TIME'S RUNNING OUT

from 1+1=2...THE MIXTAPE by HAZ

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STRAIGHT LYRCISM. NO SHUCKIN AND JIVIN HERE. THE SUBTLETY IN THIS APPROACH IS APPARENT, BUT THE COMPLEXITY MAY BE HIDDEN. IM TALKIN TO YOU HERE. THE URGENCY TO RISE ABOVE AS "TIME IS RUNNING OUT". I FELT IT NECESSARY TO KEEP MOS DEF ON THIS HOOK AS HE PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATES THE MOOD IM CREATING. I TOOK HIS VOCALS FROM A LIVE PERFORMANCE PAIRED WITH SAMPLES FROM NATIVE AFRICAN CHANTS TO GIVE THE SONG MORE EDGE. WHAT IM PROUD OF MOST IS THAT I WAS ABLE TO RHYME WITH 1 SOUND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG. THAT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT APPEARS

lyrics

CHORUS (MOS DEF)

ITS UNORTHODOX,
THE FLOW THAT I CHOSE TO APPROACH THE PLOT
ITS LONELY UP TOP AND ITS SCORCHIN HOT
WHEN U GO WIT DA FLOW, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FROZE & STOPPED?
YOUR MIND IS A BROKEN CLOCK
ANOTHER MAN ADVANCED, YOU, FORCED TO BLOCK
JUST FOR HIM TO MOVE FORWARD IN YA SPOT
NOW YA BEST DEFENSE IS TO HOPE HE DROPS...
THE BALL BUT HE'S FOCUSED AHHH
THE SHOW NEVA STOPS,ITS A FORWARD TROT
YOU COULD BLOW YA SHOT, OR PICK THE DOOR LOCKS
CUZ THEY GON' ROCK WHETHER YOU PERFORM OR NOT
EITHER SINK OR SWIM,FLOAT OR DROP, FAIL OR WIN,FLOW OR FLOP JAIL OR GYM, BELOW OR TOP
IT REALLY DON'T MATTER IF U GAVE IT ALL U GOT
BUT HOW MUCH KICK DOES YOUR FOLGIERS GOT
YOU RELYING ON THE SHIT IN YA COFFEE POT
BUT U SNOOZED THRU THE TRUTH, OVERSLEPT ON EVERYTHING U STOOD 4...ALARM YOUR CLOCK!!!!!!
BROTHAS GETTIN SHOT WHETHER ARMED OR NOT
AND COPS GETTIN OFF LIKE A ORGY SPOT
THE JUDGE YELLS NOT...GUILTY
EVEN WHEN THE CAMERAS WAS ON TO RECORD THE PLOT
ITS A CRYING SHAME...UNFORTUNOT
SPEAK OUT AGAINST? OF COURSE YOU NOT
YOU WAY TOO AFRAID THAT YOUR CORPORATE SLOT
WOULD GET TAKEN AWAY FOR SUPPORTIN US
~ITS OUR TIME TO SHINE LIKE A GOLDEN WATCH
WE RISE BY DESIGN WE THE GORGEOUS CROPS
SO WHETHER YALL FEED US WATER OR NOT
WE FEED OURSELVES, CUZ WE ALL WE GOT...DROP