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Aphelion's Traveling Circus

by Namir Blade

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Foreword 04:05
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Dark skin, dark heart. Feeling like sunshine. Shell toes, shell case. Tell em bout gun line. Niggas think I'm out here for play play. Like Day Day. Till i come and see you for pay day, with Ak. Mamma don't worry it's me, shit. When you the nigga making waves, you dont get sea sick. I'm a man now, I wish Maggie could see this. I turn into road runner soon as my feet hit, the street get cold in November. All these Niggas say they know me but I soo don't remember. Convienient anmiesia shoot my soul on a quiver. Dead weight, Red state, headspace now when it get's cold I don't shiver. I worked for it, hurt for it, lurked for it, murked for it, skrrt for it. Why they act like I don't deserve this. While people hating, I was tryna live in my purpose. Now I'm headlining on god's timing. I'm pulling up late, guess some things stay the same. I prolly changed up to all the people who never changed. Promise i always kept it proper.
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Pick up the pace Pick up the pace We gotta win. Woah. Little ol me ,Runnin round east ,Runnin on E 24/7 Wavy 365 Wavy Turn it around 180 747 High Heard that the beat gon bang Like way way back 95 Maybe it was round 97 I was at least bout 5. Momma used to bump that missy. Auntie used to bump 36. I was on ash and misty Now I want ass and titties yeah. Nigga dun grew up. Adolescence had me screwed up. Tryna be boo'd up. Acting mannish with a crew cut. Shit ain't ever really work out, The way I planned it gotta skrrt out. Her momma coming through the front door. My homies going out the back yard. Hook Jordan Webb: Pick up the pace pick up the pace we gotta win Grocery team i got a bag l gotta get This is tha lasso, reelin em in Colorful past, fillin em in Pressin rewind, fire ya pine, remember radio every ride Hit those back roads wit tha family breezin thru Earth Wind n Fire Memories of cousins rappin in tha backseat bumpin Nas CDs stolen from my locker hands were heaters for tha cause We done came a long way from that dusty VCR Now we, switch it up Maui, live it up Sound fiend, generals Got the, antidote Shit, Who else coulda guessed? Who else ya know so broke n still so first casino fresh? No tuxedos, look like cheat codes, when we enterin The people, switchin quickly to freak mode Little time for "nice to meetchas" Full hand, take em to the cleaners Its meetings bags achievements Until further notice Droppin in, hangin tenn, then we hit tha jesse owens (Hook) (Bridge) 2x smokin' out, rolling' up, keep that' lean up in my cup All my car got leather and wood, in my hood we call it buck Everybody want to ball, holla at broads at the mall. If they up watch em (Aye Aye Aye Aye)
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Biowaretech 00:47
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Patlabor 02:57 video
We going bout a hunnid on the fast track. Where the loot, Where the loot where the bag at. Big macs niggas go dumb with the clack clack. I aint got time for the fakes or the cat scratch. Where the boots, where the coup, where the mask at. This ain't a full clip this a clap back. Pull up with the same shit mad max had. More life, warped drive, can we hack that? (Hook) Going nowhere fast Not knowing where to land. We young and unconcerned Bout that shit, trash it. Is it all a dream, are we just stuck between. Two lines that never meet. Parallel, carousel, very well, roswell Single cell, single shell, scatt scatt, hot as hell. Scii fiii, high life, mai tai, trigun. Chest out, best out, five times, dylon. Lit now heard that this shit was the get down. We friends now, as long as the friend that you with down. I been round, all the niggas you try to get rown. Its me now. Baby lock me in like an impound. (Hook) Uh oh, Lipstick all on the logos Rip to my old hoes. We in this bih like nosotros. Please don't take no photos. Fuck a like and a promo. I go as far as my nose goes. (Bridge) But you make me wanna Change... Uhh. There's something about you. That makes me feel like I'm nothing without you. I can't explain it. Deuce in the cup, back in the cut, Baby with me and she backing it up. A ticking, ticking time bomb, when we wrapping it up, packing it up, gotta go now. Am got a show now, where you stay at. Say that, all gas now where the brakes at. Asap bad mon ting get ya braids snatched. Stay strapped, pssssh bitch please where the J at. She pulled a heater on me then she laughed. Said paybacks a bitch. Revenge is a dish Best served with fish. Bitch you been hooked. Right from the jump. I had you cooked. Come take a look nigga. Silicon valley, give me immortality. Elon musk, take me out the galaxy. God we trust, trust )fall off the balcony. I can see, both eyes close. What a fallacy. So what? (4x)
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Science 02:58
Science, I heard the future's cry Science, I hear you tell no lies. Silence, I couldn't sleep last night Silence, I hear you carry light Zion, I hear the machines hum Zion, I wish that you could come. I get, anxious about unknowns. Science, why don't you bring me home?
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Spanish Web 01:46
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Everything feels foreign to me. Dms, pm, feinding for sleep. Dream in sequence nonsense I get anxious, when you call out to me. Light blue, write you back in haikus. Paralyzing lightning, Raichu. Strike me down if I lied to you. History runs thick like bayou. (Chorus) And i Would travel to the next dimension, if it means that we would make up in it. And i Would travel back in time if I could If it means that we could possibly be good. Are we cool? You my favorite like toonami on the weekend. Know me like the tsunami know the water when it deepens She love me, love me not I guess it depends. We either talk until we sleep, or we aint speaking. Deprivation re-awaken all the demons. Hesitation like to kick me when I'm weakend. I got a lot to learn I probably shouldn't speak then... Sweat pants and tube socks. Dive off the rooftop. Flying in the fall breeze. Fall into a leaf pile. I been moving strange now. Ssx tricky freestyle. Gone since you left now. Storm since you left out. Now I'm just your ex man. They tried to send the sentinels I thought I was a dead man My plague was so residual, I thought I was ahead man, god what a let down, plot went way left , guess i gotta head out. You cried. I felt your tears hit. I wish that I could fly but sometimes appa never yip yip. We fill eachother cup when all we wanted was a sip. Hip to all the things that drove eachother crazy we just nitpick. You still my kikyo, kagome, jpop as the ending theme, can't wait until the song play. My favorite pair of sunday shoes, I wore em just for one day. I guess I played too rough fuck round and tore em up in one day (Chorus) I been cool i been cool I been on the move. Making waves every day. seen that you've been too. You been too, found your groove Wanna let you know I'm proud you. I knew you could, even when you never knew you could, I knew you would. I'm sorry that I never told you so. Now you know. I been out here searching, tryna grow. Tryna grow, and if we never speak again I hope you're doing well, doing well
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Stay 03:33
My granny wakes up almost every day and she pray for me. I got a girl who really aint my girl. It's too late for me. I fucked around and gave up everything that she gave to me. She prolly slaved for me, Swear she would slay for me. Even if we were the last people on earth she would save a seat. I could see how things went left. I just went deaf what you say to me? She prolly hated me. I ain't tryna go and blow your back out just lay with me. I just need a listening ear. Could you stay with me? (bridge) Could you stay with me? If i played it cool Would you wait for me? Just one day for me (Hook) All i wanna do eat good Sleep good, fuck good, blow tree Cool it dowwwnn Put all my eggs in one basket for you. Take the knife out my back and go Ninja Assassin for you. Prolly look foolish as fuck, when I'm out here spazzing for you. Toe to toe with a dragon for you, hope my ashes will do. Unsatisfactory, lately I've been a factory for unwarranted tragedy. S'like the devil's been lashing me. Having thoughts about suicide, lately it's been attracting me to the edge. Is this actually purgatory, or is it all in my head? My momma said keep on living this world will tear you down. I been alive 25, they're dressing me like a clown. Isolated even when all my niggas around. Cacophony stalking me audibly causing me. Anxiety frying me, shortcomings follow me constantly. Pray my fear never swallows me to the depths and then hollow me out. Explain myself but barely know what I'm talking about. I saw a demon body jump when I was only 5. His kindness turned into cruelty before my very eyes. Cruelty turned to a beating, I blacked his eye, started screaming. The world went black in an instant. When I regained my vision, I saw the world different. A vicious cycle of prostituting yourself and pimping. We had dreams of going the distance. But then you sacrificed yourself just to work for a living. The big homie used to tell me that it's money to get, Pussy to hit, profit to split, niggas to juug, cool it down. (Chorus)
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RRN In Space 01:31
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The Head 04:00
I tilt my head back. Look out the sunroof Feeling like I got my bread back. Been out all night, its getting late I gotta head back. Straight to the crib, baby at home like where the head at. Know you gon get it, sho you gon get it you can bet that I went to college, from lack of knowledge, I got loans now. I get my taxes, they get it back, my money gone now. I flip a pack, and feed all my snaps, and I got zones now. Hide my packages under the mattress, bitch I'm on now. Popo dont see me poof like houdini and I'm gone now. Head to the border, head on the floor they shot me down. Chilling in the Honda, Pack so loud, it turn my face up, Wanda. Strap so loud, it get mistake for , Thunder. Lightning strike when, Pussy ass niggas talk down on the guy. I been into niggatry since I was a chickadee. Trigger finger itchy, every time I see niggas fidgety. Fidget spinners, look like feet. I heard the semi do symphony. Giggity giggly, how we swivel head when the chopper sing. I Switch the gear into impossible speed. Who stopping for me? Transform into Optimus when they opting for me. Keep your head held high when you talking to me. I keep my head held high, when I’m walking to leave. It’s a lotta niggas sounding like my old shit I’m like oh shit I wonder if god do mulligans? Do she feel like fuck with the government. Maybe she said fuck us, and moved on to other shit. I heard that’s what they all do. Verse gon appall you. I wanna go global, wanna be a mogul. My niggas gotta ball too. x3 I done seen my neighborhood change. I done seen the world change quickly. Started from a neighborhood gang. Yeah we cried when they took away Nipsey. It’s funny how your heroes die, will have you feeling like you living in Watch men. Keep your heat tucked tight, gotta watch men. Will take your time, for a watch you ain’t watching. I’m off that, I just want peace of mind. What you call that? You can’t teach the time. But it takes time to teach. A lotta niggas looking for a sign to reach to. A lotta niggas leading all the blind to reach you. I ain’t never really need my eyes to see you. I’m from where the niggas gotta grind to get it. Put it on my Grandmomma Put that on everything I put that shit on my granny grave. I pray that you let her see 99 I pray that you let me see 28, cause these niggas falling for anything. I want this life more than anything. I promise this mean more than anything to me
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They always say I'm up to no good. Lord tell me why they put the pressure on me. Quiet nigga from the wish-a-nigga hoods. Dare a nigga pull a weapon on me They tell me that I need to let go and let god. I ain't made a plan yet. Tell me everything happens for a reason. Well I don't understand yet. It be like, Life be passing you by. Why keep asking you why? You so unresponsive. You seem like you don't care. (chorus) Life me passing me by, why keep asking me why I'm so unresponsive, you seem like you don't care. Text my girl when I make it big then, act like I don't know nobody. World round me don't make no sense, they treat me like I owe somebody. Why can't you pick up your phone when, all your loved ones keep on calling. Drink that juice, when I was jonesing. Break my wrist, I keep on balling. Then we go, Back to, back two. A place called home. That's cool, that's cool. Fuck. Then we fuck, then we fight. Then we love, then you Lie. I'm cool if you cool, We cool, fuck it Brian Brown: So I’m back on road, The usual, Claim that I got time. You know it’s a lie. Fuck it. Let’s just worry bout the now baby, go with the flow we could be here for a while. Fuck it. Punch drunk love shit, fighting for a shot at you and all I hope is that you feel the same thing I’m feeling and if not, make it known don’t take on the lead if you don’t follow what you say. That ain’t asking for much, you would assume yet folks still make it hard on themselves. Me too, oh well, live and learn, take something from it, make it flip, get it how you live tho. Is what it is, since a baby I dun heard all about getting out the crib. World renowned, well rounded, dumbfounded if you recognize me. The gab was the gift really, safe to say we talked about it And even with that, I would much rather like to know what’s on your mind. You that beam through the window, make me want to rise to the occasion, so go ahead let it shine. (Chorus)
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Tough talk.. Errbody on some rah rah shit. Until they up and get exposed on some aha shit. Nighas get to tweaking on that haha shit. Until a carcass come up missing on some tada shit. If you heard that it was trash, then it's not our shit. I'll turn your eulogy right into my mosh pit. Niggas like to talk and put they mouth on Tenn, Until we let the dogs out like some baha men. Ain't a nigga out here breathing who can try our men. Say grace, split cake and we say amen. Build shit, big bricks king solomon. Deeply rooted in the spot I'm in. Sage of the 6 paths, strayed from the lit path, to bathe in your bitch bath, ate all your kids' snacks. I need a break like kit kat. I wanna blow up and be on shiest like riff raff. Before I self destruct like 50 when shits bad. I had it all and the chips in the big bag. Until I lost it all, it went shazaam like Sinbad. Fly high Harvey birdman, i get weak at night. Cold sweats, I can barely get to sleep at night.I pray that my neighbors never hear me weep at night. I run these streets at night. I pray these niggas never stick me for my cheese at night. I call Juize at night... Nobolesqe oblige at night. I seen neighborhoods turn to halloween at night. I seen hallows turn to halo and some wings at night. I hear the caged bird sing at night. I heard a crack head scream last night. I know polices wanna kill my dreams and read my rights. I make a right on the red. I heard these niggas wanna kill me go right on head. I come back in three days, and i want all yall head. Run for days or Run a fade and bald all yall head. Fuck you mean, you cant trust your team, i give my life for all the people who run with me. Mufasa want everything for my sun to see. Scop tu manaa? Ya opinions it dont mean nun to me. I let you live if you ever thought you were sonning me. Kill off your role in the epilogue and the summary. I keep it humble there's never a human under me. Even if i buried you under me. Black onigumo. Tenchi in muyo. Naraku on 4 shots Fakku when doors lock. Yusuke when hands thrown. Back on the wall with no sidewalk to stand on I tried.
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Sorry I never called you. I missed your messages I was Too busy tryna be somebody Now I’m Homesick If I make it back in one piece. I promise I’ll come back If you just Don’t treat me like I’m anybody. Js Kodiak: Sorry for the wait I was distant for the long Got something on the way Had to make this shit alone I don’t know what i should say After doin what I done Seem like ain't shit changed Since i come back Sorry for the wait I was distant for the long Got something on the way Had to do this shit alone I don’t know what i should say After doin what I done Seem like ain't shit change Since i come back Sorry for the wait Sorry for the wait I was distant for the long Got something on the way Had to do this shit alone Ahh I'm tired of working a job Feeling like my life got no meaning. Wonder why my heart steady beating. Ayyee Niggas is not sharing the plate my manager been all on my case Because i keep on coming in late. Fuck this job i got a new bag coming I bet this bih sound like a new jag coming. Dont this shit sound just like some summer time 98 rivergate skate 99 rolling pine percy priest lake Working real nigga hours i cant take a break. Sorry I never called you. I missed your messages I was Too busy tryna be somebody Now I’m Homesick If I make it back in one piece. I promise I’ll come back If you just Don’t treat me like I’m anybody.
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Dragunov 02:58
Dont you hit me line with that bull bull bull bull. I'ma hit you back when it's cool cool cool cool I ain't no option. I'm that nigga that you buzzing just to get the shit popping. I know the game I know the game so you ain't playing with me. You got a man, you got a man, so you ain't staying with me. You gon complain, you got a plan, but I heard that All in my lane, you thought you had me but I swerved that Swerve swerve swerve Calling and texting, and calling with bullshit. I hit decline. You mad then you not, then you mad again. I cast a line out, then we back again. I call a time out, are you fine now, did you wind down, Cool Gues I got time now, hit my line now, we can chop it up. Perfect. Hate when you mad at me, But nothing surprise us. I shared a plate with you, you wasn't eating, you hate when your size touch. How we define us, you the fine one. Me, I just sit in the background, with a swisher rolled of that act-right. Feelings buried in a locked box. This ain't no need to no basis, I know that you like to ride shotgun, ain't got one. It's no second seat in my spaceship. I know that we grow and we grow apart, our shit get shaky as soon as the waves hit. I know that you love, put nothing above me, the tone change when your bae hit. Then we disconnect save it. Dont you hit me line with that bull bull bull bull. I'ma hit you back when it's cool cool cool cool I ain't no option. I'm that nigga that you buzzing just to get the shit popping. I know the game I know the game so you ain't playing with me.

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Namir Blade is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and artist from Nashville Tennessee. He started experimenting with sounds at the age of six and further developing and refining his talents from middle school well into high school while attending Nashville School of the Arts.

Over the years he has had projects and collaborations that extended to multiple genres from House to Hip-hop. He has worked with some of Nashville’s most renowned artists, and is widely known for his unique sound. His stylings are often self reflective, innovative, organic, and almost sporadic at times. It is as if he is giving the listener a window to look into the mind of a modern Afro-American. Surrealism, Afro-Futurism, Nerd culture, and Black culture bleeds through his sound as primary influencers so that anyone lending an ear is immediately ejected from their seat. In the past, Namir has worked closely with several multimedia art collectives, as well as SoundCloud-Golden age producer collectives, Natural Selection and Wizards Only.

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released September 18, 2020

All Songs Produced, Written, Performed, Recorded & Mixed by Namir Blade

"Holy Mountain” produced by DTL
Mastered by Joe Hutchinson
Cover Art by Omar Morales - 2017 The Force Media
Graphic Design by Austin Hart

Executive Produced by Namir Blade, L'Orange & Michael tolle

Special thanks to Mello, L’Orange, Jordan Webb, Js Kodiak, DTL, Earnest K, Classic Williams, Nic West, Otis the Lotus and Sir ILLington

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