Soul CineMa

by the Gentleman Alphonse

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released 07 July 2011
written: the Gentleman Alphonse*
produced: Soul CineMatik

*'Wild Funk' chorus co-written by Whitney Coleman

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Track Name: DiSek
My life
My pain
I dissect just to entertain

My rights
My wrongs
Helped me breathe LIFE to these songs

Over work
Overthink
My obsession drove me to the brink

To Re work
Re route
This record almost didn't make it out

Kixx said I had no hits
Shadow said I'm on bullshit
Brian said it needs more shit
Warren almost said 'i QUIT'

Russ told me that I'm next up
Doug said I'm kinda extra
But he & Nick know its from a place
Good is not enough; make it GREAT

So I take
And I piece
And I place
Over each
What I scribe
What I bleed
What i want
What I need
Peate
Gave me beats
With the soul
Underneath
Cinematik
Cameras up
Welcome to my Soul's CineMa...
Track Name: Panic
Here's a lil story, I gots to tell
About a midwest trio you don't know so well
Figured I should give y'all the history
Erything that we did & what it meant to me...
We was once brothers of the same kind
After one goal w/ the same mind
The sole reason for the Grind in the Game
Was all in the memory of one name
T boogie, in honor of dead serious
The reason we came together, point blank, Period.
There nothing you can take from it
But somehow we got away from it
We were brother's in arms
& Like any brothers we squabbled over our qualms
Everybody's mother was one of the others mom's
We never had a lot but what we had was a bond
And it showed thru the music
Radio, intro's, man we used it
We learned everything being hard headed
Got a deal, I admit man, we all let it
(Kinda) go to our heads, well at least me
(Man) I was out doin things I aint need be
Psh... I was on a dark path
But the birth of my daughter, it brought back
Me,
cuz I was on somethin else
It showed the music, couldn't humm it myself
The man I became I couldn't stomach myself
I aint leave cuz of y'all, I left cuz of myself
the passion I had, had gone away
And the things we had did at the start had gone astray
And I know in the Mecca the promise I gave Shanay
Was to make sure the world forever knew Anthony
(And I) know that I'm tuggin at heartstrings in a verse
Cuz I know every time that we failed it really hurt
But I'm still baby brother to all of you from start
(So) wonder what I'm thinkin, but never question my heart
Cuz we can't go back to the old days
So we gotta press on in our own ways
One thing, my granny told me before she died
-(Was to) appreciate people while they alive
Cuz time heals everything
(And) seperation's a heavy thing
(Huh) But even after everything,
My phone aint changed homie, so let it ring...
Track Name: Scene 1
Vs 1:
-Lately a lot of people say I'm outta touch
From how I was, sayin they don't see me out as much
(I tell em that) I kinda lost the taste for it
(Promoters) keep on sayin I got a face for it
I'm face forward looking for the things I can't see
(On a path) becoming who they) say that I can't be
-My own different drummer and the beat
That I played till my spirit dissappeared in retreat
(I overdosed on) love once, I thought I'd try it
The funny thing about love, I could never buy it
-So I was sittin watchin time pass
Never knew that it was only while supplies last...
And for me that goes double
(Cuz) internally (I've been) livin within a bubble
(Steady) giving out, w/ diminishing return
(But it) seems as with everything in life, a lesson learned
But

Hook:
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)

Vs 2:
(I guess I've) earned erything they ever said of me
The result of my decisions, as I said it be
We control all the things that we release
Everytime that it meets what's in here, we're at peace,
but
Peace of mind is eluding me
(Looking at the world like) 'what the fuck did you do to me'
Life tried to ruin me, & Karma's a bitch like her & I let both of em tutor me
I learned quick, cuz experience"l punk you
Guilt mixed w/ regret will try & jump you
Nevermind the conclusions you could jump to
Situations are just quizzes to punch thru
So a couple of, I'm leavin em blank
Come back & rewrite once I finish this drink
But I guess I gotta start it, since I'm pretty close
Shots up for living free-make a toast
Cheers.

Hook:
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
(Me...)
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
Who do you run from
(I'm runnin from ME)
Track Name: Put Love (M.F.U.)
Vs1:
What used to be a show about nothin, kinda like Jerry Sein'
I'm the juice you mix w/ liquor, I'm very fine
(Any)time you think you) find a nikka w/ quicker lines
(Get) behind him, package & push the nikka or get in line
And it starts here, so if you cross this
(I'll) Tony Danza & show you) who the boss, like Ross is
And I don't floss w/ rocks, but rockin raw kicks
Drum kicks, & hi hats, stages, & all this
(Is) kinda what you would) call my callin, I'm clickin in
If you're receivin, then listen in, if not, disconnect it if
-You aint really w/ backin me like Verizon
(But you aint gotta) back me to see what's on the horizon
I see, sunsets, at sunrise
-(And I) share it onstage to make my funds rise
(Now) take that to the bank, & cash it in
While I proceed to throw middle fingers into the wind
Like

Hook:
(dirty)

This is Middle Finger You
Do hat middle fingrs do
Put that mutherfucker up
Better yet let's make it two
Pledge allegiance to this middle finger that I'm giving you
If you ever doubted me I'll dedicate a drink to you

'So raise a glass, let's make a toast
& celebrate, those that hate it most'

This is middle finger music
Middle finger music
This is middle finger music
Oh yeah, FUCK YOU.


Vs2:
What you are witnessing is my Declaration of Independence
My Hancock is Hancock, super-hero binge'n
(See) I know, all of you, & you know all of me
(So) between, the two of us, I figure, we can all agree
I done fought, forged, played Mr. Nice Guy
No more, now I'm settin price, & its quite high
Similar to precedents, & bar levels I set
Nevermind, I'll just spit it then I'll let you dissect
(My) dialect (is) Indiana, undeniably
(And) I'm providing you, everything denied of me
The design of me is solarific vibrancy
And now my radiance can shine as far as eyes can see
& Far as I can see there is nothing that you can attempt
Weathered every storm, I'm exempt, & worth every cent
Now take that to the bank, & cash it in
(Then)
While I proceed to throw middle fingers into the wind
Like

Hook:
(dirty)

This is Middle Finger You
Do hat middle fingrs do
Put that mutherfucker up
Better yet let's make it two
Pledge allegiance to this middle finger that I'm giving you
If you ever doubted me I'll dedicate a drink to you

'So raise a glass, let's make a toast
& celebrate, those that hate it most'

This is middle finger music
Middle finger music
This is middle finger music
Oh yeah, FUCK YOU.
Track Name: Offense [ft DJ MetroGnome]
Vs1:
This is for that boom bap
Jazz shit
Rock shit
This is for that real shit
Later for that pop shit
This is elevator music shootin to the TOP shit
This is that, 'this is for the ones that say I'm NOT' shit
This is for the Tuesdays
Chillin out at Coaches
This is for the weed smoke
This is for the roaches
This is for the hard liquor
This is for the beers
This is for the 'Hell Naws'
This is for the 'Yeeeeeeeeahs' (DOC)

Hook:
*DJ MetroGnome scratches*

Vs2:
Watch this
This is Hiroshima in the cockpit
This is droppin bombs off, and you can't stop this
This-is-gonna-blow-up-all-that-you-can-do-is
watch this
This is 97, Bad Boy, can't stop shit
This is for the Melody
This is for the MC's
This is for the kickdrum
This is for the MP
This is for amateurs
This is for the pro's
This is for the good girl's
This is for the HO's

Hook:
*DJ MetroGnome scratches*
Track Name: SkyTrak [ft Kenye Fudiyah]
Vs1:
(I aint even) posed to like you
We supposed to be friends
Y'know hangin out, chillin & all that
And I don't have the right to...
(Well) I don't know what it is
I feel a way when I'm missin your call backs
I just wanna fight you
Play wrestle and play it off
Just to have a reason to touch you
But I don't have the time to
Play around, or say it now
I got another city to run to
So
Got me goin to your avi on twitter
Finger on your picture to make it a lil bigger
Typin 140 characters & deletin
Cuz apparently my feelings are not ready for reading
(So)
One mississippi, two mississippi
Runnin outta time, come & run around w/ me
Runnin from a love that I've already found is like
Ashes to ashes, we all fall down

Hook:
Say what you want me to say
Ill put a ring on your heart
While you're tryin, to lock it away
I caught you w/ *your* guard
Down, baby down
You run from me when I come around
So round & round we, go,
But if you want me, let *me* know...

Vs2:
I don't wanna wife you
Gimme a second let's clear it up
I aint sayin that its somethin wrong w/ you
I just wanna like you
Innocent as a school crush
Blushin after accidentally kissin you
But I don't wanna scare you
Or ruin a freindship
Your energy's electric & so live
I don't wanna share you
selfish as I am,
I will prolly never say it to you, so I'm
-Back to your avi on twitter
Finger on your picture to make it a lil bigger
Typin 140 characters & deletin
Cuz apparently my feelings are not ready for reading
(So)
One mississippi, two mississippi
Runnin outta time, come & run around w/ me
Runnin from a love that I've already found is like
Ashes to ashes, we all fall down

Hook:
Say what you want me to say
Ill put a ring on your heart
While you're tryin, to lock it away
I caught you w/ *your* guard
Down, baby down
You run from me when I come around
So round & round we, go,
But if you want me, let *me* know...
Track Name: Wait A Minute [ft Bashiri Asad]
Vs1:
As I stand at attention
All the things that I mention
One point I used to just hide
(But)
Now come viewer-discretion ad-vised
Feel like, livin in real life's
(A bit) diff-rent from livin a real LIFE
Can't be right, followin my dreams
How dare I? Live in a split screen
One side, me & this here
People that love to see what I hear
Givin my voice to causes out there
But it seems like you hardly don't care
I share, all that I am
All I am, is only one man
Just one man, fractured, I stand
Tall, and I face it all like, damn...

Hook:
So this is who we are
Who we gonna be tomorrow...
That'll only get you so far...
So wait a minute, wait a minute, WAIT.
So this is where we are
Where we gonna be tomorrow...
We can only go so far...
So wait a minute, wait a minute, WAIT.

Vs2:
(My) heart, & all in my mind
All those smiles, thinkin I'm fine
Might be lyin, maybe I aint
Can't see past the walls that I paint
I'm prolly gon crack
Can't see now what's all on my back
Can't hold back the fall of my mess
Can't keep track of all of my stress
-Tryna be strong
Wanna do right & tryna hold on
All of the light inside is all gone
Feel like suddenly I should do wrong...
But
I share, all that I am
All I am, is only one man
Just one man, factured, I stand
Tall, but I face it all like, damn...

Hook:
So this is who we are
Who we gonna be tomorrow...
That'll only get you so far...
So wait a minute, wait a minute, WAIT.
So this is where we are
Where we gonna be tomorrow...
We can only go so far...
So wait a minute, wait a minute, WAIT.
Track Name: Blind
Vs1:
First off, lemme thank God for resilience
Get your shades ready for a flash of my brilliance
Just now accepting I'm really that dope
So its Over; from now on, & you gon Feel it
Last, year, I couldn't even think about the music
Moms was in bad health; couldn't even do shit
But I still dropped Steal From The Rich
& I wanna be proud but I couldn't feel SHIT
The number one question
Everywhere I go its
Is he gon rap
or Is he gon be a poet
Next thing you know its
He moved to L-A
Then he moved back here?
Man that nigga gon Blow it
Haaa.
Jokes on y'all mufuckas
I aint here to try impress y'all mufuckas
Chase yalls shots like a bar mufuckas
So pour it on up, last call mufuckas...

Hook x 2:
'A Blind Man can see that there's no love for me...'
But everywhere that I go, I keep givin love, y'see
(So) You aint gotta have no love for me
I'm good w/ it

Vs2:
Next off, lemme thank y'all for the fuel
A -Team shit, because I pity the fool
That feels like they got a BA, in BS
Bring it to my Face, don't keep it secret
Cuz all these little secrets I'll never understand
Made for a woman, but strong enough for a man
To rearrange stories, & generate lies
Ery time that you speak, I can see it in your eyes
But who am I? Two steps from bein postal
In a city everyone is cool bein local
And I fell victim to the same
So who am I to judge what you're doin in the game?
If I'm not solving, I'm adding to the issue
And it seems appreciation comes when they miss you
So for now, I'm plottin my escape
And really couldn't care less what happens in my wake, cuz

Hook x 2:
'A Blind Man can see that there's no love for me...'
But everywhere that I go, I keep givin love, y'see
(So) You aint gotta have no love for me
I'm good w/ it

Bridge:
I feel all the pressure against me
To the blind, man, its easy to see
But if I go around pointin the finger
I got 3 back pointin at me
So I gotta be wary of my falls
And watch for the snakes I see
And pray for the snakes I don't see
Cuz I don't feel love for me

Vs3:
I'm a man, I stand on my ten toes
I turn up my collar when the wind blows
I can see change in the seasons
God gave his wisdom for a reason
I need light, but, where's the plug
I'm on defense, OJ, where's the glove
I'm the heart of my city, but where's the blood
It pumps out like Jay, so where's the love... Cuz

Hook x 2:
'A Blind Man can see that there's no love for me...'
But everywhere that I go, I keep givin love, y'see
(So) You aint gotta have no love for me
I'm good w/ it
Track Name: Say Love
Vs1:
Girl you on that other shit, other shit
When we first met, you was lovin it, what a trip
Whole scene switched, swappin out a cast change
Tried to make it just wright like my last name
(That's lame) sorta like your unclaimed luggage is
Wheels up, cuz it aint mine love, its his
Just admit to it, you could lose a couple bags
instead of reminiscing over when it wasn't bad

Vs2:
Girl you on that 'Fuck you, I'm mad at you'
Always got an attitude, but never had a clue
(If you) spent more time sober, than you did runnin from your issues, they'd be over,
But
Nevermind me, what the fuck do I know
Keep runnin round life w/ your eyes closed
As for me, I'm peace, see you later
& pray I never run across your face in the papers

Vs3:
Girl you on that 'OK, I've had enough'
Yeah, I thought it was a bluff, till it added up
Take a woman, then you factor in her heart, then you take away your time & affection & it starts
Its what you call emotional erosion
And once a wide open heart get to closin
Last call, put the bottle on the shelf
And look into the mirror, you can only blame yourself
Track Name: Wild Funk [ft Whitney Coleman]
Vs1:
[(Every) word that you hear,]
(Is carefully) crafted from heart-ache
Disappointments, goal reaching & heartbreak
Set backs, let downs, & breakthroughs
And whis-pers of please, don't let it break you...
That's summin it all up
Reach in for courage, summon it all up
Songs of my shit, I'm Hummin it all up
And my Pain is a kit, I'm drummin it all up
Uh
*click*
Open-heart snapshot
(Drum-kicks knocked, all) the ice, off the padlock
Now all the pain has to turn into words
On the wings of the truth & they fly like a bird
Out.
(-The caged bird's) off pitch
(And my) soul has an on and an off switch
(And it) seems like, right from the start
(That I) flip from the dark to the light to the dark
But...

Hook:
'If you can't feel what I breathe
Maybe you should take some time
Music lives inside of me
I make people come alive, yeah...'
So hands UP to the celing
'Cuz I AM in the mufuckin building
Yahh
& I'ma sing my SONG
"I'm gon funk into the dawn, yeah..."

Vs2:
[Every breath that I take]
I draw in so sharp, & so crisp
-(I promised my moms I) wouldn't miss this
(So I'm) takin advantage,
(and) workin my-plan, so,
(I can get her) everything on her wishlist
Sometimes, I wonder if I am meant
To
realize, my dreams, to the fullest extent
Or
if, I am spinning my wheels, at heavy rates
And
revo-lu-tions that'll counterbalance my fate
Hmmm.
Damn doubt creeping inside
Augmenting every fear I cant hide
But me giving into my fears is just like
(Cover-ing eagle-)wings to tell it it can't fly
Huh
(-The caged bird's still) off pitch
(But my) soul has an on and an off switch
(And it) seems like, right from the start
(That I) flip from the dark to the light to the dark
But...

Hook:
'If you can't feel what I breathe
Maybe you should take some time
Music lives inside of me
I make people come alive, yeah...'
So hands UP to the celing
'Cuz I AM in the mufuckin building
Yahh
& I'ma sing my SONG
"I'm gon funk into the dawn, yeah..."
Track Name: Altitude
Call me
The pogo stick
I jump shit, off &
Often awkward ways I'm talkin.
Talked bout, more than you're average joe schmo, I gotta flow joe like the tombstone logo
I terror erra damn neara every squad since
I watched belly on a vhs & the park bench
Is how I I kinda freeze frame photo'd my life up
And passed it on to the next nigga like life sucks
&
I've fucked up, cataclysmed my life up, from havin comma money down to not even five bucks
And I'm stuck in between a rock & guitar strings
And ima strum this muthafucka here till my heart bangs
My heart strings once got replaced w/ a kill switch
My smile is the hairpin trigger I kills w/
Boom
...And there goes all emotion
I went from rollercoastin to lost in the ocean, but I'm floatin
Because I got my feet on your hope floats
I'm an iceberg, good thing I don't showboat
I think
Cuz if I did, I'd probably sink, watery depths
Davey jones lock me up in the clink, water my steps
To the rose garden, all in the cracks, my asphalt
Got me into everything I was blamin yo ass for
My account ability is in zero's & 3 commas
And my doubt ability is like Maury & 3 mommas
Meanin, I don't put shit past what I can throw
All the past horse shit that I saddled & tally ho
Now I see clearer than Lasik, I got my ascics laced up for the matrix,
so Run.
Live by the gun better die for it
Fresh till I'm dead, & it aint fly unless I wore it
And I'm ordi nary w/ a little bit extra in front of it
& you're a one night stand, you don't know who you fuckin w/.