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taking a break

by quantum swing

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1.
sleepy e is lyrically efficient. go with the flow like i'm spherically consistent. the way i design a rhyme is mathematic. word problems i solve. the beat equates. i have at it. hand written, pencil driven, index to thumb compression. sweat the method. sun get it done in one session. i fell in love with this music a long time ago. sometimes it gets so hard to write a song, find a flow. trying to know, where I'ma show, up, at the right time. in my sight line, the night shine, the light fine, I write rhymes... (x2)
2.
if i had a girlfriend. she'd probably love me. we'd have inside jokes and try our best not to be ugly. if i had a basketball court. i'd play some damn basketball. one on one to full court, call fouls off a fantastic fall. if i had a referee, he'd totally let me cheat. gerbs and z-bone get mad so they can't play. they're beat. if i had a girlfriend and i won a sports game. i'd probably get laid and think that the courts lame. if i had a football pitch, shit, i'd play some fucking football. i'm talking about soccer i don't give a fuck about football. anyway i'd play all day, with all 21 friends of mine. 90 minutes, no subs, for pretty much until the end of time. if i had a gold rope chain i'd look a lot cooler. i'd get an adidas track suit that i should have got sooner. sophisticated vocabulary rap. no fist related, though, capillary snap. get the blood flowing with the monotone crooner. knock a verse out today mama home sooner. dizzy painting prop the wall, tapes lounge on a mixer. official DOOM posters, photoshop a wu-tang picture. cat sitting on shoes conger new slang with ya. that's what friendship is. saw it in a movie film. '78 caddy, leather seats and a groovy trim. wack rhymes get buzzer beating shots to the looney bin.
3.
short stop spot shot drink smooth as the pool felt. time moves as the ice reflect the jewel melt. welcome another one like two minutes. a cheap man of few limits. king hammer, rubber face. another case finished. mirror in pocket to change back. other side of the alley a strange cat. months to practice the accent. mimic mannerisms, posture and left handed. could call it framework. sometimes it doesn't go well. once kill a vic, out of the blue, side of the hotel. priceless expressive, squeeze defensive. don't call an ambulance, it's too expensive. he's dead lady. go home. robbed by a criminal. killer clone on the loose, murdered the original. this was like then, can never use that face again. notebook of every lie to never forget a friend. laced neck, heavy gold, tie feels too tight. of course, pour another. why reveals through life. a sigh conceals the fright. being watched is uncomfortable. got nerves to calm. it's going wonderful. the 8ball falls cashing in last call ya'll ration it. bar empty as the glass again. darkest corner of the room. eyes like irvine. tar pit penguin view less skies light per crime. pass dimensions, particle transmissions. constant room scans like a fan pans visions. connoisseur of jewelry, aficionado of gold chains. proclivity of bold claims, affinity for cold rains, spin an askew zippo on the table, patience is key. furtive progress as the shark stationed adjacently. an artful innocuous appearance. knowledge of distance. accounting for interference. adherence to laws of physics. the essential clearance. punched a hole in a wall to get a foot out once. embarrassed. took years of practice to perfect it. took seconds to enjoy the benefits reflected. generally. the gods frown on such avarice. hazardous lights laughing, "have a kiss" but they don't know how to feel like this. it's easier than just being invisible. in and out, it's over, never seeing them miserable. luxurious. is what it is, hidden limitlessness. business is witness-less, cleverness, never miss. the 8ball falls cashing in last call ya'll ration it. bar empty as the glass again. should have never robbed cheadle the don or at least tucked the chain in. what are the odds. bleeding along, jukebox repeating a song. won't need very long. just as feared. soon as the trigger pulled, once again, disappeared. bullet casing peck the floor, set the score. one nil to the gold holder, should protect the neck more. walking on ice, styling steps, aura repressed. color scheme camouflage covers the best. you should see the shit been melted down dunny. rock it up and link it round, lookin like we found money. flip it all profit, aye, remember though, stash before splashing. c str8 got his ass kicked for smashing out too fast kid. (who that?) this crazy bastard. one eye was plastic. drew the piece sideways, cowboy in "who ride" days. cuban link ironic on his neck. left me for dead once. sprinkling bread crumbs, found him in ten months. in fuckin florida beach side, breathing deep with each tide. knife in wind pipe, salty air, look like a leech died. took the rollie, left a tan line, i don't even need to know the damn time. he wasted his, i'm biding mine. still here riding fine. shit…. round midnight, sun light, moon bright. in the alley just as planned and the gold in sight. eight plus one not safe, aim right, hold it tight.
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go then. there are other worlds than these. weather through levels. the breeze that curls the trees. feel the vibrations. water works sculptures. say we should travel more often. cite your sources. get caught in the concepts. analyze reality, reveal paradox, non sense. subjectivity. love west Italy. this configuration of matter might not happen again. just see it. let it be, what is it. everything and nothing, all the time and space, come visit. eighty three problems. live with them. watch them change. leave king chaos alone, perfectly fine how it's strange. two but not two, no I nor you. pratityasamutpada. invisible glue. now is beautiful. true. enjoy the view. diamond cuts illusion through. outside the zoo. go then. there are other worlds than these. weather through levels. the breeze that curls the trees. feel the vibrations. water works sculptures. say we should travel more often. cite your sources. natural phenomena as phantoms. before and after noon. fear and loathing in las vegas. crack a smile in cameroon. playing semantics games with slang savvy cats. collective consciousness. mass media mind traps. a wave begins and ends but the water doesn't. it's about what it is, not about what it wasn't. anatman. think outside the language. beyond wisdom. in tune and cacophony. universe mystery system. mathematics and sciences. contradictions and biases. paradigms and precepts. irons and the niacin. minerals and vitamins. time's up for this one. multiple side stories. they say ignorance is bliss huh. go then. there are other worlds than these. weather through levels. the breeze that curls the trees. feel the vibrations. water works sculptures. say we should travel more often. cite your sources. go then. there are other worlds than these. weather through levels. the breeze that curls the trees. feel the vibrations. water works sculptures. say we should travel more often. cite your sources.
5.
smoke while the tape rewind. broke, leave the date behind. nope, hope, cope with whatever dope fate we find. stay true, never play two, nice weather, bay view. life together color: day blue, twice forever lover debut. walk it out, sleep on it, talk about how we want it, work it out, agree on it, anywhere we be you see me and she stunning, candy shop politicking off a three blunt hit. turns out favorite instrument would be trumpet. roll pro, blood run synchronized in slow-mo, ya'll know how it all go, other girls hate she fine, us is what we called, just smoke while the tape rewind, last chance forfeit, chopped up in a past dance floor pit, seen it all before, stuck in the same stage. no point, say "I don't give a fuck" and the pain stays. i saw tomorrow yesterday and it didn't go well. staring at those eyes, fall in the hole where my soul fell. what's around the corner? never know, so look. keep it simple, read the book. clever flow, no hook, but I don't know what love is… i just smoke while the tape rewind… i don't know what love is… i just smoke while the tape rewind… dreams don't come true. flashbacks don't provide answers. been lost inside chances, go past us, in slow trances, call em romances, going with the flow as is, can't outlast this. Can't. Out-Last. This. i've never seen her smile. haven't even seen her in awhile. what does it all mean if anything. a delightful dance and we sing. queen and king. give that bitch a ring. bitches love rings. the girl from ipanema knows. some folks have an aura that glows. beautifully. you and me. you and me. todo bien? si.
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saw the light at the end of the tunnel. looked like tungsten. can't see a straight past when you get hooked, right, young sin. the tide rose, my ride slows, the suicide note, my eyes closed. your pride grows, as the slideshows, play above the casket. death served like bread in a basket. feels like head in some plastic. steals your soul and the breath from your last hit. it was the last hit. you'll move on. try to forget about it, anything helps. but how could one think about anything else? matter of time and place. fates twine and lace. everything is different when you find escape. keep your mind and wait. they've got your name, address and signed the date. no questions answered. what you do is what happens. nothing went as your plans were. You Can't Practice For Madness break the glass, take the past. who do you think you are? create the glass, make the past. it's none of yours. it's the mirrors business… ain't fell asleep in years just fall apart and pass out. fill the hole with whatever you call a heart and cash out. crashed the lincoln in the wishing well. smashed the weekend on a beach with that fishing smell. woke up. throat choked shut. try to vent. rope broke. fuck. the dope won't cut. no hope. no luck. no go with the flow the boat don't show up. replacement must be made. complacent trust, we wait. run in place until you won the race. dig it like a dusty crate. it all begins with the first step. the decisions you make, could be the worst yet. i fucked up once, a day, i stay, i may leave you. i say, i may believe you. it's not working out. what library are you in? i'm certain now. nothing happened like you thought it would. went from hat to hat until you got it good. smell like rotten food shouldn't have bought it dude. i never read that book. it all begins with the first step. the decisions you make, could be the worst yet. i fucked up once, a day, i stay, i may leave you. i say, i may believe you. it's not working out. what library are you in? i'm certain now. nothing happened like you thought it would. went from hat to hat until you got it good. smell like rotten food shouldn't have bought it dude. i never read that book.
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dues paid, success granted, thank staircase kids. live by codes, appearance is a blank stare face bliss. lusts of physical dreams, dukkha, guarantee samsara. everything is always in flux. don't worry 'bout it. calm water flow composed when, skies clouded, feels crowded. handle business right sun stay focused. hopeless. peaceful through tragedy, continuously stood strong. knowing well life all falls down like kanye good song. sacrifices made, no emotional change, no hope in the game. never remind a better time, memories broke in the frame. no positive reflections, witness to countless addictions. certain religious traditions reminiscent of superstitions. the situation could have been worst, but it was fucking terrible. snitches have no idea what justice is, it's unbelievable. is silence a lie? do the math, give science a try. you'll soon learn like breath control. the outro. lions'll fly. believe that like the pigs did. kept real as schema allows. firefighters with cigs lit. get back into the world, there is so much more than you. not hidden, not looking, no clutch door slam clue. trigger for your finger to dance on when the theme drops. shadows of the lost ones cast behind when the dream stops. step in the vessel, roll on the wheels of life. travel a path as real as if that's what it feels like. window down, conditioned air, breathe what kill cowboys. modulate frequencies, amplify the "no thrill now" noise. dipping out of state, bridges burnt, past loose ends tie. left at the corner, flashback, where last truest friends lie. get the mind over it, getting close to flooring it. no blinker, entrance ramp, speed limit signs, ignoring it. visions of life exiting the body, distance brings relief. relief notebook at shotgun, last page, a list of things to leave. fabric of time, got wings to weave. cup holders empty as his mind would be. hasn't yet had the time to see. seven hours later it clicked. at a rest stop vending machine. didn't know what to pick. back outside, feel cramped in the whip. lets run these kicks. the universe expands with you, there's always room. what to think about, knowledge this. any differences in what is and the rest of this? did the gods bless the kid? is this life lived to the best of it? sun spots through the absence of forestry. thoughts free, relaxed, absinthe of poetry. but this path needs to change. well before results of downhill snowballed health. out of no where a synonymous form as the so called self. speech of a familiar tongue, wise words to learn from. life is brain interpretation of five material faculties. hearts on sleeves, sword, no sheath, everybody's enemies. never see the world through anyone else's eyes. everything alive dies millions of times. why rely on metaphysical cries. control the mind. unfold the scroll of rhyme. nine lives is fine.

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antiquarian music

short stories written as poems;
recited to the accompaniment of chop jazz beats.
also includes bonus beats.

all lyrics written during sporadic bouts of inspirational enthusiasm and depression between 2009 and 2014.

all songs recorded, edited, and mixed in 2014.
no mastering was done.

this album has been burning a hole in my computer for three years.

credits

released August 20, 2017

01. baking a cake
written by sleepy e
first instrumental by sleepy e
second instrumental by cody busch

02. nothing good to rap about
written by sleepy e
first instrumental by sleepy e
second instrumental by cody busch
third instrumental by cody busch

03. the hollow rope
written by sleepy e
first instrumental by sleepy e
second instrumental by cody busch
third instrumental by sleepy e
fourth instrumental by cody busch

04. gary thinks he's in love
written by sleepy e
first instrumental by sleepy e
second instrumental by sleepy e

05. sad day diary entries
written by sleepy e
intro by cody busch
second instrumental by sleepy e
third instrumental by sleepy e

06. mirrors' business
written by sleepy e
first instrumental by sleepy e
second instrumental by sleepy e
third instrumental by cody busch

07. nine lives advice column
written by sleepy e
instrumental by sleepy e

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