Stacked up baby in the night we roll
Smoke blocked fire orb hanging so low
Underbelly living. It’s okay let’s go
Oil stained hands. Now we’re on the road

Serpentine liars talk a big game though
Stories that would make you want to risk fame, bro
Is it worth living like this? They’ll float
Filth-ridden funds so we never go home

Trust that all of your faith will hold
Stakes is high, no time to fold
Just keep moving, you’re tired I know

(Waiting. We’re late)

Fueled up heat from the south can grow
Paranoia that’ll make you doubt this flow
Signs of the spirit jumping out to show
Light-lit paths on a jet black crow
Flight lines guided to a dried up coast
Night spent spiraling while trying to boast
Made it to the club where you hear them toast
Basslines bumping comfort, steer and coast

Trust that all of your faith will hold
Stakes is high, no time to fold
Just keep moving, you’re tired I know
Blacked out windows can hide the bold
Facts and vibes, eyes on the road
Just keep moving, you’re tired I know

When the music hits 
Sound system painkillers help us bob and dip
The flower smoke spilling out a proper grip 
Numbs fear till we’re chilling taking somber sips
Now we’re talking shit
I said, when the music hits 
Sound system painkillers help us bob and dip
The flower smoke spilling out a proper grip 
Numbs fear till we’re chilling taking somber sips
Now we’re talking shit

(We’re late)

Trust that all of your faith will hold
Stakes is high, no time to fold
Just keep moving, you’re tired I know
Blacked out windows can hide the bold
Facts and vibes, eyes on the road
Just keep moving, you’re tired I know

Move

Where? Where? Tell me where
Where’s your daughter been? You know
Where’s your brother when you hold
So much in
Beware. Help is scarce
It’s a longer road than you know
It gets harder when you hope so much

‘Been a minute since you heard her
Calling on the phone for help
‘Wanna give her what you got
You know she’s living in hell
Life is tough on the street
Shattered glass and dirt on her feet
You hope and wish she’d come home and stay
But in the end you got to walk away

Where? Where? Tell me where
Where’s your daughter been? You know
Where’s your brother when you hold
So much in
Beware. Help is scarce
It’s a longer road than you know
It gets are harder when you hope so much

You’ve been thinking ‘bout your brother
And all the pain that he held
Wrecked by hate and broken ways
No wonder he fell under that spell
Liquid flames bring about rage
Overwhelmed, looking for escape
You hope and wish he’d come back some day 
But in the end you watched him walk away

Where? Where? Tell me where
Where’s your daughter been? You know
Where’s your brother when you hold
So much in
Beware. Help is scarce
It’s a longer road than you know
It gets harder when you hope so much, so much, so much, so much

Where? Where? Tell me where
Where’s your daughter been? You know
Where’s your brother when you hold
So much in
Beware. Help is scarce
It’s a longer road than you know
It gets harder when you hope so much

Hope

Don’t let go
Hold onto the reins
Time will show 
That we stayed awake

Darkness falls
And our sight begins to fade
The night is long
So we sit and wait

Shadows form odd shapes
Monsters to blame
What did we create?

Carry on
Down the crumbling road ahead
The path will calm 
Just around the bend

Root pierced wheels 
Lead us straight into the hedge
Mangled steel
Hanging from a ledge

Shadows form odd shapes
Monsters to blame
What did we create?

Now we’re teetering
On the edge my friend
Fearful wondering 

Is it fate 
That we’d end up here
Hanging on for life 
Amidst the longest night 
While the monsters fight

Don’t let go
Hold onto the ridge
In time we’ll know 
If we fly or live

Darkness falls 
As the mind begins to flee
Light will show
Just you wait and see

What Did We Create?

In the water shines reflections
Some memories of hate
I won’t turn away this time
I will stand right here and pray

Pain and shame, Lord I know them
But this time they won’t take hold
As I turn the key to plenty
I will find my way home

Through the valley of inaction 
I have walked with fear and haste
As I slow the clock within me
I will rise to find my place

So I lay this broken body
By the riverside to clean
Away all the wretched curses
From the time before this dream

Pain and shame, Lord I know them
But this time they won’t take hold
As I turn the key to plenty
I will find my way home

Though the waters of deception 
Hold me in a lifeless hand 
I’ll let go and face the darkness
And that’s when this life expands

Pain and shame, Lord I know them
But this time they won’t take hold
As I turn the key to plenty
I will find my way home
I will find my way home
I will find my way home
I will find my way home

Home

I co-signed on a gangsta-rich drama
Knowing that a duppy could become a head bopper
Risk fire burnin’ up if we keep stoppin’
Dancehall turnin’ up, the flood gates poppin’
Seen booty shakin’ ‘cause she know that she got one
Hands pressed to the floor, rhythm keeps rockin’
Eyes look through me as her gaze starts lockin’
MC’s spittin’ fire blaze beats droppin’

If I could write
All that my sight defines, would I
Leave this night knowing? 
Knowing something new?
The mind will fight 
With logic despite the truth. I know
We’ll be alright, I hope.
Just load it up and go

[Sewell]
Wake up wake up wake up you know we haffi hurry up
When all is said and done you know it’s just the two of us
From the first time I saw your face
Connection yeah I’m irriplacea-boy
Let’s go for a ride
You know it’s warm inside

If I could write
All that my sight defines, would I
Leave this night knowing? 
Knowing something new?
The mind will fight 
With logic despite the truth. I know
We’ll be alright, I hope.
Just load it up and go

I rose tired from that indica knockout 
Tryin’ to calm the heat up off this paperwork drop route
All these stacks got me sittin’ here shocked ‘bout
What comes next if I can’t keep some thieves blocked out
Seen cash flowin’ in the face of this lock down 
‘Hustle you can get it, but you’re in it, no clock out
Time keeps ticking as we build up our stock now
With home so distant, I just let the thought wash out

If I could write
All that my sight defines, would I
Leave this night knowing? 
Knowing something new?
The mind will fight 
With logic despite the truth. I know
We’ll be alright, I hope.
Just load it up and go

Night (feat. Sewell)

Whatever It Will Dub (Victor Rice Dub)

I don’t need no money or fame
I just need to hold my love with faith
Knowing it’s a losing game 
To look for reasons why there’s somebody else to blame
See I could only hope that I would see 
The world through eyes as open wide as they could be
But I’m so tired from the fights and screams 
That I think I’ll lay low and watch it be 

Whatever it will be
Whatever it will be, yeah
Whatever it will be
Whatever it will be will be

Money is a thing we need to live 
But when I find myself chasing after it
I lose control and dig a bed of debt
A grave for misaligned intentions
Reaching out in stressful mentions
Hoping for success while clenching
Oh if I could only write a song that would 
Make my plight just vanish with my wrongs 
I would ball out, my ego flexing hard
But if I called out for my love and found that she were gone
I could never let that 

Be
I could never let it be. No no
I could never let that be 
I could never let it be. Whatever it would be

I don’t need no money or fame
I just need to hold my love with faith
Knowing it’s a losing game 
To look for reasons why to carry someone else’s shame

Whatever It Will Be

Retrograde

I am falling into
My mind and I’m crawling in you

Goofiness runs my thoughts in circles
As these lips pass over
Purple bits of pleasure, can’t be contained 
Tongue lessons lapping cactus juices 
From your backside just excuses 
For some acts to be delayed

I am falling into
My mind and I’m crawling in you

Late night re-texting leads to drinks 
More than expected then my thoughts die
Buried deep between your legs
No notions save me. In the morning 
Sight is wavy. I’m not lazy
One more time to greet the day

I am falling into
My mind and I’m crawling in you

I’m shedding my skin
Stick the knife in
Peel away all the layers
See what’s under 
Flesh and bone

I am falling into
My mind and I’m crawling in you

Crawling

Heads held high, we wander through this life 
In search of harmony
Mouths fed dry, we ponder modern strife 
Down at the pharmacy
The needs that we find, keep thoughts in line
While screens shine on wired seats
The sights and sounds excite the ground
Till it crumbles at our feet

A steady pace keeps madmen sane
Can you feel it once your mind is tame?

I know that we’ll pay the cost
There’s no hope once the truth is lost

A static fray leads hearts astray
Anger lingers in its wake
The lies and shouts, the tides of clout
Leave us fishing for escape

A steady pace keeps madmen sane
Can you feel it once your mind is tame?

I know that we’ll pay the cost
There’s no hope once the truth is lost

Where do we go? Where do we go?
Where do we go? Where do we go?
Where do we go once we pay the cost?

And so now we’ve overgrown the weight 
Of what this world could be
With lighters out we’ll face the drought
And pray for no catastrophe

I know that we’ll pay the cost
There’s no hope once the truth is lost

Where do we go? Where do we go?
Where do we go? Where do we go?
Where do we go once we pay the cost?

There’s no hope once the truth is lost

Pace

DMac Burns combines elements of reggae, dub, r&b, indie rock, and more into heartfelt lyrically rich songs. The musical moniker of New York City-bred singer-songwriter Danny McDonald began as a solo project in an apartment in Washington Heights in 2020, but has recently become a global affair. When McDonald moved to West Cork, Ireland in 2022 he met keyboardist / dub-specialist, Matias Saldivia Comas who hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The two bonded over the fact that they were city boys living in rural Ireland with a shared love for roots reggae and dub. Over the next year and a half, they spent most of their time writing, recording, and refining a live set that features many styles played over a backbone of dub reggae. They can be found gigging as a two-piece (looping and live dubbing bass, keys, guitar, vocals, and melodica over beat samples from world class drummers) or with a full band. They are currently finishing a reggae album inspired by concepts of ancestral healing in the wake of colonialism. It features collaborations with artists from Ireland, Argentina, Jamaica, the United States, and more. 

DMac Burns

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