[Intro: Bill Cosby] I told you that story to tell you this one [Verse 1: Shing02] Lovesick like a dog with canine sensitivity Developing this new theory of relativity Connecting our souls resting in captivity Positive life sacrifice what it is to me Our history, only a quarter of a century Reality, sitting on the shoulders of our chemistry See ain't no mystery, the colors that we mix will set the mind free Let the blind see beyond harmony! Breathe life into dead space blow away clouds of doubt New territory we determine to be Everything a safe haven it's supposed to be Now it might seem distant but the time is near When our thoughts take off and split the atmosphere Pure sound wave travel semi-infinitely Plus I'll see you there utmost definitely [Hook] Cause the beat plus the melody Makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently Cause your beat plus the melody Makes me speak of L.O.V.E eloquently so evidently [Verse 2: Shing02] Good gracious, every process has a genesis and ends with a revelation God bless this opportunity for me to find a voice For some words that have waited for way too long Low wages, Small tips on the avenue Never wasted, all hits for a revenue Haven't you heard the news lately? Seems we've been living for some time in a purgatory But yo, I thought I knew what a love song sound like But I felt a warmer tune in the sunlight I could still hear it in my room past midnight Gotta move, take a solo cruise in the moon light Sometimes I do forget, Oh how much we could ease the lives we lead If we learn to let go, the reins that we hold Return to our souls, and the spirit let flow So you see, upon everyday faced there's a million shades to Express definition of grace But the method I choose my prerogative There's so much love in me I got to give [Hook] [Verse 3: Shing02] Oh how I could write a book on how you make me feel But how about this song that I wrote for you? What I feel like...I wanna put my trusts in these simple words For you to feel what I'm saying, what you feel like? Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together Remember the time that you told me In the cold night, to relax when all I knew was to hold tight Remember the time that I spoke to the crowd in a full house and Realizes that you was my ace? I was the joker on the stage singing the blues All eyes on me and had nothing to prove But yo, I thought I knew what a diamond shine like But I felt a sharper love in the limelight From the queen of hearts watching me quietly from the upper deck balcony Sometimes I do suspect, I'm an actor in a well-scripted live divine comedy When I look back, that frozen slice of time and try to defrost the senses lost Now enough with the metaphors, the motivation that I wrote this letter for For you to know that the music helps carry on Like you say a new day will bring us tomorrow... [Hook]

[Verse 1: Shing02] Once again, now where do I start, dear love Dumb struck with the pure luck to find you here Every morn' I awake from a cavernous night Sometimes still pondering the previous plight Seems life done changed long time no speak Nowadays I often forget the day of the week Taking it by stride if you know what I mean No harm done, no offense taken by me So let's rap, we'll catch up to par, what's the haps? Perhaps we're even closer Now after, all things considered on this side of the planet Couldn't pick a better time even if we planned it To come clean and candid if I have to Oh what I wouldn't trade for your laughter Sweet and sour spice in my poetry pot melting Even better than the real thing It's like the God in me saw the devil in you I wanted to break myself in the worst way when I met you Who would have thought, conversate by the river, celebrate birth Sit and delivered the lines that would prove to be the seeds of trust Unsigned, yeah but destined to grow with sunshine Self-assigned task piled on the desk of good works Knowing hardship appreciate the best of both worlds Chorus C'est la vie, as they say L-O-V-E evidently, see every song has a sequel Never same, everything but the name, all fresh just like back then, how we do everyday C'est la vie, as they say L-O-V-E eloquently, see every dream has a part two Never same, you got to keep it tight, always just like back then, now hear me out [Verse 2: Shing02] Once together, now where do we go, dear divine I pray that you keep watching over us From the heavens where light is the nucleus To this space filled with darkness and negative matter Anti-gravity pull is what I would rather, feel when I leave this shell eventually Ties to the mother earth ground me mentally Real vibes will keep me alive spiritually Imagination brings bliss at no cost, when I blink blink I receive at no loss Victory comes in small packages like a leaf of an olive tree brought back by a dove From above, then I'm gonna rhyme love Well you saw that one coming ever since the beginning of the end Well anyways, I am not a perfect being, yes I am, a man full of S-I-N It's like the devil in me saw the God in you You epitomize the etymology of enthusiasm Look it, up there lies the clouds that form the rain That came from the ocean that flowed from the river I'm a believer, firm with the first words, lyrical transceiver of our ancient roots Science plus Arts multiplied by Faith then divided by the number of our ethnic race Let me mention what I've been thinking How to save the children, when the ship is sinking So I'm singing, no lip syncing to slogans Political hooligans with tanks, missiles and guns Everything is relative when it's all in the family of man Understand the time has finally come to realize the great power of one All formulas equalize under the Sun, amen

[Hook: Shing02 (x2)] It's funny how the music put times in perspective Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far Wherever you are [Verse 1: Shing02] Like a movie that you can't predict Like a book that you can't resist I sing along a song that's oh so sensual Bring along a sip to make it all so sexual Verbally that is, making love to the music means vibing to the beat at night With the whole city fast asleep, out cold True words seem to rise to the lips, take hold Of a poet in me, most powerfully I feel free when the world doesn't owe it to me It's so hard to find a gig that lives up to the billing Trying to find a reason to work, god willing I admit, my thinking is wishful Like a star upon a child gazing up to the ceiling How far do we have to stretch the truth To fit the lifestyles borrowed and overdue? We can take it all back to the register And start all over from the canister Let's break it all down into pieces of bright Moments that pass by like a meteorite Throw on your favorite reel that's good to go On the analog player watch the people glow Sit back to the breeze let the memories flow Comedy tragedy all the highs and lows [Hook] [Verse 2: Shing02] Like your moves that I can't predict Like your look that I can't resist The ting-a-ling feeling was oh so mutual The lingering appeal was so unusual Herbally what is, medicine to a lone soul can become poison to some With the whole body fast asleep, out cold True vision seem to come to the eye, take hold Of a prophet in me most visibly I see clear when the world doesn't show it to me It's so hard to make sense in a cycle of billing Trying to find a reason to quit and make a killing I admit, our dealing is painful Like a star upon a child staring down from the ceiling How far do we have to stretch the picture Before pixelating the human texture? We can take it all back to the register And start all over from the canister Let's save it all up for an ultimate prize Homecoming gathering with a big surprise Throw on your favorite record that's good to go On the analog table and it's hooked to blow Sit back with ease and hear the emcee flow Hi hat kick drum all the highs and lows [Hook (x2)] [Verse 3: Shing02] Okay we can take it all back to the register And start all over from the canister Let's break it all down into pieces of bright Moments that pass by like a meteorite Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll On the analog trail and you look the role Just stroll through the trees and let your miseries go Sunshine hurricane all the highs and lows

Snow flakes in January Heart warm like February I wouldn't ordinarily March to the drum, play a fool like April May the best dance in a Juno bridal Power of the will, Julius and Augustus Aw you know, it's just us In a new semester, back in September Boy, I wonder if you still remember [Verse 1: Shing02] Meet me half way from mars to venus Beep beep, the chase is on between us Retweet the sweetest piece of confection Hand made device for remote connection Ask a question Wait for an answer and make a suggestion A time and a place for a first impression Second and third to a fourth dimension Rise above the weights that hold us captive To a square, swear that I, I the captain to Cruise in sci-fi, red sky burn like sapphire A moth to a fire, but we can fly higher Till we reach an apex We fit tight like a glove with the latex Bring it down to earth for a cooling session Laying sideways and glazed in essence Gazed each other in the eye to find galaxies of Uncharted nebulas Heard joy over spilled milk on a quilt, of lavender Woven in the fabric of our calendar Dress up at the end of October Give thanks to the fam in November A cold but cozy December And we're back to the origin, so let me begin [Hook] [Verse 2: Shing02] When you took my hand, I couldn't hide it Way too delighted Tried to ride it cool but obliged to write it Wouldn't fight it, how my watch paused When I put my lips on your eyelids The lost second, deposit in a memory bank Every chance I pocketed a cent A blank check with ya signature Font sans serif, the curvature, a lone harbinger With toys play coy like fish in a pond Fond words serve poems like dish Life is short like a doggone leash Or a fuse in an open circuitry That got struck by lightning Hang a painting on the wall over the writing Brighten up the room for a private dining Increase the peace and cease the anxiety Spread love and cc: the whole society You got me shooting off on a tangent Like I always do when I'm on the fringe And the tally of the letters will reach The valley where the wings will seek A series so classic at the top of October Give thanks to the fam in November A cold but cozy December And we're back to the origin, so let me begin [Hook]

Till death do us apart, and it did Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead On our lives we nourished And the days we cherished as kids We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind Your smile is the only thing that shines In your last breath you told me, that you had to go Cause it pained you so Oh I loved you so much so Was I selfish to hold on And cling on to your body that hosts a soul That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage And you became eagerly what I wanted to be You the person to leave, I the person To see off another best friend to land's end I watched grown men moan, and women weep As you quietly descended six feet deep But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes A gift from god, returned to sender Though I like to pretend that this never happened I can turn around and see you laughing But the fact is you could never practice Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield Endless field of shards of glass This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes And then a mountain of prayers unheard 'till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed Or alone on the road with nobody to hold When the pouring rain is too much to bear It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care Till death do us apart and it did Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead On our lives we nourished And the days we cherished as kids We let it whizz on by, but when I rewind Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind Your smile is the only thing that shines Now I hit this stage in honor of you How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view No more stress for rent, or to make ends Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy I can hide behind lens that block the UV Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky The toll for the bridge is rising Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off On the runway, scoping out the window The moisture covers the sight though Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist Trying to paint a dream you woke from Chasing the departed We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest What I thought was a stream is now an ocean No such thing as an extreme to show devotion To your craft, which I didn't know the half Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft And a whiplash, all in reverse Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up Well I second that and I reckon that you tried So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth And the first flight out of town, into the mist Till death do us apart and it did Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead On our lives we nourished And the days we cherished as kids We let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind Your smile is the only thing that shines Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind Your smile is the only thing that shines Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries Or a random hand picks it instantly Life is art, a miracle for all to see I must tell you that you lived beautifully

I met a metaphorical girl in a metaphysical world Now you got me day dreaming, sleeping in a curl Her name on my tongue, a fresh flavor, yup Whenever she popped up, put a swirl on my cone I used to rap like I had some marbles in my mouth But the stones turned precious when they all came out On a string of deep thought that could never be bought Body rock don't stop, be bop to hip hop Cold as ice so I stared as it thawed to the floor What was left a shoestring budget on call Then these new styles came along Some on to the next on some other hit, their own trip Colors faded on airbrushed centerfolds, dated Make you feel old and jaded The goal was to make it and we made it but We didn't know how to keep it Like nice kicks. that wouldn't fit Only way was to box it up and duct tape it up Store it underneath the bed and open it up Once in a blue moon Think about a cool ending To a story that ended too soon Gotta bring back the feeling I'll do anything not to be stuck on fiending A pen can be sharper than a scalpel to a patient To an open heart, it's a daily operation After six come seven and eight Access code to the pearly gates They say heaven can wait And you speak of fate A finale to a play for my mate I see the angels draw the drapes Over the earthscape Where the wine is the spirit of grapes Gotta finish what we started, so I cut the tape As our records will stay on rotate You say a circle is a flawless shape Every part equi-distance from the center On the arc without a start or a finish A line on a loop carries weight A freight train runs unabated Views vanish from my point vantage Passages come in and out The way I recall your antics (how I remember your antics) Still alive cause I said it A life of its own unless we dead it Till they see our name in credits A labor of love you mean slavery Surely, it's been quite savory Crepe on the balcony, verbal alchemy Pure magic when she touches me I read that love is kind but it's also blind of any style You profess, would you be my guest (you could be my guest) Happiness is a hot potato that you can't possess for long Just pass it on like a song And I might look calm and collected at a glance But I taste the void when I'm not connected To the world kinetic, as opposed to static Idle hands a workshop of a digital addict (a modern-day addict) On a hot streak for inspiration is key to feed The mind in need of stimulation Elevator music to the space station Penthouse of stars a-blazing After six come seven and eight Access code to the pearly gates They say heaven can wait And you speak of fate A finale to a play for my mate I see the angels draw the drapes Over the earthscape Where the wine is the spirit of grapes Gotta finish what we started, so I cut this tape As our records will stay on rotate

[Hook 1] Three hundred and sixty five days in a daze Spent up in a screen of purple haziness My affair with this lady named laziness Laissez-faire mon frère, au revoir les enfants And... on and on it goes like a marathon On and on it goes till the break of dawn of a new era Who better to usher in the age of extras, et cetera, et cetera? [Verse 1] The one and only almighty and holy Omnipresent and potent to show thee The jubilee of free will at work for food for thought Who would have could have should have said and done this and that After the fact and fiction blended like a broken dictionary Are we supposed to carry on all alone By any means necessary, act tough when it's scary? Fair enough, the moon has a dark side The sun shines like there's not another day to waste in haste A hot sec since the last time it got kinda cold to the bone O Mi Deo Gloria, when the mind expands the body finds a temple Inner area in which to flip the scripture Dip the pen and picture in my heart, a scene apart It's a perfect circle It's a perfect circle [Hook 2] Three hundred and sixty degrees in a breeze Sitting on top of the world it sure feels Like a million souls are trying to eat Off a plate worth a buck and nobody gives a nut yeah Round and round it goes like a Merry-go and Round and round it goes like a Ferris wheel and Everybody knows that this earth is round but Most of us still live like the world is flat [Verse 2] Clap, clap your hands to this beat Celebrate word, life, and friends soon to be All city, all state, then come across home plate Talk about life mission on the journey to make Hate and love, shove and hug, mate and fun, fate and luck Break and bake the bread and cheese and let the day pass by Fade into the past like an old calendar page Chilling like barrels, taste finer with age All the blessings on this planet disappear when taken for granted You see the writing on the granite, understand it? Follow though the steps till we meet before we're obsolete Even it it's oblique to me, it's a perfect circle It's a perfect circle It's a perfect circle It's a perfect circle it's a perfect circle (x24)