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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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from Aurora Borealis Love Adventure, released January 21, 2015
Sam Judah on the beat!

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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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