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Passion
04:52
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Tell me why you love it
Shed your doubts and fears
cuz right here I'm all ears
Roses and violets
Show you love as I'll listen in silence
P A S S I O N
Roger that in the spirit of the yokai
bullets exit barrels, civilized yet feral
Signs of the times
A tanouki with two uzis grips the triggers loosely keeping the gate to our galaxy
Figures poised for action drunk off poison
Angry with master done being toyed w
Her story stuck eternally stuttering
Slave to disaster
Naturally looking back and seeing clearly
The aftermath in 20/20 leaves only a hole, breaking the mold,
Practice control, pain is a toll, invest in your soul, let stone roll, story untold, as it unfolds, Your Goals should be bold
Old as the footprints the elephants walk in
They smile but I'm not convinced
As the tiles slide into vision
It's forming a perfect picture
Earthquakes and makes a fissure
We slip and fall through the system
Astronomical ecosystem
We can count stars till we rest
What will we throw to the depths?
As the fluid is seeping further
Oil sets atop the water
Sets the sea aflame by the name of the humble spark just a single shot in the dark could surprise you and hit the mark
Far off into he distance just listenin is the business right from the start wit a quickness we gettin paid for this art
Tell me why you love it
Shed your doubts and fears
cuz right here I'm all ears
Roses and violets
Show you love as I'll listen in silence
P A S S I O N
The fruits of your labor won't alway be sweet
Rather possessing a life sustaining quality
Innumerable quantities, brush your teeth, you don't wanna catch no cavities
And after these seasons
All trees give birth to new seeds when it all tumbles down
Earth quaking revelations knowledge astounds atop this mound
There I'll sit and I'll be still, call that shit my learning hill
Imagine, and though this planet is filled with hellabad ting really all I'm asking is that we do it with passion: to live
And so I give you my mind, body, then soul
Drug tracks anthrax like bel biv deveux
Sexy carnival freaks welcome to the show
The moonshine optometry we Basking in the glow
And just as soon as the wind blows
We know surely the storm is over
Thinking about loving and feeling really I loathe her
Well sweet thang love hurts, and it sucks and it should've lasted
Sip the nectar of the gods grateful for a taste of the madness
I know it seems hard sometimes but trust we'll manage as long as we got the passion there's happiness everlasting as long we got the passion
Tell me why you love it
Shed your doubts and fears
cuz right here I'm all ears
Roses and violets
Show you love as I'll listen in silence
P A S S I O N
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Electriccity
05:04
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{It's something bout the wave
That electricity
It's coursing right on through me
It's something bout the wave
That electricity
Is this love or whatever it may be} x2
(vibe)
Thunder and Lightning very very frightening
The ground and the sky just kinda did a high five
I guess it's safe to say
That it wouldn't shock me anyway
And someone oughta ask for change
Cuz it's looking all the same
Update this online game
We need a different aim
So sad crying out in pain
Waterless and thirsty love to show you first but
For now instead we'll dance for rain
The key on my life just might be abbot staticky
The world set fire to this tree.
(bridge)
{It's something bout the wave
That electricity
It's coursing right on through me
It's something bout the wave
That electricity
Is this love or whatever it may be} x2
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Wolf
05:50
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The loner: life so monotone or if he had've been an artist he'd have been colorblind
Truth sifted through lies to more instantly realize couldn't of heard with his ears or seen with his eyes
Smelled death on his lapel and still dances toward hell
Wings lose feathers in this hot weather
Smooth and unique like tooled leather
Ain't no one doin it better.
Or colder and frozen as his soul grows older he's chosen a type of peace cerebrally
That matches the blank space he inhabits everyday
That matches the blank space he inhabits within his mind
Cold as the bed of snow that crunches under the feet
Cold as the teeth of beast as he eats
Cold as soul of the wolf as he slays
Warm as the blood as it stains
And pushes into the snow, further and further below
And it is there that he lies last of the muffled cries
Never reachin an ear. Not deserving a care. No mana go spare.
Quite perfectly pared by a knife made from a bone; Prophecy written in stone
Old ethereal zones, a man lost his mind and called it his home now forever he roams
Just like lightning to thunder leads
Just like a bad though feeds to broken step of the ladder
Just like a pained soul pierces ears with a scream
And it seems that each fall, the death of the leaves gets badder
As the sun sends its love in a beam
Stone skids the surface of a stream
Could be the captain of the team
And not matter.
What takes aim as he flees?
Red dot mark of the beast
Just pick a spot and you'll see
All the tears in reality
Don't nothing come for free
I ain't into makin mistakes, I do shit consciously
Not one to compete, because I make contenders flee
But be that as it may I am afraid
Most eyes are too shut to see
The lone wolf carries a pack within his soul above the layers and folds of the snow and the distance is cold.
Between the tree line as it bends as it leans into the wind. Cocks it neck to left and howls at the moon
Soon night is the scene as he blends in
Cleansed of his sins before the church of atheism
Long days alone so he's gained eternal wisdom
Ain't no bark on the trees but at least he has a system
He's prowling aware he's sincerely choosing a victim
Electric air is preparing to touch ground
Connecting heaven to earth
Strength to break airy bounds (every bind)
Blinded by its light and fearing he sound
Comes as a shock to no one who isn't around
The sun was eclipsed for as long as he lived
On nights with fuller moons
In his left hand a silver spoon
In his right is a gun, with just one: Bullet
And a barrel aimed where the trigger he's scared to pull it
So just pull it together man I heard someone has a plan
Trusted to guide and protect but still yet understand
As we walk across this holy land
Is he meant to be holy man
And tamed is the beast beside as they tread toward paradise and becomes aware as he does twice versus his only vice
Is it darkness to cover the light?
Or just wrongs to cover the rights?
I seen sane sinners leave at the sight of the seventh sign
Omens on my mind, found the secret ain't the answer now I'm doin fine
Consequentially I'll rhyme inventively to give you the incentive, the analogy, that "just live, just live"
Forget and never forgive
Forsaken then forgotten is the past and present
In the future is the lessons
Life over time.
Got this money on my mind
Floating in the nether realm will keep yo ass on shaky lines
Fine is the wine of the blood of the savings
Reality runs on paper so imma gone and grow some trees
Just relax and smoke some weed
Gone and or ya mind at ease
Time don't quite have to freeze
Grow cold in the memories
Grow old and see better leaves
Have eyes on the better things
It shows over lengths of time
Rewind and cover my eyes
Pay trust to go in blind
Don't dare say you're always on the decline
Roller coaster it moves like a sine
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Gold Tipped Feathers
03:10
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I'll bank it all on the chase so predatory
There's no glory in the trenches red reality was gory
Yet still the inescapable stench smelled surely by the shore
In the front of every store resides a reason to buy
In the back of every mind you'll find a reason to lie
And we can all line up for our pizza pie
A marathon is still a race, the gift of speed finds no place
A turquoise tortoise trots by a red hare
Those who dare to care find life ain't fair less ya pay yo share
We all share this air, 'cept ya can't fly there
An anomaly swears solemnly to the autonomy
Times like an elixir that just once should appear one sip of this magic potion cures all so I hear
How bright was the light? Three colors make white five hues make black
These brittle bones they'll bend but they won't break
Old doc diagnosed him with age in the terminal then he got on his flight cuz his life was aight
{So I pray please: won't u make me wise and calm and with safety}
Could give less than a fuck bout the wheels on ya trucks we all end up rolling the same distance
Some lanes inside might turn wide but the curve gave us all a 99
And I don't whine about wine my tastes ain't refined
And all the lines in the and they fade away to be drawn again some other day
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Akete Atlanta, Georgia
Breathe..
Akete (a.k.a Té) is dedicated to exploring the endless possibilities of
different sonic textures. Akete’s output is distinctive to his own unique aesthetic. His music showcases his deft production skills and understanding of sound, as well as his talents as a clever and thoughtful MC, able to talk shit and be reflective in equally superb fashion over a variety of compositions.
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