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Time, the Man Made Concept

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I see the creases, The flaws within the matrix. Just look for unity and you will see It’s truly spacious, I ain’t heard the truth in ages, Cause all the news is fake and - Everybody wants to be Apart of what they truly hate. The world is dying, The truth is that we’re killing it. We’re multiplying, Can we really live like this? Everyday’s a blessing But we treat them like a midnight shift, Why are we forgetting that we’re blessed? We must commend the kids who, Were raised in worlds Full of love and tenderness But make a way. Miracles happen on the strangest days Paper chains, Keep us all enslaved in such a major way, Take away the problems you create and - You could make some space. Are we really free? What appears to be reality is clearly bleak. Temperatures are rising Do you feel the heat? I know that we’re dying But I still believe. This is safety and well being announcement. You are about to enter a universe Currently unknown to the human race. Please leave all of your preconceptions of life to one side. Now, Relax your mind, and let your thoughts flow, A more elevated star of mind Will help you better appreciate the experience, As you may feel a vast range of emotions on this journey.
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We still have wars ‘cause we still have guns, People are poor ‘cause they don’t know love Yeah they’ve got more peas But they’re solo chumps And they’re, Not free with their eyes shut tight. How dare you say that you don’t love life! Would you care to explain why you don’t love life? Fair point… The world’s gone mad I mean humans are mad But the world’s not bad. And school is a joke, They turn us from humans to usual blokes. They’re often consuming our hope - Exams always looming, I’m losing my flow. Getting used to the stress I’ve reduced it with smoke And I have to confess I’ve learnt more being broke Than in all of the lessons You’ve forced down my throat, I was wiling to learn you didn’t teach me to grow! SO now I’m just teaching myself, We need to decrease our material wealth We speak and it’s like we’re not hearing ourselves…. When you say that you need that phone, Say that you need that game, Be grateful you sleep at home The streets are painful place, You say that we’ve got no hope but - We can attain that stage Eyes don’t lie they show our souls Getting high there’s no control. And I’ve chosen space over relationships To save the world today. Words can be cheap, Love isn’t spoken it’s worthless in speech. I’m still learning to be, But I think of the kids Now they’re learning fro me So keep that in mind when I write these words. Don’t know by who I might be heard, They might not know that the light still works But the light shines brighter in the darkness. We’ve still got time and we’ve still got laughter, Why live life like we’ve got no answers? This is our chance to arrange this space, Giving up now would negate that fate - And why is none the focus? Think of the homeless Winters in London are really atrocious. I said I’m taking 3 steps back, I hold my whole crew on top of my back - I though they told you this was my track… Well it’s big than that: I will change this world, And I will change it’s face, Change won’t hurt if we change each day, A flame won’t bur if you make it rain But the rain clouds loom on the strings days. This world is so strange If we don’t act now Then the world won’t change. Eyes don’t lie they show our souls Getting high there’s no control. And I’ve chosen space over relationships To save the world today. Verse 3 is a whole new topic, Hard to swallow like milk-less porridge I don’t think schools give us knowledge History’s fake so we’ve all learnt nothing. Blood lies under the streets we walk When a kingdom launches a needless war. If only you could all see more, I hear more lies but I think more thought And I think so much that my brain got sore. Now I’m stuck in a maze, Searching for love is just crazy First I should start with the basics, Being alive is amazing Gifted the power the made, But I work hard, I discredit myself But I’ve come so far. Cardy B’s really got no bars But she beat Mac Miller And she tops those charts. Music’s corrupted, Clearly infused with consumption Now I’m recluse at a junction: I don’t make music for money But I’ve got to live off of something. The world was so vast But then we made trains, Then we built cars Grew wings called planes. So I’m gonna walk around Earth I’ll learn news things and I’ll find new words - And I’ll find my worth…
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Some nights are infinitely cold Wasn’t born on the streets but this is my home. We know these streets aren’t riddled with hope, Can’t get sleep ‘cause I’m sitting on stone - In this concrete jungle. It’s 6 A.M. and I think that I’m drunk still, High to the point where I can’t feel much Pushed to the edge how can we feel loved? I made 10 pounds this week That’s Great. I won’t beg, won’t plead No way. I want beds, want sleep Not rain - If I talk to myself then I might stay said. The drugs just help to disguise my pain… One more hit and the light won’t fade So I take 3 hits, I don’t take risks, Streets aren’t safe so I’m under the bridge And the rain cloud over my head’s so big. I’ve got friends, but they’re all like me If you don’t find friends, you will last 3 weeks Now they’re asking me: “What is life worth if we can’t find peace?” And I’ve got no answers, we’re not looked after We’ve got no voice, and we’ve had no chances To learn what’s right, But you’re all slaves too so really what’s life? I’m a slave to the streets You’re a slave to the mind And i’s blinding, really quite frightening Why stay alive when this is what life is? I’ve got no roof and I’ve got no guidance I get so scared when the streets go silent, I hear screams and I hear police sirens Can’t get sleep now I’m so, so tired. I’m just so tired. I have no home and I have no money I don’t even know how I’m alive. How did I survive? I have no hope and I have no nothing I don’t even know how I’m alive. How did I survive? I wear socks that are way too small My coat won’t fit ‘cause I’m way too tall And I’m painfully hungry, Save your assumptions I know my appearance is clearly difunctional Clearly I make you despair and uncomfortable. I’m human too but, You’d be amazed at what humans do… Because: I’ve ben peed on, kicked in the face Kids run past and they steal my change. Do you have no shame? I have no life and I feel like I have no place In this world of abundance My only escape is this substance, I’m so afraid to confront it I used to be aiming for something I used to be great now I’m nothing. I had a tough life, my Mum didn’t care I don’t know Dad but let’s not go there. Nah, there’s no hope here No real smiles ‘cause they hold my tears And I’m braving it through, Maybe I’ll make it ‘till June - Or maybe I’ll make an excuse To live a bit longer. My mind grows weak as the pain grows stronger I roam these streets, No-one knows me I go too deep No-one knows me ‘cause no-one speaks No wonder… I haven’t brushed my teeth or washed my hair In at least 3 weeks but how can I do that? No running water, the rain doesn’t do much. I’m not making the truth up I’m stuck in a cycle that leads me to nothing delightful I guess it’s all my fault. I just watch as my sky caves in If I take my life will I still grow wings Will I still meet God Can I still not win? Can I still not win?… I have no home and I have no money I don’t even know how I’m alive. How did I survive? I have no hope and I have no nothing I don’t even know how I’m alive. How did I survive?
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The World is wasting, away let’s save it. We act like strangers… But we’ve all had a broken heart. It’s oh so warm, then oh so cold The World’s confused but it won’t lose hope. Nah, and I won’t lose hope we can change this world If we all go broke, if we had no money - The thought’s quite funny… Thought’s are alive and they won’t stop coming: Why do we kill this Earth? Why are the funds put first? (why do the, why do the,)Why the Sun rays hurt? ‘Cause most buy cars, then most but petrol Combustion of fuels can be truthfully dreadful… Greenhouse effect we’re effectively mentally crazy, Sea levels rising on islands that’s daily, It’s not about “maybe”. There are too many babies to feed Why not adopt all these children in need? Why are we cutting down trees? Living on nothing but greed. Species are dying, they’re not even hiding it Not even lying, we turn a blind eye to it. If we all plant trees we could save the environment. Maybe I’m crazy and maybe I’m high again I should just focus on feeling enlightenment Feeling alive again life was disorderly Now I’m designing it. This is the climb, Time is the biggest of lies Focus on living your life No point in giving up now, ‘Cause if I give in then I’ve lied. ‘Cause if I give in then I’ve lied… The World is wasting, away let’s save it. We act like strangers… But we’ve all got a part to play. The World is wasting, away let’s save it. We act like strangers… But we’ve all got a part to play. Put your lives on hold, The world’s not safe If we don’t get told then things won’t change. Everything’s so strange: Ice caps melt even single day. The heat keeps rising as plankton fade And if plankton fade, Then the food chain breaks in the Oceans. No more Fish, then no more Dolphins, Most have a house but forget where home is - This is our home, this is our Mum. Earth chose us to provide it love But we all learn greed, They make more money if they run down trees They need more fuel so the Earth now bleeds And I write these words ‘cause a Bird can’t speak And I’ll speak out loud when a verse can’t teach And I’ll… If we don’t change now Then things get worse We trick our pain and we think it works. I just sink in words If this doesn’t make sense let it sink in first. We can all save Earth If we think of the kids we can make this work. I said, We can all save Earth, If we think of the kids we can meet this work.
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An, Ocean of feelings is open but so depleted I’m, Over heating I don’t get along with sleeping. Dreams are only frequent in daylights benevolence, Night times, I never rest I find, a pen and I write rhymes - There’s never a right time, I live in the tree tops But that’s just a life style. My feelings are unprobable, unstoppable Really that’s just an obstacle I’ve hurdled them before, And so I know it’s not impossible. My optimistic tendencies, eventually Deplete my holy energy. I try and please everybody But I should do what’s best for me, I could be anybody I’ll find myself potentially, I progress exponentially. I’m hiding from my path Just like that ranger from the North, This life is tearing me apart I should embrace a little more, And I’ve been falling to the ground Still haven’t made it to the floor, I’m the opposite of grounded In 2 different kind of forms. Everybody better watch this space Like it’s toxic waste or obnoxious faces. And this is kind of hard to say, But maybe I’m too far away. Everybody better watch this space Like it’s toxic waste or obnoxious faces. And this is kind of hard to say, But maybe I’m too far away. This life’s been shaping me and breaking me Forming some sort of vacancy inside my soul, Observing all my pain through a kaleidoscope. I hold on to the past And it’s effect is like a lightening bolt - It strikes me in the heart And lately I’ve been getting high to cope. And that’s an error Could really be doing better yo, Been feeling better Some things are just worth forgetting though… And I don’t care if I end up alone - I take 2 paddles, now I’m going where this river goes. I start to fight against the tide and it’s so tiring, I start rapping Now they’re calling in the firemen. I’m calling on a force that only lies within A lighter is the key to deep enlightenment. The truth has been hidden in scripted hieroglyphs - Speak, we were gifted dialect piece, together failures And don’t forget to try again. If we can’t rely on ourselves, Then who can we rely on? The world is like a jungle We must save it from the lions. Everybody better watch this space Like it’s toxic waste or obnoxious faces. And this is kind of hard to say, But maybe I’m too far away. Everybody better watch this space Like it’s toxic waste or obnoxious faces. And this is kind of hard to say, But maybe I’m too far away.
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I hope you know I won’t give in I’m devoted I also hope that I can live Like the oceans Waves will take me places I don’t want to go Out of nowhere And that’s what my soul fears ‘Cause I don’t really understand me Been through like one hundred plans at least I hate when I’m asked if I’m ready Never will be but I still say very And I think that I’m conscious Of all of the nonsense It’s driving me crazy But maybe I want this We all want something controlled by desires You haven’t quite won this You should work on your oneness And deal with the flows that you conjure And stop with the wondering Why are everybody’s cards down? Make way This is where the change in my life takes place I’ve let bad energies out of this space And it’s freed me In the face of adversity I’ll smile so perfectly Not even a peep no you won’t hear a word for me Won’t hear a, won’t hear a word from me I hope you know I won’t give in I’m devoted I also hope that I can live Like the oceans Waves will take me places when I need to grow Out of nowhere And that’s what my soul fears ‘Cause I don’t really understand me Been through like one hundred plans at least Nothing sets stone And diversifies the path to come And to change it's all like  Living for your own 'Cos when it starts to show Show that you can grow Oh to where? And settle this with a limp fit We all need a little To adjust to this To adjust to this What we boast to become is Resisting ourselves of a deep bliss Vision doesn't do no good Reliable type But only ever in the light I'm left and i'm found Found as i'm stood And when it ever fails me I stand the ground that tells my tale The ground tells my tale I hope you know I won’t give in I’m devoted I also hope that I can live Like the oceans Waves will take me places when I need to grow Out of nowhere And that’s what my soul fears ‘Cause I don’t really understand me Been through like one hundred plans at least I hope you know I won’t give in I’m devoted I also hope that I can live Like the oceans Waves will take me places I don’t even know, Out of nowhere And that’s what my soul fears
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08. Awake 03:28
Many think that money might save us But money’s not progress And money won’t make us. It took me twenty years just to wake up It’s part of the process, we grow when it breaks us. Everybody cries, It’s a long way back - When you fall from the sky so you shouldn’t feel bad. I everybody blind eyed to the facts? I’m lost in the riches but tired of rags. Never have I ever lost hope ten times I’m embedded in the weather and my flow is intwined. I like it better when I’m loving this life And I guess I don’t vote ‘cause the government lies. We’re all unique, and that’s all you need When you search for yourself do not fall too deep If we all seek peace we could all be free But medias fake and the news misleads. We’re all humans, Stop your shooting, Stop your violence Hate is useless. Think of your progress Think of the journey, Keep working hard start waking up early. Chase those dreams who cares if you’re thirty? Don’t you know dreams only work when they’re worshiped. Have you ever felt free? Have you ever lost time? Can you ever not see? Don’t, stop changing Life will break you. Then, you’ll wake and - Find what makes you I’m awaaaaaaaaaake. Don’t, stop changing Life will break you. Then, you’ll wake and - Find what makes you I’m awaaaaaaaaaake. Why do we all stick to the blueprint? This is not progress This is plain stupid. You’re way better off getting lost in improvements, Living with no stress Living life clueless. When I feel lost well I know I’ve got music, Now I feel lost but I know I’ll get through this. Your brain isn’t warped you’re just fighting a way And your mind won’t lose So your heart gets torn but, What is a rose if it doesn’t bare thorns? How big is the world when you can’t find yours? Everybody cries It’s a long way back When you fall from the sky So you shouldn’t feel bad. Will anybody climb higher than that? Until you realise that the sky’s in your hands I said, Can any body climb higher than that, Until you realise that the sky’s in your hands. I will find my self I will find my strengths, I don’t need help and I don’t need friends See, I lie to myself and it’s daily I never count scars cause they never quite break me. I try to escape from the matrix I like to invest in my patience, Life with regret is just wasted Do not forget you’re amazing! Has your soul ever felt just a little bit free Cause the voice in my mind Keeps belittling me. How come we al litter these streets Where the homeless roam Cause they can’t get sleep. We’re just stuck in an age of confusion, Days are the same I should break the illusion. Now I’m stuck I can make no excuses I pave the way for the kids that are clueless. Don’t, stop changing Life will break you. Then, you’ll wake and - Find what makes you I’m awaaaaaaaaaake. Don’t, stop changing Life will break you. Then, you’ll wake and - Find what makes you I’m awaaaaaaaaaake.
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Verse (Nate) I've got no life if I've got no music Gifted my life with a whole new blueprint. So I dedicate time to this diligent music, I take advice and then learn how to use it. These words are a nuisance, They come and go as they please It's confusing. Maybe I'm not clueless I've come this far So maybe that's music. Maybe I'm not you but I want to be me So let's not got through this. Please, let's not go through this I'm writing for people that listen to music Fighting for peace And my writing can prove it, If I could re-write the illusion, Then maybe I'll find some improvements. Maybe I'll shine But then surely I'll fall to my knees, It's cool, That's how I'm learning to be That's how I'm learning to breath, That's how I learn to be free When I speak it just feels like 1000°. Music has saved my life, it gives me guidance I'm gonna say that twice. Music has saved my life, it gives me guidance Boy has it changed my mind. I write to escape all the thoughts in my brain I fight for my dreams Now I'm forcing the change And I'm changing my flows, Music's attached to my soul, It's not like I lack resolve. Music's like half of my life And if it disappeared I would probably cry. Music's life half of my life And I've got to admit that it's painful at times But the pain feels right cause it heals my heart, And it shapes my mind, I still feel lost But it feels quite nice. I write my songs straight from the soul Lost in the music  Captured in my (zone) This is my story that’s untold Feelings forever Breaking through this (wall) Self expression leads my way  Deep connection  I just can’t explain That’s where the truth lies (truth lies) It takes over your mind  Verse 2 (Natalie) Ooooh I get emotional  I get emotional and Ooooh That’s when I come to you  Cos you help me through  You’re my getaway My one escape  The only way to make them see  Everyday What I don’t say The music wakes and lets me be  To a new degree  Consider me lucky In the moment, my mind is blowing My words are flowing I gotta shit Time to kick back Plug in and relax  Don’t worry bout that  All that I’ve had Are laid in my tracks  You know they’re all facts Story of my life Put out in rhymes  But its alright  Cos it makes me stronger, Makes makes me stronger and I  Don’t give up Don’t dont give up  Don’t give up  No I won’t give up  When I fall, I pick myself back up The music brings me back with so much love   I write my songs straight from the soul Lost in the music  Captured in my (zone) This is my story that’s untold Feelings forever Breaking through this (wall) Self expression leads my way  Deep connection  I just can’t explain That’s where the truth lies (truth lies) It takes over your mind  Music has saved my life  Music has saved my life 
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People chose what to believe in There’s no secret see, We’re all in this together Let’s forget about the secrecy Forget ‘bout how things seem to be irrelevant, The greedy feed off everything Our burdens seem the heaviest But really that’s pretentious and, I’m a firm believer, I greater forces: I the ones that look out for us And the ones that bread extortion. I’m getting to the chorus but this is really important, Do not place your values where you know you can’t afford it That’s a principal I live by, Flowing with the rip tide. It may not be my fault but I’m responsible for this life. If our lives are getting easier and easier, How come all these kids Seem to turn to anaesthesia in substance form? If we don’t have a cure for all this evil Then what’s loving for? We should all just love some more, And also focus less on differences Life should not be complicated - We should live the simplest, Maybe learn to sink in it And sink it in. Maybe I’m too introverted, Maybe I could live with it But if I make some changes I can really start to live a bit. Your life is quite controllable Just go and do - The things that you’re afraid of, ‘cause your life just might be over soon. There’s still hope for you, For all the broken girls For all the lonely dudes I’m sorry for your losses Cause I know that no-one loves to lose. But it’s a part of life, It’s a part of life, It’s hard to find the answers When we’re sitting on them half the time. Even a mastermind will never find the answers If he’s sitting on them half the time. Every single day should be considered as a blessing. We will stay the same until we start to learn our lessons. And I’m running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost. And I’m running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost. I’ve been thinking ‘bout The thoughts that shouldn’t stick around, And so I show them the door I’m back to thinking now Think about The things I can’t control in this time space, To thing that we’re controlling our mind frame, We’re all living in chains but they might break If I spend a message that can stick like a migraine I think that I might make A difference in my space. We love to think about The things we shouldn’t think about, If we keep on overthinking I should think that we’ll start sinking now. Every single day should be considered as a blessing. We will stay the same until we start to learn our lessons. And I’m running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost. And I’m running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost, Who is running from a ghost.
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I've seen a river in the blink of an eye, I know I should be doing one thing at a time. It's a long way if I sink from the sky So I think I might fly. Spread those wings 'till I glide, One got clipped but I'm fine, One more sip from the fountain of youth 'Cause I need to rejuvenate Hanging on to all the things that I used to say. I guess I'm hard to hack If you're not used to me, I chose to speak, I can sense if you're Not telling the whole truth to me. That's why I stick to a small crew People I can trust in a small room, But we've got big dreams I was off balance 'till it hit me Running off talent 'till it split me, Not I work hard I'm addicted Now I work past the confliction. The truth is I'm hard to commit with People like Nate where you at are you missing? I never stay in touch with my old bros Rarely go back to visit my old homes, I guess we all split down our own roads. Life goes from square shaped to pear shaped Not always fair play This is the fiftieth stair case, Progress is slow but it's there mate Know that you've grown quite a fair bit. Our past is unknown, Our future is open Each moment's a gift And we need to expose it, It needs some exposure, We need to evolve And we need to grow closer - It's easy to solve if we teach about culture. We're just kids getting heads filled with lies, They say we all die We were never alive, We live in the peakest of times Freedoms the bleakest of lies, You will not see with those eyes, See where you close them it's peacefully bright Here's a piece of my pie, We're in this together Start living your life, These are critical times I've been giving up mine for a limited high. This is a physical climb This is how lyrics can shine. The mind is a lonely place, Find it and note it's weight Find it an open space And time won't oppose your fate. I work hard bit my talent's way bigger, I went this way Although the other way's quicker And I've got low funds Only like two figures, Turns into one in under two minutes. But I don't need money, Don't need cars, Don't want models I'll still break these charts in an instant, Leaving an imprint, Not just an evil, deceitful delinquent. I love it when this life feels great Living in a timeless day, Grateful for all the things that I have Living with the highest stakes, I think I'm gonna find my way. This is where the screen turns black And the credits start rolling... Me or the credits? Who cares you didn't notice...
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All journeys hava start, There is no finish line.. Time, The Man-Made Conception leaves it in disguise. This life is filled with highs and lows I think they’re intertwined, Who am I to judge the way we live our lives. The world is getting crazier and crazier, People get lazier an lazier I think it’s time to wake them up. Please stop complaining about paper cuts The media is fake enough The world can still be saved, I wouldn’t make this up. This is where one journey ends And a new one begins. Do not live your life in anticipation of the future, Or you will miss what lies right in front of you.

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released July 22, 2019

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natestapes London, UK

My dreams and ambitions have led me here, aged 20, I'm now looking to jump start my music career.
Rap is more than a craft or a job to me. It brings my emotions to life and I feel myself live through it. I hope I can convey this in my songs.
I'm always looking for ways to improve, increasing the possible outcomes of my work tenfold.
My feet are, and always will be firmly planted on the ground.
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