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The Lift EP

by The Light

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Volts 02:46
Volts CHORUS Praise be to those that increase the volts This hip hop don’t stop Chill at this hip hop pit stop This hip hop don’t quit Cause this hip hop so sick V1 If lookin back at the past we could say we've done more good than bad id say were on the right track Funny those that seem to have the most tend to walk the middle path Whats the middle path you ask? Sometimes were flush and sometimes were bust and when were up it never seems enough and when were down it feels we may never find the stuff to get us back up again but life goes on regardless of the sentiment so let this be a testament and point out the prevelances of a prevailing attitude a selfless act could be the key to a new altitude The highs and lows of life are better managed by benevolent souls and with good intentions in mind the oceans of time in which this story unfolds will play the song that we make just like the rippling waves that crash upon the shore... V2 The virtues of mankind prefer kindness to hatred lets choose to believe were more man than an animal and pick the path of the pacifist to the cannibal but see life's not black and white nor is it too many shades of gray but lets be careful not to lose track of whats at stake. As we ponder the preponderance of evidence it becomes blatantly evident the legacy we leave is simply a combination of what we've done and what we chose to be.. So take a moment to reflect on the air in your lungs and the ground beneath your feet its not our destiny to lurk around in the shadows but rather feel the sun on our cheek and if you feel where I'm comin' from then spread the word lets get the wind behind our wings recognize unlimited possibilities seems there's nothing left but to manifest destiny.
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Dreamin' 02:50
Dreamin' CHORUS: IF IM DREAMIN, PLEASE DON’T WAKE ME UP, PLEASE DON’T WAKE ME UP (2X) VERSE: ITS WHITE CLOUDS AND BLUE SKIES SHES GOT LONG BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES AND WHEN I MET HER I KNEW SHED BE MINE AND WHEN WE MET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT SHE WAS FINE ITS JUST THE WAY IT GOES WHEN YOU MEET THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE THROUGH THICK AND THIN THROUGH BAD DAYS AND GOOD DAYS SCRAPIN BY BUT AT LEAST YOU GOT YOUR FRIEND DOESN’T LIFE SEEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN YOU GOT THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE TO HOLD YOUR HAND THINK BACK TO WHEN WE FIRST MET THAT EYE CONTACT WAS MADE FOLLOWED BY A DEEP BREATH AT DINNER WHEN WE SHARED THOSE AWKWARD LAUGHS IM BETTIN MOST YOUNG LOVERS HAVE A STORY LIKE THAT AND AS TIME GOES BY IM STILL GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THOSE LONG DAYS AND THOSE COLD NIGHTS EVEN WHEN WE FIGHT I JUST THINK BACK AND REMEMBER ALL THOSE OTHER TIMES THAT YOU BROUGHT ME PLEASURE ITS COMMON GROUND THATLL HOLD US TOGETHER SO THERE YA GO FOLKS JUST ANOTHER LOVE SONG FOR THE RESTLESS YOUTH AND THE OLD BLOKES WHETHER ITS EAST OR WEST COAST BEIJING OR SAN DIEGO FOR PEOPLE MAKING THOSE RUPEES DENIRO AND PESOS WITH LOVE IN THE HEART THERE'S NO WAY TO LET THE DAY GO TO WASTE SO THAT’S ALL FOLKS THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE BUT WE’LL SEE CAUSE EACH DAY HAS A NEW PAGE CHORUS: IF IM DREAMIN, PLEASE DON’T WAKE ME UP, PLEASE DON’T WAKE ME UP (2X)
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Opposite 01:59
Opposite HMM IT’S A LOW DOWN THING THOSE PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS TRY TO TELL US WHAT TO DO BUT DON’T SEEM TO ABIDE BY THEIR OWN RULES SO CAN YA HEAR IT… CAN YA HEAR THE OPPOSITES IN A WORLD FULL A NEGATIVES AND POSITIVES WHEN DID IT CHANGE TO A DUALITY TO A BLACK OR A WHITE OR A WRONG OR A RIGHT IN A DAY OR A NIGHT IN THE DARK OR THE LIGHT I PREFER TO FIGHT OVER FLIGHT SO YOU PICK SHOULD WE GO OR SHOULD WE STOP AN TAKE A LOOK AROUND CAUSE A SOUND IS BORN OUT OF SILENCE IF YOU FLIP THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN EVEN THE MOST PEACEFUL PEOPLE WILL BECOME VIOLENT AND THESE MOMENTS IN YOUR LIFE THAT CAN BRING THE MOST BENEFIT CAN BE THE MOST TRYIN SO WHEN THE POLITICIANS TALK I HEAR THE OPPOSITE THEY SAY THERES HATE IN OUR HEARTS I FEEL THE OPPOSITE NO LONGER BOUND BY BOUNDLESS HYPOCRITES WE ARE WHAT WE CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THE WORLD IS NOW WHAT WE MAKE IT AND HOW WE CHOOSE TO SEE IT OUR MOST PRIMAL THOUGHT IS OF AN OPTIMIST SO UNLOCK THE SHACKLES OF MISCONCEPTION LET GO OF THOSE OLD GRUDGES THE ONLY THING KEEPIN US ON THE GROUND ARE OUR OWN JUDGEMENTS SOMETIMES WE NEGLECT THE BASIC FACT THAT WERE ALL COUSINS SO LEND YA BROTHER A HELPIN HAND AND TRY TO END THE SUFFERIN NEVER LISTENED TO THOSE THAT SAID ID AMOUNT TO NOTHIN BUT RATHER KEPT ON TRUCKIN ID ASK YA TO DO THE SAME IF YA GET KNOCKED DOWN YA GET BACK UP AGAIN AND IF IT HAPPENED TWICE YA'D GET BACK UP AGAIN IF I HAD TO PICK ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE THE HUMAN RACE ID SAY RESILIENCE AND ID SAY ON A LAST NOTE I THINK IT RINGS TO THE TONE OF A GOOD FEELIN.
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Inspiration 02:43
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A Jazz Hit 02:50
A Jazz Hit In the late 2016s an still a lot goin on out here it seems I send this message for you all hope youre livin your dreams and end of sufferin for humanity please believe Chorus: Ya know it’s a jazz hit on a jazz tip Some of those old hits were the baddest They had sax the trombone and a bit of that magic An ya knew it when ya heard it justforwhatitwas itwas a jazz hit on a jazz tip Cause what we want in life can be made by design so read between the lines of this rhyme and you will find that anythings possible and in due time what you want will be yours It was just a subtle change in perspective and attitude a change in course which positively could put us on a new tangent Hurts too deep hence the hesitation and reluctance to try to comprehend for far too long we have chosen to deny Are we livin a life? Or… Are we livin a lie? in a persuit of paradise all we have are paradoxes inspect the motives of why oj simpson got johnny boy cockrin to represent em All of us may be guilty or just refuse to believe it I’m so sorry your honor I just don’t agree with the verdict and it went down as the gavel hit and the consquences of our actions that laid beneath it. They say we’re guilty til proven innocent and born in the land of the free or we’re too ignorant to see still choose to believe born a slave into something we never could see But would you ever be compelled to help someone else In their time of darkness and misery and there may be hope for Us yet with an idea like that and believe me its doinaworld a good for a world that so desperately needs it In our time of need we’ll look around and see who stuck around we may these regrets abound but maybe not guess it depends on how it goes down...
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Life 05:13
LIFE THIS TRACK IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMINENT FIGURES OF THE PAST WHO NO LONGER COULD BE WITH US BUT MEMORIES STILL LAST THOSE THAT FOUGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST ALL ODDS TO THE LEADERS WHO BUILT THE PATH SO MANY SOULS STILL FIND THEMSELVES TREADIN UPON BRUCE BURNS CHAVEZ THE TRUTH ROSA PARKS MALCOM X AND FREDRIC DOUGLAS AND MORE RECENTLY EVEN MOUMAR GADAFFI SAID HE GOT THIS Verse 1: Lets make it simple nothing like a hiphop legend to get the crowd sweatin put some fuel on the fire make sure its unleaded quick check the qualifications of an agent unvetted respected by some sittin on a mountain of secrets even snowden and assange couldn’t have it carte blanche but if life gives ya lemons guess its champagne and lemonade for brunch gotta make the best of a situation that’s perilous in a system that’s derelict designed to leave you penniless without a home or pot ta pissin tramp vagrant or vagabond the proud may be down and out but not damned doomed or lost but whats the tradeoff im of the mindest vast fortunes of material wealth come at a cost and in time even those said to be too big to fail are double crossed face down in the road dethroned in a bitter frost and at a loss rob told us to take a path less traveled to make a difference and at last even in dark skies and gloomy weather a bit of courage and bravery is always a little bit better than a pinch of fear and hate but shame on me to tell you how to bake guess it ultimately depends on our fate unless you believe that day to day its in our own power to make. I’ve made many mistakes and at times ive felt like givin up but its those times you find the stuff that show you what your made of and madeoff my ave madeoff with a lot of cash but think about all those mini madeoffs that were left holding the bag don’t think youre immune from all the dirt that ya done did and don’t think for a second itll never come back if ya still don’t get it than replay the track... Chorus: Don’t let this life get you down, just make it what you want it to be Don’t let this life get you down, just make it what you want it to be Don’t let this life get you down, just make it what you want it to be Don’t let this life get you down, just make it what you want it to be Verse 2: Now heres his story to be told hes always been a lion one that the tigers wolves and bears admired one that those young ones observant realized inspired to be and become it didnt take long to learn the game and measure things at their propper weights and it wasnt hard to calculate wins and losses as theives and bosses entertain and entangle themselves in their night lives there were those who got it and there were those who want it and theres the people that connect a to b but the keen eye can be decieved when human emotion becomes overwhelmed by greed and what we were then had never confined aspirations of change and what we may chose to rearrange Now What we think about is more often what we are than what were not a trick is ta project what we want so as to never give up tryin ta get it with each and every breath and each and every step that we take its small efforts that add up as momentum makes a play and even in the olddays a bird in a hand was worth two in the bush or at least thats what they say but there are those who like the low blows kick em when theyre down and take the boot to face take every opportunity to disgrace an make em look like a clown but in my town ya get thanks for the evolution patience brings retribution each individual problem has its own unique solution never forget its a hypothesis proven that theres no absolution for the morally destitute so the rest is up to you with so many challenges in the world we may as well get a move on it and the days to come we can strategise exactly what it is we want to do…
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The Lift is a full length E.P. album written and produced by 'The Light' and produced in conjunction with 3Buntu Media and Stay on Your Path Ltd.

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released March 18, 2016

'The Lift E.P.'
Produced and performed by 'The Light'

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3Buntu Media
Full Circle Studios
Stay on Your Path Ltd.
Dirty Dog Digital Media
Sean Mills Photography

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