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I'm up early in the morning, breath stinkin' as I'm yawningjust another sunny day in PAgot my mind focused on a lesson i'm gonna bring to the brethrencause the kids be forgetting these days I think I'll start small, with a little writing, then move to typingtry to make it exciting, I thenhop out the bed with a smile on stretch, put my eyes on, turn the laptop power on got an email saying I got 3 salesall in Japan, I'll spare you the detailshit the shower singing new raps I pennedput on my shirt, tie and slacks I beensaving for a special occasion, the first daygrab a banana, starving in the worst way driving to school, bumping sports talkthey're mad at Cole cause he gave up four walksstop at the Sev for a coffee and a donutsee a young boy talking loud to the grownupsthey all discussing these fads and such complaining how these kids can't pull their pants uphe obliges when he asks himbut he leaves the store and they're right back saggingin 20 minutes that bell's gonna ringfirst day of school time to do - my - thing
II'm up early in the morning, breath stinkin' as I'm yawning
just another sunny day in PA
got my mind focused on a lesson i'm gonna bring to the brethren
cause the kids be forgetting these days
I think I'll start small, with a little writing, then move to typing
try to make it exciting, I then
hop out the bed with a smile on
stretch, put my eyes on, turn the laptop power on
got an email saying I got 3 sales
all in Japan, I'll spare you the details
hit the shower singing new raps I penned
put on my shirt, tie and slacks I been
saving for a special occasion, the first day
grab a banana, starving in the worst way
driving to school, bumping sports talk
they're mad at Cole cause he gave up four walks
stop at the Sev for a coffee and a donut
see a young boy talking loud to the grownups
they all discussing these fads and such
complaining how these kids can't pull their pants up
he obliges when he asks him
but he leaves the store and they're right back sagging
in 20 minutes that bell's gonna ring
first day of school time to do - my - thing
It's nice to meet ya, I'm gonna be your teacher this year
everybody in the room put a hand up
wave it around like you know the answer
it's nice to meet ya, we're gonna have some fun this year
Everybody play your part, allow me to welcome y'all
To language arts (2x)
First off I'm Mr. J, I been teaching five years
And in my spare time I hold a nice career
I make music, but not just any kind
I'm a poet who combines, rhythm and rhyme
And in most circles that'll make me a rapper
I don't call myself that, It's not what I'm after
So don't ask for my super dope ride
cause I'm pushing the black Kia right outside
I don't like jewelry so ain't no bling
If you wanna hear a sample- ain't no thing
Show me a spelling word, I'll put it into a rhyme
but you gotta work for that, this ain't the time
And I don't wanna hear how your dog ate your homework
Couldn't find your shirt, PC won't work
I look you in the eye and make you a promise
I'm always fair, and always honest...
It's nice to meet ya, I'm gonna be your teacher this year
everybody in the room put a hand up
wave it around like you know the answer
it's nice to meet ya, we're gonna have some fun this year
Everybody play your part, allow me to welcome y'all
To language arts (2x)
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My name is Gregor, I live with my parents
this year they're celebrating 20 years of marriage
and my sis Greta? yeah, we get along pretty well
but she's on lockdown, sort of like the city jail
she plays the violin, a true virtuoso
and i'm not an expert, but I just know so
anyway I must've been having a bad dream
I was sweating and wrestling like I was just tag teamed
and after all the fussing and squirming
I woke up transformed into a monstrous vermin
looked in the mirror--I can't believe what I'm seeing
an 8-legged bug, I used to be a human being!
now this is a headspinner, I can't go to work like this,
but can't stay home, I'm the breadwinner
so I'm getting back in the bed,
sooner or later we'll see that this is all in my head,
i hope
CHORUS
I can't believe what has happened to me
I'm a bug that no one is happy to see
I don't think it could get any worse than this
this, is... the metamorphosis
I was awakened from my nap by a knock on the door
it was loud; startled me so I fell over on the floor
I heard--"Gregor, wake up!"--it was my boss the chief clerk
his slogan is "you get vacation when you're six feet in dirt
see I'm a traveling salesman, but he's just lazy
Instead of coming here, he could've replaced me
And so I ask, "yessir what do you want?"
and he responded with "Open this door at once!"
and so I did, and when he saw this grotesque sight,
he screamed, and proceeded to run for his life
and my parents and my sister were there too,
too shocked to scream, but they shoo me right back in the room
shut the door, and I just sit up on the ceiling
where I spend the rest of my days, thinking and chilling
thank God for Greta who brings me food
and recognizes, vermin gotta eat too
Chorus
Since I'm an insect and I can't work
it's about time for the family to prove their worth
'cause it's the only ay that we can keep the house we've got
so my Pop gets a job at the valet lot
Greta and mom work too so they got no time
to bring me milk and those used watermelon rinds
so if I need it, I guess I've gotta go for self
I can go to the fridge, I don't need any help
but as I got to the kitchen I heard a key in the latch
it was Dad, in his hand were a bushel of apples;
he threw each one at me, it landed on my back
got stuck, made a gash, as I tried to make a dash
to the room, i'm in pain, the only thing that could soothe me
was Greta on violin, but she got new on me
went back to my room, met my demise
my family was relieved and went on with their lives...
CHORUS
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KillCount
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Volume One Ending
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Produced by EOM.
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Hip Hop Chick
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Zombie High
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How Bad Do U Want It?
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The Regimen (feat. Wax)
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Ready To Rumble!
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You know I never thought I'd see the day when doin it the easy way,
Would leave me pondering an escape from the very Dream I chased
My favorite student knew it from the second that I'd seen his face
That I would never see the place
Again after I leave today,
yet I tried to run the routine as usual,
But when the realization that's its over gets through to you,
there aint much that you can do
Try to pretend, that I am not at the end
But I ain't got any friends,
So I gotta pretend, head on my desk, im nodding again
but-- on everything I love and cherish
I'd rather go out like Aerith
than to watch my dream just perish, blame my parents
I put my all in to them students put my all into the music
Told myself I'd never sell 'em short as long as I could do it
at a level higher - higher
heard that a servant can't call 2 different people sire, sire
so i had to spread my wings
pack my things, chase my dream, break off clean,
stuck in the groove
cuz there aint no need to fight when there ain't nothing to prove,
so walking away is your best move
no more khakis and dress shoes
calculated like chess moves
Now or Never..lets move
momma, know I love you but I gotta be a man
did it your way, so I gotta do it mine
left those childish ways behind,
if I don't try, I'mma lose my mind
Here goes..
Just what WE need,
Another rapper,Telling kids,
That they can do the same
Leave a 9-5 and defy the odds,
And if you work real hard you can rule the game
That's foolish mayne, funny how you can give every-thing that you have,
Tell your story, and still they get it misconstrued; only heard the good half
I suppose, You know how the game goes,
loot bring a playa much love
In the club, buyin up all the champagne,
high on designer drugs
Cuz
You wasn't there when I put in my notice, yet you wanna speak as if you know my motives and you wanna speculate on my new focus, but you wasn't ready when I was approached with this vision to transition out of this life
and I reached out and you stabbed my back with a knife and you- told me I'd never succeed and I guess--that we disagreed on the look of success cuz you pictured money and yachts, running the block, while my plan was not to spit fire but to inspire kids to fly, whether they want to or not,
Even if I fail this test
Lord knows I tried my best,
Carefully ordered my steps,
But I still can't shake this stress
Sold my land and all my dreams,
Hit that field and sowed my seed
Cuz this faith is all I need,
So here goes everything
i sowed the seed
i plowed the field
Took every chance
missed opportunity
and i crossed the sea
i crowned the king
sold all my land
so here goes everything...
do not remember my words, for they were only my thoughts
and not reflections of what had truly been placed on my heart
do not remember my lessons, cause whatever I taught
came from a text on a desk and is just a miniscule part
of what it means to exist, so remember my wish
remember the courage it took for me to take such a risk
do not remember my rhymes and what i wrote on a page
and what i did on a mic, or i performed on a stage
do not remember my beats, or remember my skill
just remember my passion and how I made you feel
how i bottled my emotion just to spill it in a verse
how i did what everybody thought of once, and did it first
get a nurse, cause I'm suffering and no one knows the cure
but i do, and it's simple all I need is a little bit more
more devotion more dedication
more hunger more education
cause stagnation is death
and though I know heaven's watin
when its over ---gotta say i did my all, lived my call,
stood up tall, and did not fall, did not fall
and no accolade can quench this fire i got inside
call it farewell for now but no, it's not goodbye
cause yo, the time has come, to lift my hands,
close my eyes, spread my wings
take that leap, for everything.. (everything? ) everything.
the time has come, to lift my hands,
close my eyes, spread my wings
take that leap, for everything.. (everything? )
so here goes everything..
i sowed the seed
i plowed the field
Took every chance
missed opportunity
and i crossed the sea
i crowned the king
sold all my land
so here goes everything...
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Volume 3 Conclusion
01:20
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Mega Ran Phoenix, Arizona
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— LA Weekly
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