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Nation's Built

from Layered Paint by Pruven

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lyrics

verse 1

You say, "Moves"
"Make", "Moves"
"Make", "Moves
When I say, "Gain"
You say, "Knowledge"
"Gain" "Knowledge"
"Gain" "Knowledge"
When I say "Go"
You say, "Hard"
"Go" "Hard"
"Go" "Hard"
Oxygen inhale sanity into my brain
While I canoe out the softness from your veins
Cut out the shame
Your veins clogged with doubt cut it out
Be proud and inject confidence speak from your mouth
Chakras open
Negative forces closing
Size "14" stomping your nose in
Negative corrode
Hard times uploaded focus downloaded
Issues with trust ways to discuss haze to puff
Maybe I should change maybe you should change
Spirit lame, more attractive than my flesh
Rhymes stay fresh
I ball like I'm next in the draft
Contrast with my metallic badge
Bad cop gone mad
Throw it in the trash
Whip lash finishing from first to last
Opposite exposed
Math from above push & shove
Right here reign down aggression

Chorus:

When I say, "Raw"
You say, "Music"
"Raw", "Music"
"Raw", "Music"
When I say, "NO"
You say, "Fears"
"No", "Fears"
"No", "Fears
When I say, "Reach"
You say, "People"
"Reach", "People"
"Reach", "People"
When I say, "Hip-Hop"
You say, "Alive"
"Hip-Hop", "Alive"
"Hip-Hop", "Alive"

Verse 2

Confrontation
Build a Heaven nation
Humans get annoyed with each other
Feel the void from our brother
Witness consciousness
Tipping the scales spit it well
Right here breaking the face of Hell
Spit the frail (naw)
Beers for breakfast
Crack the shellfish
Colors went from black to velvet
Smacking Elvis
Make a wish to pass the time
Take actions
Find stare in God's eye's for the 1st time
Found lust in the virgin
Certain the "sin" office is straight hurting
Not deserving those votes
Believing your votes count.. ouch
Right now get up off the couch
Doctrines: Red gravel
The Devil's gavel no judgment baffle matters or what have you
Trust few
Some on the blocks non stop with the product
I'm the interstellar prophet

Chorus:

When I say, "Build"
You say, "Nations"
"Build", "Nations"
"Build", "Nations"
When I say, "Bronx"
You say, "Barian"
"Bronx", "Barian"
"Bronx", "Barian"
When I say, "Dig"
You say, "Dug"
"Dig", "Dug"
"Dig", "Dug"
When I say,"Select"
You say, "Few"
"Select", "Few"
"Select", "Few"


written by Pruven (ASCAP)

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from Layered Paint, released July 31, 2015
Produced by: Dig Dug

Written by: Pruven

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With a sound that can best be described as quintessential hip hop, Pruven delivers thought-provoking, razor-sharp lyrics that just might cause folks to stop nodding their heads long enough to write an e-mail to their Congressman. The Va/Connecticut-based emcee now resides in the Bronx, Ny brings a soulful respect of hip hop’s heyday to the present-day ... more

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