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Aware

from Prezent by Zen Tempest

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We don’t kill tracks, we bring ‘em to life./
The type of music you could listen whicha kids and your wife./
Citizen scythe, rippin’ the fickle idiots down./
I’m drillin’ the sound into your city, village, and town./
I’m chrysalis now, but I’m ready to break out./
And I’m ready to set stages aflame and then take a bow./
I’m takin’ a vow to make every second count/
From today to the day that I’m an angel in the clouds./
I’m a say it loud, climb every mountain and every staircase./
Blarin’ like a siron that’s buried inside your air waves./
I’m gonna say it like a lawyer in a court case./
Wear it on my face like warriors wear war paint./
Don’t be mistaken, I’m takin the nation gradually,/
And waitin’ for the day that the statesmen’ll all answer to me./
I’m savin’ Haitians whose facin’ natural catastrophe,/
But people I can’t do this alone, so come on and stand with me./
An invitation to face our collective situation,/
To instigate it, the makin’ of something really sacred./
We must engage all our disparate populations/
By embracing God’s different faces, and stop the hatin’./
Uh… bitchin’ and moanin’ instead of rippin’ it open./
We could be rowin’ the boat, but we just keep sittin’ and floatin’./
And maybe this is a notion that nobody sees as potent,/
But I’m hopin’ if I keep on throwin’ these stones, ogre’ll/
Notice we aint quittin’, he’ll see that our faith’s livid,/
He’ll see that we aint kiddin’, he’ll see that we aint givin’ up./
We aint sittin’ ducks. We do give a fuck./
We do wield our fists, and listen to our guts./
Our wit’s quick enough, our skin’s thick enough,/
And if he’s gonna try to eat us, dog, then we wish him luck./

This isn’t just a game, this is real life./
Gotta wield light, and deal right, and feel nice./
This isn’t just a game, this is real life./
Gotta wield light, and deal right, and feel nice./
This isn’t just a game, this is real life./
Gotta wield light, and deal right, and feel nice./

Uh… This gift we were given./
Death is the quest of the livin’, let’s listen,/
And cherish every memory, every instant./
Life’s short please don’t miss it./

Uh… Just shut the fuck up, and listen to your higher self./
Listen to the fire crackle, listen to the choir swell./
My mind is hell, and so I dwell inside the silence,/
And listen to the violins playing behind my eyelids./
Like, why you bitchin’ because there’s a couple files missin?/
You could be dyin’ in a ditch in a viral condition./
My intuition is bridgin’ a gap, sittin’ back,/
Just let everything happen, this is the rhythm, snap!/
Cat’s tend to adapt or they evaporate./
That’s just the way that it is, the days pass away./

So, you can stand and wait or demand it./
Your life’s your life to manage./
A man has to follow his fuckin’ passions./
That’s just how that is./
So, you can stand and wait or demand it./
Your life’s your life to manage./
A man has to follow his fuckin’ passions./
That’s just how that is./



See, I aint rappin’, I’m advoacatin’ a life path./
It’s pretty similar to that which Jesus Christ had./
Now, what exactly is that, some people might ask?/
Act how you want all the people in your life to act./
That aint clear enough, I’ll spell it out accurate:/
Be generous, be classy, and be compassionate./
Be an advocate. Act like you care./
Act like an animal. Natural. Aware./

See, I aint rappin’, I’m advoacatin’ a life path./
It’s pretty similar to that which Jesus Christ had./
Now, what exactly is that, some people might ask?/
Act how you want all the people in your life to act./
That aint clear enough, I’ll spell it out accurate:/
Be generous, be classy, and be compassionate./
Be an advocate. Act like you care./
Act like an animal. Natural. Aware./

See, I aint rappin’, I’m advoacatin’ a life path./
It’s pretty similar to that which Jesus Christ had./
Now, what exactly is that, some people might ask?/
Act how you want all the people in your life to act./
That aint clear enough, I’ll spell it out accurate:/
Be generous, be classy, and be compassionate./
Be an advocate. Act like you care./
Act like an animal. Natural. Aware./

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from Prezent, released February 4, 2017
Lyrics by Zen Tempest
Beat by Lost at Sea
Recorded by Joel LeCuyer and Mixed by James Lutz at Warehouse 21
Mastered by Potion Productions

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