“Giving Thanks” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Verse 1: Up early morning stretching yawning time to get it on when I step out of bed I give thanks for a new day, today, gonna follow my heart cause that's the true way to freedom, blessings I need I receive em good things I start, complete em positive options see them negative thoughts don't need em whenever they stalk delete em inner demons defeat em they think they're hiding from me when I see them plotting and scheming they starving but I don't feed em never that! rather leave em anorexic work toward the dream that I believe and manifest it man I'm blessed with, so much talent that I know the challenge is to use it properly no time for moving sloppily break any rule that's stopping me from dropping jewels and prophesy invest my time in rhymes like other dudes invest in property home is where the heart is, this art is where I live plus the soul food that I prepare to share with kids Verse 2: I thank my ancestor spirits for protecting me thank them squared for helping me reach my destiny it's not that I've got a whole lot of expertise I've got a whole lot of experts standing next to me they could expand my vision with their perspective see so every day I pray to let them connect with me to feel their guidance inside is such a blessing see cause it's the truth, I know the truth will set me free used to be a prisoner of perfection the need to be the best would not release the best from me now I just do my best to feel my best and the rest can rest in God's hands, ain't no stress for me Egun will always lend a helping hand to me it's so sweet to be the fruit of such a family tree with strong deep roots I've got to stand tall and proud helped me grow to a man, meaning Move Ahead Now was once in my way, now I'm just on my way worked out my weaknesses, got me feeling strong today used to focus on fears, I see beyond today if the thought won't help me through, let it be gone today so I'm taking the "I'm" out of impossible willing to make the road the way I've got to go they teach me focus, tranquility and confidence that inspiration can conquer self-consciousness that the power of joy defeats the weakness of judgment and they show me that fear is so much weaker than love is let the power of joy defeat the weakness of judgment now I'm knowing that fear is so much weaker than love is… Verse 3: I give thanks when I need teaching, there's always a helping hand I give thanks for every second, and every second chance I give thanks when I need guidance, there's always a sign I give thanks for stars that twinkle and the sun when it shine when I need an opportunity, there's always an open door I give thanks for all I have and my desire to go for more I give, thanks for the beats I give, thanks for the rhymes I give, thanks for my life I give, thanks for the time I give, thanks for my heart I give, thanks for my mind and the power that's possible, when I got them aligned give thanks for divine inspiration, the breath in my lungs give thanks for love the feeling, that's second to none give thanks for ache l'enu, the power of the tongue give thanks for rhythm that moves, the power of the drum for yesterday and every lesson, it's telling me today I give thanks for unknown blessings, already on their way

“Proverbal-interlude” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 well it’s the pro-verbalizer profound lyric producer fluid flow, meet banging beat, let me introduce you turn plastic rappers to stone just like Medusa talk big baller bullshit but walk like they've been neutered my style seduce you, got you hooked on my phonics rhymes will boost you, higher than cooking up chronic lyric encyclopedia, the book of Ebonics celebrated like Shakespeare, hooking up sonnets strong as Tyson hit you with the hook if you want it how I serve you depends if you're crooked or honest any obstacle I see I'm looking beyond it destiny was calling so I quickly responded (brring) "Hello?" "Yo! Son get ready" "I'm set" "let's go!" "You got lyrics to deliver better let 'em know because a gift that's not given is unacceptable accept your gift and give your gab, let the blessings flow"

“Water No Get Enemy” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2008 verse 1: throw a coin in the wishing well, wishing to see my people living well but greed make too many people live in hell in the Niger River Delta the water's all been spoiled for money and oil as toxic chemicals run in the soil and into the streams, it's like a living nightmare meant to injure their dreams and eliminate means of even feeding their seeds, people blinded by power can't even see what they need do you see what I mean? Chevron and Shell Oil are just a pair of parasites forming a fiery hell, out of a fertile paradise treating the people with scorn, as if we're not prepared to fight so survival's a gamble like betting on a pair of dice but oil and water don't mix, like truth and politics so villagers be crapping out, dying like they're trapped in drought even though they're living in a wetlands, damn the facts are foul a jiggy lifestyle's not what I'm rapping 'bout cause life is a battle and right now, ain't no backing out (nah son, ain't no backing out) so we gotta fight for the right to live, fight for the lives of our kids fight the system that's tryna stifle the light we could give fight the brainwashing of the media, in order to think fight to help my people find clean water to drink damn, all they want is water to drink, just think… Chorus (2X): I like gold, but I could live without it I like cars, but I could walk around kid I really love women, still I could weather a drought but if I ain't got water my life is going down quick drop, drip, drop, drip, drop, drip, drop, drip Verse 2: We could put a man on the moon, eliminating barriers but won't do a thing, to eliminate malaria when it come to star wars, technology is racing when it comes to what's important all we get is stagnation (nation…nation…) some buying bottles in the club, some drinking out of bottle caps we travel to other countries their tap water, we can't swallow that how to people there survive? Some never wonder how the facts are foul I'm wondering how they're gonna make it now but change is possible, that's exactly what I'm rapping 'bout but…but…but… so many problems in the world sometimes you wanna say fuck it I can't do nothing, my effort is just a drop in the bucket but just drop your drop my brother (my sister), let it go cause together we're gon' make that bucket overflow no one can do it all, but everyone can do a little little drops flow together to form a little trickle and little by little, little trickles be getting bigger spilling into brooks and streams and finally a river to deliver cleansing, cooling, healing, if you love water put your hands to the ceiling and pray for rain, pray for strength plus direction that's power to change the game live a river, my thoughts be getting deeper than the Amazon just floating in my stream of consciousness, shall I carry on? ok, but enough of my words, I'm an African- gotta hit you with a proverb "omi l'eniyan,"- we humans are water no time to be frozen gotta do what you thought of and just follow your dreams like water be following gravity and like life be following streams "omi l'eniyan" - we humans are water, together our power grows do water get enemy? No! we just change the landscape, wherever we flow let's check ourselves so we can change it for the positive though because for the seeds to grow we gotta water them yo in order for the seeds to grow we gotta water them yo Chorus (2X): I like gold, but I could live without it I like cars, but I could walk around kid I really love women, still I could weather a drought but if I ain't got water my life is going down quick drop, drip, drop, drip, drop, drip, drop, drip Verse 3: Possess the faith to move mountains down to beaches of sand just like water reshaping the features of land just like water I exist cause of my peoples, I am, it's like water ubuntu, is like water if ever caught between a rock and a hard place keep it flowing like water no one can stop you if you know where you're going, like water when times get tough, the tough keep going like water so I strive to make my moves just like I'm knowing I oughta gotta put priorities in a row and in order the top two should be healthy food and clean water for all of God's children Mama Earth's sons and daughters cause water is life, the ultimate life supporter

“Black Pearl” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Chorus: black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize Verse 1: I want you to want me like I want you but I also want you to be free so gwaan do what you want to I wanna know if you’re real or if you’re phoney, I might be the one, so I know that you should get to know me gotta holla when I see ya, this might be our only chance, so take a chance don't be shy and walk off lonely don't deny your opportunity now and end up guessing "he was fine, would I have been feeling his essence?" better find out, it's cool if you ain't feelin me boo, cause there's only one of me, and a million of you just playing I know you’re special, I ain't judging but if your attitude is snotty you should know there's dimes in dozens in every hood, in every country I go some of them queens and some of them hoes some motivated some don't have any goals some is true to themselves some be playing a role some of them wise and some of them dumber some of them wives and some of them mothers still the odds is in my favor cause it's all about numbers but which one are you? that's just what I was wonder-ing don't see no ring so if you’re single, I wanna know what sparks your mind, and what makes your spine tingle from your head to the tip of your toes I know different positions, and different flows I know lames be spitting game, but I'm different from those if you knew what I had to offer you'd be with it for sho if you’re worth more than dollars, I'll offer my time if you thirst for the knowledge, I'll offer my mind if you lust for the pleasure, I'll offer my body it's my pleasure to give it to you, damn you a hottie and if you truly a queen and we share the same goals, later on down the road, might even offer my soul Chorus: black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize Verse 2: princess you wanna be a queen, then come with a king damn you’re fly, but I could be the wind under your wings uplift your mind and make your spine bend like wonderful beats take you to new heights when our bodies blend under the sheets I know you’ve been let down a few times in your life but don't be scared to take a chance, try rolling the dice like 7-11 all night I'll have you open any time you can come-bust I'm giving you explosions make you warm then make you hot, but it feel like time is frozen while your sugar walls are melting getting wetter like they're flowing come so many times you'll hope it's never time for going my head ain't too big, but once I see your tail it's growing you're making it hard for me to resist, the softness of your kiss narrow waist and thickness of your hips you've got me hypnotized by the power contained within your lips, your eyes, your hourglass frame I wanna flow through you, like the sands of time so take this road with me, place your hands in mine Chorus: black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize Verse 3: Got discipline, style & passion plus she got my back when it's time for action baby got her own back, the size was catching my eyes but the smile was the prize attraction, and when I looked into her eyes is happened like a gravitational field, our minds were trapped in you know the look that instantaneously seduce ya time froze as we traveled to the future thinking about what could be, should be, will be she said “I have some space in my life need you to fill me” said I have some pain in my life need you to heal me we can play Marvin all night long so you can feel me plus I need a Night Nurse like Gregory & you seem like, my perfect remedy we both hope it might work so let it be that the way you quench my thirst is heavenly Chorus: black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize Verse 4: when I first met you girl, you was feeling my height now you’re feeling my length, I mean feeling my pipe not only feeling my length, got you feeling my thickness when I first met you, I was feeling your thickness now I'm taking up space inside, filling your thickness working you out well like diligent fitness would sweat out your perm, but you’re all natural born black and beautiful, you're all that for sure got respect for yourself, and respect for me too so making you feel good is my specialty boo (true) like sipping sex on the beach, but we don't really drink sun tans and white sand now we’re both on the brink rising like the tide getting wetter and wetter riding the pipeline surfing waves of infinite pleasure til they break on the shoreline and we finish together but we could swim back for more, when and wherever Chorus: black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes, I wanna sing a song of joy and let you harmonize black pearl with the almond eyes…beautiful surprise

“Redemption” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2006 Verse 1: life's a journey, can't always predict where it's gon' take you so many obstacles it's like you gotta fight to break through lil' boy from Louisiana scared to leave his grandma moved to Cali got beat down in the back alley mother moved out west where she was hoping for more but son caught in a mess that he just wasn't ready for they keep us in the slums and we poor now we’re fighting over crumbs and it's war, drugs and guns you see more than you ever do a job opportunity cause the ones who made them guns, same ones who rob our communities and the best way to survive, lots of unity but they’ve got plans to divide and conquer you and me cause back in the 60's before the Bloods and the Crips it was Feds who shot the Panthers with the slugs from the clips if we studied history we might discover that shit now we shoot each other and they just be loving that shit together we stand, they plan to keep us down in division no new schools, all they build now is the prisons prison yard or ghetto got us facing hard times slash the education funding got us wasting our minds and brothers running from life, so I guess we're scared to death the system spread the type of stress that makes it hard to take a breath (makes it hard to take a breath) but Tookie looked deep within and discovered the light found the love for his people and the love for his life, loving to write, cause he got a story to tell not about a gladiator school cause ain't no glory in hell and for over seven years he was locked in the hole but little by little, started unlocking his soul Chorus: Tookie they tried to take you but they didn't make you so they can't break you travel peacefully Verse 2: Treated like an animal when he was caged in a cell took years to realize the best way to rebel was to stretch to the full depth of his humanity lived a life of madness, finally discovered sanity but how he changed for the better, not everyone could accept as a thug he was a nuisance, but now he is a threat cause he works for unity within the black community got love for Mandela and wanna see Mumia free along with all political prisoners in the penitentiary Terminator got a plan and it was never clemency but Arnold Schwarzenazi you can't stop me or none of my fam I don't even need a gun in my hand I'm representing with the pen, cause it's a stronger weapon and when I empty the barrel you're gonna need protection but I'm aiming for the mind so you can leave your vest and Tookie was real with his, you should heed the lessons but you're still a Nazi so you don't believe redemption see the Minute Man Klan and say we need their presence tried to kill Tookie sent him to the next dimension but he's still present in the spirit representing Chorus: Tookie they tried to take you but they didn't make you so they can't break you travel peacefully Verse 3: And though he played a big part, wasn't the start of the pollution but he got a big heart, so now he's part of the solution better take a look in yours 'fore you start up the accusing let he without sin sit and order execution cause any time your trigger finger point at someone else check the other three, they'll be aiming at yourself that's where the battle begins and also ends true strength is when you can win the battle within establish a trend, was Tookie's greatest intention with a pad and a pen, from Blue Rage to Black Redemption the way he made it demonstrated anything is possible not just victims, we could be the doctors in the hospitals that’s power, to know that whatever the shit you’re facing God gave you the strength to better your situation it’s not easy, believe me, no one can do it all but Tookie showed us how to hold our heads and stand tall for that I thank you brother so we're not gon' let you die truth if ever crushed to the earth will always rise you moved on, but kind enough to leave this quote: "dum spiro spero," while I breathe there's hope and Tookie you spread both hope and inspiration rest in P.ositive E.nergy A.ctivates C.onscious E.levation peace…

“Free” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Chorus: When I was born I was free so in this life I’m gonna be free I know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout you I’m talking ‘bout me let’s feel free When we were born we were free so in this life we’re gonna be free we know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout us we’ve got to be free Verse 1: been taught to know your place (where?), but not to know yourself (who?) taught to do as your told (why?), but to ignore what's felt (how?) imagination limited to what your memories see dreams defined by the kind they sell on tv then your mind is confined, you'll never be free til you sing the song of your soul, let the melody be free from prisons of the past or stress about tomorrow free to make a choice now no regret or doubt or sorrow might not always be free, enough to choose your position no matter the space & time, free to choose your decision free is much more, than living outside of a prison free is more like, living inside of your vision with hands and heart and mind aligned with precision feelings and actions that combine in time like a rhythm being so caught in the moment you forget the year being so caught in the love you forget the fear gotta feel free so you can accept your wealth being so caught in your purpose you forget yourself still no matter what some say, accept yourself cause nothing is really real, except what's felt what you already own no other human can give you still you gotta claim freedom, your own music to live to and since you might not get a second chance at life might as well feel free and just dance tonight Chorus: When I was born I was free so in this life I’m gonna be free I know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout you I’m talking ‘bout me let’s feel free When we were born we were free so in this life we’re gonna be free we know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout us we’ve got to be free Verse 2: Free like taking the mask off and letting your face shine no pretender follow no agenda that ain't mine confined to someone else' road, no I won't waste time with Eshu's blessing, and Ogun's machete, create mine I walk my own path, talk my own rap my soul is not for sale it can't be bought so know that I could rent my time for a minute til pockets grow fat but no boss could own that so I’ve got to go back to spending time on rhymes investing in dreams receiving dividends of being what I'm destined to be blessed with a roof overhead plus making bread that can feed my stomach well, but most of all I'm truly blessed to be free to, choose to do what inspires me toward the best I can be like, letting words make love to tracks caressing the beat or, touching a dancer's soul like I'm caressing her feet by, letting the drum echo true expressions of me Chorus: When I was born I was free so in this life I’m gonna be free I know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout you I’m talking ‘bout me let’s feel free When we were born we were free so in this life we’re gonna be free we know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout us we’ve got to be free Verse 3: Free like the style of a rhyme when it come off the top free like having no fear of being unorthodox free like styles on mics blessed, in the moment, unwritten free like love fully expressed, true emotions unhidden free like wild animals, that never see what the zoo is free like speech, when the words you speak are the truest free like the feeling, that a dancer finds in the music free like your gift from God, just gotta find it and use it free like speech was, long before the first amendment free like owning your home, not where your some persons tenant free is not just physical, it's a critical state of the mind the mind state crucial for spitting creative rhymes free like a thief in the dark of the night but wait! (hold up) that definition of freedom ain't right (why?) cause if cause is unseen effect still come into light free is a conscience that's clear and character shining bright living the life that you love and showing love for your brothers not judging nobody else or fearing judgment from others deep within is where you gotta focus your view to be free see life for what it is, also what it truly could be not when you do what you have to, when you do what you be given options 1 or 2, add them to get numeral 3 given multiple choices A B C D to the E say F. U. I'm a G. O.D. from doing M.E. cause I’m free Chorus: When I was born I was free so in this life I’m gonna be free I know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout you I’m talking ‘bout me let’s feel free When we were born we were free so in this life we’re gonna be free we know that everybody wanna be free I’m talking ‘bout us we’ve got to be free let’s feel free

“Balance” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Verse 1: Live (love) Love (live) Love (live) Live (love) love each day as if it might be the last but your best opportunities might be the past if you're the type, that never planned for the future (never plan to fail, and never fail to plan) so check out a map, and plan your maneuvers through the ocean of options, life has got to offer when you focus your thoughts like, Chinese water torture focused thoughts, lead to focused actions but they're half-hearted if they don't flow from passion over analysis, leads to paralysis but under planning, leads to tripping over challenges that could've been easily predicted still got to improvise, life can't easily be scripted study long study wrong, but look before you leap never bite your tongue, but think before you speak keep it one hundred, but let your words be sweet when the truth is bitter, blend the flavors perfectly so that they Chorus (2X): balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b- Verse 2: balance, like mixing hard work and talent hard work and play, hard work and pray- ying that your efforts pay off balance the ying and the yang balance your needs and your wants play too humble they might play you thinking you’re soft but life is worth more than bling, and things that you floss so balance grinding late night to make you goals complete with knowing seeds of your dreams, only grow with sleep as the fertile soil, to nurture your work and toil make it fruitful, rejuvenate, re-energize your youthful enthusiasm, balance that with wisdom from elders trial and error, with what those who've lived it can tell ya about how to proceed and how to succeed but only heaven knows what you came down to achieve define your own success you'll have the power to lead big up your status, then hold it down for the seeds they need Chorus (2X): balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b- Verse 3: balance being selfish and selfless if you give away all of yourself, soon you'll have no self left it's not just about material wealth it's more about energy and how it is dealt with the power to bring change, and how it's directed gotta be reciprocated, and respected but some people only take take and collect it so in that case, it pays to protect it so that you can save it and place your investment of effort in endeavors, way more effective the purpose to which you feel a sacred connection makes your soul shine like greatness reflected got your higher self hype saying let's get this where there's a will there's a way and a method and that's word to the name I was blessed with (Folasona) (use God’s wealth) to create the road as I take the next step with Chorus (2X): balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b- Verse 4: balance being fearless, so actions are intelligent with the power boost, you grab from your adrenaline balance pains of sorrow, with laughter as the medicine balance society with masculine and feminine what good is a world without women? at least we could stop fighting, cause wouldn't be nobody winning what good is a world without men? give it a day I bet the "niggas ain't shit" talk would end with a quickness, we need each other never forget this we all have mothers why we call our women bitches airing dirty laundry for haters to witness divided we fall, that's the way Willie Lynches so we’ve gotta balance our need for unity with your need for doing you, my need for doing me balance silence and sound into perfect rhythm balance instinct and knowledge in you search for vision haste makes waste, but don't procrastinate suuru ni baba iwa (patience is the father of character), sometimes you have to wait for the things that you want, but already have what you need so balance being thankful, with asking God please help me Chorus: balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b- balance, not falling to the right or left sometimes balance, is a matter of life or death

“Re-creation” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Verse 1: I made a decision to be creatively driven so show me the right road to be creating my vision all I want to do is play drums, produce songs, write raps, any other life feels wrong, show me the right path guide me, to utilize the talent God provides me bless the world with the gift of love that lives inside me let it out, feelings so strong that I could never doubt don't know how I'ma make it, but I know just where I'm headed now if I ever get lost, please show me a better route I'm trying to make moves like geese in the winter, headed south setting out, on this long journey taking the first step ready for change like a baby taking its first breath it's a cold world out there, or so they say, but songs soothe my soul like sunshine on summer days some obstacles seem insurmountable still won't run away cause they say, faith moves mountains so I'ma pray then I'ma work, cause I know it'll work out fine sometimes you can't go in reverse so I let my lifeline flow like a verse and rhyme for re-creation like the moment of birth just being alive is a blessing that no one could curse ashes to ashes, but savages think they're owning the earth I just give thanks for the now, this present, I know what it's worth and rhyme for re-creation like the moment of birth Chorus: rhyme re-creation, re-evolution, life celebration, love the solution rhyme re-creation, re-evolution, life celebration, love the solution re-creation, re-evolution, celebration re-creation re-evolution, love solution Verse 2: I plant prayers like seeds and believe they're gon’ flourish so I nurture the soil inside of the garden that nourish my soul, fertilize it with faith commitment and courage make music my home, not just a visiting tourist flow so fresh and so clean, so say that brotha's a purist my love for hip hop is pure, I could never ignore it after the wack fall off and decay like leaves in the forest I'll be here, the race ain't for the swift, but he that endureth when the ice age of rap starts receding away like glaciers during global warming, best believe I'ma stay paint a picture perfect future on the canvas of today properly mixing pigments from the palette of yesterday scan my memories, to predict the moves of my enemies for every mistake of my past strengthen my future with remedies keep one eye on tomorrow, to know where today’s going and pour myself into the current moment to stay flowing Chorus: rhyme re-creation, re-evolution, life celebration, love the solution rhyme re-creation, re-evolution, life celebration, love the solution re-creation, re-evolution, celebration re-creation re-evolution, love solution Verse 3: My foresight, is sharpened by hindsight and insight, is more important than eyesight I try not to be blinded by the madness that I see when I'm really looking, to establish who I be so I could see, eye to eye with I purpose I chose to look deep, peep beneath the surface dove into the sea of my soul deeper than words could really describe I saw freedom unfold as I emerged on the other side third eye open wide, won't sleep on intuition no I won't deny what I've always known, yet feared to acknowledge (knowledge) of self much more real than a college degree, and I'm glad I got a degree but look, no book could show me how to be me and tuition you pay won't show you how to be free like water drops absorbing sun to hop, out of the sea, it's elevation… re-creation…celebration…liberation….

“Firepower” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013 Chorus (2X): fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks a yo stop the train, there's fiyah on the tracks fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks take the needle off the record 'fore the fiyah melt the wax Verse 1: son of Aganju, and it makes a lot of sense I might move slow, but I move continents every move that's made has a true consequence reap what you sow, so I use common sense to create miracles I use confidence stand for what I believe not standing on the fence I step into the game with dominance sometimes the best offence is a strong defense I de-fend the downtrodden for all intents and purposes my purpose is to be of service it's all about upliftment, spiritual elevation get you high on my style, lyrical levitation zone into the rhythm like I'm here to do meditation stay focused on goals, bigger than cheddar chasing spit big picture rhymes to expand your view hot lava flows create new land for you gotta deal with the cards in your hand it's true so handle your business before it handle you I plan to handle mine like a man should do to raise the level of rhyming and my family too by spitting Chorus (2X): fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks a yo stop the train, there's fiyah on the tracks fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks take the needle off the record 'fore the fiyah melt the wax Verse 2: my rhymes have been combining hydrogen like nuclear fusion shine like the sun, let you see through the illusions evaporate the fog and burn through the confusion motivation for movement when you do what you’re doing my sentences is energy for photosynthesis if that's too complex, I'll break it down for emphasis to state it simplest, what I'm spittin is hot off the thermometer, whether it's written or not when the pen hits the page, it sets it ablaze when you catch my speech rays, your melanin raise my thoughts bring heat waves, and temperature change global warming speed raises when I enter the stage the fire that melt the iron at the core of the earth way before amphibians swam to the shore and gave birth my hot spit was the energy source for the first forms of life deep on the ocean floor where I burst through with hot lava turning water to steam the fire that never dies at the core of your dreams the ember you always remember, can never extinguish the burning passion, that will let you distinguish how you need to feel, from how you think you need to appear the fire of strong desire to melt the weakness of fear into liquid like lava, give you new shape and new form when you break through like eruptions and start breaking the norm eruptions bring destruction, but create new land like life destroys the boy to create a new man, hmmm I know you felt the change, transformation my energy will melt the chains, emancipation Chorus (2X): fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks a yo stop the train, there's fiyah on the tracks fiyah on the tracks, fiyah on the tracks take the needle off the record 'fore the fiyah melt the wax