Sugar and spice, 
And everything weird, 
When I was just a tyke, 
I could see so clear, 
But now I’m in my twenties, 
All I feel is this fear, 
That the, 
stress gonna get me, 
And the check won’t clear, 
It’ll bounce, 
She’s just my type, 
So I knew I had to pounce, 
She dimmed the lights, 
And then told me she was proud, 
Of words I rhyme, 
And recite in front of crowds, 
Or the time that I spend inside the house, 
Losing my mind, 
Writing lines, 
Tryna douse, 
The flames that been burning through your blouse, 
Or the pain that it takes to spit it out, 
Spilling my guts in front of people that I barely even know, 
Climb the steeple, 
Searching for a better view for where to go, 
But the lanes all twisted, 
The path keeps switching, 
And the gears keep shifting

/ / / / 

Narrow the distance between us, 
Until the lines spiral, 
Our paths cross, 
And shit, 
You barely even crack a smile, 
Our paths cross, 
And shit, 
You barely even crack a smile 

And then we share an awkward embrace, 
And tell each other that we’re looking healthy and great, 
I ask about your mother, 
Are your family ok? 
You ask about my brother, 
‘bout the wedding, 
The date, 
I look into your eyes and know that everything’s changed, 
You staring back at mine, 
I know you thinking the same, 
I look into your eyes and know that everything’s changed, 
You staring back at mine, 
I know you feeling the same, 

/ / / / 

So, 
This is your lullaby, 
Slash (/) 
Goodbye, (?)
See ya 

xxx

L _ _ (prod. TOVA)

Friends about to leave, 
Ex about to dip, 
Best parts of me, 
Got left in the mist, 
Still stressed from this shit, 
But still blessed with this gift, 
So I’m writing till the day done, 
Watch her body twist, 
Take shelter when the rain come, 
Sailing adrift, 
Strom brewing, 
‘cause I made one, 
Say it how it is, 
No faking, 
Before you break something, 
No faking, 
Before you break something, 
No faking, 
Before you break something,  
I was telling silly lies, 
So no surprise, 
I’ve got no appetite at dinner time, 
In the mirror, 
getting thinner, 
I can see the finish line, 
Still paint a vivid picture, 
With a couple written lines, 
Still playing every fixture, 
Even when my limbs are tired, 
Bones break, 
Hit it till her toes shake, 
Spit it till I feel it in my spirt and my soul, 
Wait, 
I can see my vision getting clearer on these cold days, 
I can feel the wisdom getting nearer so my old ways, 
Are my old ways, 
Focused on the future, 
Wounds are sutured, 
Couple bruises, 
Breaking patterns like a cold case, 
But I still miss them old days. 

/ / / / 

Ben said that I don’t like humans, 
Tryna find some humour through the ruins, 
Ashes of my past, 
The passion never lasts, 
The actions that you take, 
Representing who you are, 
Decisions that I made, 
Still regret them in the dark, 
Keep these demons out my face, 
Keep depending on the path, 
Keep walking, 
Every end has a start, 
Keep talking, 
Keep depending on the path, 
Keep walking

Loophole (prod. Fat_Benn)

An oldie from the winter vault. Whole lotta raps. 

Prod. Fat_Benn 
 
Every time you disappear for a minute, 
I start writing,
Then you reappear and you strike just like lightning, 
Ease me of my fears while I figure out this life thing, 
and shed a couple tears for the peers who despise me, 
fuck it, 
I left em’ in the dust, 
jumped up on a plane, 
full of shame, 
had to run, 
switching up my ways only took a couple months, 
jumped up on the stage, 
finally started having fun, 
people approach me after shows and tell me that I hit a nerve, 
that’s how I know eventually I’ll finish first, 
the message that you sent to me, 
shit,
I guess that It worked, 
cause,  
I left you alone, 
but still kept you in these words, 
kept you in these songs, 
kept you in these lines, 
heart beating strong for the girl I left behind, 
finally focused when I write, 
finally stepping back outside, 
I’m finally living my life, 
I’ve been trying not to panic, 
I’ve been dealing with the damage, 
I was battling these demons in the deep end, 
I was drowning, 
I was driving off the cliff, 
my mind too fragile, 
so I never light the spliff (lol), 
I could always rhyme like this, 
since sixteen, 
I’ve been killing shit behind closed doors, 
treat em’ mean, 
keep em’ keen, 
always show full force, 
life is never what it seems, 
till you plot out a course, 
finally picked me a path, 
finally penned me a plan, 
got the blueprints on the table, 
like we robbing a bank, 
ready, willing and I’m able, 
that’s why I’m stable when I stand, 
rolling through your fucking city like a tank, 
but I’m tryna keep the peace, 
cause like Phonte said, 
“my peace of mind is paramount,” 
not tryna be a powerhouse, 
but shit, 
it would be nice if music paid for all of the power in my house, 
the wordplay perfect, 
fire in my stomach and my soul still burning, 
I’m focused and working, 
I’m still so determined, 
still turn my nose to the vermin, 
snakes in the grass, 
rats and their cheese, 
stressed ‘bout the past, 
I was down on my knees, 
I was tryna find a path, 
I was searching for relief, 
crawling in the dark, 
I could barely fucking breathe, 
I could barely fucking breathe. 

///

Deep End (prod. Fat_Benn)

She been feeling different, 
tryna figure out our past, 
made some big decisions, 
and I ripped our shit apart, 
finally found some wisdom, 
I was sitting in the dark, 
swear my head was spinning, 
I was sinning, 
moving fast, 
had to slow it down, 
and get some distance from the start, 
take me back to seventeen, 
when we were drinking in the park, 
I would hit the weed and wouldn't worry about my past, 
I've been tryna find some peace, 
I'm not the person that I was. 

/ / / 

Hope the rain can erase my ways, 
cus' the pain still stain my face, 
and the hearts gon' break, 
and the earth gon' shake, 
when we run, 
won't let them chase

/ / /

I hope you still draw every single day, 
I hope you're happy and healthy and unafraid, 
you've always been fearless girl, 
in every single way, 
I hope your vision is the clearest, 
and you seizing every day. 

/ / / 

I've been running for a couple years, 
I was bluffing but I'm finally near. 

/ / / 

I've been running for a couple years, 
why I always duck for cover when the love is near, 
why i'm making these assumptions, 
I've been dipping from the functions,
I don't love us anymore, 
I guess that much is clear, 
I set fires just to put them out, 
I met liars, 
had to push them out,
I've been running for a couple years, 
why I always duck for cover when the love is near, 
why i'm making these assumptions, 
I've been dipping from the functions,
I don't love us anymore, 
I guess that much is clear, 
I set fires just to put them out, 
I met liars, 
had to push them out,
I set fires just to put them out, 
I met liars, 
had to push them out,
had to shoot from the hip just to get it done, 
had to loosen my grip, 
had to set the sun, 
watch the moon rise, 
saw the truth in your blue eyes, 
hopped in the booth with some new lines, 
had to shoot from the hip just to get it done, 
had to loosen my grip, 
had to set the sun, 
watch the moon rise, 
saw the truth in your blue eyes, 
hopped in the booth with some new lines, 
your blue eyes.

Distance (prod. Fat_Benn)

Tired of hearing about the lines that I did or didn't cross, 
no matter what I do, 
they raise the price I pay the cost, 
so i'm snapping in this booth, 
because it's all I've really got, 
still standing with this truth, 
still gathering my thoughts, 
still fucking like a champ, 
but not quite as frequent, 
still working cash in hand, 
barely breaking even, 
still managing the facts, 
still chasing demons, 
still tending to my patch through the changing seasons, 
look, 
rain, sleet or snow, 
gotta get it right, 
label him as Caesar when you see him, 
he the emperor type, 
every single sentence that he bleeding, 
embers reignite, 
every single sentence that he bleeding, 
embers reignite, 
pass the torch, 
i'm in the darkness where the fires roar, 
soul still burning, 
I'm an artist, 
label me as such, 
never been concerned with the pressure when it's building up, 
couple lessons learned, 
wait your turn then you fill your cup, 
the glass been half empty for too long, 
the past still stress me, 
so I put it in new songs, 
the path still deadly, 
I manoeuvre through new swamps, 
heart beat steady, 
steering clear of some new wrongs,  
my old ways, 
they're my old ways, 
focused on the future, 
breaking patterns like a cold case, 
all the wounds are sutured, 
couple bruises and a bone break, 
she label me a nuisance till I hit it and her toes shake, 

The scars make me stronger, 
the task isn't easy but it's worth it in the long wrong, 
the path's getting longer, 
my stars still tease me, 
seem them shining when I'm one one, 
The scars make me stronger, 
the task isn't easy but it's worth it in the long wrong, 
the path's getting longer, 
my stars still tease me, 
seem them shining when I'm one one,

Cracked Ribs (Prod. STERLiiNG)

Snakes, 
leaches and vultures. 
Met a couple this year, 
be careful when approaching. 

X X X

Crazy production from https://soundcloud.com/kh3rtis

JIM

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