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The Process
04:00
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Verse 1 -
The process stays evolving,
school of life enrolled in,
find your way of coping,
some stay closed i'm open,
some make foes they're broken,
some days show i'm hoping the next doors open,
evoking emotions,
revolving in circular motions
bout to cause some commotion,
grounds being broken
strands being woven,
never stranded or stuck on
my own thing and i'll keep going till you know this.
Jumping hurdles out of boxes,
spilt milk curdles count your losses
spouting verbal diagnostics,
beats so cold i'm frostbit
what's the dose? i've lost it
Not been saving for deposits cos i know what the cost is,
all to blame fall from grace,
forests getting lost shit,
awkward game impossible to quit
now it's all the same,
simple difference is
what they all say has changed
and of course the stats are to blame.
Hook -
Process stays evolving gotta nurture it to grow it,
process making progress work is getting noticed,
don't remember how i wrote it gotta nurture it to grow it, gotta nurture it to grow it.
Verse 2 -
My best and my worst days
are written in a poem
it's a blessed curse
it was never bout the net worth
humans like to network
dance until our necks hurt
wake up have to get to work
work until blood vessels burst,
burning fuel our vessel churns
heard we're all repressed on earth
brandable effects in turn,
vandalistic settlers build banks that kill the rest of us,
What's your version of events?
What do you think is coming next?
Much respect or death threats?
Much respect to Dead Prez, he said it how he meant yes
give credit don't expect less,
the best guess,
keep it moving taking less steps,
making moves on to the next test,
seeing clearly like I see you in your best dress,
yeah I know I gotta stress less.
Hook -
Process stays evolving gotta nurture it to grow it,
process making progress work is getting noticed,
don't remember how i wrote it gotta nurture it to grow it, gotta nurture it to grow it.
Verse 3 -
Come and see the sun set,
leave a ton of shit un said,
wonder what will come next,
never listen to the dumb threats
the funds left em glum nearing un dead,
now i'm sitting thinking back, but it seems it hasn't come yet,
reminiscing on the sunsets,
remember some days evenings never ending but some said,
that to reach what was up next
you had to see
that beneath it is a myth like the loch ness,
this a craft and not a contest,
gotta put it all in context
cos they don't care about your content or what's best,
they just care about the crowd chatting nonsense,
when they ask no responses i'm on this,
keep your beef on the streets i don't want it
and that's honest.
Hook -
Process stays evolving gotta nurture it to grow it,
process making progress work is getting noticed,
don't remember how i wrote it gotta nurture it to grow it, gotta nurture it to grow it.
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I woke up from a dream to see that nothing's what it seems
I stumble to my feet and roll a blunt of skunky weed,
I slump back to my seat I put that beat back on repeat
the fridge defrosts and now there's nothing nothing left to eat,
stomachs tryna speak, the music puts me back at ease
I deal with it fanatically can't cope with it financially,
like a cold but no ones catching me,
take my past and throw it back at me,
romantically i frantically fumble with my antics see,
no sleight of hand my hands are seen,
nothing here can damage me,
don't chat about it angrily
in fact i'm chatting passively
the thought of life emasses me,
the schools got us practicing for factories
don't talk about monsanto till you're seeing damaged seeds,
we won't even let the planet breathe
it's actually fucking mad to me,
where we're headed didn't have to be,
I guess we'll have to hang and see,
maybe hang it in a gallery
this panoramic vision got me burning calories casually,
can you see the tangents weave, intangibly erratically we're living so distracted,
mirror image gets refracted
the tax from your wage gets subtracted to pay for their rage driven antics, they say give it practice, get an ego let it grow and then adapt it, we're getting sold a different picture and it's average.
(Boudicca) Hook -
When you talk it's the sweetest sound
while we walk through places in this town
Go tell em what you told yourself,
What you told yourself.
Verse 2 -
Digging through the crates and I sit with my mistakes
glue the pieces back together then I sit and watch em break and I've always been indifferent from the change and i'm never on a mission for the fame
just tryna paint a picture with my brain
so you can sit there in the rain and see that someone feels the same
and all of us got bills to pay,
the more we trust the less it takes
go towards the love don't hesitate
stay living in the present day
make your moves against the grain
say your truth and let it stay
believe you're only steps away
never let it tempt your fate,
stays rising like the centigrade
when summer time eventually came we undermine what underlays,
discussing we anticipate,
no discussion come participate
art is art but this is art that can't disintegrate
come and integrate ,
might feel different on a different day
nothing's ever simple mate
seeing what they implicate
never give away what you make and i've made the same mistakes
take the time to take a break
treat your trade like a trade like a trade this ain't nothing to evade
kids are acting twice their age
doesn't cost a thing to crack a smile but hey,
we're gonna have to find a way
it doesn't we'll ride away to sunsets miles away
but we're gonna have to find a way
i was feeling kinda blind today
fail at what i try to say,
fragile like a china plate
changing once my mind is made might take us out like tidal waves,
(Boudicca) Hook -
When you talk it's the sweetest sound
while we walk through places in this town
Go tell em what you told yourself,
What you told yourself.
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Verse 1 (Oxomo) -
Fuck mumble rappers,
where's the humble rappers at?
Come in the game without an attack
plan, never been lazy can't hack the slack,
backtracking,
no one really built for shelf stacking
it's all about the balance
of self, not what you're backing,
the challenge of establishing wealth is you've gotta have it
see the clock tick backwards
causing havoc
never have enough time
for making sure this shit is done right,
done tryin',
look him in the eyes know he can't decide
which way to go
quick left or right
best think quick or you'll get left behind,
now he's hiding
equipped up in his best disguise
running faster from his peddled lies
made it past the point of no return
spending money no returns,
so disturbed, I hope he knows to know his worth
learn to read between the words
something deep beneath this earth
something of each of us can learn.
Hook (Boudicca) -
Verse 2 (Dereck D.A.C)
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Horizons
03:25
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Distractions
03:24
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Persist (Feat. Verbz)
02:19
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Believe In
03:21
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Brace For Change
02:02
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Changing Course
01:16
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12. |
Element
01:34
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14. |
Fetch The Water (Outro)
00:49
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Collective Mind Records Brighton, UK
Collective Mind Records is a Brighton based hip-hop label started in 2019 by rapper/producer Oxomo in the hope of creating a
space and a platform within the Brighton scene, offering a fairer deal and the opportunity to grow as part of a group to those that felt alienated by the industry.
CMR continues to be the best place to find underground hip hop right now.
📩collectivemindrecords@gmail.com
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