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Lyrics:

[Intro]
Need water

[Chorus]
Even when I'm low, and no one's with me
I'll walk on this road, holding on my keys
They say when you go, that's when you'll be free
If it's meant for me, so it will be

[Verse]
If I don't make it home by the end of the night, tell my momma she's fine my money stashed in the (censored)
Keep my face in your memory and my name in the light, you was singing despise you was sinning full time
I was packing my bags I want a LA crib, with at least 20 Ms tucked away in the bank
Hope my pops make it home to see me living in grace, ain't seen him since '06 every year flying bye
My little sis ran away searching for her destination, destiny killing patience I pray she finding her calling
Momma worried about her dial her number and call it, ringing all damn day she ain't come home that night
I always gamble my tithes I place my bets on my fate, if it ain't about me then it ain't none of mine
Got my head in the clouds thinking God gave me flight, before I get to blink twice I (censored)

[Chorus]
Even when I'm low, and no one's with me
I'll walk on this road, holding on my keys
They say when you go, that's when you'll be free
If it's meant for me, so it will be

[Outro] X5
What do we want? 
The truth
When do we want it? 
Now

Trials + Truths

Prosper

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Lyrics:

[Verse]
Ain't nobody here to celebrate this with me thanks for not coming, round of applause for the one that turned out to be something
They fell to their knees in disbelief and, skies was falling the wind was blowing I was parting the sea
When momma said momma knows her son, I ain't never had a light as bright as this one
Shot by the hit of the drums they was marching in sadness, pure madness but the better me won
All premeditated purely levitated, never needed a horse for me to reach this elevation
I hear the shit they saying swear that I've been changing, I just ain't complacent see the look in all their faces
I mistook what I've been craving as a plead for blessings, lately I've been looking in the mirror can't recognize the changes
Doubling up the funds and giving it back daily, in the form of rap songs as hymns their singing his praises
This is more than what I asked for, I was piss poor just wanted my way to passport
Hourglass feel to the floor lost track of time, kicked down the door and said the world was mine plus more
And now here we are, did you know that you could make it this far
After hopping on a bus cause you ain't want to buy a car, reinvested in the vision God damn that boy was smart
All they said was you don't know what you doing people don't buy the music, dropping out was stupid don't be so useless
All it takes is one life for me to do it, one change one night at a show I'll spark the light
That's right shinning so bright, your arms wrapped around me tight you always been my guiding light
This for all those long nights how we made assumptions, taking lessons from the lesser man is something worth discussing
Started to unfold while the plot was unravelling, story was prewritten the picture placed on the canvas then
Art was critiqued God damn it it hit me, that the words that they speak won't redefine me
Not as long as you there, there will never be a fear or a doubt or a tear
And every body's here shhh everybody's here, thanks for not coming it was one hell of a year cheers

[Hook]
We want it we want it, we want it we want it
We want it we want it, we want it we want it
We want it we want it, we want it we want it
We want it we want it, we want it we want it
We

Truths

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Lyrics:

[Hook] X4
We want the truth, we want the truth oh

Grow

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Lyrics:

[Verse]
As I pray for you, it was nice to know you when I known you as a loner
Seen the world cascading murders on the daily, I'm never head shaking I just watch where I sleep
In a space where my mind is a bleep, trying to figure out how I can compete
Standing the test of time seems to be a scary feat, its like having a blank mind staring at a blank sheet
And I can never overwrite my wrongs, if I put em in a song then I'll have to face the music
Ears being pierced I swear to God I'm going through it, tug-of-war with myself pulling me I'm influenced
Black pool of genius come and drown in some true shit, my flaws on the bassline I see you're numb to it
Even on my worse day on a cold day in hell, it's gonna be a Coldplay when you see what I entail
Through every detail won't derail this train of thought, put the pieces together and created Noah's Arc
They all frail how they crumble under pressure, the show must go on I'll take on all the attention
Mastermind of the time come and peep the lesson, show you how to move in a room full of blessings
Make your next move your best when you playing with a veteran, they don't know greatness when they see it staring right at them
Cameras get angles money's been getting dangled, chasing a false dream will have you falling for anything too
Pac taught me to live and die by what I say, Hov taught me how to own everything I make
Kanye taught me how to give soul to the people, Nas taught me you could be great at any age
Cole taught me if there's a will then there's a way, seen Kendrick hit the stage at Kunta's Sessions and amaze
Sitting and watching tired of sitting and watching, started plotting and planning and acting on every promise
21 years of age looking in my face, if there was ever a day to start today is that day
Put it all on display using my art to convey, crafting my Lost Tape my So Far Gone that goes without say
For pete sake I would say I plead my case, throw the book at me if you want welcome to my judgement day wait

Trials

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Lyrics:
[Intro}
They say the truth shall set you free

[Hook] x4
Tell me something good
On the edge of my seat

Think

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Transcribed:
I started working on Trials + Truths in January of 2016. Before that I was in college, did 3 semesters then decided to try to do something I really wanted to do, and not do something that was feeling temporary.

Through that I came up with this theme for the project, duality, and I landed on the title Trials + Truths pretty early on which means life tests, life results, or answers. You can think of "trial and error" like running a test, and truth being an answer on a scantron.

My mother's on there and represents the life tests part, and I'm on there as the results. So when you hear "we want the truth" or "tell me something good" and any other "truths" references, I'm saying tell me the result, not tell me a lie. All of my moms audio is actually taken from a 2 hour conversation we had. I just took some parts that fit the music made them work. The link between what she's saying and what I'm saying is a little more coded than that, but I'll leave that to be figured out by the listener.

The titles of the songs actually gives more meaning behind the theme running throughout. Like Think, Grow, and Prosper all represent stages. So you have Think which is like the birth of a situation, Grow is what you learned from the situation, and Prosper is moving on and out of the situation.

City of Angels was a title I thought of as being no matter what the situation is, no matter what someone tells you, even with clipped wings you can find your glory and your heaven. That's a hint to my mom's skit on Think.

The person on the album cover actually isn't me. My homie Acquille shot the cover and he's in Georgia now so I wasn't able to be there when he shot it, but I've known him since High School and we used a stand in model and got some great images and that one just looked like the right representation. The face is scratched out not because it's not me, but because it can be anyone. Anyone can relate to this storyline, even though I'm speaking specifically to my own situation. The blue and grey is actually supposed to mean a canvas, and I say it on the project. "Put it all on display" and "the art was critiqued" so I wanted to do a play on that.

Once I completed this project I got a sense of relief and like pure joy. One, I finally completed something, and two I got these ideas off of my chest and hearing the project now it sounds more reflective than sounding in the moment like it did when I first made these songs, but it just shows that it's a life project and not just some songs put together.

I've been waiting for a while to make something that I felt was worth putting out. I couldn't be more satisfied with this being the first representation of what I can do, especially since I made all the beats, wrote all my lyrics, recorded mixed and mastered myself. Now that this one is done, it's on to the next one. Next project will be called (censored) and will be out (censored).

Truth Serum: A Conversation.

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A Conversation.

A Conversation

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Transcribed: https://genius.com/Khamali-king-growth-a-conversation-lyrics

Fear will stunt your growth man, honestly. Sometimes you just have to walk all the way up to the line, cross it to be on the other side of your fear. 

It takes practice though. Each day try to get closer to the line but always look past the line and before you know it you're on the other side. 

I think eventually I'll cross my own personal line and find myself in a state I didn't think I'll ever make it to, making progress I never thought that I would make happen. 

You gotta get rid of all excuses and never second guess your gut, never make the same step twice, and keep positive outcomes in your thoughts. That's the key to growth. 

What a beautiful life if we're living it right.

Growth: A Conversation.

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Lyrics:

See the world as we know it, drowned in the focus. 
The opus of the eye, the stars have aligned. 
The words of the creed, the land of the free. 
The notion of the mind, the stories of a lie. 
Cryptic and true, stolen by youth. 
Aged within time, reached the bottom line.
Prosperity in color, lessons of my mother. 
This golden sphere of mine, son you have arrived only in design.

Creases

we were as peaceful as twin flames down an ocean’s drive. on the Northside, feeling gloried. sewn in the fabric, we spent every day everywhere. nothing lasts forever.
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Khamali King