Do you wanna go far? 
Do you wanna go where you wanna be?

I’ve been outta my game, spitting lame, laying in bed, 
with a hangover, aching pain in my head, 
can’t stomach food, gotta little too loose last night.
I see the lack of gratitude for this stage fright,

Theres an opportunity blinding my sight, so bright, so white, it keeps me up at night,
I’d be a fool to be turning my back on it. Theres a world to see when I’m on it.

I gotta step into the spotlight, I’ll be alright, I’ll fight the fight, high tide, taking flight all night
if I’m awake anyway I might as well write, 
head to the studio, AKA the freezer room, 

Fluorescents lights out, warm lamps clicked on.
I pick the mic up, plugging it inta input one.
Notes to go wherever I go, strategies, goals, outlining shows. 

The hum from a deep freeze keeps me cool.
Lid open on the laptop time to make a move, 
I hear the beats, I feel the tune, 
Time to translate that steez to you.



I’m putting the hours in in my basement
where the bass is meant to facilitate the
catchy hooks, smooth melodies. 
When the tapes rollin, I rock the reels. 

Don’t stop the loop, it’s time to slap the track, 
I’m stacking phat back tracks on my laptap, I practice that, 
I’ll be rocking raps till my teeth are black 
in plastic tooth holder wrapped around my neck

with my dentures out, on an adventure now, 
guitar strapped to my back.
I think I’ve gotta show for the ducks today, 
they really quack when they wanna hear me play

I got no bread crumbs son, but I got a kick drum in the middle of my chest 
golden years, feeling more alive, still amplified, forget it, leave that too a future test. 

All I need is now, I play so loud, the roommates want me out 
but soon I’m heading south, to the mountains again, to find my friend, inside of me, I lost touch with him, 
and he’s sending me, vibes of love lately but he’s a little angry, that I haven’t been lining up with his beliefs, 
now it overtakes me,   
I broke the truce, I’ve lost the truth, 
I’m born to lose, thats mine to choose,
buts he's busting through, and I'll pay my dues.
He’s not passing through, he’s here to stay,
then nothings gonna be in our way. 
Time to seize the day.



Do you wanna go far?
chase it
do you wanna be a star?
make it
If you got any fear
face it
if your eyes are full of tears
embrace it

Face it, embrace it, put it back in its place and 
take it, replace it, with your love, give and get a taste yeah, 
don’t erase that, place that in a great space and don’t waste that, 
trace back to grace yeah but chase it at your own pace bra

Do You Wanna Go Far?

Lately it seems, I've been trying to wrap my head around the scene 
I've been pacing in the empty spaces,
of the wretched existence that we're in currently, 
soon I'll have to be gone if I know what's best for me 

but do I? I thought I did when I started seeing you, 
Seen in each other what we wanted, we knew, 
Convinced of true love, as if we even had a clue
now it's lead us to here and I've been untrue, fuck  

I love you and this is just as hard for me as it is for you,
But my mask hides the truth, and my smile lies to you

   
Light through the doorway, find out what I'm waiting for 
we've been Dancing in the sheets, I exist so lively when our eyes meet, 
Looking for trouble as I lay upon your floor
Blind to the love felt years before

ohhhhohhhh oh nooooo
I'm loooooooosinnn  yoooouuuuuuuu


The irises of my eye defy  the pupil outside, 
lenses that have told me lies now uncover what they hide
but theres no denying I feel like dying 
when I'm with you and you're not on my side, 

could you see it my way? I want what I do, 
and I'm sorry that the lifestyle i've chosen scares you 
I believe it and I'm not leaving it, I’m in it and I love it
So why do I gotta choose?

Shit, that's the way it is, and I'm not one to point the blame
but my body sinks every time you say my name
and the thought of never hearing it from you again, 
is like a gun held to my heart at point blank, BANG!

My mask hides the truth, my smile lie to you
masks that hide the truth smiles that lie to you ooo ooo OHH

Light through the doorway, find out what I'm waiting for 
we've been Dancing in the sheets, I exist so lively when our eyes meet, 
Looking for trouble as I lay upon your floor
Blind to the love felt years before

Ohhh, Ohhh noooo
I’m losing you

I'm Losing You

Heres a video with captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=larQSfRAF1k

So get it, I’m on the internet now, 
singles released, concert and EP announced 
I got a 100 likes, whaaaat, writing tight shit every night
just made $20 bucks whaaaat I’m feeling like a mil bruh

are you listening this is my kitchen, 
the knives i am sharpening, the sound i am carving in
bargaining with the farmers market from the view of an artist
all of you are so generous if i’m being honest 
 
and when you all appreciate, it feels fucking great
to be chopping up dropping all the next beats on your plate
eat em up, they’re fresh, its the best I can deliver
i’ll be slicing and dicing fresh beef and veggies forever

like a true chef my meals only get beta
like cheddar, cheesy sometimes - still tasty like feta
you betta, turnip, grab a jalepeno pepper
what I serves hot as fuck, better take off your sweater, 

before the sweat from your mouth makes you any wetter
but if you ask James Dylan, wetter is better.
How do you measure the letters I feather?
a time setter to ticker! and let her getta little tender

I never pressured the flavour on the masses i fasted before 
getting a taste
I’m still starving i’ll be out setting the bait, for the next big catch, 
determined by fate
i can be a little late, burnt out from the day, 
but patiently 

I will be waiting for the costumers to come consuming at my restaurant
in the movement i am fluent in, moving it to your plates 
I hope it tastes great

IS IT READY YET?!!!! Heyyy?


The chefs view is skewed like the skewers he is cooking on,
punctures right through it, like the bass line in this song, 
cut it up, spice it up, roll it in a wrap,
i mean a tortilla dude whatcha you thinking bout?

These are just leftovers, eat em up for free, 
honestly, it doesn’t bother me, i’m living my dream
follow me if you wanna be living it too, 
I’m doing this for me, but also for you, 

Ooo thats tasty, my tongue is salivating 
crave it like a pastry, on the daily 
On the daily

Tune For Thought

Let the bass fill in my soul, 
empty pockets but I’m filled with gold,
i’ll release the enemy that sits within
feel the air softly grazing my skin, 

it takes me, i melt into the moment, 
no wishful thinking, no hoping, 
no thoughts to tempt my motives, 
no feelings to get me going

breathing heavily into my nose
sweat from my palms wiped on my clothes 
vibrating, i keep my aim on just being close
to contentment within my woes, 

satisfaction is the action of my mind right now, 
freedom sits drowning in the stillness right now
silence pierce my being so loud   now.
tranquility seeps into my body, not knowing how, 

it blankets my emotion with a tender bliss, 
i’ve been missing this, since our last kiss
sitting on my wrists, you bet i can resist, 
my desire for love is directionless 

It doesn’t need anywhere to go, 
its happy here resting vibrant in its home, 
Within me the love turns into a poem 
it makes its way out without even knowing, 

I’ve been growing, and I feel fine, 
and I move on up anyway, no matter the cost,      but sometimes 


I'll slip into a sorry sweet lullaby 
made of words we never said
dreams we never lead
It fills my mind, 

its soothing but it makes me weep
composed of melodies you sang to me, 
slip into my sorry sweet lullaby, I’m fine


My times taking longer than I guessed,
i reflect about how far i’ve progressed
i’m proud but sometimes i feel depressed, 
When i’m down music is my therapist, 

I get lonely every now and again, 
and the sadness is slowly closing in
But my medicine, is the ink in this pen,
it flows when i’m fluid within my emotion

I guess I’m doing pretty good, 
I got my friends and I smile when I should, 
lifes beautiful and seeing that always, 
was a breeze before we left those hallways, 

keep looking up the people will say, 
but to me thats just an escape, 
from reality when negativitys clutching me
life doesn’t always come fucking easy

Let go of it? Stay positive?
Try to forget it? Or push through it?
I do all of those a little bit, i’m gonna cut the shit
If you want honesty, well this is it. 

 
I slip into a sorry sweet lullaby 
made of words we never said
dreams we never lead
It fills my mind, 

I push it to the side, I’m okay without you, 
don’t let it sound like I could ever doubt you just
slip into my sorry sweet lullaby, I’m fine

James Dylan

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