1. |
Duality
03:33
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I know I’m not like these other girls
And I know I’m just like these other girls
See there’s a place where we can always find to come together
Some commonality is part of our duality
And that’s the place that’s the place that’s the place that’s the place I wanna meet ya I’m gonna see ya.
I know I’m not what you’re used to
But you could let me flow right through you
Right through you right through you right through you.
Just open up to me, that’s enough for me I’ve been actin tough but you know that’s just something we do to get through the mess of catch 22s, catch them lessons pass ‘em on to some of them youngins who can take ‘em, and twist ‘em, and breakdown the system, see I been living in it so long I often can’t resist ‘em,
I give in, I give in, I give in,
I’ve given in so many times
I get sick of myself, can’t figure myself out.
I know I’m not what you’re into
But I still wanna know what we both been through
Cuz there’s a reason you’re here
And there’s a reason I’m here
At the same damn time.
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2. |
Thyself
03:06
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Hippie Chick with a nice flow,
Sickest in the pacifica time zone,
Stickin to the vision get your mind blown, no time for honey I’m home no honey I’m on.
One. So nonchalant with it I’m not the calmest but I catch your conscious with a couple of comments bout not conforming
I can see through the costume, you can keep performing but it’s
Not you
It’s not you
It’s not you boo.
It’s not you, it’s not you, get to know yourself gotta do you, come on.
You know who you are. You know who you are. You know who you are.
Dig deep go far. Come on.
Girl ya don’t know a thing, why you so mixed up, so in between,
Been a couple years honey where the uh you been, never make enough money never make enough friends,
Doin drugs get defensive about all of your sins and you won’t pay attention probably do it all again maybe leavin an impression but you know you won’t win.
Plus you’re a square.
Listen up! Pipe down. I ain’t even takin your advice right now.
I am in control and I’m nice right now plus my heights higher than the Eiffel tower I can tell when I’m in power, I ain’t for sale, no I ain’t goin down till I fight like hell,
Ice caps might melt and we won’t find health, until everybody get to know thyself.
Do you,
Do you,
Do you boo.
Do you, do you, get to know yourself gotta do you, come on.
You know who you are. You know who you are. You know who you are.
Dig deep go far. Come on.
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3. |
Alone
03:56
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You right, you’re too good for me
And I don’t mean like too good for me but, shoot,
You don’t even smoke no weed
And you don’t like it when I drink
And I don’t like it when you think you’re better than me
I think you better just leave
You say you just wanna see me bein my best self and maybe that ain’t the way and plus I ain’t never asked ya
You say you just wanna see me bein my best self and maybe that ain’t the way and I ain’t never asked ya
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
I’d rather be alone, than to be owned
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
If you think that you own me I’d rather be lonely.
Leave me alone I’d rather be alone, be alone,
Leave me alone, I’d rather be alone.
I’m aware that it’s a real possibility
That everything you tell me you don’t feel in me
Affects me cuz deep down I think you really might be right
But I ain’t really here to fight and I ain’t really got the
Time.
Maybe that ain’t the way and plus I ain’t never asked ya
You say you just wanna see me bein my best self but maybe that ain’t the way and I ain’t never asked ya
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
I’d rather be alone, than to be owned
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
If you think that you own me I’d rather be lonely.
You can’t change me, only I can change me,
And I can’t change see, too busy hustlin on the daily
You can’t change me, only I can change me,
And I can’t change see, too busy hustlin on the daily
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
I’d rather be alone, than to be owned
Leave leave leave leave leave leave leave me alone,
If you think that you own me I’d rather be lonely.
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4. |
Just Might Kinda
02:52
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Boy. Boy. Boy. Boy.
Boy I known you long enough it should be no fear, why I get so weird when you come near?
Why this old friendship like a frontier, all of a sudden it’s unknown how to go here,
Oh dear. Been here but you don’t see her. Take one good look could be so clear.
Got one good push in a low gear but you won’t steer, I don’t even know where to
Go next, how many hours you be talkin’ bout your old ex,
Hours on the phone with me homie but she won’t text and you wanna protest be alone,
Man I won’t let you, I gotta protect you.
Why it feel like that when I leave your house, words on my tongue but they don’t come out, what’s that about? Why it feel so good when I’m in your arms, huggin me goodbye and I try to hold on, is that so wrong?
(Is that so wrong) I just might
(Is that so wrong) Kinda
(Is that so wrong) I just might kinda sorta love you
(Is that so wrong) I just might
(Is that so wrong) Kinda
(Is that so wrong) I just might kinda sorta love you, love you
Is that so wrong is that so wrong is that so wrong is that so wrong is that so wrong?
Tell me what it is now.
Why the pull so strong? When it’s logically probably so wrong.
And I know honestly that I ain’t never been the type of woman that you wanna see
I’m on the scene you want her home I want a peaceful thing but I’m on the road I can’t control the
Life that chose me, had you told me years ago we’d still be here laughing like the baddest homies,
Unimaginable, kinda magical,
Don’t you kinda think it’s weird how we had to both be back
In each other’s path plus add the fact that you always had my back,
What’s that math?
Why it feel like that when I leave your house? Why It feel so good when I’m in your arms?
(Is that so wrong) I just might
(Is that so wrong) Kinda
(Is that so wrong) I just might kinda sorta love you
(Is that so wrong) I just might
(Is that so wrong) Kinda
(Is that so wrong) I just might kinda sorta love you, love you
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5. |
Awesomeness
03:01
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Eligh on the beat. L. Shea on the track.
Laid back and chill that’s how I gotta be. I get too turned up they makin fun of me.
Voice gets all high ‘n s***, and these boys they appreciate quietness,
But the choice to appease and me tryna fit, matter fact step back, why you tryna diss, man?
I’m just a regular chick. Packed full of f***** awesomeness,
Been a little lawless, I tuck flaws, in charge, f*** bras,
Ignorant to the cause I’ll bring it to your front yard.
And I ain’t tryna front and be hard, I’m just a passionate chick, that flame just had to be lit so
So what you tryin to do girl?
I wanna see my little cousin come up in a new world.
And how you tryin to do that?
Beats me, in the meantime I write a few raps.
What you planning to do fam?
Learn to love the little things that make me who I am.
Word, now how you planning to do that?
I mean it’s not a plan, I’m just reaching out my hand but…
Goddammit I can’t understand it,
I mean I’m thankful for everything that I been handed,
I know it couldn’t be any better if I had planned it,
but why it so hard to find peace on the planet.
Yeah why that s*** so hard, why I gotta wait so long till I could know God?
And all her intentions, I mean I’m intent on accepting the tensions but I
Still get defensive when they begin to mention that maybe I shouldn’t be here, find this speaker offensive,
They intentionally fencing me in I cannot pretend to be anything other than what I am and that’s till the death of me,
Especially considering everything that been next to me, it’s hellish and heavenly, need a downer amphetamine woo.
Are you catching me? The feelings oh definitely, I need it so desperately but do it so effortlessly, uh huh.
So what you tryin to do girl?
I think I mean woman and I wanna see us rule the world.
And how you tryin to do that?
I dunno, write raps ‘till we fight back.
What you planning to do fam?
At least get my whole family off of food stamps.
Word, now how you planning to do that?
Don’t worry bout my plans, put a dollar in my hand.
Goddammit I can’t understand it,
I mean I’m thankful for everything that I been handed,
I know it couldn’t be any better if I had planned it,
but why it so hard to find peace on the planet.
Goddammit I can’t understand it,
I mean I’m thankful for everything that I been handed,
I know it couldn’t be any better if I had planned it,
but why it so hard to find peace on the planet.
Yeah why it so hard to find peace on the planet?
I mean I know it couldn’t be any better if I had planned it.
But why it so hard to find peace on, yeah,
Yeah why it so hard to find peace on the planet?
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6. |
Makeup
03:18
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I look back and it’s so clear, I couldn’t see it it was so near,
All you needed was to sew fear, I’m finally pickin up on your wickedness oh dear.
You didn’t need to do me so wrong, I didn’t need to take it so long,
I didn’t need to be so blind to the lies that were going on but your grip was so strong
And I got a lot of issues
One thing I won’t do is to miss you
Even if I were to diss you, never would I get through
So I’ma leave my eyes dry, keep ya tissues
I spent way too much time wasted by your side
So I ain’t gon cry over you
Cuz you’re gonna do what you do, why you lie, make a fool outta me but it’s cool, I don’t mind, it’s the truth, it’s divine intervention that got me from you so it’s my turn to do what I do.
Cuz you’re gonna do what you do, why you lie, make a fool outta me but it’s cool, I don’t mind, it’s the truth, it’s divine intervention that got me from you so it’s my turn to do what I do.
I spent way too much time putting this makeup on my eyes
So I ain’t gon cry over you
Still I know you ain’t s*** though, hope that chick you picked over me put you in the friend zone, all the plans cancelled, holdin me for ransom, shoot, you ain’t even that handsome.
I probably didn’t mean that, but really you a mean man,
And even if you didn’t mean to do it how you did it you’s a user, shoulda seen that.
And yeah I got a lot of issues
One thing I won’t do is to miss you, not miss you, no
And even if I were to diss you, never would I get through
So I’ma leave my eyes dry, keep ya tissue
I spent way too much time wasted by your side
So I ain’t gon cry over you
Cuz you’re gonna do what you do, why you lie, make a fool outta me but it’s cool, I don’t mind, it’s the truth, it’s divine intervention that got me from you so it’s my turn to do what I do.
Yeah you’re gonna do what you do, why you lie, make a fool outta me but it’s cool, I don’t mind, it’s the truth, it’s divine intervention that got me from you so it’s my turn to do what I do.
I spent way too much time putting this makeup on my eyes.
So I ain’t gon cry over you
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7. |
The Work
02:41
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Wanna know what you reppin’
It ain’t fresh get to steppin’
Tell me everything wrong that you let in, your exceptions, why you regret it.
Mind bends where you send it.
So what you think about the work?
Gonna get out what you put in, what you puttin’ in, what do you deserve?
Gonna get what you expect when you respect it word, what you think you worth, what you think you worth? Why you think you even get to be here on this earth?
How you get the nerve? Throwin’ you the curve, everybody’s hurt hurt hurt hurt hurt,
But you gotta put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out.
You gotta put in work.
Wanna know what you reppin’
What you carry in your presence?
Tell me everything wrong that you said and how you meant it, and what’s the lesson?
Reap what you invest in.
So what you think about the work?
Gonna get out what you put in, what you puttin’ in, what do you deserve?
Gonna get what you expect when you respect it word, what you think you worth, what you think you worth? Why you think you even get to be here on this earth?
How you get the nerve? Throwin’ you the curve, everybody’s hurt hurt hurt hurt hurt,
But you gotta put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out.
You gotta put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out.
You gotta put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out.
You gotta put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out, put in work, work it out.
Gotta put in…
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8. |
In The Air
02:31
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You ain't gotta say too much
You've already said enough
I know that you set me up
Oh oh oh oh
You ain't gotta tear me down
I don't need to hear that sound
I ain't bout to fear you now
No no no no
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' on ya
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' on ya
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' no
I'ma put one in the air tho
Put one in the air tho
I ain't bein' careful
I am bein' care free
Nothing can compare no
Put one in the air tho
I ain't bein' careful
I am here to do me
Wear it like a miracle
I ain't gotta say too much
I've already stressed enough
Finally I've had enough
Oh oh oh oh
And I ain't here to tear you down
But I don't need to hear you out
Time to clear you out
Oh oh oh oh
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' on ya
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' on ya
I ain't stressin' no, I ain't stressin' no
I'ma put one in the air tho
Put one in the air tho
I ain't bein' careful
I am bein' care free
Nothing can compare no
Put one in the air tho
I ain't bein' careful
I am here to do me
Wear it like a miracle
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9. |
Pretty Girls Like
02:57
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Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Ah you ain’t heard what the pretty girls like, what the dudes say to tune into, now what that look like?
Pretty girls like trap music, lovin’ that snare so they had to use it,
All the trap music a bad influence, and all the bad dudes on a path to ruin,
Hijacked from the movement, I’m back to it,
Hey Jack now, you put your back into it,
Blind by the cataract got my sight back I’m back on the right track and I’m glad to be a nuisance.
Ooh shit, stop bein’ so abusive, really gonna try to get you down with that bullshit,
Really gotta try to use your mind or you lose it, are you doin’ it? Gotta stay true,
I know I’m a cool chick, I don’t bend to fit,
I don’t change who I am for your benefit,
Bars stay feminist, man I been legit,
And you really wanna diss that? Homie go and quit that.
Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Pretty Girls Like trap music.
Pretty girls like… what?
Ah you ain’t heard what the pretty girls like, what the dudes say to tune into, now what that look like?
Hair flick
When the snare hits
don’t know one song from the band on my ripped t but lemme wear it
…It’s fashion right?
Wont set trends we follow when it happens right?
Selfie with irrelevant quotes on caption type
Show you every day is lit for satisfaction type
I dont really have a clue what these dudes are saying
But I'll mouth along on snapchat if the filters tight
Baby girl do you understand
The power trip you give these man
While they degrade you being fans
Cap you as a pretty face in pricey brandssss
Do anything for a couple bandssss
Play future forget future plansss
Every sentence gotta end with gangggg
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10. |
Us Too
04:09
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Hold Back
We don’t know
Hold Back
It Don’t Show
Hold Back
We don’t grow
Pull back
And let it go
Hold Back
We don’t know
Hold Back
It Don’t Show
Hold Back
We don’t know
Pull back
And let it go
Music loud but the mic is soft, sign says open but the lights is off can’t decide if I’d like to take a ride or walk cuz I got writers block and I don’t like to talk, ah
Stand tall or I might dissolve, and the mystery it might get solved, we don’t find something to unite us all then it all falls down when the fight is on
It’s the same thing but a different day, pushin down pain cuz it gets in the way and you can’t blame me when I misbehave, but every time I give in I regret the way I didn’t let it move let it fill in we got wounds aint been healin, a few are really overdue and they spillin, listen how these women had to get it to be in it, all of them have managed to handle it the insanity granted they keep it hidden and live in different realities, It’s a damn shame this is how it had to be, all that damn shame, only fan the flames, paint fires inside ya you can’t erase
Oh me oh
Oh my oh
We livin in denial
And the pressure been rising wild,
It ain’t wrong if its violence for survival.
Never knew, say they never knew, minds blown over something they would never do, not all men say it’s probably just a few but this culture is full of a patriarchal point of view,
It ain’t even your fault, wondering if it’s true, feelings in a vault been emotionally abused, little boys confused, if they cry they a loser when they choose to be a user the rewards are better suited for this
Life as a man, I try to understand, we living in reaction to what violence demands, and I can see the pattern when there’s fire in your hands, you burning who you love and then the fighting never ends
Oh me oh
Oh my oh
We livin in denial
And the pressure been rising wild,
it ain’t wrong if its violence for survival.
I sing it ain’t wrong if its violence for survival
I mean is it wrong if its violence for survival?
Hold Back
We don’t know
Hold Back
It Don’t Show
Hold Back
We don’t grow
Pull back
And let it go
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11. |
Don't Look Back
03:16
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Yeah. 1, 2, ay.
I remember one time I got my mind f******, It was depressing homie.
But now my chakras lined up, it ain’t no pressure on me.
It’s goin’ down but I’m up, I still be fresh and lonely,
Better alone than what I’ve known, they put that lesson on me.
Oohwee. Yeah life’s a bitch.
But only when you disrespect her and it’s time to switch.
Ignoring warnings ends up reckless gotta mind your situation, be awakened, spent a lot of time when I was caged in but I
Don’t look back, no I don’t look back.
Don’t look back, one look down so you know where ya at.
Don’t look back, one look up so you know how to act.
Don’t look back, one look down so you know where ya at.
Don’t look back, one look up so you know how to act.
Just don’t look back. Don’t look back.
Get so low but I stay adored. Life’s unfair and I hate the score.
You think you’d do better my place was yours? Well ok go for it.
I don’t know what you take me for, I ain’t never been in this place before.
I never look back so I’m facing forward, who are you to judge like a place in court?
Either way, I know that they gonna hate, I look left, look right then I stay straight,
They say I’m gonna lose fightin’ how the game played, but I don’t think you play it right when you stay the same,
Ok so I wanna see the game change, wanna ride for you if you on the same page,
I know if we get together we could make a way, and make the past fade away.
Don’t look back, don’t look back.
Don’t look back, one look down so you know where ya at.
Don’t look back, one look up so you know how to act.
Don’t look back, one look down so you know where ya at.
Don’t look back, one look up so you know how to act.
Don’t look back…
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12. |
Questions
02:46
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1,2, yeah.
What do you get for puttin’ your heart out on the line?
What do I get for puttin’ myself out there, out there?
Too many times I been kicked down and now I been hidin’ inside,
I know the most high ain’t in here, so I gotta overcome that fear.
Why I keep askin’ these questions, questions,
When I know deep down I’m just this consciousness manifestin’, yeah.
What do I get for puttin’ my heart out on the line?
What do you get for puttin’ yourself out there, out there?
Too many times you been kicked down and now you been hidin’ inside,
But you know the most high ain’t in there, so you gotta overcome that fear.
Hurt pain ridicule. I seen it up on every individual, it seems it’s indivisible from people in this physical form, I can’t envision the storm, till it’s on me then I’m hit to the core, so I just aspire, inspire, enspiritu breath,
It’s nothing that can beat you once it gets into your chest and I can’t speak it for the rest but I been reachin’ for my best,
I keep on keepin’ on to find the secrets in the mess.
Secrets in the mess, the secrets in the mess,
I seek a higher frequency it keeps me where I need to be.
Open.
Open.
That’s what you get for puttin’ your heart out on the line.
That’s what we get for puttin’ ourselves out there, out there.
So many times we been kicked down and now we been hidin’ inside.
We know the most high ain’t in here, so it’s time we overcome that fear, yeah yeah.
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Lana Shea Portland, Oregon
Lana Shea is a singer, rapper and songwriter from Portland and Los Angeles. She has been described as a “supertalent” (We Are The Guard) with “delicate vocals and a seemingly effortless flow” (The Source). Shea's unique style of sweet and sultry singing and melodic raps blends hip-hop, folk, soul and electronic to create a sound totally her own. ... more
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