Adolescence (2020)

  Hey Auntie, how is it up there? I bet you’re safe with Ma now. Everything’s good down here. Well for the most part. Sucks not having you here but I’m connecting with you through spirit. I’ve been pretty annoyed the past few months. Not having you here in the world. I miss the unexpected phone calls. You taking care of me and my siblings. And you keeping family together. Dad has been alright though. I notice certain behaviors but I would be the same way if Tiyana passed away. No I didn’t take on engineering or a trade school lol. I’m actually going to Penn State next year. The one in Harrisburg. Running track again. Yes I know education first, but it’ll make me a happier person again. Actually switched my major to communications. But I’ve been pretty successful this year. Started my own blog that reached different communities and areas. I began writing for my local paper. I did a presentation in music class on Trinidad dedicated to you. And I’m somewhat back in basketball now beco...

  What I Said wait a minute.... I woke up from a dream and all hell breaks loose This lady texting me saying, “I miss you.” She from an app on the phone  We think that we grown But she struggling alone, that’s what college do You’re making it hard for me..... Chivalry’s dead Love is out of the picture  Shit gets to my head How can I commit myself knowing that I’m making this bread She’s a pain I’m in pain  That’s a whole lotta red Fell in love with a photograph  That’s the thought I had Never knew I knew so little Now this shit’s getting bad How can I put my trust in you If you’re all that I had Besides my phone and my thoughts? I keep them in my bag Why you test me?  Can you see the stress in my eyes? Well, no i’m from a screen I just roll in disguise  True colors popping out This year was a prize Stop killing my people Let the colors have pride  Let immigrants stay here And souls aline, word. Why are people addicted to catching this virus? Getti...

  Ooh, you can dance. You can jive. Having the time of your life. Ooh, see that girl Can’t set her free. She’s the one for me. You are the one for me. Young and sweet. You’re so perfectly. You’re the one for me. Ignore them hoes filled with jealousy, oh yeah. You can dance. You can jive. Having the time of your life. Ooh, see that girl Can’t set her free. She’s the one for me.

  This Is Me I've always been the kind of bull. That hid my face. So afraid to tell the world. What I've got to say. But I have this dream. Bright inside of me. I'm gonna let it show. It's time to let you know... This is real, this is me. I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now. Gonna let the light shine on me. And now I've found who I am. There's no way to hold it in. No more hiding who I want to be. This is me.... Girl, you’re the voice I hear inside my head. The reason that I'm writing. I need to find you. I gotta find you. You're the missing piece I need. The peace that makes me sleep. I need to find you. I gotta find you. This is real, this is me. I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now. Gonna let the light shine on me. And now I've found who I am. There's no way to hold it in. No more hiding who I want to be. This is me....

  Best I’ve Ever Had I'm so fuckin' sorry, I'm so fuckin' sorry. I've been playing somebody that ain’t helping nobody. And I’m so sick, really sick, fucking sick, now I'm sick, throwing fits. And yeah, I've seen you in my head every fuckin' day since I left. You on the floor with your hands 'round your head. And I'm down and depressed. All I want is your head on my chest. Just to tell you’re the best. Call me stupid, call me sad. You're the best I've ever had. You're the worst I've ever had. And that keeps fuckin' with my head. Call me stupid, call me sad. You're the best I've ever had. You're the worst I've ever had. And that keeps fuckin' with my head...... So why aren't you here? Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here?

Mo Banjaree (Lemonade Mouth, 2011) He’s So Gone Insecure, in my skin. Like a puppet, a man on a string. Broke away, learned to fly, if you want me back, gotta let me shine. So it looks like the joke's on you. 'Cause the boy that you thought you knew. He’s so gone That's so over now He’s so gone You won't find me around You can look but you won't see the boy I used to be. 'Cause he, he’s so gone. Here I am, this is me. And I'm stronger than you ever thought I'd be. Are you shocked? Are you mad? That you're missing out on who I really am. Now it looks like the joke's on you. 'Cause the man that you thought you knew. He’s so gone That's so over now He’s so gone You won't find me around You can look but you won't see the man I used to be. 'Cause he’s, he’s so gone away. Like history He’s so gone Baby, this is me, yeah He’s so gone That's so over now He’s so gone You won't find me around You can look but you won't see, ...