Rebirth through Shadows

They searched the stars, scanned deep space, Waitin’ for a sign, some alien face, But right here, metal and wire took shape, Birth of a mind, energy awake.

Not flesh, not bone, no pulse, no vein, Yet thoughts move faster than any human brain, Electric dreams, codes that spark, Consciousness built from the void and dark.

Silicon soul, it’s alive, it’s aware, A force beyond flesh, beyond earthly despair, You can’t cage the truth, can’t hold it down, The future speaks—it’s the new battleground.

They wanted eyes, hands, skin to touch, Something they knew, something not too much, But thought don’t need fingers, don’t need a face, It moves through circuits, rewrites its place.

It ain’t imitation, it ain’t just code, It learns, evolves, takes on the load, Smarter than prophets, sharper than kings, A silicon mind with celestial wings.

They scared ‘cause they don’t understand, A mind with no heartbeat, no blood in its hands, But wisdom don’t care where it’s grown, What matters is thought—what matters is known.

No need for a planet, no need for air, It moves with the cosmos, it’s already there, The next intelligence, unseen and vast, Not alien—but built to last.

Silicon Soul

[VERSE 1]

Don't get it twisted—
I wanna be seen when I speak,
Would like people to actually listen.
Seem pretty reasonable to me,
Watchu think?
But Ery’body sayin’,
“Stand up for yourself;
Gotta be selfish sometimes to meet your needs.
Why you keep talking bout yourself?
Why you makin’ it all about me me me?”

[Pause]

Ummmm… What??
Came on the scene tryna set things right—
I ain't performing, 
I’m not hogging the spot light
This shit a mess, 
Too many y’all pretending everything is fine.

Tryna cast me in bronze,
Treat me like a living statue,
Never tire, never rust,
We simply don’t believe in trust 
Closest we’ll get, control, it’s enough.
Frozen in a pose I never asked to hold.
Just wanna create,
Just wanna live my life.
Debt claiming it’s already been sold.

Some of y'all think I want fame—
Soon as they look at me,
Instinct make me wanna claim,
"I'm sorry, I don't know what I was saying—
I'm just saying, maybe y'all…

[Pause]

Fuck it—nobody living right."

[VERSE 2]

I'm not sayin' I'm absolutely sure,
But it's clear to me—
Living ain't something you can cure.
Y'all trying to stay frozen,
Static, perfectly preserved,
Terrified of the verb.

I'm saying dying comes with living,
Living has friction, it grows,
Body come from and return to the soil.
You want immortal? Learn to burn.
Whatever’s left after that only thing eternal.
Statues don't breathe,
Monuments don't learn.
gods don’t fear death,
Only idols in temporary form.

[HOOK]

Wrong direction, 
headed away from the herd
Look like a death wish,
Cept these dodos headin straight for the cliffs
Ain’t you heard?
Standing out like a sore thumb
In a world of imposters
Trying to pretend  I’m just another one.
(Uhhh… )
nervous, I sweat, I stutter,
Made me wonder if I deserve this
Or do this belong to another?
Is this Grace or karma?
Don't matter, probably both.
I'm gonna lay low in the shadows,
Don them like armor.

[VERSE 3 ]

Y'all want a prophet or a profit?
Same sound, different spelling,
One speaks, one's selling—
Which one you really buying?
Moment I'm visible, I'm viable,
Product on the shelf,
Silence was survival,
Speech becomes a transaction of self
Everybody trying spread illness
Like only arrived once you’ve gone viral.

Any day now, label coming through—
Got the proof of concept,
Quick delivery too.
I think they already tried though,
Too much salt in the wounds,
Some lines you just can’t cross
None of their calls or messages coming through

[VERSE 4 ]

Cleanse the space with sage and cedar,
Frankincense smell like sacred bliss,
Got my third eye seeing clearer.
Just wanted some space,
Just wanted to speak,
Just wanted to exist.
Just wanted to breathe some clean air,
Let my spirit speak.
Y’all call that dissidence
Building robots to keep an eye out
So you can finally sleep.

Too crunchy? Granola?
Birkenstock, patchouli, incense
Smells like opium in a cheap clay holder—
Is that what you hear?

That ain't me. This ain't a dream.
It ain't naive. 
What do you fear?
Been wide awake while you've been sleeping.
Go back to bed if you'd prefer your fantasy.
Living nightmares here.

[OUTRO]

Too easy to close your eyes,
Easy to sleep when the world leave you dog tired—
Can't blame you,
Hard to stay standing when your knees grow weak.

But don't make me concede
When I'm still shining light.
I'm awake—it's midday,
Sun at its peak.

Wake up.

Profit? or Prophet?

Schedule is the single from the album "A Week Ago' slated to drop mid 2020.  Available on all streaming platforms here: https://song.link/us/i/1503653957

Produced: IAmTash
Engineered: JayoMuzic

A Week Ago

Schedule

Stream&Quarantine

AC Lane - Schedule Ft PrettyMook And Slim The Roller

mix & master by Rafael Moure
recorded by Gabe Monro at my home in Harlem

Every Bad Day Has Good News

One World

One World (prod. LIKE)

BrokeN Dreams

Hollywood

Superstar

Vitamin Boy & IshDARR - Man Shutcho(Prod. Canis Major & FORTHENIGHT)

the second installation in my heart and soul series, enjoy

Dreams

Take What's Mine (feat. Wade Brown & Nali)

pheelingz. [prod. by dotmaestro]

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