I Pull the curtain on the veil of the blind; and reveal something beautiful reflection is divine My energy is energy my ether is a 9, they might say I got that good hair cause the texture is fine But it’s a trip how I’ve pointed out the signs still these people feel enslaved by the concept of time I switch the scene keep it clean its serene cause you’re living out your life like dream, in-between something coming out the screen like mean Mike Jackson back when he was on the low with Billy Jean This is the signal that’s released to my brain as it moves through the network of your cells blood and veins, This is my physical the fact still remains that my spirit is the driver of my body like a range Rover discovery of life on the planet of Mars, these are stanzas and bars, of a phantom at large its an anthem with scars, I’m commanding my fan base to stand on they cars And scream to the levels of a decibel that breaks the windows of the church, mosque, synagogue, and the temples too Oh I must have a struck a nerve I’m looking for the words to serve the people who’ve preferred To listen to the voice of this veggie eating nerd who would rather eat a piece of fruit than oven roasted birds. (24) I’m exactly who I knew I’d be, my flow has reached another state this is just my new ID I’m feeling Noble like my other name is Drew Ali, without my glasses I’m just seeing who I knew I’d see. But only on the outside the inside is formless, dormant until warming is global Overturn the poles; make it warm when its supposed to be cold cause the climate is forming A plot to wipe the earth of us, she been dying ever since the birth of us. You laughed at the hippies and the earth lovers, but the meek shall inherit and the last shall be the first of us. That means the worst of us, will return at the rebirth of us to reverse the curse of the hunger and thirst of us It was greed it was greed, we been over stimulated since they told us we were free Before you speak I didn’t mean from slavery, I meant to dig our own grave with the food that we were made to eat I got confused when I first sat down and played the beat, because I listened and I knew that it was made for me. A tailored suit that fits quite unmistakably, good night this is John Graham live from where you’re tracing me. (48)

Verse 1: What can I say man I swear I have it all, a wife, two cars, a big house and two dogs. I have a gadget for every action you can possibly imagine, and clothes to match the latest fashion I am gainfully employed, been to places in the world that most people would enjoy A visit or leisurely stay, these are the easiest days, achievements like this are easily made Don’t be afraid, you could leave it today, drop it all, pack a bag and feel the breeze of different seasons in Spain I know it sounds arrogant, even conceited or vain, but your thoughts become your actions when you see they’re the same. This is the time, this is the life that I was meant to live, I see the meaning of the message I was sent to give There is a reason I am breathing, and it’s as simple as a moment just to focus and to check what my intention is. (16) Hook: You can go anywhere, and you can do anything, it don’t matter if you’ve been there, just listen to the words I sing Meditation is what I do, before I do everything, open my eyes when I am through, then I can do anything. Verse 2: I close my eyes and I open my attentive ears, I see a light that’s bright enough to put an end to fear Far from the place where the pelvis aligns; it’s the lowest of the chakras, or the tail of the spine I’ve learned to quiet the beast, that is the peace of release believe it occurs where the crown chakra and the divine intertwine But that’s another region of the mind and that’s another me that’s been defined (24) Hope that my signal’s clear through the vibrations I’m sending you from my station be patient After a couple of times you heard a couple of lines while breaking down every couplet of mine. That my design is simply showing that mind mixed with equal parts of heart is the equation to find The inner being in its powerful state, some are frightened while exploring such a powerful place Hook: You can go anywhere, and you can do anything, it don’t matter if you’ve been there, just listen to the words I sing Meditation is what I do, before I do everything, open my eyes when I am through, then I can do anything. Verse 3: But this is fun, this is fun, when you realize your connection to the one, and the one is the all Some of believe the legends of the fall, but the spring is when the heavens tend to call I’m sharing strategies to help the uninitiated, this is the game of life my spirit is officiating The referee is the type of entity that will guide my every single move and place me where I’m meant to be You tend to see these as coincidence; the difference is the thing you’re seeing didn’t happen accidentally You and I are true expressions of the energy that’s been experiencing life for countless centuries My objective is complete if you’re caught up in the beat but your conscious hears the jewels that I am mentioning Meditation is the way that I’ve been centering in fact it’s the focus of the pictures I’ve been rendering This composition is release of the wisdom that was drowned with Atlantis then was found by Egyptians It was earned by the priests, it was learned by and burned by the Greeks, so the version I speak Is the truth unending, firm and unbending; my eyes are opening the session is ending. You’ve been attending my meditation staycation, and since the first verse we’ve been ascending Hook: You can go anywhere, and you can do anything, it don’t matter if you’ve been there, just listen to the words I sing Meditation is what I do, before I do everything, open my eyes when I am through, then I can do anything.

Verse 1 (We Met) This is my fairytale, I know her very well, somethin’ had made me holla, it’s odd I rarely yell Day one head over heels I didn’t barely fell, oops I meant barely fall, I mean we’re married y’all I had a currently, she had a currently, it didn’t occur to me that we would need it urgently. Seeing the urgency, seemed like emergency, connection was immediate beyond what words could speak. I’m hangin’ after school, I’m on the phone at work, I’m filming her while on her way to see the Macy’s clerk Ducking my previous, ducking her previous, I’m with her every weekend it’s to the point we’re needing this. I move into my spot, she’s right there by my side, preview of life together, but something wasn’t right Needed to grow a bit, got off my little boy super lover shit, grew to a grown A brotha quick Hook: I’ve traveled through time and space, to find your perfect face This is our chosen path across the universe we race We’ve lived and loved before, a different time a different place This is the dream that we’re both living while we’re wide awake Verse 2 (We Fell) I heard the message so, we merged addresses no, we didn’t have a lot, had matched Ikea dressers though Living the life of lovers, not to concerned with others, we wouldn’t choose another, feeling’ like no one could touch us We went through growth spurts, that was our test to prove, if we could handle marriage, had to confess the truth We move through obstacles; although it wasn’t easy, please believe me when I tell you that we worked for our achievements Starting to plan our future, I chose our wedding date; purchased a precious stone, it’s almost time to celebrate I broke my leg a bit, got down on one knee, and when I stood again our lives were changed quite suddenly My future wife is now sitting right in front of me, you could say I came along way from that other me She went from Range Roving, I came from Ford Exploring, and now she’s Ford focused, our love is Fusion forward Hook: I’ve traveled through time and space, to find your perfect face This was our chosen path across the universe we race We’ve lived this life before, a different time a different place This is the dream that we’re both living while we’re wide awake Verse 3 (We Married) We stepped our game up; so long to being renters, we signed the dotted line and skipped the house meant for beginners Planning is getting crazy, we losing track of time, before you know it we arrive at 9-19-09. The biggest day is here, it’s time to do this now, spoke from the heart, they gave a standing O to both our vows It passed by in a flash, it’s kind of funny to, how one second cutting cake, next second it’s honeymoon Land in Montego Bay, white sanding in Negril, these are the moments that let us know that this love is real So much has changed since, but only for the better, love kicked into high gear experiencing growth together I got her moonstones our life has found a balance, we speak without speaking, much more is said in silence Beyond the physical, our love is so much deeper; traveling through time and space, guess you could call us quantum leapers Hook: I’ve traveled through time and space, to find your perfect face This is our chosen path across the universe we race We’ve lived this life before, a different time a different place This is the dream that we’re both living while we’re wide awake

Intro Hey there young innocent girl, you're dreams are no longer what you're chasing now Trying to hide from the world, but there is no place that you can run to now! Verse: Her vision was a virgin to the visuals that he painted with a word so original; He was a perfect interpretation of what it takes to emerge as a learned individual She’s a young thing that only wants one thing, that’s to be loved by the one she’s wanting. In turn he’s learned all the ways to trap the young brains of the women that he’s hunting Backed up by his factual fronting, and her life is still lacking for something, It’s a perfect match when the key hit’s the latch and the barricade walls start crumbling So young, so fine so green, so numb no time to get cleaned up, he’s up and out, enough change in her purse to catch a bus about town in the rain She’s cold outside and in, developed a thick alligator kind of skin, with a shield that protects her from feeling any type of love for a man in her life again Outside so vibrant, inside decayed, been burned by the flames of the game she’s played What’s priceless life or vices, she’s pleasure in the flesh, meant to entice the righteous A nice twist of fate a mix of grapes aged to perfection another sip she takes Drowning her pain in the bottom of the glass, lipstick on the rim reminiscent of her past She had scholarships to colleges but couldn’t see herself sitting in boring class Just then a nice young man approached, sat down beside her and they began to toast Told her that he was celebratin’ the achievement of his recent graduation. He just earned his MBA and got a nice corporate job lined up and waitin’ So young so fine so green, this time she’s the one that’s hunting, one thing led to the next and the next thing you know their both jumping Off the ledge to the depths of passion, no concept of consequence for actions, it didn’t help that the brotha wasn’t strapped when she passed him the poison from her first attachment. (48) That’s the scene of a dream deferred, In fact that’s the last that I’ve seen of her, she’s a memory of energy of a giver of love who’s never seen returns So many young ones exposed to the hype of the glitz and the glamour of the flashing lights, just know all that glitters ain’t gold and one bad decision can destroy a life Learn to listen to the voice within, get familiar with the waters when you learn to swim, understand that you’re a diamond with a value that needs no appraisal from a her or him. (60) Insert Colin Munroe Hook and outro.

Verse: What would you do if you were truly all powerful, use it properly or let the dark side devour you? Would you bring about the change to end the world’s suffering or would you turn a blind eye and leave people plundering I’m wondering would you be like Gandolph the grey, or would you play the part of Saruman and end the light of day? They say absolute power corrupts absolutely, be careful with the type of power that I’m introducing If you could push a button and receive a million dollars, but just by doing so you’d kill a father’s only daughter. Would you push it or would you feel a slight hesitation, would you contemplate the consequence or think about vacation If you could make the world a better place just by thinking it, simply blink and it would be utopia immediate Would you be greediest, or lustful, unappreciative, with hatred for the common man, denying those who needed it. Would you be the one to take advantage of the destitute, lowering the price of junk and raise the price of the vegetables? Would you wave your magic wand and put an end to gluttony, reverse the ill effects of obesity in this country? Would you tell the people what you’re putting in the food supply, or would you keep it quiet then encourage them to super size? Would you lie to women and make them think it’s impossible to have a child naturally instead of in a hospital? Lying on their backs while overdosin’ on pitosin, they comatose the baby while the uterus is closing. If you could sign your name on a treaty of significance, to end an occupation while freeing all the citizens? If you had the ears of people in the masses in your grasp or in a class would you lead or take advantage? Would you ask them to support you while you’re rolling in a Bentley, in return for guidance toward a fairytale ending. Would you help these little girls understand their prominence, instead of falling for the first dude who gives em’ compliments? Would you praise the permanence of natural and encourage them or tell em’ they’re not beautiful unless they put a perm in it? Know you're trulyl powerful, remember that it’s limitless, that means that you could speak it and the rest of us are living it. The rest of us would live with it, the best of us would have to unify on commonalities and overlook the differences. They say with great power comes great responsibility, the mantra is the movement you should use it if you’re feeling me. Since you have the power to tell me bout’ what you can’t do, can’t you kill the word can’t? Here’s an example. You can make a conscious choice to only speak the positive, you can use the power of your voice to change a continent You rewind this verse cause I know you haven’t gotten it, your heads bobbin’ obvious the beat has got you lost in it. (48) I’m back to the future trying to save the clock tower, I’m moppin’ floors now but with a focused will power. I could be mayor, yeah that has a nice ring to it, on my Goldie Wilson and this is just my theme music. This is Doctor King music, this is rapid eye movement I have a dream music, hope you’re never seen snoozing! Rock inoculation meant to fortify immunity; you could see my power by the way that I’m influencing (56) Your local community, cause everyone is usually, moving like machines in a maze chasing the moving cheese The power’s within you and me, learn to use it fluently, what could the solution be, honestly and truthfully The question is the answer, they have the cure for cancer yet they manufacture new disease Google it and you will see! This is absolute power!

Why do I feel so conflicted, I’m gifted but never felt the need to, stand on a stage to get approval from the people Proceed to talk about the subjects they’ve agreed to, I just want to lay-up, homie this is a free-throw The power in me told the powers that be, holding pennies for my thoughts, while I devour a beat That I’m falling in love again, the pressure’s doubling, lost weight and since became a banana republican. Not a democrat, although I speak well, Barackesq, people asking where my demo at. Who needs it really, I got access to the Internet, exploring distribution models that we haven’t ventured yet. Can we get intimate? I’m up at 5 in the morning, designing the wars agenda, get the picture yet? About my business it’s, survival of the fit providing for my unborn children that haven’t entered yet. This is real talk, my authenticated vocals have made me a renegade to pro-tools, I burn at a 1000 centigrade when I roast you, honestly I’ve never been afraid to say I told you Demand for a product that could re-arrange the culture, my composure’s exposed so it seems that I’m over my head. Internally I’m close to the edge I’m a leader of the people who have spoke to the dead. Like Michael Phelps I am so far ahead of my time that my paper overdosed on the lead. I’m simply seeking answers to the questions that are posed to me, arrived at the conclusion that I was supposed to be. Living the life that attraction has chose for me, aligned with my inner being you can hear it vocally. Providing you with my thoughts as they flow to me. Partially because of Dre’s w**d and its potency This is not Qwest, this is John Graham speaking, addressed by governments, the public is loving it. This level of intrigue has been achieved by the few, the verses that I breathe are interweaved with the truth. I’m an individual who is leaving the group, for my pursuit of happiness, I need to move. To the valley of the kings, with a salary that brings most peanuts in this gallery on hourly exchange to a bended knee End could be the future of this art, cause of digital dependency true words from a friend indeed How can I stand here screaming that hip hop is dead, when burning CD’s was like holding pistols to it’s head. I aint saying that I killed the sacred art, but I truly know I did enough to say I did my part Yo, these labels figured out a way to keep the message quiet, they know that when your track’s on iTunes and the people buy it. That you as an artist are a victim to the pirates, and digital content aint in the contract you’re signin’. So what’s that mean to you and what’s it mean to me, it means that music isn’t really what it seems to be. It means that little soldier boys and little weezy wee’s can shuck and jive their way to stardom somewhat easily. And that leaves Curtis Blown and KRS wonderin, how this thing they put their heart into has plundered When my children think of hip hop how will the shit go? Will it be like my parents era missing disco? Will it be like a fad in their minds like Cisqo, or will it be like their dad realizing he’s just old?

Verse 1 The game’s trumped up with all these beat makers, all these sneak haters, cocaine abusers, street beef fakers. I mean paper’s gotten so out of hand, that every young fifth grader’s got a getting’ money scam. Who’s the man, amongst all these little boys, who sing about these little toys, that go back in the chest of their executive employer’s I’m a destroyer, of those ring tone dudes who’s songs annoy us. I’m like Roy but I’m a lot less arrogant, apparent when my vocal chords get to flarin’ It’s like staring down the barrel of a whatever when I touch, I could pull the trigger on a the J like Kobe in the clutch This is the prelude and index and all things in-between, the flow is nice, but the delivery is mean. What I mean by statements I’m a king, My process of flow is sort of like a currency machine. You’re an idiot if you try to swim against the stream. My flow is simply natural like bottled water springs.(16) I aint saying I’m the man, but I know who’s pullin’ the strings, dude I’m golfing with global presidents of Mars Drinks. I refuse to look at videos and what they watch, that shit’ll still your dreams, and make off like Madoff, I’ve witness to the death of auto-tune and Hope that shit stays off, I’m the final second shooter at the end of the playoffs, in my contract year, looking for major payoffs; I’ve got a contract here so my tip you could stay off. I don’t need the false sense of security, thinking that this music could be financially secure me urgently Detergent please, I’m bout to wash hands of you, I’m chasing wealth, and you’ll be dead before the man trusts you. But that’s elders way of thinking, I guess I came a long way from them days back at Lincoln. Place your mark upon the dotted line then sambo for moolah; what’s young money next to an old money ruler? School of fort Knox foreign currency exchange, man you the type to sell your foreign currency for chains!(32) Forget a mansion, let’s talk about estates, buying out the bar is not the same as owning vineyards full of grapes. I never made a dime off the music but I bet will, The reality of life has proved to me to be a better thrill I swore I gave it up, but it seems I’m getting’ better still, I’ve moved up from a pen to writing rhymes with a feather quill Guess who’s back, since this is a new age I got a Zeitgeist hat I swear I’m a veteran, I been said I been through with this music pipe dream but I never am(42) Pressure been building like the pipes about to spill over, even at the beginning I’m knowing that it’s still over I didn’t have to sell dope to make dollas, naw Hov did that, so John Graham aint have to go through that. Hurry Up & Wait is where I tried to show you that, I could make songs without the N- word, hoes and crack(48)

Singing Intro (to the tune of Dwele from Flashing Lights) As I recall a vision from my past life I truly know that this is not my first time This is my soul… Listen and grow This aint my first life and won’t be my last, past meets present, presently the truth’s in a glass. Drink to intoxication, vision is vivid, in hallways being led by a man in a mask He turns around to reveal the dark face of an ape, draped in silk robes leading every step that I take The pathway’s illuminated by the flames of a torch; I’m drawn so magnetically by an invisible force I see the writing on the wall it looks familiar, decipher codes of hieroglyph dispersed on the pillars Feelings of fear, I wipe the sweat from my brow, window within exposes all of the importance of now Legs crossed in a meditative position, Intuition speaking loud, seems I was able to listen. The architect, the builder, the workman, concealer, my secrets were kept in the heart of a known revealer. Few people are called to the path of the chosen, moments of time frozen in the notes of a life composed in Perception or reality, the fallacy is, reality is often doubtfully about what we live. The five senses are not to be relied on alone; please know the physical is not your permanent home. The only limitation of me was me, below is the same as above me, this journey is so lovely.(24) Currency is not important your life is the gift; enjoy the present cause we’re on the verge of consciousness shift. I’m a passenger of thoughts, and a master of mind; you need will power to control the course of the blind Time is the illusion they use for confusing the minds of the youth and the truth is There’s a war going on inside you can escape from, blue pill, red pill don’t think take one Make one safe from the fate of the fake one, aint none debating the trace of the great one Sorry to revert to the references of the Matrix, but face it, life is full of choices hate it Or love it, either one is correct, cause the path is defined by the one you project Retrospect, in my past life the fast life was pleasure to me; pirate of entertainment felt like the treasure was free Until the source pulled the lever for the clever to see that it’s pressure to be better than a veteran thief. So I’m measuring the weight of every word that I speak, in every minute, every hour, every day, every week. This is the life that I chose rather the one that chose me, exposed deep recesses of the mind that knows peace. The words coming from a liar sound so sweet, but the energy conveyed seems to be so weak. (48)

Please know this is a song that was meant to inspire if you struggle with the balances of your need and desire I know the deal, the physical can have an appeal, that would have you thinking everything you’re seeing is real I turn on the television on every once in a while, then I realize I don’t miss pushing buttons & dials Bombarding me with ads for all the fashions and styles or try to sell me different poisons with a passionate smile, I was a victim of insanity, buying every little gadget just so I could have it not knowing that it was vanity I’ve been where you’re at let’s make a few things clear, I smoked cigars & cigarettes for almost 13 years, I did damage to my body with the liquor and beer, I wear the scars of my former self that won’t disappear I had fun with the ladies, let’s suffice it to say, that I got what I wanted when I wanted my way. I ate anything and everything at anytime of day, I spent way to much money on the games I used to play I used to use the word nigga and I knew it wasn’t right, but got upset if the person who was saying it was white Living contradiction as a youth I didn’t know how I dishonoured generations who had lived with Jim Crow I was arrogant and ignorant and couldn’t be denied, which is probably the underlying cause and reason why, (24) I came face to face with death, sleep apnoea I’m gasping and I couldn’t catch a breath in an apartment by myself I was a brotha with a choice to make, either change my lifestyle now or I could listen to the voice of fate I decided that I had enough of living a lie, my man told me bout the cleanse and I should give it a try 10 days later and 20lbs lighter, my stomach was deflating and my skin was looking brighter. It was a journey up ahead of me but you know what I did? I dropped all of the excuses then I decided to live There’s no magic pills that could heal the lack of discipline, the lack of will and packaged meals are adding up to insulin I don’t claim to be perfect, cause I know what it is, but results are only based upon the effort you give And I know I want to live to see my un-borns grow, and if that means hurting feelings cause I have to say no(40) Then I guess by all means I have to let it be so, you shouldn’t take it personal I’m letting you know I wish for you the same triumph in your personal goals, just set em’ and forget em’ and continue to grow Just know you have support from the man behind the mic, when you decide to change your life here’s the message you can write Dear John here’s the reason I am seeing the light, your words helped realize that I’m losing the fight! (48) I sat my family down and then we just began to connect we talked about the issues that we seem to neglect I have a 10 year old daughter who is borderline obese, I just figured it was genes not the food that she was eatin’ I tried to be a vegan but the chicken and the meat were always easier to cook and being vegan isn’t cheap My husband is the type of guy to go to Mickey D’s order off the dollar menu 5 burgers extra cheese Then come home and has a stomach ache, I wonder how much Nexium and prilosec prescription pills can a stomach take? It all became clear after hearing your song, I appreciate your words and the message was strong You really held up a mirror, now I couldn’t see clearer that I have to take a stand or it wouldn’t be long Before I lost the opportunity to see my little girl become a woman and all I had to do was change the food we eat….. Thank you, Mr. Graham, really thank you!(64)