1. |
I'M THE 1
03:15
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[Verse 1]
Look, I've been working on this music for a minute
Getting lifted, waiting on this dream of mine to finally pull through
Doing a nine to five and coming home barely alive
And even though I'm sleep deprived I won't stop doing what I do
It's been a bit over a year since my career commenced
It's got me stressed, cuz I ain't going nowhere and we know that's true
Forget the last three tapes I put out, I'm flipping the script
This new music is what I'm gonna use to prove to all of you
That I can do it, I can make it, I am capable
Of working hard to make sure that my rap dream is attainable
It's unmistakable, I thrive in this music
I'll die with this music, I get all of my pride with this music, I know
I realize that I'm small right now
But I'm enrolling in the freshman class for XXL
Interviews with Complex, chilling out by the pool
At reunions I'll be stunting on my friends from high school
Because ain't no one believe in me, they was deceiving me
Said they supported me but wouldn't playback my free CDs
“Fire” was the only word that came from between their teeth
I want some honest feedback you can keep your verbal charity
But now I'm onto better things, and you know that
I'm looking towards the future, ain't no time for me to go back
So relax and sit back, and listen to my story
I know I'm no one right now but I'm reaching for the glory, uh
My life began when I came out mommas body
In San Jose, that's where I stayed, I grew up and I partied
But I ain't touch the Molly, nor the weed and alcohol
So rapping ‘bout that topic ain't really in my repertoire
And I ain't hard, boy I live in the burbs
I ain't been to the hood, I don't speak with swear words
I'm a virgin and I'm staying that way till I got a ring
Which I guess is cute and all, but actually here's the thing
If I'm a rapper that's supposed to be my content right?
Turning up at night, girls left and right?
See if I don't got that experience how can I write?
In my opinion, what I lacking makes my rapping amplified
I'm preaching messages that listeners and inner person fixer-ers
Are needing, I'm a seedling sprouting into twenty million words
I'm such a nerd, you've never heard of someone like me try to earn
A spot on a list, plotting on this scheme to take off like a bird
It's quite absurd to think that anybody can do it
Anybody can prove that they've got what it takes to pursue what
They have been chasing, it's amazing you can rise from the sewer
And climb the ladder till the air around you starts to get cooler
Escalating rung by rung, till you look down at the planet
With all the people looking up to you, the drive and the talent
And all those long nights spent recording in those studio sessions
To beats you shouldn't have, it's finally turning into blessings
It's all becoming real, I kinda feel that it all seemed impossible
The obstacles I faced just made me switch up to a harder flow
I'm wanna show the people everything that I got
I'm up and coming but believe me I'm the one you should watch
Said I'm the one
I'm the one
Said I'm the one
I'm the one
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2. |
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[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
I’ve been working way too hard in this rap game
Spitting facts from my black brain
It’s a fact, I’ll be working till my last day
Or until I burn out like an ashtray
Man I pray that that day never ever happens
The things I love most in life, getting paid and rapping
I don’t ever go to sleep, most I’ll do is napping
Because there just ain’t enough time in the day
I grind everyday, I’m wavy like I’m from Monterey
Create like I’m Dre, charisma like I’m Andre 3K
I’m making a way, flying like I’m a bird of prey
You know that I make bangers that can snap vertebrae
I’m spitting that flame, every time I’m up on a track
Whenever I rap, I’m spreading my name across the map
Don’t even react, you feel that? That’s just the impact
Of lyricism that gets the people addicted like crack
This rap’s a drug, and I stay abusing
By using my pen and paper to create a brand new movement
I got all these ideas inside of me that keep on oozing
Out my hand, through the pen, to the paper, and into the music
It’s a blessing and a curse, depending on how you view it
I’m doing so much to make sure that I always stay improving
It is a lonely life sometimes, I don’t have the time for cruising
Around the city and partying stupid I’m choosing to do this, I’m ruthless
[Hook: Clarence the Kid]
And I’ve been working way too hard (Working way too hard)
And I’m still in the same spot as last year
I wanna be a rap star (I wanna be a rap star)
Make the most of everything that I have here
People say I’m working too hard (They say I’m working too hard)
And they telling me I need to take a break (What?)
Take a break? Ain’t nobody got time for that
Ya boy is working steady chasing his dreams
You gotta let em know
Man I’ve been working way too hard (Working way too hard)
Working way too hard (Yeah)
Yeah, I’ve been working way too hard (Working, working)
Working way too hard (What?)
Said I’ve been working way too hard (Working way too hard)
Working way too hard (Yeah)
Man I’ve been working way too hard
I am working, steady chasing my dreams, you gotta let ‘em know
[Verse 2: Etienne Green]
Eyes locked
Got a real sick flow and I spit it like I'm workin with the shot clock
Real quick I ain’t got much patience I'm a got damn time bomb
Head on a swivel and you know it boy I'm never bout to get robbed.
Workin like a got damn day job
Don't you come at me thinkin I wasn't ready dawg
Workin workin workin workin
I've been up to shit I'm steady swerving
Right to left and left to out of vision
Holla at me if you with the mission
Yeah, ET.
I got bars and a flow that you ain't ready to see
I'm bout to spit [?] wash your soul out to sea
Man I'm nice with the flow with the work I'm a BEAST
Damn stop it
I thought i told you already.
I’m a monstar even Michael Jordan wasn’t ready
On some Space Jam shit, they be vibing in the heavens
When I die they gon’ bury the secrets to rapping with me
You can come and get it now or you can come and get it later
I ain’t got a minute in my day to quarrel with a hater
If you hear me and you listening there ain’t nobody better
I ain’t here for playing games, ice cold get a sweater
[Hook: Clarence the Kid]
Man I’ve been working way too hard
And I’m still in the same spot as last year
I wanna be a rap star (I wanna be a rap star)
Make the most of everything that I have here
People say I’m working too hard (Say I’m working too hard)
And they telling me I need to take a break (What?)
Take a break? Ain’t nobody got time for that
Ya boy is working steady chasing his dreams
You gotta let em know
Man I’ve been working way too hard (Working way too hard)
Working way too hard (Yeah)
Yeah, I’ve been working way too hard (Working, working)
Working way too hard (What?)
Said I’ve been working way too hard (Working way too hard)
Working way too hard (Yeah)
Man I’ve been working way too hard
I am working, steady chasing my dreams, you gotta let ‘em know
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3. |
MY TIM3
03:33
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[Verse 1]
I’ve been grinding for a long time
Training for the XXL Combine
I know I still got a long climb
Long checklist, but I got no time
No necklace and no co-sign
No Lexus, I don’t got no ride
Expected? No I only surprise
Infectious ways in own mind
My oh my you know the kid going places
He spit the verses in surges you know his flow is contagious
The bars in cursive, reversing because the flow so amazing
I’m just a person who’s yearning for a chance to become famous
For my rapping and tracks that me and all my friends have created
I’m tryna pack up my bags, hit the road and perform at stadiums
Maybe sell out the Palladium, performing songs from my cranium
I grind hard like I’m training in the rap hip hop gymnasium
[Hook]
I’ma blow up
Yeah your boy done glo-ed up
It’s my time to show what
I could do, make the whole word go nuts
My time, my time, my time
Tick tock as the clock gets closer
My time, my time, my time
Watch out cuz your boy bout to blow up!
[Verse 2]
Blow up like a landmine
Because it’s about damn time
Blow up like a C4
Till my mixtape reaches every seashore
Blow up like dynamite
My spit game better than kinda tight
I grind and write all day and night
I’m fired up and I might ignite
I could blow up any second and receive the blessings you know I deserve
I don’t have time for those who don’t believe, if you’re giving me grief you’ll get kicked to the curb
My vision is endless, my life is so friendless because I spend so much time putting in work
If you’re seeing me less, just know I’m doing more, the Kid is just proving his worth, skrt
I remember growing up as a youngin’
Hanging up rappers on my wall that I was looking up to
And I remember that the music stayed bumpin’
I was reciting every line because I already knew
Chance the Rapper, Gambino, J. Cole, Bobby Tarantino
King Los, King Kendrick, Drake and Jay Rock had me up in the stu
I was recording my verses so that one day I would surface
As legend and end up on the wall right next to those dudes
What they want from the man?
I’m sweet like the loops from Toucan Sam
Check it out like Will.I.Am
There’s a method man, no Wu Tang Clan
Oh man, oh man, oh man
On point like that hats of the Ku Klux Clan
I’m bomb like the cities in South Japan
If I wanna blow up, then this my chance
[Hook]
I’ma blow up
Yeah your boy done glo-ed up
It’s my time to show what
I could do, make the whole word go nuts
My time, my time, my time
Tick tock as the clock gets closer
My time, my time, my time
Watch out cuz your boy bout to blow up!
I’ma blow up
Yeah your boy done glo-ed up
It’s my time to show what
I could do, make the whole word go nuts
My time, my time, my time
Tick tock as the clock gets closer
My time, my time, my time
Watch out cuz your boy bout to blow up!
[Verse 3]
I’m the best at what I do its undisputed
They try to test me but you know I’m staying rooted
Everyone that’s talking smack hear my tracks and they muted
How the Kid so smart in class but in the raps he going stupid
I am going dumb in every chance I get
I have worked my butt off now I’m tryna reap the benefits
The Lord above me blessed me with the beneficial gift
Of taking my thoughts and making them into music hits
All the days all the hours and minutes
Are counting down till the boy can take off on a mission
To conquer all forms of life with his miracle spitting
Even the prophets have written of my rapping tradition
Oh man can you dig it? The kid has no limits
Up to the brim with the lyrics, a heart that’s full of the spirit
The kid is chasing the vision, the kid is chasing the digits
Think you got the drive but you ain't really anywhere near it AGH
[Hook]
I’ma blow up
Yeah your boy done glo-ed up
It’s my time to show what
I could do, make the whole word go nuts
My time, my time, my time
Tick tock as the clock gets closer
My time, my time, my time
Watch out cuz your boy bout to blow up!
I’ma blow up
Yeah your boy done glo-ed up
It’s my time to show what
I could do, make the whole word go nuts
My time, my time, my time
Tick tock as the clock gets closer
My time, my time, my time
Watch out cuz your boy bout to blow up!
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4. |
S4N JOSE STORY
03:51
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[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
Man I grew up in the city where the tech industries dominate
I’m from Evergreen, I was living south of San Jose
Dinner on my plate, cuz my mom was always working late
Neighborhood right next to me surrounded by the pearly gates
See we ain’t have it bad, surrounded by the wealthy
Living round the rich people who’d only eat healthy
Every morning when I’d walk to elementary
I’d see Porsches, Beemers, Teslas, Jaguars and Bentleys
To see a Maserati wasn’t nothing crazy
See a Lamborghini driving down 280
In my city everybody living comfortable
All the black families out here living like the Huxtables
All the white families out here living like celebrities
All the families period were sheltered up in Evergreen
Looking down at the city from the top of our hill
Ignorant of the problems that dwell
Everybody so self-absorbed
But they don’t recognize their selfish hearts
See my city so torn apart for some it’s hard
But not for all, for the people in my burb it’s not
Cuz everybody here got that tech money
Not a second thought when they wanna spend that money
But the people cross town barely scrape rent money
Got kids on the way, that’ll probably go hungry
Overcrowded, overworked, and overlooked
Underprivileged due to the companies that took
Over my area, causing the hysteria
Million dollars on a house will get something embarrassing
Minimum wage job will put you in poverty
Two jobs, night shift, people won’t even sleep
Everytime I drive through I’m constantly reminded
San Jose still remains a city that’s divided
[Interlude: News Report]
San Jose was once considered to be the safest large city in the country, now it appears to be anything but. A report released today shows that crime is on the rise in almost every category there, from auto theft to burglary to rape. What is going on?
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
Yeah look around
This is San Jose, this is my hometown
It is so run down, in a couple of parts
Couple streets around the block where you should never park
Unless you wanna get robbed, or get your tires jacked
But it’s not the people’s fault, nah it is just the impact
Of companies that’s coming in giving out six figure wages
Leaving some people rich while all of the rest of us stay nameless
And aimless in the eyes of the computer programmers
And tech engineers, everybody else is soul-scanning
Tryna find out their self worth, but they just hurt
Cuz they look down and see a chain logo on their shirt
And they ain’t making dirt, well actually they are
But the cost of living in the Bay has gone up so far
You need like $4k a month just to have your own bed
And some food for your stomach and a roof over your head
So there’s dread for the people making minimum wage
Picking up extra shifts, man they be working for days
And days and days and days, it still amazes me
That the wages in my city lacking equality
And the quality of life typically has stayed good
But because of that fact, a lot of people stay hood
There are gangs that patrol some of the local high schools
Teachers tracking all the students who be acting a fool
And they ain’t sending them to college, even if they got knowledge
Nah regardless they gon make sure that you end up blue collar
Man I sit inside that car when I get off freeways
Waiting at the stoplight and I’m looking either way
And all I see are the homeless roaming
With nowhere to go, man this world is bogus,
I’m hoping someday, things will be different in San Jose
I’m in love with my city but some things have gotta change
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5. |
INTERSTATE 5
03:23
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[Maps:]
Starting route to the University of Southern California
[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
Chasing my rap dream in the Bay but at the same time
I gotta move down to LA to make that dream mine
Treat everyday with this music like it was game time
I am a catalyst, break it down like an enzyme
Oh my I’m so damn optimistic
With this musical lyrical gift that I have
Learned to perfect and spit with
I came out of the womb on a mission
To end up in a good position
That would allow me to paint a picture
Of the things in my mind, flow so divine
In time I would be known as the guy
Who can flip it up and chop it down and barely even try
But still keep it real no room for a lie
On the track cuz that’s just a waste of time boy
Prime rhymes and boy I’m barely getting started
My killer flow is such a trip, you could say that it departed
On a journey to body everybody and put em on a gurney
I am murking other rappers, those turkeys got taxidermied
Boy I am yearning to use music to make an earning
So I’m hopping on the 5 to USC to do some learning, uh
[Interlude 1: Maps]
Follow I-5 South to West Exposition Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Keep left at the fork to stay on I-5 South, follow signs for Interstate 5
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
Pit stop at the gas station, I’m in the backseat
Making beats and kicking frees thinking of what I’m bout to be
I could see it right now, death to rappers R.I.P.
Clear the way for that young mogul coming out of Evergreen
And my team is nonexistent, only one I got is me
So I’m talking to the future of the music industry
Using my college knowledge to develop capacity
To take over the rap game with all my self-made mp3s
Dang, I’m thinking bout all of the things I’ll do when I blow up
I hope and pray to God that my career will never slow up
Just so that one day I can go back to them cobras
And look them snakes right in the face and tell em boy I told ya
Ha, man it’s funny how this life game goes
You barely get respect from people on the way to the pros
So you gotta show em that you are driven in your goals
That’s why I hopped onto the 5 and traveled all down this road, yo
[Interlude 2: Maps]
Take Figueroa St to USC McCarthy Way
You have arrived at your destination.
[Verse 3: Clarence the Kid]
Welcome to LA, the land of opportunity
Where no one sleeps, the place where you can find thick girls with booty cheeks
Who wanna be your baby mamas when they hear you cue the beat
And kick some crazy verses that will play throughout the city streets
But that’s only if you make it man
You’re done unless you’re popping like the grease inside a frying pan
If you ain’t got no fans then what’s the point in rapping then?
If you ain’t Peter Pan in Neverland your career’s gonna end
So I’m stuck sitting in my dorm room
While people out there partying I’m tryna make the bass boom
The homie Drake said it first, and now I’ll say it too
I'm in here just making all the music that they party to
And you know I’ma do everything in my power
To be at the Grammy party spraying champagne showers
Best new up and coming artist and the best till I die
But if that dream is gonna happen, gotta get on the 5
What do you think you’re doing here?
[Verse 4: Clarence the Kid]
Am I in over my head?
Step on campus with a heavy heart that’s feeling like lead
Who am I to say that I can create music to spread
Across the globe, are you kidding all your music is dead
Your first tape sucked, fourteen tracks of trash
No one wants to hear you talking about your past
And how you were depressed and how you were so lost
That was your debut album, man you call that rap?
You came back with two more mixtapes too
Stealing other people’s beats, boy that just ain’t you
Boy that just ain’t cool, you better stop that noise
Acting like you own the diner as a new busboy
I don’t care where you’re from, I don’t care what you think
I don’t care if you write songs until your pen’s out of ink
You will never be anything boy stop playing yourself
All these unrealistic dreams of yours aren’t good for your health
Get your head straight
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[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
This world is grass and all the snakes are tryna get ya
Be careful cuz you never know who really rollin with ya
People only in your life for just a glimpse of
A scene in the beginning of your major motion picture
And in your movie there will be a bunch of cameos
Who come and go, one day they here the next they not it’s pitiful
It’s like I don’t know who to trust now
But life goes on I can’t just dwindle in the past now
[Hook: Nina Ann]
I look outside and all the skies are gray
And I don’t know if I will ever see the light of day
I look outside, I can’t see past the rain
don’t know, I don't know, I don’t know if I’ll ever be okay
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
I dont have time to mess with people who dont mess with me
Its sad to see your people leave, I thought something was wrong with me
I thought something was controlling me, but now I see
That I can’t blame my fake friends for pursuing their career dreams
It’s like they all are birds and they all flew away
Using their wingtips to touch the clouds
Everybody left and I’m the only one who stayed
All the silence that’s surrounding me is so loud
Hitting a low point, thank God I’ve been lower
Woke up spaced out standing in a field full of clovers
With some water in a creek that was trickling by
Except the water wasn’t water, it was tears that I cried
Man that part of me died, will it be resurrected
So many stop on their climb, will I be the exception
Man I’m needing a sign, and I’m needing a message
That can show me that the life I wanna live was predestined
Man I need some more blessings, cuz my life’s lacking purpose
Man I got some confessions but I don’t wanna unearth them
My perspective is shifting and my vision is blurring
People tried to put me out, but my fires still burning
And you know I am still yearning for a taste of happiness
I’ve been sad for so long, man I’m starting to forget
I’ve been bending backwards for billions I’m bout to just break
I’m giving up, I don’t know how much more of this a man can take
[Hook: Nina Ann & Clarence The Kid]
I look outside and all the skies are gray (All the skies are gray)
And I don’t know if I will ever see the light of day
I look outside, I can’t see past the rain (There’s so much rain)
I don’t know, I don't know, I don’t know if I’ll ever be okay, oh no
[Verse 3: Clarence the Kid]
Yeah, tryna find some balance, tryna find some balance
Tryna find some balance but I’m falling
And all I hear is silence, all I hear is silence
There is only silence when I’m calling, yeah
Trapped inside a palace, I’m trapped inside a palace
Inside the palace of my own mind
And my heart is calloused, my heart is filled with malice
Why am I so damaged inside?
I really thought that I was doing better with myself
That’s a lie, though I’ve tried a brother really needs some help
Curled up in a ball, I’m hugging my knees
Patiently waiting for the day when I can permanently sleep
Until that day of liberation I will sit here and weep
Until I’m one with the planet tree roots growing from my feet
I am broken, I’ve fallen, I’m just a shadow of me
In the twilight I’m faceless, the rain is falling in sheets
[Hook: Nina Ann & Clarence The Kid]
I look outside and all the skies are gray (Why are the skies so gray?)
And I don’t know if I will ever see the light of day (I just wanna see the light)
I look outside, I can’t see past the rain (Why is there so much rain?)
I don’t know, I don't know, I don’t know if I’ll ever be okay
Cuz I'm tired (I’m tired) of this stormy weather
I’m praying (I’m praying) but the rain won't let up
I’m caged in, there’s no end in sight,
To all these gray skies,
These gray skies
These gray skies
These gray skies
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7. |
7RAPPED
02:02
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[Verse 1]
I feel so trapped
I don’t have nowhere to go, I don’t have nowhere to turn
Matter of fact
Why am I tooting my horn when the boy still has so much to learn?
Get off my back
This is no way to be living, the fire within me still burns
Till my heart is black
Burnt to a crisp as this raging inferno consumes my whole soul, yeah
I am so tired of walking around I am beating myself up inside
Because I am not perfect, I thought I was perfect, but obviously that is a lie
And why, do I feel like I’m such a God awful guy
I mean everyone messes up, if you ain’t messing up then are you living your life?
And I feel like everybody thinks it’s my fault
I feel the eyes staring at me as I’m moving down the sidewalk
Everybody knows it, man I swear they know it, I am frozen
Waiting for someone to open their mouth and expose me
The all-knowing up above knows what I’ve been going through
I’ve upset my Father, now who else am I turning to?
Who could’ve knew that one decision would affect me on a personal level
I’m steaming like a kettle, I feel like a rebel who is trapped
Like in Star Wars, there’s a dark force
Clouding up my judgement, filling me up with remorse
And I’m sore physically, my mind is draining mentally
Why ain’t no one helping me, I’m definitely drowning
I’m so lost in the frost, damn this world is so cold
Reaching out into the darkness I’m just tryna get a hold
Of the light and I fight, cuz I’m tryna see a better day
But despite my efforts I can’t seem to keep the pain away
I can’t put this gun away, finger on the trigger
Thinking if I clench my fist then everything would disappear
And I am so sick and tired of being so sick and tired
And deep down inside I'm so done with being done
All of this devastation I am feeling truly got me devastated
Cuz I hate being hated and I love being loved
And it’s tough, because enough ain’t enough
And it’s like no matter what I am stuck
And I feel like I’m trapped
I still feel like I’m trapped
Man I’m trapped
I’m trapped
I still feel like I’m trapped
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8. |
MISFI7 WOES
03:28
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[Hook]
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
[Verse 1]
Look, I’m living in a world where I don’t fit in nowhere
Suffocating, tryna breathe but I got no air
My entire sense of having an identity complexes me
Everywhere I go I don’t belong there
My long hair always twisted in knots
So when I scratch my head and ponder all my fingers get caught
Obviously I am black, that’s what the melanin say
But my wardrobe and knowledge make other blacks double take
Like “Is he really like us?” “I don’t know check again”
But then for everybody else I am their only black friend
And so I’m forced to be the voice for every single African
How can I speak out for a race that won’t even let me in?
Damn, dandelion seed floating in the sky
When I land, the wind kicks back up and once again I fly
I’m just tryna find a place where I can settle down and grow
But they start digging me up ‘fore my roots can even take ahold
These are my woes
[Hook]
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
[Verse 2]
It seem like everybody got something to say
Everyone sees something in me that they think needs to be changed
Ain’t it strange that it seems like I’m becoming less me
Because I got so many people telling me what to be
Or rather what not to be, but they don’t say what to do
So I don’t know who to please, man your boy’s so confused
All I know is I feel terrible, can’t stand the thought of failure
I didn’t realize that sadness in me was so damn apparent
Come on Clarence get a grip, this ain’t supposed to be you
I thought that you were living your life as a complacent dude
I’m in a vicious cycle, I’ve been steady spiraling, I’m dying
Of a longing to belong and have a calling
Damn, a dandelion seed floating in the sky
When I land, the wind kicks back up and once again I fly
I’m just tryna find a place where I can settle down and grow
But they start digging me up ‘fore my roots can even take ahold
These are my woes
[Hook]
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
I’m a misfit
Yeah I’m just a misfit
These are my misfit woes
[Verse 3]
A dandelion seed floating in the sky
When I land, the wind kicks back up and once again I fly
I’m just tryna find a place where I can settle down and grow
But they start digging me up ‘fore my roots can even take ahold
These are my woes
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9. |
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[Intro: Clarence The Kid & Kyana Smith]
C: So uh, to be honest, you know… I’m kinda feeling you, you know what I’m saying?
K: Boy, stopppp *giggles*
C: Nah, I’m being for real, like honestly
[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
Girl I'm in love with you, don't you never ever doubt that
In the bed girl I just wanna snug with you with your hand stroking my 6 pack
Lemme take you on adventures, baby we can go exploring
To the beach to the game in a Jeep on a plane, I know you feel a way, don’t ignore it
I don’t wanna play no games, girl I’m just saying that I know that you like me
And I feel you too, girl we come from the Bay where everything hella hyphy
When I see you in them jeans with your hair let down girl you know it excites me
And even with the sweats and the bun I can’t front girl you look just as enticing
Can I be real for a second, girl I know you see the distance, yeah we both see it coming
It got you tearing up quick like an open eyelid over a cut onion
Just the thought of being separated aggravated your complacent view of how our dedication
To each other was gonna suffer because another woman might swoop in and take a brother from ya sweet and tender lovin nope
[Hook: Warren Hastings]
Baby girl you're so great
You're one of a kind
You're one of a kind
Baby girl you're so great
You're one of a kind
We've got nothing to lose
Baby girl you're so great
I’m really feeling you
Oh baby, no no no
Baby girl you're so great
I want you to be my everything
[Interlude: Clarence the Kid & Kyana Smith]
K: I don’t know it’s just … things are different
C: Different? What do you…?
K: I don’t know if I feel the connection
C: I don’t… I thought we were good, like I thought things were working fine
K: I just… I don’t know…
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
As of late, we’ve been going through the ringer
But you still got that two heart ring upon your finger
Which tells me that you’re in it for the long haul
It’s been days since the last call, look
It’s been a long time you and me have been together
It was sunny at first now there’s so much stormy weather
Damn, you had a brother feeling lighter than a feather
Now my heart is getting heavy and the gravity won’t let up
But keep your head up, maybe things will get better
And we can be like we were, 2015 in December
I remember sitting on that bench you had that college sweater
Uh, I should’ve known when I saw that college sweater that
The road ahead would bumpy and rough
Plus the distance in between us would be making it tough
Thinking back, girl those times was the happiest stuff
Nowadays I think I’ve had enough, but you’re still great
[Hook: Warren Hastings]
Babygirl you’re so great
I don’t wanna fight
I don’t wanna fight
Babygirl you’re so great
I don’t wanna fight
We’ve got so much to lose
Babygirl you’re so great
I can’t keep losing you
Oh baby, no, no, no
Babygirl you’re so great
But what I really need
Is what’s best for me
[Interlude: Clarence the Kid & Kyana Smith]
C: Yeah I… I feel like this isn’t really working out
K: Honestly, I think you need to figure out who you are first, and we can talk about this later
C: Yeah, okay… I guess that would be best...
[Verse 3: Clarence the Kid]
No, this ain’t a break up song
But I don’t think it’s a make up song
I still can’t tell how this has all gone wrong
When we’ve been loving each other for such a long
Time, to tell the truth I’ve been crying
I’ve got so many pieces of myself that been dying
I strapped myself into this rollercoaster ride
Saw our future from the top of the hill as we were climbing
(But now we’re falling down the other side)
The coaster should have come with a sign
That said heart must be this tough to ride
But I never got the message
And babygirl I don’t really know what’s bout to happen
We might crash, we might be okay
It doesn’t matter, at the end of the day
Girl you’ve been great
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10. |
9AM PRAISE SONG
03:36
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[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
9am, it’s a beautiful day
I woke up in the morning so I gotta give thanks
Birds outside my window and they singing away
So I gotta thank the Lord, yeah, I’m giving Him praise
The plants on my windowsill in their regular place
With their leaves stretching out tryna absorb the rays
With the Son beaming down from the heavenly gates
If they can blindly follow then I can for sure do the same
So much thanks be to God, for He gives me the faith
When I’m down He gives me hope to see a brighter day
When I’m lost He gives me light so I can find my own way
When I’m lonely, He’s the homie that makes sures I’m okay
Oh man, I’m so humbled and so lucky He loves me
His glory washes over me like the pebbles in the Truckee
The kinda buddy that will give you butterflies in your tummy
Can’t hide him from me because He’s the only one who knows of me
[Hook 1]
I’m blessed, I’m blessed
Said I’m blessed, I’m blessed
I’m grateful and I’m blessed
Said I’m thankful and I’m blessed
All praise to the most high
He watches over me with a close eye
There is not a single day that goes by
Where I don’t think my God is a dope guy
I woke up each and everyday
And I hop out of bed giving Him all the praise
Giving him all the praise
This is my praise song
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
I walk outside, thank God for the blessings
Left foot, right foot, there’s some bounce to my stepping
I feel invincible, I got the protection
Daddy’s watching over me, I will die by no weapon
I am who I am and I’m fine with me
Wearing bright pink crocs walking down the street
Got cargo shorts and a cheesy tee
I’m just doing the things that make me happy
And my hair’s nappy and my eyes baggy
But I don’t give a damn, I still feel swaggy
There is nothing in the world that I cannot be
There is nothing in the world that can distract me
From chasing dreams, I never thought that I
Could ever be so damn satisfied
But thanks to the man up in the sky
I know everything’s gonna be alright
To be honest I don’t really understand
Why we’re living in a world that’s got so many demands
You gotta get a job, make a couple hundred grand
Get a girl and a car and you still won’t be the man
Like damn, whoever thought that was the truth
Better sit your butt down I won’t listen to you
I spent so much time tryna follow the rules
But in the end I was just sad and didn’t know what to do
You a fool, screw your lesson I got one that’s even better
We were put onto this earth so that we could love one another
Be the butter to the bread, gotta take it all and spread
Get that whole loaf covered and pass it ahead
I’ve stopped taking as much as I actually give
I am finally content, and heaven forbid
I ever fall back to that, no I gotta get rid
Of that negativity, thanks to God I can live
[Hook 1]
Cuz I’m blessed, I’m blessed
Said I’m blessed, I’m blessed
I’m grateful and I’m blessed
Said I’m thankful and I’m blessed
All praise to the most high
He watches over me with a close eye
There is not a single day that goes by
Where I don’t think my God is a dope guy
I wake up each and everyday
And I hop out of bed giving Him all the praise
Giving him all the praise
This is my praise song
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[Hook: Emily Hunter]
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
I wouldn’t answer if I took my own advice
You gave me something that I wanted to believe in
I give up hope when every moment goes by
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
I wouldn’t answer if I took my own advice
You gave me something that I wanted to believe in
I give up hope when every moment goes by
[Verse 1: Clarence the Kid]
I used to be scared of failure, I used to be scared of demons
I used to be scared of dying, had nothing I could believe in
I was looking for a reason, life shifting like the four seasons
Until I started believing in you
You took me and held me closely I wasn’t even remotely
Aware at our introduction that the Holy Ghost would show me
An entire world of hope because the Lord already knows me
That’s when I started believing in you
I was so messy but my God cooked up a recipe
That would take my mustard seed and grow it into a mustard tree
He saw the best in me and He built me up exponentially
That’s why I stay believing in you
You inspire me and you lovingly embrace me and keep hugging me
The miracles you perform in my life are always stunning me
You were the first one who loved me, so in return I’m loving thee
I’m blessed to be believing in you, yeah
[Hook: Emily Hunter]
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
You gave me something that I wanted to believe in
I give up hope when every moment goes by
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
Another night and you’ll be knocking at my window
You gave me something that I wanted to believe in
I give up hope when every moment goes by
[Verse 2: Clarence the Kid]
Praise be to the Lord my God
He brought back hope when the hope was gone
He gave me life and he keeps me going
And so he’s the one I devote this song to
He’s the only person that would come through
When I had nobody I could turn to
I let God in and then “Pew”
Now I have a fire that can burn through
Every bit of doubt and fear
I have stopped comparing myself to all my fears
I will not let negativity bring the tears
I’m on top of my game, I can hear all the cheers
Of all the people that support me, my fam
My friends, my God, and all of the fans
In the stands with they hands in the air right here
Let it breathe yeah
Alright we right back in it like we just getting started
Thinking back to 8th grade when I departed
On a journey that would eventually make me an artist
To be honest, never thought that this would happen so I’m honored
And I’m ballin, not like I’m putting the rock through the lace
No I’m bawling, I’m astounded by the depth of the grace
I used to feel so alone, now I feel so at home
No I could not condone my life and so I’ve grown
Into the person that looks back at me from the crystal mirror
Make it crystal clear, I’m happy that I met you
Thank you for the blessings
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Clarence The Kid Los Angeles, California
I believe everyone can be a kid.Everyone has an inner child locked up inside of them, buried behind an ever-growing pile of responsibilities and commitments that try to silence that part of your existence. My aim is to bring that child out. I think everyone is still a kid at heart. ... more
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