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Second Decade EP

by J Tames

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1.
I woke up one day Not feeling the same I could feel this fire that was driving me insane It was a desire that I just couldn’t explain So I grabbed a lighter and blazed a paper plane To make it fade away but it made way To my main frame and their it maintained Then I realized this furnace that’s burning is an ambition That’s trying to find a vision To guide me through my mission The source of the ignition was still unclear It posed a lot of questions with no answers to hear I pondered it for years Faced all of my fears Put my pen on paper and it finally appeared Who would’ve thought it was a rap career (Hook) When I close my eyes and visualize what’s inside my mind I see vivid images of limitless arrivals It’s vital for my survival that I strive for my goals So I sit, reminisce, and list how life goes But now I’m confronted with an ocean of possibilities If I don’t get in motion I’ll sink really deep With What I want to do I’m headed in the path of Ulysses This odyssey will probably end up drowning me But I got time to breath Eyes to seek And find Atlantis, buried below the observable planet I gotta dig it up, plant it my mind, have it in sight, tell you what I find through the mic What I’ve found so far, apart from gold bars, when I dedicate my time like Mozart, I work hard for myself Straight for the music nothing else This brain ima use it for what I feel These chains that are fusing are gonna melt Ima levitate and elevate, eliminating all the weight Of living to assimilate because they tell you that’s the way Put in a box and stocked away, ima keep my life and let it roam in my own domain (Hook) When I close my eyes and visualize what’s inside my mind I see vivid images of limitless arrivals It’s vital for my survival that I strive for my goals So I sit, reminisce, and list how life goes Too much pressure derived from being measured by how you look on paper Be an intern and in turn you’ll get some labor And if you do, things went in your favor Ask your neighbor, he’s been searching and his effort major Thanks papi, I appreciate ya I know these past three years been sloppy Stirred up a storm and made the sea real choppy Now I’m not dead in the water, yes I’m still rocky But I hope you know these sound waves are tsunamis Engage the engines now time to get off the ground Make a few people proud, with the product coming out Your speakers, speaking to the dreamers Who wanna be the achievers and currently are believers You know all those plans you speak of? Join me in the path to reach em
2.
Following dreams is quite illogical Achieving them improbable But it's possible so I set out a goal For gold in records sold maybe platinum So I can cop a phantom Thugs will want my fam for ransom Will be friends with Richard Branson Old friends will say damn, son I can't believe you made it It makes me feel frustrated how you had a dream and chased it It's the biggest challenge and you faced it I'm a rat and I'm racing in desperation While you're chronic cremating and chronicle creating It must feel so amazing And it's true, I set out to do what I wanted to There is no plan two I realize there is nothing to lose I reached a point in life where I have to chose I know what move I have to make Fuck being fake giving you someone you can relate to It's a breakthrough in this game I aim to blaze through Stay true, be thankful, remain faithful (Hook) Some people just don't try Some people live their lives Asking what if's and why's That life is not for me I'm acting senseless and being reckless to suppress the stress Hopping fences and taking chances to progress Obsessed with success Just waiting for my work to manifest and stand up above the rest I need a reason for this beat in my chest Like a dream i'll chase my dream to my death But so far I've barked with no bite Heated my engines but no flight A vision with no sight An unsparked dynamite stick ready to blow up and get big Show up at a show fans ready to sing Hand in the air with the energy Looking at em dance I just can't believe My life is now the dream (Hook) Some people just don't try Some people live their lives Asking what if's and why's That life is not for me
3.
I’m over here Sitting in the corner with the big ass ears Left hand gripped to a beer ready to cheers Bro you drunk, oh you have no idea Any luck? no not yet Check out that dove? that bird’s fit Ooo we locked eyes now we challenging Who looks away first but I’m not givin in 5 seconds go by guess she wants to swim on my waterbed On my waterbed Notice she got a friend close to a 10 so I tell my man I point em out and he says alright let’s go in So we proceed to creep through the crowd let the people squeeze around Look back at her and see her smiling at me now what’s that dripping sound Yes we finally reached, I guess its to meet, But with this beat I couldn’t even hear her speak I put my lips near her ear, let’s go outside and talk in the street But first let’s dance I grabbed her hand Now we in trance alright lets start the romance These are the good times These are the good nights Run around wild when there’s no light These are the good times These are the good nights The last hours are never in sight There are the good times Theses are the good nights this how we kill time These are the good times These are the good nights This is how we kill time Wake up to a text from my friend It read nowhere near a ten the beer goggles did it again Laughed Turn my head looks like she left Sat up, the floor was a mess Wait is that her dress? That’s not my desk this isn’t my nest …So much for my waterbed Stand up oh man I feel dizzy Gather my clothes the socks are still missing Hear dishes in the sink someone must be busy In the kitchen…in the kitchen…in the kitchen Guess I gotta go downstairs to the kitchen Wave and say whats up head still trippin Her name is still missing Helloooo…um misses Oh thanks that smells delicious But listen I forgot to mention I’ve got a mission I gotta go back home, alotta things to do so ima hit the road Enjoy that for food for two These are the good times These are the good nights Run around while there’ s no light These are the good times These are the good nights The last hours are never in sight There are the good times Theses are the good nights this how we kill time These are the good times These are the good nights This is how we kill time
4.
Got home earlier than usual Thank someone don’t have to go to the cubicle I don’t work but I’m still glad I don’t have to punch in any numerals Might skip a class waste my student loan Watch some episodes of a show on my own Until this hangover is all gone But I do want to do something today That one thing might just be blaze But goddamn I want to live my life a different way For too many years being in the same place Want to see a bump up in the statistics in the chart of my life Notice something’s missing a void in this part of my life You know what, ima go on a walk and clear my mind This time it’ll be different cause there is daylight Not night, no shadows so there is no place to hide I walk through the streets at night Trying to find some peace of mind But every time I realize I’m missing a part of me Open the door and feel a breeze of fresh air Take a deep breath, there go my cares with this exhale I’m bouncing down the stairs While I get the stares from old men in chairs Have a nice day! They could tell it was sincere As they invited me for beers I replied I respectfully decline a cold beer would be divine Ill stop by another time But right now I gotta find something missing They said something back but I couldn’t listen Words taken to dance with the wind in the distance I walk in the speed that pleases me Run a few steps then take a seat Where should I go should I let the wind lead me Like I was a leaf that fell off of one of these trees And got lost like the old man’s preach? Man what is it what I seek? Man what is it what I seek? I walk through the streets at night Trying to find some peace of mind But every time I realize I’m missing a part of me So I set sail no set trail Let’s feel like a bat out of hell I wanna come back with a story to tell Or better yet a show and tell Alright lets head to the pier I’ll probably find something there I know there’s where people go to get their mind clear So I stroll with my mind closed determined to make it my year A positive mind set’s the idea I have arrived, the seagulls cry, wind in my eyes, natural high Look to the left and I just can’t believe my pair of eyes I’m paralyzed and then I realize This is what I wanted I’m feeling optimistic this chance I can’t miss it Forget all the lines Ive got listed Ill just speak from the heart, excuse me misses It’s a beautiful day isn’t it I don’t mean to intrude but I just got to tell you You’re heaven sent your eyes are so blue and innocent And in a sense we’ve got to be together I woke up this morning feeling as light as a feather Looking for the bird who I’d fly with whenever I know I stare…. Let me stop you there You won’t believe your ears I heard in the wind an old man say find love I took it to heart and thought of it as a sign of Destinyyyy And now youre here with me And we’re looking for the same thing I can’t help but believe That maybe we’re meant to be So take my number please
5.
(Hook) As my phone clicks on and off My mind drifts thoughts evolve Into scripts and monologues Between me and you It was two days ago when you let me know That our two paths were meant to be one road So from my hands you gr¬abbed my phone and in goes the number to your home You looked up and smiled and said let me know When you find a place you want to go But can’t escape feeling insecure Does she still want me to call man I can’t be sure For two days I’ve done nothing but wait Building puzzles, pieces on the plate Waiting for that call to put em in place Thoughts troubled travel full throttle But keep it subtle he needs to hustle What if he’s found another Will he even bother? (Hook) As my phone clicks on and off My mind drifts thoughts evolve Into scripts and monologues Between me and you Sitting in the dark listening to music Environment where thoughts become lucid The quietest but conscious constant usage This quadrant apartment is way too polluted I’ve got to get out of here maybe go to the pier To take in some fresh air and remind me that there A moment so rare took place I need to go back to the waves I’ve been surfing for too long; being dragged under Reach the surface fill my lungs; erase the wonder Getting urges just to call; I learned your number Patience suffers, anxious mutters, under the covers, I need to get out, ima head to the beach step on sand feel the breeze Turn my brain activity down (Hook) As my phone clicks on and off My mind drifts thoughts evolve Into scripts and monologues Between me and you
6.
You Serious? 04:10
Live in a world with misogynistic minds Living belligerent times Making money anyway they can find Even if it means doing time confined A closed state of mind, realize it’s a prime time in your life Live it right Focus on dreams not only at night keep a focus in mind I want the lights shining down on me While my sound is free For the crowd to scream Real loud as they’re feeling me In the clouds while im scheming see Deep thoughts when I’m lost in this pot While I plot with everything I got my next stop Brainstorm in my dome, there’s growth with every drop (Hook) Gonna make moves Break rules With gold plated tools Gonna make tunes Create grooves That’ll make you move I’m chasing Not waiting You’re hating And saying You will never blow (But) You don’t even know So are you serious tho? Are you serious tho? Are you serious yo? You don’t even know Don’t want to hear your piece of mind that’ll leave you with a peace of mind This goal in mind is mine The golden mine is mine to find I know there’s gold in mine the golden shrine is too divine But it takes time to find, and more for gold to refine And even more to acquire shine But in the mean time we just rhyme line after line to pass the time Its not the only thing we pass though, tobacco and that grass smoke Making me broke reaching life’s point of choke Where you can make it or croak Coast or take control, drown in a lake or take a boat Avoid the void of settling down and voyage on the waves of my sound Absorbed by the crowd of foul childs screaming so loud You can hear em for miles (Hook) Gonna make moves Break rules With gold plated tools Gonna make tunes Create grooves That’ll make you move I’m chasing Not waiting You’re hating And saying You will never blow (But) You don’t even know So are you serious tho? Are you serious tho? Are you serious yo? You don’t even know Nothing but surprises on my horizon This is where my heart lies in When my mind finds bliss In my nature’s element Living sins being judged by reverends You can find my beginning where the river ends A predetermined path I was living in With no wrath was a floating citizen Time to jump the boat and start to swim Confronted with the ocean oh shit Reason why people sipping poisonous potion While they fight to get their shit in motion Struggle to find a 9-5 employment Pulled in by the notion of promotions Choose a current to join in But where’s the enjoyment Tell me the point then Where are your dreams from when you were young kids Making most of tomorrow A young dreamer getting rid of this hallow Set your sail to the win and follow

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released August 4, 2014

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