Lavoros Ethos

Written to J-Rell "Untitled 2"

I think I dodged a bullet
It was my fault, I'm the o e who dared them to pull it
And boy did they , I got three by my head
If I'd been a little bigger the other three would've hit my chest
That was my catch 22 circumstantial situation
Chicks saw me bleeding and assumed I needed saving
But...how wrong they were
Umm, that was very possibly the understatement of the year
I concur

And once I figure how to write these songs
I'm on, plus I got the work ethic of Karl Malone
I'm home, chillin on the couch ordering a phone
All alone, no companion necessary I'll stick with a drone
Maybe if you could reach this upper echelon
Status, I could drop a ladder for you to step up on
Until then, whirlwinds keep me all up in the mix
I have arrived, my coming out party is soon did you get invited to this?
No...ok I'll send a verse through air mail
Get it? Cuz it's fly, skills suppress that Ill feel
Better yet it makes your tolerance rise
Boosts your immune system so you can sleep better at night

Supastar

Written to Wiz Khalifa "Superstar"

I mess around and burned em
They try to get on, I spurned em
You want more praises from me, then you better earn em
Cuz the minute you start slacking, you invite those half-wit fools that aren't afraid of action
But that my opinion, take it how the hell you want
And if you're contemplating sympathy don't
This cruel world didn't show us nothing, not mercy or the time to rest
But I digress
As long as this beat remind of walks on the beach
Sipping on coronas, never getting any sleep
I got that royal flush for you, read em and weep
And a lot of people talk shit, but soon enough that will cease
I release all pent up energy in this
And I can go romantic, Shakespearean sonnet
Hey girl I'll show the world on my comet
Just remember that karma is a bitch, and so are negative comments
And my flow is the truth that if somethings wrong it right it
And if you're far-sighted, I can give you free prescription
To my words, it performs miracles just give this listen
I think I'm a supernova,
A bright light until I died and came back warming up these cold shoulders
It's been a long time coming man
I think now is the perfect time to start ushering me in

All of the lights Pt. 2

I'm curious as to how the hell did you think you'd see me,
These Helen Keller niggas, trying to talk as if they'd beat me
What I'mma do is write certain verse
and then kill it, to show how little energy I exert
Once I flex my left brain...forfeit the game
If you have noticed, I'm a wild card draw down
And only jaw-broken dudes thought I'd exit first round
Manny Pacquio, pound-for-pound sound
You've never heard of me? I didn't come from underground
I've been right here the whole time
Actually I've been struggling to ascend, a slow climb
Ask anyone a story that know mine,
I guarantee if you not on short time, its one of a kind

All of the lights Pt. 1

Written to Kanye West "All of the lights (Ghetto University)"

Went to sleep, woke up this is looking like a dream world
Popped up the Faceboom, Twitter, and then the email
I'm getting praised and acaims saying I got the details
Just right, And my stuff may be ready for retail
So how should I respond? I get better as I go along
The calm before the universerse is gone
And I promised before this writing shit that I'd never hurt her
But I'm into destroying worlds like hers, silver surfer
Truth...we go back like reversed caps
Before this new era, before minute errors
Currently caught in these bright lights
From the way I illuminated it at night
It's a light show when I take the mic,
consider this as your invite, if it does suffice

Logic above all Emotion

Written to Big Sean "Home Town"

I think I messed the memo
It was permanent, I thought it was just a demo
And it's my fault, I assume the logic matched the emotion
But it didn't, they mixed like oil in the ocean
Mr. Hayward why didn't you warn about the leak
I feel like the public...and she's BP
And it's unfair, as I'm speaking heart still bleeding
I thought I would catch a disease, instead I caught feelings
And that sums it up, that's the present in the future tense
And she's an angel, a present for you future gents
How did it just happen, best friends saying I told you so
"You should never put your heart on pause, silly ho"
And I agree with em, I'm just a hopeless roman-
tic...tic...tic...whoa man
Are you writing a song about her already? Hold it.
You just lost in a game where it's logic above all emotion.
So I'm here again, record 0-8
I wonder if they tell the truth when they try to say
That true love waits, if only they could say the day
Then I could save date, and then save my pay
Because out of all the money spent it's over in a flash
And damn it if I didn't listen to my mother claiming it was to fast
That it prolly won't last
I look back and laugh
At the...fact that she's always been proven right
And that I should listen no matter how much we tend to fight
I feel so far gone, Drake write a verse for me
I feel so fucking numb, somebody grab a hearse for me
I could die at anytime the way my heart feels
Like it broke to little pieces, Humpty Dumpty on banana peels
Ah...and here I thought she was the one
Now I'm confused about what exactly has been going on
Like...has she been lying and she's known all along
Or not, either way I end up all alone
I could probably bed a chick tonight
But I'm not a dick and then there's the hindsight
Cuz in a couple years, Imma recall it and all those memories
Actually in a couple years she won't even remember me
I'd put a million on it, I'm so forgettable
They say there's no comparison I take it as literal
But in that case, wouldn't it mean that they were lying
Or that they knew before hand that I would keep trying
To be the best, laid to rest is my belief in em
I'll switch em like my leathers or my denims
I should've saw it coming, I smell my heart roasting
Now I'll let it burn, logic above all emotion
And that's all I need to write, I bet I'll see you soon
I guess I'll tell my future wife to thank your ass too.
Agh...

Fair Weather

Written to Trey Songz "Bottoms Up"

Sleep at 2, work at 6, welcome to my life.
Wake up at 4, look right, then smile wide.
This is my fairy tale I'm sorry if you don't believe they exist
Look at my royal court, I'm just looking for my prince-ess.
I did my best, thought the rest was just discipline.
ADD love I guess he's the better Ritalin.
I thought that was it for "us", she went the other way
Long distance, fair-weather girl should've let it die in May
What can I say, when they want to get back together I fall hard
History repeats itself, and then I think it's my fault
Well not this time, this time I just got caught-
Up in this romance shit, in the end it's her lost. YUUUPPPP!
Ha..haaaa, Mhmmm. Yeah.

Airborne

I was on the bus and heard this song, and realized that I may have an extended metaphor I could go in on before I we arrived on campus. So surprisingly enough, I got it in less than 10 minutes. Enjoy :)

Written to Diggy Simmons "Airborne"

I own it, it's mine to have and hold
I'm a young owner only 21 years old
If you doubt me, it's your first mistake
Here's a notice for you, the last won't be yours to make
Pay attention if you will, lend me your ears
I'll put you in a heavenly state no tears or fears
When we fly away, there won't be much to say
Just melt the hearts of those who look my way
And while I'm at it, I could never fall
But if I do will they praying for me, alter call
Never drop the ball, Prime Randy moss
Tip toeing to the pile on, there's another loss
Ive heard i should've doubled down, but at what cost
They were influencing me...but I'm the boss
I reflected on perspective and got my signals crossed
It's so easy being fly, when you remain a hawk
But what happens when those poachers come along and try to dethrone
You...from the seat you own
I....remember where I came from
And the chicks that took trips when I've flown

Horrible feeling

I just want to go all in and hope for the best. 

Forget that, I feel like getting domed playin roullette with a smith and wess. 

That's how I'm feeling, like if only I could graduate. 

Then I could say fuck a glass nigga, pay the man and grab the case.

My heart-beat

So I had too much fun with this one, I was doing some homework but couldn't concentrate with this specific Chase N. Cashe beat in my head. I decided to take a 30min break: 20 to write, and 10 to record and level out the vocals a bit. Delivery is still off (because I suck at writing), but oh well lol...

Uhh...I could see it from a mile a way.
I get ignored trying to talk every other day.
But it's whatever, there's more where I found you at.
Next time you see me don't wave, I won't acknowledge that.
Unlucky for you I found a gift that I won't waste.
This song is just for you, I'll name drop another day.
But in the meantime, I’ll recline
And let this shit reel em in like a fishing line.
It’s so interesting when I write a few lines, I feel free
But when I read I’m like “no, it can’t be”
I never thought I had the talent to make it
I never thought people would download and play it
But let’s face it, I got a little swagger
And I wonder if they cheering or is it laughter
Fuck it, I was never concerned about what people thought
I go into the store and see all the crap that people cop
Just for a better image
Life is just pretending
It’s just suspended
By a false sense of security that was just amended
And then I just pray, that people say
It’s not the same thing, this is everyday
That’s why we sleep and pray at the same time
Right next to the baseline
Where we commit the most crimes
Around midnight
That’s in the moonlight
I hope you get it right, I hope you kidding right

Just hear me cough it
Some niggas say “damn, he spits, he barfs it”
Right up in his apartment
And now I’ve become a target

South Boss

Produced by June B. "Boss Southern"

These chicks always cut me, then keep running.
I smile, they never stop, always keep it coming.
They want me to lie there, but I just keep on roaming.
Energizing ladies, I keep on going.
Ummm...I keep on flowing....even after hours
You hear my water running, that's not the shower.
And I devour...any wack dude
They thought I was kidding until I fucking smacked dude
He had an attitude...so I slapped dude
He was lightweight, turned him into snack food.

All this happened with they jaws wide open
Gawking at my actions, opinions were soft-spoken.
So I walked it out...then hawked out.
I'm fly people...boss out.

Chain of actions

Chain of actions that led to me crying to today.
Roommate's brand new iPod touch came in that shoots in HD.
We took the iPod out to record the night.
Havoc ensued.
Girl was talking to cats.
I watched it all on video at the shooting range.
I cried.

Not tonight, mainly because it's daylight

Written to Slaughterhouse "Not Tonight"

I ain't mad, I'm just not happy camper
My niggas in the crew always say I'm sick so they call a dude "Ancer"
That's a mix between aids and cancer
And I'll murder anyone that's not a bystander
Now I'mma make em all pay attention
I was told I couldn't do it all, I'mma try to get in contention
But when it all falls down, I want to know
Class has already begun, I'm just tutoring hoes
So they can learn to listen and feign this heroine flow
The kind from the desert, that harrowing dope
 But hoes wanna role up like they the heroine so...
I lay they ass down that's how the heroine work.
Shit, was that a triple-entendre
Damn I'm honored
I flip words, not birds your honor
And that's a double for you, I swear I'm bomber
From long range, lens frames can't spot me
Now I understand why Drizzy couldn't meet em in the lobby
It took awhile but my words were called a gift
So I got a blog and a twitter and started this shit
Come in, come in, come again if you leaving
I promise to bless you all even when you're not sneezing.

Vintage

Written to Chase N. Cashe "Vintage"

Hear the engine roaring, I let the gears loose
Heard that lion roaring, that's was me right after I lit the fuse.
Got confused? I'm the truth
What else is new?
I'm contemplating starting this cool group
then saying damn school
But I ain't stupid hence why I'm still here
I think I'm losing all of a sudden these women want me near

Where were you when I was all along
Where were you when I was suffering? Not near a phone
So I guess my success is what shines they path
To me, they get closer and I always laugh
They noticed when the light got brighter
That it was too hot, and they were burned with desire
It was a bug zapper, for all those fleas around me

Again I'm not stupid so women don't keep from 'round me
True I'm single ready mingle and meet some new girls
At the end of the night I'm back to true love

We are best friends, always have been
Been together twice, we're a has been
But who knows as the winds blows, what will happen
If I'll live to see the day when I blow up rapping
Or maybe we'll be on island sippin' drinks laughing
Or at our new house breaking shit while we're wrestling
All I can say that this has been a wild ride

This is my song, I should prolly add some more words to it
It's resting too short and I don't want to think I blew it
At the time, this all the lines I could think of
They said love was blind, I wonder if that's why I never see her
However, if I just pressed rewind
and turn that shit back like it was the sands of time
Would I see her again, could I make her mine
Or would it be Deja Vu, I think I lost my mind

The gift

Written to Jojo "In the Dark"

I didn't know I had a gift, she always believed it
I tried to send it to her, she didn't receive it
I went the extra mile, she thought I was teasing
I claimed I was where I am now, and she's the reason
But now we aren't together, my heart keeps bleeding
What kills me is those mirages of her that I keep on seeing
So, I, closed my eyes and slowed my breathing
No matter how hard I tried my heart just kept on beating
And now I'm hurting like I received a beating
She seems happier by just dating, at least that's what she keeps repeating
In turn she woke the monster, he was only sleeping
Now he's up and moving, and just when you thought he was leaving
He turned around, shook the ground, his smile deceiving
Only to figure out it wasn't love he was seeking.

I wouldn't neccessarily classify this as a verse
It only took me ten minutes to put this in a hearst.
But when I look back on it, I freeze up at first
Only to ignore the reasoning of why it hurts

Grenade bass

Heard this beat today, it was hella sick// Sounded like the dude put a grenade on the bass...then fell on it.

"Final Hour" Excerpt

Catch me running to tha, money, until my feet lose feeling
Stacking wall-to-wall until it's leaking through the ceiling
Man, all fucking hundreds what is that, like a zillion?
Working graveyard shift cuz we finna make a, killing
Went from intern to the owner of the building
Busting nuts, counting money like, "oh what a feeling"
To be seeing what I'm seeing, after I've seen what I've seen
It's like acting out a scene from a dream of my dream

Props to Big Sean, he earned his way into my top young favorites after this verse.

Decided to write for a quick 15min

Written to Trey Songz' "The Usual" (featuring Drake)

Feels better about this, no reading between the lines.
And I seem to feel free-er when the lines aren't defined
So look at me now and tell me if I'm joking
Take some sips of this drink to change you from softspoken
Oh I know I'm evil, just playing the devil's advocate
Advocate this place we need abdicate
I'm just playing, this is my joking face
Stop playing with my neck sweetie it's just a stainless Ace
How you feel? Well that was rhetorical
But since you want to answer let's dig into something more historical
Do you got a man? Well I don't see him hear
Oh he is? Can you tell him to dissapear
Then I'll reappear like the ghost of Christmas past
And you'll prolly think this is a movie, Ghasp.

When you're with me, even though we not together
I change the forcast, how do you want the weather?
We can make it ice cold with our wrist and chain
Or we can change it to spring and start bringing the rain
How about the summer? We can set it all on fire
Or we can do fall, it's whatever you desire.

Cuz your wish is my command, I'm the genie you're the princess
Weather was the first one, the 2nd can be a prospect
This is my concept, but I won't object to your revisions
You said that fairy tales don't exist, that's a naive opinion
It's your decision to believe what you believe
Just like it's your reasoning that causes you to overacheive
But me,
Well...I do my thing
Is this real? I guess I'm living out my dreams
Grabbed a few stars from the sky, put them in your eyes
And it's even pretty when you're sad cuz those are comets when you cry


Hmm...ok right
I'm fly, it's on auto-pilot at night
But sometimes I take the wheel
Just to see how it feels
Recently single and girls ask me how I deal
I say it's all about being fake and real
And recognizing the difference
They look like they don't understand, so I say "for instance
Put yourself in my shoes
and tell me what you would do