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The Joy

by M&O

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Who says everybody gotta know What they meant to do in this world All I know is what I got in my head I guess i might as well start there When I grow up I'm gonna power walk across the universe I'll be a rockstar veterinarian Yeah I'ma be the first one in the world Yeah I'ma be the first one, have ya heard? (You can't stop now) My hairbrush--- thinks my rhymes are crazy my momma hangs my writins onthewall my mirror says the world will praise me my wallet says i should get a job When I grow up I'm gonna power walk across the universe I'll be a poet and a astronaut Yeah I'ma be the first bard on the moon Yeah I'll be the first one, is that too soon? (too soon?) (You can't stop now) I got so many dreams stuck up in my mind
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[Chorus] Bah bah Black Sheep Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir I've got a whole head full (and you can't touch it) No You Can't Fucking Touch My Hair [Verse 1] I like to keep it curly like Angela and Nikki But stranger fingers come round, and that's when shit gets tricky Do I look like a petting zoo to you? My head is not a book you can peruse People wanna finger ride a hairline safari People wanna trick or treat buckets of black kink Well read my lips when I say this yeah Read my lips when I say this No You Can't Fucking Touch My Hair [Chorus] Bah bah Black Sheep Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir I've got a whole head full (and you can't touch it) No You Can't Fucking Touch My Hair (hey boy) I'd keep my hands to myself if I were you (hey boy) I'd keep my hands to myself if I were [Verse 2] Usually I don't have to say these things But some folks need a reminder cause they think My hair is an open invitation, and I can't understand this odd infatuation See, since I cut my perm off life ain't been the same I been taking long showers and long walks in the rain I rock my pick with a fist on the daily Cause I ain't Rapunzel I don't need a prince to save me [Chorus] Bah bah Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir I've got a whole head full (and you can't touch it, no you can't touch it, no you can't touch it, no you can't touch it) No You Can't Fucking Touch My Hair (Hey boy) I'd keep my hands to myself if I were you (Hey boy) I'd keep my hands to myself if I were [Outro] Wash your hair put the oil on Go to bed put the scarf on Braid it up in the winter Use a comb but be gentle, heyyyy These are the waves / These are the waves That the lord has made / That the lord has made Let us rejoice / Let us rejoice And be glad in it / And be glad in it
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Ars Poetica 04:09
[Verse 1] Hell is a door with two frames I'll never make it out See I was born with two names We never speak aloud Now if I could write one more song I would lie a thousand times before the bridges end [Prechorus] Coming out the back with our hands held high We're tryna see our faces in lines we write Never woulda dreamed of this life I think we got a chance you and I [Chorus] Ride with me, ride with me Over the hills Take pride with me, pride with me This could be real said All my heroes are dead or gone crazy (i think i'll go crazy) [Verse 2] I never had a dream come true I never wished on a star I never could forget your voice And I will never go far [Prechorus] Coming out the back with our hands held high I'm tryna see your face in the lines I write Gonna keep the voices inside Carry all your songs in my mind [Verse 1] Hell is a door with two frames I'll never make it out See I was born with two names We never speak aloud Now if I could write one more song I would lie a thousand times before the bridges end [Prechorus] Coming out the back with our hands held high We're tryna see our faces in lines we write Never woulda dreamed of this life I think we got a chance you and I [Chorus] Ride with me, ride with me Over the hills Take pride with me, pride with me This could be real said All my heroes are dead or gone crazy (i think i'll go crazy) [Outro] Give me somethin to believe in Cause all these songs are playing in heaven
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[Verse 1] Time Keeps dripping from my fists like water Wish I could learn to keep forever Like a well-behaved pet Lo Behold the power of the mental I learned the hard way Don't be gentle If you can't forgive, you must forget [Prechorus] Burn the bedsheets, message delete Break the mirror, crack the rearview I can banish you from my mind [Verse 2] Put your pictures In the dumpster, in the alley Poured myself a glass of cherry whiskey Toasted your absence, and my good health [Prechorus] Burn the bedsheets, message delete Break the mirror, crack the rearview I can banish you from my mind Promises and nicknames: forget Erase every word that you said I can banish you from my mind [Chorus] Tiny Soldiers on the front lines of my mind Waging war against the thought of you tiny Soldiers they will fight here all night Raging strong against the you I knew ... If you can't forgive, you must forget
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[Chance The Rapper] I wanna kiss you on your band-aids Wanna make you a house that's manmade I want you as my bandmate Let's collab but not really in music Let's make jokes that not really amusing Let's make ammends thats not really a movement Let's make kids that not really a rap line Let's make it seem like love lasts longer than life and make believe thats not really a flatline Make new words for love and old uses for Kodacs Look through throwbacks like You should grow your fro back Let's get old together and never go back To a life to a world where we are both cats Fall in love with your wrinkles You'll never be single I know that you think you'll be loose in this world Always we'll twinkle My star I'm your Ringo Play old people bingo You're beautiful girl [Hook] Love won't you fall asleep in my arms While I read you these poems I wrote you so long ago [Milo] In our ninth life We fall and fall to land on our feet But we beyond skin, what's a tombstone? What's a love poem if not a pair of wings? An anecdote for the hourglass, a cure for ticking in our veins We rise above pain, the threat of times scissor blade And I am unafraid I know I've found a resting place in your arm's cave .... Rise Above, Rise Above
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There was a flood on my father's face A flood today I dreamed he was a bird I told him: They cage our kind baby So fly, fly away The trees remember They cry too There's blood on the leaves And blood at the roots What a strange strange day
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Some people call this thing a temporary madness I see nothing fleeting about it In love with Providence Draw a map of the city on my skin What would that feel like? (Kiss on cheekbone, Rain on cobblestone) This feeling is far from fleeting.
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IOU 05:08
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The Covenant 03:11
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[Verse 1] Ain't you you perfect thing You got me round a finger babe Smitten and its okay I dont care what the people say Twas love at first date A year anniversary Gave you my keys But boy your heart was out on lease I stay at your place You work and you come home late Study your face We kiss and you pull away Bed lying awake Your gone I sleep with your shadow Your someone i don't know [Prechorus] You got a heart of sand You got a wooden nose You hold my hand With your fingers crossed I want the gospel You want the game Baby your stories' never the same oh ya had me at hello but you had one foot out the door [Hook] You Never Loved Me Boy [Verse 1] Rewinding the days Your lies and mistakes I can't honestly say I don't still miss you babe But you're so yesterday I'm gone And I don't wanna see you I need me someone new [Prechorus] I want the gospel You want the game Baby your stories' never the same oh ya had me at hello but you had one foot out the door [Hook] You Never Loved Me Boy [Enrico X] You know I apologize it was just sex The shit I did would get you upset But that's kinda of how it was We were young and my boys would ask me on our walks home Have you fucked yet? Memories of us drinking at the sunset Did a lot, but with you it was done best City kids who would walk into the mall Sneak into the fitting rooms Where we'd watch each other undress Now I look around and see you're barely there Yeah, you're lucky if this girl responds to one text And it's morning, like 4:30 My homies say go home but my home is not a home So I'm good where I'm at And I'm really in no hurry But I hear you do your thing You gotta go girl I'll be waiting in the wing I hope you know girl With a fucking black tux and a rose and a ring And we can do the damn thing and have like four girls And maybe one son And the mistakes that I have made would then be undone I know God exists cause heaven's where you come from [Hook] You Never Loved Me Boy
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The Joy 04:58
You wanna know if you're to blame babe They did you wrong and turned your smile fake Your face's blue you had a bad dream I ask you why you say the same thing I know that you been going through it I miss the moonlight that you came with Gimme a low tide, dry your eyes You'll find a new love, it's inside (It ain't worth it I'll kiss your fists You'll get get through this Just have faith sis) [Chorus] Look at your life Look at the joy you give Look at the world Look at whats left to live For life, for life, for life For life, for life, for life [Verse 2] They don't give you wings to fly You are perfect in my eyes Ain't no point in asking why Ain't no shame go head n cry It's not easy but we try We peer and mirrors and we lie But they can't take away your light You deserve a love like the sky I wanna see you up so high [Bridge] You're so much stronger than they say You burn so bright, you're burning brighter everyday [Chorus] Look at your life Look at the joy you give Look at the world Look at whats left to live For life, for life, for life For life, for life, for life

credits

released May 22, 2012

Writing & Vocals : Jamila Woods
Composition & Production : Owen Hill
Engineering : Owen Hill
Assistant Engineering : James Hinton aka The Range
Artistic Support : Aleks Alunans, Sean Brown, Albert Hill
Digital Album Artwork: David Hernandez

Guest Performances by:
facebook.com/chancetherapper
youtube.com/user/kidsthesedaysband
illroots.com/tag/nico-segal/
www.facebook.com/pages/Enrico-Armani/101756989867458

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M&O Chicago, Illinois

In an era dominated by manufactured noise, M&O fka Milo & Otis have carved out a musical haven for listeners seeking an authentic respite. Jamila Woods (“Milo”—vocals, loop pedal, poetry) and Owen Hill (“Otis” — bass guitar, imagination, production) are the two behind this earthy sound, which harks back to the heyday of R&B with a blend of what can only be labeled “Adventure Soul.” ... more

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