Written and performed by Cozmo Jethro.
Featuring Elle Roach on chorus vocals, intro and outro adlibs and background vocals. https://soundcloud.com/elleroach4
Featuring Mark Workhoven on outro news cast.
Cuts, mix and master by DJ Real. https://soundcloud.com/the-dj-real
Produced by DKODA, remixed by DJ Real. https://soundcloud.com/createdbydkoda

Lyrics:

Yo Elle, That was some crazy weather, I don't know what's goin on here.

Me neither, I though I saw some lights flashing in the sky.

Man, what was that?

Whew! The smoke the lights, all different colors. What's happening? 

Man I don't know but I'm a little scared. 

Same, but for some reason, I feel like dancin.

I woke up in the morning
what did I see?
Walked to the street
and I heard the J.B.s

This dude in a jump suit
Struttin by me.
In his platform boots
Are we in the 70s?

I look around and I can’t believe it.
An AMC Pacer, and a Chevy Vega,
A Ford Pinto, and old Chevrolet.
Bumpin Queen as they roll down the street.

Kids roll by me on their BMX bikes.
Banana seats and a couple of trikes.
All of them in those high tube socks.
No helmets, doin tricks off the sidewalk.

A group of teenagers up on it.
With their feathered hair like Farrah Fawcett.
And the black folks with their giant afros.
Yo the bros know how to roll.

If I’m in the 70s.
I need to know.
If I go to the skating rink
Will it be roller disco?

And if it is
Then I know that I’m in the 70s.

Disco night in the 70s.
Funkadelic and Chic.
Love in the air jammin to the beat.
O man it feels so sweet.

That night I’m walkin down the street.
Oh man, so sweet.
There it is the disco rink.
Costs a buck to get in I think. 

Whoa, I really am in the 70s.
A groovy funky skating party.
The DJ has a giant afro.
Yo spinnin the old school disco.

Lace up my skates time to boogie down.
Roller disco in a 70s town.

The girls skatin around in their hot pants 
And aviator glasses. 
Disco balls everywhere.
Nothin but love in the air.

Getting on the rink, time to get my groove on.
The DJ spinnin the tunes on Vinyl
While everyone’s goin wild.

Kool and the Gang
Earth Wind and Fire.
I can smell the love in the air.
this 70's groovy atmosphere. 

Disco night in the 70s.
Funkadelic and Chic.
Love in the air jammin to the beat.
O man it feels so sweet.

Yo Elle, that was a crazy day in the 70s.

Right? Wild!

That rink was helladope though.

So psychadelic. I'm not sure how we got here but I'm thinkin I wanna stay.

Yea, I feel that.  I'm might just wanna stay too.

In local news, the Portland Metro area seems to be engulfed by a sense of love in the air.  Neighbors helping neighbors and friends and family all living harmoniously. On the sunset highway and countless side streets and back roads, there have been numerous reports of motorists dancing in the their cars to the beat of the music. And speaking of love in the air, don't forget to pick up a copy of Elle and Cozmo Jethro's new record produced by Villatic and DKODA with DJ Real on the wheels of steel on the b side. This is Mark Workhoven reporting for KEX.

Are We In The 70s? (feat. Elle & Mark Workhoven) (cuts. DJ Real) (Produced by DKODA)

Love You

Written and performed by Jed Lapp.
Chorus written by Jed Lapp and Elle Roach.
Featuring Elle Roach on chorus and background vocals. https://soundcloud.com/elleroach4
Cuts, mix and master by DJ Real. https://soundcloud.com/the-dj-real
Produced by Villatic (remastered by DJ Real). https://soundcloud.com/villatic

Album art picture taken by Jed Lapp the day after the Karaoke Contest referred to in the track. 

Lyrics:

Haha Yea, it was a dark and dreary night.
My wife was not feelin right.
Karaoke contest night.
Goin alone by the moonlight.

My first karaoke contest ever.
The crowd gathers together.
In Newberg at Eden Gate.
Rockin' Oregon state.

I arrived at the contest.
Feelin' weird at best.
It's a big old country bar.
Cowboy hats and flannel, bizzare!

Sittin' there by myself 
feelin' out of place.
As the singers warm up.
half of em all cowboyed up.

Then my wife shows up.
Now I'm ready to rip shit up.
Put my song up with the KJ
Skee lo skee lo skee lo.

Hmmmm maybe this isn't the place.
Just in case, I'll go with white boy rap,
Vanilla Ice
Cue that track!

Karaoke Contest Night.
Singin dancin Saturday night.
Makin friends in the spotlight.
Everybody's feelin the vibe.

14 singers in the contest.
I'm the last to do my best.
All the others decided to sing.
I was the only riggdiy rapper.

My wife said so far
the cowboy hats at the bar
dropped their mouths ajar
like Vanilla Ice had descended on their bar.

At the instrumental break.
Whew! Busted the Vanilla Ice moves.
On the stage, dude!
As the bar went crazy.

As I finished up that white boy rap
I felt like a I had a chance
because I did the song and dance
for those cowfolk, bam!

Karaoke Contest Night.
Singin dancin Saturday night.
Makin friends in the spotlight.
Everybody's feelin the vibe.

Now, this one girl on the main.
Started singin, I was like ghat damn!
That girls got pipes.
I was like, there's your winner tonight.

While the judges were doin their thing
to decide who would win,
my wife chatted her up,
we exchanged info, yup.

Here name is Elle,
we invited her over. Welllll.
Now she's singin on my tracks,
voice like a soul angel on wax.

For me and Elle and Crissy,
a meet and greet at the show,
to see who would win the 300 bucks,
and roll.

And now the winner of the Eden Gate karaoke contest this month.
Grand prize total of 300 bucks.
Is Jed jed jed jed...

Yo man, let's get outta here, word to your mother.

Karaoke Contest Night (feat. Elle) (cuts. DJ Real) (beat. Villatic)

#beautifil rock ballad#strong and powerful vocal#beautiful message#inspiring#spread good vibes#good mood#motivational#

Let_us_stop_this_feeling__4 (1)

Written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Jed Lapp.
Beats by DredStudio

December 2024 in two psychiatric wards.
After the first, I came out worse than I was before.
Been in and out of these places since I was 16.
Bipolar Disorder, tryin to keep my life from becoming mean.

Inevitably, I have a breakthrough episode.
It’s time again to include this shit in my flows.
Disruptive to my family, my life, and my wife.  And we all know.
When the chemicals become imbalanced in my brain, I have to go

Get locked up in a psychiatric ward and hope for the best.
Hopefully my meds can get changed and be better for the rest.
And maybe for many years, I can stay stable.
And continue on the right path while I’m able.

Don't cry for me, I'm doin the best I can.
Always come out the other side, ready to jam again.
I'm a fighter, writer, flyer, survivor.
And I'll keep doin it until the end.

Cedar Hills Psychiatric Hospital, beginning of December.
My wife drove me there, Having a bipolar episode as ever.
First night there, we all watched a fist fight in the hall.
Short staffed with no security gurards, could barely stop anything at all.

The place was unsafe, girls crying in the hall.
They were scared, the screaming and banging on the walls.
No striings or belts allowed.
We could only have our phones each day for an hour.

One guy walked around with his pants down to the ground.
2 people tried to kill themselves by banging their heads on the wall. 

I spent my time trying to block it all out.
Walking the hall with hospital provided headphones.
That only connected to the local radio stations.

Don't cry for me, I'm doin the best I can.
Always come out the other side, ready to jam again.
I'm a fighter, writer, flyer, survivor.
And I'll keep doin it until the end.

Got out of that shithole.
2 days later I found myself in a different ward.
Downstairs like in a holding cell.
After a day and a night I made it upstairs.

I was able to have my phone and earbuds.
I walked the circle 737 times.
33 miles.

Met this guy who could not sleep at all.
And the Mexican gangster running up and down the hall.
In the middle of the night.
Yelling, "They're gonna kill us allllllll!!"

A week later Friday, they fixed my meds and I felt better.
Dr Rose said if I left that weekend they’d put me on a hold. 
3 days later they let me go and I was ready to roll.

Returned to my car and called my wife.
Now I’m stable and it’s back to my life.

Psychiatric Wards (beats. DredStudio)

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by Jed Lapp.
Beat by Villatic. https://soundcloud.com/villatic

Album Art Pic of Jed Lapp and Christina Matamoros-Lapp in Montreux, Switzerland in 2022. 

Lyrics:

My girl has put up with me for 21 years. So I thought I’d write a song and tell you all about it.

My girl Crissy, put’s up with me.
And all the crazy that we see.
All the craziness that comes with me.
When I’m bipolar manic, weeeeeeee!

And when I’m depressed she does what needs to be done.
There’s no one better in a crisis than my loved one.
Ya see, she grew up in a constant crisis.
So she knows what to do when everything’s unrighteous.

She knows when to cuddle to make me feel better.
She knows when it’s time to write me a love letter.
When I’m bipolar beyond help and more.
She loads me into the car and off to the psychiatric ward.

When I’m having a hemophilia bleed and can’t move.
She’s there to pick up the slack, she can do it all dude.
Yea, that’s my girl, she can do it all.
My smart beautiful wife, haha my cure all.

Whoa,
She makes everything go.
Yea, she makes everything flow.

Ya see, Crissy, she can do anything.
She has pulled off, yea some amazing things.
She grew up in a miserable home life.
Somehow she grew up to be a wonderful wife.

She makes more money than I could ever imagine.
As a pharmaceutical rep she makes a financial win.
At my job I make a fraction of what she makes.
She never holds that over my head, uh uh, no way.

My wife makes dreams come true.
We live on 2 acres with a ton of bamboo.
And when I get agitated and start acting blue.
She keeps everything together and gets us through.

She dances, she sings, she fixes things.
She’s a great mother of 4, yea that’s my queen.
In her life, she could have done anything.
But ya know what, she decided to put up with me.

That's my girl Crissy.
She doesn't get enough credit for everything she does.
Crissy, I love you and appreciate you way more than you could ever know.
Awww Yeaaaaa.

She Puts Up With Me (beat. Villatic)

Vedran - Deaf Telephone

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Cozmo Jethro.
Beat by Villatic.

Lyrics:

Cozmo, I heard you and et al. https://soundcloud.com/etalaf haven't talked in a while.

Yea Homer, I haven't been able to reach him in almost 2 months and I haven't heard any new music from him either.  I don't know what's goin on here. 

Hey Cozmo, don't have a cow man.

That's enough Bart.

It's all good yall, I just miss my friend.

Three years ago I met this guy.
Name's et al. dude is fly.
He took the time to help me rhyme.
Yea, et al. is prime time.

He taught me things I didn't know.
Where's he at now Cozmo?
I don't know Bart. What's the deal?
Is he hurt, is he injured, is this for real?

O my goodness I hope he's ok, here in Springfield we love et al.

In Portland, we love his as well.
We both love The Simpsons as you can tell.
But back to the matter at hand.
I consider myself an et al. fan.

He opened my eyes to international collaboration.
Hip hop gem from the Australian nation.
He taught me about rhymescheme.
And how to project, yea, when I sing.

He worked with me on all my tracks.
For about a year, and then he laid back.
His ideas were cunning.
Yo, et al. I think I smell something.

Gonna turn on the "Real Broom Broom." https://soundcloud.com/etalaf/the-real-broom-broom
Roll down the street to et al's bumpin.

Me and Milhouse were listening to et al's "Robot Flows" https://soundcloud.com/etalaf/700-robot-flows-music-daprofessor song yesterday.
That song is cool, man.  

Did you know that he wrote that song for me?

Cool your jets, man. Everybody knows that.

Alright Bart. Settle down. 

Cozmo, tell me more about him.

Ya see Bart, in the soul, he's a leader of free thought on a music patrol.

Hey man, that's a quote from et al.

You know his music well.

I listen to him at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.

I hear ya man. I listen to him whenever I can.
Mostly in my car when I'm bumpin his jams.
Man, he's got the juicy lyrics.
Tried to rhyme like him but I couldn't do it.

He rhymes fast, he rhymes slow,
When he's in the groove, he glows.

We need to hear more of that et al. flow.

I know, I don't know where he would go.

Cozmo, don't you know?

Homer, I know et al. communicates through song.
So I'm flippin this rhyme to see if he responds.
et al. where you at my friend?
This is Cozmo, I hope this isn't the end.

I Miss My Friend (beat. Villatic)

Vedran - One Second

A shared production of this project by Me and Rae... It was an incredible experience and a true pleasure to express ourselves through lyrics, vocals, and instruments. 
This collaboration allowed us to combine our creative energies and bring the project to life in a way that reflects both of our artistic visions. 
Working together on this effort has been both inspiring and rewarding, and we're excited to share the results with you

SERPENT ASSASSIN

So we are Frozen
In a Time in Middle East
Where they say one day
Will be a giant Beast

Serpent Assassin, waiting in dust
No face, no name, just power and lust
Bloodlines whispered, written in stone
Cross the King, and you’ll die alone

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

Blood runs deep in desert winds
Truth is lost where fate begins

Serpent Assassin, hand of the throne
Silent and swift, you’ll never atone
One by one, they vanish in fear
The cost of defiance is death drawing near

Draco’s throne, a crimson pact
No man speaks, no way back
The chosen fall, the oath remains
Another dies, the crown sustains

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

But the rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

Blood runs deep in desert winds
Truth is lost where fate begins
Truth is lost where fate begins
Only the victor escapes from my blade

Brother’s hand, the mark is set
Erased before the sun can set
In the dark, the serpent waits
Judgment sealed by royal gates

No grave, no memory, nothing remains
Just echoes of whispers in blood-soaked chains
The beast still rises, the cycle still spins
The serpent is watching… and always wins.

Shadows whisper, daggers gleam
History twists in silent screams

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

But the rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

The rage began with Adam’s sons
A woman would be blamed
A Serpent of Temptation there
Assassin never named!

Serpent Assassin

Serpent Assassin (lyrics by SolarRae)

I always enjoy collaborating with Bruce Kenyon (https://soundcloud.com/epicdreamery). This song is about enduring difficulty yet keeping a positive outlook. 

I am a Survivor
Music, Vocals and production by Bruce Kenyon
Lyrics by Andrea Brennan

V1
Standing at your grave site
I am fearful and cold
You weren't supposed to leave me
I'm just eighteen years old

V2
The world is a monster 
I will now face alone
But I have your love inside my heart
And your strength inside my bones

Chorus
I am a survivor
I'm ready to fight
Dark times lay ahead
But my will burns bright
I am a survivor
And I'm ready to fight
With an angel watching over me
I know I'll be alright

V3
Silent tears sting my eyes
As I resolve to go
Heading off towards my future 
Down an uncharted road

V4
Mistakes they may find me 
With every wrong turn
But I will keep (on) growing stronger
With every lesson I learn

Chorus
I am a survivor
I'm ready to fight
Dark times lay ahead
But my will burns bright
I am a survivor
And I'm ready to fight
With an angel watching over me
I know I'll be alright

Bridge
You were my nest and oak tree
My sanctuary
My river and compass
Always guiding me
And every heartfelt stitch 
In our woven tapestry
All of these things
All these memories (optional L7 or L8)
Live on in me

Chorus
I am a survivor
I'm ready to fight
Dark times lay ahead
But my will burns bright

I am a survivor
And I'm ready to fight
With an angel watching over me
I know I'll be alright

I AM A SURVIVOR

Storytelling, authenticity and staying true to oneself. That's what it's all about.  My tracks are all true stories of things I have experienced and the people I have come in contact with that have shaped my journey. Some produced by me, some by my friends, some downloaded beats. Most of the features are close friends and family, most of who recorded in person at my studio. Thanks for visiting my channel.

She Puts Up With Me (beat. Villatic)

Jed Lapp (Cozmo Jethro)