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from After What Came Before by The Blend

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lyrics

Leave the mess to rest and the beef on your plate.
Let’s all call it equal, nothin’ to compensate.
At the rate I’m goin’ I’ll just need a cup of fuel
cos’ I’m chill on travelin’ wit’ my back pack and a mule,
not a lot, just a few, not too much just a little
not in excess, just usin’ the minimum essentials.
Bein’ chill for me ain’t confidential:
straight faced behind my ear is a number two pencil.

Leanin’ on the wall, just slingin’ fastballs,
no priorities, just drinkin’ from Pandora’s Cup of tea.
Whassup wit’ me?Nothin’ B,
layin’ low at the coffee house wit’ the family and a few anonabeats.
It’s chill mode and there’s no code you need to get in,
So, cut all that fuss and sip on the mocha blend.
Beginnin’ to the e-n-d,
it ain’t nothin’ to my

Pre Chorus
And I’m wakin’ up to my off campus college castle;
flies on the ceilin’ and a wall full of spackle.
I don’t recognize my sink anymore it’s a black hole,
and somethin’ smells like last week’s cheese casserole.
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Chorus
Ah yes, some zest
A little spice in this hip hop fest
So feel free to stretch
Ahhhh, and feel refreshed
Cos’ we have no need for your beef (Understand that the message I send)
Is of respect upon a beat (Agent Orange on intellectual blends)
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She came at me with an attitude, so what was I supposed to do?
Smack her in the face and beat her down with my own two
bare hands??? Naw that ain’t the plan.
I took a step back and said, “Aight then”.
Because before I meet you, I already got respect
until you cross that line then your card is out the deck,
but ‘til then, don’t fret,don’t get twisted in a mess.
Some people pull out techs cos’ somebody hurt their rep.

I just pull out my text pen, kick it wit’ my friends
when I feel a little on edge and stress level 10.
So, what do you plan to dowhen someone gets mad at you-
bust shots back and forth through windows on the avenue?
Bullet holes in your brand new Chevy Malibu
just because ya’ let ya’ bad mood cop an attitude-
caught one to the chest, now ya’ layin’ on the ground through,
so they took the keys to your car and your new shoes.

Rushed to the hospital, got your chest lubed
so they can pump more volts into you than Pikachu.
Your life barely saved, now, dumb would be an overstatement
to describe the situation of ya’ life almost taken.
Most don’t really know the meaning of relax.
Intelligence becomes irrelevant to the fact.
Shake that load off and cut ya’ self some slack,
and when the beef approaches, take a step back.
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Pre Chorus
And I’m wakin’ up to my off campus college castle;
flies on the ceilin’ and a wall full of spackle.
I don’t recognize my sink anymore it’s a black hole,
and somethin’ smells like last week’s cheese casserole.
I pass the mornin’ with a drop or dab of soap
and hit the closet for my clothes so I can get up and go.
A minute or so, is all it takes to get the day started
for the hardest workin’ emcee in his southside apartment.
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Chorus
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Pre Chorus
And I’m wakin’ up to my off campus college castle;
flies on the ceilin’ and a wall full of spackle.
I don’t recognize my sink anymore it’s a black hole,
and somethin’ smells like last week’s cheese casserole.
I pass the mornin’ with a drop or dab of soap
and hit the closet for my clothes so I can get up and go.
A minute or so, is all it takes to get the day started
for the hardest workin’ emcee in his southside apartment.
Not a gram of glamour or a dash of fashion,
rockin’ slippers and pajamas in and out of my classes.
Passin’ wit’ an “A” best believe hell yes sir
I ain’t even showin’ up to half the lectures.
My time’s expensive, and I’m not about to spend it
on a shirt from Abercrombie, just to make an impression,
so I’m dressed in whatever best fits and lasts
and I’ma ride my style bumpin’ up and down ya ave.

credits

from After What Came Before, released April 25, 2005
Vocals & Lyrics by Toussaint Morrison
Percussion by Spencer Austin
Bass by Daniel Leussler
Guitar by Edward Folly
Keys by Linden Killam

Recorded in Minneapolis, MN

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The Blend Minneapolis, Minnesota

A nationally touring group of misfits making sound wherever beckoned, The Blend dominated the midwest pioneering hip-hop and rock in the same breath from dingy basement rock shows to capacity hip-hop shows. Now, their fate unknown having disbanded for several years, Linden Killam and Toussaint Morrison continue the group's legacy of unconventional, top tiered sound. ... more

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