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Mouse Trap
03:03
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mousetrap mousetrap can you be my house cat?
can you be my mousetrap?
killing all the cold rats
i thought i was better
then i thought that i could never be the same
have some parts stick to my name
what would lily do
what i would i do
what could guide you to happiness
eternal bliss?
mousetrap mousetrap can you be my house cat
can you be my mousetrap?
killing all the cold rats
mousetrap mousetrap can you be my house cat
can you be my mousetrap?
killing all the cold rats
i know i gotta shed my skin
i know that i love from within
keep my prayers close to my sins
i know that i am born again
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you care about the world
like you care about a fashion trend
but I’d rather be here for longer than a season, can
you even match that?
remind your white friends that you’re Black
tell them they’re fucking whack!
this neoliberal bullshit
bitch I don’t got time for this
capitalism still runs your life sweetie
being anti-colonial is a daily practice
have you tried embodying the revolution?
have you dealt with all the pollution
in your brain
the cognitive dissonance got me going insane
when I realize I really know my name
I really got the game, in tact
I’ve got my pack
of bad bitches
rad cliques, kids gone missing
check who you’re kissing—
I don’t have time
for Black capitalism
no baby that shit ain’t wisdom
I don’t have time (no time no time no time)
for Black capitalism (for Black capitalism)
no baby that shit ain’t wisdom
I don’t have time (no time, i have no time)
for Black capitalism
no baby that shit ain’t wisdom
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3. |
nut
02:31
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sitting up in my room
don’t know what im gonna do
baby’s getting sweaty
I know that I’m ready
the prize in my eyes
turn to lies when I sigh
thinking why do I live
just want be a kid
I just wanna be a kid
want all your eyes on me
I know that I am free
when I say we instead of I
I might die if I start crying
if I start trying
doing
doing moving through the motions
don’t stop the potion is in my lotion when I spread it all over my body
look at my shawty
death is answer
know that I love you
venus in cancer
this is me in my brain
no I don’t go insane
I just have fun
where I run
Kwame Adu: death is the easy part. we don’t know, yet.
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4. |
My Soul
03:15
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i shot the sheriff
i thought i was
enough
thought i was tough
they told me “life? oh that’s supposed to be rough”
tell me that i’m lazy
that i live life too hazy
but it’s funny cus i’m not
but it’s funny cus i thought
too much not not in my lane
in the night i feel vain
why did i eat that?
why do i even rap?
is life real?
fact: just money hacks
the computer in my cranium
he told me “shawty make it rain on them”
poetry
baby how about you flow me
go with me
to the unscattered part of my brain
where i am whole
welcome to the inner workings of my soul
tell them i’m whole
welcome to the inner workings of my soul
i tell her i am whole
don’t tell me i’m not listening when i know
i’m near greatness
and i can taste it
i cannot waste this
moment
i own it
cus i have the power
every minute
every hour
then i feel sour
so i scour
at my reflection
is it complex, did
i just mention?
i just want attention
that i have something to say
that i have found the way
the middle path
time to feel my wrath
crash into fear
feel more love my dear
give more hugs
lie on rugs
be luxurious
fight for bugs
on the ground
be more curious
of your surroundings
i am astound please
see the beauty with me
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5. |
Face Your Fears
01:42
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6. |
DO YOU LOVE ME?
02:48
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i can do this
i can prove this
watch me refuse this
no patriarchy
this is newness
no patriarchy
this is newness
sometimes i hate you
and it’s cus i know i hate men do
you really know all of the things i dO?
i need reparations for femmes, queers too
writing research reading really does hurt
when i’m the one i’m studying
kid cudi B
im searching for the pursuit of happiness
im searching for the pursuit
Surrounded by all my loves who’ve studied lorde
breathed bell
who know that our foremothers still fell
in the gaps, taking on and off their hats
while men do laps breaking glass ceilings put me on the map
i just wanna be someone
do you get that?
wanna be seen be someone that is a being with no one ever in my way
boxing femininity up -- i’m trapped
box your masculinity up -- you’re trashed
and i’m the humxn that this happens to
and i’m the humxn that this matters to
and i am the humxn that you listen to
do you love me?
can you love me? can you fuck me like you mean it
like you see its life or death
like i could be gone in a breath
boxing femininity up -- i’m trapped
box your masculinity up -- you’re trashed
and i’m the humxn that this matters to
and i’m the humxn that this happens to
and i am the humxn that you listen to
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7. |
Sweet Robbery
02:30
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So much in my head
Worrying about what she and he said
What they said
What we said
Wish I could rob them
Wish I could rob them
Thinking that would stop all my problems (bitch!)
Searching for all of my answers
But the answer is inside
How to throw away pride (my pride)
Baby now who dies when I survive?
(will I survive?)
When I when I survive
No I don’t want you any other way (no I don’t no I don’t)
no any other way
I said, no I don’t want you any other way
No no any other way
No I don’t want you any other way (no I don’t no I don’t)
no any other way
I said, no I don’t
no any other way
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8. |
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it’s a… it’s a revolution
freedom
I want freedom
freedom
oh I want freedom
freedom from objectifying
my human body
my human body
freedom
freedom
freedom
freedom
(oh I want freedom)
freedom
I want freedom
freedom
freedom
(oh I want freedom)
freedom from objectifying
my human body
yeah
the birds
the trees
the earth
the bees
the blade on the grass sees the blade when I slash
I know the war
the art
the aorta the heart
the brush the greens
their so lush like a dream
perception is freeing
but you don’t gotta leave
I mean the truth is a word once it files out the teeth
freedom is a kingdom for a jack and a queen under pressure
under pressure
stop trying to control my brain
this ain’t going your way
stop trying to control my brain
this ain’t going your way
stop trying to control my brain
stop trying to control my brain
this ain’t going your way
no more controlling my brain
I say,
freedom
I want freedom
freedom
oh I want freedom
freedom from objectifying
my human body
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9. |
gemini
02:05
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no I’m not losing my brain
I’m only losing what
there is to gain
but there is nothing to gain
in this world where I’m sane
I know I was born
and I know I am worn
and I know I am more than
all i can produce can
never be the same
I’m always in my brain I want to just feel the weight of my feet on the ground
hear the sound
all around me
oh I found me
I’m so happy
I’m so happy
and still sad
please tell me could we
take care of one another
like we are all mothers
just love each other
just love each other
just love each other
I know I was born
and I know I am more than
all I can produce can
never be the same
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don’t call me on my telephone
the line is broken, it’s 2022 and I cannot be spoken to
who do I think I am?
who do you think you can walk all over, talk all over, don’t be a soldier
there is no war it’s a ploy
to keep us from our joy
I’m a coy fish
check your astrology, miss
no cosmetology, bitch
I’m the anomaly, sis
I’m the anomaly, sis
don’t stand in front of me-- kiss my ass
I didn’t ask for this
don’t need to pass some test
I was born like this
I’m the anomaly, sis
don’t stand in front of me-- kiss my ass
I didn’t ask for this
don’t need to pass some test
I was born like this
I was born like this
I spend my days in a haze
because my life is a maze
hey Earth how you doing are you crazed, yet?
hey baby wanna play? I set my intentions in motion
show up with all my devotion for love and chaos
let’s start my séance: No one can hurt you. I don't desert you. I am the real you. balance the cup. know that you are luck. show me the darkside
I’m the anomaly, sis
don’t stand in front of me-- kiss my ass
I didn’t ask for this
don’t need to pass some test
I was born like this.
I’m the anomaly, sis
don’t stand in front of me-- kiss my ass
I didn’t ask for this
don’t need to pass some test
I was born like this.
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11. |
A Friend
03:38
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I want you
I want to
I want to
I want you
I want you
I want to
I want you
I want you
I want you
I want you
I said I want you
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
can we start over again?
start over again?
hi my name is lily
and I am really silly
I like to wash my hands
I think that peace can
heal us all
heal the wall that I’ve built
adding patches to my quilt
mama said she’ll always love me
even when I don’t feel lovely
I know doves are all around me
I know that I have found me
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
I want to be your friend
can we start over again?
start over again?
want to be your friend
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12. |
Care Economy
04:43
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it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
so grab my hand
here we can
restore peace in all the land
maybe understand
this was never ours
can’t go to mars
stop taking ownership for all you see
know that we
are visitors
earth listeners
listen to her
listen to us
listen to trust the voice within
forgive
and give and give and give
no we can’t bring back dead bodies
but we can love and live
and party
outside the system
create our new system
a care economy
know that autonomy
is yours
you deserve all the wealth
in the form of health
peace
and prosperity
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
so grab my hand
here we can
restore peace in all the land
crying all the time
tears are in my eyes
how do we
celebrate
eliminate hate
replace fear with love
replace fear with love
fly free as a dove
fly free as a dove
I said, it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
so grab my hand
here we can
restore peace in all the land
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
so grab my hand
here we can
restore peace in all the land
It only takes one person to start the dance
It only takes one person
Grab my hand
Here we can
Restore peace in all the land
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
it only takes one person to start the dance
so grab my hand
here we can
restore peace in all the land
Restore peace
Restore peace in all the land
Do whatever you can
It only takes one person to start the dance
So grab my hand and here we can
Restore peace in all the land
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13. |
indigo's Universe
02:22
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In the dust of this planet
Baby, we’re all manic
Sinking titanic
In the atlantic and pacific
a pacifist I seem dismissive
“during it I was just like actively taking leaps of faith and just like saying what I felt and what I meant instead of playing it safe”
Playing in the sunshine
Want us to have a good time
Feeling abundant from the inside
Dancing in the car I
Just wanna have a good time
Doesn’t matter what you can buy
not perfect, I’m the blueprint
reduce your carbon footprint Disappear into my garden
I know where we started I know you’ve departed -- I’m crying out
Your whereabouts is what I care about feeling all the doubts from the past
May we release what could never last
“me to me right now in my mirror, it’s just like ‘I’m a pisces! I don’t trust any of you bitches!’”
How do I forget
Everything we did I let, it eat my alive
Swallowing my pride, in your arms is where I died
In your arms is where I cried
Feeling so upset
That we couldn’t get, together on the first try
Sailing alone in the sky,
It’s all love I can’t lie
It’s all love I can’t lie
I cannot forget
Everything we did I let, it eat my alive
Swallowing my pride, in your arms is where I die
In your arms is where I cry
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I feel the Earth
I know my worth
in the breeze I sway I hear them say
“you are first, here on Earth”
on this motherland is where I stand
on top of my own shoulders
but here I am
run it through again
get it through your head
run it through again
get it through your head
no more games no more games
this is fame this is fame
say my name
no no no no I don’t want a name
please don’t know my name
I - I - I - I speak for we are all the same
don’t want you to know my name
or my face
or my age
or my race
just know that we share the same destiny
know that we are the same the best that we are
we’ve come so far
la la la
we we we
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