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Lights On (for BMore) [7"]

by negative lee nyce

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"Lights On (for BMore)"
|| the Verbal Anime tribute ||
produced by BUM (feat. H.G.H.)

'Lights On' is a tribute to lee nyce's lifelong friend & fellow emcee Ronnie 'Baltimore' Puller who was tragically taken at the end of June 2015 in an unexpected car accident. Completely produced by BUM, featurering live instrumentation from M. Kyte (on drums) & Dell (on keys), it also marks & contains the first vocal accompaniment from American Idol hopeful Helena Gaines Hubble.

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[verse 1]
we used to build off of arguments
and now i can't build art with artists i argue with
hardest shit is lookin' at Karmella, recallin' this...
sense of innocence that he started with
you were 13, sittin' at a table with veterans
better men would've been nervous, he settled in
held fast, gripped on his pen & that beat loop
and beat whoever assumed they seen food
sounds simple & can't be / ancy...
all from seein' his dad leave
and damn he repeated that hit with 'old man lee'
all to bring me back after that collapsed me
at length - he's a better person than i was
or i am, rightfully wrong, but nah bruh...
you can't deny my brother's the light bulb
without him here i can't tell if this light's on / Lights On!

[hook (H.G.H.)]
you left us here / to wake us up
with all these memories just to keep in touch
so every day / you're never gone
and we know that forever those lights are on

[verse 2]
he was ahead of his time
natural talent - best man blessed in the climb
at the top of the mountain, heart tripled in size
all to give you the gift to know that he was alive
this tries to create that / it can't - real rap...
unless it finds sanity inside insanity's wraith
but how'd you do it b'? / so consistently...
'cause i can't keep up with Shawn & Josh's disbelief
silly lee right? re-seein' these heights
where we heist hours at night & never keep shit
'cause "i'll see you tomorrow to re-draft this"
was always the last thing passed after O-6
and it's crazy Ron - after you left...
i saw all of Baltimore in a trip that you pressed
so once again you flipped the switch in lee
to be more for BMore, but keep a seat for me / Lights On!

[hook + bridge (H.G.H.)]
you left us here / to wake us up
with all these memories just to keep in touch
so every day / you're never gone
and we know that forever those lights are on
...
on sunny days, all i want is rain
to hide this pain - i can't give away
'cause if i did, there's nothin' to lose
i'd give all this up - and give it back to you!

[verse 3]
crushed & confused, alone with the truth
high standard - there's no more i can loose
said goodbyes to sky, released balloons
even lit candles so you'd light up a room
there's nothin' left but the memory exchanges
as it gets harder to breathe - i'm maintainin'
if i can't keep it straight, intervene...
move these pieces 'til i see the checkmate King / Lights On!

[hook (H.G.H.)]
you left us here / to wake us up
with all these memories just to keep in touch
so every day / you're never gone
and we know that forever those lights are on
...
you left us here ... to wake us up
so every day / you're never gone
and we know that forever those lights are on

credits

released March 8, 2016
Written by negative lee nyce
Performed by negative lee nyce & H.G.H.
Produced/Recorded by BUM for Wrong Turn Productions
Drums Provided by M. Kyte | Roanoke, VA
Keys Provided by Dell | Cazadero, CA
Mixed/Engineered by lee nyce (for Verbal Anime) & BUM
Executive Produced by lee nyce for Verbal Anime
Published by Under-gradS Publishing

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negative lee nyce Clifton Forge, Virginia

"Discovered a culture in elementary. Wrote through high school. Found Sugoi in '96 (online). Rhymed at college & created illegal prophets outta' backpack w/ Under-gradS. Perfected 'mangle'd soul' in '05. DATA started in 2010. And now - you're here..."

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