Inspired by Ramz, Barking https://soundcloud.com/ramonerochester/barking?si=e7380ba535f64d4d861276ec924dd863&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


[Verse 1]
Walking down Fore Street, sun on my skin
Girls in low tops, they invite me in
From Edmonton Green to Spurs, I stroll
Caught a girl’s eye, she made me lose control

Heading to see my beauty from Stokie
She’s been waiting, yeah, she wants to hold me
My ping ting from Edmonton Green, she's keen
Got a summer love, you know what I mean

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Verse 2]
Working from home, chatting on the phone
Sitting in Pymmes Park, I'm in my zone
Coding on my MacBook, girls walking by
Their laughter like music under a clear blue sky

West Indian takeaway, lamb kebab on the side
Chillin' in the park, let the good vibes ride
The summer breeze, it whispers through the trees
Life feels so easy, got everything I need

[Pre-Chorus]
Ready for the weekend, can’t wait to unwind
Music, laughter, and a good time
Bright lights, late nights, we’ll be feeling so right
Dancing 'til the morning, under stars so bright

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Bridge]
Sunset hues, colours in the sky
Evening falls, but we’re flying high
From Fore Street to the parties at night
Edmonton Green, everything’s alright

Girls in summer dresses, laughter in the air
Good food, good friends, nothing can compare
The rhythm of the city, the heartbeat of the night
Together we’re unstoppable, everything’s so bright

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Summertime vibes, living our dream
In Edmonton Green, life’s a beautiful scene

Summertime In The City(N9 featuring Elliott remixed by Ebs, features samples from Barking by Ramz)

Lyrics: 
when I sleep  
nothing fades
all the lights
shine away

every heart beats for you
every part was meant for you 
and I can’t breath

oh aint it a mystery   
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

when I hide
amongst the evergreens
oh how I high 
I climb

amongst the trees
all is told to me
nothing’s free
except the breeze

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
it was always here before

each time I wake
I see the same mistakes
purple walls 
Keep closing in
another day
another soul to find
I broke my mirror
it brought me peace now I can breath 

oh aint it a mystery
it was always here before

Mystery

Cheeky lil 15 min mix featuring some new tracks from 140 -> 170, with some fun basslines and a lot of brass! Hope you enjoy!

ID's 🎧:

Trumpet - Dang3r 
Watch Out For Dis Dub - AS.98
CRAZY IN LOVE Dub - KE-YEN
Jheez Louise - Soulecta
GOLDEN Dub - ODF Saint Ludo
Would You (VIP) - ACLHEMIST
Trumpet Dub - NVADRZ * ALIAS
High Grade - NHS Records
A Message to Rudy Boy - harvoo, harvey
Bom Bom - SoundGyal Saf Bootleg
Lationa - MOB
Samba Riddim - Bish & Diagnostix
SOON COME - SHY FX

TnB Vol.3

[Intro]
"Jumpin' out the window..."
"Lettin' everythin' go..."

[Verse 1]
Yo, brain on overdrive, swear I'm losing my whole damn mind
A real twenty-first-century soul, one of a brand new kind
Think I'm an artist, paint pictures with these twisted rhymes
My boss might say "autistic," just different paradigms in my times
But who cares? This whole damn era is neuro-diverse, can't you see?
One moment I'm flying high, next moment I'm buried deep in misery
Must be the chemical swing, feeling bi-polar, maybe, who's to blame?
This whole damn structure’s fractured, the learning gates are closed, what a shame
But every single passage is open, the pathway brightly shows
We ain't got anything to lose, my brother, so you know we gonna roll.

[Pre-Chorus / Bridge]
They call me the quiet dude, you're the charming type, it's true
And we all know we're just human beings, through and through
Yeah, I'm the one who drifts, you're the one who shifts a pace
Me and you, bro, just human, in this wild, relentless human race.

[Chorus ]
Bless it be a beautiful end, yeah! (Uh huh)
Bless it be a beautiful end!
"Go... go..."
(Jumping out the window, yeah)
(Lettin' everything go, watch it all fade)
(Jumping out the window, whoa)
(Lettin' everything go, no, no, no...)

[Verse 2]
Come here, your whole existence is driving me insane, can't you tell?
You swear I'm going crazy when I just try to break your spell
Tell me, where in this wide world do you wanna truly reside?
I will show you the globe, with nowhere left for us to hide
You simply have to risk it, could be a hit or a big miss, a shot in the dark
A warm, tender embrace, or a soul-sealing kiss, leaving its mark
I could vanish tomorrow, no one would ever seek my name
Take a simple tablet, fall underneath a fast train, extinguishing the flame
Stabbed right outside the news building, soaked in pouring rain, what a scene
I should be focused on living, not dreaming of beautiful deaths, nah, you know what I mean.

[Pre-Chorus / Bridge]
Feeling superior, deep in my core here
But from my skin out, I'm just a human, no doubt, living in fear
And you're a human, too, and I'm a human, like you, living free
And we're all human, it's true, you and me, destined to be.

[Chorus]
Bless it be a beautiful end, yeah! (Let it go)
Bless it be a beautiful end!
"Go... go..."
(Jumping out the window, yeah)
(Lettin' everything go, watch it all fade)
(Jumping out the window, whoa)
(Lettin' everything go, no, no, no...)

[Verse 3]
You understand my affection, hope you feel the same way too, that's my plea
I love it when your body moves with that passion, it's truly a sight to see
Come here, stick right beside me, don't ever wander far, just stay near
Always be my little one, my shining, guiding star, banishing all fear
My single, sole desire, is for your sweet, gentle kiss, nothing less
This whole damn system’s broken, I’ve absolutely nothing to miss, in this mess
And I truly hope and I often pray that the moment of our love is at hand, understand?
You and I, you and me, we'll become one from two, do you understand, throughout the land?
And the whole wide world feels so wrong, I still hope we will stand strong enough, it's true
For we stand on our own, and the sole thing truly known is our deep love, for me and you.

[Outro]
"Jumpin' out the window..."
"Lettin' everythin' go..."
"Yeah... uh huh... beautiful end... yeah... we got nothin' to lose..."

Jumpin' Out The Window

BOOM... tak... BOOM... tak...
Mi burn de midnight oil, y'know?
Head inna de book so de future can grow.
Every exam, a-pass it with a flourish,
Mek Mama and Papa feel nourished.
Dem chest swell up with a proper kinda pride,
See de certificate? Nuh-ting fe hide.
De-gree pon de wall, in a gold-plated frame,
A ticket to ride in de Babylon game.

Land de big job, inna de glass tower,
Man on a mission, feelin de power.
Sharp suit, clean shoes, brain tickin' fast,
Buildin' a future, forgettin' de past.
Spreadsheet a-sing, reports dem a-gleam,
Livin' de promise, de corporate dream.
Intelligence sharp like a brand new Gillette,
But de razor of politics... mi never met it yet.
De whispers start, like a snake in de grass,
In de canteen line, as de big-wigs pass.
A sideways glance, a smirk, a closed door,
Mi ideas gettin' lost on de polished floor.
De work is still good, de figures still right,
But a shadow fall in de fluorescent light.
Mi logic is sound, but dem logic is fear,
And de message start gettin' perfectly clear.

Dem call mi de slow horse, plodding along,
Inna dis race where mi just don't belong.
De DG a-crack de whip pon mi back,
Say "Move faster, you're on de wrong track."
But de track is a circle, de finish line a lie,
Just a slow horse... under a hostile sky.
Dem seh mi face don't fit, de texture is wrong,
So mi just plod on... singin' a reject's song.
BOOM... tak... BOOM... tak...
Then de HR letter, a formal disgrace,
"Your performance review, we need to discuss your place."
No talk of de numbers, de wins or de toil,
Just "cultural fit," on dis foreign soil.
Banish mi down to de forgotten floor,
Where de broken staplers live, and de hope is no more.
De Island of Misfits, de corporate jail,
Every email a-shoutin' out "FAIL".
Mi try harder, come early, stay late,
Try to rewrite dis miserable fate.
But de harder mi pull, de deeper de rut,
De stable door slam, and it stay firmly shut.
See colleagues dem vanish, one by one, dem gone,
A new face arrive before de old one's even warm.
No one ask why, no one seems to care,
Just an empty desk and a ghost in a chair.
Mi lie to mi family, mi friends on de phone,
"Yeah, work is irie, mi holdin' mi own."
But de truth is a poison, a lump in mi throat,
Mi a-captain a ghost ship, a sinkin' boat.

'Cause I'm a slow horse, plodding along,
In dis whole damn race where mi just don't belong!
De DG a-crack de whip pon mi soul,
Say "You're takin' up space, you're not in control!"
But de track is a circle, de finish line a lie,
Just a slow horse... under a hostile sky.
Dem seh mi face don't fit, de accent is wrong,
So mi just plod on... singin' a reject's song.

Is not about de work.
Never was.
Is about de new mandate, from a foreign land,
Politicians with strange accents and a helping hand...
For their own kind.
They buy the power, they write the brand.
They look at me, and they don't see a man who built,
They see an obstacle, a remnant, a guilt.
My history, my face, my story... an old design,
That don't fit the new logo, the new bottom line.

De DG, him is just de puppet on de string,
Makin' mi life a living, breathing, hellish thing.
He want mi fe break, want mi fe quit,
Want mi fe sign de paper, and just admit...
Defeat.
Say "I wasn't good enough," say "I couldn't last."
Bury my pride and live in the past.
He want mi fe crawl away, broken and tame...
And forget I ever even had a name.

But de heart of a slow horse... is a stubborn drum.
It beats on and on... till de kingdom come.
Dey can tek mi desk... tek mi pride...
But de riddim inside... it will not hide.
So mi plod on... down de corridor of shame...
Whispering mi own name...
Whispering my own name...
Slow horse...
Slow horse...
Still... in de game...


Slow Horse

[Intro]
(Let's play a game, let's play a game)
(Let's play a game, let's play a game)

[Chorus]
I can't fight this feeling in my own way
These black and white signals always look so gray
Hate to say this is just a silly chase
Because you would much rather play

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
We play these mind games until we lose the way
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Mind-mind games, mind games, mind games

[Verse 1]
One little word and the cycle starts again
You build me up just to watch the fall
I grip onto your riddles now and then
Hoping that you’ll finally make the call 
Sin after sin, do we even feel it now?
We've lost our trust in this masquerade
I know you wish you could just tell me how
To end this foolish little game we've made

[Pre-Chorus]
I could lie to you and tell you
I don't care about this game at all
But I'm hoping that you see right through my fragile little wall, baby

[Chorus]
I can't fight this feeling in my own way
These black and white signals always look so gray
Hate to say this is just a silly chase
Because you would much rather play

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
We play these mind games until we lose the way
Ooh, ooh, ooh
We play these mind games until we lose the way

[Verse 2]
So you think you've got me figured out, honey?
Holding back your heart like it's a prize to be won
Thinking I’m just here for when you get lonely 
Take advantage, say you'll hold me close but you just run
Someone told me you can only pretend for so long
The tears you hide will manifest a friend
You'll never see the truth inside this song
If you think your clever grin will win you in the end

[Pre-Chorus]
You could lie to me and tell me
You can get me out your head
But I'm tired of all the silly things we've always left unsaid, singin'

[Chorus]
I can't fight this feeling in my own way
These black and white signals always look so gray
Hate to say this is just a silly chase
Because you would much rather play
(Play, play, play)

[Bridge]
Stop the games, just for a night
Can we make this feel right?
Stop the games, under the light
Can we finally win this fight?

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Mind-mind games until we lose the way
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Mind games, mind games, mind games
(Until we lose the way)

Mind Games

[Verse 1]
Sunrise, and the sky looks the same
Cold glass, and the city rain
Street lights bleed on a silver train
But the feeling is never the same

[Pre-Chorus]
But it's clear, they don't see, they're not hearing me
In their screen, in their screen, they are scrolling
With their likes and their feeds, and the data it breeds
In their screen, in their screen, souls are stolen

[Chorus / Drop]
In your screen, in your screen
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation
What's in your screen, in your screen?
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation-ation-oh


[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Zombie Na-tion
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Con-nec-tion
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Zombie Na-tion
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Con-sump-tion

[Verse 2]
Another face is glowing bright
Heart is trading dark for light
When the algorithm silences sight
We must be programmed wrong from right

[Pre-Chorus]
It's the same cold world, a digital dream
In their screen, in their screen, they're still scrolling
With their ads and their trends, and where friendship ends
In their screen, in their screen, they are falling

[Chorus / Drop]
In your screen, in your screen
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation
What's in your screen, in your screen?
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation-ation-oh


[Breakdown]
No real friends, just a cold display
Just a signal in the code we obey
We consume and consume 'til we fade away

[Build-up]
'Til we fade away... fade away... fade away...


[Final Chorus / Outro Drop]
In your screen, in your screen
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation!
What's in your screen, in your screen?
Zombie, Zombie, Zombie Nation!

Zombie Nation

Inspired by Trevor James song Mystery
See https://soundcloud.com/user-616551676/mystery

Before I sleep
My whole life replays
The dim lights
Just fade away

Oh, ain't it a mystery

How you were here all along?
Oh, ain't it a mystery
You mean everything, everything to me

When I would hide
In shadowed evergreens
My memory's a haze
From those lonely days

Some days I'd wake
And see the same mistakes
Four lonely walls
Would start closing in
I shattered my mirror
For some kind of peace
But now with you here

I can finally breathe

Oh, ain't it a mystery
How you were here all along?
Yeah, it's crazy I found you
It's just crazy I found you
You're so beautiful to me…

Please, darling, never leave…

You Were Here All Along (Inspired by Trevor James Song, Mystery)

Cover of Trevor James song Mystery
See https://soundcloud.com/user-616551676/mystery


when I sleep
nothing fades
all the lights
shine away

every heart beats for you
every part was meant for you
and I can’t breath

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

when I hide
amongst the evergreens
oh how I high
I climb

amongst the trees
all is told to me
nothing’s free
except the breeze

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
it was always here before

when I sleep
nothing fades
all the lights
shine away

every heart beats for you
every part was meant for you
and I can’t breath

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

when I hide
amongst the evergreens
oh how I high
I climb

amongst the trees
all is told to me
nothing’s free
except the breeze

oh aint it a mystery
every thing was here before

oh aint it a mystery
it was always here before

each time I wake
I see the same mistakes
purple walls
Keep closing in
another day
another soul to find
I broke my mirror
it brought me peace now I can breath

oh aint it a mystery
it was always here before


Mystery (cover of Trevor James song Mystery)

[Intro]
They always say you can have too much of a good thing…
But I don’t know about that.
Every day, we share emails, share meetings… share a space.
But it’s just not enough.
It’s never enough of it…

[Verse 1]
The office party music is a drone
Let's find a quiet place where we're alone
I'm drawing a blank on what they call you
But everything about you feels brand new

[Pre-Chorus]
And all I know… is when you are near me I feel a change
Something starts moving, I wanna scream your name
Look what your silence is doing to me…

[Chorus]
We're colleagues in the daylight hours
But you’re my secret lover when the city sleeps
Come on my baby, with your hidden powers
Be my secret lover, tell me all your keeps

[Verse 2]
Then the DJ drops that classic groove
And I can’t help but watch the way you move
Your eyes are saying let's escape this place
A cab for two would save us any face

[Pre-Chorus]
And all I know… is every time you're here I feel the change
Something starts moving, I gotta scream your name
Look what this feeling is doing to me…

[Chorus]
We're colleagues in the daylight hours
But you’re my secret lover when the city sleeps
Come on my baby, with your hidden powers
Be my secret lover, tell me all your keeps

[Bridge]
My apartment is in a state of grace…
But I see heaven written on your face…
And in the morning light I finally see…
The very same person who works with me.

[Outro / Final Chorus]
Come on baby!
I want to love you all over!
(My secret lover)
Come on my baby!
Be my secret lover!

(Secret lover… in the night)
(Daylight hours… it ain’t right)
(Come on my baby… hold me tight)

Secret Lover

[Verse 1]
I see you by the bar and wait for you to find the time to come and dance with me
And when we get out on the floor, I know there is a chance you will be leaving without me
This whole persona feels like a disguise, I see you’ve heard these same old tired lines the night before
And though it’s just a weak attempt to you, for me it’s true, and it has never felt so right before.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then we find a quiet little booth to have a drink or two
And my whole world just falls apart when I’m alone with you.

[Chorus]
This life has got my heart so broken and cold inside,
How am I supposed to give you all this love?
Then I go and mess it all up by saying something stupid like "I love you."
This ain't supposed to be the vibe, I feel like I am playing the fool,
But baby, what else can I do?
My reputation’s on the line, but I'd risk it a hundred times,
And that’s just all because of love.

[Verse 2]
I rehearse inside my head to find some clever words instead to make this feeling seem brand new
But then I figure I will wait until the evening’s getting late, and I am standing next to you.
I never came into this place just to have a good night,
I brought my whole reputation to the club.
But your perfume is in my head, the neon lights turn red, and my resolve is coming loose.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then we find a quiet little booth to have a drink or two
And my whole world just falls apart when I’m alone with you.

[Chorus]
This life has got my heart so broken and cold inside,
How am I supposed to give you all this love?
Then I go and mess it all up by saying something stupid like "I love you."
This ain't supposed to be the vibe, I feel like I am playing the fool,
But baby, what else can I do?
My reputation’s on the line, but I'd risk it a hundred times,
And that’s just all because of love.

[Dance Break / Bridge]
My brothers locked inside, I know that they all ride…
They know a different type of love…
How can I show you any love?

[Chorus]
This life has got my heart so broken and cold inside,
How am I supposed to give you all this love?
Then I go and mess it all up by saying something stupid like "I love you."
This ain't supposed to be the vibe, I feel like I am playing the fool,
But baby, what else can I do?
My reputation’s on the line, but I'd risk it a hundred times,
And that’s just all because of love.

[Outro]
Somethin' stupid… like "I love you"...

A different type of love…

something stupid like I love you

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Summertime In The City(N9 featuring Elliott remixed by Ebs, features samples from Barking by Ramz)

Ezzy Elliott

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