1. |
Out of the Loop
03:08
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(verse 1)
Put my soul in this verse, God, lay me to rest
Took a bit of time off, still maybe the best
I feint with the left, beat up your face with a right
I've burned chiba...for 99 Arabian nights...
It's like prophecy, I've seen it in a dream before
Peace endured, then we all saw the eve of war
I sailed my ship along the jetty of the eastern shore
And asked my angels to guide me and keep me pure
Fuck the non-essentials resting on my conscious mental
I got the strength, got the mind, and I got a pencil
I'm tryna make a difference, even if it's miniscule
If one person says I influenced them then the shit is cool (yeah)
But it's hard to be humble when the target and judge you
And really you caught in the struggle
Conquering demons, fucking up for various reasons
We carry the burden and smile, it's very deceiving (yeah)
I watch my bridges fall slowly to the sea below
It wasn't no one that I needed though
Even though it's salt in the wounds, that's motivation to lick 'em
I told the haters to wait while I did it, patience is thinning
Hours and days, thousands of pages, clouds of the haze
I contemplate my main objective, still drowning in rage
We dying too young, trying to run, but feeling stuck in place
I read that story on your fucking face, you told it all
The gloved hand coulda turned you to gold
Cast away from calm shores, on eternal patrol
May the wind take me far enough to bring me back home
I can't tell you why I'm leaving man, that list is too long
Blood of the bond. Brothers in arms. Never betrayed
Let the waves carry my message away (message away)
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2. |
Grateful
02:56
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3. |
All I Got
03:00
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(verse 1)
Made it though the darkness and peril
Emerged hardened and sterile, maybe very disturbed
None the less, I carry the burden like one of the best
Burn various herbs, I'm taking this one to the chest
Beware of your worth
Show up to your own funeral and some comparable character's there instead and they buried him first
You sharing the dirt...Can I spice it up?
I give life to cuts like cesarean births
I'm arrogant, outlandish, stealth, sly
Hold up, watch that last line, might've bit it from Elzhi
I grew up in an area cursed where shells fly
Now I'm tryna stay aware on this perch, my name held high
Paced like: race bikes in Belgium
My fate, like Helen at the temple of Delphi
Read aloud before I turned my head and bowed
Fuck pride, I love life, I'm making myself cry
[chorus]
This verse, is all I got
This pen, is all I got
This life, is all I got
I can't change what I cant' change, like it or not
This verse, is all I got
This pen, is all I got
One life, is all I got
I can't change what I can't change, like it or not
(verse 2)
I was afraid of my shadow, tainted with battles earned
From anger, I turned 18, dropped out, had dad concerned
Still fought depression from those nights I would stay awake
And sleep the day away to keep the pain at bay
We all have bad days in greater proportions
So I wake up and pray in the morning, saying
"Dear Lord, thank you for this day with which to learn and grow"
It's personal but I'm thinking some of you jerks should know
Gained back everything I lost and then some
Guessing I just had to take a loss to win some
Often it costs a limb to climb, then when shit's sublime
That's when the wind comes. Seek higher ground
We gotta hold the empire down
Hold your hands high, let your insides fire out
Just when you thought I wouldn't thicken the plot
Your dreams stay there whether you live them or not
[chorus repeat x1]
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4. |
Why
03:03
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(verse 1)
Look at my rhymes as an inside perspective on the book of revival
Now, look at my rivals, wow
Sipping on some chilly Patron, the spliff is long, sparked
On target like I'm flicking lawn darts
I'm certainly much older now I sit and drop art
When serving it up colder than a Dippin' Dotz cart
That vanilla swirl, on the half shell, hella pearls
Since I turned 12, lost motive to respect the world
Maybe I been crazy thinking I'm the one that's different
Cuz no matter what it's feeling like there's something missing
I could bring some relentless-type hungry spittin'
Maybe I'll just swing for the fences like Sonny Liston
Shut down your comedy show. You doing funny business
Edi the greatest and there ain't nobody fucking with him
[chorus]
If you ain't got the pain
And ain't got the pen
And ain't got the heart
Then why do you do it?
If you ain't got the soul
And ain't got the flow
And ain't got the voice
Then why do you do it?
If you ain't got the bark and ain't got the bite
And ain't got the fight
Then why do you do it?
I just want some answers, "Why?"
If you asking the same question hold yo hands up high
(verse 2)
(ayo I) Mimicked the greatest then I snatch the baton
So now I'm, itching to make it whether rapping on songs
Or else I'm, getting frustrated with this nine to five
Had it so long that I forget to keep cash in my palm
It's ironic ain't it? I'm cutting my ties
Just watching, waiting, God and Satan struggle inside
My conscious waking mind. Made the observation I'm
Constantly sedated so I can't jump into line, it's kinda hard
But it makes it worth chasing though
Blaze a fern of that haze and burn through an 8th of dro
Another day, another pocket of loose change
Tryna make it work but I'm caught in the loop-game
Fire up the purp with the blue flame
Bury the hatchet, carry the gadget like, Bruce Wayne
Dialect: universal. Encounters of the third kind
Versatile. Live enough to kill you with my worst line
Take it personal. But don't ask me to reverse time
Fuckers got trust funds, sonny I earned mine
[hook repeat x1]
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5. |
Fractured Human
03:18
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6. |
Clock Out
02:59
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7. |
Crow's Nest
03:34
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8. |
Struggle Manifesto
02:09
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9. |
No Question
02:30
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10. |
Polishing Brass
02:55
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12. |
Never Happened
03:01
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13. |
Mankind (bonus track)
03:56
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Edison Av Norfolk, Virginia
Edison Av - Virgina, US - stubbornly polishes his technical abilities whenever he picks up the pen and raps effortlessly
over what ever beat lay in his path.
Always ready with a story to tell on the mic. With verses that display some outstanding rhyme patterns combined with soulful, honest content. Edi throws everything at each verse and able to switch it up as the beat allows.
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