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Raw Footage (Mixtape)

by Demo

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Intro 03:18
I look at myself in the third person... stealin', cursin' Confused, not understandin' why my feelin's worsen Thirstin' for power and clout So when they pullin' thangs bustin', I'mma be ready to battle it out I got thick skin, sure you don't see evil in this grin But my conscience whisperin', tellin' me targets to put fists in Since when have I had to look over my shoulder Lookin' out for rollers takin' all the soldiers from the corner I smell the aroma of fear, with a fragrance so vivid It's sickening. I'm almost too scared to even live it With visits from my enemy, I'm encircled by flames In search of my name, mistaken and been hurt by the game Berserk and insane, I could be burstin' the thang But this person's the same. The difference, I've been cursed with a bane They think I'm playin' when I'm sayin' that I'm stayin' in this game I'll remain 'til my brain's in the lane of the slane My ignorance is guilty of denying myself How can I die to myself, when I can't rely on myself For nothing. Trickin' my brain that I'm contained, but I am bluffin' And playin' with these buttons in this game and thinkin' what in God's name has happened to people, now they packin 'the Eagle and that's only half of illegal And really I know inside they're thinkin' rappin' is evil, Man, they'd never bare to see what happens after the sequel It ain't always happy and gleeful, calamity's real Yes, I'd kill for all my family, you hand me the steel But i'm burdened with insanity still If you a fan of me, then come along the journey that's a damaging thrill Damn is he still managing to exert this power? I bit the fruit from the tree of knowledge and my tongue is sour A bittersweet defeat, but I continue to eat Because the pleasure is appealing and the menu is sweet Let me split open a spot in my cranium now that my brain is numb Not sick with a disease that anybody's gonna save me from Not sick from the ocean, I'm sick from emotion, Sick of the notion that for every action, I've been pickin' a potion Just hopin' to ease my ailments, I took the test and I failed it Been blind and reading braille, it's timing isn't so swell I'm hiding within a shell, vulnerability is killing me Look at a picture of myself, really I'm pretending he Can be content, not resent my descent of status 'Cause when I'm saddest, I just vent to repent Blamin' Everyone but myself, but is blame the concern? Even if I used my name, man the flame gonna burn It's insane when I learn that I've turned my head Slightly away, and so a burden's what I earned instead Of righteousness, lightin' this blunt, lifting my spirit from the gutter If you ain't looked at yourself, then hear it and discover
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Verse 1 My heart's in a predicament I could turn her away, or say goodbye to all that's significant Don't think we got the same feelings, but I'm attracted To something beautiful, and it seems I reacted In a funny way, 'cause she's trying to murder me And 'round her father, I don't even act orderly Never invites me to kick it at her crib But shows up unannounced, condemning for what I did Chorus You are my beautiful enemy Remember as I say that in front of your face It takes one to know one So, why can't we just stare at the sun Verse 2 It gets me sick, I wish I picked a chick who'd help me quick Lost in her eyes, I can't disguise what's inside, Lord please help me get Out this labyrinth, stuck in a maze Beauty of my enemy got me amazed The look in her eyes got me stuck in a daze And it feels like heaven when I'm touching this dame She tries to hide her violence And I let her speak for me, while I reside in silence I'm so into her, don't want to get rid of her But she got me running from God, like Jonah and Nineveh Chorus You are my beautiful enemy Remember as I say that in front of your face It takes one to know one So, why can't we just stare at the sun Verse 3 She's the flirty type, not in for affection Confusing my eyes the reason's why my brain's in question When I'm resting, she forces me into her slavery I hate to see you trying to play games with me Tempting, I miss things Running back into her presence, so I can try and fix things Don't know why I'm taking it, prolonging our relationship Killing me slowly, I'm loving it and facing it.
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Barbed Wire 05:23
Verse 1 Like barbed wire, every time I'm trying to escape On the other side of the yellow tape, right where it takes place Bending corners, trying to shake jakes Only end up standing on the corner, where the killers tried to vacate And they know that every witness is a gamble Thought I took a giant step, but sitting at a stand still Still approaching everything like this isn't a handful... It's been too much to handle, since they labeled me a vandal Trying to lay on wax, like I hit this with a candle I'm just human, while y'all acting like my viciousness is manual But when I leak, you know it's raw emotion Not frontin' when I speak, you know I'm hardly boastin' You trippin' when the law is broken, it ain't nothin' though Like I ain't kill a nigga, still sayin' fuck it though If all these other niggas only in it for the dough, Why I gotta spill my soul for something you don't really know Verse 2 It's rusty, busting through the edges of the devil's rope It cuts me, standing on these corners where they peddle dope It's like a beveled hope, still grinding, never settle broke Life is always hazy, when you're viewing from a head of smoke Still nobody wanna move to what I said or spoke Watch so many trying to take a big bite of the cheddar choke Keep sleeping, while my lyrics heat seeking The deep, thought I stopped there, naw just keep thinking Each linking syllable sink, til you hear what I'm speaking No more sowing seeds, or blowing trees, funny I keep reaping I'm a beast, need to feast before my soul deceases Therapy for my mind, before it blows to pieces Carry me while I rhyme, tell me my flows is decent It's all becoming routine, hell if i know the sequence So cut your chit chat, because I know your pretense I bet half of you wouldn't even buy this gold for 3 cents. Verse 3 Past the point of no return, back against a different wall Contemplate the jump, although I know it's such a distant fall So many words unnoticed, I wonder if I missed the call Standing in this batters box, when I can't even hit the ball Listen, y'all could pay attention or not You ain't like me, that's fasho if this ain't hittin' the spot So I won't give you the time between a tick and a tock And don't be crawling back over, when I get to the top I need piece of mind, what does it mean to be sublime? I heard it was free to find, but it seems to me I'm blind Once my time's up, my trying luck expires like a well that's dried up I'm on fire, with the barbed wire tied up, a short fuse, just wait for me to light up This is my Delilah, my strength's been torn down I ain't much of a fighter, but I know that I'm war bound Soldier on the foreground, looking for some more rounds Thunder coming for your town, with a silent storm sound
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Chorus 2x Lost between my spirit and flesh I'm hoping that nobody's gonna hear my confessions 'Cause there's shame on these hands Walkin' on thin glass man, flames on this sand Verse 1 I feel the cold wind all up on this old skin Wrinkles on the surface are sinkin' and foldin' As voices lure my subconscious, I'm thinkin' I know them Open my eyes, as I gasp, memory is so thin Trying to connect my mind, spirit, and flesh Excited 'bout the thought, but I'm fearin' the test 'Cause my shell fears pain, spirit shares emotion And is therapeutic, like the rarest potion Lost between worlds, can't grasp reality Bite down, infected with this fantastic cavity Watching the cookie crumble as my dreams collapse Wake up with heavy breathing, I don't seem relaxed 'Cause I could simply take a blink and watch the scene relapse But this time, I'd have the killers on my team perhaps As I whisper to my conscience, hear it screaming back Sometimes my mental state is dwelling where the demons at Chorus 2x Verse 2 Removing myself from the current moment in time Hands covered in blood, and I don't know that it's mine 'Cause there's a link between awareness and the lucid state Mind cycles visions and memories I used to hate Then reformats, like was I sleepin' on the floor back down Or did I pass out, sippin' on some more Jack No recollection for that, still in a dream Gaps in my memory, can't fill in between And the villains and fiends always killin' my team So your stories of gat bustin' aint appealing to me There's a whole nother layer I reveal when I see So I experience my living on the realest degree My senses jumpin' right over the fences To a place that's boundless, and it's so relentless Lost in the world, and my mind has never went this Far from it's home, though it's traveled only inches Chorus 2x Verse 3 Relax, deeper, I'm reaching the subconscious state Feel the reality of tendencies I contemplate Able to alter patterns of thought But if my enemies are sharp, then I don't know if it'll matter or not They bump heads when the battle is hot, the spirit's ruthless Workin' in my nightmares, finding that it's useless Foreign thoughts flying through my head, I wonder, "who's this?" Argue back and forth and I just don't know what the truth is Breakin' my slumber, but can't open my eyes Trapped in this dream world, or maybe it's a hope in disguise 'Cause I'd rather live out my fantasy, then sit back and live in vanity My spirit and flesh can't handle me, but continues to attempt to make a man of me I'm fightin' fire from both sides, so some live, most die Synthetic creations, fueled by power from the Most High All occurring in the depths of my dome Got me trippin', I don't wanna take a step from my home Chorus 2x
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Wild 02:52
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Raw Footage 05:16

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released March 9, 2012

Artwork: MaCe
Artist Features: Bled'Jon, Escotric, Estee
Production Features: BJv

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