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BLACKSTARRR LYRICS
(VERSE)
As bad as death may seem, i'm just sayin I ain't afraid of it
or make decisions limited to my disdain of it
Wish I could throw the biggest cookout for my slain cousins
filled with all my homies in the grave that just ain't coming
Plus my grandparents I haven’t seen in quite a minute
This time granny remember me in her prime just chillin
Im consistent on my commitments and all my prior business
But ever since I lost Addisu swear that life been different
Still hungry ain't as chipper as I used to be
Since Elysium been sticking to congruent themes
Of proving to the masses more to myself that I can do these things
In rooms with those who said there ain't no room for me, aint nun you can do with me
Cuz I pack Purpose in these verses
See through facades you get nervous
Yelling peace to the gods I aint perfect lately swerving but we beating the odds
Reaffirm it knee deep they be frauds who see we workin
(CHORUS / OUTRO)
Don’t play me as Solace at least i’m honest
Why fear the only the thing ever promised to me
I’d rather live right now than to think irrational
Why fear the only the thing ever promised to me
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EGO DEATH LYRICS
(Chorus)
I don’t like to be online widdit, I just rather mind my business
Don’t worry bout the stats and high digits
That shit fuel egos & I don’t compete no one
That shit used to stress me out
But don't affect me now
For the dead homies and my loved ones pour this henny out, til its emptied out
i don’t really care if this shit here don’t Get me clout
Cuz People say anything for attention
Quick to support some niggas they don’t know
But not no people in their section
(VERSE)
This isn’t suicide even though I be so scrutinized
Dont trust no Suit and tie, blessed thru unusual times
Where most of the news is fake and all of the truth they hide
Gotta check the source but we misinformed, gotta unify
I put down my pen and pick up a sword tryna shift the course back on track
Hard to do with the margin
When the Police view me as targets
Cuz my hue be the darkest but imma do me regardless
Cuz At the end of the day I grind truly the hardest
And I pray some light shine bright on me (light shine bright on me)
Not talking bout from them sirens on the streets
It’s seems like trouble keep finding me
Pray God keep guiding me, vitally
Cuz My ego died with a smile on his face
knowing I can fly for a While at this pace
Even though my mind will run a thousand miles in a day
It be nice whenever I realize I need a break
(CHORUS)
I don’t like to be online widdit, I just rather mind my business
Don’t worry bout the stats and high digits
That shit fuel egos & I don’t compete no one
That shit used to stress me out
But don't affect me now
For the dead homies and my loved ones pour this henny out, til its emptied out
i don’t really care if this shit here don’t Get me clout
Got problems i'm now accepting
I made my anxiety my best friend
I pray some light shine bright on me 3x
I made my anxiety my best friend
I made my anxie- my anxiety…
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3. |
Creases
03:05
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CREASES LYRICS
(VERSE)
You can never know the extent of the pain someone going thru
and when you tell em bout it they just downplay it saying that there’s no excuse
But I’m just tryna stay remaining objective
presenting you witta change of perspective
and nah I aint perfect cuz of great imperfections.. aint taking suggestions
i wouldn’t want it any other way this was destined
we all finna die one day,
So how you plan on spending ya last breath
nowadays I think about it unfazed,
rather have blessings than to have stress
(see) life ain't about length it’s about if have depth
Gives you strength appreciating who ya have left
Used to question if heaven had an Address
Texting a message Refreshing my mapquest
Cuz I was so distressed like some denim and fabric
Lessons are tragic, upset as a black kid
cuz I ain't had the money to Invest into fashion
but now my days are sunny pay respect to my talents
I ain’t make the rules i just learned and then adapted
I ain't concerned with the cappin
I Must stay alert cuz my purpose is massive
That I confirm witta passion
I seen many bridges Burn in the ashes
Shit I observed in the Past tense
Nowadays I’m earning some Traction
Came a long way from swerving in traffic
At my strongest Controlling my breathing
ain’t the fondest knowing what’s the meaning
Rather keep the mystery alive
Sad they fake the misery inside
(CHORUS)
Real recognize real and sumn stood out
How you got one foot in and one foot out
I don’t do one foot ins and one foots outs, no
Keep that Phony shit away from me
(VERSE 2)
Fuck ya respect less it come with some check, I
Wasn’t the best now get love on the west, side
But im from the east best believe that I rep mine
dmv to the enzyme
Plus I got the Hunger of a genius
Offa handle goin in just like a Jumper from arenas
Swear my come up was strategic
If you wore my shoes in seconds you would scuff them up with creases
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NOWHERE FAST (Feat. ASTU) LYRICS
(INTRO)
I’ve been going nowhere fast, tryna go somewhere slow
Tell me whats the joy in that, if you already know when you’ll go
If you already know ohhh
(VERSE)
If I could tell you when you would die
Is that some shit that you would wanna know
Some niggas sell you facts and then they lie
But I think there’s in beauty in the unknown
Otherwise man You just wouldn’t need faith for pete's sake
Or Wouldn’t have to wake up early each day believe me
feel like I wouldn’t have no purpose- what’s the purpose in that?
I swear These are just some things that I’ve been urging to ask
But still I gotta stay sharp like a Switchblade
Feeling like a shark inna fish tank
meaning imma bit large for the pit that I'm in
Still healing from my flaws but I been great
See, Everything is hard when you my type
Melanin Dark but I shine bright
Gotta couple scars all in hindsight could’ve been avoided its annoying but in my mind
Lifelines, aint needed, when sticking to the guidelines
JUST A Victim, to conditions , in this system I abide by
If they kill me I’ll Die a legend my time is precious
As we in this Backseat riding to heaven
(CHORUS)
I’ve been going nowhere fast, tryna go somewhere slow
Tell me whats the joy in that, if you already know when you’ll go
If you already know when you’ll go (ohhh) 2x
(Outro)
I can’t feel ya body, and I can’t raise ya soul but I can lift you up enough to make you lose control
I can’t feel, and I can’t feel and I can’t feel ya (2x)
I can’t feel ya body, and I can’t raise ya soul but I can lift you up (but i will lift you up)
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5. |
Desensitized
02:21
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DESENSITIZED LYRICS
(Verse)
Way back When I was 11
used to be Riding with felons
Normally calm and collected but lately been crazy inside of my melon
accustomed to buying and selling
Look in my eyes I aint welling
seen niggas switch sides get to telling
When it’s my time to die I’ll accept it...
if you Plead for a plea, ain’t no Reason to breathe
Feel like meech with a key
Really in the streets with some p’s
Fast forward now I'm in the industry with some beats
(SHEESH)
I used to struggle in debt
Then I got my hustle the best
Now I just fuck up a check
How We came up such a bless
Tell me What you niggas know bout being on the damn run
Ducking bushes jumping fences onna manhunt
been in the mud so long it’s time I got my Hands scrubbed
Im at the line these niggas foul I call an and one
Seen snakes in the grass, crabs in the buckets, with sharks and piranhas in waters
i been really heavy in the belly of the beast fighting lions, tigers and some bears with no armor
(CHORUS)
Cuz Life ain’t a beach no more
Life ain’t a beach no more
This shit is more like a zoo
Thinking Life ain’t a beach no more
Life ain’t a beach no more
Wish there was more I could do…
(Chorus)
I’m Desen-sitized, Desen
Si-tized, Desensitized (2x)
(Outro)
I’m from a city where not too many make it out
They hate to love but hate to doubt
Call my momma and she proud of me
Numb to the shit that I’ve seen on sight
And Done with the shit that they tweet online
Reason that I be offline believing it’ll be alright
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ASHTRAY MUSIC (Feat. KJ Focus) LYRICS
(VERSE)
My mind racing A million Miles in a minutes
Hard to smile with this pigment
Been a while since I did it
You niggas lie for a image
I got niggas that done died tryna flip it
Or are inside of a prison
Pray to god I get My brother back
Took him from me 3 times I’ve had enough of that
some Niggas claim they held it down but I can see that they energy off
i ain't petty I just gotta good memory dog
Used to think bout it heavy now it dont get to me dawg
Why the things we picture perfect really tend to be Flawed
I guess it’s our nature to glorify the nostalgia
More than high though it’s all love
Yet at the same Mortified at the thought of Losing it all
Talking about myself stressing out tell me Who can I call
Take a knee for my life now they got troopers involved
But in more than one way I might have to Shoot for the stars
(CHORUS)
Trapped amongst rats in this rat race
Lappin niggas since back when I was in Last place
Smoke gas and leave Ashes in the Ashtray
For Whenever I’m having a bad day (2x)
(KJ Saxophone Solo)
(VERSE 2)
Comin from where I’m, These Streets are Mad tough
Fiends with some cash come and We tryna Stack sumn
Ya See a Badge run,
Police will tag ya or At least they will tax ya
They beat my ass once
Said that I resisted arrest and I'm tryna act tough
Only when sipping some Lean is when imma act up
See I never had much, but I always had nuff
All of that’s perspective conversing with those who’ve had stuff
They see my dreads Issa wrap
Can’t look ahead our past or get to forgetting the facts
Like ending up dead cuz I’m black
And I already pray even though we are already prey to the system …
Denying shit like what happened to Freddie grey is the issue
Holdup, So what
Hate me, Don’t ya?
Crazy?, Sho nuff
Blame it, On Us
But Pardon me honestly gon keep it a bean
A lotta Guala fuels the greed for the green… in this rat race
(OUTRO)
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EXISTENTIAL CRISIS LYRICS (feat. Ahmed Kazmi)
(intro)
Death is bad, just aint that bad to me, actually
Death is bad, just aint that bad to me
Keeps me grounded just like gravity
(verse)
What’s the difference between justice and revenge huh?
On my path hella busy but I followed my compass to a ledge,
Never stumbled off the edge,
Nowadays I get love at events but something smell funny and im troubled by stench huh
i Been accustomed even lusting to amend, just a couple of my friends
plus some Cousins to defend, and my brother can’t pretend
That these discussions in my head isn’t motherfucking sumn from macbeth huh
Like I don’t think about pulling up on that old lady
That hit you with her car running lights so crazy, don’t blame me
Higher power tell me what’s an eye for an eye in this society?
I can’t let em EVER see that side of me
Cuz Im black and enraged with my madness contained
Feeling like I Gotta put my feelings back in a cage
cuz speech ain’t free when ya skin this dark
If you look like me then I don’t have to explain….
That aint a conversation they ain’t tryna have with me
like buying drinks without tryna splitting the tab with me
Finishing all this gin in my glass quickly
My Cup runneth over wishing it would come with closure but that’s a tad silly
Really wishing I could ask dizzy, damn...
(Chorus - Ahmed Kazmi)
And so i sit here and wonder where the time has gone
Watching the past much like a king would reminisce the throne
There was once a glory now we tell the story shelved in our hearts
But it’s in our hearts, rest in our hearts cuz...
(Outro)
You’re a beautiful lie and I’m the painful truth yeah
That's just how we view life cuz death just ain't as cool yeah
You’re a beautiful lie and I’m the painful truth yeah
That's just how we view life..
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8. |
IDCAS
01:31
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IDCAS LYRICS
I don’t care about shit that I can’t stay in control of
stay in control of
stay in control of (shhh)
stay in control of
stay in control of
I don’t care about shit that I can’t stay in control of
I-i-i, muhfuckin stay in control of
I-i-i-i, I don't care about, I DON’T
I don’t care about shit that I can’t…
(VERSE)
muhfuckin stay in control of
Till I meet my maker for closure
This aint drake with controlla
Nah man, This is more like rage and corona
Or base and some yola
These niggas reaching like they training for yoga to gain some exposure while im in the cut maintaining composure
I don't care about, I don't care about
Bout me being Blackest in the room
Til my Passion been these raps within the booth
Tappin back into my roots
Busy Trappin til I snooze
With these packs I have move
You only take what is given
NaS taught me game as an infant
but this ain't the Way it was written
Play ya position Aye
(And stay out my mentions)
Forreal, aye, Bitch!!
(Chorus)
I don't
I don't, i-i, I don’t
I don’t care about shit that I can’t stay in control of
stay in control of
stay in control of (shhh)
stay in control of
stay in control of
I don’t care about shit that I can’t stay in control of
I-i-i, muhfuckin stay in control of
I-i-i-i, I don't care about shit
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ON & OFF LYRICS ft. KNYVES ESCOBAR
(INTRO)
I’ve been on the fritz and lately been off the shits
I almost called it’s quits til I put in my All my chips
No arthur but I used to ball my fists now I can wake up and ball like this
Hollup nah This Can’t be us
ridin out in that Camry just
(VERSE)
Me and my niggas steady broke with a dream, while im rolling some green, that pacquiao hit how Manny punch
i Haven’t seen my family in months
only seen my granny once this year yeah
shIts weird getting hit up niggas who used to say damn he sucks
now i'm on the road via fancy Bus And they hand me bucks
feel like I'm doing what can't be done
And at the same time feeling like they don't understand me much
Tryna get the family up
Used to sip lean like water with some adderall and get xannied up
Quit cold turkey no kanye but I had to realize that I am a champion wearing champion
They aint Neva hand me nun
Made a couple bands because
I'm just tryna make shit happen
Tell FAFSA to ante up
livin inna system that taught me just how to hate me daily
Reason i'm rollin up stanky wishing someone could save me crazy
(BRIDGE)
I’ve been on the fritz and lately been off the shits
I almost called it’s quits til I put in my All my chips
No arthur but I used to ball my fists now I can wake up and ball like this
Hollup nah This Can’t be us
ridin out in that Camry just
(CHORUS - KNYVES)
Wishin I could go back
as I’m Reminiscing thru these throwbacks
Liquor sipping spilling for the homies
Sad to see some gone just like the old me
like the old me
(2x)
(OUTRO)
Wishin I could go back
thru these throwbacks
spilling for the homie
Sad to see some gone just like the old me
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10. |
Hurt People
03:04
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HURT PEOPLE LYRICS
Intro
have you ever met you right one at the wrong time, right one at the Wrong time
Even worse me the wrong one at the right time, imma have to light sumn til its all fine
wish I never felt the pressure from my demons
(why I listen) they insisted I’d feel better if I cheated, god damn it
I admit that they was clever now Im lesser and i'm grieving
not surprised that you changed on me like Weather in the seasons
no David Ruffin im begging and pleading
Askin:
Chorus
Why am I so goooooood at fuckin up the things I care about the most
Hurt people hurt people Hurt people hurt people (3x)
(VERSE PT 1)
I tend to harbor where it isn’t safe
Shout to my niggas by the harbor & the interstate
Hope you get home safe like the Dodgers finna play
Nigga How you trap but still awkward at dinner dates (OTHER VOICE)
Cuz i'm Still thinking bout the one that I lost and it cost me a bigger space
to fill in my heart But I hardly will ever hate
Cuz shawty in oakland while i'm off inna different state
It's my fault I admit it thanks..
VERSE PT 2
Miss me with the fuck shit
Miss me with ya judgement
yeah I made a grave mistake
thats twisted but who doesn’t
this shit is redundant
Take it on chin like the crimson admitting toxicity has gotta be productive
Ain't gotta be ya husband just wanna be ya something
Just tryna fill you with all you need in abundance
Rollin tree by the onion
That's the way that we (look…)
OUTRO
I admit that I really fucked up with you
But I still fuck with you, you (3x)
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(Intro)
In another parallel timeline…
We could live life & it’s full of abundance
And not have to worry about funding and budgets
People would care about climate control
Put in some time in to fix the environment
School and some health care for all would be free
We could be set up for early retirement, I think
In another parallel timeline…
Aye, I could be black without being hated
I don’t need a strap when I get anxious
Cuz we wouldn’t have to trap
And the system would have our back
Is it too much to ask for that?
i Guess it is… damn but really though
(VERSE)
I don't know why you keep blessing me
Despite the times you been testing me
I do not believe in destiny
But sometimes I feel like this was meant for be, like this was meant for me
Nowadays I got no time for nobody disrespecting me
You ain't fuckin with the legacy (aye)
All the shots sent for me they never get to me, focused on what I'm prepared to be
Fake friends are dead to me, give up an arm and a leg to see my dogs with equity
And I am so cut throat I'm come for ya neck reason why they’ll never be ahead of me
I came out the streets like its sesame, selling weed, stacking my bills like I'm Bellamy
In another parallel timeline…
You’d be at home and not in the pin
Or come on the road when I’m on a trip
I’m tired of conversations through the glass
Monitored phone calls are a pain
Seeing my own dogs in some chains
Make me wanna go O-dog in this thang but I think
In another parallel timeline
You’d still be here and we would be kicking it
it’s been some years and I’m still feeling it
I miss you dearly but death is so imminent
You was my brother your life was innocent
Can't make another your price too expensive
sometimes I wonder but now I accept it damn
(CHORUS)
And if that makes me selfish I don’t mind it
Said if that makes me selfish I don’t mind it
Cuz I can’t help it if I’m reminded
(KUYA VERSE)
Imma keep climbing these ropes,
See you soon enough I hope,
Hold you close but I’m still letting you go
Left a note for you outside of your door
I see you often as UFO’s
Death to the homie my OG get lonely when I do not come around
Come again where are you now? Need you like catching the clouds
Catch me when I’m falling down right in my pillow I’m crying to sleep
Trying to try so my conscious can see
Always a contest between me and me
I be content with the truth and some tree
But it seems like the reason was planting a seed
Little tree look up to bigger tree
Little homie grew up became a key
Know you inspire the bigger scene
In another parallel timeline
(Kuya)
I was on your side for surely
But I had to get on the road see the rodeo
Go get a nigga some clothes and I hope that I
Might see my momma in Versace robes with some brothers who gon be around if I go
See it’s lonely when you know they holy but don’t share the love with their homies (you know I gotchu homie)
In another parallel timeline
(Heno.)
I wouldn’t get nervous when I see impalas
Still deal with PTSD and some trauma
Come from the hood where the only thing promised is death
Don’t mean to bother you resting in peace but I wish we could hop on a call for a sec, or you could respond to a text…
CHORUS
if that makes me selfish I don’t mind it
Said if that makes me selfish I don’t mind it
Cuz I can’t help it if I’m reminded
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12. |
(Im)mortal
02:56
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(IM)MORTAL LYRICS
(CHORUS)
No I ain’t immortal and that’s fine with me
So far from being normal and that’s how I like to be, I swear
If I wasn’t mortal, then what life would I lead?
these are just some quarrels, going inside of me forreal
(BRIDGE)
MORE WORRIED BOUT YOUR DEATH THAN MY VERY OWN
NO MERCY ON THIS SIDE AND THAT’S VERY KNOWN
ON THIS JOURNEY ALL I PACKED UP WAS SOME PEACE OF MINE
IF IM WORTHY I WONT ACT UP WHEN I SEE THE SIGNS
(VERSE)
WHERE I COME FROM DEATH AIN’T AS BAD AS PRISON
WITH THEIR SAD CONDITIONS, TO THE BLACKEST PIGMENT
SEEN GOOD LAWYERS TURN 15YRS TO 13 MONTHS, OH THAT’S A BLESSING
SEEN BAD LAWYERS NOT GIVE A FUCK TURN A VIOLATION TO A MAX SENTENCE
MONEY MAY MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND BUT IT AINT THE ROOT OF EVIL
FUNNY WHEN THEY SAY THAT VIDEO GAMES THE REASON WHY THEY SHOOTIN PEOPLE
YEAH I GOT ME SOME MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT I KEEP TO MYSELF
CUZ MY CRAZY AIN'T THE TYPE OF CRAZY TO KILL OR BEAT NO ONE ELSE
(CHORUS)
No I ain’t immortal and that’s fine with me
So far from being normal and that’s how I like to be, I swear
If I wasn’t mortal, then what life would I lead?
these are just some quarrels, going inside of me forreal
(BRIDGE)
MORE WORRIED BOUT YOUR DEATH THAN MY VERY OWN
NO MERCY ON THIS SIDE AND THAT’S VERY KNOWN
ON THIS JOURNEY ALL I PACKED UP WAS SOME PEACE OF MINE
IF IM WORTHY I WONT ACT UP WHEN I SEE THE SIGNS
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13. |
Live For Now
02:57
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LIVE FOR NOW LYRICS
(Chorus)
I’m just a nomad
chasing what i don’t have
whether times are good or if they go bad
write it all down in my notepad
For I’m just a nomad
chasing what i don’t have
whether times are good or if they go bad
write it all down in my notepad
(verse)
where am i going , where am i headed
gotta say how i feel before i forget it
despite reception, never lost connection
can’t take back the message after i send it
you replied back faster than i expected
to hurt was not what i intended
and i know you know that i read it
but I’m gonna need me one more second
should i keep going or should i end it
will i be liberated or will i regret it
I'll Figure it out just like I Know the way
i can’t afford to waste time as i planning to be more than great
Don’t know what I’m supposed say
Been busy reflecting on old mistakes
Wish I could slow down but I got broken breaks
Stuck at a dead end And I don’t know what other Roads to take It safe to say
(Chorus)
I’m just a nomad
chasing what i don’t have
whether times are good or if they go bad
write it all down in my notepad
For I’m just a nomad
chasing what i don’t have
whether times are good or if they go bad
write it all down in my notepad
(Outro)
I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE INADEQUATE
I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE INADEQUATE
MY LIFE IS FAR FROM THE IMMACULATE
BUT I GOT THIS FAR IT AINT AN ACCIDENT
I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE INADEQUATE
I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE INADEQUATE
MY LIFE IS FAR FROM THE IMMACULATE
ALL ON THE LINE THIS AIN'T NO PASSIVE SHIT
I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE INADEQUATE
MY LIFE IS FAR FROM THE IMMACULATE
NOT SORRY THAT I AIN'T A GRADUATE
I SWEAR THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT
I CAN SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
I CAN SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
I CAN SLEEP WHEN I'M… DEAD
I CAN SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
I CAN SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
I CAN SLEEP, I CAN SLEEP
I’ll figure it out just like I know the way...
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Life’s Too Short (Feat. Bianca Brown) Lyrics
(VERSE 1)
Is it too late for me to be Changing habits
I Wouldn't trade my passion
A smart hood nigga tired of me taking classes Wishin that I could Refrain from Trappin and Escape the madness
So tell them other niggas they should Save the cappin forreal
showboatin lord knowing that they lacking the skill
just promoting Poor slogans but they mask it as real
dont condone it if they asking how I Happen to feel
Bout Being black getting killed up in the field cuz I Pose as a threat
reason Im taking a knee as I Roll up the sess
And get to making these beats Just to Cope with the stress
I could’ve laid defeated but I Rose to the test
from what I been thru got issues that I Hope to correct
Gotta continue ain't no tissues when you Roam with a set
i know to expect some dumb shit when its over a check
Reason I live without reluctance I aint holding my breath no
(Chorus - Bianca Brown)
Life’s too short to be worried about why your life’s too short
Cuz time waits for no one, yeah, I said time waits for no one
Life’s too short to be worried about why your life’s too short
Cuz time waits for no one yeah (no one, no one)
(VERSE 2)
This shit getting personal bout my momma business
First time I pictured life without my momma in it
Which aint a life worth living with all the drama gettin
Outta hand Colon cancer where the hell did it come from
I was stressing thru depression with just enough funds to book a flight home to give you all the love when I see you
Rushing down 95 thinkin I need you
when I landed heard you almost died in ICU
Offa negligence post operation
They don’t care about black women up in these hospitals and their complications
keeping it blunt just like I outta face it
swear I woulda killed them doctors & told ya honor blatant
Yeah yeah it’s Careless I admit it
But Now she’s in remission feeling lifted that she living
got me thinking bout shit different
It’s Funny how death got us closer than we’ve ever been
So Here’s to your second wind
I love you momma...
Death is just a reminder to live now and love now (3x)
Cuz life’s too short
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Heno. Takoma Park, Maryland
HENO. is the unapologetic nomad whose journey has led to the rupture of musical boundaries with an electrifying sound. The first generation Ethiopian American’s love and passion for music began in Takoma Park, Maryland, where he was born and raised. Growing up, music wasn’t something that was encouraged by his family. Going against the grain, HENO. embraces being comfortable in the uncomfortable ... more
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