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1. |
I'm Free
02:47
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Chorus:
No shackles on my hands
No shackles on my feet
No chains around my brain
I can truly say
I'm free x5
Verse 1:
Not subject to words that no longer apply
Even though there are laws that I have to abide
Don't care what you call me. I give no reply
I give no attention to somethin' so sly
Don't give up free rides. So, get off my back
Still standin' tall. Still have my spine in my back
And you should call me white. Shouldn't call me black
'Cause I reflect your negatives. Not absorbin' that
A refusal to be bound
I'll break the chains you bring around
Uplift my people. Not bring them down
Bring positivity all around
'Cause that's what broke all the chains
That I had around my brain
Made the shackles disappear
'Cause I no longer live in fear
Chorus
Verse 2:
Not subject to actions that no longer apply
Even though there are laws that I have to abide
I'm not a robot. Not a pantomime
I'm not a ditto that you can catch this time
You can set your snares. You can fill 'em with drugs
I'll just run paradiddle 'fore you can hit me with slugs
I know, to you, I must really bug
But I don't care. Put that in the hole that you dug
Groupthink is somethin' I really don't like
I will resist it with all of my might
You can just try and just try and just try
I will not let you take over my mind
It ain't because I just have too much pride
I was just taught I should have my own mind
I am so sorry. You can't have me back
I like am where I am. I'm not turnin' back
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2. |
ShutUP!
03:36
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Hook:
I don't care what you say. I'ma do what I want
I don't care what you say. I'ma do what I want
So you could put the - You could put the shut to the up
So you could put the - You could put the shut to the up
(repeat)
(Shut UP!)
Verse 1:
I'm not sayin' I'm unruly. I just do what I want
Take a chance with my stance and say what I want
Hit the mall, shop at Journey's 'cause I wear what I want
Have a refusal to be swayed. I believe what I want
I'm not a follower 'cept on Twitter. So, whatever you thought
About me is, honestly, wrong. Get rid of them thoughts
You can disagree, but I'ma still do what I want
I won't come and correct ya. You can do whatever you want
I can't try to go and change ya if that's not what you want
So, don't come and try to change me 'cause that's not what I want
I pay the price for freedom daily just to do what I want
So, I'm not turnin' back 'cause I'ma do whatever I want
Mighty in the spirit 'cause I speak from the heart
That's why I do what I want. I don't worry 'bout charts
Like the dew in the morning, my life, it rests on my heart
So, I don't care what you say. I'ma do what I want
Hook
Verse 2:
Conscious decisions. That's the choice I'm given
Got a free will. I'ma use it with intuition
It's a given that it's up to me to do what I choose
So why, pray tell, should you care what I do
Bein' a busy body. You should go and mind yours
But then, you pro'ly ain't got a life. No, you're not livin' yours
If you lived freely, you wouldn't care what I do
You would go and mind your business and just focus on you
Must be a fool if you think I'm a jack in the box
I ain't ever been a jester. Not a joker; now, stop
Shut up with that talkin', man. You can go and chew rocks
And with that trippin' ya doin', you must smoke rocks
Prisoner in your own body. Yeah, ya made yourself trapped
Now you're tryna do the same to me. Won't fall in ya trap
Bein' a mindless idiot does not work for me
I gotta do what I want. That's the best thing for me
Hook
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3. |
Riots
02:47
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Verse 1:
My word sounds have power
When I stand, I tower
I make all foes cower
With the words I shower
The people who listen
They all wanna join in
Instead of fear, they give in
To the sound of intuition
They're rebels just like me
They don't like monotony
They don't see in black and white
They view in technicolor just like me
I made them all stop, pause
Then made 'em rebels for the cause
Trade in a noose for bandanas
Against foes, they drop hammers and start riots
Verse 2:
But I'm not gon' stop
'Cause every stage I'm on, I'm sho gon' rock
So, you can go ahead and try to lock me up
For incitin' riots, but I won't shut up
Until people, for a change, wanna think for themselves
I'ma keep doin' this. You can lock me in a cell
Controversy sells. I'm so controverse
I talk too much for an introvert
Cause I'm an individual
You can check my residuals
I won't be a statistic
I'd rather be realistic
That's why they go ballistic
Every time they listen
I fire shots of autonomy
You can check the ballistics. I start riots
Verse 3:
They're rebels just like me
They don't like monotony
They don't see in black and white
They view in technicolor just like me
I made them all stop, pause
Then made 'em rebels for the cause
Trade in a noose for bandannas
Against foes, they drop hammers and start riots
But I'm not gon' stop
'Cause every stage I'm on, I'm sho gon' rock
So, you can go ahead and try to lock me up
For inciting riots, but I won't shut up
Until people, for a change, wanna think for themselves
I'ma keep doin' this. You can lock me in a cell
Controversy sells. I'm so controverse
I talk too much for an introvert
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4. |
Infiltration
01:02
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5. |
Know My Mind
03:56
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Verse 1:
I know you want in, you want in. You want a spot
But if you're not even tryna get me, look, just stop
I keep my heart guarded, my heart guarded by the second
And use my mind all the time as a weapon
My subconscious is secret to those without access
To my heart. Can't get in it if you can't digest
What my mind has to offer. Gotta pass the test
Let me see if you can handle what you want to access
Pre-Chorus:
If you can't understand me
There's no way I'll let you in
And if you think that I'm fragile
Then guess what. Guess again
The place my soul resides
Is very special to me
So, if you want to get in my heart
Then you have to get to know me
Chorus (x2):
If you can't meet me there
You can't meet me anywhere
You have to know my mind
Just to spend some time
Verse 2:
You can wanna be my lover. You can wanna be my friend
But if you ain't tryna know me, then you ain't gettin' in
I don't wanna let you in but then you don't take care of your space
'Cause even if I kick you out, you'll leave your baggage in that space
So, it's vital that you know the code in order to keep the code
'Cause if you don't keep the code, then you gotta go
The only way that you'll learn the code is if you get to know me
But if you don't get to know me, then you'll never get to love me
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
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6. |
Peace Out
02:45
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Verse 1:
I don't like being static, so I changed for the better
Too much was goin' on to stay put, so I said "whatever"
I'll just do what I gotta do to make myself better
Gotta make it harder for people to pull down my lever
I don't like bein' angry. I don't like bein' sad
I just like bein' happy. So I got me some glad
Soon as I wanna do that, all of y'all come 'round trippin'
I ain't got time for that. So, these arguments, I'm slippin'
Chorus (x2):
If you don't like bein' at peace
Then peace out
I'd rather be at peace and just keep you locked out
Than to hear these awful things that are comin' out your mouth
Verse 2:
Why do I have to be stressed? Why do I have to lack rest?
Why do I have to hold grudges, like y'all do, all on my chest?
It feels better to be joyous than to always be pressed
Yellin' to the top of your lungs? No, I'm not impressed
Stay out of my presence if you can't calm your nerves
'Cause I'll just walk away or kick you to the curb
Oh yes, now that's the word. Heard it directly from me
If you can't keep calm, it's best to stay 'way from me
Chorus
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7. |
Just Love
03:51
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Hook:
Just love
Don't stress, love
Just love
Don't stress, love
Just love
Just love
Verse 1:
Love will carry you through the tough times
Love will ease your soul and destress your mind
If you don't let negativity come bind
You down with chains. That's self-crime
Understand that love is pure
And makes it possible for you to endure
That's why it's never unsure
Don't toss it in a sepulchre
Physical stress is all you should have
'Cause we all have to work. Ain't no pick and grab
But have enough love not to let your life drag
Work ain't life. That's not all you should have
Love will always bring you a smile
And make things worth your while
So, love, don't worry at all
'Cause if you worry, you will fall
Hook
Verse 2:
Promises broken, heart's broken, everything's broke
And now you're feelin' like everything's a joke
Closin' down your heart. Not open for business. You're unspo-
-ken. Not down for tokin'. Leavin' everyone alone
And now your mind is gone. You put your soul on choke
Not on pause, 'cause you're stifilin' it 'cause you can't cope
Lookin' for drugs and alcohol to put down your throat
And you don't care if it's known
I'm not knockin' ya vices, but I don't condone 'em either
I don't like you seekin' for magic with ether
Poisonin' ya body and ya soul
Don't you know loss of consciousness means loss of control
Learn to love yourself but not be narcissisitic
Be unselfish enough to wanna make a difference
But love yourself enough to wanna live your life
Even if the lights aren't shinin' very bright
Hook
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8. |
Purification
01:20
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9. |
DunLykU
03:12
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Chorus (x2):
I don't like you
I don't like you
Doin' what'cha doin'
To me
It's not cute. It's ugly
Yes, it's ugly
What'cha doin'
To me
Verse 1:
You hate and you gossip
You're always on my tip
The words that pass through your lips
They all sound like bullshit
Passed it on through your clique
That passed it on to their clique
The funny thing about that it is
It wasn't what you started with
Now I got all these ru-mors
About me that ain't true words
That make me sick like can-cer
You gossipers are tu-mors
Don't make me rid you with radi-
-ation. Don't get cra-zy
Just stop, stop, stop tellin' lies
Don't hit me with a may-be
Chorus
Verse 2:
You don't have self-esteem. It's obvious
That's why you talk down on me. To bring you up
Like that's gonna help you out. I'm sorry, uh,
You just look like a fool that's sorry. Ugh
Everything that you said 'bout me sounds bad
But, at the same, it makes you look sad
You need to stop gossippin' like that
Secrets -- no one trusts you with that
Think about it. Your words have no point
They're lies that you tell. So, what is the point
Storytellers usually get paid. They write books
Don't look at me like that. You look shook
I mean, you're over here imaginin' thangs
So, why don't you go ahead and get paid
And do the opposite of Drake, get new friends
You'll be better off with that in the end
Chorus
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10. |
Just Too Selfish
03:20
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Chorus (x2):
We are
Just too selfish
We are
Just too selfish
We don't care
About anyone else
But ourselves
Just too selfish
Verse 1:
It ain't just you or me or our families
It's the entire Earth and the whole galaxy
Entire universe to take care of
We're so selfish, we only take care of us
Individually, not in community
We figure from poverty, we need immunity
Nothin' is wrong with that except one thing
It's not a contagious thing. It's an outrageous thing
Look in a mirror. There is one everywhere
If you decided, for once, that you should care
I'm a reflection of you. You're a reflection of me
We're reflections of everybody
And everything that we're surrounded by
Don't you realize that we're gonna die
Call it genocide from being too selfish
But you can stop it. Just be more selfless
Chorus
Verse 2:
No one should ever have to starve
No one should ever have to sleep in their cars
No animal should have to get killed
In a shelter. 'cause nobody wants them, on the real
No child should have to live without lights
No child should have to see domestic fights
We need to take care of each other
Instead of being selfish with one another
Chorus
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11. |
Guilty
02:44
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Chorus (x2):
Guilty
I am just as guilty
As you are of
Lyin' and gossippin'
and selfishness
I'm tellin' you the truth
I'm just as guilty as you
Verse 1:
Think that I'm perfect? Well, I'm not
I'm quite aware that I will make mistakes, off top
I put myself out there all the time, on beam
Don't you ever think that my slate's all clean
I've spent all my life tryna correct my mistakes
'Cause since I was child, I've always known my place
But since I love to challenge, I went against the grain
And because of such, I'm discardin' trash on today
Chorus
Verse 2:
Coverin' for myself and coverin' for others
Gossippin' 'bout other people and blame it others
Keepin' aid all to myself unless you were my mother
Yes, I'll say it. I was a selfish li'l' sucker
But on a quest to find an answer for why
I found an answer for 'x' that gave me my why
I finally discovered how to make a straight line
And decided to make all my corrections this time because I'm
Chorus
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12. |
Transcendental
02:46
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Kamille Carondelet New Orleans, Louisiana
Kamille is a rapper, beatsmith, and producer signed to 3Peat Movement Records. An expert genre bender, she bares her consciousness via raps and the soundscapes she chooses. Outside of music, you can catch her watching her favorite sports, cooking, playing with Hot Wheels, building with block sets, and bingeing on anime. ... more
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