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In The Heights

from Sleep On It by E. Oks

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This is a thank you, to two of my inspirations...
To me it don't matter what the "Freshman 10" sell,
See: I'd rather be the next Lin Manuel.
The only time I'm mad is when I rest my pencil,
Till I close my eyes
Take a breath and then dwell on the barrio I come from
Where the party's mostly one drum
That comes from numb tongue,
Most old, but some younge,
That lay the fly beat
For the paint of my speech
Their canvas is why I wanna paint what I see
On days when I
Open my door and it’s nice out
Then In The Heights of my career
Go and perform at the White House.
But you’ve gotta be so patient to make it
To go stating the blatant,
Still I go saying there’s nothing
I want more than this
But I’z a sophomore at Wes(leyan)
With no play in the making…
I guess I’m not a play write, B,
Nevertheless, tend to get stressed
When up late nightly
Alligning the rhymes, trying to find
What my lane might be,
Relying on my flows to map it out
Cause those who rap about their
“Diamonds” and “Cars”are not
The ideals I’d love to be
Cause to me
It’s never been that vital I clutch the cream
See what I love’s to dream
Of kicking my mean style
With a team titled
Freestyle Love Supreme.
Sitting on stage with stars who
Share the same passion,
Who’ll still be
There when fame’s passed and
Will wanna sit in Cipher-Circles
Crafting lines
Passing time
Till theirs not a word
We haven’t rhymed
Masterminds
With music moving off our tongue
Loving what I’m doing
Cause I’m doing what I love

(Outro: E. Oks)

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from Sleep On It, released January 25, 2012
Written/Rapped: E. Oks

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