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Too much ink on my list of demands
I got an hourglass filling up with sand
Breaking promises and all of my plans
How do I redeem these idle hands?
Try to jump, but I can't clear the span
Pleading guilty when I step upon the stand
Can't blame anybody but this man, so
How do I redeem these idle hands?
Many apologies to anybody ever I miffed!
I'm prone to promises purveyed, delivered straight down the lift!
Breaking into tiny pieces any relational worth
That you thought we had together while I divvy the dearth
Spin2Win! Good kinetics 'ere I tend to display
Stacking archives of claims and hopeful aims
Abandoned work: Delayed! Hindered by the block in my path
While I listen to the pros and wish that I could manage half
Of any quarter of a thing I said I'd do in a week
You could say it - "Thirdrage" is past promotional peak
"Second Time Around" was due about a year in the past
But "Connect" is almost finished (Zilla, don't make me laugh)
Nary an EP, nor a CD, nor a guest appearance by me
Days pass, but a vast majority never rouse my stylings
And the calls from Philly dwindle in my presence, inert
And I can't help but imagine it'd be different if I put in the work
**Chorus**
Now it's easy to be envious, inspired and awed
When you're surrounded by the talented but focused on your flaws
Look at Ran! Dude's got it! Makes it look like a breeze.
Mikal kHill slings fire with the greatest of ease
But these are just examples of the greatness that abounds
In myself? I see potential, but destruction abounds
And I know it's self-inflicted! I'm the root of each disaster!
Everytime I fuck it up, you'd think I'd learn it that much faster
And then master my craft
'Stead of bounding round the problem - so daft!
I'm such a dullard 'cuz I charted and graphed
But utilized not even a subset of XP that I gleaned
Coulda' been a contender, rather, I'm a League of Legends fiend
That may be - but I'm young, I can swap the song sung
For another where I motivate much more than my thumbs
Wanna' be an inspiration and ascend and achieve
I don't wanna' be stuck forever, but I can't seem to leave!
**Chorus**
And though it's easy to put pity on myself
It's a virtue that I reach to you for help
What did I think would be the end result of this?
Sweet Procrastination! How could I resist?
So pour another glass of whine... it just gets older given time
(Thinkin' maybe it's time to change that game)
**Chorus*
Wishing for ambition on a shooting star
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En route to Philadelphia, the westerly end
I got a pregame buzz and thirty dollars to spend
And all ingredients to cook a perfect F.U.F.
I'm a mess - and to think, there's a whole night left
Dain: Let that beat ride a minute!
We been grindin' all week and now we're geared to attack
We gonna' kick back, pump that sweet chip soundtrack
All up in the entrance, strut through the foyer
The bass hit heavy, the rumble of the square waves
Three wolves shirt guy stampin' them hands
Hand the man a Hamilton - meetin' demands
Cuz that's the guy that I am, I can follow the rules
Proving anyone can party 'thout being a tool
Feel the beat pump! Wall to wall, everybody get crunk
On a can full of red junk
Couple of players they rockin' tunes at the front
Get the visuals flowin' they showin' how we know that
This is not a party stereotypical nary any trope
That you would find in any average video, no
Though equivocal in dance energy spent
Take your descent - we're rockin' hard in a basement
Hands up! It's time to go
I'm a-jumpin' til I sweat from head to toe
Shotgun a couple lokos gonna' lose control
Everybody get dirty at the basement show
Get up! It's time to go
Moving til I sweat from head to toe
Yes one man's trash is another man's trove
Get a little dirty at the basement show
Ooh, hit me one more time
Take my breath away
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Make calls, drunk dial, get a little rowdy
Blow the speakers out - oh yes
Address the funk flowin' through ya' veins
Demonstrate your best approximation of a crazy dude flailin'
Leave the haters wailing
Heat escalatin' everybody get gross
When you said let's grind, y'know I didn't suppose
That you would get this close
Cuz I thought somethin' else
We can tumble if you want, but not by yourself
Ooh girl, shake your pokewalker, shake that spoink
On point with the rhythm straight rockin' the joint
To the uhn tiss I'm remiss I got all this composed appearance
And now I'm on clearance
Saint here with a case of cheap beer
Everything's in swing - and our goal isn't clear
We're gonna' fade to black
We gonna' rue the day
We gonna' learn to regret without learnin' a thing
Everybody lookin' fuzzy
'Cause I got a good buzz
Gettin' lost in the music
Static, noise-gen
Rock like a monolith
Basalt
Colorless
Strobe-lights
Black and white
Numb but I'm into it
All I feel is the bassline
Rumblin, stumblin'
Slipstream
Into the crowd
Doesn't matter if you don't know how to move
Pour a drink, throw your hands up, nothing to lose
Hands up! It's time to go
I'm a-jumpin' til I sweat from head to toe
Shotgun a couple lokos gonna' lose control
Everybody get dirty at the basement show
Get up! It's time to go
Moving til I sweat from head to toe
Yes one man's trash is another man's trove
Get a little dirty at the basement show
Ayo Zilla!
Whatcha got for me?
I'mma go ahead and do MY thing.
Bring it on.
And it goes a little somethin' like this. STEP UP YOUR GAME, SON.
Give it to me now.
Give it to me now.
Give it to me now.
Now break it down!
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Take this rain of sin
And wash it over me
We got culture and systems
We got knowledge in spades
And we know how to party and live it up
Lemme hear you say
Hands up! It's time to go
I'm a-jumpin' til I sweat from head to toe
Shotgun a couple lokos gonna' lose control
Everybody get dirty at the basement show
Get up! It's time to go
Moving til I sweat from head to toe
Yes one man's trash is another man's trove
Get a little dirty at the basement show
Hands up! It's time to go
I'm a-jumpin' til I sweat from head to toe
Shotgun a couple lokos gonna' lose control
Everybody get dirty at the basement show
Get up! It's time to go
Moving til I sweat from head to toe
Yes one man's trash is another man's trove
Get a little dirty at the basement show
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Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Listen in, all the folks generatin' a buzz
About the new kid - reveling in how he make a miracle
Out of a mic and a beat
And a hard determination not to accept defeat
What a beast! That's me on the concrete
Completely wrecking it without a regret and I bet
I'm accumulatin' hell of resentment
Bent kids utilizing mockery and puffin' the chest
Like this could be equivocal to actual prowess
And they spend half of the time wondering who would allow this
Young up-and-comer with a flow so broke
No tough demeanor, no mirror, no smoke
No baggage I hold! I don't want another drama llama
Makin' every little thing I do into another ordeal
For real, only ethic that I comprehend:
Let the other rappers fight while the Zilla ascends
Present an air of confidence and zealous pageantry
Just feel the rhythm and you notice all the eyes on me
Cuz I am ready when Saint gonna' thump that track
And when I hit the melody
You won't be able to hold back
Oh - got your silhouette dead in my sights and I swear that I'm
So - revvin' up to ignite and I'm gonna'
Explode - so enervate my body and my soul
Come with me, you'll lose control
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Come on over here, give me a sign
Let the beat and the words intertwine
While the clock tick on
When the chime hit zed rewind we can do it again
Then trigger the player to play music
Fluid like liquid sex
Play on and on
And you don't ever wanna' get gone
Faded, spaded
How to do it flawless? Zero faults:
This verse is nothing more than just a rough approximation
Of expression to another from an internet sensation
In patient abbreviation (that's a shorter way of sayin')
All my power is latent
And I can do it everyday (uh huh)
So let me show you how I sling it to the fray (uh huh)
And let me switch it up in every way
You keep on fannin' the flames
While Zilla bringin' the blaze
Now and again you gotta' shock and amaze
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
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Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Listen in, all the folks generatin' a buzz
About the new kid - reveling in how he make a miracle
Out of a mic and a beat
And a hard determination not to accept defeat
What a beast! That's me on the concrete
Completely wrecking it without a regret and I bet
I'm accumulatin' hell of resentment
Bent kids utilizing mockery and puffin' the chest
Like this could be equivocal to actual prowess
And they spend half of the time wondering who would allow this
Young up-and-comer with a flow so broke
No tough demeanor, no mirror, no smoke
No baggage I hold! I don't want another drama llama
Makin' every little thing I do into another ordeal
For real, only ethic that I comprehend:
Let the other rappers fight while the Zilla ascends
Present an air of confidence and zealous pageantry
Just feel the rhythm and you notice all the eyes on me
Cuz I am ready when Saint gonna' thump that track
And when I hit the melody
You won't be able to hold back
Oh - got your silhouette dead in my sights and I swear that I'm
So - revvin' up to ignite and I'm gonna'
Explode - so enervate my body and my soul
Come with me, you'll lose control
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Come on over here, give me a sign
Let the beat and the words intertwine
While the clock tick on
When the chime hit zed rewind we can do it again
Then trigger the player to play music
Fluid like liquid sex
Play on and on
And you don't ever wanna' get gone
Faded, spaded
How to do it flawless? Zero faults:
This verse is nothing more than just a rough approximation
Of expression to another from an internet sensation
In patient abbreviation (that's a shorter way of sayin')
All my power is latent
And I can do it everyday (uh huh)
So let me show you how I sling it to the fray (uh huh)
And let me switch it up in every way
You keep on fannin' the flames
While Zilla bringin' the blaze
Now and again you gotta' shock and amaze
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
Got no need for the fancy things
The attention that it brings
And I know, I said yes, I was chosen
And I will be above the explosion
It's pure emotion that your loving keeps you coming to me
It's some condition where your motion pulls you closer to me
And I can tell you
There's no one who loves you more than me
It's some addiction but I know you're coming back to me
Cuz it was meant to be
Oh
It's pure emotion that your loving keeps you coming to me
It's some condition where your motion pulls you closer to me
I know you.
I know you.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I know you think about it.
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released September 13, 2021
All tracks written by Zilla Persona and Dain Saint.
All production courtesy of Dain Saint.
Album artwork by Carla Y. Emanuele.
Thanks to Dain, Carla, Mom, Dad, Chuck, The Unauthorized Marvel Club (NYC Chapter), Wes and Antea, Twillville, and the endless patience of my fans. Thank you all for making me feel great about what I do.