1.I Won't Let It Die
Wake up, I've got a real situation
So we need to move time's wasting
I could lose everything that I have
And I'm not sure what I should do, it looks bad
Can anybody shed some light
How do I transform death to life
Is there a way that I pay the cost
Or do I just fold and take the loss
Listen to yourself you sound so dramatic
Bro, I think you're coming at it all wrong
Start fresh, you don't have to feel stressed
The trouble's all gone, it's a brand new dawn
So wake up, that's yesterday
Turn the page, this story's ended
Move on, it's over now
Throw the towel in just forget it
No more, that's enough
Give it up, you look pathetic
Go now, dig the grave
Walk away but
I won't let it die
I won't let it die
I won't let it die
I won't let it die
At least I have to try, try, try
At least I have to try, try, try
At least I have to try
How did I miss the signs
Or did I find out and it slipped my mind
Truth is, I really didn't wanna know
Cause if I knew, I'd have to be responsible
Served my just desserts
And justice hurts the judge the worst
I guess I've got to come down from the pedestal
And try to find something incredible
Please stop dreaming, looking for a reason
Believing like that is hazardous
It's spilled milk, you don't have to feel guilt
You're not gonna bring back Lazarus
So wake up, that's yesterday
Turn the page, this story's ended
Move on, it's over now
Throw the towel in just forget it
No more, that's enough
Give it up, you look pathetic
Go now, dig the grave
Walk away but
Your faith is slipping through your fingers
Hopes and shorts apply
Fear and pain are closing in
To take away your pride
You can't relax and rest in peace
At least we have to try
I'm here to fight, despite the odds
So God help me cause I won't let it die
Won't let it go
Can't do it
2.The Takedown
The blood starts pumping, the mind's alert
The goal is in focus, time to work
I've got raw nerves and a loss for words
So you better not knock, do not disturb
My heart palpitates insatiable
Follow my nose, aimed at a place to go
On the path I'm a pack of jungle cats
Who can hunt as long as the hunger lasts
I'm looking for a yes and I hate resistance
You can break it down to the basic instincts
Not gonna wait, better make it instant
Or else stand back at a safer distance
(Shhh) demons whispering
A little idea telling me it's the thing
So I dive down deep to apply surprise
Like a great white killing with lifeless eyes
I might try to stop but I'm out of control
And I'm not cooling off so now that you know
Don't allow me to blow cause I doubt I can hold
And I'm about to (ahhh)
You better give it to me
It's the take down
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
I'll take you down
Deep down inside you know you're wrong
Ah man, just relax, it's not that bad
Cause you took it too far and it's time to stop
Wait, take one minute to think
You gotta stay calm, you're on the brink
Of disaster, pause and catch yourself
Let's make some calls and get some help
You need to understand what a mess you're in
Before I notify your next of kin
It's not that bad, your life's a wreck
And I came to serve the reality check
You think that you're slick and sliding by
When you sit there sipping on cyanide
With the people in your life left high and dry
And don't try to hide those lying eyes
What do you know, I know you're wrong
I know that it's bad and it can't go on
Well what do you want me to do, admit it
Admit it, tell me that I'm right, forget it
I'm out of here and if I burn a bridge (bleep) you
I don't know if I'll return to this
See, It's too late to manipulate
A twist of fate and a lucky break
I am what I am, not a role I can act
And there's no going back and you don't know the half
So if you want to judge and find a fault
I'll bring this talk to a grinding halt
3.Audacity - Parts One And Two
1, 2, 3, 4
Audacity, Audacity
Audacity, that's the term of the day
Pertaining to the way a kind of person behaves
A description, hmmm, how would you word it
Maybe it's guts or just being assertive
You can spot 'em in any walk of life
From the prophet type to your boss or wife
And maybe they're vain or plain narcissistic
But equipped with enough heart to risk it
Coming across a bit bold or arrogant
But when they leave we wanna know where they went
So we can cry, 'the nerve of that guy'
But with envy cause we're uncertain and shy
Just wishing to succeed, we run to the well
While he's got everyone under his spell
Like a hard narcotic has an addict hooked
Or a bad car crash where you have to look
They're unconfused, sharing their views
While you just shrug and stare at your shoes
Say what's he got that I don't got
Hmmm, let me take a shot
Audacity, it has to be
Audacity, it has to be
Audacity, it has to be
Audacity, it has to be
Einstein, show audacity (audacity)
Audacious, may be what it takes to make it
To stand out from a crowd of blank faces
Save the caution and common sense
Stand on the fence, you need confidence
To be an icon (what) and do the big interview
When the mics on everybody's into you
Hitting the heights, your name up in the bright lights
Your buying front row seats at the prize fights
Rich and famous movin up the a-list
Night clubs, shows, boob jobs, and face lifts
Gold teeth, clothes, diamond studded bracelets
Lawyers, calling everybody a racist
They're not afraid to be exposed or dismissed
Like big chicks with rolls who wear midriffs
And they appall you cause they have the gall to
Do the little things that they all do (who)
Rasputin, Warhol, St. Paul, Jefferson
L. Ron Hubbard, Thomas A. Edison
Satchmo, Kool Herc, Godfather used to say 'pass the peas'
What did they have, Audacity
On stage, I sometimes wonder why the crowd doesn't laugh at me
Maybe I got audacity
It has to be, audacity
It has to be, audacity
That's UD, you say
How you gonna go and save the best loop
For last on the beat, that's Einstein's audacity
4.Falling Again
I can't help falling again here I go, and I know
I can't help falling again here I go, and I know
I said I wasn't gonna do it and then
I went right out and did it, lookin stupid again
And it's no surprise, I've failed before
Just another encore on my way to the floor
Don't ask me why, I can't explain
How I keep spiraling down the drain
I guess it's the way I tend to cope with the pain
To stay oblivious while I soak in the rain
And man, I thought I had it all under control
That no one could know
That I had ever sunken so low
But then I saw a look get locked in your eye
And I knew I was hooked and caught in my lie
So if I have to I'll cry some tears
And tell everybody what they'd like to hear
But my whole world's caving in on me
Trapped and I can barely breathe
As I lay awake at night and watch
The clock and shake and fight the pain
And try in vain to stop when I know
I can't help falling again, there I go
Saying it's the last time when I know
I'll just keep falling again, no control
So I'm reaching up to you cause I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
It's another case of deja vu
While you wait around hoping my mistakes are through
I just tell myself that it's no big deal
And never stop to think how it makes you feel
As I'm lookin for a quick fix to restore my fitness
I'm listless and can't make any commitments
No ability to stayed relaxed
I spent fast, now I'm paying the tax
Plus I've got an itch that I just can't scratch
When you slip through the cracks it's hard to come back
But still I keep trying to get on my feet
Everybody's sure that I'm in too deep
And please, I really wish the rumors would stop
The things people tend to say and do when they talk
So loose and free and accusingly
I think of how it used to be
As I lay awake at night and watch
The clock and shake and fight the pain
And try in vain to stop when I know
I can't help falling again here I go, and I know
I can't help falling again here I go, and I know
I can't help falling again here I go, and I know
5.It's Gone
Monday's here, up at six thirty
Wednesday, I just gotta keep workin
Friday night, let's get down and dirty
Sunday, I better go to bed early
Monday's here, I need some cash
Late to the job so I'm driving fast
Had a close call and I nearly crashed
I ran out of gas
I need some cash, man it's still storming
Three days straight and won't stop pouring
Leak in my roof so I gotta to call the foreman
Wait it's clearing up, been sunny all morning
Man it's too hot, let's go to a show
My favorite emcee with the classic flow
In line to buy tickets down in the front row
Sold out 10 seconds ago
Let's go to a show, I'll call some friends
We can go to Vegas where the party never ends
Got my paycheck and I'm ready to spend
Have to tell the wife I'm broke again
It's coming, it's coming, it's coming
It's here, it's gone
It's coming (anticipate)
It's coming (she's about to break)
It's coming (I just can't wait)
It's here, it's gone
The group's doing well selling lots of LP's
Touring in the states and overseas
They put the new video on TV
Record sales drop cause of MP3's
Met a young lady, smiled hello
Got the digits, mobile and home
She looks much better than the girls I've known
I wait a few days then I dial the phone
(Wrong number) I got a new album today
I can't wait to get it in my CD tray
Open up the case I'm about to press play
Throw it away
Man I need clothes, my closet's tapped
Hit the outlet store and search the racks
Found new pants and a shirt to match
Brought the stuff home, my sneakers clash
Man I need clothes, they hatched the deal
Yep, publishing advance worth half a mill
He bought the crew cars and platinum grills
Bounced check and a stack of bills
6.I Want To Believe
Yeah yeah, I've heard it before
It's just a bunch more words that I'm sure to ignore
This time I'll need evidence, you know exhibit A
And if it's secret, leak it, give it away
You'll drop hints, but never a fact
And it's a trap, gonna have to do better than that
I don't wanna be a fool, I'm feeling naive
So please write it all down, leave it easy to read
In clear, concise, nice plain English
I get tripped up trying to distinguish
The pimp from the pastor, meek from the moocher
So tell me then, are you a friend or a user
Who sets a trap like a web to a fly
So come right and exact, look me dead in the eye
And don't sell me, promise me, tell me
Honestly, why
Can you give me some kind of sign
A meaning defined so I can believe
Can you give me a way to be sure
I can trust in your word
Cause that's what I need
Can you give me a reason for change
You'll need to explain so I can believe
Can you give me a moment of truth
And indisputable proof cause that's what I need
Because I wanna believe, I wanna believe
Because I wanna believe, I wanna believe
Ok I made my point, I'll need to see it to believe it
And anyway, faith is so inconvenient
Dealing with the guilt, feeling hypocritical
I just end up being sick and miserable
Life's fast, I need to try to maximize
Self gratify, till I collapse and die
What then, I don't wanna think about it
It's too deep, I gotta keep my head clouded
So give me entertainment and happy pills
And we'll pretend it's all sunshine and daffodils
It's what I've done since I was two years old
And if it's true you can lose your soul
Well I just laugh at your statement of facts
Don't say absolute, you'll get taken to task
I don't really wanna change and my life is in vain
Then I ask
Because I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe
Because I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe
I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe
Einstein take me on outta here
7.Einstein Do It (Night On Scratch Mountain)
Gather round y'all and listen to me
Sit back relax, while I do my thing
Check this out, check this out
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah yeah, ah yeah
I like it, I like it
All aboard
The train is ready to roll
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
People in the place
Are you ready to rock
Hey DJ (yeah) tell 'em who they're dealing with
Young Einstein
In the mix
Show after show, pump it up
Put my rope chain on
Watch out boy
Einstein makes it funky (funky)
Te el profesor (uh, si) Fabuloso
Number one, yes uno
Back to burn
Stand in awe and watch a brother catch wreck
Feel alright
Scratchin to the beat in stereo
Rock on, rock on, rock on
We appear to have encountered
A previously unknown physical phenomenon
Young Einstein
This man is amazing
Bustin moves from another dimension
All systems functioning perfectly
Prepare to put beam down
Here he is, stop that man
You know I can't stop
When I'm on the stage I go a little berzerk
I give it all I got and all I got I give
And you want more
Hold up and let me get ready
Here's the cherry on the so-called top
I told ya
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Cuttin records he's a superstar
You know his name
Einstein do it
You can't win against me so why bother
Now here we go
Take us to the breakdown
Do your thing
Right on
Ooh wee
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Einstein do it
Stop the show
I gotta go
Don't leave me please
Sorry baby but I gotta do what I gotta
Au revoir, bonsoir
8.The Lonely Ones
You lie still, the walls are closing in again
Unable to summon any adrenaline
Without passion, limping on your last limb
But you'd still run from interaction
Cause all people do is pick at the scab
Bringing up a conflict that they think you may have
So, when they asked you laughed and lied
And they were pacified but it was trapped inside
When you were younger, man you would have mocked this
Cracked a snap and called it all softness
But look at you now, a walking ghost
Trying to fight your way off the ropes
But in that room it's only you and all your secrets
Remaining calm and you don't wanna fall to pieces
But when it's dark you just might start to get ideas
You'll say your strong and moving on
But you don't need this feeling
Tonight we are the lonely ones
The lights go out the show is done
So lock your door and bite your tongue
Tonight we are the lonely ones
This time around I specifically wrote
On a slippery slope cause I typically joke
So here I'm am standing on the middle of the Grand Canyon
With no companion, echoes at random
I'm alone with the shadows cold and scared
It's like losing sight when you're hearing impaired
Just running (runnin) unseen like a sasquatch
Feeling lost in the crash like the black box
I keep thinking about all my flaws
Frozen inside and I can't be thawed
So put me on an iceberg, push me away
To hide in the horizon fading to gray
I'd like to get this off my chest, it's complicated
I start to speak and feel relief but I can't say it
I hide the truth or stay aloof and isolated
And think I'm strong and moving on but I can't shake this
feeling
Tonight we are the lonely ones
Tonight we are the lonely ones
Tonight we are the lonely ones
Tonight we are alone
We are the lonely ones
We are the lonely ones
We are the lonely ones
We are the lonely ones
We are the lonely ones
9.Pay Or Quit
Hello, this is the manager
Anybody there, open up
I got a three day notice
To pay your rent or quit
Hello, damnit I know you in there
I can hear the television going
You know, if you would have done
What I told you to do the first time
Take a five minute break, go back to work
And bust it out, you'll get out early
But you don't wanna do that
All you do is just sit here
And then you complain afterwards
I don't wanna hear any more from you
You're fired
Yeah, we're calling about your car payment
Ok, I've heard all the excuses
I give you a call every week
And you seem to not wanna come in
And pay your payment, I don't understand
You drive around in the car
But you can't pay for it, give it back
You better not sleep tonight
Cause you'll wake up and your car will be gone
I'm not giving you the money, don't ask
Don't go to your dad and don't call your grandmother
You're not my little boy anymore
Fine, I'll tape the notice to your door
And if you don't pay your rent in three days or quit
What the hell is going on up in here
You a grown ass man, pay your rent or quit
But I'm tired of knocking on your door
I'm a have to beat it down or break it down
Pay or quit, make a decision now
10.Right Now
1, 2, what you gonna do
Don't try to procrastinate
Putting off a choice you have to make
You wait and you wait and react too late
And you need a little help so you pass the plate
Stop looking at me I can't interfere
You need to take a look at the man in the mirror
Just step up, don't string me along
When you sing me a song my sympathy's gone
So let it drop or get off the pot
You can motor your mouth now walk the walk
And make it clear what you desire
The bomb is ticking choose a wire
Do or die, the truth or lies
Get involved or move aside
Stay or go, raise or fold
Slip and fall or gain control
But right now
It's time for you to decide
You've got to make up your mind (right now)
Stand up you know you can't hide
You've got to make up your mind (right now)
It's time for you to decide
You've got to make up your mind (right now)
Stand up you know you can't hide
You've got to make up your mind (right now)
Your decision please, I'm counting to three
May I take your order, what'll it be
No room for your ambiguity
Do you know what this is doing to me
You wanna sit on the sideline, trying to buy time
Man, grow a spine stop calling for lifelines
Draggin this out to the point of exhaustion
Cause you're lost and you can't pick an option
This whole act I'm not buying at all
You're just trying to stall, you'll only heighten the fall
Cause you can't keep, can't keep runnin away
Is it coming today or another delay
Give or take, a risk or safe
The perfect choice or big mistake
Mouse or man, lie down or stand
Lower your voice or shout command
But right now
Do or die, the truth or lies
Get involved or move aside
Stay or go, raise or fold
Slip and fall or gain control but right now
You gotta do it man
You've got to make up your mind
That's right, come on
You've got to make up your mind
Stop stalling, you better do it
You've got to make up your mind
Come on, right now
You've got to make up your mind
Let's get outta here
Sick of that stuff, you gotta make up your mind
Stop talking, talking and talking
It's called action man
11.It Never Mattered
Why'd you have to go and leave me out in the cold
I was too young, so how could I know
You didn't give me a light when I tried to grow
And then you jetted out and took a piece of my soul
Sticks and stones may chip at your bones
Especially when they hit so close to home
But I cut all the losses, buried all the skeletons
Dropped all the grudges, I can be myself again
That's the past and I'm moving on fast
And I won't blame you for the cause of collapse
They say you've got to live to forgive and forget
Cause holding on to it is a bigger regret
All of the words they said
That debts been paid in full
All of the things they did
I can let it go, I can let it go
The hate, the hurt, the fear, the pride
It all just disappear when I conceed
It never mattered at all
It never mattered at all
It never mattered at all
None of the words they said
It never mattered at all
None of the things they did
It never mattered at all
I feel sick when I go over my resume
Both at who I am and things I did yesterday
Fantasizing I could take it back
But it's a wasted act, have to face the fact that
I've got to live with the pain I've caused
And walk amongst those who sustained to loss
Picking up the pieces of broken trust
When their hopes were crushed down to smoke and dust
I said I didn't know and played the role beautifully
Then I abandoned you when it suited me
It's a stain that I can't erase
And I'm ashamed but I can only ask for grace cause
All of the words they said
That debts been paid in full
All of the things they did
You can let it go, you can let it go
The hate, the hurt, the fear, the pride
It all just disappear when we conceed
It never mattered at all
It never mattered at all
It never mattered at all
It never mattered at all
12.Oh Yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah, I need to find a time machine
To go back to '89 and redesign the scene
I'll start with the picture in my junior high yearbook
When I had a bad haircut and a weird look
And why was I such a jerk
With a sharp tongue, I didn't care who would get hurt
And for what, to gain the esteem of friends
That I barely knew and haven't even seen since then
Things things I should have long forgotten
But still they can pop up and haunt your thoughts
Cause Lord knows we've all made mistakes
And laid awake at night to replay the tapes
But that's dead, cut the ties
Here comes the future open your eyes
An opportunity knocks and it's soon to be lost
If you're scared to move it will pass through as you watch
So learn from the past or you're doomed to repeat it
It's a new day, don't assume you're defeated
Join me, let's laugh at the past, that's half of the task
If you agree say oh yeah
I wish I would have known what I know now then
Was everybody's buddy, had a thousand friends
Used to go out of my way give them places to stay
But now in hindsight they're just wasted days
I've heard the saying keep your enemies close
They gotta be my friends cause they depend on me most
But nope, look who's on the ropes getting okey-doked
Sucker punched, body slammed and grabbed by the throat
That's me at the age of eighteen
In my late teens had to make the break clean
And start over again, was I really their friend
Or did a compensate for being shallow within
Who knows, but what I do know is this (what)
Life is too short soon you won't exist
So make the best of it, start now not later
Oh yeah, Einstein take me out with the fader
Dizzy Dustin, oh yeah
That's right, uh huh
Oh yeah, well oh yeah
We gonna do it like this
If you think for yourself say (yeah, yeah)
And if you diggin this song say (yeah, yeah)
And if it's all about the music (yeah, yeah)
And if you like Pigeon John say (yeah, yeah)
Down under to the Orient (yeah, yeah)
And out to the Middle East say (yeah, yeah)
Yo, all across Europe (yeah, yeah)
And back to Long Beach say (yeah, yeah)
If you love drum breaks (yeah, yeah)
And the hip hop shows (yeah, yeah)
When you're lookin about the future (yeah, yeah)
Man don't say no say (yeah) hey
Uh huh, feels good
Bring it back now, bring it back
Say yeah, keep it rolling now, keep it rolling
UD, Audacity, that's right
One more time, ya know
See you on stage, goodnight
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