2ndSun

Like a Samaritan warrior im a bit out of place When all I am is peace in a passionate space People move way too fast like they’re lives are built on haste Why not just slow the pace, And be that turtle in the race I played him once, and I guess the role stuck It spoke to my soul on my harp strings it plucked It taught me my mantra, to work smarter not harder You’d be surprised what some patience will garner Grow it like a garden and face towards the sun The flare will provide the bullets to your gun Don’t kid yourself though Its not always fun There are some down sides at time I feel lonely Feel like the only blossom a stand-alone chelone But it’s the price that we pay for extended breadth An insurance policy even Charon cant wreck So my boat doesn’t sail, no I float in my shell Doing my best to be patient, on my road away from hell Im fighting a battle just to keep me on a level Between being a back burner or becoming influential I feel it’s my time and there’s a niche in the market Cus all I see is flint and tinder stressing just to spark it But the verse is immense and sees no time for speed On A’tuins back patience the one creed learn to slow down and express real forgiveness Stand up and take action, get into the business Observe whats around you it can stun and astound you But don’t be static in this ground that we move through This world we live in isn’t lost, Its just finding its feet Step by step with composure No time for retreat You aint never seen a turtle back down cant stop me Be afraid of my precedence, my clique and my moxie Don’t mistake patience for sullen resignation I just take my time to find, my purpose and designation

Although i attempted to make a nice love song, it just didnt happen, a lesson against love ensued... (hook) Am I with you Burning deep down tells me no Just getting through to you That I don’t want you no more (v1) We first matched eyes upon dance floor Kidding myself shes ****ing unreal Day dreaming, wishing I was her man Does she even know how much I adore, From afar Standing at the bar, Swigging my drink Downing thoughts topside box on the brink Hazy Time to channel the inner Swayze Think im the right state to make us united On the beach watching the sun rise Target acquired as our union erupts The growth of love in a heart so blighted Am I with you Burning deep down tells me no Just getting through to you That I don’t need you no more (v2) No longer dreaming its reality With her standing my heart with glee Yet, The noggin is saying no Is it wrong to deny him He ****ing got me here I know Weren’t my heart that did the fighting, I worry Too much lust Without trust in a hurry My stomachs all knotted Think I need to stop Not used to these feelings in my topside box Am I with you The burning deep down tells me no Just getting through to you That I don’t want you no more (v3) This must be a joke or im crazy Her desire for me was immense Don’t know if its wizened or lazy But my topside box just prefers the cess Hate to admit But im a peaceful guy Cus the smoke aint wanting A piece of the pie It just leaves me in peace, instead of in pieces Which is all I see from these couples retreated Into their own homes Where there problems get magnified And I swear its like their innocence gets bent up and sodomised. (outro) So I say **** love and all its pretenders More bullshit drama, an episode of eastenders

#1 Live my life pure, like the one true saint Keep my mind focused to the patterns it will paint Sensing for centres aligning my shakra’s to be central Meditate on the move stay true to my original groove Not one to be boasting not mean, no dinner-time roasting My time is more spent, just casually coasting Down the rivers and flow in the breeze, filled with such gems and natural beauties Come give us an inkling, of what you be thinking Come give us your wine, a cordial to drink in Blacker the berry the sweeter the juice Im a tad sour, so I won’t try the ruse But so majestic my lies do unfold The basis of all of the stories ive told This is all meaningless, a jestering toot Now ill express, some real honest truth Learnt my tales on my journeys All the things ive seen Learnt my lessons very early All the things ive been The links to my mind, keep me crystal clear Keep my mind anchored, to what it holds dear Brick after brick, blood in the mortar To keep, and to moat, filled with nourishing water This mountain will stand, not just for me Building this empire, for the whole family Im happy and surrounded, by encouraging auras Helping me improve, my technique to be flawless Were in this together, everyone take my hand Grab a shovel and hammer, lets start on this land Im building a fortress, fit for a king Which only time will fell, or leave crumbling Just for one moment, I would ask for forgiveness To those left abroad, to all those I still miss The brothers still back home, although I feel rotten I want you to know, you are never forgotten Learnt my tales on my journeys All the things ive seen Learnt my lessons very early All the things ive been So back to the story, its beginning in earnest The fuel of my fire, a great burning furnace A torch I will blaze, a shot from that gun Be ready and righteous, for the rise of the sun My scripture is scorching, but won’t burn the page My scriptures so lustrous, it’ll shine for an age So don’t live in fear, of the return of the light It signals the start, but the end of the night Crazy you’ll find me, at the start of my quest Convincing you, is my will and test Extrapolate and learn, from all current trends To start out my reign, first ill need friends Blow on that horn, to summon my team A band of fellows, not one of them mean Together were standing, to show you our truth Throw blow after blow, from our rhymes in the booth. Not sure if im breaking rules posting this link, dont think i am, ill take it off if i am. https://soundcloud.com/2ndsun-official/1-2ndsunn

Liked the full track dude, how'd you make the beat?

I like how you link the lines, might just be me but it's hard too gauge the natural flow of the song.

Reigns (v1) My dynasty will shine eternal Millennia could pass summarised in a journal Crushing historians left and right Flared and fisted, Solar might Learned from time, I’ll be a humble King Hand me the reigns so we can stop tumbling Worked smarter, not harder, like my mantra Grew these wise grapes, use my mind as a decanter Take a glass of this wisdom, Itll leave you breathless Hold to your principles, or you’ll die restless And forgotten by time, Unlike me, Who Was fashioned by design To lead these people after the first had fallen, The 2ndsun rose to answer the calling (hook) You don’t have to know me too feel me You don’t have to show me you can see Just listen up, and listen dear The reins are mine, our futures clear (v2) Building an empire to rival the colony, Stop being slaves to the f*cking economy Why be working to keep them autonomous, To afraid to ever complain real eponymous Fuelling the world for their thoughtless foreign needs, If only you was enlightened to all of your deeds Ignorance aint accepted anymore, Hand me the reigns, its my time on the floor. Im trying to be lightbringer but not like the devil didn’t fall from heaven, despite what some will tell you im up in the stars, shining west and east the 2ndSuns rise crusade to bring the peace (hook) You don’t have to know me too feel me You don’t have to show me you can see Just listen up, and listen dear The reins are mine, our futures clear

This one was wrote with a metronome ticket at 82 bpm but its quite fast paced. Big fan of The Streets, took a lot of inspiration from them to write this, wrote it in less than 20 minutes so its rough. Wits and Steel (V1) Mind sharp, big bastard sword gleaming Coupled with my heart, that’s a deadly double teaming Coming from the start is that robinson reeling Minds aerial so high, cracked cerebral ceiling Tingling sensation, im down that spine Don’t ignore the chills, they’ll get worse with time Then one day you’ll find You was a deer stuck in your own blind Couldn’t see shit, how you ever gone find The truth that reveals when its right in the rhyme (hook) no brick to the face, or shot to the gut Don’t need no metal I use my own nut My arena is vexed and ready to thrill My minds sharpened by wits and steel (V2) Chicken, nigga you were ripe for the picking Ticking, time bomb, countdown, clicking Photon trooper mind weapon stooper Explosion in the sky heralds the erosion Chosen, like I was Solo frozen Taught myself in stasis, energy in spaces Brought from the ages, lessons learned from the pages Chrysalis became my starting inspiration, Find this theory, my mind got elevation Im timeless, like zion im flying its amazing, Im poetically endorsed, my rhymes are never fading Raising myself Infant, baby world that im cradling (outro) I don’t carry a gun, I don’t don’t need no devices, Im potent and fresh, like dunes magical spices Coming up, in a world that’s ill All I have to cure, is my wits and steel

I wrote it using a metronome beat with a speed of 79 bpm if I remember correctly.

One of the first songs I wrote, any help and critique is welcome, really need to know my strengths and weaknesses. Eclipse (V1) Calm down the coast I was sailing Didn’t need no ladder, didn’t need no railing Was comfortable kicking in the deep end Was a good swimmer, yeah was quite seasoned Then, For no reason, The waves crashed down like a titan cleaving Without no feeling or sense I wish that I knew the pretense Funny, thinking that would save me from my troubles Underneath the surface was searching for air bubbles What I found left me with a rosy complexion The 2ndsun rising in the waters reflection It carried me up, where first I was muddled The waters tryna take me dried up like a puddle It was on that day that I knew my purpose, No longer toiling away thinking I was worthless But no, not now, not ever, I see things clear Left with a sense of right and a reason to cheer (Hook) Clarity frothing straight from that chalice The waters of life don’t contain any malice But it doesn’t need intention to flounder and drown ya See in the glimmer was a reflection resounding That’s me, Secundus to all these alphas Don’t need your methods My school of thoughts been founded (V2) Instead of blood, in my veins now theres faith No more ties to material, no weight No more cries from the honest inspector Im on the right path, yeah, the journeys director My cup runneth over like bolt does sprinting See the wisdom in this glass in kinda rose-tinted But now, I don’t need no reason to stomach The false lies leading all you horses to paddock Cus the truth is clear, as the sun does shine Watch out for the eclipse, It marks my time.

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes I rap, sing and orate whenever possible! What instruments? Nope, maybe the triangle haha! When did you start playing? Sang my whole life, started rapping few years back but only been writing my own lyrics for a few months. Did you teach yourself? Yes 2. Are you in a band or bands? Solo artist What is the name of the band? 2ndSun What do you play? What other instruments are in the band? Do you have a band website? 3. Do you write songs? Yes Do you write lyrics, music or both? Write lyrics solo and compose beats with two partners. Do you have a writing partner? No 4. Do you record your music? Yes Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Yes, FruityLoops, Audacity, Numark mixtrack pro/Traktor Pro S4, Samson G Track microphone all wired up too an Alienware MX17R3 Laptop Do you use a recording studio? No Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Not yet 5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? Too early to require any of this Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? 6. Are you a tech head? Yes 7. What country do you live in? Netherlands 8. What are your ambitions? Too make waves 9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I write poems, parlour stories, do a little street dancing. What are your pastimes? I play football at a semi-professional club level (Soccer to save confusion), I regularly play online poker also. Most of time is spent relaxing though, i enjoy my sci-fi, any Red Dwarf fans? 10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? Honest critique and maybe some guidance where I can find it, just want to further my abilities and possibly help others where I can!