08/god, we try feat. solauren, kate lamont, & roux shankle
Produced By Armani Jackson & Kevin Allen
Written By Kevin Allen, Armani Jackson, Frank Miller, Kate Lamont & Roux Shankle
Keys Bryan Simmons
Cello Byron Hogan
Additional Vocals Lauren Adams, Kisura Hendrix
Scratches Dj Flow
Mixed By Scott “Sk” Kaminski & Anthony Hernandez
Chorus (Kevin Allen)
Yeah,
Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell
We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well
Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell
I was nervous to tell the truth it’s been hard to find myself
Yeah
Verse 1 (Kevin Allen)
Umbrella for the storm coming
Can’t pour from an empty cup, though
I’m sure of it, I’m sure of it
Never far I’ma always keep in touch, though
Stressing over things I don’t control
It’s all a cycle it’s gon’ come and go
Peace of mind is worth the weight in gold
Life is short I pray I stay for long
Chorus (Kevin Allen)
Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell
We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well
Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell
I was nervous to tell the truth, it’s been hard to find myself
Hook (Kevin Allen & SoLauren Adams)
Make ‘em say ugh na nah na nah
This for all the free dope that I supplied
Whether you stood over a stove or a 9 to 5
I know we not perfect but God, we try, God, We try
I know we not perfect but God we try, God, We try
I know we not perfect.
Bridge (Kate Lamont & SoLauren Adams)
Can’t afford to lose
Can’t afford to lose you
Can’t afford to lose
Can’t afford to lose you
(Can’t afford to lose you)
Bridge Continued (Roux Shankle)
Spin me round and round
We just shut it down
Spend it like a bank account
We don’t fuck around
All we do is smash and count
I can’t fuck around
Yea this shit a carousel
It might wear you out
Chorus (Kevin Allen)
Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell
We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well
Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell
I was nervous to tell the truth, it’s been hard to find myself
Verse 2 (Kevin Allen)
Aiming for perfection but I missed the target
Very thin line between stardom and a starving artist
Who knew peace of mind?
Man, keep your piece where your heart is
When you foresee the harvest
Reap what you sow from the garden
It’ll all make sense in the end, I guess…
Outro (SoLauren Adams)
We try
We try
We try
09/ glass house feat. mani draper
Produced By Kon Jalal
Written By Kevin Allen, Armani Jackson
Intro (Kisura):
You can’t escape the inevitable
You can’t dodge raindrops
You got to dance in the downpour
And that’s where I live
Nothing lasts forever, Nothing.
Verse 1 (Kevin Allen):
Slow work better than no work
I need a clone, spare phone, every stone homework
You don’t throw those in glass houses
‘Cause then no only are you trapped in
You’re also keeping other people out it, make peace with it.
Malcolm out the curtain, peeking out it
Maybe it’s not hate, you could see clear for yourself if you took your ego out it
I kept it G and got a key up out it
Took the scenic route I needed time to process and think about it (Yea)
Heavy is the hard head thumping I need a buffer
Went from trying to slide to a function to lobster tail at the luncheon
Independent to a fault I’m not budging, Doc Gooden
They ain’t really at the game, that’s stock footage
Let you niggas stretch in the seventh, I might steal home if you not looking
It’s dinner time, prime cut, Cabernet, expensive kind, instinct, had to improvise
Me and my dogs talking short term, long term, starting block, finish line
Hook (Kevin Allen):
Straight shot no laying over
You calling an Uber or you staying over?
They been praying for the real yea the wait is over
You keep the game for yourself or do you pay it forward?
Through all the pain I was able to still make some closure
I thank God for that
Everybody gon’ get touched by the raindrops
I promise ain’t no dodging that
Might cost me everything I love
I’m still at odds with that
Verse 2 (Mani Draper):
I Gotta be Ace
Moving way to mean
Without a trace
Jehovah witness then they’ll all testify
No body safe
It’s not personal
Nine bands In the terminal
Ja morant on my vertical
Wholesale in Memphis
Place close attention
New dimension
Get the chicken twelve ways
And Building a system
All’s forgiven
All my enemies start with the best intentions
My work ethic bred envy
And That’s on me
Not stimulated by credit you seek
My OGs hated flicks
Wouldn’t be caught dead on no wiretap
So me goin live I’m still at odds with that
The pod to throw off the scent
This feel like Earl and the Click
And I swear that I’m Quik
Duece Duece under my pillow
Good luck sending the bitch
Be the best sleep of her life
Til me she never Dreamt
To whom might be offended
The clip could be extended
It’s all in the pivot
The start and the finish
You fraud or you driven
The gods never pillage
Verse 3 (Kevin Allen):
I had vision, wasn’t scared of the distance, just went and did it
Fuck is you on?
Let’s kill the nuance and get specific
North Richmond
Trying to raise a newborn, the clock was ticking
Dialed in, I can see every pixel that’s in that picture
New Testament, God tier spirit cry follow The Blueprint
Empathy free me of the need to ever see you as stupid
Don’t argue with the foolish, twisting Chronic feeling Ruthless
Messiah got the drop on Judas, you penny pinching or clueless?
Endurance, even Michael Jordan was a student
What goes around, comes around, hula hooping
These boys sheep in wolves clothing
Really, I’m fully loaded, Huey Newton
This Project Pat it feed this conscious rap, Insomniac
Underground UGK, iconic rap, Big Pimpin’
Short Dog, Born to Mack, black Cadillac that’s how you bring it back
A whole region, you rode the bench the whole season
I gotta find the balance between the angels and the demons
Outro (Unc):