I Just Wanna Know

When you ask yourself these questions...
Just no one understand that...it's a lot of us asking the same questions with you
But don't be afraid...To wonder and question why things ain't perfect and why things don't always line up the way

you plan 'em
Don't be scared to ask, whole lot of things I wanna know

I just wanna know what my purpose is
Will I ever win or am I living out worthless years?
Can I conquer the heaviness of my nervous fears?
When will I stop saturating the Earth with tears?
Try'na over-fix a problem only makes it worse
Don't you hate when you do something you can't reverse?
I wore down every shoe I put my foot in
When will I finally win for all this hard work that I put in?
How come it's so easy to fall in love with people
But so hard to overcome the pain, once they leave you?
Generosity die when we discover greed
Being negligent and barely thinking of our seeds (see?)
Material things, we love indeed
How come we constantly put our wants above our needs?
I'm try'na learn, I ain't try'na harass
They say the only stupid question is the one you don't ask
So...

I just wanna how it looks, how it feels
To be living in the state of peace surrounded by The Real
I just wanna know, before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in, will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me I got it, but you gone when I lose it
I feel bad, 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?

I got my own load to carry, I can show you that
Try'na help unappreciative people, I'm over that
They just wanna try get a piece of what you holding, Black
And keep me in their circle like a house in the Coalsack
After the break up, seems like my ex is wiser
I saw her acting so polite, I barely recognized her
I argued hard to teach her who she was and who she wasn't
I guess my job was to train her for her future husband
I ain't sure of your intentions, though I'm seeing clues...
Do you ever get the feeling that you're being used? (Yeah)
I can't count how many times I've been wrong in life
I ain't always right, sometimes I question my own advice
When I'm on the outside I wish that I was in
And once I'm in I see that it's nothing and wanna leave again
'Cause what good is increasing my wealth
If I'm wrestling everyday to find peace with myself
So...

I just wanna how it looks, how it feels
To be living in the state of peace surrounded by The Real
I just wanna know, before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in, will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me I got it, but you gone when I lose it
I feel bad, 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?

How come the real soldiers got no one to ride for 'em?
Why do we worship shoes so much we sleep outside for 'em? (Foolish)
Deception even in religion, now, the Church is proof
How come we rather live in ignorance than search for truth
I say the hood done lost hopin', I bet you whatever
A church on every corner, but is more wretched than ever
The dope man getting money at a faster rate
Liquor store too and they don't even have to pass the plate
Without wanting a change, we'll never be free, exactly !
What makes another person mad when they see you happy?
Don't tell God how big your problem are, the world is His
Flip it around, tell your problems how big God is
Wassup with the hate on every dime we try to make?
I just wanna know how many more beatings we gotta take
When we gonna learn that they don't want us to populate
Mustsees are real small, it don't take a lot of fate
So...

I just wanna how it looks, how it feels
To be living in the state of peace surrounded by The Real
I just wanna know, before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in, will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me I got it, but you gone when I lose it
I feel bad, 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?

Tower Of Sadness

JFK:
For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarely on covert means for expanding its sphere of influenceon infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day.

What are the causes and the seeds of depression?
Who's ultimately affected ? These are the questions
We all stand guilty and in need of a blessing
So we weave through the scriptures
To read as a reference
Foundations were laid years ago, etched in
Neglecting, rejection sent you in that direction
Your heart was exposed with no type of protection
The innocence you displayed was met with aggression
Lethal Injections to my trust of the masses
In the vein of my good side the needle was casted
Seeking to find peace in an hour of madness
Tryin'a stop adding bricks to my tower of sadness
Every day the hurt builds, deeper and deeper it drills
Nobody is understanding so I keep it concealed
All these artificial people say they're keeping it real
False happiness in alcohol, reefer and pills
Come on


Tryin'a find my way through all this darkness in my life
In the meantime until that day, I keep runnin' towards that light
And even if I don't succeed at least I know I did my best
All day long I keep on runnin' til I reach that happiness
(Happiness?)


They sit watching me closely, hesitant to approach me
Hoping that I'll let a professional diagnose me
Instead of communicating, they wait to sedate me
Making me deflate to unsafely medicate me
And turn me to a vegetable
With anti-depressants, bro
A cocktail of Paxil, Zoloft and Lexapro
The Prozac and Cymbalta make my moods alter
Not only mentally but my physical started to falter
So hard, oh Lord, no money, no job
Won't starve, options? sell dope, go rob
Can't seem to get no peace of mind
It's so chaotic and frustrating, borderline schizo
Deal with it, Get help, must make a fast choice
Conversations in my head, good voice, bad voice
Don't jump, jump now, somebody come help me
I just wish that me in my own head would accept me


Tryin'a find my way through all this darkness in my life
In the meantime until that day, I keep runnin' towards that light
And even if I don't succeed at least I know I did my best
All day long I keep on runnin' til I reach that happiness
(Happiness?)


Mind state not good, hurting since childhood
Over time your heart got harder than plywood
Trying to avert war, peace is what you search for
Abused from your parents, constructed the first floor
From love they disarmed you, the drugs only harm you
The mental facilities they build don't reform you
Every night you fight to not use the rifle
Your offspring heirs is the generational cycle
If tears could come out my eyes I would have been crying
They must be going backward and drowning me from the inside
Depression is testing me, a real problem I might have
Stress is the ocean and I'm floating on a life raft
Prayers in my head but I'm too shook to dial one
Everybody claim they got faith until the trial come
Long as you live you gon' have to face a lot of tests
You can take God all day with no side effects

Tryin'a find my way through all this darkness in my life
In the meantime until that day, I keep runnin' towards that light
And even if I don't succeed at least I know I did my best
All day long I keep on runnin' til I reach that happiness
(Happiness?)

The Maven

Tonight, on Lyrical Masterpiece Theater I will be reading one of my greatest works.

THE MAVEN.

After years of mindless content and frivolous crap
A man became dissatisfied with the condition of RAP
The powers done, the lyrics down it made the listeners adapt
Soon, his mental plate became a blinding midst on the map
But his vision was never fazed, because his eyes had been raised
Over time he came of age and then grew wise in his ways
He reflected on the great artists and some of the gull
Then he envisioned hearing one writer who had composed 'em all
To overcome this ignorance, nothing was stalling his thirst
He spent hours collecting, reading, studying all of their works
Traveled all over the planet where great thoughts were bestowed
Sacred priests, scepters and sages from all parts of the globe
Read relentlessly for weeks, before deciding to speak
He mastered every vocal tone and every writing technique
A scholarly product with a self-made prodigy conscience
He memorized past, present and future bodies of knowledge
Organizing, knowing the solution soon to be born
His next step? Compile it all into a humanly form
So he was eloquent and delivered words with intricate timing
And possessed lyrical skill, he had no interest in rhyming
So he ventured down to his lab, which had been his escape
And after working for 20 days straight an image was shaped
He deposited all his wisdom, every infinite trait
And when he finished, he rendered what he had invented was great
His creation laid on the gurney, once summoned arose
And instantly became to compose the most dominant flows
Every hour of the day a different style he'd create
And when he spoke, every man, woman and child could relate
Just when it seemed the population might be hurled to his grave
The man smiled because he thought, now, that the world would be saved
And soon the sky, his weatherman to surface would be
He has successfully manufactured the perfect MC
The intellect that passed through his brain, the masses obtained
And within days the nature of the game had drastically changed
Through his sorrow and will, deep marvelous thoughts were revealed
And those who held on to the madness got slaughtered with skill
Lyrical prototype who wrote words for the love, not wages
And the greatness of his rap pages were passed through the ages
The motivation to make meaningful songs was contagious
Each writer evolved daily through his creative stages
The negative ideologies of life were obtruded
The first 365 day cycle concluded
But on the 366th day, it was strange
The creation the man had brought to life was starting to change
Accolades under his name and international fame
Until totally uncontrollable he slowly became
Intoxicated by his own flame, so arrogance rained
The insane notion of world dominance mastered his brain
Exploitation of the game, through the skill that he used
He had evolved into the same thing he was built to remove
Training ingrain in his memory was unmatchable ability
Natural skill indeed, but he was lacking in humility
The builder watched his dream disappearing in haste
With tears in his face, his creation was clearly a waste
The mistake that he made in making a rapper of that caliber
He focused on talent and knowledge but added no character
Now is racking the streets with a savage misty
Deadly havoc with every paragraph he would speak
So the man searched, traveling roads, famished in cold
Looking for a mechanical load and tyrannical mole
Since he designed him, he felt in mandatory to find him
The goal was to catch him, deactivate, then realine him
As he searched and explored he saw things were worse than before
Heard a murderous roar, followed up by verses of war
He ran up to a door, where a stranger took him to key
Once inside a voice straight ahead said "Looking for me?"
And there he was, with a smile as if he liked that he found him
His mic was outstanding, plus he had disciples around him
As the man approached he heard there 3 words "I dare you"
He said "You're not yourself, come back to the lab, I'll repair you!"
"I can't have you killing rap, so come with me, I implore it"
He said "Your existence versus mine. I'll battle you for it"
He thought and said "Oh..No, I want no parts of a flow"
"Why would you turn against the man who taught you all that you know?"
That's when he laughed and said "I'm the one that you should kneel to"
He said "You stupid fool, you didn't build me, I built you"
"Programmed you to be like me, I prepared this confusion"
"Every detail of our history is a spell of delusion"
"When I tried to teach you my plans, you rebelled on the movement"
"So I banished you and held you in a hellish seclusion"
"My craziest deeds, you were just unable to heed"
"So the idea that you created me, I made you believe"
The man said "I worked on this for years, is lies that your speak"
He said "I made it to appear as years, it's only been weeks"
"I'm the architect of you and every bar that was formed"
"Raise your right sleeve, I'm sure you've seen that scar on your arm"
"How I assembled you is too complex to try to describe"
"But if you peel that scar you'll notice several wires inside"
"You are my greatest masterpiece, top of the line of my clones"
"But I developed you so well, you gained a mind of your own"
"And started spreading conscious thought: east, west, south to the north"
"So I drew you out of solitude to finish you off"
"And though is definite you possess several lyrical elements"
"You're scared of expressing it, that's why you vocally hesitant"
Discouraged, the man dropped his head "It's no use"
Looked at wires in his arm and slowly pulled 'em a loose
Then both good and bad ideologies mentally flashed
The conscious forces and the wicked forces instantly clashed
And everybody in the room, vaporized in a flame
'Til, eventually, the two men were all who remained
The anarchy that exuded caused the world to divide
And the followers of both sides became to collide
And then the sealing opened up and they both looked in the sky
There they saw a giant silhouette of a much bigger guy
He commanded everything to stop and nobody moved
He said "This war is over right now and both of you lose"
"You lose because you took the talent that you possessed
And got obsessed with power and used it to conquer the rest"
"See, you were blessed with the best given lyrical rod"
"You didn't build this man, that was a deceptive facade"
The other man said "I knew it, but sir, how did I lose?"
The giant said "You had the skill to challenge, but you refused"
He said "I came to fix him back, so this fight I'd avoid"
He said "Some things can never be fixed, they must be destroyed"
"And though you tried to reason with him, don't believe you succeeded"
"Many were lost because they didn't have the wisdom they needed"
"See, you deleted all your hard work, your moment was here"
"But you failed, because you power wasn't strong as your fear"
"This test is completed", they said "Who are you?", then I spoke...
"My name is K-RINO....and I created you both"

HA? HA HA HA HA HA HA.
HA, HA, HA, HA.

Last Man

When we feel like...we don't need nobody, think about everybody
Or if you was the only somebody

This morning, I woke up out of a coma, G
Noticing something wrong about the familiar zone known to be home to me
No one was around, I seem prone to be
The silence that was roaming over me like an omen was spread globally
Was unknowingly thrown in the lonely sea
The phone I own no longer possessed the dial tone, it’s gone totally
No need for compromise or diplomacy
‘Cause at that moment THE reality became shown that it was only me
Time clock erasing, I’m stressed by this observation
Depressed wondering where was the rest of the population
Loss of sanity becomes a debatable connotation
With nobody at all available for conversation
I'm chasing the explanation. Where's my daddy? Where's my mom?
Did the entire planet succumb to a nuclear bomb?
Leaving everyone who ever stood on the terrain slain?
And if the end actually came, how was I able to remain?


How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

The seconds become minutes and hours
No intelligent lifeforms around, so now I'm speaking to the flowers
While tryna keep my thinking imperial
Even reading is impossible without any literary material
I feed on what the planet provides me
From being internally satisfied; ties of solitude deprive me
Without knowledge to guide me, I'd be
Probably suicidal from the silence and loneliness that's inside me
Five days passed without the slightest of changes
Condition: the same, as I wander around aimless
Hanging by a thread is my saneness, try not to let go
I scream but the response I receive is my own echo (echo, echo, echo)
Now it's two weeks and because of it
I start to miss the voices of people I used to argue with
I'm on the precipice, please somebody make a sound
While in a pool of tears I drown, I pound the ground, I'm braking down

How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

Psychological misdirection triggered by disaffection
The effects of missing that universal human connection
Diminished family recollection
I resurrect their memories through mimicry, mastering voice inflections
As the days pass my mental impediments amass
Being the last made me aware of the irrelevance of cash
And mass technology, internet, phone, TV dependence
All that mattered now was me knowing I'll never have descendants
'Cause me living as a singular entity without women presented me
With my own reproduction impossibility
I might just take myself out willingly, 'cause that would be more fulfilling
Than dying from this loneliness that's killing me
Hallucinations, anger, no animals or strangers
After one month of the same nothing, I came through with a chamber
Wearing a life simulation helmet, it was just an experiment
To see if man could live alone and I failed it

How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

How much longer can I manage
Being the last man on the planet?
I don't think that I can stand it
Being the last person on the planet

Always

Yeah...
Somethin' we can all relate to...
The pain we all share.

Think about yo' momma, think about yo' daddy, think about yo' homeboy
Think about yo' cousin, think about yo' brother, think about yo' sister

Come on...

Even though you resting peacefully, grieving's never easy
While leaving life freely, I never thought you'd leave me
Life lessons you would teach me, and constantly received me
Even times when you didn't agree with me completely
I can't believe this happening
I miss hearing you laughing
The gladdens that we had turns
To sadness when that path ends
Reality, truth hurts, the suffering grew worse
Wondering what God was telling me by taking you first
Maybe I'll just call this lost part of this harvest
And know you wasn't flawless, but I loved you regardless
So even though it pains me and things are not the same, we
Have to accept the change and let the will of God reign free
Paid all your dues right, now you won a new flight
Released from this painful imprisonment of this cruel life
And though you gone physically, mentally you visit me
Infinitely, in my memory, for all you did for me

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Where?
In myyyy heaaart
Never gon' forget about ya...
We ain't never gon' forget about ya

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Remain where?
In my heaaart
We ain't never gon' forget about ya
We ain't never gon' forget...

God's glorification is women and men mission
From the minute of your birth you beginning your transition
The spirit and flesh separate, severance is definite
Whenever it ends, we thankful for what you left us with
Not material or money, all that festa is fast
And to have you back I'd trade it all, no questions asked
if I had one hour with you, that might ease the circumstance
I can speak the words I should've said, but never got the chance
But as I think about it, I focus to soar the light
Chance for me to show you what you meant was right there all my life
Concentrating on the flesh is never wise to do
The legacy you leave is what immortalizes you
All the wisdom you was dropping then I clearly see
Was making it, that when you pass away you live in me
Now everyday I see, just like you I pray to be
And maybe even give someone the happiness you gave to me

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Where?
In myyyy heaaart
Never gon' forget about ya...
We ain't never gon' forget about ya

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Remain where?
In my heaaart
We ain't never gon' forget about ya
We ain't never gon' forget...

They say that pictures can't talk, but yet they find the means
'Cause when you look at 'em they place you in a time machine
Next thing you know, you laughing, mind state in a better place
Remembering the past moments like it was yesterday
Keep their memory alive and never let it fade
Tell your children 'bout the impact that their presence made
And even though the tears flow, you gotta still rejoyce
At least two or three times a day I can hear your voice
When they said that all ends with time, they wasn't lying
My grandparents, Jerry, AC and my cousin Bryan
God is in control, know he got our best in mind
If only life was like a movie, you could press rewind
The loss of a loved one can totally engross ya
It can split a family up or it can bring it closer
Just keep in mind the sun shines, once tonight is gone
I won't pour no liquor out, but I can write a song

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Where?
In myyyy heaaart
Never gon' forget about ya...
We ain't never gon' forget about ya

You'll alwaaaays remain...
Remain where?
In my heaaart
We ain't never gon' forget about ya
We ain't never gon' forget...

Think about yo' momma, think about yo' daddy, think about yo' homeboy
Think about yo' husband, think about yo' girlfriend, think about yo' grandpa
Think about yo' baby, think about yo' cousin, think about yo' best friend
Think about yo' wife, think about yo' grandma, think about your loved ones

We'll never forget.

The Meeting

I woke before the daylight, waited for the sun to rise
Checked my mailbox and opened up an envelope that said I'd won a prize
I thought at first it was a scam and it could be corrupt
But then I started thinking "Well, I'm free today, let's see wassup"
Went down to claim it, at a remote building with tinned glass
Walked inside. The place was empty...two or three minuets passed...
The secretary came, a side door she entered from
Led me to an office where a man spoke to an intercom
He said "I'm glad I got you here, this won't take long, believe me
Intelligent as you are, I didn't think it would be this easy
Now, what I'm offering will place the world at your disposal
Your life will be much greater, if you accept this proposal"


Units of the dark side try'na meet with me
Offering a false dream thinking they'll get me
Watching my life, try'na take mind from me
Thinking I'll trade my soul for the money


-What you tell 'em K?
"No, no, no, no, no"
-What was your answer?
"No, no, no, no, no"


"Where do you know me from? Who are you?", he said "Stop and listen"
"Listen on what? 'Cause I'm not interested in propositions"
"The things you talk about in your music enlightens minds
We know what you stand for, we've been watching you for quite some time" (O, yeah?)
"Bottom line is you need to join us while you have the chance
'Cause what you represent goes against our master's plans"
I said "You're asking me to poison minds? Don't even bother"
He said "You might reconsider, once you see what I can offer"
He showed me visions of cars, women and counting grope
I thought at Jesus and the devil on the mountain top
He told me "We'll protect you deep, while you fishing for sheep
Denounce the ideology you speak, you'll be reach in a week"


Units of the dark side try'na meet with me
Offering a false dream thinking they'll get me
Watching my life, try'na take mind from me
Thinking I'll trade my soul for the money

-What you tell 'em K?
"No, no, no, no, no"
-What was your answer?
"No, no, no, no, no"

I said "If you're waiting for my soul, don't hold your breath
Why you gotta hide behind that wall, coward? Show yourself!"
He said "You can't see me 'cause if we ask and you say no
After seeing who I am, there's no way we can let you go"
I asked him "Why you wanna keep the people fooled and blind?"
He said "'Cause if they wake up, we'll no longer rule their minds, so we block the light and make sure they're not handed sight
'Cause we rule entertainment, schools, religion"...I said "Damn, he's right"
"And even thought you might be one of few who knows the facts
Everything you read, hear or see, guess who's controlling that?
Wouldn't you like to be on radio, TV and stand above?
We'll even give you honorary membership into our club"
"So basically you're actually showing the nerve to
Ask of me to use the gift Allah gave me to serve you?
Dudes, you sick as bird flu. You can put those thoughts to rest
'Cause me saving my people is bigger than any false success"
It's hard to rest in the present of this evilness
I was shocked when he showed me pictures of people he possessed
I said "I'll never bow, so just make K-Rino a martyr"
This meeting made me smarter, now at you I'm going harder

The Champion

Yeah...
This goes out to all the... lyrical champions all around the world
I salute you
'Cause not many people can do what we do
Ha, come on

Let me describe my Domite
I'm the gladiator who teamed up with the lion and the slaughtered every person in
the arena
The far-distant-planet-born, half human and Panton's born
The neck of your most respected champion, I'm tramplin' on
Jagged spikes so on my shoes backs I'm dancing on
Before my enemy was ever born, I wrote an answer song
And it was relevant to the president, as I explained
When I feel distained I instantly grow a lion's maid
This guy's insane, but I'm too savage to try and tame
What? The poison wouldn't fry his veins? Well, let's try its brain
Lyrical Superman who swings pens with a ruthless hand
And if I connect right, your whole crew will land in the Yucatan
What's my talent? It sharpen
I'll be able to contort and morph into a talking-land-walking-dolphin
A fict that you won't witness too often
Shatter your thoughts without caution
Like a loose bull in porcelain auction

I'm The Champion of words, with steel in my nerves
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard
I'm The Champion of words, the mind power surge
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard

No need to wonder where my squad be
'Cause I'm so hard, G, that when I need help I pick up a phone and call me
And while my clone's sore, to the Earth from Zone 4,
I wait inside my home until I show up at my own door
See, I don't need to use a weapon, fool
I'll drink rocket unleaded fuel
Aim, jet, propel and shoot myself at you
My first thought was the forfeiture
Not solving the crime, 'til they found your body parts in the trunk of an Ottoman
I only snap on war tracks
I ripely buildings with 90 floors flats, skyscrapers look like doormats
Books I explore for more facts, my mic contains spikes and claws
That ball thought your back and thorn-cracks your throax
Then burn right through your sternum like
25-hundred-degree Fahrenheit, strikes of ignited thermite
Mental methods were intercepted, wiped out every living dentist in 20 seconds
Killing efforts of them checking your dental records

I'm The Champion of words, with steel in my nerves
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard
I'm The Champion of words, the mind power surge
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard

State of emergency, disaster, no survival routes
Inside my pouch in my pocket is where I hide your house
Scar you up and bleed you with a non-violent bout
My passes cracked skull open, his brain just started sliding out
At noon time I write a harpoon rhyme
Got arrested on Neptune for tryna transport galactic moonshine
Wars? I win 'em, my mouth releases slimy venom
I throw water balloons that got tsunamis in 'em
I start shellacking you and leave holes in the back of you
My words and hands vision, like an A.C.V contact, will duke
Then what occurs is the most insulting vocal slur
If you decide to go postal, I'll go post-alert
We got a lot of spirit realm, which will your ghost prefer?
Smoked him up until his flesh smelled like roasted fur
I'll show up after the 2 A.M. and invade your space
And kick your door so hard, it'll knock over your neighbor's place

I'm The Champion of words, with steel in my nerves
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard
I'm The Champion of words, the mind power surge
In unmatched degrees of concentration I'm submerged
The metaphorical master, the nouns and the verbs
Light years ahead of the curve, the best you've never heard