Ain't Promised Tomorrow
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
Hip Hop, Male Vocal, Rap, Reality TV Moods & Emotions
Keywords:
Alcohol, Car, Cash, City, Club, Conflict, Desire, Dirty South, Druggy, Drugs, Edgy, Hustle, Hypnotic, Menacing, Money, Party, Poverty, Southern, Streets, Stripper Pole, Struggle, Thug, Tough, Trial, Trippy, Troubled, Violent, Young
Instruments:
Bass, Drums, Synths
Track Styles:
Production
BPM:
94
Key:
F♯m
Tempo:
Medium/Midtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Ain't Promised Tomorrow
This a city, yeah a city so infamous
Rattled cruise firsthand what I'm witnessing
Can tell from afar who's a citizen
East to West side, you know what the biness is
Too many sorrows to drown
Can't escape here to go out of town, knuckle down
As a black male
Wants more than to post bail
Risking jail but sales got him living well
A place known for the thrills and ills
Funerals and no ends meet to pay the bills
Inner city glowing hot, no summer breeze
Always at attention, never at ease
To escape the city life
Gotta know wrong and right
That's a hard pill to swallow
When you ain't promised tomorrow
Gotta move different, be on your square
Keep foes at a distance and stay aware
Seen a couple of brave men get treated blatant
No remorse as blood spilt on the pavement
Tenants move weight international
Disrespect with no repercussion? Irrational
Instinct in their veins, so natural
No equator, but I seen heat that would damage you
The dealt hand for some
Life music, hands count the keys learning drums
The aim's to address, not to glorify
Just want your visuals fortified
Inner city glowing hot, no summer breeze
Always at attention, never at ease
Better Way
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
1990s, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Old School, Rap
Keywords:
Boom Bap, Brothers, Change, City, Conscious, East Coast, Empowering, Freedom, Hopeful, Improvement, Intellectual, Jazzy, Laid Back, New York, Optimistic, Political, Positive, Role Model, Slick, Smart, Smooth, Streets, Underground, Uplifting, Youth
Instruments:
Bass, Drums, Synths
BPM:
92
Key:
D
Tempo:
Medium/Midtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Better Way
BETTER WAY
VERSE 1
Once in a time in my neighborhood
Yeah it wasn't the suburbs but we lived life good
There were drugs, guns, dudes dressed in blue and red
Pagers on their sides, high tops, a few had dreads
They beefed pretty often
So at a young age I saw my fair share of wooden coffins
Never claimed a color, I was cool with both crews
So I stepped to them I had nothing to lose
Said clean up the streets, make it safer
So the little ones lives aren't like vapor
Rising to the skies, obituaries in the paper
We can make a better way for these third graders
CHORUS
Is there a better way? Yeah you know it 6x
We can lead a generation
We just have to lay the foundation
("Better way, there's gotta be a better way" in the background)
VERSE 2
The straight and narrow may not seem so appealing
Gotta teach to reach for stars with no ceiling
Give back to communities, shouldn't take and pillage
To raise the little ones man it takes a whole village
It's all on us, we the ones they look up to
I see my little brother when I look at you
Not to mention future doctors and lawyers
You don't have to pollute the hood and loiter
Aimlessly at all times of the night
Parents working long hours so they out of sight
It's overrated if you just wanna run your block
This life only leads to jail or a pine box
CHORUS
Bulletproof Vest
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Instrumental 2
BTM034_0024
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
Alternative Hip Hop, Electronic, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Rap
Keywords:
Adversity, Aggressive, Angry, Anti Establishment, Attitude, Black Lives Matter, By Any Means Necessary, Confrontational, Dark, Defiant, Determined, Drop A Knee, Face Off, Fight Back, Gritty, Intense, Militant, Overcoming, Persistence, Police, Political, Power to the People, Pumped Up, Rebel, Rebellion, Resistance, Rise Up, Showdown, Social Commentary, Struggle
Instruments:
808 Kick, Drums, Electric Guitar
Year Recorded:
2018
BPM:
80
Key:
F♯m
Tempo:
Medium/Midtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Bulletproof Vest
BULLETPROOF VEST
VERSE 1
Spitting on supremacy
Ripping up the pedigree
Lie in bed with the enemy
Blood stains the memory
Encroaching rights is costing me my very own life
Ten to twenty in the pen, a dime bag I'm in the spotlight
Standing my ground, pop, pop, the shells drop
Privilege distorting my rights to assault, uh)
Clear head shot beams with the laser
You can kill the dreamers but cannot kill the dream chaser
It's time to wake up
PRE-CHORUS
You are depravity
Rots my core like a cavity
Three fifths my anatomy
Keeps me from defying gravity
No collusion, every single part of it is true
Give it all I got 'til my blood turn blue
CHORUS
Bulletproof vest 2x
You better get your
Bulletproof vest 2x
Better get down or get laid to rest
Don't step
Better get
Bulletproof vest 2x
You better get your
Bulletproof vest 2x
You better get your
Bulletproof vest 2x
Better get down or get laid to rest
I won't sweat
Better get
Bulletproof vest 2x
VERSE 2
Resist the remedy
Sideline no empathy
Robust is the entity
In chains for many centuries
Presuming that we're all feeble
Experimental procedures were all legal
White lies don't apply to my people
Fist in the air 'cause I'm done speaking
Rally up the troops and I will lead 'em
Reparation of acres is with the waiver
You can kill the dreamers but cannot kill the dream chaser
It's time to wake up
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
Crazy Place
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
Hip Hop, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Rap
Keywords:
Back Story, Background, Chill, City, Conscious, Dark, Determined, Diligence, Emotional, Hard Times, Inner Conflict, Laid Back, Life, Mellow, Moody, New York City, Reflective, Restless, Rough, Soulful, Sports, Story, Streets, Struggle, Tough, Warm, Weed, Worried
Instruments:
Analog Synth, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Strings
BPM:
87
Key:
Dm
Tempo:
Mid-Downtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Crazy Place
Take a breather, float on ether, kick my feet up
Running on E, try to break free, but I freeze up
Apathy stabbing me in the back, attracting opposites
I follow through, but too many fall through on they promises
Astonishing, no incompetence I'm feeling fine
Why's this the final aftermath every single time?
Vanishing, all I wanted was someone to mold me
Lacked the proper guidance, all they ever did was scold me
Never showed me fluorescence or the ropes
On the shore coasting through life so I learned to cope
No boxes, dig in the crates, you can't contain me
Artistic with the vice, you can't frame me
My mind in a crazy place, crazy place
Wanna run the race, run the race
And finish real strong, real strong
Cause I know my fate, yeah I know my fate
You can never ever frame me or box me in
Packaging, know where I'm headed, mindful where I been
No mountains, the valleys have been my best friend
Not afraid of success, my fear's to transcend
Everything I've ever known, yeah my situation
Comfortable but I despise, oh what a temptation
Rise to highest heights, ozone with flyest kites
Not a homeland citizen but I know my rights
Pre-marriage date, acquainted with the pen, know my writes
A fixed visionary, yeah I set my sights
No boxes, dig in the crates, you can't contain me
Artistic with the vice, you can't frame me
Set The Stage
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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BTM031_0135
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Writer(s):
Matthew C. Vander Boegh (ASCAP) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Burnt Toast Music (ASCAP) 50% / Black Toast Music (BMI) 50%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
Hip Hop, Hybrid, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Rap, Sports, Trailer
Keywords:
Adversity, Aggressive, Arena, Bad Ass, Basketball, Battle, Bold, Boxing, Competition, Confrontational, Defiant, Determined, Emotional, Empowerment, Epic, Fighting, Football, Gang, Gritty, Intense, Motivation, Never Give Up, Odds, Overcoming, Perseverance, Persistence, Pounding, Power, Promo, Rising, Shootout, Sports, Strength, Strong, Swagger, Tough, Triumphant
Instruments:
808, Bass, Brass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Hand Claps, Stomps, Synths
BPM:
73
Key:
Am
Tempo:
Mid-Downtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Set The Stage
If I ever fold then leave me in the dirt
It's a clever mold meaning that my set path was never meant to merge
It's kinda getting worse while all of these feelings surge
Not supposed to be here but flipping packs up on the curb
But now I'm penning words, so free but time got me bound
Life is short but I hover tall, why I'm not backing down
Empty promises like track and field, it's the run around
The battle has only just begun so yeah, who can stop me now?
Who can halt the plan?
I'm different 'cause I am bound to stand
When in a jam
I will come out with the upper hand
I'm gonna rise in an instance
Sorta expeditious
Invitation to the first look, you can be a witness
Never count me out even though I will fall
You can never question if I truly gave my all
I'll set the stage for ya
I'll set the stage for ya
Let me let me let me let me
Set the stage for ya
What you doing if it isn't for the long haul?
I'm running game, you just playing 'cause you wanna stall
I'll set the stage for ya
I'll set the stage for ya
Let me let me let me let me
Set the stage for ya
When you defy the odds and free from all the sham facades
You're set apart from every single person in your squad
Perceiving frauds that's on a journey where the roads are broad
You persevere since you no longer do it for the applause
I'll fight back if you strike first
It's in my blood so it's unrehearsed
I'll still prevail even at my worst
There really no point on stopping me
League of my own like a latchkey
Plowing competition so carefree
My name going down in the books yeah, check the marquee
Who can halt the plan?
I'm different 'cause I am bound to stand
When in a jam
I will come out with the upper hand
I'm gonna rise in an instance
Sorta expeditious
Invitation to the first look, you can be a witness
Never count me out even though I will fall
You can never question if I truly gave my all
I'll set the stage for ya
I'll set the stage for ya
Let me let me let me let me
Set the stage for ya
What you doing if it isn't for the long haul?
I'm running game, you just playing 'cause you wanna stall
I'll set the stage for ya
I'll set the stage for ya
Let me let me let me let me
Set the stage for ya
Trials And Torments
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
1990s, G Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Rap
Keywords:
Adversity, Aggressive, City, Club, Compton, Conscious, Dark, Gang, Ghetto, Gritty, Hard Times, History, Inner Conflict, Late Night, Liquor, Moving Forward, Oppression, Past, Reflective, Rising, Rough, Storyteller, Street, Struggle, Tough, Trial, West Coast
Instruments:
Analog Synth, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano
BPM:
90
Key:
F
Tempo:
Mid-Downtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
Trials And Torments
A liasion was apart of my biography
No persuasion fortunate not to begin from pervasion
Calculation high in this aristocracy
Clownish emcees got me feeling like a comedy
Repeated knee slapping 'til I can't take it
All the melanin in my skin I'm feeling like I can't make it
I got dreams and I'm feenin' for more
Until I get followed by the clerk around the liquor store
Afraid to cop a scratch off
Cause that could be my last straw
Waiting to put a bullet through my black jaw
I'd rather grab a book than a four fifth
The antagonists and conflicts never once absent
Interceptions that I feel are habitual
Join the dearly departed or will I touch residuals?
Neighborhood's popping, my mental is toxic
All the assurance remains chronologic
Trials and torments
The OG's kept me straight to avoid the precint
Trials and torments
The nickel and dimin' never made sense
Trials and torments
Breaking my back just to make rent
Trials and torments
What more can I give?
Trials and torments
I'm just trying to live
Great measures that cannot be exactly spelled
Pressure to the mythical odds worthless to prevail
Gravity of essence for a young black male
Witnessing smiles, foreseeing catastrophic trails
Changing to a statistic from a hollow stray
Six feet presentable since they fear my DNA
But I will rise higher in my baggy attire
Skydive through the fire til they hail me as sire
Extreme devotion is a part of the blame
Persevering sworn enemies that is a part of my frame
Ready and willing with a lot of energy
Defying to turn the tide of all the latter centuries
Trials and torments
Trials and torments
Trials and torments
What more can I give?
Trials and torments
I'm just trying to live
What I Been Through
Artist(s): Terrell Burt
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Writer(s):
Owen Chaim (SOCAN) 50% / Terrell Burt (BMI) 50%
Publisher(s):
Black Toast Music (BMI) 100%
Category:
Urban
Subcategories:
1990s, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Male Vocal, Rap
Keywords:
Adversity, Aggressive, Boom Bap, Chill, City, Club, Conscious, Dark, Determined, Diligence, Emotional, Gang, Ghetto, Gritty, Hard Times, History, Inner Conflict, Late Night, Liquor, Lonely, Moving Forward, Oppression, Past, Reflective, Rising, Rough, Soulful, Storyteller, Street, Struggle, Tough, Trial
Instruments:
Analog Synth, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano
BPM:
91
Key:
Bm
Tempo:
Mid-Downtempo
Time Signature:
4/4
Lyrics:
What I Been Through
They want a little bit but I'm too complex
The haunt's a riddled skit inside of my mindset
The irony quite inspiring with closed lips
But I'm way too passionate just to digress
Playing games way back to days passed like recess
Taking aim to stray crafts with the finesse
He renewed my interior, switched the ambiance
Not always black and white, elevate some nuance
They wanna reduce my value low like a coupon
Gets passed down for the duration like a baton
Frustrated when I can't figure out what you on
Invading buds and aux cords with this new song
You try to pin point, way too predictable
Faultfinders and sideliners are too critical
No missteps, even redundance is pivotal
Only a sample of bits and pieces is what I'm giving you
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Many angles to dissect, they ain't gotta clue
Cognizant of your prominence, it won't undersell
Promising but the dominance takes a farewell
Providing the whole but clueless to your worth
Lowtide so they can't catch the wave on your stellar surf
I like the boom bap followed by an asterisk
I like the trap melodics mixed with the ratchetness
I like the summer season minus the humidity
I'm free to live but not a slave to my liberty
Get a portion depending on the day of the week
Confidence crossed with inheritance for the low and meek
First glance may not appear what it seems
Windows to your soul only a scrap of ample dreams
You try to pin point, way too predictable
Faultfinders and sideliners are too critical
No missteps, even redundance is pivotal
Only a sample of bits and pieces is what I'm giving you
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Many angles to dissect, they ain't gotta clue
You can't pick up what you don't understand
Too complex to leave bits and pieces upper hand
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
Giving you a little bit of what I been through
You can't pick up what you don't understand
Too complex to leave bits and pieces upper hand
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