Enemies & Muses

Breathe with me
Inhale what you want
and the rest…
Exhale, let it go

Hey, ay somewhere in all this trying to make sure everyone is ok
Neglected me, forgot to make sure I’m ok, I’m ok
Graduated more than ok
Slowly consistently, I’m the tortoise 
Ain’t concerned with rabbit tryna beat rabbit on any one sprint
Sword fighting, tryna put out the last word
I’m fighting for my spot, seat at the table, word
I’m not on the menu
Fuck I don’t like this table, venue 
I’ma build my own wanna come to mine?
Surrender floated as a dirty word, but it’s all in the context
Have to pay attention to the subtext
When I listen across the collective catalogue of this music, the mood is heavy and sad
What do we have to do to lift that
Every lift counts
Added to amount
Do my part to lift that

Oh yeah 
Oh yeah
If you like it stay a while and
If you don’t you gotta let it go
Time to go you saw it coming
Ain’t care for your side eyes, judgement 
Breathe in breathe out just one last glance
Ain’t no coming back again

Reminiscing bout the sixes to pandemic
Releasing it, looking to upper twenties thirties 
Gotta get my hands dirty
Won’t compromise integrity
Come for people in songs
Only align with who’s in it for long
Age of awakening, still alive
Through this we can still save lives
Can’t concern me with spies
Releasing sins of the past
Statute of limitations ran out, leave them at that
If you tried to kick me when I was down
No hard feelings but you won’t be around
Remember nothing is popular until you make it so

Oh yeah 
Oh yeah
If you like it stay a while and
If you don’t you gotta let it go
Time to go you saw it coming
Ain’t care for your side eyes, judgement 
Breathe in breathe out just one last glance
Ain’t no coming back again

Seriously just breathe and let all that shit go

Release (let go)

In This Life

Own it all
Own the gains
Own the losses
Don’t be silenced
Don’t be silenced

Anonymously
Behind the scenes
Jumping through hoops
Bureaucracy, I’m all the troops
What’s gonna serve me
Not come back to bite me
True in any come up
Not just here, listen up
Here in all the fuckin beats
Copyright, royalties, mechanical
No how to manual
Work in good faith
Keep the faith
Plant your stake
Seed the dirt, nurture
Stretchin’ strengthen your core, record
Gon’ need that energy, send it to the stores

(Silencing)
Silencing 
Adjusting …  volume
Unmuting … back room
Original
No place to go
Miss us with them trolls
Bigger fish to fry
Swerving labels
Take a stance
No silence
Not now
No silence
Not ever
Defiance
Defiance

Passing time Starbucks Star Seeds hitting Star Buds
1st amendment in the USA, independent play
Should be Universal
Touting free speech, but a reversal
10,000 hours
Fifty thousand dollars
Art pulled no explanation
Entire catalogue threatened
“Copyright infringement”
Ain’t gonna be my ending
Everything by the book, receipts, nothing cooked
They don’t want me to have a second look
See me busy and booked 
I threaten the power structure, business as usual
Bring out the big guns
Silence him, vulnerable
Ain’t waiting for no response
Power back in my own hands
Ain’t a wrench my plans
Real truth in real time
We live

Silencing 
Adjusting …  volume
Unmuting … back room
Original
No place to go
Miss us with them trolls
Bigger fish to fry
Swerving labels
Take a stance
No silence
Not now
No silence
Not ever
Defiance
Defiance

Cool with every roadblock
Take my next shot
Cool reception, canopy reflection
Lil extra time, blessing in disguise
Appetizer, enjoy the moments
Came down the grapevine from a lil blue bird
Lawyers on retainer, pull them out when we get there
Just or unfair
We meet it, nightmare
Speak when it’s time
Do it now or regret in 50 years time
I’ll be 87, here since 87, 
Earn my ticket into heaven
Patience, it’s
Not even summer yet
I’ma do this spring cleaning
In my bag
Offload that bag
Take out the gag, myself
Won’t be intimidated by label

Silencing

If you care about me
Just breathe
Put down the pen
Just for a moment
I can’t tell you when
But when it’s time 
Pick up the phone
Keys in the ignition, drive
Since it poured down on me
I struggled to clean up, it’s sticky
I gotta move freely for them to see
It’s an audience of one
I ain’t talkin’ bout a person
Always a good time where I’m from
Always tell the truth but
I have to keep it in a sound bite
Context flows how I answer, right
I ain’t in a hurry for nothing, but
Don’t let relaxed trick you that 
I’m not working
I am
Tryna fuck with your emotions
I am not
Put it on my life
I didn’t go through all this strife
Not to break no hearts
I’m playing my own part
I have one in this world too
See we all do
Can’t let anyone take that from you
Won’t let anyone take that from me
That’s why I say don’t give up on love
If we’re gonna fight let’s put on the gloves
From the nightmares 
I wanna fly away like doves
Tryna keep it short and sweet
Less is more, you see
I’m moving in a state of peace
Can’t allow uncertainty to make us freeze 
Gotta keep moving, grooving, zooming
All the way out, way out
Zooming all the way out
Zooming all the way out

If You freestyle

Born in California and residing in Colorado, Paul decided to make his first album in 2023.  It will be released in early 2024 and has strong influences from hip hop, pop and electronic dance music. The title of the project became 110 when he realized there was a steeper learning curve than anticipated and he had to give 110% to grow as a songwriter and as an artist.  The vibes lean towards the positive and optimistic, with topics ranging from believing in yourself, taking action, love, heartache, and the perils of technology.  He enjoys the collaboration that goes into making music and the creative process from start to finish.

www.paulrobert.co

Silencing

Paul Robert

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