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1. |
4th of July
03:44
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Sittin on the porch on the 4th of July
Crack open a cold one, people walkin’ by yeah
All the gunpowder keep lightin’ up the night
Grip it real tight, bottoms up to the sky yeah
Sittin on the porch on the 4th of July
Sun is goin’ down and I’m lookin at my life yeah
All the gunpowder keep lightin’ up the night
Fire in the sky now it’s lookin’ like it’s daytime
Been a long time coming and I’m ready to ignite
Got a 20 year fuse and it keeps on burnin’ bright
I might never hit the sky but I won’t give up the fight
I’m never gonna stop no I’ll never sacrifice
Such a vicious cycle put it on repeat and never quit
I do it to myself but I just can’t get enough it
Everything in moderation but I just can’t seem quantify
Every time it gets inside my head I turn it up, I amplify
Did I set the wrong goals, did I do the wrong math
Or was it just a matter of picking the wrong path
Man I don’t feel like I’m slackin’ but I keep on pickin it up
Discretion is advised I’m goin’ off the cuff
Stick and move, underdog, but you never see me win a bout
I might get destroyed but you’ll never see me tapping out
Another ten more rounds I go of takin it on the ribs and chin
I’m not afraid to lose even if I never win
I find solace in the sounds that these cones and coils make
When my diaphragm contracts and I think that it's gonna break
My head feels just like a basket full of spiders creepin’ round
But this magnet holds me steady, it suspends me from the ground
I find solace in the sounds that these cones and coils make
When my diaphragm contracts and I think that it's gonna break
My head feels just like a basket full of spiders creepin’ round
But this magnet holds me steady, it suspends me from the ground yeah
It suspends me from the ground
It suspends me from the ground
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2. |
Feelin' the Flow
02:53
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I'm feelin’ that flow right now
(Feelin’ that flow right now)
As I walk in the door right now
(Walk in the door right now)
Haven’t been to the show in a minute
But I ain’t afraid to get back in it
You know that I'm gonna go for it
(Know that I’m gonna go for it)
Never gonna stop, never gonna quit
(Never gonna stop, never gonna quit)
Can't stop won't stop (Can't stop won't stop)
Not gonna stop ‘til I hit the grave
A lot of us spend our whole lives
Shovin’ it down, keep it inside
Follow the path that won’t hit back
What’cha gonna do when your knocked off track
I’m not gonna bend my will (will)
I’m not gonna break my stride (stride)
I got nothin’ to prove (prove)
And I got nothin’ to hide (hide)
You feelin’ that bass right now
(Feelin’ that bass right now)
As you walk in the place right now
(Walk in the place right now)
Haven't been to the club in a minute
But you ain't afraid to get back in it
Show me that your gonna go for it
(Show me that your gonna go for it)
Never gonna stop, never gonna quit
(Never gonna stop, never gonna quit)
Can't stop won't stop (Can't stop won't stop)
Not gonna stop til you hit the grave
Not a lot to think about today
But the time that I waste just wasting away
Procrastination the worst temptation
Move it up let go of reservations
Changin’ up my style
Going back in time
Capacitors are fluxin’
Don’t let Vader melt your mind
(Capacitors are fluxin’
Don’t let Vader melt your mind)
Feelin’ that flow right now
As I walk in the door right now
You feelin’ that bass right now
As you walk in the place right now
Feelin’ that flow when the kick drum hits
Shakin’ like an earthquake better move quick
Feelin’ that bass hit your face like a brick
Press, play, take another risk
Snare crack like thunder, boom
Decimate the glass in the room
Watch it shatter, your gonna need a broom
Sweep it up, pour it out, hit resume
I'm feelin’ that flow right now
(Feelin’ that flow right now)
As I walk out the door right now
(Walk out the door right now)
I went to the show for a minute
And now I’m all caught up in it
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3. |
Lucky (Extended Mix)
02:34
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I look up at the stars but I'm feeling galaxies away
Right now the thoughts in my head are my only escape
I try to be the best I can but I feel it start to degrade
It's hard to see all the right with all the wrong in the way
I don't sleep too much these days because it feels like a waste
I be puttin in that work so I can level up my game
I take the doubts out of my mind and I putem on the page
Sometimes it's just enough to keep the demons at bay
You know I wanna work it out, work it out
You know I gotta work it out, work it out
I've been very lucky so far
So I hope that I'm not pressing too hard
I don't know what I did to deserve
So much love, so much love, but I try
To give it back in return
You know I wanna work it out, work it out
You know I gotta work it out, work it out
You know I'm gonna work it out, work it out
You know we're gonna work it out, work it out
Sometimes I make it better
And sometimes i make it worse
The former is what I want to do
But the latter is my curse
The biggest mistake
That I fear I’ll make
Is thinkin’ that it’s too late to change
When I look at myself
I can’t find
Anyone else to blame
35 years old
But let it be told
That I know I’m a work in progress
Been lucky so far
So it shouldn’t be hard
To suppress the bad habits
You stickin’ out, toughin’ it out
Even when my head is full of doubt
Couldn’t ask for more than you I’m sure
Gotta live up to my words now
I think back on all the times when I didn't have the patience
They still haunt me to this day and I wish I could erase them
I'ma try to be the man you can rely on every day
And if I ever let you down you better put me in my place
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4. |
1995
02:59
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Oh Yeah
We’re gonna take a trip back right now
To another time
And another place
Are you ready?
Then let’s go
Sit back relax it's time to take a ride
In a Mitsubishi back to 1995
Porsche 911, RX-7 and a Cobra
But if you see a Viper man you know that it's all over
12 inch subs in the trunk got an Alpine in the dash
CD changer in the back, feel that bass full blast
Cruisin’ in the Lincoln, everybody’s got the Gigggles
AJRAVE is breakin’ arms, cuttin’ records up with SkRBBLE
Someone take me back to 1995
I didn’t have a clue but I never felt more alive
Everything within my reach
All my time spent chasing dreams
Someone take me back to ‘95, ninety five
Chillin on the beanbag, Sega on the tube
Filas on my feet everytime I’m rollin’ through
Madden ‘94, NBA Live, Shaq is in your face
But I want Penny from the line
John Starks hittin’ 3s on my NBA Jam
Bill Clinton in the cheat codes, you know that he could slam
Nike Air Zoom Flight, the Griffeys and the Pippens
But if you got 11s man you know you won't be trippin
Tommy jeans with a braided belt but I never learned how to kickflip
Sniffin’ scented markers, eatin’ Dunkaroos and fun dip
Beastie Beastie Boys, bumpin’ out your boombox
What’d that dude just say? Peanut butter in his dreadlocks?
Upper Deck Jeter rookie in a box full of duds
Sunday morning cartoons Ninja Turtle re-runs
Slush Puppies at the arcade freezin’ up my brain
Jumpin around to House of Pain, Cypress Hill B Real insane
The Sandlot, Mighty Ducks, Hip Hop Hooray
Bladin’ with the homies, knuckle puck to win the game
I skipped it, I bopped it, but I never tik tok it
Flippin Pogs with the slammer, yo that metal one can rock it
Barry Sanders with the ball, man just don’t let him loose
Cuz you know the he’s gonna juke you right out of your shoes
No diggity no doubt forever chasin’ waterfalls
Tamagotchi in my pocket you know who explains it all
Well I ain’t afraid of ghosts no more but life be like Mortal Kombat
Knowledge really should reign supreme cuz I’ll never stop rockin’ that boom bap
Sometimes I just can’t tell if things are gettin’ dumb or dumber
Laces out Dan cuz I know what you did last summer
I’m not gonna front, it ain’t all bad, yeah some things are lookin’ up
My house is full of dinosaurs but we’re takin it step by step
This boy met a girl and it changed his world, what matters now is family
But I’m still gonna wish I was a teenage witch to help me with my sanity
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5. |
Before It's Too Late
03:38
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We always wait
Until it’s too late
To say the things
That we want to say
We always wait
Until it’s too late
To say the things
That we want to say
Too often many times the ones that are
closest to us
Never know exactly how we’d feel
Feel if they went away
So I am writing these words down
To let you know without a doubt
That I don’t ever want to see you go
No I don’t ever want to say goodbye
I am writing these words down
To let you know without a doubt
That I don’t ever want to see you go
I don't ever want to say goodbye to you
I hope the way
I’ve acted in the past
Alluded to the meaning that these words have
I hope the way
I’ve acted in the past
Alluded to the meaning that these words have
Not everything I’ve done was perfect
But I did it from the heart
The whole is always greater than
The sum of all its parts
So I am singing these words loud
Making a declaration
Everything that I’ve become
Is because of your inspiration
I am singing these words loud
Making a declaration
Everything that I’ve become
Is because of your inspiration
So I am singing these words loud
To let you know without a doubt
That I don’t ever want to see you go
No I don’t ever want to say goodbye
I am singing these words loud
To let you know without a doubt
That I don’t ever want to see you go
I don't ever want to say goodbye to you
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6. |
Futures
02:54
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What’s the moral to the story yo I leave it up you
Sometimes I fear for the future (future future) that awaits
Is it gonna be better than they say, or is it much too late
Forever forced to choose between the lesser of two evils
The one eternal struggle but by now you’d think we’d see through
All the bullshit, the lyin, the preyin’ on our fears
Turnin’ us against our friends, our family and peers
There are no easy answers, I don’t envy your position
But could it hurt to put some people ahead of your ambition?
Absolute power corrupts, corrupts absolutely
But what is price that we all pay for selective omission
Combine the present with the past, and then you got the future
Wanna educate my ignorance but I don’t think it suits
You got an overnight degree in being victim of a gimmick
I’m sorry you got taken but no way I’m divin’ in it
Tippity tap and post a pic, do what I do and you‘ll get rich
Listen to me you won’t get sick, All you gotta drink is some of this
The voice of a generation, haven't heard one in awhile
They've all been compromised or straight up hostile
Sellin’ snake oil shit, with them fake plumped lips
But they really get you with that bright white smile
Typically I try keep it positive and funky fresh
But so many things out in the world just got me feelin’ stressed
Talkin’ about the bad things ain’t gonna make them go away
I can say all the words that I want to say but actions make a change
Attacking our wits while, they stackin their chips and
They’re sittin on our backs while they instigate the conflict
Degrading the human experience
Profit from social experiments
Justify it to grow another 5 percent
How much does cost to buy out a conscience
Future-cali-egotistic don’t be hatin’ on my prose
This one here goes right out to my friends and my potential foes
I can see a future with some positive and peaceful change
The ones that try to slow it down are always the same
Time to open up our minds but some prefer to open fire
Stop bringing down the vibe, now it’s time to take it high
I don’t want to go in another direction
I just want to add in another dimension
No, you’re the only one but neither am I
If you ignore the common ground, you won’t see eye to eye, what
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7. |
Ninja Rap
03:04
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Go Ninja Go Ninja Go
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8. |
The News (Dubstep Redux)
02:01
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I used to think that you were the girl
One that I was waiting for
Someone who could guarantee
They would always be there for me
So I dug down deep and removed my heart
Gave it all to you right from the start
Something happened that I didn't expect
Gave my heart away and didn't get one back
Gave my heart away and didn’t get one back (X 4)
Awww you sure had me fooled
Believed all the things you said you'd do
One thing I didn't realize
Without this heart of mine, I would die
Without this heart of mine, I would die (X4)
So I took a step back and thought to myself
All this ain't no good for my health
Life's not about bitchin' and cryin'
Should be having a good time
So from this day forward took control of my life
I'll make it what I want won't fill it with strife
There's a lot of things that I have not seen
And way too many places that I have not been
Nobody can tell you what to do
Life's all about makin' the rules
If anyone cares to disagree
I don't need them anyway, let me be
I don't need them anyway, let me be (X4)
The message that I'd like to get across
Because you lose doesn't mean you lost
Never rule out anything
What will the future bring?
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9. |
Rapid Fire (Vocal Mix)
02:28
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I'm about about to spit some fire
Your undivided attention is requested not required
Don’t wake a sleeping dragon
If you don’t want to expire
There’s a method to my madness
Everything is by design
Gotta be a little more versatile
If I don’t want to decline
Gotta be a little more versatile
If I don’t want to decline
Snake in the grass
I gotta move fast
Some things are better left
In the past
4-dimensional misery
Take me back to 1, 2, 3
Feel that kick back
Are you with that
Makin contact
And I’m spittin’ rapid-fire
Feel that kick back
And I'm spittin’ rapid fire
Are you with that
And I’m spittin’ rapid fire
Feel that kick back
And I'm spittin’ rapid fire
Makin contact
And I'm spittin’ rapid fire
So tell me what you did and tell me what you didn't
This is album number six over the course of a pandemic
While you sat in front of the TV drinkin all those diuretics
I was putting in some work on my lyrical aesthetics
I don't feel the need to appease your convictions
All that drama that you spittin's not a fact it’s straight up fiction
Just because you wear a suit like your name was Barney Stinson
Doesn't mean a goddamn thing cuz you're a walking contradiction
I want
To see
Life in 4 dimensions
But it’s
Beyond
Physical perception
Imagine
A world with
3 dimensional shadows
I think that
Would cause my
Mind to explode
Venom runnin up through my veins
Body numb but thought remains
All tied up with rope and chains
Now it's freezin up my brain
Livin' life lookin through the glass
Actin’ like a noble gas
Might as well fill up my glass
A storm is gonna come that won’t pass
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10. |
Lucky (Rock Remix 2)
02:37
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I look up at the stars but I'm feeling galaxies away
Right now the thoughts in my head are my only escape
I try to be the best I can but I feel it start to degrade
It's hard to see all the right with all the wrong in the way
I don't sleep too much these days because it feels like a waste
I be puttin in that work so I can level up my game
I take the doubts out of my mind and I putem on the page
Sometimes it's just enough to keep the demons at bay
You know I wanna work it out, work it out
You know I gotta work it out, work it out
I've been very lucky so far
So I hope that I'm not pressing too hard
I don't know what I did to deserve
So much love, so much love, but I try
To give it back in return
You know I wanna work it out, work it out
You know I gotta work it out, work it out
You know I'm gonna work it out, work it out
You know we're gonna work it out, work it out
Sometimes I make it better
And sometimes i make it worse
The former is what I want to do
But the latter is my curse
The biggest mistake
That I fear I’ll make
Is thinkin’ that it’s too late to change
When I look at myself
I can’t find
Anyone else to blame
35 years old
But let it be told
That I know I’m a work in progress
Been lucky so far
So it shouldn’t be hard
To suppress the bad habits
You stickin’ out, toughin’ it out
Even when my head is full of doubt
Couldn’t ask for more than you I’m sure
Gotta live up to my words now
I think back on all the times when I didn't have the patience
They still haunt me to this day and I wish I could erase them
I'ma try to be the man you can rely on every day
And if I ever let you down you better put me in my place
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Jimmy NaNa has been writing, recording and performing original music for over a decade. His body of work is as eclectic as his listening habits. While the genres may shift and cross, catchy songs with honest lyrics are the consistent elements at play in every Jimmy NaNa composition. ... more
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