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Simple Steps

by Sam Ock

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Tenshi 03:00
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Rollercoaster 04:15
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i wish i could say that i'm an honest human being that what you're really seeing is the truth but times go and change i really don't know what i'm feeling the one thing that i know is that i'm with you i know there's pain 'cause life, it aint so easy and people go and leave you all alone and i can't complain i've been blessed with many things and in the end i know that i'll be home, i'll go home *let the bad times roll 'cause I'm with you and you're with me let the bad times roll 'cause we're together and that's all that matters to me and i got to say fellowship in pain is a kind that never fades away which is why i don't fight it, i let it come the peace i receive when it's over is a different one for the lack of better words, it's "intimate" a bad time will show me all my pride and it'll murder it you've heard of it, right? the sound of a soul cry so much louder when there's someone else by its side so my brothers and my sisters when you see it coming the wave of pain, stand firm, stop your running i think we all agree that it can't be stopped but if we all hold our breath than how can we not share in this connection, this empathy so much stronger than our good times through anything personally, i think that it's a better day when the light shines and i see the darkness run away * (synth solo) sometimes they say about the things you're keepin you don't know what you got until it's gone but i'm here to stay of course until i'm leaving 'til life, it calls it quits and then i fall i know there's a way to eternity in heaven for i will say that jesus is my truth a smile on my face yes, that's what i'll be keeping when all is through, i'll come home back to you i'll come home back to you!! =)
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Beautiful People 03:12
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Hello Mr. Handsome and Ms. Real Beautiful I'm feelin' good, hope the feelings are mutual If not, well I got the remedy, the cure Don't get it twisted, my intentions are pure I just want to address an ongoing issue we all struggle with it, maybe with tears and tissues misusing adjectives, the name of the game calling some people beautiful and other people plain can I just say that we are going insane? putting things on pedestals which are truly inane got the new kicks and clothes but we still complain are we really afraid of being some kind of "lame" well, I'm a messenger with something to say you, yes you are beautiful in every way don't let the world tell you anything else and put a big smile on, 'cause it's good for your health (and sing) *even when the sun goes down I will shine and spread my love around even when the moon goes out I will shine and give my love, my love to you! now I'm not trying to say that your troubles go away I'm just trying to tell you that you're lookin' nice today even with your sweatpants on your big, bright smile makes my worries go gone! I think we all forget how far our words go mean things to say can make a nice day ice cold we all know the small things in life: the smiles, the compliments, that help us get by so please take this song as a gentle reminder that life is much BRIGHTER if you're generally kinder so once you've done said it, you can't hit rewind and just remember, words are the gates to the mind and the soul; love is what fills the holes in the gaps of the hearts that will break the old mold if you're resonating with me that love matters the most from me to you, then I do propose this toast (and so we sing)
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Birds 03:39
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can't jump, can't fly, 'cause i'm tethered chained to the ground my soul feels weathered is it better, that i can't grow feathers i'm looking to the birds and i'm writing down this letter i'm fettered to limits of my sinful flesh and bones the key to my restraints are revealed in what i know if i just turn around and admit it to myself that i need a savior now, i'll be lifted from this hell *i wanna fly, i wanna fly, i wanna fly can you lift me off the ground? i wanna fly, i wanna fly, i wanna fly please save me, save me now why am i still here, no i haven't moved even though it's obvious the solution is through you if i'm honest to my unreserved thoughts then i'll notice that everything i've got is a product of blessing from the Father overflowing my cup with living water so that i will never thirst again for the things of the flesh once alive are now dead but it's just knowledge void from application, or any kind of solid proof, that my concern is aloof so i look too the sky begging you for more truth but it's just knowledge void from application, or any kind of solid proof, that my concern is aloof so i look too the sky begging you for more truth
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LOVE 04:38
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*This LOVE that reaches to my heart Feels so good, don't want to break apart Hold me close, don't let me fall away I thank you for each and every day Morning time, rub your eyes and look around Soak in all the beautiful sounds as you Crack a window and hear all the forces of nature and the blending of a whole new atmosphere One question, reflection, the number of mornings that you show appreciation 'cause you're alive here to see another day Did you thank GOD for waking you up today? To live life and live to the fullest To show LOVE and LOVE without limits "Live to LOVE and LOVE to live" are the simple keys to this life we've been given One life remains, go own it ONE LOVE REIGNS, grow in it and once you come to know the mercy of GOD we sing once you come to know the LOVE of GOD we sing * Where do I start, Lord, how should I say this? There's nothing better than the one that I came with You're my shining sun and you're the pouring rain Oh GOD you took all the pain that was for me, it should've been for me but you sent your son, oh so graciously and i'll thank you each and every day for the blessings you've poured out my way I lay here, full of sin, full of wrongs took your blessings to write you this song you sent me faith, sent me hope, sent me LOVE and they're the three greatest things from above I'm giving you my life and everything I have and break my heart Lord to do what you will I know it's going to be hard but I'll listen 'Cause it's LOVE that I know is worth keeping * I've been searching hard all day and all night Looking for something that makes my soul feel right In this sinful world the hate won't stop So I got to spread your LOVE, Lord be my solid rock I admit, GOD I take you for granted Your LOVE unchanging, I just can't understand it The fact that you gave your son to die and how I still sin, it must kill you inside Father help me to see what you saw all the pain and anguish when your son was nailed to the cross I want to know you, the lover of my soul JESUS is the only one who makes me whole LOVE is patient, it's kind, it's everything you are without LOVE, nothing's right, to life say "au revoir" work through me, spread the word through sound share the LOVE, shine the LIGHT, let your GRACE abound
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Green Shades 03:56
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I've come to realize the older I get The lesser I know, the less I respect The image of a man who boasts in his strength In mental fortitudes, or of his higher rank I've come to realize more about knowledge There's more to life than saying that you "got this" More to questions than having just the answers What is pride, but a mental type of cancer Killing you slowly while you're on that pedestal The world spinnin' under you, while you're just standing still Boasting in yourself, I call it weakness You don't understand the valor in "meekness" No, see you don't really get it This is the truth, that doesn't need no edit: When you humble yourself, then you know That "love" is dependence, and in that, you grow *Sometimes, I'm stuck in my own world Can you pull me out? I wanna love and get yours too Can you pull me out? If I die, the world won't stop Spinning on its axis, no it cares not If my body and soul pass away What kind of memories will stay? No, I don't have much to give I'm still just a kid Just these testimonies of stupid things I did * The catalyst to growth is need Leanin' on something bigger than me The catalyst to growth is need, that's why I need my God, you see?
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Simple Steps 03:56
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Drop, the beat starts with the kick Double-time hats with a snare in the kit But the keyword to the groove is the pocket No lose change in the beat or you’ll drop it It’s true, you might have the skills Ghost notes to kill or the sick-wit-it fills Cheap thrills if you’re looking for the true groove Simplest things are what make the heart move Take a look back, got to stick with the roots Fundamental rhythms are the path to the truth Don’t be a show-off, stick to the bread And butter beats, or it’s off with your head! Nothing fancy, stick with the boom bap Don’t tell me that you already knew that I’m trying to make that “gotta-stay-true” rap And show the world a new type of new track so with a double time rhythm, it’s paramount that there’s a double time flow But if I happen to take my time, With the flow I got to take it slow Take it slow, ‘round the world we go Through all of the elements…the result? Well nobody knows… *simple steps take simple steps just stick with the elements then we'll be on our way Drop, the verse starts with a “can I get a witness” Trying to make a little point, you really got to get this… Holmes, ‘cause I’m willing to admit that I reminisce Over a break, and on a studio track, in that I do kind of miss The better days of my youth, when there wasn’t a booth and there wasn’t a mic, but I sang to my tunes no crowds or pressure, singin to the blue skies, and I didn’t try to lie didn’t try to make a little image for the world’s eyes call it what you want, naivety’s true in the sense that the best critic was just you back to the point, what I’m trying to say is in the image or the pursuit of everyday should be renewed, into simpler steps complexity is not your best bet anybody can do a double-time again, it’s content, more than the rhyme it’s taking time for planning out your path solutions come, but you got to do the math nothing beats the perks of hard work tilling the ground to nurture the earth breaking a sweat and bearing good fruit your character will then follow suit so let’s take a breath In and out, close your eyes and rest And in times of doubt Make this your anthem, sing it out loud so I’ll take a breath In and out, close my eyes and rest And in times of doubt “Stick with the elements”, I’ll sing it out loud
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There Will Be 05:45
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*so there will be brighter days so there will be brighter days my friend so there will be brighter days so don’t you fret, your life isn’t over yet there are days when I feel so alone my body’s aching and my soul is cold grown old, I feel like breaking up with this new world but I have some hope and I have some light I feel like fairness missed me on his way ‘cause all I’ve seen are painful stormy days I say, even when my path is filled with dirt I’ve got some hope and I will push on (hey) * Let me tell you when I am the most honest It’s when you see my face lack the most polish Even when I put a mask on, it won’t work The struggles inside will show through like dirt Spots on the car if you don’t wax right Is it my fault, or do I just lack sight? Maybe I just struggle with this shallow vision But one thing, “find brighter days,” that’s the mission Unaccomplished if you’ve got bad friends Giving you up to find ways to better ends I don’t know about you, but I got this God Who will never leave me through the pain that I’ve got Whatever you believe we share one thought: To get love and give out the love that we got (yea) Whatever you believe we share one thought: To get love and give out the love that we got (and so we sing) There will be days which you cannot bear There will be people who stop and stare, they’ll stop and stare So don’t let go of this hope that you have ‘cause I know, I know that you will see the sun[Son]
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Ms. Instrumental [Feat. Lyricks] 05:12
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Picking up a pencil and a page full of staves Melodies waltzing around in my head, rich shades Piano licks are blue, while the drum rhythm is gray I sit and I reminisce with my grand staff as my stage And many nights while I find that my heart’s in tune The harmony won’t plant, and the feelings won’t bloom I guess that it’s my fault that I want beauty too soon Instead of laboring hard from morning ‘til I see the moon Counter-point, or together in one voice? Palettes full of every kind of hue, got to make my choice Rejoice or lamenting in the fragrance or the ventings Of the mind that is unleashed onto a page unrelenting I’m sensing a little sentimental-type song Kind of like when the rain stops when the elements were strong As I keep on pouring thoughts out onto little tiny black notes I’ll rest, take a look around, show the colors of my soul and sing **hello ms. rhythm, may I be your mr. blues? Hold your hand in mine as they spin the 1’s and 2’s Singing in my ear when I’m on the microphone Perfect harmony, oh I’ll never be alone I like the old school snare tap “Tap of the back of the chair” rap no microphone needed to hear that I mirror that in my shows, in my jams with my close group members, flow like fruit blenders And I like you…but you knew that Combine the two, let’s pretend like we could do that Passion for hip-hop, passionate lover One hand on the mic and your hand in the other Can’t picture this? Then just work with me Define this girl as the perfect beat If you an MC then you know the feeling One measure of the song and you blow the ceiling Ms. Instrumental, you’re essential Hard but gentle you’re the perfect tempo Your diminuendos to your melodies One look in your eyes and you melt the knees And your bass is perfect, lips are soft Snare is crunchy, kick is raw Hands are worn, but I love it more I hate small ones that never worked at all And your drums are dirty, mind is clean But you got a dark side like a minor key Switch keys, even cut time right in half Makes me ritardando the way you laugh, come on **hello ms. rhythm, may I be your mr. blues? Hold your hand in mine as they spin the 1’s and 2’s Singing in my ear when I’m on the microphone Perfect harmony, oh I’ll never be alone The way that you talk to me, awkwardly Makes me want to sing even if off a key I’ll go, no care in the world right now You’re the only one I want to impress Lie down on the track lights out, mic’s now Wet the bottom lip and we sing now Shall we record, record…shall we record? It’s just you and me here in this booth If I’m not in sync, you’ll always tell me the truth, you’ll tell the truth She likes the way that I ride, switch up Slow down something close and smooth Pick it up again with a s-swing with a p-push Making music in a way so true You’re a masterpiece, I’m a nasty rapper Capture me but at the end I catch you Track you, freestyle to attract you Grab you to the lab room then I ask you: ** “I’m in love with ms. instrumental” You work me out, but I worked you too Met you in the first verse, made love in verse two Where’s verse three, yo we’re living it out We’re still together, so we’re not finishing now You and I got a whole song to be together Let the melody and lyrics, not me, the letters Bleed together, eventually become one Nobody can ever touch this, one song Forever, blow the ceiling Ms. Instrumental, you’re essential Hard but gentle you’re the perfect tempo Your diminuendos to your melodies One look in your eyes and you melt the knees And your bass is perfect, lips are soft Snare is crunchy, kick is raw Hands are worn, but I love it more I hate small ones that never worked at all And your drums are dirty, mind is clean But you got a dark side like a minor key Switch keys, even cut time right in half Makes me ritardando the way you laugh, come on Switch keys, even cut time right in half Makes me ritardando the way you laugh, come on
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Little Lights [Feat. Clara C] 04:28
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I could lavish my life With a bed of silken fallacies But underneath are rotten springs Hey I'm starting to see Facades that we fabricate Slowly crumbling away No guarantee that I'll be strong I guarantee my pride is singing this song I'm scared to show my little black box But it's all for you (eh) **This little light will go away if I won't be real This little light will run away if I won't tell you how I feel Little light please stay please stay Help me to tolerate myself, myself, myself 'cause I feel so vain I am bright as the sun With a crimson heat so blackening And at the core the cool's shut in The sun knows its time to set and to draw a close My memory just won't comply No guarantee that I'll be strong I guarantee my pride is singing this song I'm scared to show my little black box and it's all for you (hey)
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In Remembrance 04:06
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released August 8, 2011

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