Promises
The promises we made
They clock us in at night
And check us out the next day
Tired, but not forever so
The feeling of the day before
Was really much more than anyone could pray for
Empty dream machine without you
Man's in chains
His mind's at war again, I feel
His darken angels
Are present here for him
And silence now
By the strength
I thought I got my life straight
I thought I changed it
But it seems
I've been crawling lately
I prayed, I cried, don't let me fall
I'm a chaser man, right now
Right now, I feel this pain
I feel this transition
But I don't know what to say
Release me now
An empty dream machine without you
Listenin' to Asha sing, Dum Maro Dum
We acquire honor from, but from a modicum
A heart driven by the drum is what I borrow from
In the shadowy lights of the night until tomorrow come
Protection form clove, cinnamon and cardimum
My chalice wasn't masala, it's something harder, son
My brainchild went from little one to martyrdom
Gave the bug to the inspiration we had caught it from
The armour stay wrapped tight like a chrysalis
There's planets in the palm of my hand like it's a callous
On the mountain top, it's a wonderland like it was Alice
So every blood vessel expands, forbidden talents
Doin' tantric downward, a gold tooth in a trash can
Was the beginnin' of me kinda takin' my last stand
When I was Wimbledon, they tried to swing me the back hand
Part of the pendulum and do me like I'm a Black man
That's Black-like spirits, Black-like Krishna
Or Black like a deity that's trapped like a prisoner
An empty dream machine without you
It's a wrap like chiba, rolled up into the Rizla
When you Black like Evil Dee or Black like Sizzla
I need you on my team
I need you on my team
Vision is distorted
I love you in that colour
Floating up above you
I'm trying to get my dream back
Need you on my team
I need you on my side, girl
Need you on my team
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Love you in that colour
I need you on my team, girl
Floating up above you
Ooh, I need you on my team, girl
Need you on my team
Vision is distorted
I need you on my team
Floating up above you
An empty dream machine without you
Look what I've become
'Cause I need you on my team
I love you in that colour
An empty dream machine without you
I need you on my team
No automatic replies
I love you in that colour
I need you on my team, girl
I need you on my team
No automatic replies
An empty dream machine without you
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