1. |
Best Friend
03:45
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Want it...need it...gotta...get it
Baby, if you take my hand
I swear you won’t regret it.
Here we go.
Men on a mission, surgical precision
droppin’ hot bombs
and we generatin’ fission
shnick-shnack-snock
I’m the paper, you’re the rock
together make the scissors
and we cuttin’ through the lock
unchained, from the days I was so restrained
now it’s all gone, but look at what I gained
'cuz I paid the piper, cupid was a sniper
Shoots and he scores, then ya bit me like a viper
hit my veins like a train full o’ locomotion
steam in my step with your magic potion
flipped all my scripts to a tale of devotion
you’re the needle in my stack and the pearl in my ocean
my friend
let me say it once again
my friend...
Well...I used to be a faker, silver-tongue taker
31 flavours for the big booty shaker
whip it up, D-cup, AAA heartbreaker
never thought I could change til I met my Maker
but I met you instead, and I must contend
that every day before was only playin’ pretend
now the game is real, and I don’t want it to end
cause I’m playing it with you, and you’re my...
BEST FRIEND - well I gotta sing it loud cuz you’re my
BEST FRIEND - and you make me so damn proud to be your
BEST FRIEND - never thought that I deserved to have a
BEST FRIEND - well you know I’m here to serve, cuz you’re my
BEST FRIEND - and now everything’s alright here with my
BEST FRIEND - I ain’t never had a bond this tight, no!
What I mean — there is nothin’ around that could ever come between us
What I see — you’re all I ever wanted and the best of me, yeah
What I try — well, we gotta take it slow before you pass me by and
What I know — Oh, I love you more than anything so please don’t go!
You can call it luck or call it fate
When we rockin’ on the block, do not hesitate
To put your hand in mine, I will bear the weight
because you are my best mate: You’re great
From your sense of style, to your guts and your guile
to the blinding light from that million-dolla’ smile
#1 fan til the day I die and
that’s gonna be a while (I hope)
Yeah my boy ain’t hype, cuz he’s an archetype
I am the Statue of David, but he’s packin’ pipe
So to get through me, you’d better bend that knee
and you will wait down there til he’s ripe
That’s right!
So, let me say it again, and I hope it don’t offend
gonna shout it from the mountaintop, and get an AMEN
yeah, one hand clapping cuz we doin’ it Zen
Is that a bird, or a plane? No, it’s SUPERMEN
And we are BEST FRIENDS
Well I gotta sing it loud cuz you’re my
BEST FRIEND
and you make me so damn proud to be your—
Not just better, my boy is best
put a feather on the scale and then I passed the test
did a total resurrection within my chest
and now I’m on a spirit quest, cuz I’m blessed!
So don’t you dare sit, you gonna stand and applaud
His position unconditional, his love ain’t flawed
And he helped me put the ‘dad’ within the Dadbod
So every damn day, well, I thank GOD for my...
(BEST FRIEND)
He’s my best friend
He’s my best friend
Please say I can always be yours.
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2. |
DADBOD
02:58
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White guy, black guy, Asian guy
Dadbod
Canadian, American, Mexican,
Dadbod,
Straight dude, Gay dude, Bi-dude
Dadbod
Jewish, Muslim, Christian
Dadbod
Take my shirt off
Everyone applaud
See the mirror
Screamin’ OMG
I got a kid and
I got a Dadbod
No matter what I say or what I do
It’s boomerangin’ right on back to you
No matter what I do or what I say
I ain’t the who’s getting his own way
And even when you let me join the game
I know my life will never be the same.
Used to make ‘em wet when I would flex
And eat you like Tyrannosaurus Rex
But now my favourite thing is eating cake
And when the bed is wet, it’s a mistake!
Spare the child — ignore the rod
It’s prostate checkup, OMG!
Yeah, I got a kid and I got a Dadbod
Oh yeah...I got a kid and I got a Dadbod
(solo)
White guy, black guy, Asian guy
Dadbod
Boomer, Millennial, Gen-x,
Dadbod
Endomorph, Messomorph, Ectomorph
Dadbod
Hindu, Buddhist, Pagan
Dadbod
Take my shirt off, hear the girls applaud
See the mirror - screamin’ OMG
I got a kid and I got a Dadbod
Oh yeah...I got a kid and I got a Dadbod.
Yes I do!
Oh my God!
Believe me!
Buy me pants!
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3. |
Little Guy
03:33
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Let me tell you ‘bout my favourite boy
A boy who fills me up with a singular joy
Now I gotta say this straight — it really must be stated
That everything around him, well, is kinda complicated
I ain’t talking ‘bout religion, or coming out as gay
But even if I were, I would love him anyway
Because he’s everything I wanted. I know that he’s the one.
This extraordinary boy…he is my son.
Who’s my little guy? (x4)
In a faraway land, between the sea and the sky
Was the place where I first met the apple of my eye
I was scared at the time – and it seemed so unreal
Didn’t know how to act, or even less how to feel
So, I cried and I prayed, and tried to stay calm
Made deal with the Universe and fought with his mom
And then I stepped away, and got cool and aloof
I needed some space, yeah, and needed more proof
But then with every little picture…and every little movie
You dug into my heart and worked your way right through me
It didn’t matter where I ran, or all the things I tried to do
There was just one thought inside my head — it’s YOU.
Who’s my little guy – it’s Raimi (x4)
But when I returned, all afraid of being rejected
There were bigger things at play, because your lungs were infected
And I will never forget that night, on that boat across the bay
We were rushing to the hospital and a storm was on the way
As I held you in my arms beneath the rain and all my tears
I saw you try to smile, and I flashed back many years
To a crazy old lady, who claimed she was a psychic
She tried to see my future, but the meaning came out cryptic
She said that I was made of lightning — this world was not my home
That I’d find it all too frightening, and I’d always feel alone
Until one magical day, when the sky calls my name
I’d be joined by a soul, who was born of the same
As I remembered her words, that’s when you touched my face
I felt your little hand, and I was blinded by grace
Turns out you were made of lightning, too, it cannot be denied
‘cause from that moment on I was electrified
Who’s my little guy? (x8)
I would kill for you kid and there were times I nearly did
I’m just glad that you’re okay, yeah
I can’t believe it’s been a year, let’s sing out a birthday cheer
I hope you know I’m here to stay, yeah
I found heaven your smile and you made me reconcile
All the selfishness within my master plan
So that can all just fade away now — I’d rather sit and play now,
‘cause every moment shared with you makes me a better man
Who’s my little guy – it’s Raimi (x4)
Yeah, yeah, yeahhhhh.
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4. |
Tractor
04:35
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Yeah, I got one for ya...
This man asks me the other day,
when he finds out I have a kid,
‘What was his first word?’
Huh? You wanna know my boy’s first word?
Why is that important to you?
And he just smiles, and I’m thinkin’ man...
this cat KNOWS somethin’.
And then I’m thinkin’ how MY first word,
aside from the usual suspects
like mama, papa, and poo-poo...
was ‘TOAST’.
Yup, I had a thing with gluten from the start.
That’s some foreshadowing and shit.
But he goes on to tell me that there’s on old wives-tale
that says our first word can speak volumes on our true natures.
Like a symbol of our connection with the world.
A totem of our deepest desire.
A manifestation of our higher selves....
and I’m back to thinkin’ about TOAST.
But then I think of my boy. I remember the day
he pointed a chubby finger out at the field behind the house.
At the big orange thing rumbling across that field,
with its trail of broken earth and smoke.
And then he looks up at me,
opens that sweet cherub’s mouth of his,
and makes music in a single word...
My boy is bright, doesn’t need to be brighter
My boy is strong, but he don’t need to be a fighter
My boy is quick, but he don’t need to win a race
My boy is handsome, and not just in his face
He’s giant among you, though he’s not that big
He will school you on the trivia from Peppa Pig
He’s ahead of the curve, man, ahead of his time
There’s not a jungle gym around that he cannot climb
He is clever and defiant and a mischief maker
All the ladies they will say that he’s a ‘future heartbreaker’
But there’s only one thing that this boy is after
‘Cause he said his first word...
and it was TRACTOR.
If I was saving Zelda, I would let him play me
If I were a salmon, I would let him filet me
If I was on Survivor I would let him betray me
I would give my last breath for my true love, Raimi
Not a typical boy, he’s more than what you think
He’s into muay thai, and monsters, and wearin’ pink
And he spoke in three tongues at the age of two
I heard German, Thai, and English, what’s a dad to do?
And though his sentences are Asian, and his no is ‘NEIN’
and some days he calls me Burger, man, that’s just fine
‘cause his first real word, comes down from the divine
God made me a witness...and TRACTOR was mine (x3)
Got a compact frame, with a sleek form factor
He can climb like a monkey, a banana extractor
No, he ain’t a supermodel or a soap opera actor
But he burns like the sun – he’s a nuclear reactor
Got all the right angles, don’t need no protractor
Realigned my world, just like a chiropractor
Bends light to my soul, he’s a master refractor
Bodhisatva in training, he’s a karmic contractor
Squashes down sadness like a garbage compactor
Covers up misdeeds like a corporate redactor
All the numbers move to him, a mathematic attractor
Down with the rubber trees, he’s a prophylactor
A Magnum bar pimp, he’s an ice cream exactor
But all my boy wants is a motherfuckin’ tractor
Movin’ in that field boy.
Seeing that machine growl and GRIND.
Leavin’ its mark deep in the earth.
You know what you are?
You’re an earth-shaker.
You’re a world changer.
You’re my son.
my number one.
And now I see your true nature.
Driven in diesel and dust.
Strong and sure and unstoppable.
‘cause your first word...
...was tractor.
It was tractor.
TRACTOR.
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5. |
Pancake
02:38
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When the rain keeps falling...and the skies conspire
When you feelin’ the Hunger – what you feel is Desire.
and behind those clouds, I swear, the sun still above
Fill up that belly, boy...and wash it down with love.
Wake up and we be goin’ for a dope drive
Got the feelin’ that we kickin’ just to be alive
Sunshine with the breezy on our faces
Jungle lane with them easy kinda spaces
Catch flow when the motorbike rollin’
Shift low in the mutable Moment
Set tone for the day beginnin’
All those hearts that we be winnin’
Them bones gonna taste so sweet, yeah
Big jones for a bite-sized treat, yeah
In the shop, laid out on the tables
breakfast dreams and feast of fables
God knows that we can’t go slow, but
so tricky when you passin’ on the donut
rice sticky with a mango shake, yet
all my baby wants is a Pancake
Pannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncake (x2)
All the girls comin’ strong like a stalker
little bad boy needs a VPN blocker
keep his hands clean, that ain’t no shocker
just one Betty he want — it’s Crocker
Pannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-CAKE (x2)
He want the thin one that’s rolled up tight
‘cause it fits in his hand and feels so right
well he shook me out of sleep at the crack of dawn
and just three bites later that shit was gone
and then the UFO cake comes once a week
he’ll be stuffin’ in his face til he cannot speak
it’s crispy on the edge and glazed in thai honey
big satisfaction, very small money
wash ‘em down and we’re wide awake now
Singing as we ride and the morning breaks, yeah
that’s the kind of Happiness you cannot fake
when all you need is love...
and a little bit of pancake.
PANCAKE (x3)
All you need is love...
and a little bit of Pancake.
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6. |
One & Only
03:51
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Hear you breathing by side
It’s a secret that my heart could never hide
Can’t believe it’s been two years
Another lifetime and a another kind of tears
Na Na Na Naaaaa x3
We take a slow drive ‘round the isle
People waving as they celebrate your smile
But how did all this come to be?
All this joy that somehow started life in me
I didn’t see
That until now
I’d been so lonely
But then you came
My pride and joy
My One and Only
Watch you frolic in the sand
Fall in love each time you’re reaching for my hand
See you swinging through in the air
Banana ice cream you were kind enough to share
I didn’t see
That until now
I’d been so lonely
But then you came
My pride and joy
My One and Only
I have sailed upon the seas
I have soared through all the skies
I was searching for my soul
And I found it in your eyes
After all I’ve said and done
After all the wasted time
Can’t believe I have a son
Can’t believe that you are mine
And as I lay you down to rest
Pull you close and put your head upon my chest
See you smile, hear you sigh
This is Happiness, and it makes me wanna cry
I didn’t see
That until now
I’d been so lonely
But then you came
My pride and joy
My One and Only (x2)
I’d been so lonely
til my One and Only
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7. |
RAIMISAURUS
04:23
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Esteemed colleagues...
we have made an astonishing discovery.
Deep in the jungles of a remote island
in the heart of the Andaman sea...
we believe we have found definitive proof
of a heretofore unknown Apex Predator.
I had long suspected this to be true.
But with this...we may well rewrite history!
Awww yeah it’s the ORIGINAL — his designation is Classic
You're just a victim in a pickle, like a jar full o’ Vlassic.
Underestimate his power ‘cause those teeth are plastic
He will tear down your World, and then rename it Jurassic
If you didn't know before it's time to get off the Shortbus
Buy some new pants 'cause your piss made them porous
Bow to the King, and sing his name out in chorus
You survive at the mercy of the Raimisaurus.
Thank the heavens he's a heavy with a heart that’s heroic
Can't be swayed by a dollar or some doe-eyed ho chick
Strong-forged like steel, unaffected like a Stoic
He was swimin’ in volcanoes in the pre-Mesozoic
Got a lightspeed flow, there is no way to outpace this
Dropping bars like bones, so you can call him loquacious
kickin' FAT beats, 'cause his mind is so spacious
Ruling this rhyme just like he conquered the Cretaceous
Genetic Superman in his little Metropolis
Spewing down fire, ‘cause my boy spits phosphorous
Call the undertaker ‘cause you’ll need a sarcophogus
Veggie ladykiller, like a Parasaurolophus
Total freak of nature and a master adapter
he rapped and slapped and snapped...and then he tapped her
A Pteradon? A Megalodon? Velociraptor?
He played while they perished, then wrote the new chapter
Get on your knees, sinner, and swear to adore us
Be you Scorpio or Gemini, a Cancer or Taurus
Astrologically, the stars say who is for us and
God help you if it’s Retrograde in Raimisaurus
Catch you in his grip and feel him sink that vise in
Triceratops charging like a three-horned bison
Dilophosaurus spittin hot rhymes like ricin
Chewin’ on his foes like Holyfield fed Tyson
Asteroid extinction if you ever try to rhyme this
Immune to your shit like he was made in your thymus gland.
Damn! Moves so fast the kid is timeless as he
tramples you in a seconds like a herd of Gallimimus
To anyone listening...please...
do NOT attempt entry at the given co-ordinates.
We captured a specimen. But it came at a terrible price.
Many good men and women were lost.
To contain it. To study it. But now...it broke free...
and is loosed upon the world.
Dear God...have mercy on us all.
Fighting and biting and writing rhymes so exciting that
You’ll never see it coming when he strikes you like lightning
He is tiny but frightening, got no teeth that need whitening,
Blind you with that grin, just like the Buddha — enlightening,
His effects? Complex! He will feast on false respects
Watch him hunt down these clowns and scream out Who’s Next?
All you quitters can’t be bitter when you’re watching him flex
He needs a BAD babysitter or a nanny T-Rex
You call yourself a tank
and that your name means Ankylo
You’re mammoth in proportion,
so they say that you’re Brachio
Got a head like a wrecking ball,
it’s Pachyo-sephalo
But none of you can spit,
you’re just bitches that swallow
Think you’re competition, but you really set the low bar.
Turn out the lights, and he’s like Batman with sonar
Hungry like the wolf, well how you likin’ him so far?
Tell your next of kin they’d better check the OR
Concentrated confidence and natural pride, yo
Cuddles like a kitten with the lion inside, yo
Smells you when he tells you there’s no place to hide, yo
Gut you like a fish and make your backbone slide OHHHH
Tune in to his station - pledge allegiance to his nation
Get another student loan and then a thorough education
If you pray to be saved, then ask the gods of creation
if reincarnation can fix your mental castration
He’s a junior Godzilla, got the instincts of a killer,
he stomps and chomps and romps, like Jackson doin’ thriller
Got a jones for digging bones and catching fuzzy caterpillar
If you bribe to survive? His favourite flavour is vanilla
And it’s only just beginning, it’s the start of his reign
Beat you down like Sandman with his singapore cane
Like Roosevelt he’s speaking soft but bringing the pain
Yeah he’s my big stick boy, with an even bigger brain!
You cannot face this foe with bombs or even a thesaurus
We warned you time and time again, but still you ignored us
You denied, and lied, and cried...and shit, then you bored us
So now you learn what happens...
when you f@#$ with Raimisaurus
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8. |
Mister, Mister
03:45
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Well then...Once Upon A Time
There was a man who said
that Love was only fleeting
And he travelled ‘round the world
just having fun and breaking hearts
like window panes
Was too drunk to see the signs,
the waving flags of red
upon that fateful meeting.
But when the oyster made a pearl
he knew from that day on
he’d never be the same.
Niiiine...months...later
As he sat within the sterile room
the doctors sliced her open.
There was a hammer in his chest,
and then his bladder
nearly burst out from his fly.
But even facing down with certain doom
He swallowed hard right then and there
and squeezed her hand
Watched them pull you from her belly,
saw you take a breath,
and joined in your first cry.
Miiiiiiiiiiiister, Mister - lead me by the hand
Misssssssster, Mister - help me see
Misssssster, Mister - make me understand
When you’re the only thing that matters now
then what the hell is happening to me??
Now....you’re....turning three and if you don’t
get ice cream every day you throw a tantrum.
When you pull his hair and bite his hand
and kick him in the balls, and then applaud.
‘cause your dad cannot remember the last time
you didn’t hold his sleep for ransom.
So just eat the fucking broccoli
and let him poop in peace,
so help me God...
Miiiiiiiiiiiister, Mister - take me by the hand
Misssssssster, Mister - show me the way
Misssssster, Mister - was this your master plan?
When you’re the center of the Universe
Then what the hell is left for me to say?
He...is...painfully aware
Of all the flaws and faults and sins
that leave him wanting
When he looks into the mirrors of your eyes
He see the Goodness and the Bad.
So, he prays most every day
that he will find the strength
to walk a path that’s worthy.
Because the only thing he wants to have
is knowing you are proud to call him ‘Dad’
Lahhhh, La, La-Lahhhhhhh. La, La, La, La-Lahhhhh (x4)
I’d...still...swim across the ocean
as a sign of my devotion
I would run a million miles
just to see another smile
I would starve myself for weeks
to give a pinch upon those cheeks
And they could whip me til I’m stinging
for a chance to hear you singing
of the love inside your heart
because your favourite thing is ME!
MISTER, MISTER!!!
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9. |
She Rolls
03:03
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Well there once was a girl
and she travelled all the world
where she met so many people
and they thought she was a pearl
with a perfect button nose
and eyes just like the sky
so pretty when she’s laughin’,
but I hate to see her cry
and she’s smart like a whip,
she’ll take ya for a trip
I ain’t never met a little chick who’s so darn hip
Well, it’s true...Oooh-ooh, it’s You
And I tried so very hard
in the hopes she’d be my friend
but the girl she won’t pretend,
so I’m gonna try again
Because I wanna be her buddy,
in the puddles that are muddy
and cheer for her achieving all her goals
Cuz that is how she rolls
Cuz that is how she rolls
And that is how she rolls
That is how she rollllllllls, yeah...
We love her as a daughter,
she’s the bomb big sister
and all the boys are beggin’
but she didn’t let ‘em kiss her
and even when we fighting
it ain’t long before I miss her
the German, Thai and English
she’s a walking tongue twister
there’s something undeniable,
but also so reliable
in all her crazy ways
she can make her love so viable
reaches in my heart then
she squeeze until it’s pliable.
True...Oooh-ooh, it’s You
Well her name means a fairy,
but we just call her Faye
And the world’s better place
when she’s brightening the day
and I love to watch her learnin’
and I live to see she play
and I never can predict the
naughty words she’s gonna say
so I drop to my knees and I begin to pray
That she never never ever says
that I should go away…
I wanna bear witness and
watch how her world unfolds
Cuz that is how she rolls x4
I never thought I’d know a girl who was so strong
I never hoped to have a home where I belong
I am a better man, in this I swear I’m true
So many things I learned, and all because of You
And that is how she rolls
that is how she rolls
Yeah that is how she rolls
Cuz that is how she rolls.
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10. |
SHADOWLAND
04:51
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When the cold winds blow and the waters flow
upon the distant shore
And the fires burn, and the Earth it churns,
and the swords are raised for War.
Then plant ‘em deep as the Watchers sleep,
and abandon all you know...
Of the Blood and Stones for the Lover’s bones
‘cause you’re reaping what you sow.
Find the One Who Hears through the Veil of Tears
with the fang of the Great Cat’s maw.
When the stars are right let the Clans unite and
bequeath the Black Dog’s claw.
Then you have but two of the Devil’s due
and the Magic’s sure to fail...
with the Blood and Stones for the Lover’s bones
‘less you cleave the Servant’s tail.
Take my hand in the Shadowland (x2)
You don’t know what they got planned
You’d better take my hand in the Shadowland
Take my hand in the Shadowland (x2)
There’s no way you’ll understand
You gotta take my hand in the Shadowland
And now with Three
Far beyond the sea
and within Orion’s breast
Over golden sand
in the Shadowland
will you face the Final Test
For the Key is bound
’neath hallowed ground
to release it, yeah you need Four
When the Scarab flies
then the Gate swings wide
And the Dead...will sleep no more (x6)
Take my hand in the Shadowland (x2)
You don’t know what they got planned
You’d better take my hand in the Shadowland
Take my hand in the Shadowland (x2)
There’s no way you’ll understand
you gotta take my hand in the Shadowland
Take my hand in the Shadowland (x7)
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11. |
Bumpy
03:12
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Oh my child, well I know that things ain’t easy...
but I am on the road with you
And I know we’ll make it through...
It’s true.
From the first day, put me on the hard way
Slippin’ all the shadows of a karma that I gotta pay
meth-mom chronicles, didn’t really miss her
til five foster homes, and a throwaway sister
smacked by a Chevy on the eve o' turning seven
astrologically they said I was supposed to go Heaven
I declined. You think I’m outta my mind?
I am cut from other cloth
it’s the Bodhisattva kind
Understanding...even when I’m so demanding,
’cause this life is full of suffering
no matter what you’re planning
and the only way to make it is compassion —
empathy for others even in their evil action
every soul is climbing blind up the Ladder, man
terrified of falling as they pray to God they matter,
and the Truth is that we’re living in confusion:
ignorance and ego at the root of our delusion
I’ve been there son, busy bee chasing honey
Used to pollinate the flowers,
then I gave ‘em all my money
Rags to riches to rags, it’s all bullshit
Be an Avatar instead and do the air-bending shit
Not like me, cuz I'm Zuko in the Fire nation
Driven by Desire and creative masturbation
made a show about holography and spiritual biology
certified approval — Tom Cruise Scientology
Had the fantasies, destroying all my enemies
believing that a life of fame
would always be a friend to me
Studio city with the television pitches —
venti mocha frap, downward dog yoga bitches
then the agent who deceived me sent me out for TV
had a deal at HBO and Survivor said they need me
PTSD, but now I’m doin’ super fine
and you can ask Jeff Probst about
Season 39
Used to say my life is Charlie Brown’s football
a promise leads to hope
and then you run and take a big fall
there were honestly so many days
that I surrendered
to the notion I’m a failure
to the planet and my gender
I’m alive and at your service out of habit,
‘cause I dropped the brass ring
more damn times than I could grab it
Was the next-big-thing, but now I’m dumpy
Lost my smile, went from sunny-side to grumpy
So, next time you bitch
‘cause your soup is gettin' lumpy
Let me remind you, son —
The road we on is bumpy.
Bumpy.
Oh my child, I know that it ain’t easy...
but I am on the road with you
And I know we’ll make it through...
It’s true.
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12. |
Phase
03:11
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Aim high...Swing low
You cry...I don’t wanna go
We give...Each day
They live...Take it all away
Don’t wanna...be a bother
I’m just tryin’...to be a father
And you can ask Him...as my witness
All I need is...your forgiveness
'cause I was lost and living in a haze...
Now I get it
I was goin’ through a phase
Why can’t we always be together
I want to share this life forever.
Want...need...plant...seed
Run...fly...live...die
Wrong way...romance...
she say...no chance
So cold...my wish...
’fore I’m old and
sleepin’ with the fish
Quit the cigarettes...
fix the big regrets
New messiah but
He hasn’t come back yet
Tried to stop ya but you
found your way in
Took your first breath
even with the medicine.
Wasn’t ready for it
so I had to leave her
then you call my name
and I am a believer
In my blood, in my mind,
in the flow of time
Servin’ out my sentence with you
almost makes it feel sublime
Gonna push thru,
when the debt comes due
and please know this much is true
I made my bed and now
my only job’s to shepherd You
Gave up one dream for another
gave up my soul to your mother
Gave up my life so
we could always have each other
Why can’t we always be together
I want to share this life forever.
Now I’m high...when I was low
Now I cry...‘cause I don’t wanna go
What you give...Each day
so I live...you take the pain away
In your eyes...in my hands
In our lives...now I understand
Can you hear it...never fear it
Heaven sent you here
to resurrect my spirit
Found my reason
found my Heart
Now I am prayin’ we won’t
ever be apart ‘cause
All my life I was runnin’ through a maze
Now I get it
I was goin’ through a phase
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13. |
Monsters
03:26
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I see that my baby’s havin’ trouble with his sleeping
Sayin’ that your head’s full o' fools that be creeping’
Wake up in a sweat — sometimes I hear you screaming’
Scared of all the things that be waiting when you dreaming
Now I pull you close, and babe…you need to listen
Nothin’s gonna touch you without my permission
So let me tell you how I understand what you feel
‘cause it took me way too long
to learn monsters are REAL
Forget about Vampires, don’t mean ghosts,
ain’t talkin’ ‘bout demonic host
It was evil close to home that
always scared me the most, yeah
Born by a cemetery, top of the hill,
you know I walked on all the graves,
and I remember them still
Never hurt me or subvert me,
no they just shared their stories
I had a proper education with the stone allegories
they read of sacrifice and suffering and dying too soon
and even children who were taken by the light of the moon
It was no good, I understood that life is made out of pain
And even those who say they helping, only do it for gain
Just like the time I had six teeth pulled right out of my head, yo
I screamed and bled and the dentist joked
that maybe I was dead, WHOA!
The man who spoke of righteousness - they said he’s a preacher
And the ones who taught us science,
well they called themselves Teachers
But when they beat me, cheat me, then defeat me
I cried for help and gave my plea
but you just looked away the day
I almost drowned, you see?
The fear it got inside me…and it dug in deep
til I could see it in the mirror, and hear it whisper in my sleep
It was lurking in the shadows, and it beckoned from the black
Getting closer and closer, and there was no turning back
til at school I saw it grinnin’ in some mean kids’ eyes
but when I tried to tell the teacher,
she said ‘I’m sick of your lies’
So I ran home to my room and let my poor mind go wild
cuz there was something very wrong now
with this freak-ass child, yeah
I watched horror movie killers and studied comic book villains
For the world done made me sick
so monsters were my penicillin
And I learned everything I could about the circles of hell, what?
The demons and the devils and the secret places they dwell, but...
The REAL scary shit was the kids who lived down the lane
A gang of jocks with a handful rocks
who said they’d bash in my brains
Like a bitch I ran and fell in a ditch,
to a flooded storm drain
the kids laughed and they spat and celebrated my pain
Just a small-town evil, right? just like a stranger thing.
So, I Summoned a Demogorgon...
cast a spell for MY demon king
I will trade my soul, you can have it whole,
just give me vengeance and might
Then I spilled some blood and called his name
til the morning’s first light
But my prayers went unanswered,
yeah, that’s a running joke for me
and that’s what I did, I RAN from that town
to a university.
Into my waiting doom: a concrete room,
a prison under key and lock
and I thought the rules would keep me safe,
but son I was in for a shock
because the inmates smelled my weakness,
like wolves all ready to feed
They howled with joy when I cried out,
placed bets on who’d make me bleed
And I begged for help from friends and even strangers,
but none were forgiving
I had received my life sentence —
and the cell I got was living
But then one day I fell sick, and in the fever I had a vision
It was no mistake, two paths I could take: either worship or derision
And when the fever broke, no joke, I swear
that’s when everything changed
The weak and sad and desperate boy..?
Now a grown man, deranged
I put sugar in your gas tank and seduced all your girls
Put some boom in the oven, man,
then I blew up your world
Found the biggest and the baddest,
and took a home-run swing
Made a hundred wedding vows
but never gave one a ring
And I laughed and sneered and beat my chest
as I watched ‘em all weep
But the rush it turned to terror
every night in my sleep
Because the PAIN was my monster,
upon a throne inside my head
And in this kingdom of fear
the beast would reign until I was dead
But then all these years later
the nightmares finally ceased
‘cause the magic in your eyes,
that was my gateway to peace
You’re an angel of compassion
on a mission to heal
Cuz everyone is suffering, son…
and monsters are REAL.
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14. |
WHEN
02:42
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When you want me
I am strong
When you need me
I belong
When you hold me
I can breathe
When you love me
I believe
(REPEAT)
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15. |
Flying
03:50
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I’m flying, I’m flying
I’m flying and I wasn’t even trying.
I’m flying, I’m flying
Yeah, I’m flying, but maybe I’m just dying.
Lookin’ down on the world from a great height
Like a bird, but it still doesn’t feel right
Gettin’ high in the pull of temptation
And I packed for a long vacation
Know the weight of an unanswered question
Gravity to me – that’s only ‘suggestion’
Make your peace and don’t look down again
Nothin’ left to lose except your only friend
Spread my wings and I’m goin’ even higher
I won’t miss you — you know that I’m a liar
All I got is a prison with a view
All I need is a Heaven here with you
I’m flying, I’m flying
I’m flying and I wasn’t even trying.
I’m flying, I’m flying
Yeah, I’m flying but maybe I’m just dying.
Will you forget who I am?
Will you remember the plan?
Can you learn how to forgive?
Can we have more time to live?
What if you don’t know the way?
What if I promise to stay?
When will you learn how to fly?
When are we saying goodbye?
Will I forget who I am
Will I remember the plan
Can I learn how to forgive
Can I have more time to live
What if I don’t know the way
What if I promise to stay
When will I know how to fly
When are we saying goodbye?
Flying.
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16. |
Superboo
03:45
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Never wanted a way to live forever
Never needed anyone to give me a crown
slow down
Never thought I was man who deserved any better
Run away as I pray that I will never be found...
in the ground
Come on
But then you came, and you showed me
that it was treason
And in your eyes, well I knew I committed a crime
in my prime
You took my life and you gave me back a reason
And now I wanna roll with you til the end of time...
it’s sublime
Superboo, my Superboo
My greatest wish is coming true
I never would’ve made it without you
Superboo, my Superboo
Your super signal’s coming through
And everything I do is all for You
For You
Never thought that I would live forever
Never wished they would put me a throne
Never needed to share my life together
All I wanted was to live it on my own
Then you came and I knew that it FELT SO RIGHT
Got your love, so I know I can WIN THIS FIGHT
'cause I swear, you alone are my KRYPTONITE
bringing me down to my knees
I would climb any mountain
Swim any sea
I would cross any desert
To bring you to me
I would burn it all down
and surrender control
‘cause you saved my life
You saved my soul
Superboo, my Superboo
My greatest wish is coming true
I never would’ve made it without you
Superboo, my Superboo
Your super signal’s coming through
And everything I do it’s all for you
For You
You want - I need
You hurt - I bleed
You cry – I scream
You hope – I dream
You beg - I steal
You give - I heal
You run - I fly
You fall – I die
My greatest wish is coming true
I couldn’t do this without you
Your super signal’s coming through
I gave it all for YOU
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17. |
FOUR
03:04
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We roll...time passin’
Hold tight, gonna make the belt fasten
Count it down, ‘cause I’m keepin’ score
Turnin’ 1, 2, 3 and 4
Take my hand, and stand for the new day
Take notes, in the syllables I’m gonna say
Now we made it, celebrate it, get it underway
48 months of unadulterated play
Give a bow to the north south east and west
Give praise to the sun and beat your chest
Give love to the ones that treat you best
Forgive the meek, and fuck the rest, ‘cause
He was born with a master schematic
Four in the formula, it’s mathematic
if algebra is right, then it makes him quadratic
You pushin’ on the clutch, but he does it automatic
Four-face Brahma, pass the four yugas
Four Noble Truths in the words of the Buddha
Four archangels, hittin’ on the hookah
He’s the Four Horsemen galloping through ya
In four dimensions, movin’ through time
four-line verses to build up his rhyme
Tetragrammaton, God’s word sublime
counting the chambers in this heart of mine
Purple is the ball, but four is the number
Drain that bitch clockwise if you’re down under
getting old enough for my favourite plumber
Mario 4, in a world of wonder!
Got the fascination every time he speaks yeh
see the evolution through the days and weeks yeh
think of what he’s like by the time he peaks yeh
Wanna be the source of everything he seeks, come on!
1, 2, 3, 4 – there’s a monster at your door, I say
4, 3, 2, 1 – don’t be scared, he’s here for fun, c’mon
1, 2, 3, 4 – baby kill the lights and hit the floor, I said
4, 3, 2, 1 – you’re gonna bust a move until he’s done
Come on!
Slippin’ like a shadow and it’s always comin’ at ya
Dippin’ in the groove, then rise in the Rapture
Hittin’ on the honeys he be aimin’ to capture
Threesome, non – menage a quatre.
Raise your hands, it’s a convocation
time to swing loose for a celebration
Four is the answer to the Equation
Two-times-two, if you’re feeling brazen
Nothing’s ever wrong when you roll with the right chick
hittin’ that ass, like a billy with a night stick
sippin’ from a forty in a bag, that’s a cheap trick
Strawberry quik? that shit will make you sick
luck comes in threes, but we comin’ in fours
and everything that’s mine is eventually yours but
if we gonna fight, then we settle the scores
I can wipe your butt, and you can do my chores, HA!
Keep the lines straight with the four right angles
make me a square, better yet: rectangle
Illuminati eye within the triangle
Dolla dolla bill, y’all, get star-spangled
Four sheets gone and a four-leaf clover
24/7 with a milk hangover
On all fours when you call red rover
Four on the floor til the game is over
1...2...3...4
We roll...time passin’
Hold tight, wanna make it last and
I could never love anyone more
My boy was 3...
and now he’s 4.
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18. |
Hey Ray
03:38
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Well sometimes life
Can get in the way of a good thing
Sometimes the world
Might seem to pull us apart
But even though I’m far away
I love you more than words can say
So, I wrote this song
And I’m singin’ straight from the heart
Hey Ray, how’s it goin’?
Hey Ray, I hope you’re feelin’ fine
Hey Ray…well, I wish you a beautiful day
Just remember — I am yours and you are mine
Now every time I go
I cry a little bit longer
And it tears me up
If I hear you’re not doin’ well
So, let me swear to the Gods above
that I’d do anything to keep your love
I would march into Heaven
Or kick down the gates of Hell
Singin’ hey Ray, how’s it goin’?
Hey Ray, I hope you’re feelin’ fine
Hey Ray…well, I wish you a beautiful day
Just remember — I am yours and you are mine
Well, I wish that I could speed up time
Or cross the sea in a blink
I know that leavin’ you’s a crime
Can’t imagine what you must think
But don’t be lonely, don’t be scared
You got your big sister and your mama’s care
I promise real soon I’ll move the sun and the moon
And have you back in my arms
Before you know I wasn’t there…
Singin’ to ya HEY RAY...how’s it goin’?
Hey Ray, I hope you’re feelin’ fine
Hey Ray…well, I wish you a beautiful day
Just remember — I am yours and you are mine
EVERYBODY – HEY RAY, how’s it goin’?
Hey Ray, I hope you’re feelin’ fine
Hey Ray…well, I wish you a beautiful day
Just remember, I am yours and you are mine
Don’t’ forget that I am yours and you are mine
Now and forever, I am yours...
Will you be mine?
Please say that you are mine.
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19. |
Que Sera
02:38
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When I was just a little boy
I asked my mummy, what will I be
Will I be famous
Will I be rich
Here's what she said to me...
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart, what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows
Day after day?
Here's what my sweetheart said...
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be
Now I have children of my own
They ask their daddy, what will I be
Will I be famous
Will I be rich?
I tell them tenderly...
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be
Que sera, sera!
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20. |
Brooke Burgess Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
An award-winning Canadian creator nabs two bucket list dreams in one: double album AND Dad! Writing, producing, shooting, editing, mixing and recording most of DADBOD's tracks from a secret pandemic studio in Southeast Asia, the 20 songs + videos serve as the ultimate ode to his lord and master — the dino-loving barefoot super Buddha named Raimi. ... more
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