1. |
ForeWord
00:20
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2. |
GoodBye
02:54
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Fair warning
I prefer to leave first thing in the morning
Or late night
Black skies
Passengers delight
I never fight sleep
I close my eyes and embrace it
Sweet Dreams
Shut em tight, I can taste it
I can't see
I'm fallin thru the air of the night
Dont know my left from my right
I'll know my death from my life
Right now I'm in between Em
It's the voice of Vaud from up in the clouds
I never snooze but steady dreamin
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
I look at life and say goodbye as it climbs
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
I look at life and say goodbye as it climbs
Don't get me wrong, not that I wanna be gone
I fly a lot and every time that the wheels leave the ground
I'm astounded
I'm amazed
I been obsessed with paper planes
I love the way a bird can naturally navigate and aviate
It's great
Who knew way back in a China flying a kite
Would lead to me over the ocean at night
What a sight
I'm staring at the stars searching major ursine
Pondering the bend of the wing vs the weight of the turbine
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
I look at life and say goodbye as it climbs
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
Sometimes I wonder if this plane is gonna stay in the sky
I look at life and say goodbye as it climbs
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3. |
ScreenTime
02:02
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Hey
Happy New day
Shoutout to people who are hard of hearing
I got them hot tortilla fingers
I got a bunch to eat
It need to hit the skillet for a minute
Chop it up and add spinach
I've turned into my favorite cook
No school or books to inspire
I'm never shook to flip tortillas on an open fire
Like chestnuts roasting Jack Frost was boasting
he said he knocked you the fuck out
And the part of the story that stuck out
Was the part about the wailing
He said he sent you sailing thru the air
and when you landed over there
You let out a deep and pitiful moan
I know it's true cause people showed me
video phone footage
Lookin like you had a bad day
I guess it's ok for you to say things that I can't say
There's no way Jose Canseco could ever see Roberto Clemente
Not even on his best day
Sammy Sosa shoulda did commercials for Motorola
When his arms were big like the size of boulders
Back in like 1998, 1999
What a time
I used to party hard
I was in my prime
I could run a suicide and still stop on a dime
I could jump as high as the sun could shine
I had books and books of rhymes I could spit out my mouth
I could throw a tennis ball over the house
I could do a back flip but just on a couch or mattress
I used to sleep all night and play all day
Now I rise before the sun it's still dark and I'm wide awake
Thought I came to LA to relax my mind
Jokes on me
Clock struck 3
I'm up still stuck
In a New York State of Time
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4. |
ThePlugTune
02:16
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I'll just twist your arm and make you stay with me
Are you ready for this
Due to a clue of the naughty noise called plug tunin
I drew my own views on what I should be doin
I run around the world chasin money makin music
People always like David I don't know how you do it
How much you charge for a beat
I never figured it out
I kept em all to myself
So selfish
What do you make in a week
I used to work steady
Now it's steady workin on some shit I can't touch
I can feel it tho
So can
You can
Toucan follow your nose
To the trees see the birds
Mountain raps
In the snow
And the bees I'm absurd
Bouncin tracks
To my phone
For three weeks disappear
Out in vans
On the road
For free beers or four drink tickets
The tickets only getcha well liquors
I remember up only to a certain limit
I Shoulda took a picture
It woulda lasted longer
I'm finna flip the scripture
The book of Dave
Which Video
Any fuckin city yo
Catch me outside blowin trees
Spittin witty flows
Wasting my time
Let my momma tell it
Due to a clue of the naughty noise called plug tunin
I drew my own views on what I should be doin
I run around the world chasin money makin music
People always like David I don't know how you do it
I do not know it either but I know I just do it
I grew up watching tv taping radio for music
I never could refuse it
I had to try and do it
Due to a clue of the naughty noise called plug tunin
Im ruined
I do not drive a Buick
I do not own a home or have a baby no influence
To keep me off the road from talkin crazy like a nuisance
Loitering embroidering mammy lil baby likes shortening shortening bread
That tune is in my head
It got in there from different cartoons I was viewing
So now when I review it
Everything is due to a clue of the naughty noise called plug tunin
I drew my own views on what I should be doin
I run around the world chasin money makin music
People always like David I don't know how you do it
Fuck a pension
I hope I work til die
Unfinished opus outta focuscause I'm crazy and blind
Final touches readjusted by my kids or my wife
Oh what a life
Oh what a life
No one that I know can live my life for me
Are you ready for this
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6. |
SoupJoumou
02:31
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Inside the ghetto
Or in a sunny meadow
Ima make you dance weather woman or a fellow
Inside the ghetto
Or in a sunny meadow
Ima make you dance weather woman or umm
Or don't pick one
Do what you want
The world is yours
Light up a blunt
I love to stunt
They call me Super Dave
I'll eat the soup for days
I bought a suit for Gabe and Nancy's wedding
I was the best man
Not the Better man
I'll Do a whirling dervish
While you do a spinning headstand
Cat Poop scooper
Rented out a scooter
On Miami beach Gabe crashed it
Smashed it like windows to a looter
Oh Frabjous day
Calooh Callay
I got no words to describe this
Inside this
Is wildness
And anger
And danger
Room holo-deck
I got retrospecs and they x-ray
I owe rain checks
I used to tag FATE
I rolled from Miami Beach to New York upstate
Lazy Boy point guard
Friday night
Late to the party
First drunk to fight
One Too many drinks
Not enough to eat
I got it all
Except a kitchen sink
I wasn't no latchkey kid
But I was that matchstick boy
start a fire make it hot
Let that petrol pour
Gunpowder. - Strike a match
Explosion. - Oh no
Cinematic - What a catch
Slow motion - SLO MO
Cut
Inside the ghetto
Or in a sunny meadow
Ima make you dance weather woman or a fellow
Inside the ghetto
Or in a sunny meadow
Ima make you dance weather woman or a fellow
Inside the ghetto
Or in a sunny meadow
Ima make you dance weather woman or a fellow
Or don't pick one
Do what you want
The world is yours
Light up a blunt
I love to stunt
They call me super Dave
I'll eat the soup for days
I'll eat the soup for days
Garbanzo
Lentil
Broccoli and cheddar
French onion
But the number one soup is that Soup Joumou
On Jan 1st you don't know about that?
That's Haitian Independence day
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8. |
TortugasAndPapillons
00:37
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9. |
YouTellMe
02:59
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Unless you tell me I don't know
I'm not a psychic
I'm not clairvoyant
But If the pilot pulls a Sully
I know The seat bottom is buoyant
Pay attention to instructions
Don't be Russian
Don't be a Democrat
But please don't be a Republican
Do not make assumptions
Do ask questions
Did ya sneeze or cough do you want gods blessing
It don't always sound right
But who the fuck would I look like tryin to be "gesundheit"
Hooray
One cheer let's hear it for the boy
He's mediocre as fuck
But the bar is on the floor
If you open up a door be sure to let close again
We're goin thru the same thing
Here we go again
I'm workin on my flow again
Shoveling the snow for friends and neighbors
And family
Holding a baby over a balcony
Is senseless
Like Serengeti in Cincinnati betting on table tennis
I Think it's Ping Pong
Where I'm from we called the game ring and run
Ding dong ditch in my opinion sounds dumb
So if you did that shit for fun
And you always got away
You can't blame the youth for playin it today
Look back at who you used to be
Think about how you would feel if you were me
That's called being considerate
Reading and writing that is being literate
You can gift your kid the world if you read to em every night
Am I wrong or
Am I Right?
Aight then
I'm writing rhymes in the sky again
Check back on a text to advise my friend
It's where I do my best work
Making hats, drawing pictures, having drinks, sharing flirts
Yo you're such a jerk
Is what I would believe about myself if I believed you
But what the fuck do you know
I'm cool according to my crew
And that is who I spend the most time with
I got 100 best friends and we all fly as shit
Hooray
Two cheers let's hear it for the girl
She's my Bullwinkle
I could be her Rocky J Squirrel
I wanna jump but I'll probably end up
Dipping a toe again
We're goin thru the same thing
Here we go again
I'm covering my nose again
I'm tight behind the ears
Everyone got different talents
Everyone got different fears
I be painting on a palette
Mix my colors on a canvas
Perfection is impossible
Time for practice
Phewww… ThankYou
You're welcome
I'm just speaking my mind
Sometimes I tone it down because I like to be kind
Sometimes I can't see or hear
Sometimes I'm deaf and I'm blind
I'm always dumb as hell
We should all learn how to sign
Cause you never know
What's first to go
Your mind or your body
So whilst you got the energy
Fight for your right to party
To sum it up Never let nobody pull ya hoe card
And When I Am Done I'll Punch it Hard
UhUhhh
I don't like that
I'm bout to Fight back
I need a night snack
I like this flight path
The lights in the plane go from day to night
Seeing stars like you lost a fight son
First stop is Brighton
Ella Fitzgerald sang about it that just adds to my excitement
Hooray
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10. |
LeelooDallasMultipass
00:22
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11. |
PassingLane wDessa
04:15
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You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I rode the passin lane From
The US one to ninety-five
You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I got pulled over from the
PCH to Lake Shore Drive
I got the best playlist
like eight hours
I got the easy pass
Multi pass
I got an ash tray
Pass that trees
I got some cheesy snacks
Pass the cheese
Different flavored bottled waters
What flavor you want
I got some chopped up fruit
I got melons and berries
I got a half a tank of gas
Half empty or full
But best of all I got you
Half full
Let's go to the beach
It's too hot out there
Let's go to mountains
It's too cold out there
Let's take a trip on a trip
Pass the mushrooms
See if we can find that fountain
Look out the windows
Of youth
You wanna live forever
Me and you
Like forever ever
We can find that fountain of youth try it out and if it works we can keep it for just me and you
You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I rode the passin lane
From the US one to ninety-five
You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I got pulled over
From the PCH to Lake Shore Drive
We talkin bout my favorite movies
LeeLoo Dallas Multipass
We talkin bout your favorite shows
He never got to see my bees
You reading from a book you brought
What's that book about
Or we can find some local college radio
What's that hook about
We stop and buy some scratch offs
I don't even like lotto
Two for every state
Big money and set for life
You say you like to scan em first and you can scratch em off later
You just want money all the playin can wait
We can drive fast or slow
Depending how the traffic flows
We can pull over on the shoulder nobody has to know
We can drive fast or slow
Depending how the traffic flows
We can pull over on the shoulder nobody has to know
Peep it
Buckle up can you keep a secret
I'll tell you a personal embarrassing story
You can tell me one back and if the stories get boring
You can push your seat back relax take a nap
In fact you can do what cha like
It's like a whole new world when we're out for a ride
Or a different world you could be my Jasmine guy
If you ain't about that Princess Jasmine life
Quarters in the cupholder,
Brought em for the tollbooth
Used to ball in high school so lemme me throw across you!
Barefoot on the dash
Petty cash for little snacks
Goin nowhere pretty fast;
If they mad, let em pass
Out here the dust settles
Then the dust devils
I can hold your jacket sleeve, you just pull and work the pedals
Time together,
Cruise control can make me sentimental
Screw the schedules
Roll it slow, pretend it's not a rental
You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I rode the passin lane
From the US one to ninety-five
You'd never know it but
Nobody never taught me how to drive
I got pulled over
From the PCH to Lake Shore Drive
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13. |
NothinMuch
01:38
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Whatcha doing
Whatcha been up to
Keep it moving
Get with the hup two
Three Four
Don't let the doorknob hit yeah
Where the dirty dog shoulda bit ya
I ain't never claim I'm writing scripture
I ain't never aim so I missed ya
I ain't never sat upon a pedestal
I stand atop a stage but that is mainly for the better view
And so there is a greenroom to retreat to
After doing soundcheck maybe eat food
Get my mind right
Lights music showtime
Did I get my rhymes tight
Was a running in the flow time
I can runback years a minute like the flash
Tap into the time force and resurrect the past
Call my future
Can we try to have fun
Squeezing in a bad pun
Karma Sutra
So if you Fuck with me good or bad
Your stuck with me cause ima come back
And ima ask for another one
Try me I'd love it
Sounds like tons of fun
Is that how it's done?
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15. |
BabyTalk
01:30
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So long
Farewell
Goodnight Baby
Go to bed
So long
Farewell
Goodnight Baby
Ha! Auf Wiedersehen
So long
Farewell
Goodnight Baby
Time to Go to bed
So long
Farewell
Goodnight Baby
One, Two, Three - Shut Up
Hush now baby
Baby Lay down your head
You ain't never gon be shit if you listen to what the TV says
Ima tell you the truth Im long in the tooth
Baby I know you don't understand me
Your parents be workin all day and workin all night to support yo ungrateful family
Hold tight Baby
Learn to fight Baby
If you try
Try with all your might Baby
Say what you mean Baby
Mean what you say Baby
Don't plan to do nothin tomorrow
You can do it today Baby
Baby
Always Tell the truth Baby
Cross your heart but do not hope to die Baby
Even when you learn your words Baby
Just know It's ok to cry Baby
Seize the moment Baby
Do not wait on no happenstance Baby
It's crazy Baby I can tell you all this
But you won't believe it til it happens Baby
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16. |
LongTermPlans
02:40
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I grew up and grew out
But somehow I still feel like half a man
I feel like I never followed through on any long term plans
Only twice in my life can I remember walking in the sand holding hands
Once with your mom once with your Grams
I dream in memories
Future, present, past
I can't remember them
And I can't make them last
So every wake up is a shake up
If you got no foundation it all ends up looking like clown make up
Enough with bread already til I get my cake up
Too much on my plate
All the space is getting take up
La la la la
Wait til I get my money right
Wish away the rain
Sing a song for the sunny times
Bunny rhymes hopping high
Subject to subject
Judging everything I do
Your honor I object
It's all subtext
And loose implications
Where you live
Who you know
What's your affiliation
That's the translation for
Yo
What you be about?
Nothin I'm just kicking it, right there that is my Tio's house
Might get you outta trouble
If your primos don't play
Or that might leave you seeing double after catching a fade
My uncle had to fix my haircut
One time
My momma bungled it
You could never guess her name
It's unusual like a rumplestilt
Damn it all to hell
Bite your tongue
Hide your anger
Make new friends
Accept some candy from a stranger
I'm running with some scissors chasing down a stack of paper
Tryin to cut it up in California like the Lakers
Movin more than a shaker
Grooving like a record player
A dog and a phonograph
What an iconic photograph
I remember that image from back in the day
I been smiling at infants since seven or eight
Cause I'm ahead of my years
My peers could never run with me
Warmed the bench all winter but won the neighborhood summer league
Coaches couldn't recognize my endless potential
My upside was bigger than a Lincoln continental
My downside was smaller than economy rental
My tempers temperamental
My output is incremental
I ain't never drove a Bentley
Never rode in the back
I ain't never killed nobody
Never sold any cracks
But I flew around the world and rocked the stage with my raps
And really can't nobody tell me nothin bout that
I never drove in a Bentley
Never rode in the back
I ain't never killed nobody
Never sold any cracks
But I still fly around the world rock any stage with my raps
I'm sayin
What the fuck you got to say about that
Baby
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17. |
Index/Acknowledgements
04:57
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In summation
In conclusion
Me and 7 mixed our brainwaves convoluted
Im staying patient
Building movement
I just visited my dreams out there touring Europe
In train stations
And airplanes
Cars and hotel rooms
I got a 101 stories that I can tell you
If I have the time
If I can keep my mind
If I can find the perfect way to make em shine
And make em rhyme
If they tingle down my spine
When I spit em out my mouth
Then I know I found combination waiting to get out
Like a tiger in the town square
Tell everybody that you know to meet me there
And we maybe we can catch it
Catch What
Catch The vibe
I name a few of my most favorite things after the Tribe
I got a lot of questions
I'm Inconsistently rested
I'm Waiting on the sun
To make me feel more directed
But back to life
Back to reality
Another day
Another tragedy
Well shit not a tragedy
But that there's the malady
I Been better
And I been worse
Peaks and Valleys
and peaks again
Stay on the ride or take a leap and then
Land on another ride
A new chapter
Stuck on the once upon a time
But chasing happily ever afterwards
But that's not how it works
Hey
You can write your own way
But ain't nobody reading your screenplay
Sir this is a Wendy's take that shit to the BK
Don't mistake a jukebox with a DJ
Hey
I just got back
But now I gotta go again
Retrace my tracks
I'm gone
I'm on the road again
Kiss my ass
I'm no prince
I'm just a toad again
Sometimes every rhymes an explanation
Sometimes it's just word association
It's all the same to me
It's just one life to live
I need to some wins to anchor to all the advice I give
Hey
Hey
It's No flex when I press my armrest
Just less stress on my spine in the seat
Guess it's cloudy down in Texas but from thirty thousand feet
It looks like a flock of sheep
I be high without no weed
I used to wanna be a pilot
And fly for a living
Now I felt like a stylist
Sew fly sew appealing
You could never catch this feeling
I sew fly around the world
I live above the clouds
Fuck a glass ceiling
Really I'm reeling
Delirium
Tremendously revealing
Bring em out
And lay the cards down
Face up
Wake up put on your make up
Face your fears
See it clear
Looming like a break up
Hey wait up
Thats the Same as sayin slow down
I'm on the road now
Shut up
I'm on the phone clown
It's about to go down
Showdown
At high noon
I spoon with the best of them
Swinging like a pendulum
Guarded like defensive ones
A Gary Payton
I'm sayin
He is the glove
Rushing thru the terminal
I said I live above
The clouds the sun be shining
Even when she went away
Life's a caucus race
There ain't no sheep to count in space
See it
Say it
Sorted
I never won the race
I never won the race
But I finished it
It felt like running up mountain
I'm stuck inside my head
But I got galaxies
(The clock is counting down
I'm watching people shrink
It's hard to sleep when people leave as quick as just a blink
And that's precisely why I'm unconcerned with what you think
You never heard of me before tonight
And baby that's alright
I bet you some merch you won't forget me
This earth will keep spinning
It won't protect me
But I stay on schedule
Keep the mission
I'm chasing dragons
Man I got a bad addiction
But there's not steps for this
Just 2 steps and dub steps and club reps
That's the medicine)
I gotta go again
I'm on the road again
I gotta go again
I'm on the road again
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Video Dave Los Angeles, California
Video Dave is a Chicago-bred rapper, TV producer, beat maker and writer. A true multi-hyphenate artist, he has had a
creative hand in seemingly disparate corners of modern-day culture. From reality TV shows, to Prince performing at the SuperBowl, somehow Dave has a connection.
His latest album with Controller 7, ArticulatedTexTiles is a window into his world of ideas and memories
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