Can't let the blasts from my past Have me bursting at the seams Can't let the blasts from my past Have me bursting at the seems It's taken eons to find my sweet spot Battling demons, finding reasons They come in seasons In this sequence before beyond Free falling into this moment No longer broken They taking notice Got to stay focused It's taken eons to find my sweet spot Battling demons, finding reasons They come in seasons In this sequence before beyond Free falling into this moment No longer broken They taking notice Got to stay focused Open my mind, and I find I'm the prize Before my eyes, they told lies To keep us blind, hiding inside Hitting rewind, a victim to grind But I see the signs, it's my time It's my, it's my, it's my It's my time Open my mind, and I find I'm a prize Before my eyes, they told lies To keep us blind, hiding inside Hitting rewind, a victim to grind But I see the signs, it's my time It's my, it's my, it's my It's my time Trashing useless to do lists that leave me clueless And my garden fruitless Embracing the newness that chooses me To break down my hubris Ready to get beyond the pain of my past Address my fears of the future It's like a suture for my soul, feet in the grass Powerfully present, not caught up in rumors I see signs, I'm entwined with the stars It's kind of sublime, I'm so aligned Call me the ruler of cosmic bars, yeah My little voice is gonna to take off In my head, but I'm picking all the locks All the double-sided mirrors trying to clock Closed doors lead to new floors Til opportunity knocks Ya'll see me, never get freebies Dripping ain't easy, but I do it big Five foot one on the run to the good life Got a safe farm in Battle Ground in the sticks Dodging digs from Jealous kids with a phone in they hand Baby face keep me safe from the man Trying to cope with the real world Got to get my bills paid Never had none of it planned But I balled out, I go all out Uh, sun city repping, that's my town Loving being me on the real now Lake city repping for the dirty south Constantly on the go, no control Keeping momentum, specialize in flow Slow motion better than no motion I got the potion like Luda did back in '04 All I want is peace Seven days a week All I want is peace Coping just to breathe Getting all my sleep Counting all the sheep I'm just going to believe I got all the keys So I'll take the lead Turn my sweat to sweet Relief, relief, relief Release, release, release Can't let the blasts from my past Have me bursting at the seams Can't let the blasts from my past Have me bursting at the seems Open my mind, and I find I'm the prize Before my eyes, they told lies To keep us blind, hiding inside Hitting rewind, a victim to grind So I see the signs, it's my time It's my time, it's my It's my, it's my time Open my mind, and I find I'm the prize Before my eyes, they told lies To keep us blind, hiding inside Hitting rewind, a victim to grind But I see the signs, it's my, it's my time It's my, it's my time It's taken eons to find my sweet spot Battling demons, finding reasons They come in seasons In this sequence before beyond Free falling into this moment No longer broken They taking notice Got to stay focused It's taken eons, yeah It's taken eons, eons It's taken eons, battling demons Free falling into this moment No longer broken They taking notice Got to stay focused It's taken eons Battling demons It's taken eons, eons, yeah Uh, uh, yeah It's taken eons To find my sweet spot Battling demons, finding reasons They come in seasons, seasons

You know, everybody's been askin' Candid, where you been? I ain't seen you in a while! And, you know My answer's usually Deletin' all the code That erodes my my veins Deletin' all the code That implodes my gains I, I've been in pain Grateful for the push to change I, I've been in pain Cause numbin' don't hit the same (yeah) Real life been treatin' me real right So I just don't feel like I gotta fight these digital insights Let the pixels fly in the fringe (fly) Catch me off the grid (grid) These butterfly effect winds (yeah) Produce enough spins (yeah) (Yeah) Today I have to say What a great space I'm in (okay) Feeling grand as the Canyon in AZ I'll admit Finding new species within me Like Galapagos genes Gullah Gullah Island on my mind My inner child feels serene (okay) I really hate how screens Flood my daily lately (lately) I justify the use Cause all it sells is proof of maybes (maybes) It makes me hazy and angry Despite the positives The downfall is crazy obvious, huh Human prerogative Fluidity is key As I float on these beats Taking the zeroes and the ones Shape shifting to green So gifted with a return policy For your honesty A novelty in a world That thrives on straight up robbery My rock is me, moving myself Like Krusty Krab delivery The ops can see I'm packing more than industry artillery Come into the light This ain't the last time that you'll hear from me I'm coming for auxiliaries Come feel with me through imagery Deletin' all the code That erodes my my veins Deletin' all the code That implodes my gains I, I've been in pain Grateful for the push to change I, I've been in pain Cause numbin' don't hit the same (yeah) Real life been treating me real right (real right) So I just don't feel like (feel like) I gotta fight these digital insights Let the pixels fly in the fringe (fly) Catch me off the grid These butterfly effect winds (I'm gone) Produce enough spins, uh Resonance gives me relevance In tune with the heaviest Messages that I carry (carry) But knowing can be so scary (scary) I'm a powerful concoction of goddess Usually modest (modest) But I gotta take my place as a warrior Only option is to Address the toxic fumes I spew when doom entombs my dome (my dome) Complexities compete within Increase my highs and lows (highs and lows) Erratically avoiding static in my attic (attic) Some attachments have me acting unbalanced And reeking havoc (havoc) Passionate smart aleck Dynamic in my ambitions Stay doin' what I do best Never lookin' for your permission Emissions from other people Feel lethal to my generous spirit Don't get offended when I pivot I'm just driven Can't flood my engine Said good riddance to all the ways I was pavin' my own dismay While prayin' for greener days I burned it all into grey But the rain heals my rage Bringin' a wave that ya'll desperately crave So self made, yeah I've been deletin' all the code That erodes my my veins (yeah) Deletin' all the code That implodes my gains I, I've been in pain Grateful for the push to change (grateful, grateful) I, I've been in pain Cause numbin' don't hit the same, yeah Real life been treatin' me real right (yeah) So I just don't feel like (yeah) I gotta fight these digital insights Let the pixels fly in the fringe (fly) Catch me off the grid (grid) These butterfly effect winds Produce enough spins, yeah

What it is, y'all? This is Candid Ramblings coming to you At Page St. Sound Lab in Northeast Portland Let's get it, yeah Uh, don't fight the feeling It's the tingle in ya spine Intertwined from the top of ya head Down the line (line) Where the sun don't shine Is where you find the light inside Catch the vibe you provide Grindin' on divine time Ooh Trust sensations that connect you to your maker Nay sayers say suppress it Yet they feast on the same vapors (uh) They some haters just projecting Their regime of control They void my ticket to heaven 'Cause I live my life bold Respect the old heads They know not what they do Keeping us froze (froze) I'mma let these hips roll (roll) 'Cause my umi says glow (go) Go In and out Lean into it Find ya groove Any move will do Don't fake ya truth And get loose Ayy Lean into it (ahh) Lean into it (yeah) Lean into it (ahh) Lean into it To it, to it, to it Lean into it To it, to it, to it Lean into it To it, to it, to it (Uh) yeah Seven reverends made me question What the lesson was They said that pleasure rules the devil's evil repertoire (uh) This patriarchy hell trippin' up PH balances While savages acting thirsty for our reservoirs But now we dance and claim our top of the throne Creating off of the dome Staying grounded Yeah, it's time to get grown So let the music ride your curves (curves) Swag surfin' through your nerves (nerves) All the pleasure you deserve Demand it now, say the word (okay) Yeah, let's take it slow Cause destinations cause impatience Peakin' soon is overrated And I'm not a fan of racin' As above so below Sit in the pocket like infinity (yeah) You don't gotta do too much to reach divinity (nah) Hit yo steps to find that body mind epiphany Don't fake it till you make it 'Cause it's sacred, claim it explicitly Religiously ignoring our senses is contradictory That's some trickery I'mma live my life blissfully Yeah, ayy Lean into it (ahh) Lean into it (yeah) Lean into it (ahh) Lean into it To it, to it, to it Lean into it To it, to it, to it Lean into it To it, to it, to it (Uh) yeah Yeah, yeah This is your sign to lean into it Yeah Find that pocket Do what you need to do For you Yeah Uh Ahh

Uh Rock Rock with me ah Rock with me, rock Yeah, cuddle puddles and portals Got us feeling immortal Sweet, sublime, divine fruition Is our new normal Beauty is so intrinsic To our simple existence The way we rest is the best resistance Ten thousand kisses in a mist In the midst of so much risk Stimulating all my senses Your intellect is immense Inhaling trees Below the evergreens I love the way we talk for hours Transmuting the breeze Transparency breeds The most beautiful seeds It's like a dream, the way we Uh, handle extremes Intertwining, wine and dining Mighty fine digs for your highness Your kindness makes me wanna move Slowly, softly, and silent Never mind the high and mighty Who won't meet us eye to eyelid Our heart to hearts Shifting the tides like Poseidon Life with you is vibrant Everyday brings refinement Fire and earth merge We erupt, this is our island Cuddle puddles and portals Got us feeling immortal Sweet sublime divine fruition Is our new normal We forgo the quarrels Going coastal not postal Everything you see in me An extension of your morals Cuddle puddles and portals Symbolic like coral Finding solace in each other Taking cover in this war zone We forgo the quarrels Going coastal not postal Everything you see in me An extension of your morals Life's a movie baby, trilogy energy Check the synergy (life's a movie) I know they see us being free And they want a piece (and you move me) Identity getting clearer As we cut through all these different scenes Scoring life's tendencies With our own symphonies Miss us with that insecurity On this new path Patience is the cadence Replacing jealousy and wrath 'Cause the pull that you have Makes you a magnet I firmly grasp at all the curves you throw my way It's a habit Every session is a lesson on reflection Your lips and your hips Are like weapons of mass expression Dropping bombs on my past Full of flirty fleeting flings Your eyes so bright And mirror what I see in me Smizes cause a rise Until we ride each other interchangeably This intimacy's elite And we leave it on repeat So I sync in you like bluetooth Connection with ease Our lips spill, induce chills Like a pen on our sheets Cuddle puddles and portals Got us feelin' immortal Sweet, sublime, divine fruition Is our new normal We forgo the quarrels Going coastal not postal Everything you see in me An extension of your morals Cuddle puddles and portals Symbolic like coral Finding solace in each other Taking cover in this war zone We forgo the quarrels Going coastal not postal Everything you see in me An extension of your morals Your morals (everything you see in me) Your morals Sleepy honest aspirations of our deepest feels We walk it like our pillow talk And we keep it so real Yeah, we keep it so real

Yeah Look, a cutie gave me lapis lazuli Hopin' it would cure me Use to croak before I opened up my throat Sweatin' profusely I was nervous 'bout my depths 'Cause adults would just project Like androgyny's an anomaly And I would just deflect My thoughts used to hang around my neck Chokin' my tongue Runnin' a marathon in circles Spiraling, leavin' me stunned but To clear the air I'mma share some things I rarely vocalize My anger was so internal 'Til it externalized It felt unwise to socialize So I just stayed small Had to focus on patience So my voice could evolve No matter how correct I came The disrespect remained the same People refused to say my name Micro-aggressions changed my frame My first name is Lakeeyscia Not Lakesha It's so draining tryna correct y'all Every time I see ya Middle name "Ariel" not Ariel Lion of God, yeah No extraterrestrial Uhh Time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at I said it's time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at I said it's time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at I know it's time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at Look, a loner in my past Nomadic by habit Abandonment issues wreaking havoc I had to combat it But I found myself entrapped in action Based on matching baggage Low-key sought out the dramatic Then act surprised when it happened Tragic But now the traffic has been cleared No congestion here My besties bring out the best in me Intent sincere It's like I fear no fear This love hits different Yeah, I refuse to get distant Connection is my vision I met the brightest lights When I shadow boxed the ghosts I hosted My own potions hocus pocused my focus I was chokin' Yeah, on my deepest emotions But now I'm floatin' on air Floatin' on air Floatin', floatin' on air Yeah, open and aware I attract miracles easily All my homies love me Even when they don't agree with me No foes hide in shadows Disguised as light poles Convos beneath the cosmos Lessen my load Yeah, uh Always in rhythm Pushin' to pull each other up We being honest with a delivery That doesn't cut If you don't get it, it's fine We just on different quests We resonate with divine timing So we stay blessed Yeah Time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at I said it's time to clear the air No need to react To every act Cause I'mma be at Where my feet at Yeah (Oooh baby)

Just somethin' I need to talk about You know? I can't remember the beginnings of my dreams Why try to prophesy the unseen When my alarm rings He's always on time She always knows Just wish our watches were set In the same time zone Over-analytical since the beginning (yeah) Wonderin' what my mission is My vision (my vision) Is the end near Or does fear breed the finish Dreading apocalypse Like misguided tips of Mayan prediction My intuition is the spirit livin' through me (through me) Blessed with the vision Never understood it fully, uh Seems like my duty to trust it Hate it or love it Change the subject when it nudges Whisperin' sweet somethin's The world is blurry Through my scummy phone screen Movie scenes seem supreme When reality deceives Bleed honey so sweet (sweet) Ya teeth crumble Went from humble Transformed to bumble bee so subtly See what they don't see My lenses are tented (uh) With wisdom unidentified Never consented, uh Sometimes I'm tempted To ask what this gift is I keep it under wraps 'Til the world makes me give in I can't remember the beginnings of my dreams Why try to prophesy the unseen When my alarm rings He's always on time She always knows Just wish our watches were set In the same time zone Can't remember the beginnings of my dreams Why try to prophesy the unseen When my alarm rings (rings) He's always on time She always knows Just wish our watches were set In the same time We itchin' to know the future (future) Scabs bleed from the past (past) Bruises sore in the present Accustomed to being rash (rash) Try to play God, so evolved No mystery we can't solve (solve) Claim divine intelligence With cocky big crystal balls, ha Hella observant with no urgency to judge Sometimes I talk my But that don't mean I hold a grudge, uh Discernin' spirits keeps me distant Not to mention that Time is hella stingy Here and gone in an instant (gone in an instant) My energy is saved for peace now that I'm grown (grown) Money is savory 'til you realize it's you it owns (owns) On and on and on and on I go (go, go, go, go) I long for calm and songs that give me hope But I'm dope, self supply 'Til I'm high on my rhymes (my rhymes) 'Cause the music of the times Could use a rewind I'm here to refine what's considered fly (fly, fly) If you ain't with it then I'd be surprised Cause here we are It's you and I This is do or die Open wide to the movement There is no revolution without music No future without love What future for the youth (youth) No future without pain No future without truth 'Cause I can't remember the beginnings of my dreams Why try to prophesy the unseen When my alarm rings He's always on time She always knows Just wish our watches were set In the same time zone

Water my crown Water my crown Yeah (ayo) Water my crown Water my crown Water my crown So I don't drown In this concrete jungle Tender-headed I stay humble So my conscience They can't crumble Water my crown So I don't drown In this concrete jungle Tender-headed I stay humble So my conscience They can't crumble I try to filter through my cranium Til I'm redefined (fine) Only child for a while It made me love my mind Solo adventures Would coat me with armor Slaying time was easy Boredom was my alchemy That helped me to align (align) My inner me is vividly painted To match my soul (match my soul) Never felt alone (felt alone) Cause my dome is my home I pray that chemistry never attacks my mental I'm hoarding serotonin for the moment Before it dwindles We've been swindled Life is a riddle full of confusion Hibernation is my solution For constant delusions Reduced to a recluse Til I get a boost So comfy in my own shoes Not concerned with the way I'm viewed Water my crown So I don't drown In this concrete jungle Tender-headed I stay humble So my conscience They can't crumble Water my crown So I don't drown In this concrete jungle Tender-headed I stay humble So my conscience They can't crumble My family tree branches spread wide I miss my blood ties (I miss you) Pretending I don't just turns life upside Too bad I can't fly Discovered more to uncover When I chose to leave home I know I'm missed, but took the risk So I'd be free to atone

Oooaaahh Met a friend on Tumblr in the twenty teens Haven't talked in years But that's on me I'll take the fault That's just how life goes Felt like a crutch sometimes You didn't know We got close when I was beefing with my best friend You came in I was quick to masked the guilt I held within Not gon' lie I was feeling anxious Couldn't discern realness from fakeness Thought all I ever wanted was to be famous Really all I ever wanted was to be contagious At war with myself with the world in flames Plot in advance so I could escape Lighten my path, I drifted away Lookin' for solace from disarray Ambiguity tears at my sanity Questionin' all of humanity Expected to roll with the tragedies I wandered away from the fallacies So picky with the stresses that I had to deal with No salt in my system Pay no attention Tryna avoid some hypertension That's how I operate with distance Miles away Met ya mom on the third call Sang Lenny Kravitz Talked about it all Bonded so fast Was it meant to last Bonded so fast Was it meant to last Now it's just a blast from the past Now it's just a blast from the past Hey I was just calling 'cause I didn't know if your number was still the same (Now it's just a blast from the past) And, uh I see you on social media But don't really talk to you (Traveling therapist) Like, wow, that's crazy To see someone on social media and be like Man, they're cool But you never talk to them (Now it's just a) Anyways, I'm rambling So um (Blast from the past) Call me back It's (Blast from the past, blast from the past) You know me from, hehe, Tumblr So I came tumbling back into your life (Now it's just a blast from the past) Now it's just a blast from the past

Yeah Working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah I'm working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine I've crossed over from a closed to an open mind Dug deep inside to re-fine and align Masterminding my business No dissing, I dismiss it Treasure my words Try to find what's been missing In the beginning I was the shyest, never bragged Only black kid in my class, never got any slack It didn't hold me back, I stayed on track Always on point Sharpest mental, slick with the dribble Scared to make too much noise Bump that Life's a game of contact It's really a war to be exact And I'm just here to spit facts On my Bruce Lee, intuitively in tune To all the mess I been through Determined not to be doomed to the tomb soon Yeah, it's time to feel and be honest No exhibitions, this is real emotional content Cause behind the hard exterior I project A softy trying to protect the innocence I got left Working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah I'm working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah Destroy the image, break the enemy The many me(s) behind your eyes Don't match the inner me So I decline to fall in line With who you think I be I'll shine my light to reach the ones on my frequency It's easy, everything I need is deeply embedded Came out the box with secret letters That unlock what is present Knowledge come from myself Yeah, I know me well Breaking the spells and curses Now I got some stories to tell, yeah I was fighting statistics That would tell you my fate was written School put limits My image told them I would never fit in Talented and gifted Never tested to make it Graduated valedictorian Felt validated Craved an education That would see the gold in my veins But every step of the way I tried to prove I had brains Hooked on phonics Reading dictionaries A little visionary Remember Ma looked in my eyes Said you're not ordinary I'm working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah I'm working overtime To blow your mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow your mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah Heavenly glory paints my story I'm letting go Been scared to open up But I'm gonna let it flow Prone to shame Burn bridges with flames Trying to heal and honestly My fear of pain has got to change Patiently waiting for my transformation Ya'll ain't ready The best success is gradual, casual Slow and steady Not looking for approval That's a waste of time Orion's Belt, I'm here to be a cosmic guide Shining, shining, shining, yeah Can't hold me down People uncomfortable with happiness Don't stick around Circle small, but I used to fly solo I know the folks around me ain't iffy and so-so Flow so reminiscent of the greats I know I'm blessed I let my actions speak Time to say it with my chest, mic check Words from the highest, every bar is a gift Too legit, my internal shift will give the world a lift I'm working overtime To blow ya mind Worked overtime with divine To flow this rhyme I'm working overtime To blow ya mind Destroy the image So the real can shine, yeah

We gon' finish on a high note y'all Yeah Yeah Assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust No rush I just assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust Ain't no rush Like Mr. Pimpell I'm all that It's nothing to it I been through it But I'm fluid Intuitive I'm not new to this Just visitin' Old soul with vision Sometimes too serious Timin' impeccable I'm destined period Yeah I'm in my prime Need to get on board Ride with me Can't deny I got you wantin' more I recognize your eyes Won't be inclined to tell you to Stan Don't fight the feeling, admit it I know I made a new fan Welcome Indeed it is It is indeed Uh Indeed it is It is indeed Yeah Indeed it is It is indeed Uh Indeed it is It is indeed Assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust No rush I just assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust Ain't no rush We fam now Soak it up like Shamwow Y'all don't check for me yet Think it's time to invest But I'm blessed I don't need your respect now (nah) Uh, I don't need your respect now, nah (nope) Look The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma I got no worries I'm just tryna break a few stigmas Doin' it with my rhythm No longer a victim I'm just doin' it with my rhythm No longer a victim Cause rhythm is in my breath Rhythm is in my jaw Rhythm is in my chest Rhythm is in my heart Rhythm is all I need Strong like Megan's knees Rhythm is the key to my steeze Indeed Assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust No rush I just assess, accept, adjust No rush Assess, accept, adjust Ain't no rush, yeah