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FORTYONE
01:14
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Iâve been teaching you haikusâŚteaching you things change
Reaching to tie shoesâŚdishonored your last name
CheatedâŚwas untrueâŚdid all of the same things
I saw mama doâŚ
Had teachers but not schoolâŚa wedding with no rings
Lawyers saying I probably shouldnât contestâŚsame
Advice I got from my fatherâŚa martyr buried in shame
Mere mortal doing is best, as he dresses himself for work
Looking Forty-One in the face, Iâm still dreaming of gold chains
Getting GrammysâŚhearing my Granny spit old aged
Sage, spirited wisdomâŚthe rhythm of cold days
Has me wondering if Iâve really moved on from old ways
Wandering through the valley of death, memory lane
Gang signs, saying go left, write through the pain
But the question remainsâŚdo you still want me to your hero?
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2. |
LOVE
03:20
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They tell me I should find a bed to sleep in
But it's hard to comprehend when
I'm out here chasing...loopdreams...baller visions
I'd rather not wake up to your smile
Oh no he didn't...oh yes he did...maybe this isn't
Everything you envisioned or once hoped it could be
I once wanted to be Magic, Kobe, Shaq, or Kareem
You know...my brother was a rapper so much better than me
But he got lost in the streets
My cousin Sonny lost my uncle;
Joe...he's resting in peace
Hard to be humble when you're thinking you're the shit in the sheets
And you've got money, couple cars, a couple college degrees
Then you sound like Barry White...that leave 'em weak in their knees
Something takes over me
Father forgive...he's bitter...badly in need
Acting like he don't care that his daughters care that he breathes
'Pac said Brenda had a baby
But Brenda had a dream
Should Brenda become my babies
I'll tell you what I believe about love
He went too far this time to try to camouflage the painÂ
Tried to forgive...couldnât forgive...he said he try to change
Eleven years and still you let him put you through the same thingÂ
Baby, you should know better
Maybe he never cared at all
Maybe you should have seen the writing on the wall
Before now, love
It can make you laugh
It can make you cry
Push those tears aside...
Youâll see exactly what it is
He hid those photographs
Made up alibisÂ
Read between the liesÂ
You decideÂ
Is this how itâs supposed to be?
Is this how itâs gonna be?Â
Should have rehearsed the 2nd verse of can you stand the rain
We're at a point where my I'm sorries just don't mean a thing
Never imagined you'd wearing someone else's last name
Baby, I did know betterÂ
Maybe youâre probably better offÂ
Maybe I should have cleaned the writing off the wall
Before now, love
It can make you laughÂ
It can make you cryÂ
Looked into my eyesÂ
And knew exactly what I didÂ
I hid those photographsÂ
Made up alibisÂ
Tried to live a lie
Knew insideÂ
This ainât love
It can make you laugh
It can make you cry
Push those tears aside
Youâll see exactly what he is
He hid those photographs
Made up alibis
Read between the lies
You decideâŚ
Is this how itâs supposed to be?
Itâs this how itâs gonna be? Â
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3. |
ENEMY
03:20
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You shouldnât be here...at allÂ
Donât wanna listen to you cryÂ
When heâs the reasonâŚyou callÂ
And say you wanna come byÂ
We both
Tend to disagreeÂ
ButâŚ
Girl you know likeÂ
He knows
Heâll never be me
Used to be you and meÂ
In love and miseryÂ
I donât care what they thinkÂ
Iâm not the enemyÂ
We shouldnât be friendsâŚitâs wrong
As long you need alibisÂ
And you shouldn't pretend...heâs not yoursÂ
Why should I give a damn whyÂ
He can'tÂ
See what I can see
âŚnow
It's too bad Â
âCause she has
Everything I need
Man, it's a bitter pill to swallow when you see it
Pullin' up to get your kids, you run into him leavin'
She tells you, "It ain't what you're thinking..."
So now you're thinking...well if it isn't, why we gotta have this conversation every weekend?Â
You canât accept the fact and the feelings that come with theÂ
Reality sheâs sucking and fucking a new nigga
All âcause of you niggaÂ
Let it go famÂ
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4. |
SURRENDER
04:27
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I gave you every reason for leaving
How the hell could you stay by my side?
ForgivingâŚforgettingâŚcouldnât have been easy
Expecting each second to hear goodbye
I assumed that we were out of time
And couldnât fix the broken pieces in our lives
Never knew itâd be this lonely outside
One of those things that you tried to tell meâŚ
But then, I wouldnât hear you saying
"Come in
Itâs alright, Iâll fight for you âtil
The end
Baby, weâve got problems
Letâs just solve âem
Iâm here"
Iâm guilty of not listeningâŚnow
You winâŚ
All because I wouldnât surrender
Heaven knows that weâre both only human
But every mistake has its price
Thinking youâd stay was just an illusion
âCause you canât build real love on a lie
I assumed you wouldnât wanna try
If you knew what I was doing on the side
Never imagined we could still be alright
Another thing that you tried to tell meâŚ
Again, I wouldnât hear you saying
Youâre all I need, all that I need, all that I need, all that I need
Youâre all I need in my life (x4)
"Come in
Itâs alright, Iâll fight for you âtil
The end
Baby, weâve got problems
Letâs just solve âem
Iâm here"
Iâm guilty of not listeningâŚnow
You winâŚ
All because I wouldnât surrender
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5. |
HERO
05:42
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Monsters in the closet
Skeletons in the grave
Tennis in JulyÂ
Recitals in early MayÂ
David killed Goliath,
Uriah...I did the same
And couldn't stand the reign
...but I can fight the
Monsters in the closet
Skeletons in the grave
Tennis in JulyÂ
Recitals in early MayÂ
David killed Goliath,
Uriah...I did the same
And couldn't stand the reign
I wonder if you wonder why I'm living on my own...
Wonder if you wonder why your mother sleeps alone...
She said you asked, âWhere my daddy at? Â When is he gon' come back home?â
Kisha, let me tell her why itâs this way...hold on
We were unplanned parents...that unplanned marriage
No ceremony, no horse, no carriage
That wedding broke me...one and half carats
You used to brag about it but now you don't even wear it
But I'm to blame...now mama's telling my I'm insane
Disgusting how quickly niggas can changeÂ
When all you wanted was love, all I gave you was pain,
Fistful of tears...nothing compares to Purple Rain...in June
Ima try to keep this PG...Oklahoma City to LA...Baltimore to Atlanta...Atlanta back up to DC
Rendez-vous's at Ramada's...pretending I was at conferences working but you knew, reallyÂ
I was doing dirt...state of mind was filthy
You could smell on my shirt...tried to hide my AchillesÂ
Heel...didn't work. Â Always knew deep inside Â
Sooner than later you'd be saying goodbyeÂ
Especially when your sister saw me at the wrong place...the wrong time
Looking guiltier than cocaine in white linesÂ
I was looking for the left lane, the right lieÂ
Shoulda hit a tank propane...and just diedÂ
But I lived to see how the story would play out
Was evident we wouldnât be residents in the same houseÂ
Intelligent enough to know what the evidence showedÂ
And that all of it counts and goes against anything I could say now
It feeds into the fact that I painted the picture
That hangs in my apartment on weekends when Iâm with yaÂ
Wishing I had half the heart...to right all the wrongsÂ
That pushed us apart...damn...but daddyâs got someÂ
Monsters in the closet
Skeletons in the grave
Tennis in JulyÂ
Recitals in early MayÂ
David killed Goliath,
Uriah...I did the same
And couldn't stand the reign
...Iâll try to fight the
Monsters in the closet
Skeletons in the grave
Tennis in JulyÂ
Recitals in early MayÂ
David killed Goliath,
Uriah...I did the same
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your hero
I wonder, sometimes, if I'm still your...
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Midnite Michael Huntsville, Alabama
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