Name: Just keep plugging away by Chris
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Ode to those just hanging in there trying to create something.

featherlight touch

Thank you I hope you like my original lyrics song!

Come back home!_1

Huge thank you to Elle for coming over to bless the mic again at my studio, who I met at a local karaoke contest over a year ago.
Written and performed by Cozmo Jethro. 
Chorus written by Cozmo Jethro and Elle, performed by Elle https://soundcloud.com/elleroach4
Ad libs by Elle.
Beat by Villatic https://soundcloud.com/villatic remixed by Cozmo Jethro.
Mix and mastered by Cozmo Jethro.

Lyrics:

(Cozmo Jethro)

Listening to some Brenda Doss. https://soundcloud.com/brendadoss
Musics deep with thoughtful sauce.
She posed a question, reflective way.
“A hundred years, what will everyone say?”

That got me thinkin down the road.
Mess we’re in, are we gonna explode?
Or is the world gonna heal?
We got a long way to heal this deal. Yea!

So much division everywhere.
Comin from the top, people seem scared.
In my lifetime, never seen nothin like this.
Goin back to the 60s I guess.

When something happens folks are pissed.
And everyone’s pointin fingers, yes.
At everyone accept themselves.
Calm down yall take a breath.

If your lifes not directly affected.
Don’t point fingers, stay positive, yea.
Be there for your people instead.
Speak up, fight, don’t loose your head.

(Elle)

Everybody speak your peace.
Don’t let that hate release.
Stay cool and spread the love.
Take the high road, stay above.

Misinformation will mislead.
Don’t add to the chaos take the lead.
Be smart and use your head.
Find a resolu u u tion.

(Cozmo Jethro)

Every day there is more shootings.
Everyday there is more looting.
Political unrest like I’ve never seen.
Can we recover, I don’t know, shiiiittt.

Now the bigots and the racists got something to say.
Been emboldened from the top and got sway.
They’re out in force and the results?
Huh, more corpses.

More unrest, more hate.
It’s everywhere, every day.

What we gonna do to go back.
15 years ago like that!
Before we’re all at each others throats.
I’m tired of it, step back.

In 100 years, I want my descendants around.
Don’t want em to struggle like we do now.

Aight yall, it’s the breakdown.
2025 no time to clown.
With everything that’s goin on now.
What the higgidy hell and how.

What we gonna do to fix this mess.
Have some conversations, yes!
Let everyone know our point of view.
Yo tell em Elle what to doooo!

(Elle)

Everybody speak your peace.
Don’t let that hate release.
Stay cool and spread the love.
Take the high road, stay above.

Misinformation will mislead.
Don’t add to the chaos take the lead.
Be smart and use your head.
Find a resolu u u tion.

100 Years From Now (feat. Elle)

Written and performed by Cozmo Jethro and BobbybPhoolan https://soundcloud.com/bobby-b-phoolan
Beat by Villatic https://soundcloud.com/villatic remixed by Cozmo Jethro
Mix and master by Cozmo Jethro
Cover art pics of BobbybPhoolan at Disney World and Cozmo Jethro both from the 80s. 

Lyrics:

(Cozmo Jethro and BobbybPhoolan)

Whooo, man! I’m feelin kinda nostalgic, like doin some reminiscin. How ya feelin Bobby?

Ayyy!!! im feeling alright alright fam!
just catching the vibes…..you know???!!!
picking up what you puttin down! type -ish!
us 80’s babies !!!!.

Ha ha, yea, let’s tell em about it!

(Cozmo Jethro)

I remember growin up when everything was ok. 
Remember that Bobby?

(Hell yeah……OKAY!!!!!!)

It was the 1980s, hoopin all day.
At Boyle Park, like Bobby’s mean fade away.
(swoosh!!!!)
I was Larry Bird, she was Penny Hardaway.
Breakin ankles, while I was shootin the J.

Saturday morn, 8 Wheels Skating Rink.
Me, JB, ha ha, and the family.
Innocent times set me up for the rest of my life.
Yo skatin’s how I met my wife.

I remember hangin at Showbiz Pizza Place.
With my homey Jovan, ha ha all day.
Watchin the show, hittin the arcade.
Lovin life, it was the 80s.

Back when times were simpler.
Me and Bobby was there.
Kids without a care.

Back in the day, (Back in the day)
We remember, the 1980s.
When all hip hop was underground.
We didn’t care, yea we still found the sound.

We could go out all day and roam around.
Ride our bikes around town
Times were simpler and you know what, aww yeaaa.
Everyone was down to clown.

(Mr. Roboto)

Back in the day
They remember, the 1980s.
When all hip hop was underground.
They didn’t care they still found the sound.

They could go out all day and roam around.
Ride their bikes around town.
Times were simpler and you know what.
Everyone was down to clown.

(Cozmo Jethro)

Ha ha, let em know Bobby!

(BobbybPhoolan)

Ain’t nothing like the 80s
love that old school sound
and like Jed said rode are bikes around
on the west side of Lansing
that’s my home town
Michigan born and raised
Out in Florida now
where the sun is always shining
and the traffic’s wild
remember begging my mom’s 
to come here as a child
wanna go to Walt Disney
and see Mickey Mouse
when we finally got to go
had the time of our life’s 
me and big bro chillin
not a worry in sight
until the Haunted Mansion
we were in for a fright
it was so damn scary had to close my eyes
I peeked out a couple of times
like Nope!!! ……
I ain’t dying
Made my family laugh a bit
and errbody just smiling
one of my fondest memories
still had my pops around
he use to take us to arcade
Pinball Pete’s downtown 
dropping quarters out his pocket
watch us scramble the ground
man he thought it was so funny 
we still laugh bout it now
I forgave him for the times
that he wasn’t around
had to learn
every relationship doesn’t work out
if you was raised in the hood
you know what I’m talking about 
made the best of what we had 
some things ….we went without
but regardless of my status
it was loved no doubt
born and raised in the 80s 
and I say that proud
if I could do it all again
I would leave right now       
peace out!!!

80s Baby (feat. BobbybPhoolan)

B-Bop Live @ ADE '25 (Deep house, Progressive, Melodic)

Written, Freestyled, performed, mixed and mastered by Cozmo Jethro and Nasty Tha Mc https://soundcloud.com/nasty_tha_mc
Beat by Villatic https://soundcloud.com/villatic remixed by Cozmo Jethro and Nasty Tha Mc

Lyrics:

(Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro)

Mo fire!

A ha ha! Yo Nasteeee! Let’s hit the mic one more time. Yeaaa, let’s rock it, yes, for the end of 2025.

Jaja! (giggle) It’s about that time!

Yes it is. Let’s get it!

Let go!

(Cozmo Jethro)

As this year comes to an end.
Nasty, I wanna say thanks my friend. (Thank you!)
I wanna end our year nice and smooth.
Collabin with you has been the real deal dude.

Since the beginning of the summer.
We’ve been goin at it.
And I gotta thank the beatmaker.
The great Villatic.

On my end, I’ve released 10 tracks of ours.
Got 4 sittin in the vault, yet to release yaaaa. (Much respect.)
I even got open verses sent from you.
And when I get the chance I’m gonna rock those too.

Rockin this year with you has been special.
Learned a ton, had hellafun, hell yea! (Me too!)

This has been my most prolific year.
I’ve never released so many tracks, ha ha aw yea!
You’ve encouraged me to do much more.
Releasing real hip hop, goin for it. (hip hop!)

I thank you man, for all that you’ve done.
And all we’ve created together as one. (hip hop!)
For me been a special musical year.
Creatin with you has been so damn fun yea!

(Nasty Tha Mc)

It’s about, it’s about that, you know for me too, yea.
A 1 2 alright Coz. Mmhmm.
Up up and away with my buddy and me.
Cozmo, check it out yea.

Two dope bros. huh.
From different damn mothas. 
Check it out no doubt.
Park ya ass.

Just damn listen and watch cause 
We are something oh yea, entertainin. (ha ha)
Just amazing that’s all.
Ya need to frickin know yea, that ether.

What we bring when we want to.
Straight to the da da dam table to the damn table, that’s damn true (straight up)

In the booth, I just cut it up.
In the booth, I get dirty what. (That’s right)
In the booth, he gets dusty what. (Yup)
Me dirty, he dusty, on it, (hiccup) and that’s somethin.

What we are for life that’s it.
2025 aw yea to 2000 and somethin yea infinity.
And beyond like that ya get me? (like that like that)
Dirty and dusty 2025 to infinity.  (infinity yalllllllll!)

Dirty and dusty 2025 to infinity. (oh yea!)
Dirty and dusty 2025 to infinity.
Dirty and dusty 2025 to infinity.  

(Cozmo Jethro)

We be dirty and dusty all day all night.
Rockin that mic till the early light.
Peace out yall, for 2025.

2025 Till Infinity (feat. Nasty Tha Mc)

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Cozmo Jethro
My wife Crissy and my daughter Lydia singing chorus with me (Cozmo Jethro)
Scratching by Cozmo Jethro
Beat by Villatic https://soundcloud.com/villatic (remixed by Cozmo Jethro)

Lyrics:

(Cozmo Jethro)

Yes! This goes out to Bobby B https://soundcloud.com/bobby-b-phoolan Nasty Tha Mc https://soundcloud.com/nasty_tha_mc
Elle https://soundcloud.com/elleroach4 and DJ Real https://soundcloud.com/the-dj-real Crissy and Lydia.
And all our friends and fam who
Collaborated on Crissy’s 50th Birthday Jam. Ha Ha!

2025 is comin to an end.
Takin this time to thank my musical friends.
Man, what a year this has been.
Collabin with talented musicians again.

Gotta thank Elle the soulful singer.
Met at a karaoke contest last year.
She comes over to bless the mic.
Brings that gorgeous voice into our lives.

Bobby B raps like no one else.
Lights up that mic, can’t stop listenin wow!
She’s got the flow and rhyme scheme you know.
Metaphors so cold like 40 below.

And as always it’s DJ Real.
Rockin the cut and the mic as well.
Dude can scratch like the greats of old.
My longest collaborator, huh yea dope!

Nasty Tha Mc we’ve been rockin since summer.
14 tracks later, can’t stop the number.
The king of old school cool.
Rockin so smooth old school true blue. 

My wife Crissy can light it up.
My daughter Lydia can rock the cut.
They both have been in many of my tracks.
This year huh ha cause they got it like that.

(Cozmo Jethro, Crissy, Lydia)

2025 (25)
Has been so live. (Aw yea)
With my musical friends.
Rockin havin fun aw yeaaa. (go fam)

From Canada to Australia.
From Russia to Florida.
All over the United States. (yiiiiii)
We collaborate. (whew!) 

(Mr. Roboto)

2025 (25)
Has been so live. (oh yea)
With his musical friends. (woo hoo)
Rockin havin fun aw yeaaa. (havin fun)

From Canada to Australia.
From Russia to Florida.
All over the United States.
They collaborate. 

(Cozmo Jethro)

We got beatmakers that always come through.
They lay the foundation for what we do.
We utilize their soundscapes.
Remix and change to fit our way.

These ones lit it up this year.
The great loopdigger who goes by DKODA https://soundcloud.com/createdbydkoda
Armijo Productions https://soundcloud.com/drew-l-497930150 beatmaker from Denver.
T.Z1 https://soundcloud.com/tzonez and the great Villatic https://soundcloud.com/villatic

Also producing, DJ Real and Nasty,
And me and Auditory Ecstacy https://soundcloud.com/auditory-ecstasy 

I gotta say I’m thankful for all yall.
Each and every one of yall stands tall.
We move into the Thanksgiving Holiday.
I’m thankful for all yall today.

As we move from 25 to 26.
Come on yall, let’s never stop this!

Yo yo! H h hap happy thanksgiving to all my fr fr fr fr friends.
Let’s r r r r r rock the house and d d d d d do it again. Ha ha, ha ha!

(Cozmo Jethro, Crissy, Lydia)

2025
Has been so live. (Go Lydia)
With my musical friends.
Rockin havin fun aw yeaaa. (Go Crissy)

From Canada to Australia.
From Russia to Florida.
All over the United States.
We collaborate. (Mr. Roboto)

(Mr. Roboto)

2025 (One more time)
Has been so live. (So live)
With his musical friends.
Rockin havin fun aw yeaaa. (aw yea)

From Canada to Australia.
From Russia to Florida.
All over the United States.
They collaborate.

Thankful For All Yall (feat. Crissy and Lydia) (beat. Villatic)

Of a fancy flight

Sometimes it might seem like you have been holding more weight than your body or mind can handle and you just wish somebody would see how hard you are struggling and come over and tell you, it's OK you can set some of that down and take a break, everything will be alright if you do.  Here, let me carry some of that, it's too heavy for one person to carry around let me help you.  Those magic words are out there, good people that understand and truly care are out there.  Don't carry it all yourself, take a break and let someone else carry some of it too. 
 True strength is allowing  someone to help you, true strength is recognizing you need help then asking for it, true strength is helping those that need help. 

Empty the light (written & performed by Jess Johnson Music by  Kuroime)

“Singing with the Dead Tonight” 
Deborah Goldbaum Kelly & Erin Wolf © 2025 
Song A Week 2025 - Week 48

caught inside a whirlwind
wind knocked out our lungs
lungs pushed to their limits
limits we’ve put on

on the other side of sunrise
sunrise screaming through 
through the pieces of a life
living with the ghost of you	

you tried to show me how 
how to live within the truth
truth in a world of lies
lies we hope to survive

surviving my mercy mile
miles from what we could see 
seeing now with open eyes
eyes like yours and  like mine

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

beyond the veil, I can hear you
your whispers in the night
nightly visits linger on
on until the early morn

mourning and letting go
going slowly as it comes
coming home after all
all in time, we will			

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

one more laugh, one more cry, and song
never truly on my own
one more chance to try and get it right
singing with the dead tonight 

Singing with the Dead Tonight (with Deborah Goldbaum Kelly & Erin Wolf)

Ode to those just hanging in there trying to create something.

Just keep plugging away

Thank you for stopping by, 
These are my original songs.

Just keep plugging away

Chris

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