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Paint Bomb
07:00
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I’m told you’re good but are you straight?
I’m a prototype, coma flow unique it’s like first I aint comin it last
I got game and the game all smashed, I get it poppin, rocking non stoppin’
Nobody does it better you can be sure of it, yup
That’s right
We have a deal you will be working late
Twenty four seven, three six five, it’s a must I go from dusk till dawn
So I close my eyes, work and stay y’all
Do you need reminding, I won’t take any sliding
This is how I do, better get used to it, nobody does it better you can be sure of it
The streets love me, wake up
Cartoon decoration, a vandalled wall becomes an installation
Havoc in the night
Rally up tonight, bomb every wall
Paste ups, yarn bombs, stencils and stickers, wild style, old school, black books
Stretch it out, raise your wall, do back to back quicker, a street invader
Low ‘is all Haters carry on
I got it right, you got it wrong
On the street with the X 5 middle finger in the air
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Insane
04:45
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Insane you make me crazy make me crazy, insane that’s how I feel that’s how I feel
The blood’s running through your heart All the veins pulsating limbs vibrating you believe that you can fly
Insane you make me crazy make me crazy, insane that’s how I feel that’s how I feel
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Alive
02:29
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Lure me away, from the city
Lights
Make me stay, undress the lies
Give me a reason, open my eyes
Bring me the peace, I seek inside
Let me know, it’s here and now
When I turn my life around
Thrill me tonight
Bring me a smile
You make me alive
Make me alive
Make me Alive
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The North
02:53
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instrumental
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Rapbot
05:55
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Get the party started
Now easy rider, now gangster or herbed out, No matter where
you’re from or where you’re at get turned out
Lets’ see if there’s blood or sugar flowing inside ya
Here me out no doubt my people I’m just a rider
And make me ’n ma crew you don’t get the vibe flowing, I’ve got the system out front with the knockin’ lowin’
And the horns blowin’ tones like the pied piper, This one’s for the nomadic ones with low riders
New comers that are in ya prime and old timers, party like somewhere sell a Dodge Viper
Ray Bans cover up the eye of the tiger, From ma hooders from ma workers from ma riders
As long as ma people struggling I’ll raise the flag up
take off them handcuffs baby, lets’ get these grands up
We started from the bottom now it’s time to stand up
I gotta keep hustlin’
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Join the Club
04:18
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Welcome to my club
No matter where you’re from, what you’ve done, where you’re going, get rocking, get shocking, get your body moving
My doorman will take you through a side door to my office
You have a growing reputation, good or bad you might be useful to us, are you willing?
Enjoy the rest of your evening Bobby will look after you
Drinks, food, anything, it’s on me
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Commuter
05:40
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The weekend’s gone and it’s been like heaven. It’s freezing outside and it’s ten to seven
I had better head off to work with all the other drones. just like everyone else, dressed in black from head to toe
Rednecks in pickups and suits in BMW’s, I don’t know whose worse. All hell bent, to get there first
Roadworks now and it’s ever so slow. Just indicate mate and I will let you go
My desk has gone, where did it go, No one will look at me, their heads held low
Guards circle around me, todays not going well. Down the stairs to a room below — Oh hell
She isn’t like the others, she thinks, she appears restless and impatient, bordering on
belligerent
It has been noted by management
I have a brain, I have my own thoughts. They are mine and mine alone
If you stand out from the crowd your career will suffer
Screw you
The day is done, and I make my way home. Being under the spotlight makes me feel so alone
Yet there’s others like me I can see it in their eyes. One day we will unite and together we will rise
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Move On
04:21
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Life’s become a bore I need to get out, explore I’ve been here for way too long
So sick of all the same old shit, I’m so over it I think this chapter is done
We had a good run
It’s time to move on
Shake it up, tear it down, pack your bags, we’ll skip town
time time to move on
Onto the next one
Gotta break it up
Gotta shut it down
Let the chaos start
Let the pieces fly
Time to burn it down to the ground tonight
We had a good run
It’s time to move on
Time time to move on
I'm tired of this addiction
We had a good run
Everybody's dancing
Everybody's trancing
Everybody's chanting tonight
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The Eve of Ravenswood
03:40
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So you want to go to war, make your mother cry
If they don’t take your body they’re gonna take your mind
So you want to go to war, and the children cry
We want our future, we don’t wanna die
So you want to go to war, make your mother cry
Do you have another way, to end the lie
We are ready, whatever you decide
We fear where you are bold
The darkness withers
Daylight is broke
In an hour, we march
In a day, the spoils,
the citadel.
At the door,
or in your fathers’ arms
So you want to go to war
So you want to go to war
So you want to go to war
So you want to go to war
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Make Peace and Love
06:09
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What on earth is going on
Beheadings and bombs to right some past wrong
Wherever I look hate and terror abounds
The devil himself is reaching nearly every town
What on earth is going on
Beheadings and bombs to right some past wrong
Wherever I look hate and terror abounds
The devil himself is reaching nearly every town
But does it have to be like this
We should be living our lives to the full
The world needs love like never before
It’s time to make a stand
There isn’t a moment to lose
Sort out your fucking shit
Make Peace and Love
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Positive Energy
03:05
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Thanks to all the people who supported us from the start
You are the reason we never gave up the art
Positive energy
Thanks to all the people who supported us from the start
You are the reason we never gave up the art
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Manzo Paraparaumu, New Zealand
'Manzo' is the musical alias of the late songwriter and producer Alan Hodgetts from Kapiti, New Zealand. Sadly, Alan passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer, in January 2022. Manzo has released 3 albums, an EP and 11 singles. His music lives on, but he is so sadly missed. ... more
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