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Stevie With A Smile
01:32
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There’s an ordinary family who always mind their business
But sometimes things don’t go the way they’re planned
When it feels like the world is getting you down
Get your frown and turn it upside down
We’ll be here beside you
To hold you up, for you to trust
We are having lots of fun my brother, my sister
There are many obstacles good and bad but just say no to drugs
When you feel alone
Trust Stevie, Stevie with a smile
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She was born in Manhattan in 1984
Walked before she crawled
Damn that girl performs
The photograph it shows them eat together
See how she likes french toast
Still in a dressing robe
Pre Chorus
Am I hearing them say my name
They’re leading me away
Yeah they caught me in Morecome Bay
Chorus
Been Looking so high
Been Looking so Low
Been looking for pap paparazzo
I know what you see
I know what you know
I know cause I am pap paparazzo
Verse
Lucy was on the medicine
Neanderthal
She showed them all
That actions do speak louder
Once you drink the powder
Put a new face on
And keep the scene together
I’ll see you at the green room
After yah left the red room
(Play again)
Pre
Like a lion and his pray
I post you through L.A
No matter what you say
Chorus
I reach for the phone
I see you’re alone
Hello from the Papparazzo - o
Don’t tell me you’re scared
I see in your head
No Hiding from Papparazzo - o
Bridge
I already I know - I only work alone
Paparazzo im keeping my distance no
This is my chance to glow now
I’m part of the scene I’m part of the show
Chorus
Been Looking so high
Been Looking so Low
Been looking for pap paparazzo
I know what you see
I know what you know
I know cause I am pap paparazzo
I reach for the phone
I see you’re alone
Hello from the Papparazzo - o
Ah
Don’t tell me you’re scared
I see in your head
No Hiding from Papparazzo - o
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Age is just Numerical
Can you believe in Modern Miracles
Don’t you get old or you’ll be a Perishable
Just like I said (Age) is just Numerical
Verse
Should I retire to the mega Boat?
Or live forever cause I am the G.O.A.T?
Breaking ankles on a holy dime
He’s proven clutch sending to overtime
Solo Hooping in the Luna light
Alley ooping with an appetite
Did I Splash or did I make it rain?
Or am I only here to entertain?
Pre
Did I wait too long?
To catch my own swan song
Starting to feel all the aches when a stand
Every little scar on my hands
Chorus
Age is just Numerical
Can you believe in Modern Miracles
Don’t you get old or you’ll be a Perishable
Just like I said (Age) is just Numerical
Verse
Nearing my 4th decade I still feel young
I better eurostep the Sally Lunn
Watching newbies with an attitude
Is my humble pie missing the gratitude
Overstay our welcome till the tide change
Till this winning roster gets the rearrange
They picked me number one I gotta go
Yes I know I know my fast breaks getting slow
Pre
They saying health is wealth
Making super money just to prove myself
You’ve had a good run
Stay too long and you’ll be overdone
Chorus
Age is just Numerical
Can you believe in Modern Miracles
Don’t you get old or you’ll be a Perishable
Just like I said (Age) is just Numerical
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Verse
My Dear Blue Star
When I move there you are not far behind
Why do you walk……in my shoes?
Should I Taylor make this Dream for you?
Pre
Too many roads to pick one right now
Just wait to see how it unfolds
Don’t put all your eggs in just that basket
I’ve seen too much that’s why I ask it
Verse
This Paragraph
It’ll be your epitaph my girl
Go break the rules
Show them all why the system needs an overhaul
Pre
First to the eye of the storm is the first to feel
The thunder snapping at their heels
Rinse the evil from the Golden Temple
Blue star it wasn’t accidental
Chorus
They wanna clip your wings
Cause a little knowledge is a Dangerous thing
They wanna stamp out Queens
Cause a little knowledge is a Dangerous thing
No room for a cat to swing
Or a bee to find its sting
They wanna clip your wings
Cause a little knowledge is a Dangerous thing
Bridge
All that I’ve learned
I will save it for you when I return
Till the knowledge is passed down
There’s no - way to know - if it’ll live on
I think I’ll be forgotten if fate allows
Cause they stopped asking who what and how
There is too many roads to pick one right now
Just wait
Hold them close cause they’ll remember when youve gone
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5. |
Freaky A.K.
04:53
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Verse
Don’t know if I should fight
Smile or say goodbye
Leave the crowd in tears
Or should I leave them terrified
Artificially becoming weird
Soon I’ll be the guy that never shaves his beard
Can I mystify?
Pulling wool over your eyes
Pre chorus
Wanna manipulate the moments
Give them some attitude
To make them cry would be a bonus
Spit on their finger food
Chorus
Freaky baby I’m freaky
But you already know
Freaky baby I’m freaky
But you already know
Wanna be original
But only i get the jokes
I’m a two man show
taking punches for the hoax
Turned every stone to save my ass
Now I’ve made a bed upon this broken glass
We never had a clue
Just a bunch of bad reviews
Pre chorus
Wanna manipulate the moments
Give them some attitude
To make them cry would be a bonus
Get paid for being rude
Chorus
My cross combo
Long ago
Bridge
Man on the moon
I feel like you
Disconnected too
Cause we don’t think how they think
They float well we sink
We don’t mind if we don’t please
Man on the moon
I feel for you
If what you say is true
It isn’t true
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6. |
Authenticity T.P.
06:00
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Are you an imitator or an emulator?
Authenticity
A personal creator, my views are mine
Not looking to redefine
Withdrew…… I left all that I new behind
Only to find…… I was fine just looking for confirmation not a redesign.
(Too much to get done but..)
There’s not…… enough……./time
(Sax)
Not until…. I stopped thinking bout how others think
About me…(pause) could I start to be
Chorus
True……… but now, ideas are lost somehow
Waiting for the train in my brain to track uncharted terrain
Manipulate my - words…… to have themtaken from my mouth and used as yours, no remorse - will I find a new wave
Be happy driving auto , to the sound of your own tune, cause the only one to impress is you
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7. |
Ray Of Sunshine R.C.
03:31
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Swoop right in with minimal work
Take the bag and all that it’s worth
I know you’ve done it before
Leave the pop but without the fizz
Use my thoughts and sell them as his
The Blonde on the Labrador
Pre
How could you ever eat off my name
( always waiting for the acclaim )
I wasn’t looking for fame
Just some recognition
Chorus
They took my light
For their own Ray of Sunshine
They took my soul
For their own Ray of Sunshine
Heard my words coming out of his mouth
Something I said when I travelled down south
I did the time but you got all the wealth
Oh no you’re draining the dough
Have you got one original bone in your body?
Cause everything you do sounds a lot like me
Oh no I’ve said it before
Pre
How could you ever eat of my name
(Always looking for the acclaim)
Wasn’t in it for the fame
Cause I hate being known
Chorus
Pre
How could you ever eat of my name
Shame shame shame shame
I wasnt looking for fame
Just some recognition
Chorus
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8. |
Crown Jewels P.H.D.O.S.
04:22
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They caught me running from the queen
Been under her thumb far to long
Now I can breathe open air but my breath is a poor mans
Move over the ocean
Loosen these chains from my feet
Could I ever be a normal human being that’s fallen for someone?
Pre chorus
We’ve been kings since we made the crown
But the gold only weighs you down
Yes I wanted out of the exclusive club
Cause I fell in love
Chorus
I’ll never be your first in line
But I could never wait my turn anyway
Don’t want my Crown Jewels on display
It’s only part of my genetic resume
Verse2
Give up all the comforts
For a little taste of the unknown
Cause now you can’t eat all the fruit from the trees that your grandma has grown
Pre chorus
Bride
Beautiful lah lah love
This love will pull this kingdom apart
X5
(My royal etiquettes gone down the tube)
Chorus
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Verse 1
Don’t speak
Don’t make a sound
Coyote cries a morning song for pastel skies
Blank photograph Yosemite Sam
My perfect aperture ready for the the solar flares
Who lives in the Abyss?
Sharp focus Im hanging to the edge of the cliff
When the world aligns
Almost stopping time
I find myself out of my depth
I’m aiming unaware the golden hours disappeared
Chorus
Bridge
I’m walking in your tracks now
Trying to picture your view
One things becoming clearer
Only you are you
But I am I
Chorus
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Verse 1
I was born into your media storm
In the shadow of a unicorn
Followed the calling of the silver screen
I saw my daddy on a magazine
Pre chorus
Happy not to play a major part
I’m only in it for the art
Chorus
If I find ways to be you
I’ll play pretend
If you recommend
But if there ain’t no paper on the table
Forget about it
I’m leaving lickity split
After chorus
Beyond exposure
Ain’t no pocket for your petty cash
Won’t eat your leftovers
Ain’t no pocket for your petty cash
Verse 2
Remain mysterious if you wanna lead
Cause your little cameo is easy to read
Don’t quit your job if your paying the bills
Might find yourself addicted to pills
Pre chorus
Happy not to play a major part
I’m only in it for the Art
Too many politics to centre yourself
Where have all the artist gone
Chorus
Bridge
Random chords
After chorus
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Verse
It’s Future…….Computer
Designed in a square
Electric Affair
The Blue Billionaire
Distraction ……. No interaction
Or movement outside these glazed over eyes
The new great divide
Pre
Few fight the tide
To be glorified
But Will he be satisfied?
Chorus
Can we stay muted without zoom
The Buffalo in the room
Quit Riding Circuit Sonic Booms
The Buffalo in the room
Verse
Attention…………Invention
He doesn’t care
How he gets there
His screen is impaired
Its Social……. Ridicule
Browsing at things
We’ll never need
Its time that recedes
Pre
Few fight the tide
To be glorified
But Will he be satisfied?
Chorus
Bridge
I wanna be Who I was before
I don’t know who am anymore
It’s hard to ignore
This program will never restore
The stems that we lost
Disconnection has come at a cost
Im Out of touch
This Glass is between Us
I don’t know why we are
wired wired wired why?????????
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Why did he shoot…… my love
Something I gave freely I never judged
Theres no way he…. Lives without regret
Now he’ll never see a clear sunset
Pre
Let him go - cause he left a piece of his soul behind
The Show…. It must go on so somebody stop the time
This Path
Is laid before me & nobody’s waiting in line
My choice - got no……thing else
Chorus
When my mind has failed
My heart takes over
He lost his self
It makes me wonder
Here we are……again my friends
Scrolling through the memories just before the end
I see where it all went wrong
I kept the mirrors & the smoke but it fooled no one
Pre
Let him go - cause he left a piece of his soul behind
The Show…. It must go on so somebody stop the time
This Path
Is laid before me & nobody’s waiting in line
My choice - got no……thing else
Bridge
(Though) Speed - I fake my dreams
If I go fast this thing might last
Years won’t let me rest
But there ain’t no reason to 2nd Guess
Chorus
When my mind has failed
My heart takes over
He lost his self
It make me wonder
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Troy Kingi Auckland, New Zealand
Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui)
Described by the New Zealand Music
Commission as “Our Northland Treasure”, Kingi rose to fame after the release of his first two multi-award-winning albums ‘Guitar Party at Uncles Bach’ and ‘Shake That Skinny Ass All the Way to Zygertron'.
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