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Inner Thoughts

by Mfasis

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Lake 03:31
I woke up today I dream about cake  Big fish in a lake They use me as bait Don't try me today  I no longer wait They boxed me out I'm finding a way  They fill me with rage They'd rather see me dead or in a cage From a young age  I knew after death is when you're praised Life is a maze We search to get back to the good ole days  Nostalgia is craved  But what can I crave when my past was pain? The world was insane  They ain't care about my character or my brain They viewed me the same As criminals with grillz and a chain  Heroes die in vain Cause kinfolk rather see you slain  Then they're singing your name The hood's a waste of time, it will never change  I woke up today I dream about cake  Big fish in a lake They use me as bait Don't try me today  I no longer wait They boxed me out I'm finding a way  I'm not ya homie You want to enrich you and your cronies  I think that's phony With friends like that, I'd rather be lonely Your disdain for me Is clear as day, the resentment is deep When you're mentioning me  You're pissed that flames are released when my pen is unleashed You envy my talents And the skills and the brain I easily balance You're drowning in malice Demonizing a King won't build you a palace  My hands now have Callus  From stiff arming leeches who always act childish Scumbags are the proudest The Weakest in the room is always the loudest I woke up today I dream about cake  Big fish in a lake They use me as bait Don't try me today  I no longer wait They boxed me out I'm finding a way  They need a campaign To raise money for nefarious things  Your body's a prop They don't give a damn that your neighbor got shot  They scream F the cops Their real plot is to see you get dropped Then they'll have you doxxed  Cause their soul is ice shaped like a block  Their for the culture? Please stop I hope they're soul eternally rot They pushing ideals  Distract you from the fact that they blatantly steal You waiting for meals But I can see they're tossing you crumbs  All of us aren't dumb Your soul is a lake they drain 'til they get you numb  I woke up today I dream about cake  Big fish in a lake They use me as bait Don't try me today  I no longer wait They boxed me out I'm finding a way  Surrounded by corruption, they all compromised  I stomp the lies from activists who prophesied a revolution, you ever met a nuisance who thinks your dead body has better uses than resting in peace? Dead men bring wallets relief  Create confusion, that's a problem with me Illusions from the media's collusion  They're full of it... like an ad for Metamucil  A better future is what you're building for your Cartel only ... your 2 cents may be useless, but its far from lonely  Souls can't be bounded by chains when they're grounded in truth Yeah its clear that I'm the fountain of youth.. They gas lighting and I found that as proof   They use me as bait to reel in the riches they can't swim in to grab themselves I can tell, they're a walking sickness  They have a wish list and we're just useless fishes if we can't be the tools to bring the gifts they see on pinterest  That's a coded sentence cause the WOKE media so offended they're mad that I don't have a Co-defendant the only time I kill's on rhymes cause I'm the coldest wit it, there's no pretending that I'm not an Outcast and the flows acidic I'm in the dungeon and ima outlast every chosen menace   Who selling loud packs with the poles extended  Yeah they doubt that and I'm so offended  Im not about it but I can't keep losing  I'm just tired of Everybody trying to use me
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LUNCH 03:13
Feast on rappers... for lunch!  Sink my teeth in, just to hear the crunch! Hunting season, IT'S FUN! At the buffet, eat as many as I want I took a break but in my heart I'm a fanatic Not cooking crack on the track gave me withdrawals like an addict The notepad was still in my the pocket of my jacket I stayed ready, inspiration hits me like a shock of static I'm underground, but if I blow  the opps would get Asthmatic Talking bout [grabs inhaler] "ohh he nice, I hope his songs don't get no traction" A picture's a thousand words, my verse a thirst trap with no caption My product Deadstock, your songs are cooked kicks wrapped in plastic game's in a headlock bro, lyrical noogies crafting classics Getting Cred's my goal, my thank you note is  on a napkin And I pledge my vote on who will surpass the freshman classes Off the Meds, I know, but killing beats seem so attractive Soldiers fled my post, I drop bombs in each line wit passion Left me for dead, but my flow got 9 lives,  do the math bitch Bedrock flows, since the stone age you were trash kid Headshots bro, I'm off the heezy against these draft picks Feast on rappers... for lunch!  Sink my teeth in, just to hear the crunch! Hunting season, IT'S FUN! At the buffet, eat as many as I want My work ethic will get gold medals. "So ghetto" is not my brand,  won't be crushed at gatekeepers hands like Rose petals I won't settle Run off more steam than 4 Kettles When life tried to Strong Arm me, I went Lance Armstrong on the pedal A rollercoaster, but we weathered the storm of better rides On the web they lie, crafting a web of lies for better lives  Cooking in the Crop's cream, and yeah I better rise Not valuing sheets will lay the bed of your demise My mind be all over but my madness has a method They think that they're on point and their skills don't need perfecting They more focused on which girl they'll eat for breakfast a packed house to brag bout who gets more bitches, a Ghost town when talking who the best is My skill is next to none, I learn from lessons That's how I became a sniper in these sessions My skills will not be questioned Sheep are at my beck and call I'm still scoring despite the foul play, no need to get the refs involved Feast on rappers... for lunch!  Sink my teeth in, just to hear the crunch! Hunting season, IT'S FUN! At the buffet, eat as many as I want
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Too Easy 02:40
But I can't, my chump change is what I needs for songs WTF y'all know 'bout that type of discipline?  I want property in Queens, Maryland & Michigan  I plan to dominate this small pond that I'm fiishing in  I want to get a bag, don't give a f**k 'bout where the bit*hes is Not flipping bricks, just spitting crack and getting rich  Gripping tricks in my magic hat Back to back, you just sit and binge watch my tracks expand your mind while you reminisce On the freedom you had when you ain't care about fitting in Not a sitting lick, my only friends are stocks and dividends  Not giving in, my principles are strong and I'm not switching it  Leave slugs in the booth, don't matter which hand you pitch it with  Limitless no matter what space I'm living in This too easy, I'm 2-3 during Flu season I birthed 'em I'm the reason why you breathing more vivid than a cartoon, it's a new season  Flex like Johnny Bravo til I'm one of the few eating Ugly duckling transformed in to my optimus prime Their egos getting rocked cause I shine when I'm dropping these lines My stocks on the climb Unique by design without trying  I was trated like a foster child that's why I adopted a rhyme Don't flock to the dimes I learned that's a waste of my time  Time's better spent on a steady pace with my grind  Drop bombs like Saddam Hussein The road to riches looks like the car pool lane I am different we are not 2 things alike  besides being alive  My bars are blue flames  I'm far beyond mood swings or arguing  I have the heart of 2 kings with the lyrical spark of Wu-tang I'm more bite than bark I'm on par with Luke Cage But I'm bizarre, more meals means more scars for my two fangs  My skills afford me more than a car and a boo thang I got this far alone without a crew who bangs but Mars will be the ceiling of what my labor's fruit brings This too easy, I'm 2-3 during Flu season I don't need you, him or her neither  I don't move without motivation from 2 demons your fear and doubt just gave me 2 reasons 
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A loud mouth makes a quiet fall No sympathy, we ain't crying for ya You on you're own, we ain't dying for ya A sharp tongue's why you die on the sword It's hard to make sense of sh*t, in a world full of censorship They feed sugar coated lies instead of the evil things they implement We're only prepared for our sentencing You might stand out if your name's Mfasis But their behavior brings 'em quick Benjamin's It brings about clout that everybody's thirsting for They taking pills til it don't hurt no more With a gun in their hand for the gram  pocket full of bands dying their hair a new color is the plan Long term I don't think these ideas stand a chance But you can't tell  'em sh*t when he's feeling like the man But I ain't trying to sound preachy or be a hypocrite  Plus I don't give a shit As long as I'm free its not my business who's in the midst of a prison stint Wishing they had Christmas gifts Another reason I can't say much is I don't know much more than they do  So my advice won't hold more weight than the money they're a slave to  So don't get pressed, when it's time for your ego to cut the check I grew up where there was bravado oozing out the concrete We learned to thump our chest to avoid being what The Don's eat the food chain wasn't your only problem even fake Alpha's are chewing up goblins You get clowned for not knowing your way around the world.... ...But not knowing can lead to prematurely being the muse for a mural Another Mr. Know-it-all roaming the streets Ready to go to war for what he believes  My talent got me this far The plot ends with this star Getting bigger than the jeans on Kriss Kross if I can control it I know its wiser to be stoic As the youth we don't see we're more awkward than a prom pic days go by quicker than Sonic I promised myself my will will get me to the promised land  Don't know if that makes me arrogant or confident this very attitude is the thing that makes me a hot spitta  I don't got hittaz, so the humble approach would be the wiser choice But either way my demise are going to bring them joy So I'm all heart, bleeding lyrics, these guys rap like anemic boys  But if I shoot myself in the foot, I can't get upset when its time for my ego to cut the check
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I heard they're looking for me A recipe for disaster's what they cooking for me And I don't wanna hang unless you booking homie And my shows ain't free I ain't a rookie homie So don't take me for one No sponsor, just work and strategy I will conquer casually I go bonkers and spazz on the beat Don't care if you get mad at me They mad that my focus is my business They want to get close so they can flip like gymnast I reached out last year and got a cold shoulder Now they're getting rolled over A roster's not be the best place for me I don't need you to make a plate for me They wouldn't make space for me Now I'm elbowing through the fray and breaking free, BREAKING FREE! I heard they're looking for me A recipe for disaster's what they cooking for me And I don't wanna hang unless you booking homie And my shows ain't free I ain't a rookie homie So don't take me for one You get the most hate from those who feel threatened by you The end goal is where I have my eyes glued I'm skeptical whenever they slide through Talking out they ass, I'm better off taking hair advice from Caillou Every critique has been thrown in my direction Never given a fair chance to begin with soon they'll want redemption May not have the whole plan mapped out But I won't crap out They turned their backs, now their back Cause I proved that I'm a cash cow! They mad I circumvented the industry and most of the serpents in it My enemies make it their purpose to curse my business I'm free to make art, in the lab becoming the perfect chemist They rather the talent be Indebted for years Throw me under the bus and laugh while I'm shedding the tears  I heard the industry and hell is one in the same the yin to my yang No wonder my art is reckless but tame I'm flooded with flames Future artists will study my game I heard they're looking for me A recipe for disaster's what they cooking for me And I don't wanna hang unless you booking homie And my shows ain't free I ain't a rookie homie So don't take me for one Can't trust the veterans, they steady looking for new heat to leach off They don't appreciate their beach homes They still crave attention new artist get on each song They won't give a hand unless a benefit for them is clear But then expect you to save their career They're leveraging clout against kids who mostly have melanin So many young talents I wish were my peers are skeletons They've been chewed up and spat out, then flat out have to let it settle in I'm ready to handle whatever reality has to offer My story has more twist than a plot from the best authors Married to the game, confess my love at the altar I gave my all to the culture I rise to the occasion and relish in the moment Opponents try to clone this but don't own it their attempts sound phoned in That's what you get for trying to keep up with the Jones' God given gift sent to my dome makes it easy to have all this soul sowed in I'm the COLDEST! I heard they're looking for me A recipe for disaster's what they cooking for me And I don't wanna hang unless you booking homie And my shows ain't free I ain't a rookie homie So don't take me for one
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The Pinnacle 03:35
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Hit The Soul 05:26
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Paper Chase 02:37
All my life I dream of space  And a place where I safe  So I'm on a paper chase Yeah I'm on the paper chase yeah Lex said get em so I got em I kill the game no problem  Its game over when I spot em I hear a beat and Red Dot 'em  Unchained and unhinged Its a train wreck on the fringe  Your L's are a Saga you won't binge My L's were hard, but I won't bend You follow trends once you're roped in I cut ties that I won't mend My words burn like peroxide once it's soaked in, cut em open  The life I chose I can handle I came from a family of gamblers I never said I had answers But I got more grit than a panther  We stress over all the trivial things Its a mess, but we concealing the rings under our eyelids cause for material things we are blinded when diamonds go bling  They're dancing whenever we sing  But can't see the pain that stings Its skin deep and it pins me to sanity's brink, do the fans of me think  Or peep the dark poems I cover pink? I don't know, but my role's to be candid on ink I speak for those whose voices will shrink I sit back while society sink A cold world, rap like I'm wearing a mink I glide on beats like a Skate Rink The game's Oracle, my bars are Chainlink'd, not even blockchain could contain me 
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Rampage 02:17
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Elitism 03:20
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Being pulled in 8 different directions Fighting this lull I've been in... Depression keeps blocking my chances to start flexing  Or maybe I'm just humbled by nature  My life is specific and tailored  Not a waiter, manners ain't in the heat I serve I tried knowledge, but they only respect when its dead competition I cater I think Thought-provoking poets only sounds good to them on paper I struggled with time management  I can't neglect my peace of mind,  Time is vanishing, running from stress, but I ain't pressed I could use a nap, thunderstorms is when I get my best rest  Had insomnia during my school-days   I refuse to lose sleep, turning a new page and these lessons aren't cheap Money can muddy up Conversations with folks  Forced smiles and silence are replacing the jokes I feel attacked when I'm on the receiving end of deceiving friends and snakes trying to weasel in  Maybe I'm lucky to be a loner, I had time to decipher what I see within I'm learning patience, since the world's patience is needle thin The world is rigged, but I'll bring it to a Bended knee I gingerly break down every insecurity Going numb, less things offend me Tunnel vision, I only tend to beats  My mark on the craft will leave a dent with ease  People think I'm an absurd misfit  They observe the gifted and it only gets a blurb mention Absurd isn't it?  Curb the tension and aim it at those you don't understand Perception is being reversed, while they twirl & spin and get my words twisted My word's inching closer to truth Aloof cause their buying the propaganda, while trying to mind your business  I was called a weak turd,  Strength in numbers, I have an army of pens and rhyming words, now they're shocked to see how much this nerd's benching
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about

Mfasis (pronounced "Emphasis") returns from his 4 year hiatus with his 4th project "Inner Thoughts". The original concept of this project was to make it a project full of short stories, skits and engaging topics that people argue over (like in a Barbershop setting or while sitting on a stoop on a chill summer day). As time went on, Mfasis decided to change that due to the fact that all of these debates/conversations were only being had in his head, by himself. Which is why the album cover has been changed to him looking into the mirror, talking to himself. Some of the themes talked about in this album are being on the brink of quitting your passion, being apart of a generation that doesn't have much (or the right type of) guidance, commentary on the Gossip Culture that dominates our society and much MUCH MORE.

This was his hardest album to make (so far) due to all the setbacks he was dealing with in real life that was making him start to question if he should quit making music. But the result of all that perseverance is his best body of work so far.

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released December 17, 2021

Songwriter: Mfasis
Executive producer: Mfasis
Audio Engineer: Hensley

Producers:
Mfasis
Beast Inside Beats
BigBoy Traks
Daniel Cruz
FLASHBEATS
Novmber
Paryo
Rick Rider
SPVCEMAN
Taylor King
Urban Nerd Beats
LexSoDope

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Born Terrell Williams on August 22, 1996, Mfasis (pronounced "Emphasis") is a prolific hip hop artist/songwriter from Queens, NY. He has released 3 projects so far: "The Daydreamer EP", "Chip on My Shoulder" and "Hear No Evil". With an eye on the future he is becoming more relentless and gearing up for his next project. ... more

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