[Zoology]

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 

[Topside Box]

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]

#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

[Wax For My Wounds]

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

[Wax For My Wounds]

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

[Reigns]

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 2^ndsun 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

[Wits And Steel]

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 

[Hey Everyone! 2Ndsun Here!]

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

[Hey Everyone! 2Ndsun Here!]

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 2^ndsun 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.

[Getting To Know You]

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!