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The Reflection

by edu

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1.
Consider This... (free) 02:16
Intro: Consider this the intro, This is for the love, this is for the people. This is vinyl, and this is for the needle This is all that we know. Consider this the intro... Verse: Back in the day when I was a younger kid I was still struggling, I was so underfed Hard to understand, Now these girls they love my accent and every one that knew probably got some questions. I'm the picture of controversy, but my frame is picture perfect I may act like I am Hercules, but damn these haters hurt me But fuck it man, I know that I am better then that Got a country on my back and a city to match I'm talking about BRAZIL where we speak Portugues and not Spanish! So don't speak it cause we wouldn't understand it. Brick city, Jersey is where we are hanging out But I come from Ironbound where no rapper ever made it out. Hook (2x): Consider this the intro, This is for the love, this is for the people. This is vinyl, and this is for the needle This is all that we know. Consider this the intro... Verse: This is us, this is me, in just a few bars Second mixtape, but i consider it the start 22 years old with decisions I need to make Like, should I keep on rapping, or should I graduate? Should I marry my girl? Or throw the ring away? Should I quit my job? Cause I'm still not getting paid Why can't I chill out, enjoy my life and smoke my weed Watch some Breaking Bad and porno, and then I beat my meat. Instead I'm paying rent, and electricity. Got a studio in a room that I cant put my people in And I cant go out at night, cause my water's shut off They're coming for my heat, it means I'll freeze my butt off Deadlines to make, that means more all nighters I rather roll a blunt and spark my lighter, getting higher Take me where the birdies be. I swear the God the weed did that shit purposely, Now burn with me. Final Hook: Consider this the sequel, This is for the love, this is for the people. This is vinyl, and this is for the needle This is all that we know. Consider this the intro...
2.
Flexin' (free) 03:26
Verse 1: Every one is coming, from every other angle You don't even need to worry, I got the game by the handle I ain't letting anybody of in, I'm the next of kin I'm working harder then a Mexican Ya'll are pussies (Lesbians) It's pussy, pussy, pussy and of course I got a trojan I got even harder shit, while you're ass just stays there hoping That I don't bring em out, or put em in the open My lyrics are the 9, the song is the bullet, and that bitch is loaded Like, Boom! I shoot it. I make her bite the bullet Ima killer when I do it, let me introduce you to the truest I'm as stupid as Super Troopers, my pursuit is to pursuit looking cute like baby cupid, so they never think I do it, Nah Hook: This is me just Flexin' On the beat, I sound so relaxing Going dumb again, I swear I'm relapsing Motherfucking Flexin" (4x) Verse 2: I'm a mixture between Lady Gaga mixed with Hulk Hogan I can be strong minded but I'm also very vulgar Two things are pointless to wait for, and homie this is it Waiting on Detox to drop, and waiting for me to quit This not what Detox sounds like, But I just detoxed your soundbites All they talk about is I'm white, or who the hell I sound like Man I sound like me boy, I'm a very mean boy Mixed in with this noise, heating up like sirloin Wanna know how hard I go? I'm tired of all of that I go hard and smoke these fools, I'm like a cigarette Treat the beats like all my women, cause i'm always going in em, tell em everything I'm thinking, then go search for something different. Yeah. Had a girl that left me, but fuck it man it's over. I'm trying to get with shawty before she turns sober Got a ford type of mentality, the way that I'm so focused Every one can see it, but they pretend they don't notice it (uh) Hook: This is me just Flexin' On the beat, I sound so relaxing Going dumb again, I swear I'm relapsing Motherfucking Flexin" (4x) Verse 3: English is my second language, but I made it first Portuguese was jealous, but I know I'll make it work Spanish is my side bitch, but I got so much to learn And now I'm speaking money so all I want to do is earn I got so many plans, Phineas and Ferb I'm musically evolved just needa wait my turn Makin my own lane, while I'm drunk driving And killing all these rappers without ever realizing The dumbest type of mastermind, I'm still trying to master mine I'm better then all of you combined with killer flow like Columbine Oh? That's too soon? I guess I'm really sorry But like i said I'm foreign So rap can seem so boring So I wonder why I'm touring and why people don't ignore me And why I started soaring, if my mixtape is boring. Yeah, I'm bonkers on this bitch Like she's soaring on my dick Like I told her that I loved her but I didn't give a shit I'm just kidding ladies, damn, I didn't tell her anything She just came on top of me, and then she asked me for a ring I don't wanna be remembered, but I want to be eternal Working harder then these bitches, swear the God I am nocturnal Hook: This is me just Flexin' On the beat, I sound so relaxing Going dumb again, I swear I'm relapsing Motherfucking Flexin" (7x)
3.
My Number 03:36
Verse 1: Uh, Damn I lost my mind Shorty got me working like it's over time She look so good, and she look so fine And I know it's wrong, but it feels so right! She tried to play it off, but I see her across the room Straight up eyeing me Wish I could be upfront to you and ask you to spend the whole night with me But I know the game and I know these lames and see them trying to get at you You smile at me and you play it off like if you don't want me to let you If I were to have you, it'd be for one night And the next I'll probably forget you So let's exchange the names, and forget the numbers, And I promise I'll never regret you. Nah. Chorus: You don’t have my number, (Don't have my number now) we don’t need each other now (Don't need ya, Don't need ya) We don’t need the city, (forget the city baby) the creed or the culture now Don't Play with me, seriously baby don't play with me Make this night a memory when I play the game i don't play for (keeps) Don't Play with me, seriously baby don't play with me Make this night a memory when I play the game i don't play for (keeps) Verse 2: Finally got the courage to walk up to you And Tell you look great, and you're beautiful But she smiles at me, and she says thank you and I smile to her and she says I'm cute. But that's not what I'm here for! That's not what I need now! And I know you want to hear more. But I just want us to leave now. (Ooh) But I'll take it slow, tell you all the things that you need hear Almost to the point that you tell your girls, that you want to get out of here (But I'll keep it to myself) Then I'll make a move Grab a few drinks, then I'll give you the scoop! Don't shoot me down, that would be a bummer Just want you for tonight, don't even need my number Break: So people of the city I don’t need your counsel now And I don’t need your good advice, you don’t have my lover’s touch Chorus: You don’t have my number, (Don't have my number now) we don’t need each other now (Don't need ya, Don't need ya) We don’t need the city, (forget the city baby) the creed or the culture now Don't Play with me, seriously baby don't play with me Make this night a memory when I play the game i don't play for (keeps) Don't Play with me, seriously baby don't play with me Make this night a memory when I play the game i don't play for (keeps) Bridge: (Do you even hear me?) Tell me what you need from me! (Do you even know my name?) Make this night a memory! (Can you see the ocean now?) Tell me what you need from me! (You don’t have my lover’s touch) Make a memory for me! Morning came, and so did you In a few hours I'll leave you Your sex was so, unforgettable Just know that it happened I don't regret you Last night was so great! You were like the eighth wonder And I wish we could see each other again But you don't have my number! Chorus: You don’t have my number, (Don't have my number baby) we don’t need each other now (Don't need ya, Don't need ya) You can't steal my thunder 'cause you don’t have my lover’s touch You don’t have my number, (Don't have my number baby) and I don’t need no one else (Don't need ya, Don't need ya) And I don’t need these city streets, (Don't have my number baby) the creed or the culture now.
4.
Stranger (free) 03:31
Verse 1: Forgive me Lord (Forgive me Lord) I've sinned again (sinned again) I lost my faith (lost my faith) I lost my friends (lost my friends I lost myself, but worse of all I lost you (lost you) I lost my conscious, I lost it all, and I lost the truth I know that things won't be the same But I made a choice to come play at this game Only thing I wanted to make a name and to bring some change, but i became the same (became the same) Like the ones I know (ones I know) No place to go (place to go) The night is cold, victim of myself, my biggest foe (biggest foe) Chorus 1: You walk by but you don’t see me Slow motion and so gracefully Be my friend and I’ll show you around I’m in love with someone out of town Who is this: Verse 2: Who are you, (who are you) Who is me? (who is me) The mirror is clear (The mirror is clear) But I still can't see (But I still can't see) Reflection's faded (Reflection's faded) A memory (A memory) So I ask myself (So i ask myself) Who is me? (who is me?) What did I do? What have I become? How much further must I be gone Fighting with myself, let me grab the gun Fight club status, Paulson Should I seek forgiveness from my loved ones? Or should I keep going? Take all the prostitutes I know, and tell em all to blow me I'll tell you to fuck off, cause you don't fucking know me! I don't even know myself, I'm the furthest thing from a poet Rap is art (Rap is art) But music business isn't To succeed I'll sell my soul, But i know I'll lose forgiveness Damn (damn) Chorus 2: Who is this stranger I should be scared, could be dangerous I should prepare for this I wish I didn’t fall so hard for you Bridge: I'm just a stranger to myself about the music not about the wealth I was so broke Stuck in a spell Got me to blame, Nobody else Verse 3: Can't recognize myself when I look at him in the mirror I thought that making music, would help me see things more clearer But i still can't see it, still seems blurry, feels like I'm dead, six feet buried Such an occurrence, obsessed about currency, while currently cursing everything that burns in me. Back in the day (Back in the day) When I used to care (used to care) When I burned with hope (burned with hope) My Brother was there (Brother was there) When I knew what I was doing (I knew what I was doing) Didn't feel so scarred (Feel so scarred) And I had no worries (had no worries) And I had all my hair (had all my hair) Feel so lost, feel so lost I'm so afraid (so afraid) I know I'm Edu (I know I'm Edu) But what's my name? (what's my name?) What makes a name, (makes a name) What makes a person? (Makes a person) Who is this stranger? And why the hell am I not nervous? (Am I not nervous?) Chorus 2: Who is this stranger I should be scared, could be dangerous I should prepare for this I wish I didn’t fall so hard for you
5.
Ignorance feat. Self D (free) 03:05
Verse 1: It feels like every night is another endless night So I don’t even have to try, to stay up in this life I’ll be here forever, regardless of what happens And I hardly even sleep so all I do is imagine Fashion, wealth, all of these things Can’t even compare to the stuff that I dream And while I’m wide awake, I’m just thinking of yesterdays And how the person that I was is different in every way I lost a big piece of me, when I started rapping I guess you can tell a lot when you look at my expression Sometimes I lose myself, when I look at my reflection At the same I feel lost looking at the same reflection How am I supposed to find myself when I’m looking right at it? And the innocence that I had, is just lost by all the malice Every time I hit the club I’m haunted by the same thoughts Which girl is gonna fuck me? Or try to get me off? It seems, like substance subtracted when I attracted more substance And ever’y girl nowadays is bragging about who they fuckin “Yeah bitch I did that, yeah girl I did him, don’t you wish your girlfriend was just like me?” It seems like ladies now idolize that lifestyle, But when they’re with someone they don’t want that going down It’s like, we’ve become different then the lyrics that we’re listening So why am I talking when, all I hear is IGNORANCE! Hook (Edu & Self D: All I hear is ignorance All I hear is shit again What happened to the romance? Used to do it cause we loved it Now we do it for the budget Verse 2 (Self D): I put blood, sweat, tears into this shit It took a lot of time, put years into this shit You think that all this happened yesterday? Tell me something different I still ain’t getting paid But it’s all good though, cause I do it for the love I do this for the ones that I lost above It’s sorta like something that I do just to chill But it’s funny though, I hop on the beat and I kill Every single thing, married to game, here’s my wedding ring, (check it out) Know what I’m about, see my time is now. I be in the clouds, hungry and I’m on a prowl Never sleep all night, in the booth like an owl Homie you can never tell me different See I got a mission, I advise your ass to listen I’m in a position that I’ve never been in Chilling with my nigga Edu, its about time we winning Yeah, ive been sinning, it’s only the beginning God forgive me for doing wrong But I be venting out I hope you listen to me I just want you to know that I’m talking to you in a song I have respect for you I ain’t saying that music come first But sometimes when you’re not there Music shows up and I swear that that shit hurts It gets worse. Hook (Edu & Self D: All I hear is ignorance All I hear is shit again What happened to the romance? Used to do it cause we loved it Now we do it for the budget
6.
Bittersweet Interlude (free) 01:36
Wrote this on my blackberry Watch me as I black out Smoke weed, mixed with my black and mild Moving up in the industry but I’m stepping out And every step that I take feels like a fucking mile I don’t leave any stone left unturned So every stepping, dawg, I earned This is Bedrock, and I’m Ferd Oops, I messed up on that last word I meant Fred, R-E instead of E-R All these rappers now seem like retards I swear they better not sleep on me Cause I’m Freddy Krueger this is Friday the 13th I’m doughboy, cause I make mad bread I’m a dope boy, cause I got mad heads Just rocking my shit, Cause no one ever did it like I did (did it like I did) My mixtape, might be shorter than yours But they play mine, much longer than yours Got a heavy “UH” Ricky Ross And I kill MCs, for no cost They call me a lost cause But what am I rapping for? Do it for respect I don’t care about awards. Metallica, Unforgiven flow, please forgive me Lord Cause I’m fucking all them up, might as well not wear no drawers All these metaphor lines, ain’t fulfilling me. I needa step my game, musically, and lyrically But when I hear what’s getting played, man, its killing me. Won’t rest till you get, what’s deep inside of me (inside of me) I keep fighting with myself. My Reflection
7.
Not gonna lie This is what ima do That was the interlude, This is part two Pulling no breaks I ain't jokin son This is raw hip-hop, no sing along Me, the beat, and the mic, are having a threesome Got an ash tray next to me to burn my trees on Overthrowing the new school, Treason Going dumb again, for no reason While every one was chilling I was scheming, dreaming, and being me Still kept going, when they didn't believe me Now they keep telling, they feeling me Before I left you irritated like a damn disease The tighter my blunt, the looser my mind But I deal with it so well, that I'm losing my mind Now I'm making chances, opening up doors Taking care of business like I'm doing chores Every one around me, told me to stop it But I kept on spitting bars, like I ate bad chocolate They say I'm getting better, I still need to polish Thank you man, but dude. I GOT THIS! There's only one, I'm completely honest to And that's my music, no auto tune Even when I sing, and I'm out of tune I'm still me, I'm still true! Hook: Hey, they put me down I'm coming even closer, but I'm pulling out Oh! he's versatile, wonder when I'm gonna throw the towel No! I just don't listen, I don't care what they thinking I am the Unforgiver, I am so Unforgiven Verse 2 (Ian Wellz): Shhh!! You hear that shit? These cats talking out the ass, you believe that shit? Like yeah I heard his songs but I ain't hear no freestyle shit Nah, you gotta pay for this, I'm on my feline shit dawg You're barking up the wrong bark pardon me while I spark Part my mind from reality lifted finna go off Off into a new galaxy I'ma call it your heart If you ain't feeling the beat, I guess there's a clog in your heart Part of me wanna be a nice guy Cool, but i rather not Could be a nice guy, true, yeah I'm hella hot Walking through the depths of hell since 85 The devil know me well, be puffing L's from the tree My profit is Rosa Moses Bite the apple too, I do what I want Do what you can, forgive me for not being your pops Still that motherfucker like it or not, going at em These bitches let me split em, i be letting them *pop* Letting them Then it's Dalmatian all in the spot Uh, Unforgiven cause I'm so outrageous Unforgettable I'm the F what you heard, I'm the herd right here The devil in cashmere, with the sheaperd you should feel Wellz, If I ain't make it heaven Ima make it here Hi haters! Bye haters. Hook: Hey, they put me down I'm coming even closer, but I'm pulling out Oh! he's versatile, wonder when I'm gonna throw the towel No! I just don't listen, I don't care what they thinking I am the Unforgiver, I am so Unforgiven
8.
The Feast (free) 01:47
They say a man can inspire a whole generation, But rap is a generator, generating nothing but hatred. And we talk illuminati, like we are the enlightened ones, while having candle lit dinner together with the freemasons. We see satan, in things that brings us pleasure, Forgetting that even Jesus was born a bastard. And Muhammad had an undying hatred to all the Jews, And Hitler was a Christian that managed to inspire the youth. So make a toast the assholes, Inspire all the douche bags, While a child in Newark has two guns and two straps. Conservatives hear me and want to build a bigger border Don't they see that the problem is in the inside? (Inside) They seek solutions based on comfortability Blame it on their constituents, the same ones that wouldn't vote for me. Cause I'm an immigrant, they see me as an enemy Cause I drink all this Hennessy, and Jesus didn't get through to me And if i smoke a blunt, then I become the problem. But I came from my mother, but I became another man. I was told that I should love another, and die for one another. But sorry momma I know I can't I don't have the faith of a mustard seed (Nah) I rather look for a pussy to lay my seed. While the others thing they can push me to fucking leave But I'm a product of Adam & Eve, got my blood written in leaves. I didn't sell my soul, I just managed to sign a lease. (3 years) To say the least, I have three year of this fame. And it's fine cause I know that Jesus had the same. The Messiah was born on his 30th birthday, And Three years later he was the birds prey. Left out to rot with a crown of thorns and a steak to the heart, for preaching of peace and turn the other cheek while blood rushed down his cheeks, did he die in peace? The crows, they feast. The devil, he waits We show our face, but we masquerade We love the poor, but we worship fame I wanna change the world, But I am insane.
9.
Verse One: I guess it all started, about a week ago I was lying dead, just talking to my ghost. He said I lived a good life, but it's over though. I guess that I died, of an overdose. Of music, and left my momma all sad Or without even talking to my dad Or becoming that famous MC Now that I look back it seems so empty He said: "There's a way for you to live again." And I said: "Tell me what it is and I will do it man" So he went up and opened up a book of rhymes, and said: "Sign your name in between the lines" Not knowing at that moment that I'd be stuck forever Trying to rap, and obsessing about the cheddar Dry eyes, no remorse, looking at the reverend now the fame and money will become my treasure. Such a shame, I didn't even read the fine print, And did something crazy just to live out a dream. As I wondered of into this new scene, Realizing that it's really not what it seems So I fall into drugs, and I mean the heavy kind. Like Crack, Coke, Heroin, whatever I could find If this was the Matrix I'd take both pills at the same time. And maybe even more to see if I'd sleep at night For a brief moment, it will give me what I need. And now I need prescriptions just so I could sleep. Right now I'm high, and sexing unprotected With girls I never met, and even with some faggots (give it to me) Maybe it was better if I had stayed dead But now I'm over here, just giving gay head But it's all hypothetical, and this is just a song But this is what happens, when things go wrong I'm just saying. Hook: This is what happens when things go wrong I'm just saying This is what happens when things go wrong Verse 2: They throw everything at me, except the peace sign Wonder what I gotta do just to make it right But it's a dirty business with dirty bitches, fighting for their listens, love is penniless, and I'm penny pinching. (Again for repetition) It's a dirty business with dirty bitches, fighting for their listens, love is penniless, and I'm penny pinching. (Again for repetition) They say history repeats, but I won't make the same mistakes. Got the devil on my back, while God leads the way. And I gotta get this right, cause losing is not an option So With that being said, I approach things with more caution. That's why plan A better work Cause B is my plan A I plan was planned on the day that I planned to be great There's a reason why I change when some beats just get played I'm Cuckoo son! I guess that I am insane. Insane in the membrane, a sibling of Cobain I'm thinking of more names But I guess that I wont change And will never be tamed, I will rule on this game, and this is the same way that I'm gonna remain That was the demon talking "AHAHAH! Am i getting boring?! "Quick, some one get me some chlorene, throw it in my eyes, and just start pourring" "Ah, I'm sorry about that" It's that the demons start to visit me, every time I start to rap But it's all hypothetical, and this is just a song But this is what happens, when things go wrong I'm just saying. Hook: This is what happens when things go wrong I'm just saying This is what happens when things go wrong
10.
Regardless (free) 03:20
Verse 1: All my life I wanted to make something so beautiful Then it changed I swear the God, this shit became spiritual I feel it in blood, I feel it in my veins I know that thing won't be the same, Now that I got money in my name I've been working hard and all, hitting up the studio Putting so much work in, you would think this was my cubicle I just took some tylenol, adderall, and percoset Still sick as I ever was, I swear this shit is permanent I'll admit there are times, that I forget what I do this for Think about the money, and the awards Then I hit the studio and do some more Make more damage (Yeah) Make more money (Uh) Work hard to get it. But I'm feeling nothing It's unbelievable how numb I have become Thinking bout makin this money and forgetting to have fun I just want to do this right, I grind so hard you can hear my teeth And I pray to God that I stay grounded And never forget why I do this shit [Instrumental break down] Verse 2: My dad called me, I let it ring He said he missed me, I said I changed He's been away and lately I've been blaming him him Know that they are separated, Know he loves both of his kids. I see that you try your best, I understand where you're coming from Know that these times are tough, and you couldn't stick it with mom If you could only see how much I am like you, Then you would be amazed Work hard, and he works hard too Got discipline, but we love the praise Worship money, think so selfish Wanna be good, wanna be like Elvis Try to be the best it don't matter what they think So we don't fuck around when it comes to that green When it comes to that money we go for that ring Live for the hate, Die to be king We can't take a break and we can't give up yet, we can't even listen all we do is think. We out here, so faded Don't think that we're the best, but we think that we're the greatest So why is it that I feel sorry for him and his stuff Regardless of the money it won't matter with no love, Man [Instrumental]
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Verse One (Self D): Chillin' in the studio, and I'm putting in work (work, work) Think about her, while I'm laying this track down And you are, the only one for me (for me) So baby girl, you gon' see where Ima take ya (take ya) Everything that I do, she knows I'm major Just when she thought I was finished I give a lil more By the time I'm done, she telling me that she sore I can't afford to lose ya (lose ya) Everything that I do, I do for ya And I'm just wanna to make it happen, I'm just trying to make it crackin' With this rapping, cause she knows that When I'm here I'm an attraction But without you Really I think I'm nothing (nothing) Really I think I'm nothing (nothing) Baby I think I'm fronting (fronting) Maybe, though it sounds crazy I do this for you, Wanna put you in a 'Cedez Baby! Chorus: She knows [4x] She knows [3x] She wants it How bad do you want it? How bad do you want it now? [4x] Verse 2 (edu): It's a black night, she got that white dress Hit me up with that picture text Can't wait, to see you wearing less Make me wonder, what you gonna do next If you was a blunt then I wouldn't pass Girl you so bad, Ima cum so fast Don't want you think that I'm about the sex And I don't want you to think that I don't want that And I want you, You want me Hail Mary, I wanna go Deep She know how I get when I'm in the booth And know how you get when you're in the mood It's hard to say no, Hard to lay low, Try to concentrate, and hit a good flow But you know you got it, and I know you do Cause baby you a princess, an angel, and a Boo The best of you, is you're still true The best of you, is you know what to do Got my last name and I'm full of blessings But the beat's so sick that I just can't pass it I'm serious, About my business But I can't hold on to Victoria's Secret And Ima hit it hard from the ending to the start like a felon that's out of the precinct (precinct) Come to the studio and see the rapper Remain a little patient and I'll please you after (I'm almost finished) Then we get home, and I'll be in it (Ain't gon' front) I ain't gon' front, only question is how bad you want (I ain't gon' front) The only question is how bad you want it now Chorus: She knows [4x] She knows [3x] She wants it How bad do you want it? How bad do you want it now? [4x]
12.
Don't Cry (free) 05:26
Woman – I don’t cry every time that it’s not perfect, every time that it’s not perfect, I fix it! Every time that it’s not perfect, and we haven’t seen each other for three months, I make sure that I save my money and buy a ticket , and I make sure that I get my work done so we spend time together. Every time it’s not perfect, I fix it! Man – I’m going to go, you stay. I’ll get my clothes in the morning. Woman – No, no, no, no, no, no, we can survive this. We can survive this. If you go now, - if you go now, we are not going to get through this. If you go now! We don’t have a chance. We don’t have a chance! If you go now. If you go! *[Doors open] [Doors close] [Time ticks forward]* Chorus [2x]: Flashback, twisted up I’m so close to giving up, Don’t Cry Verse 1: Damn! Another year that I don’t see you You needa understand, I’ve been facing a lot of issues I know I said, the first chance I’d get, I’d get on a plane And never turn away, life would never be the same Plans always get changed Life can not be tamed What if I get a chance, I might be way too late? But I keep my composure, We’re separated by oceans But every time we speak, I feel us getting closer The world is against me, the world is against us Up for hours, thinking of your love Connected by keyboards, ups and downs like seesaws There were days and months that we hardly even talked Never considered that as time that we lost They say I’m wasting time, but it’s a good cause All that matters is what we believe, and I believe one day it will be, you and me. (you and me) Bridge: But they say, (I should just let go) Don’t wanna let go from you (I should just let go) Don’t wanna give up now! Chorus [2x]: Flashback, twisted up I’m so close to giving up, Don’t Cry Verse 2: They are telling me to be more realistic Where have you seen it work in a distance? Especially in the industry, everyone is cheating But I cant even listen, I only can envision You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one And that’s not me, it was John Lennon After six years, we’re still going strong Had our shares of altercations but that was preparation For the bigger picture, for the days that we are missing All the nights we stopped to think of, looking up at the big dipper Waiting for a star, where we could make wish, To forget about the world and leave this shit. Take a trip Jupiter, meet up in Venus There’s no limit in the world of a dreamer Any who hates, tell em to leave us Living in the clouds we should be called nimbus Bridge: But they tell me that (I should just let go) Don’t wanna let go from you (I should just let go) Don’t wanna give up now! Chorus [2x]: Flashback, twisted up I’m so close to giving up, Don’t Cry Verse 3: Dear M.I. it’s a week since we last spoke Miss our crazy plans, I miss our stupid jokes I heard you’re feeling lonely, I heard you’re going crazy Maybe we need to talk so you feel motivation I heard you feel depressive, I heard you’re taking medicine, Stop it, you don’t need that shit to find happiness Every song I hear, reminds me of you I heard the Blower’s Daughter and tears came through My eyes, but I didn’t realize, I miss everything about you Even all of those fights, on phone or online We were talking were the best (best) We would stay for hours, from sunrise to sunset It’s crazy just to see how much we’ve seen each other grow I know so much about you, but I’ve never been close I’ll always consider you more than a friend Meanwhile I just dream, and settle for the webcam (webcam) Bridge: (I should just let go) Don’t wanna let go from you (I should just let go) Don’t wanna give up now! Chorus [2x]: Flashback, twisted up I’m so close to giving up, Don’t Cry I don't have anything else to say, sorry for the pain
13.
Sunday (free) 06:05
Verse 1: It was Sunday morning, 8AM and I’m still yawning She yells at me, while I’m ignoring Everything she says, and her soul is pouring Gotta take a shower, go and eat your breakfast Put some nice clothes on, she’s so obsessive Keeping up appearances can seem so desperate Since when did the service get involved with fashion? I’m Gone, (gone, gone) But I don’t have the heart, to tell it to her face My brother in the room, shit faced While I’m at home reading verses from the book of James A man is righteous, by what they do and not faith alone I wanna do right, but I don’t have the faith and my soul is gone This can’t be me, this is not what I do This isn’t what I learned, And it doesn’t feel true Let me sin a little LET ME SIN A LITTLE! Protect me from temptation, Protect me from Satan! Chorus [2x]: When I look up in the mirror, this isn’t who I am But then I look up in the mirror, and see the person that I am Verse 2: So I take a shower, take a shower in the holy water Ask forgiveness, ask for the father We are all sinners, nothing left to believe in Buddhists, Jewish, Atheists, and of course all of the Christians Yeah, we still at war, but we all believe in peace But nobody likes to lose, why do we act like this? Yeah, we’re still at war, but we all believe in peace But nobody likes to lose, why are we like this man? Chorus [2x]: When I look up in the mirror, this isn’t who I am But then I look up in the mirror, and see the person that I am Verse 3: And I could be like every rapper, pop a molly and go off I’ll feel good for a while, grab a dutch and I roll up Then I take a shot, Then I take another, Then I smoke that weed, Then I record it Sell some records and sound like everybody else Praise the drugs that put us here, praise the way the pain is dealt Guess that’s what I’ll do. Spend $300 bucks on some pills that will put me through... Till the end of another, to drown all the memories And I’ll keep this viscous cycle going till I rest in peace Will mom remember me, will my brother speak of me Will I be the example for my family what you shouldn’t be, Man I guess I became the villain! I turned out so insane Harvey Dent I know the feeling Got me feeling like a two face But it’s too late for me, it’s too great for me This pressure that I put on myself, collapsed on my knees And I got no choice but to kneel, and if don’t then who will? This metaphor just feels too real (too real) This whole thing has been, a cry for help This whole things has been, a cry for help This whole thing has been, a cry for help, hmm This whole thing has been I’m looking in the mirror, don’t know what I see I see a dude with a fitted, looks like me Don’t know who it is, it's not who I used to be It’s the result of all the scoldings that never got through to me But now I feel the power, running through my veins I’m gonna unleash it all, like I was Kurt Cobain Know that my life, will never be the same But it’s the price that I pay in order to play in this game So I grab the controller turn it on and grab a mic And wit a touch of a button, I’ll give you all my life I’ll give you all my might in the lyrics I recite And the console is on, so I “control” what I write I’m going up and down like it was a cheat code The only cheat that I used is when I went and jacked you flow But please man, please man, I never jacked shit I just go in all these songs in the way that I see fit And you can blame me for everything I do this shit so differently Chorus [2x]: When I look up in the mirror, this isn’t who I am But then I look up in the mirror, and see the person that I am

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Follow Edu as he struggles to find a balance within himself and the expectations of being a MC. The Reflection is a deep personal look into the battles of being an immigrant, a rapper, and an artist as well as the need to be an example to other people in a negative environment.

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released March 5, 2014

Recorded and Mixed at SOM Studios in affiliation with KRTV

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Edu is an Artist hailing from Newark, NJ and born in Brazil. making hip-hop with a twist of personality.

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