Tip-toeing through life, I pretend That time might change what awaits at the end. Enemies and friends, inherent beliefs, trends, I'll ascend To the seldom-seen spiritual Zen, what then? Tell me what drives you, I can just listen The journey through the mind is a mission of stealth For admission of self, I petition: The hero and the villain of the story is VOLITION.

Will-Powerz known to spin beats among the dirt Wielding words as weapon like William Wordsworth My surplus of words will certainly provide a burden Ain't you heard? Hip-Hop's dead and buried, wrapped inside a curtain! Will-Powerz holding down bass like a soldier Trying to embrace what I face getting older Dreams dry up, stagnate and become colder Than being stranded in Antarctica in an over-the-shoulder boulder holder. The 90s was a golden age for rappers Now they talk about 9s but miss the T like BA Baracus Glorifying guns enabled Conservative backers To condemn rap and then take offence at the word 'crackers'. Powerz just one of the phatter society mappers Who's vying for the enactment of propriety for rappers Boom, Bap, BING! The bassline shatters the matter contained framed in your face while you chatter! Will-Powerz known to vanish without a trace Like Madeleine McCann but nobody's seen my face Hiding in the place where fake music's embraced And if I die from it I just beat you in the human race. The craft you deface, I've marked you as a disgrace In the past hard graft and masters set the pace Now rappers sing with auto-tuners and waste Makes me wanna burn iTunes 'Urban Database'. THIS AIN'T URBAN - we call it HIP-HOP! It loves every style of music except pop! Grey skies clearing it's time for a fresh crop Calling every rapper up in the cards of Don't Flop. Think about the art and you'll find it's behind What's hidden between the lines in every rapper's book of rhymes. Bars full of crimes and personal gain frame The illusion of fame as merely cheapening your name. WILL-POWERZ! Say it once more for the game! Spitting fire like a Dhalsim Yoga Flame Rappers selling out made the craft go lame Then they tried to cast blame like they made an insurance claim! Please GET OUT! You know who you are Featured on the album of some bait pop-star I'd even go as far as to dedicate you a bar To say I hope a crazy stalker cuts the brakes on your car! Picturing you burn, a victim of your desertion Of discerning emcees, but people will never learn: Respect works best if it's something you suffer to earn Then turn it into something that's a service to the world.

[Verse 1] I shone a light into the mirror trying to find me But that reflection only lit up what's behind me Now I search for clues among the litter like a crime scene Pick up every pipe dream then distribute for a finder's fee. They wanna tell me it's too late, Put me on a shelf then lock the door and shut the gate. Let me think my life has been defined by my mistakes, All that's left is age and death so I'll be best to sit and wait. So there I am, resting on my laurels in a state, Spending every day eating junk and playing games, It's what I want to do, they convinced me I was safe If I stayed away from trying to rise above a life in chains. Does living on this planet mean a thing? Should I even sing? Or should I fill my life with many stories Stephen King? The mystery is what I'm free to bring, Cos looking back I only ever learnt to bleed and sting. [Chorus] I keep walking in the night, Secrets forced into the light, Looking in the mirror... Trying to see clearer... (x2) [Verse 2] Clearer than the fear of dark days getting nearer I feel afraid cos the price paid's getting dearer How do you embrace fake smiles on your face As you give up on the chase for a better future era? Learning from the world expecting wealth My words affect nothing in the world except myself In turn it wrecked my health, better than me? You better believe it's better to be A veteran set in a method of freedom ready to lead indefinitely But every warrior has a weapon to bury Looking back finding my regrets are many The mirror of the past, like looking through stained glass Memory can place a mask where you never intended So any mistakes you're ashamed to tell Remember when it happen bro you only meant well Life can be a ride, one day you climb the next you slide But always keep in my you gotta hold your head high! [Chorus]

[Verse 1] As above, so below. Betrayed the Holy Ghost, Hell on Earth, Satan is written into our chromosomes. Ruled by misogynists and homophobes Polarised, split between the fascists and the over-woke. See him grinning from the dark like the Cheshire Cat But he has a sweet disposition like the Temper Trap, We forget faster than a visit from the Men in Black People warning us but they boring us - to hell with that! How you do it? Struggling, going through it? Now you're vulnerable, good and evil are fluid, He's focused on your soul like a Pythagorean druid He'll whisper when you are lucid - Luciferian music. Eve bit the apple, the desperate fill the chapel, Trump caused the riots and liars on every channel. The good die young and the wicked feed the rabble, Shackled to the Devil and told we should be thankful. [Chorus] Can' you see the mark of the beast? Can't you see you're part of the feast? He comes to you in a mask to deceive. It's coming, why can't you see? [Verse 2] It's a struggle to resist The devil hides in our mind's lie that he doesn't exist Every vice we persist and delight as a gift Must apply pride to provide sight of a wish! Invidia, full of spite, is the glitch That an envious mind can't fight like an itch From the bite of a parasite hiding in the pits Of a gluttonous rich man lying in a ditch. Lust is a twitch with the power to bewitch The quick, the sick, the sour and the switch is flicked Before allowing, for kicks you're now devouring Flowers of the artificial kingdom you cower in. Now you're bowing to your pain; Rage, laziness and greed for any material gain The seven deadly sins sling dirt on the Earth There's seven heavenly virtues, learn what they're worth man. [Chorus]

[Chorus] I know it comes for everyone You can't hide and you can't run If our mistakes can't be undone Only the good die young [Verse 1] Altogether memories are hard to tell apart It's rare to find a memory that lingers in your heart Other than memories that represent a new start Or chances you took for granted that end up being your last My chance passed with others, we never knew Just a normal day in school would be our final time to speak to you We never knew that the day the ambulance took you away We lost the chance to say that we loved you. Because we did Seventeen, we were just kids You were the brightest among us, every moment you lived You did nothing but give, and you were equipped with A gift for living happily unrestricted But in one moment you were stripped of it No-one could predict it, it was so quick It's difficult to depict, like a switch was flicked And there was nothing we could do to fix it...nothing [Chorus] [Verse 2] The last time that I saw you, I was in the street You were on a stretcher looking like you were asleep With a respirator helping you to breathe, I was scared but never believed That life would only offer you two more weeks I remember the phone call, struggling to speak When I first heard they turned off the life support machine I was like "What does that mean?" My friend in his grief Didn't want to have to say the words differently See, words, in the end they aren't enough Every one of us woke up on the first day Knowing you were gone. The world carried on But for us time froze in the moment you were taken from. The moment you were holding on The moment we were praying you could still recover from The moment to this day we still dream we could change The moment that in memory we constantly prolong [Chorus] [Guitar solo] [Verse 3] We were only kids, you were in a box Carefully they carried you and placed you at the top Of a shrine of flowers and photographs with a cloth Embroidered with words quoting a solemn prayer to God I almost felt ashamed of my own heartbreak Your mother cried more than her body could take For her sake your dad chose to speak. Stood beside you And told us the story of your last two weeks He recalled that you opened your eyes And even though you only had movement in one side You comforted your mother as she cried, reached out to hold her Every second you breathed you'd carry on the fight Til only a machine was keeping you alive You silently drifted away in the night In our dreams and memories we sustain your life You changed our lives... [Chorus]

[Chorus - Will-Powerz] People living on their knees tryna get by People dying in the streets trying to survive Every struggle every never-ending fight Wishing everything will be alright [Chorus - repeat] [Will-Powerz] Sifting through the bars, Will drifting through the stars Still a million miles away from Mars, destination far Estimation target designation hard, desperation I regard education marred our imagination Regard preservation as the bard Explanation of the shards of my heart This my declamation marked by the defamation Of the human nation as we're racing to the end of domination Self-abomination All that we give for life We live for life And if for life We give our lives [Alex Fay] Remember... Remember... Remember... Remember me...

If only you could see how deranged I can be If only I explain what remains within me Talking dreams of relief to extremes of belief Plotting schemes underneath what I speak and you see. See this here is my fantasy, and my woman is society Gyrating slowly as she dances for me privately I am free to strip her to the flesh our lies are hiding She's a state of mind blinded by zeitgeist and irony. Dimethyltryptamine; spectral effervescent Psychedelic light nebulized clouds the skies we fly between Time freezes, dry ice screens the weaved realities And seamless fallacies a human seeks Her eyes shine brighter than life's prizes that justify violence And silently cry more than I could ever hope to buy But hope to buy's precisely what her misty eyes remind me of Man's design to balance sacrifice with open pride Unable to decline but unwilling to resign I bind her eyes behind a blindfold Lady Society is intrigued; why hide what I've seen But try to abide enticement twice? Now the scenery's Enclosed, she's unclothed, sliding closer Pheromones intoxicate and strike in her aroma She knows I've been exposed to the glow of possibility Now to show me I can only get it through servility Her lips whisper to me with language and imagery Seductively she tells me what my desire should be It seems she has the audacity to preach to me about freedom Paradoxically, toxically, leads me to believe I'm needed, I'm heeded, I'm unique and unexceeded If I leave my individuality she'll always carry me... She's all that I can see in the swirling haze around me There may be something further with the beauty to astound me Her covered eyes have bound me to the bounty And the whispers of her lips, impossible to resist like Will O' The Wisp Mystified I mask her face, deepening the masquerade Keeping her advance at bay, giving me a chance to say I'm looking for a different way, the pain that I convey Makes her hesitate, like a killer with its first prey Persevering with the fray I make my play and stray away From Lady Society to chance it in the grey To blaze a trail as a castaway, at last display A vast array of martial arts, I paid to study Descartes But they can't persuade me that she won't betray me She'll keep on dictating, her charms will decay me But as the day recedes, motivation seems to cease to breathe I'm alone amid the trees and on the breeze I catch the scent: Lady Society Maybe I'm uneasy but she still inspires my And once again she's all that I can see, now I feel Her, I need Her, in fear I'm beneath Her I tried to be free in society; to be or not to be I can't believe it isn't possible, it's got to be She's got to me, I know it, I'm reeling, I'm feeling ecstasy Inexorably swept to be everything she expects of me She's a multiplicity; a plethora Whether I seek freedom or never believe in leaving I'll forever be weaved among the skin Someone intravenously feeding me edicts like a king. Nothing eternal I'm just an epidermal cell Interminably preserving a certain version of the shell A burden I repel...to be or not to be The options I've adopted make living a lottery Instead I'm taking option three: let a disease spread in our melanin Carcinogenic, ahead of any relevant medicine: If I'm going down then I'll take the Lady with me Misery, hate and rage are the gifts the Lady gives me Call it a murder/suicide, anything you like I survive sometimes by dreaming of the day that I die Dreaming of the day that I die Dreaming of the day that I die...

[Verse 1 - Snypa Delic] As time flies by every year I'm getting older Months fly by and days are soon over I tell myself to keep composure Remain strong like a soldier and catch what life throws ya Too much a lot of weight on your shoulder Life can be tough I'm sure you knew before I told ya Friends close, enemies closer This ain't Jeremy Dot Operah, nah I'm getting what's rightfully mine so I'm Going all out when I'm writing these rhymes In time I visualize I'll make it big time So in my spare time I'm writing these rhymes Driving 'em mental, but yet I don't drive So slap on an instrumental and just close your eyes As I take you on a trip to the depths of my mind A place non-civilized and full of grey skies, no lies This is my life in words and when I Wrote this verse I struggled at first but Then I thought fuck it mate, show 'em what you're worth So for now, since birth, I swear I've been cursed I been from good to bad, then worse From worse to bad then flip it in reverse Kill it when I spit it give it everything I've learned Throughout the years the tables have turned, look I turned my life round now Cos I'm living my life safe and sound now Check my YouTube account or Sound Cloud All these weak emcees better bow down I been crossed, I been lost, but I'm found now I got over it now since I found out Out to everyone I really wanna shout out Latent's Records mate, we're gonna stand out! [Chorus - Will-Powerz] These hands of mine They can't do nothing 'bout the hands of time [Verse 2 - Will-Powerz] Space/time I chase by and erase mistakes I made tryna base my life on Fake signs, I trace lines in case it takes the shape I would equate the size from Part of my life's gone, I measure in years Irrelevant numerical rhetoric subtlely smears I've got nothing to fear, I have struggles and near buckles And clear sincere trouble to steer what appears to bubble beneath cheers! Any anniversary; personal or universal working the rehearsal we Learn observing history, furnishing the mystery Of yearning for the gift to see the person that you wish to be The clock ticks another tock Another thief somewhere picks another lock Another leaky tap drip drips another drop And another 'once had' becomes another 'have not'... Space/time relativity, I embrace mine as it's relevant to me If an element's ever perceived beating the limit of life speed It might be a nice read with a sweet cup of tea It's hard escaping the past We see it every time we get a glance at the stars Or a chance in our bars as rappers to go hard On a shard of our heart that's irreparably scarred. Whether we are or we aren't gonna last One minute ends then another one starts You cover it in your graft or your art when you mark What's regarded as charting the parts of your craft! You only need to be half-smart Clock ticks aren't easy to tell apart like... [Chorus]

[Verse 1] See...I do this for the people, Never stop the struggle, I will do this til we're equal, But as I fight I find I need to prove I ain't deceitful Or a hypocrite that preaches shit but moves with Mr Needful That's the Devil, and I ain't close to God like no cathedral But I recognise that living right is how we all live peaceful, Co-exist, all you need is love, I learnt that from The Beatles In a yellow submarine where vibes and colours drenched the easel. The symmetry in mirrors superficial, hides the evil, But only through reflection can we see above the prequel like a periscope, Learning from mistakes and being heedful So the past don't just repeat like Final Destination sequels. All of us is working, trying to live, But every single person has a purpose and a gift, So do you, bring it to the surface and uplift, Find your inner self, be determined and commit. [Chorus] I believe that we Have never been free And I want back what they took from me My identity A simple life's never been easy... [Verse 2] Right now the future's waiting on you Man, I you believe it's easy I'll show you a thing or two See we're living in a world where wealth is a measure of self And anything else is irrelevant element Prevalent, decadent, pastimes eminent Unintelligent art hinder development I just want to keep it simple I just want peace and freedom for all my people 'My people' means everyone, differentiating can be overcome Why are we divided when ultimately we're one? I wanna bask in the light of the sun Wanna see past what life has become Wanna see one day where I breathe with the freedom To believe I could be at ease some day Some might say that it's me with the problem Life's great and the world's a-ok That being the case, I have no place and I'll Leave to conceive how I lost my way Everything I say, what I'm trying to convey If you don't buy into living your life how they play There's nothing we desire more deeply But leading a simple life has never been easy! [Chorus]

Ooooh... This is not a dream Destruction on the screen Rewrite with me Come fly with me We just want control So much we lose our souls Rewrite with me Come fly with me Oooooh... So much... So much I wanna show you... Oooh... Rewrite with me Come fly with me

[Verse 1] I got a lot of angles in me I make hyenas and the jackals twitchy Cos many shy away from London, they can't hack my city I spot the patterns quickly, analyse the activity Then make it OK if it's not right, like that classic Whitney. To clash is risky - you should re-examine swiftly, Create a strategy, be vigilant, don't ad-lib strictly. Don't underestimate the others if they acting shifty They be on their tactics G while you don't even practice quickly. Time to orchestrate like Arsene Wenger. Too many man ain't plugged in to the architecture. Your luck ain't gonna last forever, winging it is half a measure Time to play the longer game and style it like you're Harvey Spector. It's hardly better - the loser will be tarred and feathered. It's time to focus on your target like a market sector. Me, I'm like a carburettor Cos I be coming with the drive bringing fire to your dark December! [Chorus] True facts, and you know that we'll pursue that Coming up short, time for a new tack One hand wash the other And you know both hands seen a few bags And through that, dispatched in my terrain Withdrew gaps international to build acclaim So when we hold it down, ain't the fact that we're afraid Cos the man who holds the power is the man who has restraint [Verse 2] I got a lot of angles on me Snakes tryna make a profit from me Con me into rolling with 'em then they drop it on me Think they're stopping me from clocking what's a problem for me But I keep it locked like a safe-deposit box Sorry but you can't knock me. Will treads softly. Got you where I want you when you start to think you got me A cocky state of mind ain't a good design to copy If you can't deliver half of the potential you embody You think it bothers me that on top of breeding hypocrisy The Hip-Hop dream routinely makes gods out of mediocrity? I'm like Socrates swapping beats with philosophy Possibly ontologically formed of features of prophecy Stopped beyond the reach of what fakers speak when they rap I'm waiting for the breach and I'll take a piece of it back Sleeping on the wackness I'll make a beast of a track Then feast on the pack of rappers that ceased taking the slack! [Chorus]

[Verse 1] All of what I've been through could have broken me. Instead I got some knowledge and some dopamine. Survival of the fittest, let 'em go for me I'll blow and make the whole landscape look bleak just like a snow machine. They ain't opposing me...I'm breaking walls down with my cogency, They stay tryna bridge them gaps but slow things like a go-between. Their twilight beckons, I'm the start, just like an opening scene No-one they supply is on a level even close to me. Now how they gonna fuck with this? Man are changing colours like a hiding cuttlefish I ain't one you wanna tussle with They're a basic fighter, I'm the mothership They could not keep hold of me if I came with a rubber grip. Enough of this they can't put me in a box. Call a publicist, have 'em push me to the top. That's the rub of it, hell I would be on the rocks But my upper lip's stiffer than a pulley when it locks. [Chorus] Just keep pushing on And stand your ground Cos you are built for this Steady flow is better than none Don't stand around For hardship you're built equipped [Verse 2] I got mad jokers thinking they can break me Even my sanity is threatening to forsake me They think the numbers are providing them with safety But I show 'em why a freedom fighter rides on higher stakes, see I'm medieval knights fighting to the death I'm even breathing white fire that's igniting in my chest Enlighten and believe unless the grieving we express Leads a dream beneath the seams of every demon we possess, nah I've been a flying winged bringer of destruction Or a serpent sent to haul a nation out of its corruption, and what? Instruction undermines the mind's powers of deduction So for now fear is an insurmountable obstruction They know that Will-Powerz can discern a skilled liar It's no hiding out behind the earnings you acquire Cos on the wagon wheeling through the furnace of desire I'm a dragon man of course I won't be burning in the fire! [Chorus]

[Verse 1] Believe I take my time when I'm writing a sixteen I'm weaving innate rhymes, designing a sick scheme As five of the nine planets arrive in a prime alignment I'm winding the lines tighter than carbon atoms in diamond! Part of cracking enlightenment lies in high entitlement Nullifying the violence, purifying environment Silence applied science and climates of non-compliance The blindness of pious acolytes acting like advertisements. Lacking guidance attachments are trapped inside us Enacting actual riots and fashioning fake Messiahs Liars aspire to be suppliers of desire And I'm trying to amlify what fighting requires Re-ignite the fires before the culture expires This is Hip-Hop, why are we treating it like pop? Drop my name in a cypher: Will-Powerz decipherer Life of a righteous writer I shine brighter than Blake's tiger! [Chorus] Go hard or GET OUT! Go hard or GET OUT! This ain't the time to be slacking so get the lead out! You're lackadaisical, lacking days but you're capable, This scene is breakable brother so make your pen count! [Verse 2] I'm a different echelon, spectral, I made the Devil strong, Next I'll be an emblem like errors measured with Epsilon Where has the vector gone? Intellectual lexicons Buried in the essence of metaphors getting slept upon. I'm never wrong, I'm the head of the peloton Read the seventh psalm then I said I'll never need any god, Elevate your energy, effervesce like your Espeon Effort gives you merit so get it in like a femmedom. Read the vespers wrong - autobots and decepticons Meditate, develop for decades, now I am getting on. Give me the credentials to keep on rhyming for hella long, Still I need some help with the best method to end a song. Find me in Durham heading to Neville's Cross, Came from Hellfire to ex men like I'm Emma Frost. Met a heavy obstacle at the end like a level boss Had to sell my soul but I kept my spirit to spread the cost! [Chorus]

Volition is the start but can also be the end Money is the least important currency you spend Others aren't the toughest things with which you must contend Be water, my friend.