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[Verse 1]
Smack be nimble
Smack be quick
Smack be trippin over his ol bum ankle
Nonetheless he get up anyway dissecting angles
Where, he can jump back the double dutch candle
Walks the city but it's not like the other song
Fresh kicks and headphones, a playlist he rap along //Got
No Tough Days this week, just beats to Choose from
Praise the East River bringin that new sun //rises a new
Boards a ferry to the borough that he calls home
By shoopuff or airship he goes on his own
But he don't feel alone, he got so many guardians guarding his pilgrimage
Holy the throne
On Mad Ave, saw mad men and mademoselles
On the Farplane, a black mage she cast mo spells
Hopes poets could win nobels
Even though knows the grim reaper ring no bells...
[Chorus]
I collect friends like aeons and badges
Tokens of temples where I’ve earned access
Spheres on the grid we spin the axis
I’m a summoner storming the palace
I collect friends like aeons and badges
Tokens of temples where I’ve earned access
Spheres on the grid we spin the axis
I’m a summoner storming the palace
[Verse 2]
Why do I write, why do I fight
Battles with bosses who just won’t...die
When the moment comes
And the limits breaks
Will the heartaches and mistakes have been worth it?
Were it any other way there’d be more of us
Choruses wide as an ocean stretched far
But the hymn of faythful is a painful one
Someone once told me that was art
See I’m an island kid of the island kin
Not Besaid but one just like it
And my ancestors sailed seas on a breeze the gods gave em, and God saved em, and God said let there be Heaven, don’t call it Yevon call it the friends who journey with you
It’s called your party you cuz you can cry on them if you want to
You can rely on them cuz you got to
You can die with them, call the Phoenix Down, and rise back too.
[Bridge]
Someone’s gotta beat Sin for good
Someone’s gotta let the beat sing for good
Someone’s gotta be good
So we summon the good
We summon the good
Someone’s gotta beat Sin for good
Someone’s gotta let the beat sing for good
Someone’s gotta be good
So we summon the good
We summon the good
[Chorus]
I collect friends like aeons and badges
Tokens of temples where I’ve earned access
Spheres on the grid we spin the axis
I’m a summoner storming the palace
I collect friends like aeons and badges
Tokens of temples where I’ve earned access
Spheres on the grid we spin the axis
I’m a summoner storming the palace
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[Verse 1]
Playground, a shrimp kid he’s runnin through it
Looks round, the bullies behind him, they pursue him
Outta breath, outta places to hide
His one friend home sick so nobody on his side
Wanna face em all down, but ain’t big enough
He’s a reader and a dreamer, he ain’t that kind of tough
Just keeps on running till they give up tired
Now alone with the tears welling in his eyes
Hold up, get his eyes up, sees a glow in the distance, it beckons
The school bell’s ringing but the kid doesn’t listen he’s stepping
To the source of the light, what a sight, there’s cave at the foot of this mountain
Breathes deep, walks in, and 'lo behold a fountain
Fairies floating butterflies
A harp plays a familiar reprise
And from the water a Goddess arise
She starts speaking, she laughs at him
She said...
[Chorus]
Lay your wounds in
To my fountain
I will heal them
It will be okay
You have strength and
You have courage
Take this wisdom with you
[Verse 2]
Autumn night, a man walks the cold city
Change of plans, his friend's party, he left it early
Couldn’t risk the company of those whom he care about
If he doesn’t keep em out, they’re gonna worry
Truth is he aint been feelin right, aint feelin like himself
Since the one he really like, left him on the shelf
It’s been hell it’s been hell
He needs help but he won’t tell
Just then in the distance, a soft light that’s so familiar
Over there, on the roof of the high rise, a glowing pillar
He sneaks the lobby, elevat-or to the top and he hopes what awaits
By some grace, please let this be that magic place
Fairies floating butterflies
A harp plays a familiar reprise
And from the water a Goddess arise
She said, “It’s good to see you again, kid"
You know
[Chorus]
Lay your wounds in
To my fountain
I will heal them
It will be okay
You have strength and
You have courage
Take this wisdom with you
[Outro]
Tough days, ah man they here again
I pray one day, I’ll heal again
Got faith, one day I’ll feel again
Till then we keep rollin
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[Verse 1]
Drawers opening for the first time in
Twelve years, I take a look inside
Found an album that left you for me
You had a knack for scrapbooks, It's silly I
Didn't quite appreciate at the time
These things you made were sweet
A ticket stub from battle of the bands
A corsage from our last school dance
Words you wrote ‘cause you couldn't say
The carpet we were lyin' on
The burned CD kept playin' on
Till we went our separate ways
[Chorus]
And time passes on
Time passes on
Time passes on
Time passes on
[Verse 2]
Grandma held me in close
Sang to me in the language of her home
Ang batang maliit
Ang batang maliit
So it goes
Grandma held me in close (Grandma held me in close)
Sang to me in the language of her home (Sang to me)
Ang batang maliit
Ang batang maliit
(Thanks, Lola)
So it goes
[Chorus]
And time passes on
Time passes on
Time passes on
Time passes on
[Instrumental Outro - D&D Sluggers]
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[Verse 1]
Captain Smack with the wide eyes and the bright smile
Or was it bright eyes and a wide smile
Rhymes written in wild style
Learned these rap tricks back in the kingdom of turnstiles
Earned the title of Switch cuz my skills were quite versatile
And erstwhile, 7 years, I landed on this blue globe //30
Eyes on the horizon lookin like it was A New Hope
Imma miss this place. Bit cliche, but it's true though
You made me feel at home just like a bowl of Mom's menudo
One last chance
Take a glance
At all these things that I have built with my two hands
Time it passes on and Space expands
But I saved a final dance
Here we go, coast to coast, atmosphere to zero G's
The seeds of Super Smack were sown by a group of hero G's
Just like then, I’m takin' now a leap for deep humanity
Peace, thanks, and farewell, gravity
[Chorus]
Take me to space
Take me to space
It’s been a while since I been runnin my race
I fell for this planet
Not like I planned it
Now it kinda hurts, to say goodbye
But I gotta say
You made me this way
And maybe someday I’ll be back to play
A show say thank you, you know I praise you
I got you smack dab in my heart
Take me to space
[Verse 2]
I truly wish I could deliver this in person
Instead I will deliver it in verse
Shouts to the Uke Shop, where I got my first shot at rockin
To signup sheets at open mics, from Queens to the Nuyorican
To the homies down The Underground, North Coast bring it in
To the Asian-American comics who gave me comfort in my skin
To the sold-out home crowd on a 16-city tour
Fans and friends from every phase of life at the Arlenes Grocery door (nice)
The long, the long, the long
The long and hard goodbye
The sweet, the sweet, the sweetest
Chapters that we write
Well then, I’d like to send
A signal out to all my friends
Whichever planet you live in
I hope you keep on keepin
[Chorus]
Take me to space
Take me to space
It’s been a while since I been runnin my race
I fell for this planet
Not like I planned it
Now it kinda hurts, to say goodbye
But I gotta say
You made me this way
I promise one day I’ll come back to play
A show say thank you, you know I praise you
I got you smack dab in my heart
Take me to space
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