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Blood On Beats
02:31
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This is the first day, of the rest of my life
this is the motion, the potion, to help me survive
this is the remedy, the energy, i sweat while i strive
to catch a breath of fresh air, i'm a thief in the night
Blood On Beats
This is, all i never did
this is real life music, feed it to the kid
help him grow, only thing that changes is change
i'm an animal, a cannibal closed in a cage
Blood On Beats
Expression, opened my eyes
turned the depression into motivation straight from the heart
aim and run, you feeling me? i'm telling you son
sky's the limit, my mission's to connect with the sun
Blood On Beats
Life is but a quest, better give your best
before you put your bones to rest
still i must confess, i lost a lot to get to where i'm going
that's why i'm hungry and my teeth are showing
Blood On Beats
On another level i be living in the darkness for too long
i'm so close to settle
god be thy name but i only saw the devil
stuck in the same shit press the pedal
Blood On Beats
Eat, sleep, fuck, live, die
blind, deaf, dumb, cry
love, hate, breath, lie
it's the circle of life and it can't be stopped
now the Blood dropped...
It's the circle of life and it can't be stopped
Blood On Beats
Blood On Beats
now the blood dropped
Blood On Beats
now the blood dropped
Blood On Beats
now the blood dropped
Blood On Beats
it's eat, sleep, fuck, live, die
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Ambition
04:01
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I hear her voice man, i hear whispers everyday
i hear her speaking i just don't know what to say
it's not a dialogue we don't communicate...
I hear whispers everyday
i hear her speaking i just don't know what to say
it's not a dialogue we don't communicate, i guess it's fate
i try to tolerate the distance
every time i lose her i try to find her with persistence
you could say she a part of my existence
a voice not person, it's a religious connection
the opposite of perfection
she ate the apple now her sins give me redemption
the questions build the tension
tries with every way she can to gain my attention
she a mystery, everyone got one she part of my history
i call her she cause she see right into me, it's intimate b
our relationship is known to be
A dead end i never see progression
always there to criticize never to give protection
she a devil in a blue dress
tries to use me and control me never lets me rest
her name is usually ambition
beautiful, charming, always on a mission
makes me want what i can't have so
the more i want the more i feel mad
It's a fatal combination road to success never has a destination
beautiful life so don't lose the presentation
wind of change time for preservation
observation, scribbles of god waiting for salvation
the god of trust, the god of reputation
believe in believing now that's a motivation
breath... exhale the vision
she fuck with my head my clarity goes missing
i drink the pain then she sobers me to listen
listen to her thoughts, everything she wishing
nemesis of lust, that bitch so devilish the opposite of trust
i don't wanna, but i must, listen to her voice, i got a crush
This ain't love from the first sight, this is madness
i feel like i just might, break, down, from all the pressure
patience is gold but i never found the treasure
it's all a chain of events
more i think, more i lose so i choose to pretend
everything's cool, eventually the voices will end
she was an enemy, now i just call her my friend
Climb up the ladder to reach to the top
the closer i get to the sun the more i fear the drop
Ambition triggers your mind to never stop
i see me running out of time staring at the clock
All i got is me
ambition
all i got is me
all i got is me all i got to be all i see all i got is me
ambition ambition
all i got is me
ambition
all i got to be all i see all i got is me
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Body Be A Temple
04:29
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Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence, power to fulfill the goal
Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence, go
I grew up on growing up
life is hard, life is tough, sell your thoughts to make a buck
i was like, what the fuck? battling the questions
underrated greatness, overrated fakeness
i, look into their eye, leave them petrified
my vision help me fly, up into the sky
i know i'm worthy cause i risked it
never took the easy way always was a misfit
i choose to battle while you forfeit
i'm a dreamer with ambitions guess the shoe fit
no way to pass over the mountain so i' ll move it
you wanna think outside the box you gotta choose it
Body be a temple, the body be a tortured soul
the mind be my religion, power to fulfill the goal, go
And i be living through my pages
i been waiting for that perfect day for ages
bumping 2pac listening to changes
i was innocent now life is tryna fade us
they make us then they break us
show us all we can succeed then close us in our cages
yes, i know the virus is contagious
a vicious circle, they use us and replace us
manipulating everything that makes us
the feeling of control is a distraction for the shameless
numbers with no soul, surviving living nameless
pull the trigger while i figure out a way to save us
Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence, power to fulfill the goal
Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence
Body be a temple, the body be a tortured soul
the mind be my religion, power to fulfill the goal
Rest in pieces peace of mind
cause i, cause i ain't really got the time
i put the effort but the effort left me trying
step by step, threat by threat, till the sunshine
every action has a reaction
body can't move, with the mind absent
stuck with no control need to feel traction
out of oxygen feel your lungs collapsing
Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence, power to fulfill the goal
Body be a temple, body be a tortured soul
more you wanna give, more you lose, gotta gain control
the mind be my religion, faith is never letting go
breathing in the essence, go
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Grey Matter
03:37
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Won't you let me be
i been living in a black hole
won't you let me be
i just need a place to call home
I just wanna, wake up, wash away the traces
caught up in a knot tryna fill my expectations
I just wanna, let go, been like this for ages
always torn to bits by these different situations
won't you let me be, won't you let me let me be a man
make all the mistakes, need the pressure? i don't understand
why so much confusion? solution never gave a hand
always find a way to delay another master plan
won't you let me, break down, agony is killing me
always running late, let me celebrate a victory
i guess it's in my conscience
meaning that's the end of me, the enemy
for real common sense it don't apply to me, let me be sobriety
Let me be sobriety
gimme that clear mind
Let me be sobriety
cause i'm a troubled mind
Let me be sobriety
i'm hoping you don't mind
Let me be sobriety
i need that peace of mind
Won't you let me, break down, take another picture out
gimme back a piece from my past let me change the doubt
let me take my future, put it in a better place
let me live the present as a present living everyday
let me take directions, put me out my comfort zone
let me take more chances, nobody survive alone
let me talk to people, on the mic i'm in my zone
let me stand tall everybody sitting on a throne
let me live my passion, that's the only thing that counts
let me rise and conquer, put an end to all the doubts
let me fail and lose touch, let me do it all again
feeding on the pressure hoping i can learn to breath again
let me learn to love life, let me be a better man
let me feel free, to evolve, let me take a stand
let me open up, always stuck, i don't like the pain
messes with my energy till everything just feel the same
let me be courageous, let me be someone to trust
been through many phases, been through misery and lust
let me be outrageous, ever since i learned to bust
i put myself on stages, connected life to pages
let me overcome, feeling numb, let somebody in
let me try to come, to a state of recovering
let the body free, let me be, more than flesh and skin
caught up in the race, second place, place your bets to win
Won't you let me be
i been living in a black hole
won't you let me be
i just need a place to call home
I just wanna, wake, up wash away the traces
caught up in a knot tryna fill my expectations
I just wanna, let go, been like this for ages
always torn to bits by these different situations
Grey matter
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Curry Chicken
03:46
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It's ugly Tez and uncle Phil yo
i'm in the kitchen with the curry chicken
i'm in the kitchen with the curry chicken
360 with the wrist mode
360 with the wrist mode
i said i'm popeye i need my spinach
i said i'm popeye i need my spinach
seen all these rappers and they filled with gimmicks
my man
Analysis, paralysis, you static you fail
no comprehension doggy dog tryna byte off your tail
walking talking contradiction always leaving a trail
fall for nothing cause you crooked everybody for sale
All hail, captain rickety will
the misconception of perfection be controlling your will
will you take the opportunity and do as you will
or live to die cold hearted with no name in your will
like oh my god
Dreaming under pressure, real pressure indeed
your goals are always motivated from the things that you need
you need, passion, creativity, the vision to breath
don't kill your oxygen with overdose of power and greed
proceed, you need to water the seed
you need to need a better self if you want to succeed
mistakes are always there to haunt you
so you suffer and bleed...you may never retrieve
driven by the force of nature to believe what you see
your mind is always captivated from what you wanna be
becoming just another number with a tie and a fee
with the illusion that your vanity can make you feel free
so feel free, to tie yourself from a tree
i m screaming Judas while the preacher be as dumb as can be
betrayal is something i can live with but it stings like a bee
i mean i used to give a fuck, till it happened to me
like oh my god
It's obvious that honesty don't win you the prize
it only terrifies and threats those who wear a disguise
i despise the lack of innocence i see in their eyes
rising up to take a stand while they covered in lies
man, playing cool isn't wise
gutter gutter mothafucka call me lord of the flies
burn the capital, it's radical but not a surprise
cause everybody for themselves selfish fuckers demise
lose composure to a poser lose your vision to strive
lose direction, lose connection, that's how energy dies
Outta balance second guessing is your passion alive?
lose it all to find a wall, then you break up inside
i said, no remedy talking to god heavenly
never got a answer, ignorance got the best of me
tryna control destiny, aiming to change my flaws
do i focus on the essence or the round of applause
like oh my god
i'm in the kitchen with the curry chicken
i'm in the kitchen with the curry chicken
360 with the wrist mode
360 with the wrist mode
i said i'm popeye i need my spinach
i said i'm popeye i need my spinach
seen all these rappers and they filled with gimmicks
goddamn
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Frenemies
03:37
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Enemies frenemies
smiling in your face digging holes right behind your back
enemies frenemies, you see them, enemies frenemies
i said run up, trust me man
Cause and effect
the frustration kill your energy your filled with regret
your surroundings turn to enemies because they expect
to always take but never give still demand your respect
you got me itching on my middle finger
son of a gun, my lord don't make me press the trigger
fake smiles these young kings thinking that they Jigga
i drop bombs on em, for all the real...
everybody think they king of the castle
i guess i'm homeless mothafucka i'm so sick of the hassle
been doing it, day one dedication my son
five lungs a heavy duty watch me cut off their tongue
yes, payback's a bitch
redrum, dead bodies, treat em just like a snitch
i'm all down with having nothing being poor getting rich
they acting Russell with no hustle they just bitches with dicks
Enemies frenemies
trust me man
Suckers must be crazy playing games with the white boy
Enemies frenemies
trust me man
smiling in your face digging holes right behind your back
Let it breath for a minute / 46
just let it breath for a minute
smiling in your face digging holes right behind your back
One man army music be the mission
seen to many snakes but kept alive the vision
i say it once again fuck the competition
don't need to see the fakes, only observe and listen
crash dummies heading for collision
they need a father figure, so they don't end up missing
hold em by the hand give em all you can
next thing you know they become the man
schooling you through life like it's an exam
the choices that you make they don't understand
they'd rather follow the pack than stand alone fam, goddamn
Like drugs to the brain
overdosing on your ego that can drive you insane
they only in it to gain
i mean i'm part of the culture but i ain't part of the game
wanna piece of the pie?
rest in peace imitation got you living a lie
it's all a matter of perspective not a matter of time
you was sleeping on the kid now it's eye for an eye
blood on beats, what the fuck y'all telling me?
tryna keep cool but my mind ain't letting me
blame it on the tension i'm just placing the facts
i'll need a ak47 to relax / ratatatat / bbrrrr
yes, gun play, suicide dolls thinking rap is a runway
pozers striking poses shit is out of control
their reality's a movie they just playing a role
Enemies frenemies
trust me man
smiling in your face digging holes right behind your back
Enemies frenemies
trust me man
Suckers must be crazy playing games with the white boy
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See Different
03:18
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See different
imagination take the clarity away
that's when i feel i'm living
be gifted
time the only enemy
against the odds i lifted
touch ground
the fall is for the rise when it come around
the pain is for the love that you never found
so used to the storm you don't make a sound
listen
close to the end hear the claps, hear them bells ringing
or is it birds singing, desperate for change
breathing in rage, i know the feeling
empty inside
filling up the cup take a sip, enjoy the ride
life is what you make it man, best you try
life is what you make it, best you try
change is a necessity
i wanna start fresh it just feels like they ain't letting me
yes, i know there's a better me
seen him at times but always treat him like an enemy
i'm caught up in a memory
trapped, up against the wall, i want it all
want it just to get it, i don't need it, i just want it all
need to feel change so just fuck it all
this is the end of the recession
i was struggling to breath that's the beauty of imperfection
the soul is a vessel, everybody run on borrowed time
time the only king so at times i forget to shine
you get it? all you have to do is see
hate becomes a rock if you let it
chains you to the ground
that's what i said then took my first step
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Slaves
03:34
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the changes, the time frame
the mind playing mind games
the people with no names
man i said the changes, the time frame
the mind playing mind games
the mind playing mind games
the people with no names
man i said, wake em from their sleep
I wake slaves from their sleep
liberty's designed for fools i go deep
mind over matter but don't matter cause you're weak
feed on your hunger night come you can't sleep
same story different visual
days are just a getaway connect me to the spiritual
i seek, life fades you die like sheep
sacrifice to time day after day week after week
where my soul stay? putting on my role play
a sad clown, progression be on delay
i got a vision in my mind, what my mind say?
the same struggle everyday that's my mind state
Drop me on a brand new day
chances are even, i don't have to lie to prevail
jungle at peace, the pieces help me see where they fail
the sun is my son, my remedy
i wake slaves from their sleep
liberty's designed for fools i go, deep
Rhythm be my soul train
wake em from their sleep
Silence calls, the weak man crawls
i hear the roars, nighttime falls
animals jaws, the jungles laws
you fight for a cause or die just because
the future ain't written, the past was
your girl wanna fuck, your friend wanna hate
all values are lost, don't try to debate
alive from the dead, damn it feel great
you got a story to tell? i can relate
where my soul stay? putting on my role play
a sad clown, progression be on delay
i got a vision in my mind, what my mind say?
the same struggle everyday that's my mind state
Drop me on a brand new day
chances are even, i don't have to lie to prevail
jungle at peace, the pieces help me see where they fail
the sun is my son, my remedy...so close to the peak
i wake slaves from their sleep
liberty's designed for fools i go, deep
Rhythm be my soul train
wake em from their sleep
where my soul stay? putting on my role play
a sad clown, progression be on delay
i got a vision in my mind, what my mind say?
the same struggle everyday that's my mind state
Drop me on a brand new day
chances are even, i don't have to lie to prevail
jungle at peace, the pieces help me see where they fail
the sun is my son, my remedy...so close to the peak
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The Void
03:18
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I'm the face of disgrace
lone wolf that defines me
it's the ego that blinds me
sadly... but it's true
Reminiscing of them old days
so stuck in my own ways
same outcome always, always
the aggression keep me on top
it don't soothe me, it hides me
still trying to find me, it's always about me
listen to the voice man, answers never come easy
words never make sense, somebody please heal me
they come close then they leave me
so disappointed when they see me, the real me
i built a wall cause i'm selfish, surrounded by envy and spite
feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
no solution in sight
you come close then i byte, i'm a wolf i just might
see me howling at the moon, stress keep me up all night
what you wanna do? where you wanna go?
what you wanna change in your life?
happiness a problem, stuck between wrong and right
why you gotta choose? what you gotta lose? left or right?
learned this the hard way, life is more simple
it's not black or white man
truly a shame, took a trip down memory lane
the confrontations, the pain that i gain
the pain that i cause make me suffer in vain
no situation's the same
the people that you love be the people you blame
do it all again the mistakes be the same
just saying...still looking for the remedy
know all the ingredients but never learned the recipe
i'm caught up in the fumes hard to focus on the melody
i got hell on me, first you give, then you take, then you live
then you try to make a difference
thinking you can get a win, that's the goal
i just wanna save my soul, ready set go
do i care? that's an issue, truth is i really don't know
what the fuck man? i don't need love?
i don't need pain? i don't need life?
i don't need directions? i don't need affection?
an end to this endless fight?
i just wanna save my soul, ready set go
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