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Mind over Metaphors pt​.​1

by Azmattic & Shin-Ski

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1.
One Day 03:09
One day your gonna blow up and get paid Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna spit a written for sway Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna let your problems fade away Yeah it'll happen one of these days And one day your gonna conjure up the strength to say Hey i'm having one of those days Patience is the key now i'm running pretty low An ancient filled philosophy that zeros never tend to grow Give it tender care, even if the end is near Let him know a friend is here, send him off the hemisphere Depending on the year glaring at the face of fear Quarantine is boring so i'm staring at this case of beer Pour another one your battling yourself tonight I know they cancelled open mic, you can keep your coping light It's an excuse, use it as a positive Pick up on a hobby that you probably never thought you'd give Any respect till you feel the effect it will be real in a sec when they fully accept and say One day your gonna blow up and get paid Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna spit a written for sway Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna let your problems fade away Yeah it'll happen one of these days And one day your gonna conjure up the strength to say Hey i'm having one of those days If it doesn't happen then i'm gonna die trying Said i didn't want the fame sometimes I get caught up lying Replying to the giant physiologically defying Born on August 18th i was forced to be endorsed by lions Remorse defiance turns me on like an appliance I stay quite on the gram, my moves are made in silence Feeling realer on the grass like i'm revealing Neil DeGrasse I need this pill to feel relaxed because my skill is still at max And that's the facts baby, i should work at Wikipedia It's easy to be frightened when your eating what there feeding ya The only time i keep it light is when i'm drinking pedia Metaphors are out of sight and hit you like a meteor Be greedier cuz the nice guys in last place Flooring at a tortes pace is more than they will formulate I'm more than great, well at least i'm better than expected All i am projecting is the world through my perspective I've invested time money love and desire I said if i don't make it when i'm 30 ill retire Well 30's coming up i need this tool to fuel the fire Now there hands are up singling loud just like a choir One day your gonna blow up and get paid Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna spit a written for sway Yeah it'll happen one of these days One day your gonna let your problems fade away Yeah it'll happen one of these days And one day your gonna conjure up the strength to say Hey I'm having one of those days
2.
Awaken 02:41
I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken Everybody's so woke now And every rappers just a joke now They more like actors when you factor in theirs no sound I kick it down to earth so i can keep my music underground If you come around know we keep the basement cool I don't plan to light a fire but i look for fuel With our different views, differ cuz i live for you Bicker when its big for you, I ain't giving in if true Even if i do, i really need this revenue More than ever you can tell what I've developed too I can bomb a track, still they'll call it conscious rap I wont comment back, promise is a homage packed Quoting commas is comradely this client lacked That's a common fact acting under contract Verbal combat, align your spine when it hits you Rolling fats with Matt is metaphorically jujitsu I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken With some wide eyes, their intent is the truest Don't think twice about the music as an influence If you wanna feel pop another pill to chill It could end up lethal you tend to take the refill No sequel for ya punk, you only live once They say your only talent is the way you roll a blunt Don't front, you never thought that we could make it this far Keep playing past my prime you can call me Brett Favre The less far you are Hollywood has turned to death star Evil like Knievel with impressions that will scar So i'm back at it, mathematics as a rap attic Beat baker, weed taker with a bad habit I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken I just do it cuz i love it It's hard to manage when your balling on a budget Fuck it! might never make it, and for that they are mistaking But the world has now been shaken' so i hope you've been awaken
3.
I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's crack a brew, well maybe just a few, yeah I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's have a couple beers man im talking one or two I think it's time that we crack a brew Cuz my liver isn't nearly what is use too I think it's time that we crack a brew It's been a long week so i guess i'll have a few I'm on my Jimmy Buffett, always catch me drinking something The key is moderation but i tend to keep them coming I don't even love it, in the end i choose wrong Barely make it to my bed, pass out with my shoes on The next day i regret what my text say Wishing we could fast forward but she wants to press play Damn, then we pivot onto common ground Swear that half my life is trying to steer away from drama town Now i'm calming down, still feeling like shit Making up excuses for you blacking out that quick That's what happens with the whiskey on an empty stomach Really i'm just at the age where my body begins to blumet Fuck it, cuz im always down for round 2 Just be cautious of the people that you have surround you Make sure they ground you, prove that they sound proof If they do, let em through, maybe y'all can share a few I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's crack a brew, well maybe just a few, yeah I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's have a couple beers man im talking one or two I think it's time that we crack a brew Cuz my liver isn't nearly what is use too I think it's time that we crack a brew It's been a long week so i guess i'll have a few Met the homies at Estellas after my shift in the lab $2 IPA's on tuesday man that deal aint bad First two rounds on me i'm feeling good and well accomplished Step outside to smoke some gary payton, super like the sonics How i'm feeling as i walk back in kushed out See the smoke around me like the grill man at the cookout Asked the waitress for the check she brought us shots instead This ones on the house the next a shot with me she said Told myself id call it quits right after a few Now we a dozen drinks in check the time its close to 2 But the bar closes at 4 am we ain't slowing down Good time and good vibes most my people around Shenanigans with hooligans i bought them shots of malort At 5 am i gotta drop one off at the airport Sorry pal probably best to call a Lyft or Uber Was only supposed to have a few brews now i cant maneuver I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's crack a brew, well maybe just a few, yeah I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's have a couple beers man im talking one or two I think it's time that we crack a brew Cuz my liver isn't nearly what is use too I think it's time that we crack a brew It's been a long week so i guess i'll have a few I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's crack a brew, well maybe just a few, yeah I think it's time that we crack a brew Let's have a couple beers man im talking one or two I think it's time that we crack a brew Cuz my liver isn't nearly what is use too I think it's time that we crack a brew It's been a long week so i guess i'll have a few
4.
If there is one thing the jay and silent bob movies told me Its kick it with your homies will you breaking down the stogeys Low key i'm in it cuz my soul is kinda oldy I wanna be referenced like a shooter saying Kobe Or Obi-Wan Kenobie i think they owe me The flow is so proficient when i die they're gonna clone me Knowing that ima live on leaves me lonely But people still preventing you to score like they a goalie So back the fuck up introducing tough love Stopping all the shit your spewing like it was a butt plug Ew, only few to keep it true When you end the year review i hope you see how much you grew This a due, a clue that you need to move on You cant do this half priced even with a coupon So its time to ask nice, there's no need to be drawn Yeah i charge more than zero cuz collabs are not a neutron I'm too strong to stop like corrosion of the rock I'm open when he boasting so we roasting all the pot And coping when he coaching till we coasting to top So hit a key and bet on me cuz baby i'm a lock And you not, on god i'm rambling on I should write a verse for isis cuz my pen is the bomb No matter what i say ill never do this beat fucking justice Even if i speak substance the flow will defeat toughness So ill teach something, keep it blunt you should keep blunting Time has made you focus on yourself you cant keep running From this mess all the stress that you compress None the less i'm the best feeling good when off the chest While you rest i'm working overtime Testing out the sober rhymes Next if you can co align flex yourself to show you shine Man i know the grind I've sat in line for years Destined to be questioned till the legends are my peers I guess it's too assess and then progress in your career But they done kept me outside till i couldn't feel my ears And that's a metaphor that's true now i better score on you When the betting man is due the universe is coming through Cuz karma is the glue to be the best that you can do Investing in your future take this lesson from the flu Covid 101 you must be at least 19 Now your fun is done so stop lusting on my rhyme scheme This is how you mind things finding jewels and gems AzMattic's made of diamonds till the fools are made of them Now that's the end
5.
Divided 02:53
Here's a real question for ya, what we gonna do With this country and the candidates that are political I mean it's pitiful, that they can be this criminal And we just have to take it like some vacant individuals This ain't forgivable, it's time to make another option I'm talking starting fresh, eliminating all corruption Major corporations can't escape from tax reductions Search your local shopkeeper when you seek consumption If you want to hurt them then we gotta hit their pockets They won't notice change, only notice if there's loss of profits I'm just honest, so i'll promise on a boycott Taking small hits on their wallets, thats a nice shot It will only work if everybody on the same thought That will never happen if the game is only fame sought We can kill the captain but the fact is were remained bought When were split like fractions then the action is what they want I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like we're full of arrogance and only hating Most the problems social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like were full of arrogance and only hating Most the problem social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making My mother always said it takes two to start a fight The more i look at life i realize that she was right It's elementary what you entry on the envelope When your venting i'm just empty, but i'm sending hope The pen is never ending and i'm guessing that you'll never know I tend to grow so the dough will show if your a friend or foe If i borrow and pretend there's no tomorrow You can say i'm like our government because i lack in sorrow Whoa, like some dominoes how they follow one and other Lady liberty is slacking but i use to love her They mainly acting when they rating like its under cover Now were smacking all distractions, as they'll soon discover We have communication across entire nations The first time in history the public picks the pacing So embrace it, face it and be patient Before we burn the system down, we need a good replacement I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like were full of arrogance and only hating Most the problems social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like were full of arrogance and only hating Most the problem social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like were full of arrogance and only hating Most the problems social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making I'm a proud American, just not lately Its like were full of arrogance and only hating Most the problem social medias creating We think it's for the good but more divide is what its making
6.
Trust me, yeah you know we got the groove I said trust me, you don't wanna see me move But luckily, i love the lyrics that will prove That we in it till the finish and i got nothing to lose, so Trust me, yeah you know we got the groove I said trust me, you don't wanna see me move But luckily, i love the lyrics that will prove That we in it till the finish and i got nothing to lose, so trust me As i look into his eyes And tell the younger version of myself that he can fly Its a lie, confidence is something you'll apply If you learn a little lesson then you listen to defy I don't buy it, sitting on the fence until we riot Puffing on the loud will keep the media at quiet You should try it, for every opinion that doesn't matter Ima climb a ladder till it shatters cuz im over chatter like a giant Now we making moves that never stop The musics like my hair, it's getting thinner at the top If i don't pop by '22 ill never rock the avenue Then i'll stop what i'll pursue like the option never knew So who are you, to tell a fellow not to chase his dreams If you really want to make it you'll succeed by any means If you plan to think ahead make sure to eat your greens And the life you're living isn't always promised as seen, so Trust me, yeah you know we got the groove I said trust me, you don't wanna see me move But luckily, i love the lyrics that will prove That we in it till the finish and i got nothing to lose, so Trust me, yeah you know we got the groove I said trust me, you don't wanna see me move But luckily, i love the lyrics that will prove That we in it till the finish and i got nothing to lose, just trust me

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Mind over Metaphors is the first of a 2 part cd between Chicago emcee, AzMattic and Japanese legendary producer, Shin-ski.
Speaking on a number of different issues throughout this project, it is a nice introduction into AzMattic’s views of the world. While he struggles with the possibility of never “making it” in the music business, the current state of his country or just having a few extra beers, each song has a theme and motive. Most of the songs start with movie quote or life quote that capture the essence of the song. The production of each tracks is carefully and beautifully constructed to fit the rhyme scheme and content. Enjoy this album in the morning with a cup of coffee.

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released January 22, 2021

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