes on my next prize still pushing my borders Like Immigrants cause I'm just an immigrant Tryna understand how they stole the land And reprimand us as immigrants!/ ... Agony&Ignorance! NowI'mStartingTounderstandWhy MyUncle'sGetBelligerentAndDrunk! TheMomentTheyComeHomeFromWork TrynaCopeWithTheHopelessness theStressing&Hurt!-/ OfFindingYourWifeInAnotherMan'sHands AndThePhilippinesIsAMetaphor OfAWifeInAnotherMan'sHands!; LandsStolenColonizedCenturiesOver AsIfWeWereSavagesJustMeantToBeSoldiers!/ ...ExceptWeAlwaysWere HistoryOfResistanceMinimizedIntoABlur ... LeftAloneToChooseWhoWePretendToBe SoIt'sNoSurpriseThatWeStruggleWithIdentity! / [CHORUS!] Look in the mirror Ask who the fuck are you Whats good witcha life What the fuck you gonna do? Are you really happy with the way Your time's Spent If you died today Would you die content?/ Contents of individuals Is sometimes shitty Lotsa hidden ugliness Inside beautiful cities ButTheMassesPrevail AndSomething'sGottaGive ASimpleNoteToRemember: KeepItPositive Verse2: Long distance phone calls Soap opera dramas Sardinas for dinner Conversations with my Mama in Tagalog ; Except I would speak in English And regardless of how dope this is, She'll probably never sing this... / And that's cool, That's the Generation gap I mean the immigration gap This is Liberation rap! ; I'm illustrating stacks of pages with visual syllables To show you where I come from And prove we're indivisible / Regardless of the farthest places our people migrate Trust there's an 8 point sun inside that vibrates! Showing you the Light... ... I write with the luminosity within When I'm composing at night / Pondering I wander the unknown and dark Exposing the motives of a politician's frozen heart Sending warmth across oceans to 7000 islands PI is in the heart, No matter where you're residing-- StayBloomingYourDreamsAndRemainLoyal CauseWe'reAllConnectedAsSeedsOfPhilippineSoil! [CHORUS!] Look in the mirror Ask who the fuck are you Whats good witcha life What the fuck you gonna do? Are you really happy with the way Your time's Spent If you died today Would you die content?/ Contents of individuals Is sometimes shitty Lotsa hidden ugliness Inside beautiful cities ButTheMassesPrevail AndSomething'sGottaGive ASimpleNoteToRemember: KeepItPositive
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Verse1: CountlessStarryNights CountingMyBlessings : BoundlessProgression ClimbingTheMountainsOfStressing / ConqueringHeights SteppingWithTheRhythmOfMyVision : IndigenousMovements HoldTheBlueprintsToWisdom// TravelingPlanets OnMySpikeSpiegelShit : MyMindIsThePaintbrush iStrikeTheEaselWith / SoVividly SoulImagery InHeaps : BBoyStanceFlow LikeVanGogh WhenISpeak! // RevealTheTexture AndEveryone'sDealingWithPressure : ButEverywhereILook, IFeelMyAncestors! / Ayo, fuck a rockstar... : when the revolution comes find my crew busting shots at cop cars // Fuck an occupation of the Imperial Kind : I See National Democracy Clearly In My Mind! / TheFearsWeDefine AppearsInTheGrind : I'mOnMyLapuLapuShit CraftingSpearsIntoRhyme! // chorus: don't push me cause i'm close -- to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head it's like a jungle sometimes that makes me wonder how we're dealing with this hunger Verse2: SometimesIAskMyselfWhatAmIDoing? AmIMaximizingMyEffortsWithTheTimeThatI'mUsing? AreTheSacrificesReallyWorthTheGrindThatI'mPursuing? ThenIFindPeaceOfMindInTheBeat-IKEEPMOVING! / Head&BodyNodding, LikeYesDon'tYouRecall? WhenHipHopWasTheOnlyThingYouReallyHadAtAll? ThatLedToVisionsOfGraffitiBlastedOnTheWalls- TheHolyCombinationOfHomiesSmokingWeed&Basketball/ YouFUCKINGPIECEOFSHIT!; HowDareYouForgetThatMusicIsTheReasonYouEvenExist! ... YouUsedToBeDeepInTheDeepestAbyss NowYouGotTheNerveToAskIfYouReallyEvenNeedThis? / Please.ThatsASignOfYouBeingWeak YouShouldBeFuckingGrateful YouGetAChanceToSpeakOverBeats; There'sWarGoingOnOutsideNoManIsSafeFrom SoIGiveThanksToThePlacesICameFrom / chorus: don't push me cause i'm close -- to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head it's like a jungle sometimes that makes me wonder how we're dealing with this hunger
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Verse1: iManifestedYou WhenIWasMostLonely MyTrueLove!; One&Only!; FindingYouFeelsSoSurreal ICouldSpendALifetime ShowingYouHowIFeel!/ ...OrBetterYet, PossiblyAFew! CauseI'llAlwaysBe AttractedToTheQualitiesOfYou!; IFirstDreamtOfThis InMyAdolescents AndNowYou'veTransformed AllOfMyPastHurtIntoLessons!/ SoIPracticeDifferent DisciplinesOfPleasure ToConstantlyFindNewWays ThatICanLoveYouBetter!; Forever&EveryDayAfter! I'mTrynaSoakInYourSmile &BatheInYourLaughter!/ LayingInOpenPastures ComposingChapters DosedInDeepEmotion &CloseMomentsCaptured!; YouRejuvenateMe WithRapture&Bliss AndHomeIsAnywhere NearYourPassionateKiss!/ CHORUS: WeGoTogether LikeBeats&Rhymes You'reTheMusicThatIMoveTo, iFeelItInMySpine! OmensFromTheUniverse iSeeItAsAsSign! LikeTheNeedleToTheGroove We'reCompletelyAligned!/ OurStories HaveAlwaysBeenIntertwined You'reMyWant&Soul/SoleDesire, MyDreamsRedefined! You'reTheMusicThatIDanceTo MyPeaceOfMind! WeGo(Together)! Verse2: You'reMyDawnlight I'mTrynaSeeWhenIWakeUp NoMakeUp JustASmile BeforeWe MakeLove- TakingItAbove&WayWayBeyond- Infinity WhichIsTheSymmetryOfTheBond!/ I'mSoLucky ThatYouWouldArrive AndWe'dReflect&Connect OurUndeniableVibes! SuppliedByTheRise OfAGalaxyNearby AndWhenI'mWithYou ItAlwaysFeelsLikeClearSkies!/ AndWhenItIsn't, I'mAlwaysDownToWorkItOut iNeverKnewALoveLikeThis ButI'veHeardAboutIt:: InADreamOnce! AcrossTheSky ItRead; MyDevotionToYou! iOffer&Pledge! / MayEveryConstellation AllBearWitness ThatUnwrappingYou IsLikeEverydayChristmas! AndYourMerePresence IsAPresentAlone I'mEverGratefulForTheLove ThisConnectionHasGrown CHORUS: WeGoTogether LikeBeats&Rhymes You'reTheMusicThatIMoveTo, iFeelItInMySpine! OmensFromTheUniverse iSeeItAsAsSign! LikeTheNeedleToTheGroove We'reCompletelyAligned!/ OurStories HaveAlwaysBeenIntertwined You'reMyWant&Soul/SoleDesire, MyDreamsRedefined! You'reTheMusicThatIDanceTo MyPeaceOfMind! WeGo(Together)! Verse3: YourKissGripsMeLikeGravity... PullingMeEverCloser CauseWithYouIsWhereIHaveToBe/ ThisIsOnSome UniverseWritten ProphecyPosition HonestlyStillSmitten/ YouFillUpMySenses LikeANightInTheForest MySoulIsIgnitedByYourWarmKiss/ FormedWithSolaceInMind FeelingOurUnitiesGrowing UnfoldingWithTime/ NotTooFast ButNotTooSlow JustACoupleSimplyHonestThings ThatYouGotsToKnow!/ MomentsWithYou IRefusedToLetPassMe! CauseINeverWould'veGuessed You'dMakeMeSoHappy!/ AtLast IFinallyFeelComplete CauseYouAreToMe WhatRhymesAreToBeats!/ MyHeartShinesWithPeace NowThatYou'veLanded IfLoveIsTheQuestion LetsSpendLifeTogether ToUnderstandIt!/
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It's Greener 02:52
Verse1: Peace & Respect Let the Thesis reflect I got my sneakers in check and the steeze is correct Crafting the connection between the Soul & Heart That's where it starts - flex the seams break the Mold apart / I control my Art with mastery & precision Never mechanical, I'm organic my stance is driven To advance the wisdom that's ignored by the ignorant We focus rhymes to open minds to build with significance / That's Monumental The beat is the Canvas Van Gogh flow tripping on instrumentals My zen is sequential to blending the Truth Together Cause the stress can downpour like Ketchikan weather / Please note the way these emcees run with words Cause if letters were feathers, we'd float like dope hummingbirds The ones observed by Clouds for how our tongues glide Music is the light and we shine like the Sunrise / Chorus: Greener dimensions full of greener pastures Still gotta climb passed the demons & bastards Needless chapters of achieving disaster - Sometimes it's like they'd rather have us dreaming backwards / Verse2: Shining a rhyme scheme down the line of Fiber Optics Wandering the Cosmos, spirit inside the comets Guiding my conscious I stride along Horizons Endured loss to find where the pure thoughts are hiding / Residing between frustration and focus I bust the meditation open with notes for the hopeless I wrote this floating on Mother Nature's plume Learning humility so I can savor the bloom / My labor's in tune with the Universe's heartbeat If music is the weapon, then consider this an art piece Of the S – O – U – L; cause Growth is where the Truth Fell As I examine all the details that the Proof Held / Snakes lying in wait disguised in kindness As they try to make moves like we on some blind shit But we stay safe from morbidly fake shit Cause the medicine keeps us higher than orbitting spaceships. / Chorus: Greener dimensions full of greener pastures Still gotta climb passed the demons & bastards Needless chapters of achieving disaster - Sometimes it's like they'd rather have us dreaming backwards /
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Verse1: EarlyMorningWakingUp FightTheUrgeToHitTheBong AboutToBeLateToWork IFuckingGottaGetGone Can'tBeLate IDespise&HateThatShit! OnTimeLikeI'mOnRhymes DisplayingTheGift! / ButIDigressTheProgressionsIsThere MakingMyWayThruTheHaziness YesterdayLeftInTheAir PuttingMyHopeInto CompositionsICreate ItGrowsALittleStronger WhenAListenerRelates! / I'mOnAnOdysseyJotting RockingSpace&Time IllustratingTheDopeness ThatRadiatesInMyMind! ButIt'sDifficultKnowing IShouldGoToBed AhhFuckItI'mInspired Let'sGetHigherInstead!/ RrrAahhRraaaHh It'sTheDungeonDragon ManifestingEverything We'veWondered&Imagined! DreamGettersAre AnointedWithFearlessness SoWeLevelUp EarningPointsOfExperience. / Chorus: SoMuchOnTheBrain It'sHardToMaintain TrynaNavigate ThruHeartache&Pain! / NothingToLose EverythingToGain GiveThanksForTheSunshine CauseSometimesItRains! / AndTheRainClouds CleanseAsWeBurnTrees LearningMoreAboutMyself OnMyChosenRouteIJourney StayFocused ManeuverThruTheObstacles NothingIsImpossible NothingIsImpossible! / Verse2: And sometimes you can see the hurt plain as day At an early age were told just to curse the pain away So we never feel how much relate And we're still tryna heal all our corruption & hate / It's fucking me up clogging my arteries Self diagnosis remedy's to spark a tree Cause it's hard to be an honest immigrant Fresh off the boat is when they conquer your innocence / Doing all they can to demolish your militance First breath is how long we've been taught to kill it since ... I got that Ma Dukes diligence Baptized by the Masses before the pilgrimage / The migration to the land of Native brothers That were massacred but the chapters were never covered in class, Just assholes showing how to pass go As another victim in a system for their cash flow / Chorus: SoMuchOnTheBrain It'sHardToMaintain TrynaNavigate ThruHeartache&Pain! / NothingToLose EverythingToGain GiveThanksForTheSunshine CauseSometimesItRains! / AndTheRainClouds CleanseAsWeBurnTrees LearningMoreAboutMyself OnMyChosenRouteIJourney StayFocused ManeuverThruTheObstacles NothingIsImpossible NothingIsImpossible! / Verse3: If everything ended abruptly today Would I be content with the content of how I spent my days? Endless gazing blazed staring at the starry chandeliers Now we handle mic's when we used to handle spears! / Ammunition and stanzas fill my bandoleer APoetMustKnowHowToLeadAnAttack- when advantage appears! My language pierces like the sun thru the clouds Cause we're tryna shine a light where none is allowed! / Education gives courage - like what do I got to lose? Besides the oppression and backwards colonist views! Feeling the plot thicken The educational discussions blended the passion with wisdom! / Switching my living to realize my dreams Styling like Malcolm - Rise by Any Means! Striding the many scenes these fuckers provide Until the Victory comes, the struggle survives! / Chorus: SoMuchOnTheBrain It'sHardToMaintain TrynaNavigate ThruHeartache&Pain! / NothingToLose EverythingToGain GiveThanksForTheSunshine CauseSometimesItRains! /4 AndTheRainClouds CleanseAsWeBurnTrees LearningMoreAboutMyself OnMyChosenRouteIJourney StayFocused ManeuverThruTheObstacles NothingIsImpossible NothingIsImpossible! / 8
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How Far 05:04
Verse1: No pardon for the flow The most flagrant fragrances is what describes the gardens we blow To cope with day to day irritations Radiate over beats to find my weightless liberation! / Keep it luminous maintain climbing Rocking over treats that JBTS providing Tryna see the world; make dreams come true Many colored faces, some green ones for the crew! / At least enough to pay off college loans To chill, smoke, and travel while I'm jotting these poems! Zoning to get open composing a hymn and prayer Godly when I rock G - Infinite Flavor! / My Intricate nature unfolds to be humble I'm the Small Town Kid with the Soul of the Jungle! Scrolls in abundance, full of stanzas and notes Got the crowd nodding like damn this kid dope! / Chorus: GodBlessMyHeart FullOfDreams&Goals ICanSeeEachOne ScreamingInMySoul! ; GoingThroughTheTunnels LookingForAPeacefulGlow FollowingMyVision EverywhereINeedToGo / KeepItMoving ThroughThePeaks&Lows ...HearkenToTheHeartThatSeeksToGrow!; AndToMostFolksThisIsHardToBelieve ButIt'sYouWhoDefinesHowFarYouAchieve. / Verse2: Staring at the ground, I feel the Heavens above Moved by the Cosmos - steady assembling Love Sending a buzz to those penetrating the loneliness Who appreciate the hours spent making sure the poems fit - complete! / Answers to the questions that I seek Like WTF is Love and why's it penetrate so deep? Meditative Peace from Elevated Trees Opening my Soul I feel my Nature breeze / Keep breathing as I ease to the threshold and cusp Like when Hip Hop gave you that initial adrenaline rush And after the first head nod it's never enough The glow overflows the blessed spirit erupts / I just let the lava run its course Drinking Java in quarts carefully constructing a force Battling the ego my inner demons devised Nonstop til I'm rocking and my dreams are realized! / Chorus: GodBlessMyHeart FullOfDreams&Goals ICanSeeEachOne ScreamingInMySoul! ; GoingThroughTheTunnels LookingForAPeacefulGlow FollowingMyVision EverywhereINeedToGo / KeepItMoving ThroughThePeaks&Lows ...HearkenToTheHeartThatSeeksToGrow!; AndToMostFolksThisIsHardToBelieve ButIt'sYouWhoDefinesHowFarYouAchieve. / Verse3: Won't know where you're going til you know where you've been My condolences for every moment of sin- They're frozen in time anytime I'm looking back Endeavor's I'm looking at Inspire me to rock harder! / Rocking for hours and hours til the morning arrives Unearthing diamonds & minerals the spirit is born to rise! Rock steady - compose it with grace Stocked up on veggies we be floating in space! / Focused on the next honing my discipline I'm painting the Life I'm tryna find myself pictured in An Art of Verse gallery My vision provide the pigments to color my reality / In whatever fashion my soul wants to Not attempting your dreams is when they begin to haunt you And I'm tired of seeing ghosts It's funny how the dead inspire us to be dope. / Chorus: GodBlessMyHeart FullOfDreams&Goals ICanSeeEachOne ScreamingInMySoul! ; GoingThroughTheTunnels LookingForAPeacefulGlow FollowingMyVision EverywhereINeedToGo / KeepItMoving ThroughThePeaks&Lows ...HearkenToTheHeartThatSeeksToGrow!; AndToMostFolksThisIsHardToBelieve ButIt'sYouWhoDefinesHowFarYouAchieve. /
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You're My 03:50
Verse1: As a kid, I remember the Clouds! Dreaming about what love was like As I contemplate my Lolo catching another flight Or should I say his flight to metamorphosis Because He prepared me for the day I would find your blessed gorgeousness! Said it was more than just the things we can afford to grip It's about this World of Life and the People you explore it with! You're my Bliss, Forever Partnered With Co-Captain of our Starfleet LifeTime Partner-Ship Hearts equipped with beacons of homing You're the inspiration in each of my poems Overflowing energy like when a planet is born I belong to you like I was crafted to your form Exploring the Universe, started at O'Hare The first kiss was like a movie, not a care that folks stared! Soul's flaring like the Sun in the Philippines And back when I was a Datu, You were my Village Queen! Your Image Beams as the Beacon in my Search The Treasure of my Soul, You have me Unearthed! Intertwine our Roots as One to truthfully share! True Love Discovered in the Fruits that we'll bear! Chorus: ISeeYouInMyDreams, VividlyClear AsMyEyelidsOpen I'mWishingYouWereHere! StaringAtTheMoon YourImageAppears AndTheWarmthOfTheSunFeelsLike YourKissesMyDear! Verse2: Waking Up next to You is a Gift I didn't think could be real I'm still tryna process the blessings that I feel! You're the Light of my Life, Beautifully Serene To know that you feel the same as I do, is a Utopian Dream! Dreaming of growing old together My Soul's Golden Treasure, the Only One I'm tryna hold forever is You! So I sketch this, Potential&Promise, MahalKitaCompletely! Transparent&Honest! You are the Healer of Yesterday's Pain You transform it into lessons that I really can't explain! Cherishing the moments when I'm facing you close, You're the Happiness We Search for when we immigrate on boats! You're the Hope that exists amidst the Broken Heartedness Cause fixing a broken heart is overwhelming and hard as shit I write this - yearning for your touch As Love Navigates the Partnership in this Journey of Us! Earning your trust is something I'm honored to do My HeartSoulBody&Mind are only offered to You! Earning your trust is something I'm honored to do My HeartSoulBody&Mind are only offered to You! Chorus: ISeeYouInMyDreams, VividlyClear AsMyEyelidsOpen I'mWishingYouWereHere! StaringAtTheMoon YourImageAppears AndTheWarmthOfTheSunFeelsLike YourKissesMyDear Verse3: HowTheFuckCouldIBeSoLucky? That we would fall in Love and you would open up and trust me? With your Heart&Soul'sDreams&Secrets Trust in my Heart&Soul is safely where I'll keep it! / Cause that's the very same place I keep You, Let'sPracticeCommunicationToGracefullySpeakTrue&Honest I promise that I want this to work Cause I've been searching for You since I've been on this Earth! / Share with me everything that's troubling your mind! I'll show You this is the Love we were struggling to find! And better yet, there's nothing we can't struggle through! ... I'MSOFUCKINGINLOVEWITHYOU! / TheWayYouLookAtMe, MakesMeFeelWeightless KnowingThatTheUniverseBlessedUs WithGreatBliss! You'reMyDreamOfLove IImaginedAsABoy YouFillUpMySenses WithHappiness&Joy!
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Verse1: ForMyFolks Who'veEverThoughtOfSuicide CauseTheySawTheNightmares WhereTheirDreamsHadDied! ThisIsTheRevival ToReunite &FreeTheTribes! MyPrayerToTheUniverseKeepingDreamsAlive! LETSGO! Will I, Will I EverEver GetToWhereI'mGoing? TheStressOfNeverKnowing WithTheConstantPressureGrowing OnYourShoulders IsEnoughToCrushBoulders!! There'sACivilWarGoingOnBetween PhilippineSoldiers! / AndPhilippineSoldiers WhoAreReallyJustCivilians Farmers Workers Doctors Teachers Artists Lawyers &Businessmen LivingInEra WhereThePeraDetermines ThePlaceThatTheyPlaceYou BetweenHuman&Vermin! / WhereTheOnlyThingThat'sCertain IsWorkplaceSearching WorkingForSomeoneNonstop JustToStopHurting There'sGottaBeABetterWay ToWhyWeImmigrated? HowAreWeFree IfOurMotherlandIsn'tLiberated? / Chorus: WhatTheFuckAmIDoing? IfNotI'mStayingPassionate&ActivelyPursuing AllOfMyDreams AndEverySingleGoal WhatBecomesOfTheBurningSun InsideOfTheSoul? / DoesItDieOut? DoesItToHappenToFlyOut? FuckItI'mHighNow&ThisIsTheRouteThatIChose! FindingOutMoreAboutLove&Growth PardonMeWhileIHarvestMyDreams CauseI'mFuckingDope. Verse2: AndWhenWeArrive There'sANewSetOfObstacles LikeWhy'sItSeemLike FeedingYourChildIsImpossible?; ...AtLeastWithTheNutrientsTheyNeed InsteadOfTheSystematicTerror AndInappropriateGreed/ AndBastardsJustTendToBeBastards ProductsOfSociety WhereThatCycleIsMastered NoEverEverAfter JustDecoratedChapters ThatTheMastersWrote AndClaimAsTheOnlyThingThatMatters. / But The Very Thing That Matters IsWhatTheyDisconnectUsFrom! SoWeForgetThatWe'reAll ReflectionsOfTheSun!; AndI'mShiningMyLight JustBlazingMyPath BlazingMyGrass EtchingMyFuture ThatStarted AsAFrameInThePast, / SoonAsIPicturedIt FellInLoveWithMyDreamsAtFirstSight SoYouCan'tFuckWithMyVisionB*tch! It'sTimeToWakeUpSucka OpenYourEyes WhenYouStopFollowingYourDreams IsTheMomentYouDie. / Resurrect! Chorus: WhatTheFuckAmIDoing? IfNotI'mStayingPassionate&ActivelyPursuing AllOfMyDreams AndEverySingleGoal WhatBecomesOfTheBurningSun InsideOfTheSoul? / DoesItDieOut? DoesItToHappenToFlyOut? FuckItI'mHighNow&ThisIsTheRouteThatIChose! FindingOutMoreAboutLove&Growth PardonMeWhileIHarvestMyDreams CauseI'mFuckingDope. Verse3: MyApologies IfI'mComingOffAngry ButIResideInASociety ConstantlyTrynaShankMe OrRobMe OrStealMySoul RapeMyMotherland AndStealMyGold / Love&Regrets CoveredInSweat SearchingThruRubble ForSomethingWeHaven'tCovetedYet TheySayNothing'sNewUnderTheSun SoISupposeICanLiveTheLife OfSomethingThey'veAlreadyDone / OrICan StruggleAndEarnMyStripesPaintedInBlood SoMyTombstoneCanReadThatHeMadeItForLove AndLoveIsWhatTheyGaveMe IReciprocatedInHeaps StartedOnTheDay ILostMyInnocencePlayingForKeeps / ThenIFellInLoveWithHipHop Rhyming&BreakingToBeats AndFriendsBecomingFamily IsWhatMakesItComplete It'sTheCypherTheCypher PushUpYourFuckingLighters B-BoysToB-GirlsDJsGraffitiWriters / MyCulturalAddition ToTheLoveOfMyLife IsMyDevotionToTheDopeness AsIStruggleToWrite ArtOfVerse ArtsyBarBeastFromTheFarEast VividlyKillingItAnytimeI'mFillingAnArtPiece/ BrilliantStarSpeechWith 8TipsFor 7000IslandsCauseTheTriple 6SaidWeAin'tShit! 5Dimensions-MayThe 4ceBeWithYou 3rdEyebrowRaised 2SidesOfTheBrainToSpitTruth IsangMahal. (1Love)

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Welcome to my 3rd full length collection of dope beats created by my homies, with rhymes about my life rocking over 'em.

Please visit each individual song page for lyrics and further information regarding the track.

A special thank you goes out to, in no particular order:

Sam Judah, One Man Arne, Zapata the General, Eightsense, Eric Tandoc, and JBTS! Thank you for letting me bless your soundscapes with my own peaks and valleys, rivers and trees! Shoutouts to my kasamas and my loving partner! Big ups to my fam back in Seattle and to my new fam in Cali! Much love to my family and locals back in Alaska! A huge special thanks to my dude Romeo H. for hooking it up with the means to make this album possible! Thank you to the Dominguez family! Thank you to my friends who let me put their voicemails on the record.

And lastly but certainly not least, thank you to YOU! For traveling and meandering to this little section of our Universe for an "aurora borealis love adventure."

May you always find what you seek.

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released January 21, 2015

Songs recorded by Yours Truly,
Mixed&Mastered by Kevin Bressler

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Art of Verse Los Angeles, California

Born in the Philippines, raised in Alaska, and studied in Seattle; Art of Verse wields love and passion through Hip Hop music. Using his artistry, he aims to raise consciousness and awareness towards understanding each other's struggles in the name of solidarity.

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