[Introductor Intro] Welcome. You are about to embark on a journey unlike any other. I will be your guide for this unique adventure. Now, without further adieu, I present to you, QJ's Lightfall. [Chorus] 1, 2, 1, 2, 3 Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls Goodnight Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls (X3) [Verse 1] Yeah, listen, yo Not trying to ruin anybody's buzz, uh I think everyone's probably drunk enough, so I'm just gonna hop up on this vacant microphone See it mocking me silently, just can't leave that life alone Don't know what you're hyping on, you won't remember it anyway I'll spit a couple verses while you sip that hard lemonade Man, just keep on partying, I'll be your musical getaway And for lyrics' sake, I'll keep it simple Don't want you to have to think so much Cause no one wants that on a night like this Let's save the worrying for later, nothing quite like this And I might wish, that you'd focus more so on what I'm saying But don't worry I'm fighting it as I write this Got my rock music if I want to hear something that stays true But rap, I want to hear about the fly shit that they do Glamorize it up, cause yo, reality's too painful Just help me escape, be the key to my chains, boo [Chorus] Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls Goodnight Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls (X3) [Verse 2] Yeah, uh Remember back in verse one when I said I wasn't trying to kill the buzz? Well now I just don't give a fuck So what if I was? I got every reason to All this wack shit is like corrosive acid seeping through Had to be my favorite rapper's concert opening my eyes to see it too To me its true, everything is red, you all just see in blue Or maybe even green, money mixed with all the weed in you I'm not even against it, just music when it comes to being true Say they want that real shit but diss it when they receive the truth Sleeping on that real realness without even meaning to I can't just sit back and let them take you where their leading you When people think that they don't even need a youth Fuck that I'm not gonna give you the same bullshit other rappers have been feeding you There are better things out there for me to do Than waste your time, so I always make it count City stops crying when daylight is out, so let's do it [Chorus] Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls Goodnight Goodnight, I'll see you when the light falls (X3) Yeah [Introductor] Now wasn't that special?

[Intro] Yo Welcome to Club 27 My name is QJ I'll be your emcee for the evening Let's have some fun, yo [Chorus] Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Better tip your bartender before you can't remember, ha Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Guess the drinks are on me tonight, that's all right [Verse 1] Oh yeah, we're gonna do it proper tonight I'm your musical bartender, yeah I've got the supply of that Margarita music, no way you can confuse it Cause its manufactured from the very brews of the truest Here's a taste of the vibe, Quest name of the Tribe They say if you aim to try, just kiss the fame goodbye So I guess I'll still be here, mixing you an Opera A shot of vodka, Hip Hop's Frank Sinatra Got that class, two shots of Tupac And a tall glass of Biggie, mixed with a little Jimi I'm feeling a little indie, here's some Gambino dopeness With Lupe poetics and Kendrick Lamar focus Conscious rap of Nas and Common for you to cope with And taste gets raw with Eminem and Royce soaked in We will let it flow (flow) Everywhere we go (go) So subliminal (yo) Steady breaking hearts like Oh! [Chorus] Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Better tip your bartender before you can't remember, ha! Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Guess the drinks are on me tonight, that's all right [Bridge] DJ (Play my song tonight) All right (Play my song tonight) Okay (Play my song tonight) QJ's gonna (Play my song tonight) [Verse 2] Yeah, I live it like the night because we're both still young Got no swagger, it doesn't matter, the song is still sung Cause I'm classier without it Go 'head, call me a hipster cause I don't talk about it Its always a little crowded on the bandwagon I'm just a friendless no fan-having Lunatic who thinks changing the game actually can happen I call it "trans-rappin'," lyrical phantasm With spiritual land spasms, you hear but you can't handle Miracle, its the bass rocking on the streets, Ah! Tipsy kind of feeling when I'm rapping over beats, Ah! Flow intoxicating, beautiful, my seniorita You can feel it baby, make you get up out your seat, I'm Feeling you, I hope you're feeling me now But if you're feeling new, I hope you're feeling this sound Cause I can feel it too, so if you're feeling blue Then you can play it all night and maybe you can feel my feelings too That ain't the liquor talking, baby, that's just the music But you already knew it, keep it classy well-suited, uh We will let it flow (flow) Everywhere we go (go) So subliminal (yo) Steady breaking hearts like Oh! [Chorus] Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Better tip your bartender before you can't remember, oh Yeah, I like this sound But give me something that burns when it goes down Oh, I like this now Yeah, Intermission [Verse 3] "Here you go" Okay, resume Morrison, Hendrix, Jones, Joplin, and Cobain With Winehouse, the latest legend in the club's domain On the wall of Club 27, opposite of profane But what do I know, I'm just a bartender with no name Its closing time, everybody's leaving with something But I'm leaving with the music, there's no reason to complain Cause we will let it flow Everywhere we go So subliminal Steady breaking hearts like [Outro] Oh Yeah Give me something that burns when it goes down Oh Yeah Give me something that burns when it goes down Oh Yeah Give me something that burns when it goes down Guess the drinks are on me tonight, that's all right

[Verse 1] So many ways to dive in Only to come up short, you call that survivin'? I feel the chains tighten, seeing you in every song I'm writin' Perfect distraction, flames ignitened Frightened by your very image Like a viewer of Fox News to the phrase "Growing Percentage" Cause what we had was vintage, authentic But it transformed me into a cynic As much as I'd hate to admit it You were the only sound I heard minus the crickets The only light I saw, then again it was (Just an illusion) The only thing that made sense in this confusion But now I 'pologize for the intrusion, jumping to conclusions Yeah, you know its quite amusin' to have you deny me so willingly Silly me, should have explained the difference between sarcasm and passive aggression Guess I'll save that for the next lesson So for now just breathe easy [Chorus] I swear (I swear) You (You) Just left me to drown Inside (Inside) Of (Of) The back of your mind I guess (guess) Its (Its) The story of my life But one day it'll all be fine [Verse 2] Gotta remember you're not real, that its (just an illusion) Guess you have that effect on people when you're just so damn fake That we don't realize you're a human being till its too late This is true fate, not gonna give it up for anyone Durability to make it last the next millenium The time-space continuum can't rival this complexity Disaster recipe, want you next to me Fuck it, breathe easy [Chorus] I swear (I swear) You (You) Just left me to drown Inside (Inside) Of (Of) The back of your mind I guess (guess) Its (Its) The story of my life But one day it'll all be fine [Verse 3] Oh yeah Uh A nuance of freedom still lies in my grasp Relying on the past when I shouldn't have to ask If the shadows that we cast still linger You act like I can't see my heart between your fingers You keep trying to hide it from me when I know its (just an illusion) You obviously don't even know me if you think I'd shed a tear Over something that never fully appeared So let me make it clear I don't know if its fear You just really think I'm lame Or jealousy of where I'll be in the next ten years But you should know that I forgive you Even though I don't, but I know that its what it takes For me to breathe easy [Chorus] I swear You Just left me to drown Inside Of The back of your mind I guess (guess) Its (Its) The story of my life But one day it'll all be fine

[Intro] Never thought I'd see beauty so bold, it'd make me examine my whole identity You're not my enemy, its your energy Equal to serenity, multiplied by the tenth degree Even with all this math, it doesn't add up Its mad love, had me from the moment that you spoke to me Guess you've awoken me My mind is open thinking hopefully We'll be supposedly what we're supposed to be Its only a matter of time... [Chorus] She's as fresh as the night Just one step from paradise She's so bright, outta sight Just one step from paradise She's as hot as the light But her eyes are cold as ice Girl, let me make it right I'll make you my paradise, yeah [Verse 1] Streets covered in snow on a crystalized night A beauty out matched by hers, can't be mapped out with words Feeling like she's got my nerves wrapped tightly around her finger No escape when I'm in this hold (no) No longer in control Injured soul, fantasy and reality interwove No way for me to process, now I'm stuck in these intervals Of being constantly poetic You hear it too I know it I can't control it, thinking about her at every moment Turn an emcee 'to a poet Can't even deal, I guess its something I've just got to go with Just want to know if, she's feeling the same about me The thoughts running through my head as I travel through the city snow to meet her Passing the parking meters like they're lined up to witness Love, infatuation, is there really a difference? Nah, don't even mind walking this distance Could all be downhill from here but I guess I'll risk it [Chorus] She's as fresh as the night Just one step from paradise She's so bright, outta sight Just one step from paradise She's as hot as the light But her eyes are cold as ice Girl, let me make it right I'll make you my paradise, yeah [Bridge] Streetlights shining over the snow on the road Now its looking like its paved with gold White winter heaven trapped inside the cold But the patience will keep us warm Flesh can retreat from thorn, just hope we can reach the morn See that the snow is falling, baby, soon I'll be with you I know you can hear me, I'm still calling for you Let's make it happen You're mine tonight [Verse 2] So close that I can feel that you're near But the night is getting colder You're sending me a text that I probably shouldn't come over But I'm already half way there, just hope the path stays clear You know it just ain't fair How I can be so close, yet so far away Once afraid of rejection, now I'm taking it all the way Trudging to get to you just so I can have the balls to say How I really feel, now its getting surreal, girl See baby, you should know by now Don't have the option of slowing down I would walk across this whole town Just so I can have you around I'm willing to make this distance I'm not gonna lose out, won't miss this That's why I'm letting you know That I won't ever be letting you go [Chorus] Fresh as the night Bright, outta sight Hot as the light Girl let me make it right I'll make you my paradise She's as fresh as the night Just one step from paradise She's so bright, outta sight Just one step from paradise She's as hot as the light But her eyes are cold as ice Girl, let me make it right I'll make you my paradise, yeah

[Chorus] This is life, can't revise Got a one track mind, we don't have to think twice (X2) [Verse 1] Living for the moment screaming "YOLO" by the day's end Adult life's coming up, takes a while to phase in Swagged out lifestyle, already so amazin' Can't have real life sneaking up on them, glazed in The glamour, just a nail under life's hammer With the smartphones, snapbacks, and internet grammar Only thing that's real to them is what they're playing from the cameras So its easier to feel like nothing really matters like they're Too close to the edge, Grandmaster Flash Is this the only time we've got? I feel I have to ask Cause everybody seems to think its so short But that's cause we're not paying attention to the present, we just let it pass Before we know it, another life goes by and we just have to sit back and laugh Cause we can feel the draft Of the wind from the door we'll have to go through some day Slam that shit behind you, go out with a bang, hey [Chorus] This is life, can't revise Got a one track mind, we don't have to think twice (X4) [Verse 2] Mind on the music, music on the mind One song at a time, every bar, every rhyme At the drop of a dime, give it all, let it shine Till the climb becomes the conquest People ask why I go on with all this nonsense In order for me to live, I gotta stay conscious Both in music and in life, thought that was common sense The fall is always bottomless And so I rise to prominence Until I reach the populace A band full of psychos All we got's our word, so our story's full of typos Hit that spell checker, it'll still be looking nice though Head where the city lights glow Taking in this life, no telling where we might go (X2) [Bridge] Yes yes ya'll, and you don't stop A-to the beat ya'll, and you don't stop A-1, 2, ya'll, and you don't stop Yeah its that Bass and Treble Crew and we don't stop A-Yes yes ya'll, and you don't stop A-to the beat ya'll, and you don't stop A-1, 2, ya'll, and you don't stop You see the Lightfall, it'll be sure shock A-Yes yes ya'll, and you don't stop A-to the beat ya'll, and you don't stop A-1, 2, ya'll, and you don't stop Yeah its Goliath Warfare and we don't stop A-Yes yes ya'll, and you don't stop A-to the beat ya'll, and you don't stop A-1, 2, ya'll, and you don't stop Just watch the Lightfall and it won't stop, keep it classy [Chorus] This is life, can't revise Got a one track mind, we don't have to think twice (X4)

[Verse 1] This'll probably be the worst love letter written I hear this beat and then I think of you and so I'm sittin' looking at your picture while its playing, so damn smitten Now I'm sick of wishin', I should step, step, step up But you don't even know me, wish I could get to know you But you're friends with people I don't trust One of which in high school I had a crush So if I talk to you and you ask her 'bout me, she'll have nothing good to say about us I'm mostly speaking out of lust Haven't even met you or felt your touch I've only seen your face but that there's enough to give me a rush And you like a lot of stuff, I like some of the same You'd think that'd be enough for me to step, step, step up But truthfully, we have what? like a handful in common? And we're both probably busy, so I worry about timing In fact, I've talked myself out of it They say there's plenty fish in the sea and you make me want to jump out of it But I'm guessing that I [Chorus] Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (yeah, yeah, yeah) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (Oh-oh) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (Yeah I do it cause I) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming [Verse 2] As much as I'd just like to go for it, the odds are stacked against me I know if you ever get to hear this within this century You'll just think its creepy, a guy you don't know who doesn't even know you Writing songs about you must be disturbed deeply Completely out of my mind, not necessarily true I just camp in my subconscious, which people rarely do Fueled by the thought of just making myself a "Gary Sue" Long story short, that means everything works out between me and you Most girls take this time to criticise what I say and do But I'm only good at two things: Writing novels and staying true Music's not a talent for me, its more like I'm paying due I had you on my mind to write this for at least a day or two Probably longer, you're the model to the canvas I'm painting on (Q, what are you waiting on? Just do it, man) No I'm still doubting it They say there's plenty fish in the sea, I feel like I want to jump out of it But its seeming like I [Chorus] Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (yeah, yeah, yeah) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (Oh-oh) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (Yeah I do it cause I) Don't have a choice but to keep swimming [Verse 3] Pressure is enormous cause you are simply gorgeous And I'm just kind of scared that my pursuit will end rewardless At war with emotions that are swimming inside me I know that once it happens there will be no rewinding But I'm not gonna sweat it, yeah I might just be embarassed But its these moments I cherish that make me a better man I'll just do what I can, I've got a Carpe Diem attitude And no one will be mad at you if you say that you can't But I'll make it worth your while if you just let the doors open Climb out of the water tank, come join me inside the ocean I'm a Goldfish, I'm proud of it They say there's plenty fish in the sea but I'm never gonna jump out of it Cause you make it so I [Chorus] Don't have a choice but to keep swimming (X4)

[Intro] Uh-uh Just keep it classy Hey! [Chorus] Here's how you define it This is Mad Science Always professional, do not try this Its meant to start riots, defiance With a midas touch, baby Now you're rocking with the world's finest Let 'em know Yeah, they're hoping when we get too high That they'll see us fall But soon enough, once we get so high They won't see us at all [Verse 1] Now normally I don't do this but uh I don't do this enough, so I'mma do it with love No need to worry about how I'll be doing it cause I will be doing me, just keep letting it do what it does I guess I'm supposed to be here to entertain you? To do what I was trained to? Different animal, same zoo They tell me "the life you're headed for's gonna change you" I say "that's what I want, yeah, fuck remaining the same Q" But that's just life I'm growing into something that I idolized a decade ago I'm still not satisfied Life of false alibis I went from awkwardest loser to skilled musician that can't even be classified They hate when they can't put you into a category They don't want people who try harder than them to have the glory Passion, skill, and a dash of crazy is mandatory This is Mad Science, step into my laboratory, uh! [Chorus] Here's how you define it This is Mad Science Always professional, do not try this Its meant to start riots, defiance With a midas touch, baby Now you're rocking with the world's finest Let 'em know Yeah, they're hoping when we get too high That they'll see us fall But soon enough, once we get so high They won't see us at all [Verse 2] The City Cries At Night, but it stops when the Light Falls this is just a sign though, go 'head let your mind grow Laidback Conscious Rap, some people can't handle it Distracted by the fire, you can barely keep the candle lit Battle with the poison that you think that you can drink away Mind small cause of Moronic Television Shrinking Ray Controlling what you think and say, make you think they lead the way When all you really need is a clear mind for you to seize the day Not something you can keep away, I'm the real deal, baby Mad scientist, been this way, guess what? I'm still crazy Don't care how you feel, maybe I just grow a pair when I'm on air live Shine right before their eyes I know where no where lies Its microphone airlines I spit the fire, take you higher with these dope rare rhymes Its basic science, I'm not even tired One half of Goliath, yeah we triumph over giants Hit 'em with it, Go! [Chorus] Here's how you define it This is Mad Science Always professional, do not try this Its meant to start riots, defiance With a midas touch, baby Now you're rocking with the world's finest Let 'em know Yeah, they're hoping when we get too high That they'll see us fall But soon enough, once we get so high They won't see us at all [Introductor Outro] Congratulations. You have now reached the halfway point of the album, Lightfall. We hope you are enjoying the selection so far. If you are not, then go die.

[Intro] Okay Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (X2) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say Hey [Chorus] Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (X2) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Cat has got my tongue Kiss is like a shotgun [Verse 1] Gunpowder Lips, Shotgun Kisses Cupid's got a gun but he's only shooting for misses (Mrs.) Double entendre, against all wishes Gotta get accustomed to minding my own business Down with the sickness, so mean and vicious Start a conversation, I guess I'm being suspicious Wait for your response, its like waiting for Christmas Pretty much the same, except you're making my wishlist Don't even know why Your words fly from the chamber, I let them go by Never thought I'd be seeing it with my own eye Oh My, you're the fatal anomaly, no lie But so am I You can probably tell I've been through this madness before Just wondering how much you're gonna make me endure Its your allure (yeah) Got me coming back for more You're the bullet to my gun, pull the trigger, start a war, I [Bridge] Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (X2) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Cat has got my tongue Kiss is like a shotgun [Chorus] Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (Ha) Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (Yeah) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Cat has got my tongue Kiss is like a shotgun [Verse 2] Gunpowder Lips, Shotgun Kisses Love is a trigger, but I'm not shooting for misses (Mrs.) Double entendre, no asking permission Hard to make it work without any contradictions General admission, unlimited ammunition Came into fruition destroying the competition But this girl's addition changed the conditions Now I make it my mission to be ambitious and give her what she's missin' now I'm Growing obsessed, caught up in this mess, and I'm out of time Overcome with stress, no way to repress, gotta let it shine I don't know what's next, just want to caress, girl, if you'd be so kind What's it gonna take to make you mine Everytime we kiss, you blow my mind [Bridge] Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (X2) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Cat has got my tongue Kiss is like a shotgun [Chorus] Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (Ha) Never know what to say Know what to say Know what to say (Yeah) Lady, you blow my mind You blow my mind You blow my mind Cat has got my tongue Kiss is like a shotgun [Outro] Oh yeah, Oh yeah, you blow my mind (X5) (Tongue Kisses, Shotgun Rounds Shotgun Rounds Shotgun Rounds X5) Ha yeah Gunpowder Lips, Shotgun Kisses Cupid's got a gun but he's only shooting for misses Gunpowder Lips, Shotgun Kisses Love is a trigger but I'm not shooting for misses Gunpowder Lips, Shotgun Kisses (X3)

[Intro: T-Squared] Unstoppable Unfathomable She is my soul But my mind is the vision My breath is her life force Emotions give her wings Denizen of the truth Barely obtainable Her eyes speak beautifully Unto the ocean's bright blue The reflection of her tears Spring to life on my strings My consciousness never relaxes Which keeps her heart pumping While I begin to notice The absence of her innocence Shown through her growth The oath that I swore to her Was to never forsake her But through my influence, it was enough to change her Damned to be tied to her from beginning A sin to sing her struggles and perserverance But if I don't, she'll disappear forever into a sea of endless destruction That's why I love her so Because with every note I ring through her Her destruction seems less imminent than before Speech that cascades across my mind Binding me into an everlasting swell Of emotional, devotional floating imagination Because with every bit of darkness that clouds my sight Each bit of Light that Falls makes her all the more bright [Verse 1] So relaxing The world is a virus, here is my vaccine Power of music, ambience attracting The rhythm creating an amplitude of beautiful but distracting Colors, the machine hovers above us But you can still feel its presence Foreboding and so unpleasant You're being hunted But now you've got a shield protecting you from it Music is medicine, made to keep your mind at one hundred No longer in abundance The major labels on top of the summit proceed to sprinkle their bad omens upon it But you're the ones that run it Don't settle for this degredation to dumb down the youth of the nation For the sake of making some pockets heavy, while yours stay empty I'm far from your average friendly neighborhood emcee But I still think that we can change the world, so we'll see For now I'll stop worrying about it and just chill [Chorus] I'm floating on air, oh yeah (X3) Music's got me so high, you can't pull me down So high you can't pull me down, yeah [Verse 2] I just know you're there No way to compare There when no one cares Greatest love affair You will never leave my side If it were possible, I would let you become my bride See cloudy skies and rain hover over the tide Its no surprise that you're making me let go of my pride I think I recognize this feeling, its not what's missin' I'm in love with this beautiful vixen, you know her by the name of Music Some people abuse her Use her only for something to dance to or get high to, but they're all losers There's nothing wrong with that, but that's not why I choose her She means so much more to me than speakers to my computer She is my future, if I ever hang up the mic She'll have had more impact than anything I did with my life So many different sides to her, I'm in love with every one The only woman I would marry young Chill [Chorus] I'm floating on air, oh yeah (X3) Music's got me so high, you can't pull me down You can't pull me down

[Verse 1] Deadly but beautiful, so heartless Traveling lady trying to escape from the crazy But is there any place that you can go? Be honest Patiently waiting for something illuminating I guess its really that unusual, regardless How you might see it or how you choose to receive it I just thought that maybe you should know, I want this Take it or leave it, I only want you to see it [Lyric Bridge] Cause now the web is getting thicker You've got to reach in Reach in, baby Now I know that you can No longer pretend That you don't feel it [Chorus] Girl, you got it You think you're so fly Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby (X2) Why the hell do you think you're so out of my league? When you're a fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web Girl, you got it Its over, goodnight Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby [Verse 2] Filled up with confidence, not really Seriously doubtin', its like I'm climbing a mountain And we both know that there's a consequence, revealing All of our secrets, that's why I'm choosing to keep it But why you gotta be so ominous? It kills me Not gonna show it, I think you already know it But I just hope you know what time it is, let your feelings Get in the way, oh baby, just for today [Lyric Bridge] Cause now the web is getting thicker You've got to reach in Reach in, baby Now I know that you can No longer pretend That you don't feel it [Chorus] Girl, you got it You think you're so fly Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby (X2) Why the hell do you think you're so out of my league? When you're a fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web Girl, you got it Its over, goodnight Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby [Verse 3] You will never understand it How about you abandon the attitude and leave it where its standin' Go ahead and smile pretty Cause this is our city, you and me We can truly be whatever your fantasy is demandin' The cannons ablaze, there's so many different ways for me to spin this Just call it my contingence Might say I have a dependence On this web of confidence I'm spinnin' No use in defendin' cause its part of me and now you're in it Oh Yeah [Chorus] Why the hell do you think you're so out of my league? When you're a fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web (Hey) Fly to my web Girl, you got it You think you're so fly Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby Girl, you got it Its over, goodnight Now you're caught in A Spider's Lullaby [Outro] You think that you're so fly (Fly to my web) (X4)

Act I: Freshman Year [Verse 1] Jungle, Teenage, Drama McCain or Obama Nerdy or Primadonna Sublime or Nirvana Homecoming and Prom or Nada Why bother when you're trying to fit in with the cool marauders Its like Transformers Armada, more than meets the eye When everybody is in disguise including me What can you truly be when you and me Are two of two thousand faces hearded through the 200 hallways by security So much for maturity You might as well abandon it at the door Learning establishment of contradictions and square-wood floors Well-rounded hipsters and whores "Better stay your course and get to class, walk and talk You don't want to end up in lockout" Please, just like the MRSA disease You come and go as you please Just make sure Grimm and Dr. Jones or no one important sees You learn shit like this in months of being a Freshman With tears and fears of four years, learning the same lesson [Chorus] All Day Walking through this land of plastic Some so fake So much gossip, always asking What to say Lungless voices, chosen choices No mistakes So much noise its all so pointless Now I can speak From the shell I forced myself in Poison so sweet Forced to fight or be just like them Lies (the lies) Deceit (deceit) All the world manifested Here (right here) So weak (so weak) But I've got no regrets at all But I've got no regrets at all Act II: Sophomore Year [Verse 1] Yeah Sophomore Blues No way to pick and choose Its my second year in school No way for me to lose In a parallel universe, cause in this one, I'm doomed and cursed To feel the fabled heartbreak Guess I should start taking my time, but you won't make it easy Cause we live two different lives, my friends would probably tease me If I told them but Wasn't old enough to see how stupid I was being Barely holding up, only perks of growing up, sho' enough Didn't even know what's up I'm lounging on the wall, watch you walking down the hallways Its after 4th block, been waiting for this all day I call your name out, hope you don't take this the wrong way But I like you and I think we should go out sometimes, can I get your number? That's what I wanted to say through the "Ums" and the look of wonder On this nerdy black kid's face, can't believe I got it I also gave her mine, I'm pretty sure she forgot it though [Chorus] Don't even care I was better off without you Take a look at me now, I'm rocking it Baby, you got me right where you want me Now I'm the guy that you wanted back then, so cool Guess we both got something out of it Baby, you got me right where you want me [Verse 2] I don't really blame ya for ignoring me later And telling me that you didn't want to talk, its cool Just not as confident as I probably should have been in school Its just the way you handled it was a little cruel I don't mean to ridicule But you said you couldn't remember who I was When we used to talk all the time in Gym Class I just couldn't get past that, so fucking jaded Went from everything I loved about this school, to everything that I hated but I [Chorus] Don't even care I was better off without you Take a look at me now, I'm rocking it Baby, you got me right where you want me Now I'm the guy that you wanted back then, so cool Guess we both got something out of it Baby, you got me right where you want me Baby, you got me right where you want me (X2) Act III: Junior Year [Intro] Aw Yeah This is where it all started The beginning Get ready for it [Verse 1] Yeah More incredible than you have ever seen Now you can see it take over everything you're cherishing More impossible than you could ever dream Shit must be embarassing Maximum volume, so loud, you're perishing Spitting fire like ignited keroscene Cause everybody wants it, now we've got it Hip hop in us, gotten the whole populace so excited And it all started here, Junior year, where I'm writing my fucking brains out The only thing that's helping me let the insane out cause there's [Chorus] So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (I won't forget, I won't forget that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (Never forget, never forget that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (I represent, I represent that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (Let's tear it down, Let's tear it down, yeah) [Verse 2] Phantom Rose, name of the band we started Handful of fans, "retarded Way to advance as an artist," I was told Given cold shoulders by people I once held dear Self-induced fear of failing So many people bailing out on us But I'm still proud enough to keep it going Only evidence is a pile of notebooks that keep on growing Filled up to the brim, its the animal within Now the past is getting dim and now the future's growing brighter than a gem I can fill it in my skin, just a matter of knowing when Apparently not soon Just a Hip Hop/Rock Band of talented buffoons Interference from haters inside this stupid ass school Telling us we wouldn't make it, that our rhymes sucked But as you can hear, we didn't let them deny us So wise up Get ready, open your eyes up As we rise up and kill the status quo If there's one thing Hopewell's taught me, its that there's [Chorus] So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (I won't forget, I won't forget that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (Never forget, never forget that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down (I represent, I represent that) So many ways, so many ways to tear it down Yeah Act IV: Senior Year [Verse 1] Senioritis coursing through my veins Its been four years, this school has barely changed "Goliath Warfare," think that's a better name Hopewell Talent Show, first performance changes everything But I can barely stay focused inside the studio Thinking about another girl, caught inside another world But this time we actually have a chance Till July rolls by, when she's off to college and in someone else's hands, no [Chorus] Oh Baby, you're on my mind (Uh-huh, yeah) Baby be mine Can we make it to July? Oh I cannot lie (right) Baby, you're on my mind (Uh-huh) We don't have much time (Yeah) Can we make it to July? Baby [Verse 2] Okay Its just the way she looks at me, petrifying gaze The kind of thing that makes it so hard to skip all the cliches So unfair, got so much that I want to say But I've only got a few months, until I graduate And then its pretty much over, but I don't want it to end here Not like other guys, no, I can remain sincere Know you feel more comfortable just by having your friends near But I just want to get you alone for once Seems like you've thrown the punch but I've got these feelings for you You know I do So I show you just what I do Special song written just for you You hear it, uh Its right there in the lyrics Baby (X3) I just want to get to know ya But soon high school will be over Its making my mind so flooded You are the Ark, I am Noah Can you feel it? uh Give me the wheel, I'll steer it Baby (X3) [Chorus] Oh (Oh) Baby, you're on my mind (Uh-huh, yeah) Baby be mine (Oh) Can we make it to July? Oh I cannot lie (right) Baby, you're on my mind (Uh-huh) We don't have much time Can we make it to July? Baby [Outro] Ha, The End [Introductor] The Hopewell Song has concluded. Please continue listening to the following album by QJ and keep the volume high.

[Intro] I apologize in advance for this [Verse 1] Music from the land of opportunity Hear the bass knocking, its shaking the whole community Water ripples unusually, sending cracks through your jewelry Godzilla footsteps, the beat is so like a eulogy Presumably, because he's so fresh to death That's why he's rapping about his women, cars, clothes, and wealth He came from truly nothing, now he's living in good health That's why these girls' hearts' melt and his vainful lyrics can still be felt America loves an underdog As long as he changes to appease Its all for one and one for all Like changing of seasons And truthfully I'm one to talk But I'm changing for reasons That will end with me lined in chalk Cause I'm fresh to death, oh so zombie So Obama, so Mitt Romney Its metaphores galore, thank you kindly If I rep the swag, I'll have labels rushing to sign me Just, just [Chorus] Just roll with the bass Just roll with the bass Gotta keep it coming, keep it coming Yeah Gotta keep it coming, keep it coming Yeah Gotta keep it coming, keep it coming (X2) [Verse 2] Had a conversation with my friend, Ace I don't fault him for it, but he's got a mainstream taste I can get with that some of the time, but old school is where my heart's at See the soul if you peel the parts back But he's got it playing, 50 million views Damn, everybody's loving it, still that's old news Bunch of young people partying and yeah, its looking really fun Pretty women, pretty rims, pretty bling, pretty dumb That's just my opinion, no disrespect Cause I can see the appeal, watch the teenagers connect Like a moth to the flame And so I ask, "do I really have to be just like that to make something out of my name Or can I make it off of being myself?" He keeps it real, "I don't know man Just be you, or get with the program Can't have your cake and eat it too" Just what I needed cause either way I'mma see it through By being true, so I Just, just [Chorus] Just roll with the bass Just roll with the bass Gotta keep it going, keep it going Yeah Gotta keep it going, keep it going Yeah Gotta keep it going, keep it going (X2) [Verse 2] Some people like to think that if Pac and Biggie were still alive Hip Hop would have survived Not taking into effect, they weren't legends until they died Which means they'd be like the legends that didn't meet their demise Either retire early or you barely hear about them "You hear that new Biggie record" "Hell no, I'm bumpin' Drake's album B.I.G. is a hasbeen" that's a general conversation in this alternate universe Its scary and true, it hurts You wanna hear something worse Picture Tupac rapping about "swagger" wearing a snapback and skinny jeans Over generic pop beat, Nate Dogg on the hook with autotune, by any means Anything is better, the only way you could let it be said That they were better off dead, but the music still lives The unbreakable bricks that were given to us to build with Fuck the fear-induced media, glamorized shit their feeding ya Cause guess who might be the one to change all of that? Forget it Just, just [Chorus] Just roll with the bass Just roll with the bass Gotta keep it coming, keep it going Yeah Gotta keep it coming, keep it going Yeah Gotta keep it coming, keep it going (X2) [Outro] Gone with the wind Going with the flow Rolling with the bass, yeah Yeah (X4)

[Verse 1] Cigarette smoke Punkish indie band doing covers of the Strokes Abandon all hope with your animal fur coats at the door Its life in the city, what more could you ask for? Its 21st Century Beatnik, vain and conceited But its the beauty of it all that's still leaving me speechless A hipster kind of vibe, trying to see how far it reaches I can get through it all, the girls are my only weakness Multi-colored sidewalks, alchoholic beverages Smokers in the bathroom higher than Mount Everest A perilous adventurer I am I journey to this land of artistic vision subtely being twisted Into Sex, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll I kinda like it, but I guess that means I've got to go And as I'm headed for the exit I catch the eye of a woman with the beauty of a goddess And then I get the message [Chorus] Oh, Olympus, Oh (4) [Verse 2] Venus Venus Aphrodite She tells me that's her name, I tell her that its mighty beautiful She gives me gratitude So gorgeous that it hurts but with a humble attitude, she's a knockout Born and raised in Greece, later moved to Rome Came to America this week, she came here on her own There's no accent when she speaks, and so I know she's lying But I play it off, let her have her fun The night is done, but we know the morning's still young The indie bar is all but empty, we leave at around 1 And head back to the hotel that she's staying in Making out outside of her room until I'm baited in A night of passion, the feeling can only be described as mythological Practically illogical, weird way for me to chronicle The making of the love between an artist and a goddess My mortal mind can barely comprehend, I've got it honest, yeah [Chorus] Oh, Olympus, Oh (4) [Bridge] Lady Of Cythera, Beauty of Olympus Scallop Shell masterpiece laying from me inches Away Away Away Away (X2) Away Away Away, yeah She is just Mythology Mythology Mythology She is my Mythology Mythology Yeah [Verse 3] When Helios is shining and the Lightfall washes over The true divinity sinks in, now that we're sober No hangovers, just a cup of folgers, Adventure Time re-runs And a pink iPod that's playing blue October Now I've traveled to where the God of War himself has been But the last mortal bragging about being with her didn't make it far back then Struck down by the bolt so only I will know this myth But she's leaving for the mountain tomorrow, so this is it Gives me one last kiss, she smells of Elysian Fields Its really crazy all the things that one night can reveal Might never see her again, but this is only the beginning So then again, maybe I will [Outro] Beauty of Olympus Olympus Olympus Lady of Cythera Cythera Cythera

[Verse 1] Time to make a statement Straighten up your face, kid You're gonna go far, let's just see how far you take it So close that I can taste it Life is what you make it All original flow, no copy and paste click Don't even need Lasik to see what's right in front of me Come with me, experience is better than a summary Little Black Submarines, Summer breeze Wanna be done with these Fake people cause they can see I'm hungry And I am done playing games Its always kind of strange How they string your dreams up by a noose and leave it where it hangs Like a thousand hurricanes brewing They ask me what I'm doing If I answer then I've already lost, cause I don't even know Guess I got caught up in the magic of a moment where I felt like Anything was possible and now I can't stop Point of no return, so I press on Stay slicker than Teflon But the mind is like a Smith & Wesson The Future is [Chorus] Bright Bright Brighter Than The Sun (X4) [Verse 2] It wasn't too much long ago despite the way it might seem The days of PS2 and black president pipe dreams I'm writing my first novel just to do it The motivation for everything I did Imagination as a kid, it drove me forward Nobody could tell me otherwise Living for that glory and that proud look in my mother's eyes So many different things I want to do Can't settle for number 2 Cause in my mind, I am second to none Until I step in front of a mirror and taken back to the surface The only thing I fear, reflection that's so imperfect Compared to expectations I'm caught inside of heated conversations With my conscience, telling me I'll never be good enough No matter how much you say it, its only this guy that I'm trying to prove wrong Cause I've been waiting too long to watch it as it gets away Won't let what those bitches say get in the way or get to me The words ricochet, I leave them in disarray Cause I will keep shining [Chorus] Bright Bright Brighter Than The Sun (X4) [Verse 3] I was told that I should dream big But I might just be dreaming too big Wondering how I'll do this I'm not shooting for the moon or the stars, but the sun is now my target Man, just look at what I started, its so different so misunderstood "You should rap about what people want to hear," shit, sometimes I wish I could But I can't be anybody other than myself Just hope that will be enough to make it to the top of the shelf I just want people to see Hip Hop for what it really is Beyond assumptions and stereotypes, something serious With so much wasted potential I just want to change the world, make something influential Inspire whole generations with just a paper and pencil Bold enough to say this, I just want to be one of the greatest So I can look at my family and friends and tell them we made it And really only God will tell But Hip Hop is alive and well Right here, its thriving Won't stop until the whole world's shining [Chorus] Bright Bright Brighter Than The Sun (X4) [Outro] This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine (QJ) This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine (Lightfall) This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine Let it shine Let it shine Let it shine (Yeah)

[Verse 1] Pen to page, work in progress City bus that I'm riding now Tune it all out cause no one Gives a fuck what I'm writing down Walking home, its pitch black out Look at the stars where I might be found My friends beside me whole night gets loud the fast life, its that lightning round I try to pretend that they like me now Hitting them hard with that inticing sound But they don't listen, so I don't listen Sleeping on me, no night, no gown But I gotta look like I might know how to deal with it I'm still trippin' on this realness that everybody says they have Placebo of Reality, you see that? I'm guessing that probably makes this Rehab Old school, how long 'fore we reach that? Road trip kind of song, pull your seats back Rollerskate on the beat, no kneepads You are hearing Hip Hop, I don't speak Rap One is poetry in motion, I speak that Other's full of vanity, so we detach Let me retract, let you react Others only want the fame, so they seek that But all I want is the freedom This is my Garden of Eden Ain't enough fire to burn my kingdom No reason to see them cause they ain't even looking at me Look what's happening Took this rap thing and turned it into art And this is where it starts, I'm gonna [Chorus] Live my life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living Atari You just gotta live your life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living the Atari Life [Verse 2] Music coming from my heart But honesty is a lonely word Life's a game, 2 more lives left YOLO haters gonna call me "nerd" Don't even make systems anymore And even still, the name "Atari"'s heard Its longevity legacy so I know where to be There's no more, yo, I'm sorry sir Fresh out of fucks to give Its kind of hard to rap with a busted lip I could shut my mouth, but I must have slipped up And hit the ramp of life, so I must have flipped But its a new life for us to live I'm living one I've been trusted with The future is bright so I must admit All the city lights are a custom fit, aye Game time, so these haters run Money talks so I pay the sum Hip Hop is my native tongue Yo, I used to suck, a long way to come (cum) To get where I am now Cruising through the city, look how it pans out Doing something different, that's how I stand out Rolling through the night with the crew, chilling out, wind down at a friend's house Then do it all again tomorrow Just going for it all, like we're winning the lotto From New York, LA, Miami, Chicago Everywhere we go, the good times follow Oh Yeah, taking you higher than Killimanjaro Oh Yeah, just my way of getting rid of the sorrow I gotta [Chorus] Live my life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living Atari You just gotta live your life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living the Atari Life [Introductor: Album Outro] Atari, its a brand name that has developed and transformed on a corporate level since the year of 1972. Though it no longer makes the revolutionary gaming consoles that launched it into popularity many years ago, the brand name still remains relevant in today's society, even outside of the gaming community. Therefore, "Living the Atari Life" refers to the concept of accomplishing something or living your life in such a way that you will be remembered for many years after hanging up the towel. We very much hope you have enjoyed taking this journey with us through this unique world that only some will get to experience. We hope that you take something from this record that you will be able to cherish for the rest of your days. Special thanks to T-Squared, Aixamar Lopez, Moods, and all others who made this album possible. The Light has now Fallen. So please stay calm...and keep it classy. [Chorus] You just gotta live your life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living Atari You just gotta live your life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living the Atari Life [Outro] Live your life And never be sorry Concrete Safari Bathing in the City Lights A One Man Army Living the Atari Life