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The Mourning After

by Tomcat

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Tomcat: Tell me how do you conceive all that you believe When the sun sets tell me what is it you'll leave What we want, what we need, what we kill in the name of greed What we see and believe, what shall die so we may feed Build it we destroy it, kick it til it bleeds watch but we avoid it, block out all the screams Put our greed and wealth ahead of what we need Tear down all the forest and poison all the seed This is mine, wait in line, got no time, more to buy Do some crime, need a dime, this was theirs, now it's mine Palm n fist, push n shove, live a life of fear or love This will be the legacy you leave behind in your blood Germaine Jackson: All these things, that we have made, will live until the end of time, For our mistakes, someone must pay, what will we leave behind Tomcat: What we call our history once was called their future We've taken all the mysteries replaced them with computers Call ourselves the righteous, but all i see are vultures Our wallets get fatter as we destroy our culture Sold your soul to an industry for some currency We hand out poison in a bottle marked remedy Suite and tie, walk the line, live a lie, til you die We could fly through this life, coz real dreamers never die Germaine Jackson: All these things, that we have made, will live until the end of time, For our mistakes, someone must pay, what will we leave behind What will you leave behind Tell me what will you leave behind Tell me what will, tell me what will, Tell me what will you leave behind
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White 04:02
White light at night on the white wall White is the ceiling and white is the floor Tomorrow shall be white, just like the day before Listen to the footsteps, they're coming down the hall We sit and we wait, while they sit there and lie No level of faith and no level of pride, can help you in this place, can keep you alive Every man was born and every man shall die If they're coming' in, they're leaving' one way or another Some on their two feet, some under a cover That which does not kill you can only make you stronger Or leave your mind in tatters, always feeling like a loner Jesus freaks down on their hands and knees praying, as I sit and wonder what I'm meant to put my faith in I've seen a man pray and I've seen him pass away Tomorrow isn't promised, we only have today Forget about lies, they're written in the sand How can I believe in God if this is what he planned This is no karma or redemption for a sin This is just the life, the only one we're given Loneliness surrounds us like a plague You can hear their lies, when they tell you everything is gonna be ok Hollow screams echo down a hollow hall at night I turn to see my friend, his skin is painted white
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Amen 01:05
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BK Ultra: Corporations across the nations making a literal killing spilling blood Launching their rockets, they line their pockets, with cash flowing like a flash flood. Try n’ disguise their lies while liberty dies, Ignoring cries, they grinning, And it’s just the beginning because the lies that they spinning enable them to keep sinning, Land of the free in a state of confusion, Houdini freedom’s an impressive illusion, More hypocritically dramatic, than politically democratic, we need a solution, A messiah or a miracle, don’t mean to sound cynical but we’ve come to the pinnacle. We must unite together, think now or never, whether, we wanna be oppressed forever. Tomcat: I know we gotta stand together as one No answer lies in the barrel of a gun Millions die with the click of a pen We got guided missiles and misguided men I see sadness behind these actions Anger behind the reaction What we really need is to love one another Can any man justify the right to suffer? Deep down we all live a lie, we deny our ourselves of what doesn't make sense Until we repent because men do not cry So others die and that's the consequence BK Ultra: We gotta act against being attacked, and what we lacked in the past was a disaster, but we can make it last, leave no exemption, achieve redemption but we gotta move faster, I forgot to mention, our potential, to be influential, is endless, Their cash flow's torrential and it’s confidential, but we can end this. Justice, is meant to be blind but instead it wound up dead, Assassinated by the People in power, the ones hiding the horns on their head. long line at the gates of heaven, if ignorance is bliss, Check out World Trade Centre 7, how the fuck did we miss this? Too busy buying propaganda, so stand ya self up and demand ya Rights back and set your sights back, to the right track, or fade to black. At some point getting paid must of outweighed, the good of the people, Everybody unaware that they prayed to the devil, when they prayed to the steeple. Tomcat: Maybe the prophets misread the words Saying they were sent from heaven above Grab a hold of another corporate herd Say that they all come together for love What they really all share is a grudge Everyone under them shall be judged The good and the bad the wrong and the right We both start wars and we both do fight My eyes now open and my heart is too We all fear death we've all seen a few Stop looking up above 'cause it's no use, we need love, less lies, a little more truth We can talk, talk talk and talk all day Pray to your god, pray life away Nothing's gonna change if you don't make a stand The world is yours, live it with an open hand. BK Ultra: The preachers and the teachers, it’s a shame that they’re one in the same, Different ideas but never fear, because their aim is to shift the blame, To, terrorist troops, minority groups Got you running through hoops in search of the truth But it’s no use, unless we voice our views, and light the fuse, to detonate, educate to retaliate, To annihilate, obliterate Eliminate, eradicate, the opposition, finish the mission, get them wishing, that we were still deaf dumb blind - oblivious, to their actions so insidious and the truth, that’s simply hideous. Fight those drunk with power, I hope by now you’re thinking, that we gotta stop ‘em drinking, Nowadays Immorality is linked to immortality, society’s sinking we gotta change the mentality, although Originality’s my speciality, we gotta face reality, all alone it won’t stop the brutality.
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What's good for the majority is more of a necessity than the needs of one, but ain't it funny that the majority own the guns The people want unity but they need a division, everybody shut up listen to your television they can shape your disposition Coz it can give you greater wisdom Now in high definition Do we find love in wealth or poverty Shape the world with your own two hands Be your own man like Gandhi or Dr. King Gotta make a stand when you step into the ring But its much easier to listen to the leaders Swallow what they feed us What they can't do we must And in God we trust Do we care that our lives are being run by a self proclaimed greater power While we count down the hours And they watch from the towers And I guess we're all slaves in our own way But who am I to say any different Welcome to the vile, sick, hypocrite, misfit, Middle finger up, power to the people not the politics What I really want is a world where everybody can think for themselves And I wish I could believe that our hearts will overcome our need for wealth And I can feel a sadness when I open my eyes And see that nobody is living their life But instead a disguise and a mask for their lies And their dreams that they hold buried deep down inside They cannot take our freedom this is our world we live in this is not a prison they must think we trust their wisdom while we play along with their system
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Tomcat: From a, different place coming in the same direction, this is an obsession Always keep you guessing, give you a lesson, show no digression I'm the beat maker, Paradox the breath taker, underestimate the power of the distant ground breakers That's your first mistake huh One dream two different faces One destination two different places We hold the key, no matter where you're from north south east west, we all come together for the feast, fill the belly of the beast, hip hop unite us as one, we shine like the sun Rhythm 'n' melody bring us together, we're light like a feather when we're dancing on the clouds, where we scream and we shout, living life with no doubt There is only one international language, I'll tell you what the plan is and what the vision be, to unite this planet as one family One family, one family One family, one family One family, one family Paradox drop it on the beat Paradox: Tomcat: Unity peace among one another, hiphop be our family we fight as brothers Tomcat Paradox come together non stop, east side west side come together peace sign
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You got a kindness, and the innocence, a smile and the laughter I got a passion, and the knowledge, that comes from something darker I thought that you were strong, and you thought that I was kind I thought that you could make me smile and you thought I was wise But constantly you cry, with a heart full of regret And the truth is I might be the biggest prick you've ever met Please tell me what you're feeling, I should take more care where I step There's a child inside your heart, and a monster in my head I think we know ourselves, but so often we forget I feel bad for so many of the things that I have said I wish I didn't have to say or write them in this song But I need you to know how I feel and I feel like something's wrong My heart is here if you need it, but no longer can I carry you I wish you would believe me when I say that I am proud of you But instead you fall apart, with no love left in your heart And now you got me thinking that it's time that we depart But I'll fight, and I'll cry, and I'll give you all I know In the hope that you'll help yourself so that we can grow Things are getting darker, but I know a light will show So please help me to help us I'm not ready to let go
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Tomcat: No compromise, no time to stall This mountain is steep, I'll scale its walls I reach the peak, and look out at the world At the base is a river, followed by a thousand more Mountains to climb, with nothing but time I make our way down, the road starts to wind, I see a blind man, behind him is a thunder A great battalion of sheep and I wonder If I'm asleep, eaten alive by the secrets I keep, live on your knees or die on your feet, freedom and fear are the company, I choose to keep And I'll always strive and although I fuck up At least I'm alive, to make my mistakes while you lay here half dead, in a place where it's safe to play I will not stop, until I die on the way Germaine Jackson: Sleep walker, I am a sleep walker, sleep walker Sleep walker, I am a sleep walker, sleep walker wake me up, wake me up, wake me up, wake me up... Tomcat: Let down your guard, it's time to let go Walk your own path, there's no need to follow Give in, to this passion that burns Forget about tomorrow, no longer hollow This journey we share, we'll travel together Through any weather, leaving nothing but our footprints, that wash away in the rain No destination we travel forever, my patience is weak, my passion is strong This mountain is great, but together we move on With no time to slow down I forget to take in All that we've seen, and all that we've been We reach the ocean and watch from the sand Then through the waves, we see a land Filled with emotion we walk to the shore You take my hand then we set out once more Germaine Jackson: Journeys we take, decisions we make I'm not asleep yet I'm not awake This journey we take, decisions we make, I'm not asleep yet I'm not awake As I lay dormant in my mind I'm haunted always afraid of the world outside I sit and wonder inside is a thunder, always afraid to live my life
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Bloom 03:10
I will be the rain that will wash the pain away You can be the flower that grows the next day From the rays of the sun in the soil of the ground And it will be blessed with a secret we found. The wind will now heed me to where I must go As a new day arises another flower grows As the rain parts and makes way for the sun Lonely is my heart for my work here is done. So the rain makes its way across the land and the sea Searching for a place where it can be at peace If the rain stays too long and the rivers overflow It shall wash away the earth so no flower could ever grow. Again the wind blows and I will be on my way Always in search of a land in need of rain And as I set forth and make way for the sun Fulfilled is my heart for my work here is done.
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Man Cub: This is about that moment we all remember, reminiscing about that one summer with a lover, Finding yourselves within one another, lying on a beach somewhere, You see... They were the days, of our hot sweaty nights, misty heat haze, just hangs about the lights, the wind, was cool, but the air was soft an warm, As we sit and stare in to the distant coming storm, Crashing like a grand piano on its last encore Toes in the sand, I couldn’t of asked for more, The wind in the trees was the only sound I heard, This is sure to please, its beauty is absurd, The scent of the ocean, the songs of the birds Catch the emotion, better than any words, this is our vacation, away from the 'burbs, such a sensation, we must conserve Tomcat: Long walks in the park til the dark of night Cool summer breeze got us feeling alright Lay down in the grass til its growing through our finger tips, I can still feel you on my lips Heatwave in the summer waves crashing like a thunder Experimental youth a new world we discover Long nights with lovers under the sheets we misbehave Get up do it again coz were on a heatwave Man Cub: now they were the days that our memories are made, we worked hard, played hard, never let love fade, I didn’t see it then, it was a subtle change, innocence lost but gained a knowledge strange, Within you I found me, within me you found you, A love plain to see, had me feeling brand new it didn’t last for long, what’s left is this song, so no matter the years, well always have here, Even after the tears, the memory is clear, I cannot forget, our summer at the beach, it lives on forever, in this little speach
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Scatterbrain 03:48
This is dedicated to all the scatter brains, Who think outside the frame 'til they're tearing at the seams Hold it all inside, looking' tired all the time Go to bed but can't unwind, something laying on your mind For every rule I make, another I break What's the price of safety, with honesty at stake Distracted by the give and take, hustle bustle of the day to day We lay awake at night, have we gone astray? No writing on the walls, were taught not to write it A way the world works, we're taught not to fight it and There's something beautiful inside, something heavy on the mind, we could put it on the line, instead we hide it Born into a world with our lives on a line but I don't wanna live a lie, break free I'm gonna try coz I can feel it scratching at the surface, all the time and I think you know we have a greater purpose inside No matter what it takes, we run until it aches Despite the demons we face we got no time to waste We push our minds and our bodies 'til they fall apart Nothing's gonna stop us until the day that we depart This is a message of love, a message of passion This one is for everybody swimming in the deep end You could live in fear of failing what you start, Or you could live with strength, always thinking with your heart This is dedicated to all the scatter brains, Who think outside the frame til they're tearing at the seams Hold it all inside, looking' tired all the time Go to bed but can't unwind, something left out there to find
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I'm sorry when I do you wrong Sometimes I can't control myself And I'm so glad that your strong I know we can get through this together When the clouds come you smile at me To give me hope in stormy weather You are my light in the darkness And I hope you shine forever It comes over like an endless rain And I sink to the bottom of its ocean The currents will pull me away My mind flooded with so much emotion And then you take my hand And whisper 'I love you so' Through all this pain in my heart I hope you know that I love you

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released September 27, 2011

All tracks produced by Tomcat
Mixed by Ryan Ritchie at Rhyno Music
Mastered by Jack the Bear at Deluxe Mastering
All tracks copyright © 2011 Tomcat Music

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