Mind Notes Pt.62 'Tip My Hat'

Off the beaten track

Pack my bag

And tip my hat

Had enough

Of the fake pop

Hip hop

On a next trip

That's where we're at

So get off my cloud

I'm loud and proud

I see the silver lining

They say it's about the talent

But it's all about the timing

Hello hello

Who's looking

Hello hello

What's cooking

I'll have some pudding

Extra custard

Old school

Diamond geezer

Mustard

Came from the era

Childhood bliss

Nowadays these youths

Taking the...

Hit and miss

Still shoot for the target

But can't see the trees

Through the woods

And the darkness

Back up

Back up

Take another look

Don't miss it

Pack up

Pack up

Run to the sun

With our wishes

We know

We know

That the end is near

And the future

Is far from certain

So we live on a wing

And a prayer

We wake each day

And meet each person

Ok ok

What's happening

Ok ok

Back to rapping

Crazy creating

Mad innovation

Stay left field

Philosophers debating

Came from the days

Truths still spoken

Nowadays token

Promises broken

Mind still open

Avoiding the box

Keys to the city

Can't find the locks

Hold up

Hold up

Marvel at the martian army

Hold up

Hold up

Speak peace

Because the world too narly

We know

We know

That love still exists

We believe

And dig a little deeper

So hope for the best

And plan for the worst

Keep moving

On to the future

Alright alright

Still here now

Alright alright

Fight fear now

At the end of the tunnel

Search for the light

In a world full of wrong

It's hard to do right

Is the future bright

Or is the future bleak

Living day by day

And week by week

They say the meek

Inherit the earth

But the game's been fixed

Since the day of my birth

Stand up

Stand up

Here's my two cents

Take it and count it

Stand up

Stand up

Seek freedom

Search until we've found it

We know

We know

That justice

Lives and breathes

In the hearts of the people

So we light the flames of truth

We carry the torch

And burn down evil

PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Mind Notes Pt.61 'Forgotten In The Morning'

One two

Skip a few

Clap Clap

Everybody's got a story

Holla back

What's the moral of the story

It's all forgotten in the morning

Pray tell another fable

Listen

Some end in tears

Some end in kisses

Might be a cool guy

Out with the Mrs

Or might be a scallywag

Up to dodgy business

Before the great escape

A cheeky wink

I seen them in the newspaper

They in the clink

Blink

And you might just miss it

Get caught slipping

The real hustle is real

That'll do

Run with the wolves

Sleep with the fishes

Saving the pounds

Spending pennies on wishes

Pandora's box

Got flipped tipped open

Hope left out

And the dreams got broken

Token words

Are spoken daily

Perceptions hazy

Mindset crazy

Pushing up the daisy's

If your not careful

Tsunami ripples

From tear drop pebbles

Might be another daydream

Dreaming

Might be a real plan

Might be scheming

Might be leaving

Pack up the suitcase

Or lost with the squirrels

A certified nut case

Red lights

Don't stop

They on the run

Business

Up in the car

They got a gun

Are the really gonna' kill him

Did he have it coming

Or an innocent victim

You choose

Judge and the jury

Think clearly

Or blind blind fury

Man made jewellery

Alcoholic potions

Rock and roll dole

Million pound mansions

People mention

Hate for snitches

But honours lost

They'll take your riches

Will we live

To tell this story

Will we live

To see the morning

'Forgotten In The Morning'

Recorded by Nick Manasseh at The Yard Studio

'Forgotten In The Morning' Live Jam

PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Mind Notes Pt.60 'Road To Nowhere'

They said I'd never do it

But I did it my way

They said I'd never make it

So I hit the highway

Road to nowhere

Shooting stars

Tie my laces

Scribble bars

Run along 

And sing some songs

We'll show the world

Just who we are

Controller 

We're clear for landing

Come through

With the 83 man them

Through the darkness

Love's still standing

Move towards light

Hate we abandon

Foreign extra

Pop the yellow top

Cab to the front door

Roads on top

And its all day long

It don't stop

So we stick to the codes

Because we know

What's what

Gold leaf

On my water receptacle

Watch a scholar at work

It's a spectacle

Ten steps ahead

They say I'm sceptical

But the forces are strong

It's exceptional

We forget them all

The signs flashing

No time for talk

It's straight action

Faded Levis

Lean back in

Built from sterner stuff

No crack in

More time

So we make the most of it

More life

So we sit and toast to it

Feel the wheel spin

When the car move

Scope the horizon

Caught in a groove

It's a journey

I pledge my life to

But no telling

When life might bite you

So it's all in

Full house or bust

Odds seem shaky

Gamble a must

With a smile I embrace the day

But time tick too fast

Keep running away

Always something to say

They keep hating

But I'm off 

On a tangent debating

Innovating

Classic elements

Spit relevance

Escape the tenements

Escape the clutches

Of ancient ignorance

Dust off the truth

Share out the remnants

PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Mind Notes Pt.59 'Everybody Sing'

Everybody sing
Reggae is a big ting'
Everybody sing
Hiphop's a big ting'
Everybody sing
Soul is a big ting'
Everybody sing
Music is the real ting'

Been holding it down since 99'
With a pen and a pad
And 16 lines
Skanka'
Bass line
Caught in a groove
I was born to rhyme
Memorising mesmerising tunes
Straight from the old school
Put the needle on the record
I was taught just what to do
Youths these days on an iPhone
Shuffle through the latest playlist
What happened to those vinyls
Put them in their paper cases
Music was the soundtrack
To my childhood
All those places
See I was spinning records
Before I learnt to tie my laces
Back when an album was an album
And a single was a single
Never heard of internet
Hit the club
Go out and mingle
The DJ was the master of the dance
He had the jingles
Feel the bass line
Floating through the dance
Your body tingle
It used to be all innocent
Radio pop
Now theres too much talk
About shotting on blocks
And holding glocks
So we let the record drop
And turn the clock back
To golden years
Alleviate the pressures
And the fears
It's all good here


Game ain't the same
These days
It's all about earning
Euros
Dollars
Sterling
Everybody yearning
Live the dream
Chasing paper
Ain't what it seems
Say what I mean
My words hold weight
I don't rap about
Holding weight
And I don't rap about
Cars and chains
There's more to life
Let's talk and debate
Step to the plate
And play our part
The theatre of
Our hopes and dreams
Reciting lines behind the scenes
Darts of knowledge
Lazer beams
Life and death
And in between's
A fairytale without the morals
Music help's us tell our story
Music helps us drown our sorrows
Music helps us wake tomorrow
Calm the storm
And meditate
Lift us up when times are low
The rhymes and flows appreciate
Inspire and innovate
Break and build
And mimic this
Imagination limitless
I'll take a breath and finish this
Last few lines
Spill out my mind
Then come with the chorus
Skanking time
These raps are far from filler fodder
There's heart and soul
In every line
There's heart and soul in every rhyme
The music gives me strength to breathe
The music gives me strength to speak
I love this game
I'll never leave


PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Mind Notes Pt.58 'Inspired Rhymes'

I write a rhyme
I feel a vibe
I get inspired
I feel inspired
So inspired

Musical mystic
Gets me higher
So high
Sky high
So high

Write everyday

Rhyme everyday

Bring the drums
And bring the guitar

Come and let the keyboard play

We always got so much to do

We always got so much to say

We'll always find another groove 

We'll always find another way

Trying to catch those melodies

Trying to find some different flows

Jumping down the rabbit hole

We'll improvise
See how it goes

Trying to find the perfect rhythm

Then compose the perfect beat

Then compose the perfect rhymes

For all my thinkers in the streets

There's too much hating

Seems to me we need more focus

Need more loving
Need more progress

Otherwise this life is hopeless

So I choose to live through music 

There for me
My saviour

Far away it carries me away

Then brings me back to nature

Music's always been the cornerstone

It's been the bedrock

Guaranteed to get me going

Always makes my head knock

Always keep it hiphop

Beats rhymes and life

Strictly positive vibrations

As long as I'm alive

Here today

Still here tomorrow

Born to rhyme and keep in time

On beats we build
And beats we borrow

Drown my sorrows

Rise me up to higher heights
And levitate

Inspiration from the sounds

That spin around
We meditate

Never time to hesitate

The clock don't stop
It's always ticking

Recognise that life is short

We make the most and keep on riffing

Cooking up storms in mental kitchens

Searching, Working
Keep it different

Work it, Earn it
Live it, Learn it

Perfect track become the mission

People listen
Others don't

Depends on how you float your boat

We just keep on riding waves

And keep the music cruise afloat

Any time or any place

On any beat at any pace

It's one for all and all for one

So we don't need no poker face

This ain't a race

We ain't out
To hang no medals on our neck

We do this for the love of music

Always keep our self respect

We always keep ourselves in check

Remember where we're coming from

As long as we're alive and well

There'll always be another song

No days off

Keep it moving

Keep consuming food for thought

And scrutinise
The beats we're choosing

Track to track
And day to day

And no two days can be the same

We never know
Just where it goes

Thats why we choose to play the game

Inspiration from all angles

Neural pathways caught in tangles

Life moves fast
We're holding handles

Live and die
We're lighting candles

On the mantle piece 

Some bits and pieces to remember me

Scribble down rhymes

From my times with these melodies

The beats seem to stick to me

They speak to me in different ways

They got me on some different waves

With different flows
On different days

Black and white
And different shades

I'm here and there and everywhere

Day and night
Wrong or right

My words up in the atmosphere

Music really got me here

It really did deliver me

All throughout my darkest times

The music was my remedy

The music was the recipe

The only thing that never fail

From my birth until my death

The music is the holy grail

PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!