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DRMS&CRWNS

from HUBRI$ by Kokayi

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Icky's conversation with Daedalus while incarcerated

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Always taught me be the best at it
the fact is
practice makes perfect
and work ain’t hard
all your lessons i heard em
through the fire
the brick stone
walls of my desires that’s the danger my god
and when i hit the yellow brick road of this here music
through the backstage curtains you always cheered
but to my face told me it’s a waste
get a plan to fall back on i’m like dad fall back where
my skills been there you the one who taught me
the frustrations of the game
were the jewels that you claimed
you ain’t have
no abacus
no math
so i was stuck on the plane less travelled
you the plug but your cords all tangled
jaded green envy sometimes it seemed no angles
secretly fearing for my life when it all unraveled
But I'm like
what I’m gone do if i don’t have you.


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so i’m building my house on the concrete you poured
new floors new walls new roof
but my heart still yearning for the king to
give his blessing and i guess i must show and prove

my bruv was the prodigal
i guess i’m the prodigy
with so much more to lose
but i’m tired of these shackles and i’m trying to get loose
move beyond your shadow and discover my own muse
time to cop my own tools
battle my own addictions
because in most ways i’m you
thats a cold cup to brew drink and manage
it took a minute to understand
why i couldn’t see the forest
when there weren’t any trees on hand
see thats the prob right there
i knew you had seeds
i knew you had the dreams
But the crown was never mine to have

cuz these dreams

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from HUBRI$, released December 16, 2019
Aaron Abernathy - vocals
Malik - bass

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Kokayi D.C.

Preeminent Improvisational vocalist. 2023 Guggenheim Fellow. Grammy nominated artist, producer, author of You Are Ketchup and other fly music tales.

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