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TravisT

The writings on the wall, but we're staring at the ground
while the entire empire's wires unwound
there's cracks in the crown, pass it all around
as our souls get stolen and sold by the pound
they vilify the little guy and little by little by
little they divide us down the middle line with little lies
until they fill our minds and drill until we're ill inside
who am I to criticize? I'm just another philistine
I ain't the kind of bloke to ever mess with a dress code
find me in the grimiest spots on the West Coast
E to the A to the S... you know the rest though
me TravisT and cure for rage in the flesh so
grab your best bowl, light it up and let's go
liven up the mood tonight and write a manifesto
you can be heard or be herded like a sheep
be the early bird or get murdered in your sleep

Chorus

in this hostile environment, yall wonder where the fire went
acended masters sent back to earth, come out retirement
wonder where the fire went
where the fire went
where the fire went
where the where the fire went

Courage

My planet dangerous and violent, but also beautiful and silent,
ease back and reflect wondering where time went
It's ill out in these fucking streets, days accumulate to weeks,
still we gotta find a way to eat
Blood and sweat until the mission's complete, y'all know the drill,
stakes so high that folks get physically ill like frozen steel
Against your face or winds of 90 at ease
blowing roofs off of the houses and uprooting the trees
Getting dead zones in various seas,
four-leggeds hunted at nefarious fees, at the expense of species
My thesis, I'm a try to rock this shit for the streets,
but if we're gonna find solution we just got to dig deep
So close your eyes, just say fuck it and leap, word is bond,
from the time I hit the stage, until the day that I'm gone
From my experience the people been incredibly fond,
of the emcee who keeps it real because the others are gone.

TravisT

cash rules everything around me, but not me
everybody's trying to get that cream with their coffee
chasing opium pipe dreams, high off the poppy
I've seen some acheived, some deferred, and some copied
if happiness is water then I want to see a tsunami
move across teh world and consume everybody
if you ain't got me, then probably you a zombie
try not to lose your mind and keep it moving like pilates
play with fire get burned, play with ice and get froze
destroy your life when you're playing with that yayo in your nose
just a way to get by and to cope I suppose
sort of sad some of those are my friends and heroes
life is fucked up, down, left, right, and diagnal
grab the bull by the horns, grab the pot by the handle,
grab the horse by the reigns when you hop into the saddle
if you want to be the champ, you got to box with your shadow

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from Filthy Hippie Music (2012), released March 23, 2012
Produced by Da Cypha

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Eastern Sunz provide a fresh take on sociopolitical issues which has landed them the Independent Music Award for Album of the Year, the Eco Arts Awards Grand Prize, first place in the International Songwriting Competition, and the John Lennon songwriting contest grand prize. ... more

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