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Sticks, Stones, and Roses

by Ra

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1.
Verse: A skill to set in stone That I’m better at whatever Such as mastering a flow I flirt with the beauty of beats but fuck em' with no affection though Natural metronome I proceed to kill it then kill it slow People don’t know half of it, mic's I’m never passing it So there’s no other choice but to go raw, never compassionate Those opposing claim they know me when I got my glass tinted Don’t bother falling for it like a preach of an evangelist I do what I have to do, so I half ass religion Fuck life, harassing it, never planned to be trapped in it Never sugar coat it on never put a little fashion in it Dreaming 'bout the skill I suggest that you stop imaginin' I stay hungry, but I’m lyrically well-fed And a lot claim they’re hard and barely compare to stale bread Consider this a diss to those thinking they can spit on A track but in fact I got something that’ll get you shit on I owe it all for those who received me in their hands I say fuck you to those who never gave me a chance I say peace to those who doubted me and threw me in the past Now I’m closer to my dream can’t wait to be grabbing that ass Like ay ma, you should know I was born to be hated on They tried to hold me down but I still spit with these braces on And I’ll keep stepping, an autopsy’s never stopping me I can hear out those out of fear screaming like stop it please Yet talk down with an understatement Debating the fact I might actually make it Whatever that means, I’m pretty sure they're intimidated But I can give a slightest motherfuck; you can hate me I spit rhymes like spit shine, too short said to get mine So I got life by the head, and forced it to suck my d*ck right We can agree the world’s a curse word Good guys finish last, so catch me cacking earth from the back with the worst herd, it’s HNL
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Ra (Verse 1): I saw you from a distance, didn’t mean to interrupt Temptation won me over, didn’t realize I’d be stuck Anyway, what will it take just for me to get to know you? Talking and laughing hoping you’re trying to get close too A good vibe; forget get the pain upon the past tense I wanna’ see you smile stroll with me through the madness I see myself as a man of my actions So I write words like art through the canvas Picture a dude in his own world in which the colors died Thinks otherwise, determined to make his world alive And he's still willing to share it Tell me if you make my perfect fit are you willing to wear it? Tell me if I’m jumping the gun. I don’t wanna’ kill it now I tripped fast I’d like to know what you’re feeling now And I’m hoping you feeling the same ‘Cause what’s pain when you got someone helping alleviate Chorus (x2): Put your guard down, put your guard down now I mean no, I mean no harm now What will it take for you to feel me? The thought of it alone it kills me, lemme know Mia G (Verse 2): Boy I see you looking at me See you wanting me , and baby I want you Can we take it slow? Let’s get to know each other you gotta show, You gotta show me something Are you foreal? Do you know the deal? Can you give me what I need? Be my piece of mind Baby we can chill it on one, Maybe we can do this sometime Chorus (x2): Put your guard down, put your guard down now I mean no, I mean no harm now What will it take for you to feel me? The thought of it alone it kills me, lemme know Ra (Verse 3): It’s only natural to be hesitant Adrenaline repeating the thump on my chest again You aint gotta' worry if I’d ever listen I wanna envision myself with you on this mission See I’m not your average when it comes to thought patterns n Most times I’m hoping for someone to help me master 'em I sense your style girl; I know you’re meant to be seen Power to change worlds, a smile that made me weak You see you sent me good moods, for no apparent reason I’d love to see you around, it'd kill me to see you leaving' You’re so appealing, sorry for the cheesy compliments Who doesn’t love a humble girl with no extra condiments? Never on some bullshit, that’s how I perceive you Give me something good enough for me to believe you Not one to drop my pride, it kills the man in me But that aside I’m asking, you care to dance with me? Chorus (x2): Put your guard down, put your guard down now I mean no, I mean no harm now What will it take for you to feel me? The thought of it alone it kills me, lemme know (Bridge): Now I know never to follow my pride at the wrong time, Was taught to try never to think twice out my right mind Would’ve thought this feeling would catch me right about now My ships always sinking, I’m hoping that you'd still ride now Who’s to blame besides you, the lips that id dive to, Fantasizing about the nasty things I might do, Get your cold heart next to me, sure does feel like a felony Crime pays for the better things, can’t wait for what this better brings
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Here to bring the apocalypse unlikely to stopping to it Destined to taking it over like I was a part of the providence Here to the end of the galaxy obvious like it has to be It's manifested in me to take over these catastrophes Goals to take over control hoping taking it that far Now take a trip through my mind without the use of a tab card The plan to carry my life through dropping bars Following what I believe fantasizing 'bout copping cars See I never thought about my life pushing shopping carts Never will I ever envision myself a fallen star If I do I keep resistance till I feel the pain go Morphing pain in pages to spit to watch this rain form Into something unfortunate like a whirlpool If you don’t know now you know tune into your world news You can’t outperform this rawness it’s every hater’s dream It’s like anticipating the new Los Angeles Laker team Believe, I’ll come and destroy ya like my first toy bruh With your nursery rhymes you probably look like nurse joy huh It’s about time someone speaks up with raw talent Taking plates for those who take it for granted goddamnit This is raw food when the majority can’t handle it I’m a carnivore over this shit ready to dismantle it Like Graff to taggers I’m bombing and vandalizing towers While these wack mc's treat music like dandelion flowers Cut that shit, don’t come with that, I’m coming fat around While you're skimping out the track, I’m fucking it up right now So sit back relax while I let my dome go Attacking the back of your head, this is hip-hop dojo Oh no, he’s impacting the world like a comet hit Carrying this rap shit like a football never dropping it So best believe I’m protecting this like native land Glorious warrior waiting till his name expands So I’m on top, waiting on the chariot The only cat that’ll come and bury a veterinarian HNL coming to feed the lyrically scarce Ready to rock the spot so take notes upon this verse
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Verse 1: This is Los Scandalous, far from angels wanting to capture us Dodgin' these halos just to prove no one can handle us Grind Time, either you make it or take it Otherwise you’re living to die, self-homicide, no flower arrangements Strategizing schematics, The harder I try, the more snakes involved assuming they got to have it (too) I got a lot to prove and full boxes to move, Ain’t planning to be stuck; hex the first one daring to shoot at you Its raw skins, with or without a glove And holding love through alcohol cause cigarettes just isn’t enough You must be dumb blind if you think Cali' had sunshine Best hide your feelings like a minority's 40 from One Time Was told a thug is dead, jailed, or making real money Go figure, I'm tryna' make 6 figures, wachu' want from me Damn if you take, while I'm tryna' be great God bless the child that can survive with only a plate Chorus (x2): Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Welcome to battlefronts, where we don’t have enough Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Where there’s nothing to love And all we do is Lust Verse 2: From forgotten ruins, they’re unlikely to miss us And most likely to end up like Tyrone Biggums Cold hearts lead to ice cold killers; I’m stuck in the middle I’m addicted to killin' a mental through instrumentals An average kid managing to balance with disadvantages Quick to cut a bitch off over imposing themselves as manikins Bitches get tossed, Fuck em’ ‘cause I’m still fighting the odds An applause doesn’t necessarily translate to a loss Tryna' put me down, like some kind of stranded dog Will only harm you if you question why I even wandered off Let a dog roam and he'll find his way home eventually Me chasing mine, shows differences between you and me So let me at em', 'cause I grew to do otherwise Don’t empathize over my troubled eyes, In fact, better get back, if you really tryna’ save your soul Leaving me the fuck alone is probably the way to go Chorus (x2): Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Welcome to battlefronts, where we don’t have enough Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Where there’s nothing to love And all we do is Lust Verse 3: What makes you think you’re different, when not one angles changing? You’re only as good as what you come up against, I’m out for Satan Smirking with dedication, no time for ventilatin', Now I’m holding my breath as a lunge giving it penetration Ghetto schemes, entrepreneurs, and ghetto dreams Had a lust for the world, had confidence to throw her out her jeans It's closer than it seems, time to be chasing the tail No time to lose, I’d be damned for good if I don’t prevail We been in hell, I never been afraid Fuck a fake; I’ll never front in this life of a masquerade More aspirations means more snakes to follow you Just to wrap around in hopes to come drowning you I thought I had it figured; now everyone’s turning on me There’s enough shady motherfuckers under these Cali palm tress Los Angeles, Spanglish and mispronounced Its “Lost Angeles” where the fallen has no way out Chorus (x2): Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Welcome to battlefronts, where we don’t have enough Los Angeles, nah it’s Los Scandalous, Where there’s nothing to love And all we do is Lust
5.
Verse 1: Cold blooded, heart torn, now I’m mean mugging Of course I’m in need of something, never one to be bugging So I don’t ask, I steady approach at my own pace Tryna live fast too young’ll get quick stuck in a cold case Mom says that I’m blessed but only brings along stress Shit I only see that I’m a lot less than progress But I’m glad someone has faith in me, Like expectations from Satan’s seed, really isn’t safe to see Let me make it clear in order to tie a noose on this, When the loves gone, I won’t care who the fucks calling I heard the booze calling when I barely hit 19 I’m living off on a blind dream, enticed for what might be Likely to be the right thing, but then again I’m blind (see) It’s Easy to die, might be the first one in line J- esus knows if I’m getting pulled then I’m tucking too, …Fuck with me ill fuck with you, man there’s no one like me Chorus (x2): Who’s down to fight fire with fire like me Can’t catch a wolf if you’re not a wolf like me Time’s changed; no one has a mind state like me There’s no one like me I guess there’s no one like me Verse 2: In the now, people aren’t too fond of real Pain is real, type of loaded gun that I can’t conceal And it ceases to amaze me, well At least to me, That I’ve been recently contemplating if I should grab a piece I guess a peace-holder holds no peace without a piece Under his sheets if shit gets deep prior to no boundaries Could be and Maybe the day I die is the day I prevail Or maybe I’m just a roach waiting in line for a lunch in hell Is it too late? Contemplating is dangerous too Heart and mind I wish I can break in two If it weren’t for my mind, my heart wouldn’t be thanking the truth So now I got both eyes on those who try to aim and then shoot The rope of hope is hanging on my neck I hope I still have some will to catch a breath within my chest Being sentimental’s detrimental to my self yo I’m out for revenge to this hell hole, there’s no one like me Chorus (x2): Who’s down to fight fire with fire like me Can’t catch a wolf if you’re not a wolf like me Time’s changed; no one has a mind state like me There’s no one like me I guess there’s no one like me Verse 3: Lived with a bag of burdens without the help of a pastor present That’s for certain, took time to use my eyes to unmask a serpent What’s a zodiac when I don’t know my damn self Being closed to stab, and now you want my damn help? I hold grudges like a bastard child, my prides why I stand around I keep faith in my foul ass mouth, reason beings of a broken house And someone always seems to kick me down, I try to leave it out I figured it out, choosing to spit I got something to live for now Just cause’ I’m trapped, yo dog I’m not worried, 'Cause my hunger still grows through my state of Missouri So who is anyone to tell me if I’m wrong or not What the fuck’s to do when these stones are all you got? No blessing in this specimen, where’s the Smith n Wesson when There’s no medicine to help you through these fucking lessons in This so called life, momma deserves a better kid So its myself that I'ma be investing in, there’s no one like me Chorus (x2): Who’s down to fight fire with fire like me Can’t catch a wolf if you’re not a wolf like me Time’s changed; no one has a mind state like me There’s no one like me I guess there’s no one like me
6.
Verse 1: I'm sorry that I never got to hear your mind And I really wish that I can see you just one more time You didn't like it the way I grew out to be so I faded out, I wanted you to wait a couple years to help you make it out. You saw me still a kid, though we did different than then average lived I knew you as my brother you saw yourself as a bastard kid. Me and you are not to blame nor we can accuse, So I'm letting you know I'll be living for me and you I'm sorry for things that I could not do It was up to us to push for moms but God just caught you Now I feel it's up to me, you passed me the baton Sometimes things feel unreal but I got to move on Remember you forever no one can tell you nothing I blame society for the bucket they got us stuck in Now I know, things won't be the same No need to blame yourself, oh what a cold world today. Mia (Chorus): Fly away, into the sky Now you’re free, rest in peace My heart, don’t know what to feel Everything seems so unreal Verse 2: The last glimpse of you, will always strike upon me Feeling sick, seems unreal that you live under concrete It haunts me, that I never got to prove Myself to you, and say your brother found the way from you I had all faith, and it seemed like it was turning But I guess sometimes the wind doesn't stop the bridge from burning And no one ever sees the pain when it's internal No one ever reunites till afterlife is now eternal May you rest with the rest of ours, for the rest of hours Life does what it pleases, and at times I really doubt her Another seed that dreamt to be a tower, You might have not made it but to me you’re still a flower Resting on a hammock tied to the pearly gates Waiting for momma and me hoping that we too can escape Wish it was that easy, till then I’ll keep my chest high 'Cause only the best fly Mia (Chorus): Fly away, into the sky Now you’re free, rest in peace My heart, don’t know what to feel Everything seems so unreal You never fell; day by day you started rising, Till you grew up out your wings, unafraid to be first flying
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Verse 1: Long arguments, never improving, Always losing myself behind this music, Who is to blame? That shit ain’t the same… I hold grudges like crushes, forever hardheaded dwelling on a cup of liquor i was never bartended The more stress I had, the harder my fists were clenched Not that I used them but, i been so angry since I’m surprised that i haven’t lost it, which gave me a subtle hint There must be a reason why i keep my focus through struggling Yet I still don’t know, I guess it’s good that i control, yet i keep it moving I stay either reminiscing or searching for “Better Dayz” Like 2pac did before he passed away How long will ever have to wait to keep myself from Myself killing myself with a gun when I’ve never dealt one Hell comes now and then, I reason with myself and how I sin Then again I do what I have to do in order to fight to win Pass the Vicodin, the anxiety hides within, I numb the pain then try again Ironic, the life of a lifeless kid Chorus(x2): Nothing to win, nothing to lose I’m losing trail, where do I go what do I do I’m losing focus, but I still put my hope in These sticks and stones and roses Verse 2: Every time I go out, I don’t see anything different Dudes acting wreck less, kids messing up as adolescents Like me, I dream of changing our surroundings, I dream a lot I hope I keep myself from drowning In my thoughts, through the night is where I fought Always contemplating why did it have to be brother caught But don’t worry; I’m doing it for you as well as for me It never hit me hard enough; you can get wrapped up in the streets Thank god for me… I’m doing it all for glory Nothing to hold me back, but no one to be holding closely Someone told me to die for something, I guess that’ll be my story Life to me is bitter sweet, would you agree with me? Is it right to always live in misery? Is it really wrong to dream to live infinitely? Now this whole thought of living under god is killing me Chorus(x2): Nothing to win, nothing to lose I’m losing trail, where do I go what do I do I’m losing focus, but I still put my hope in These sticks and stones and roses Verse 3: No pun intended but I’m tryna make the best of Myself with no help after I been second guessed in Life with a bitch, tryna find a way to reconcile As I kid I seen her smile, but it’s been different after a while She don’t seem to change, I guess I have to cope with it Whatever man fuck the world, I been using a Trojan since Fed up with sadness tryna attack back the madness As much as I move ahead I can’t help but look back at the past tense So tell me what supposed to do I’m tryna be those chosen few soaring a hell a golden view Then again I see that the door is closing soon And through the dark I’m still hoping to be soaring over the moon Death’s been in a my breathe, and it kinda benefits It's been a mess but I still keep calm under a cigarette I risk the worth of flying in dreams of living in outer space I’m freefalling to catch momentum, believe it’ll be my day Chorus(x2): Nothing to win, nothing to lose I’m losing trail, where do I go what do I do I’m losing focus, but I still put my hope in These sticks and stones and roses
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Verse 1: Settling for less was never our intention But here I am still wondering why I’m stuck in detention Distorted my own vision when I had to You ever had death looking straight at you? What’s a man without a plan no helping hand, I gotta take What’s was took, man life’s a crook for taking one of mine away Ever helped your mother dry down the tears in her face? I swear everything was better before yesterday Just today I almost forgot well how could I? I finally realized how quick the good die Who to blame, who to shame after you lost one What good does it do to see a body drop huh? Closed curtains, nothings for certain anymore I guess through it all, you don’t have to worry more I can’t believe, I don’t wanna believe Now you won’t ever get to see things that I achieved Chorus (x2): Why did it happen to me? Why’d they take you from me now? Someone tell me something What the fuck’s happening now Verse 2: Well this one’s for you, and everything included in The things I’d do to at least see you again Momma misses you as much as she forgot about me The times I've caught her count up all the fucking clouds seems Endless. You have no clue how little light’s surrounding me I still remember how much of a man you taught me how to be I'ma reach the stars for you to know I’m not bound to lose Just to hear what I’ve yearned to hear from you, “proud of you” And maybe I’m fucking crazy enough to do that And maybe I can get someone to turn just to say who’s that? Nowhere near a new beginning hey 50/50 chance to prove I’m a dollar coin in this piggy bank Silly game isn’t it, similar to the game we play endless in A grudge to all and a curse to be living with And if before thou shall taketh I’ll make a promise for one of my own, I’ma make it man I promise Chorus (x2): Why did it happen to me? Why’d they take you from me now? Someone tell me something What the fuck’s happening now

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released December 22, 2013

HNL Presents:
Sticks, Stones, and Roses realeased by Ra

Dedication to my brother Eric A. Rest in Paradise

-All tracks Mixed and Mastered by Droe Jackson at the Electric Kingdom in Lynwood, CA.

-Cover Art / Photography: Francisco Ruiz aka MudsOne

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