Thieves Versus Clues, by King Rhythm & Colin Johnco

Thieves Versus Clues

by King Rhythm & Colin Johnco

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1.	Thieves Versus Clues 05:23	lyrics
i articulate this natural life full blown sit calm style then meet on the road eyes greet and unload a different person down with grays and blues I'm working this fact through my head no thieves no clues just creamsycles and love a boat with hope and escapades to diminish all the pain of the past I'll miss you at last I'll miss you full blast but it'll be redeeming quick drawings no meandering a delicate balance knowing when to skip the end unread I'll be navigating better next time it's all in the design from behind to flourish with rhyme we nourish but surveillance leaves me skittish and exposed in their scope they focus on the frontline while I focus on focusing on hope another week gone by tell it to my oh my old friend seen it coming but I couldn't compute in the back of my head while excelling concepts to oblivion and these pinions and cowards send em all flowers give levers to adjust good reason to live but it isn't and if I look like a bum when I'm musical it's cause I can only care about the total it's all paperclips and leprechauns or paper cuts and marathons puppy dogs and staring cons study logs and farakahans one way another how you feel's results are sweating from my lips pure I ask cats for simple things and I get no response so this one goes out to the last many mention of minutes gone lost I'll now taken on a new embodiment surprising jump in a stream lifetime in a rivers gleam so mean so mean so what does it all mean when nothings concluded and the cats that label set this eluded I see it's all ironicies these mysteries seize
2.	20th Century Turmoil 03:48	lyrics
how can I pull the string freaks with me disregard the man you script crooked letters get flushed suck the carpet quick loosening the noose now is a choice the hammering is at my skull horns are crisp on patrol the night is wet in fog we roll the cauldrons a burner I'm concerned with all who discern hell on wheel hell on wheel dearly beloved we are gathered here in this fucked up institute to conduct tests for dramatic solution I see people falling networked by electricity mesmerized I'm crying I grab a pear to enjoy for refreshment all phases and feelings I promise myself I won't forget forge your tools wisely the present day sting I'm left heavy but don't let the recruitment excite you take it word by word or it'll burn like a thousand stars showering down cause they sold you there's no comfort anymore bad news rodent I've forgotten your disease so you won't be of service to me the auction closed business exposed we harvest proposition compromise position penetrate division in the pretense of hope I need a simple decision so I can cope with competition companies rush faces flush flinching unsettled I dream of loosening my bones from their socket dropping them in a tub and scrubbing away ahhh a little relief is in sight somebody told me once but it wasn't enough I can't leave it there with no struggle to bear now the question becomes how much can I spare before I'm sparring with the whole world malnourished meandering the distance occupied by my fondest memories just put the noise in the other room let me take care of the rest and boom I lock the light and turn off the door there's no comfort anymore bad light blinding and bright blending my bite by bending my fight over and over and again to war there's no comfort anymore
3.	Death Phone 01:49	lyrics
rock ribbed stocked and law old man on a death phone cold stand on a fresh throne but it ain't stone it's what we need can't fight the force that feeds can't disagree eternally I'll take it all and except it as what it is too ill to be just courage loop these moans and always know that we're above nothing stay driving even if the unknown's just beyond the horizon the acid in me dates back to horror and the mission was so easy until the love was fake and apparent and crying out for justice was my only song and I'll never forget even if all that remains is subtle remove the negative and laugh through the turmoil from the huddle through the turmoil from the huddle through the turmoil from the huddle misbelief fills the puddle but it's so pretty
4.	Clone$ 05:13	lyrics
and the clones don't work alone so I stay on my grind with this drill in hand and another sign planned it's for decades to stand then the decadence gets defeated and when completed it's repeated when completed its repeated x2 and the clones love themselves cause everyones the same no one to single out no one to get the blame it's a history of stain they're still trying to clean and with more dirt they bleed the dream with more dirt they loose the dream and the clones love to scheme it makes them feel alive more secrets to dish out to dish out bitter lies makes for tv land like lives and every ones a star and with more drama they'll go far yes with more drama they'll go far and the clones can't decipher it gets harder everyday to put their thoughts together they just don't know what to say they submit and convert to support the latest fad and once it's out of style they forget what they had and the clones keep on circling cause they know no better going through the motions going through them to the letter forgetting about the source and the cause of all the action you question them they just laughing question them and they just laughing and the clones got work to do they know it all too well cause they don't want to be clones it's a living hell they really hate the cage and the redundancy of their paces while secretly playing cards holding all the aces clones
5.	Guilty Fingers 01:48	info
6.	Gallery 06:06	lyrics
practice at the gallery don't be so mad at me practice at the gallery don't be so mad now why ya wanta make it come to this from my list thought I missed still insist could be bliss but I guess that you stress from your faults to your debts you're on your way to a shallow stay know the bottom but the top is rotten the rest is decay and the weapons are addictive post up in the sedative section check my smile check my style turn on denial and file all these fucking papers it's like no no not really really can't deal me can't conceal me double trouble laid down the bubble looking for a pin but can't pop it said to myself for the third time gotta stop it other cat was like yo you can't knock it I'm like mmm readjusting my whiskers the misbelievers dropped all these integers I was flinching steady with my pulse watching the vein retaliate it was not smooth and I felt like this groove had to be it but I picked up my needle and headed with the stencil to the temple now not that one that you're thinking of cause it's it's a little bit above and I'm still down below but I'm checking for the flow and it's coming guaranteed it's running running
7.	Ultimate Mix 03:08	lyrics
the ultimate mix masterpiece on round surface get your collection boxed cuddle the colosseum pandemonium proportion specific spectacle illustrious remedial can't help run brought forth never forget back many's an act others engrave the slave no clue about these parts do it for my friends wish I was one of those on those with no regrets no bad lows no bad debts dues paid noise is commendable too much is reliable and that ain't rock and roll that ain't rock and roll iron walls got these iron walls the bus ran on fuel it was fire powered drool I said woo
8.	New Hawaii 03:10	lyrics
lifted veil time to sail need to swell it's a must much a fuss swept the rust used the coat but bust dug the coast in the breeze this hawaii is my steez buckled knees from all these walks dried out tongues from talks vacant rooms needing paint still I cant articulate this fabrics great the sliver slice continue on ice dancing on a chance to bloom hoping for a change by moon all the facts at large loom fuck these cats they're doomed fought the must went berserk pinned by post how it hurt dissing brains whatever reason cat and mouse malfeasance and the lies to their own demise justice will regulate I believe it to be so looking in then looking out only see what I'm without please don't hate me for this route it's all I can shout peep the knife peep the hook another thousand tools of crook please don't judge me by the book it's what they took they took they set the bar too damn high all we do is jump and sigh all we do is want and buy broken credit pry still I can't let go yet of what they say is the best but I'm trying no regrets pump my fuel and jet did the dust on winded knees how it held me ride the breeze letting go in degrees monumental deeds the way i rode this whole tour ain't no more ain't no more the way I rode this whole tour ain't no more no more
9.	Perfect Mystery 03:27	info
10.	Public Spaces (Bonus) 05:14	lyrics
how ya gonna move when the rhythm rhyme rolling you controlling new controlling how ya gonna move where the groove so smooth but ya can't understand the planned attitude you're loaded to the tooth and the sleuth needs sleep the game's been set and ya got no relief caught like a thief in the night going broke the moon the sky your only hope believe what you spoke and soak up game more proof that ya found the truth maintains its just the battle from within how you gonna bring the ring and make it sing such a sweet melody you know there really ain't no victory I call it trickery of vibes these tribulations of tribes need passion no subtracting just get back in the ring for another fucking round let's get down how we get down again get up out the bed and bend from begin to the end and now you know this kid is captain the game is beats and rapping you wonder if we acting there's drama but we packing with more in store and tapping i got them numb they run I got a brain of symmetry a thought propelling me and the name is apt but no role is chemistry a glam rock doc the plan never stop one shot till the clock on shock bout stock talking bout the core new tour with the roar still sleeping on the floor to reap and explore like pirate 3 this ain't mastery it's sorcery this voice in me divorcing me from history too much choice on infantry got a drum machine an ill synthesizer for the heads gotta help inspire smiling faces in public space releasing places from controlling stylin ceases folding the graduates grace is golden

credits

released April 22, 2011

All tracks recorded, mixed, and arranged by Colin Johnco & King Rhythm
Vocals by King Rhythm
Colin Johnco recorded at Black Byzance - Paris, France
King Rhythm recorded and mastered at Baltimore Analog - Baltimore, Maryland
Artwork by Theo Mercier - theomercier.free.fr
Type and color manipulation by Vanguard Files
Catalyst Act Records - CA02 ©2011

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