1. |
Paul Rudd (Prod. River)
02:53
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I don’t know what’s got in me
Feeling like I hit the lottery
Ain’t no topping thee
Current Feeling
Ain’t no stopping me
All the way from New York to New Zealand
Super happy like Paul Rudd
My girl gorgeous
Foreign like a Porshce
Back with the crew, yeah all of us
Yeah, I’ve never been so poor or so fly
In my
Life yeah cause I
Have everything, but the cheddar
But the cheddar’s like the weather
Always changing
So I stay steady maintaining
My grind
And chasing my dreams with a smile
He’ll flourish for a while
Who
The Encouragement Child
Yeah
I don’t know what’s got in me
Feeling like I hit the lottery
Ain’t no topping thee
Current Feeling
Ain’t no stopping me
All the way from New York to New Zealand
Yeah, yeah
I’m back home
With more whack loans
But a stronger back bone
Crocs in attack mode
Ready to attack those
Sad clones
They’re the same tracing
Pulling lame faces
Cause I’m not a vegan, but still a game changer
And damn right this year sucked shit
But we’re all on this sunk ship
And my bank account lost its function
But my mic hasn’t
And I haven’t
Skipped a beat
Chasing my dreams
Barely making my means
But it’s been really good for me
Cause I could really see
I don’t really need
A lot
Cause lovin is what I got
And remember that
It’s a Sublime feeling
Not like a Tinder match
This year a lot of things have been taken away
But I made my morals, and outlook stay
Cause it’s the rain that makes the green glow on nice days
And you can catch me up on stage, when I say
I don’t know what’s got in me
Feeling like I hit the lottery
Ain’t no topping thee
Current Feeling
Ain’t no stopping me
All the way from New York to New Zealand
Yeah
I don’t know what’s got in me
Feeling like I hit the lottery
Ain’t no topping thee
Current Feeling
Ain’t no stopping me
All the way from New York to New Zealand
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2. |
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Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed even though this rut sucks and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed ‘cause I have enough love and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Some people are so poor all they have is money
Funny, I’m so rich all I don’t have is money
Words, from the great Bob Marl
First, line is his
Second line is mine
The Encouragement Kid
Function with Da Unction
Being poor is the metaphor for having no riches in your soul
But rather in gold
Being rich the metaphor for being engulfed
In what makes you whole
And seeing your soul flying
That’s what I’m trying
To achieve
But It’s difficult for me
Just this week
I fell down, scraped my knees
I got flustered and down
Busted into the ground
But I come back around
Tell myself, get up stick at it dude
‘Cause you can change your life, just through a change of attitude
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed even though this rut sucks and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed ‘cause I have enough love and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
How you doing bro
Answer is always the same
That I'm blessed folk
I ain’t worried bout a thang
Never stressed no
‘Cause my focus on the King
And I'm never going back
Man my heart been redeemed
Two kids and my wife we on 10 years
New life one in Christ equals no fear
Love opened up my eyes I can see clear
Real blessings always hidden in the details
Learned to be content no matter what I got ‘cause Elohim has got my back
And I can tell you that’s a fact
Everyday he showing me
Patiently he growing me
Even when I get it wrong, quickly he restoring me
The Father work it all for my good I ain't gotta faint
Spoke us with his word check it Roman's 8 and 28
Contemplate, mediate, open up investigate
Let him lift you up on eagles wings and make you levitate
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed even though this rut sucks and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed ‘cause I have enough love and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Came back home with the traveling bug
But the economy is stuck
So I’m not having any luck
Finding a job
But I am finding God
Not through a religion
But through these gifts I’m given
Breaking down these prison
Walls in my brain
When I stalled in the rain
Open my door to the rain, let it pour in again
All for this, the cause I claim
Uplift the people
We’re at war with evil
Inside and out
We gotta stop, decipher the doubt
So I ask myself what am I lying about
Uh
Tell myself I’m not good enough and no one wants to listen
But that’s a lie, I, am here to fly on my mission
And my, Mama, provide, a christian
Home
But Ma, I have to go alone
I can’t live like anyone else
If I give one person help
That’s a win in my books
Have them subconsciously believe in themself
When they sing, when they sing my hooks
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed even though this rut sucks and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
Feeling blessed through this tough luck and
Feeling blessed ‘cause I have enough love and
Feeling blessed even though I’ve been down but
Feeling blessed ‘cause I come back around
Yeah
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3. |
japan_summer
03:41
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Summertime Tokyo Station
Everybody racing
Politely
An alien I be
But I feel at home with you
Would we be better off on the moon
Thoughts I have when I’m blue
Maybe cause I’m from the blue planet
If I built a spaceship would you man it
‘Cause I need space, but don’t want to be alone
Taste of conflicting thoughts in my dome
Take off so I’m drawing my curtain
But the lines in my mind I’m drawing are blurring
Trying to connect the dots
Piece together the puzzle of life got
Why was I given more pieces than just 9-5 white picket
Turns out my puzzle says ‘try to fly’, maybe it’s not a mistake that, I’m different
So
Please
Understand I’m different
I don’t know why sometimes I’m so low, then so lifted
I dreamt my whole life, my whole life just to be gifted
Now it’s looking like the tables have finally shifted
For this kid
And his mish is
A little ambitious
Training his shot so he doesn’t miss it
Willing to risk it
‘Cause I can’t be just another statistic
Gotta show up day in day out
Slay doubt
Possess patience
And I bet I’ll make it
‘Cause I use faith and truth to fuel my spaceship
And I stay topped up
As I navigate galaxies of fallacies
Trying to stop us
Being courageous and curious
Now I get why Zack from Rage is furious
But the clip in omnicolor
Has spread from the set to the hand
And I’m yet to understand
Why I rage at the dying of the light inside
And very few are willing to fight their minds
What am I meant to be
What’s expected of me
I try not to let it, but sometimes it gets to me
Yeah sometimes it all just gets to me
So
Please
Understand I’m different
I don’t know why sometimes I’m so low, then so lifted
I dreamt my whole life, my whole life just to be gifted
Now it’s looking like the tables have finally shifted
I’m a lot different to people on their web page
I make beats and write soulful essays
And if it wasn’t for barber Paul, I’d rock the worst afro, or have my head shaved
So thank you for your patience
I pray one day I can make it
So I can repay you for all you’ve put up with
You full of grace, joy, kindness and I love it
Sorry for my blindness when I’m a muppet
But I guess it’s better than being a mindless puppet
I’m equally excited and scared
For what lies ahead
We can’t always be prepared
But when we’re down we can choose to get up instead
Yeah, we can choose to get up instead
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4. |
Regan's Interlude
00:27
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5. |
Through My Blinds
02:47
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Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
‘Cause I know what I wanna be
But it’s not gonna be easy
Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
‘Cause no one can do it like me
And this is my journey
And even though, the road, hasn’t been smooth
I lift my mood and continue
‘Cause there is only one destination for me
And that’s one of glory
So the more bitter it’s now, the sweeter it’ll be
When my dreams, turn to reality
Man, I can’t wait to see, externally, internally, what things I’ll achieve
And na, I’m not talking about a range, or some status
I’m talking about rising up through the pain that was tragic
I still fly even though my wings are stained from the ashes
Like a phoenix
‘Cause real dreamers
Change the world and
Each day I’m working on what I’m building
Til’ I’m’ peaking through the sky
Sun beaming through my blinds
Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
Cause I know what I wanna be
But it’s not gonna be easy
Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
Cause no one can do it like me
And this is my journey
Sometimes I feel, lost but I know that’s not right
‘Cause when you’re lost you never know what you might find
So are you really lost
Or just came across
A path you didn’t know was
Yours
Found your wings, and now you can soar
But I bet you don’t know what you’re looking for
Because no one’s really sure
Yeah, for real, no one’s really sure
No one’s got it figured out
So don’t let comparisons trigger doubt
No one can do it like you
No one can do it like me
One of a kind, I am, not might be
Reminder to myself
‘Cause even writing this song I needed some help
So I’m thankful today I got a little more light
As I watch the sun filter through my blinds
Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
Cause I know what I wanna be
But it’s not gonna be easy
Sun shining through my blinds
And I’m feeling alright
Cause no one can do it like me
And this is my journey
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6. |
Inter-glued
00:20
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7. |
Stand Up For Yourself
04:32
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My mind run
So I’m trying to keep my mind calm
You cause drama that’s on you, not me
I can’t let your shit get on top of me
So I leave
So I skate
I’m not trying to breath in your hate
Too many things on my plate
I’m thinking ‘bout
Finding ways to start sinking doubt
Clearing the way, seeking my route
I know it’s different, I know it’s not the same
And it probably, looks a little strange
From where your sitting
It’s a given
But that’s your perspective
And I’ll always respect it
See that’s that emotional intelligence
Stop, listen reciprocate the conversation
No need for any hating
Yeah any hating
I’m trying to bring good to the earth
Funny, I would get pushed in the dirt
It’s like, would it better if I die
And my corpse provide
Nutrients to the earth as it decompose
Rather than me being alive spreading hope
That’s my worth I suppose
Yeah, that’s my worth I suppose
That’s how it feels to get belittled
That’s how it feels to be stuck in the middle
Of some shit you didn’t cause
Of some shit that shouldn’t be yours
So if you get disrespected stand up for yourself
Yeah up for yourself
In this world you have to love yourself
Yeah love yourself
Cause no body will and they’ll tell you to go fuck yourself
Yeah go fuck yourself
Sometimes you need to put yourself first
Don’t let people break your self-worth
Yeah
‘Cause you create your self worth
Don’t let people step on you like dirt
Sometimes you need to put yourself first
Don’t let people break your self-worth
Yeah
‘Cause you create your self worth
Don’t let people step on you like dirt
Stepping over me with some sneakers
Taking my kindness for weakness
But being kind is why I shine
If I wasn’t kind
I wouldn’t be one of a kind
Bitch
Yeah
I’m doing me on the daily
And I must be a little bit crazy
‘Cause I keep going
Without knowing
If I’m on the road to prevailing
Or failing
But I’ve got
The confidence that I’ll pop
‘Cause I can’t stop
So your shit is far from the top
On my priority list
I don’t wanna see it
Thee undefeated
Champ I’ma be it
Yeah I’ma be it
And not be a fool
This conflict I use as fuel
And this is the product
Offering a prop-up
For those feeling too small to have these thoughts on their own
I’ve been there, and it feels so alone
Just know you’re not alone
‘Cause no one can dictate your self worth
And it’s okay, yeah it’s okay to put yourself first
Sometimes you need to put yourself first
Don’t let people break your self-worth
Yeah
‘Cause you create your self worth
Don’t let people step on you like dirt
Sometimes you need to put yourself first
Don’t let people break your self-worth
Yeah
‘Cause you create your self worth
Don’t let people step on you like dirt
Uh
Thee Encouragement Kid pursuing my dreams
It may never come true
But I follow it regardless
‘Cause I know where my heart is
Yeah stand up for yourself
Stand up for yourself
You’re worth more
You’re worth more ah-uh
I’m out
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8. |
Possible Impossibilities
03:05
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Impossible
Amount of possibilities
With abilities
Just like these
Yeah
Just like these
Higher than trees
See my smiling teeth
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
Breathing fresh air in my alveoli
Never know when the whole sky
Will be toxic clouds just whooshing
From our pollution
Huge factory explodes
Sets the earth’s difficulty mode
From mundane
To heroic
In one day
Yeah
Keep up my pace
But life’s not a race
My mind’s aligned with my heart
Take my time, find the right path
‘Cause I’m me for a purpose
Spent too many days, believing I was worthless
Used to talk down to me, now I watch what I say
Words hold a lot of weight
Not here to propagate a ball and chain
But Here to instigate a change
‘Cause there’s
Impossible
Amount of possibilities
With abilities
Just like these
Yeah
Just like these
Higher than trees
See my smiling teeth
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
Hey little dude, man you can’t lose hope
It’s okay sometimes you cannot cope
When you have days where you hate yourself
It’s then you need to pace yourself
Slow it down, no matter what, the earth spins around
Slow it down, look at the stars don’t look at the ground
Slow it down, still get head lice wearing a crown
Slow it down, please
Only you can reach your dreams
It’s true, even if it’s corny
The Encouragement Kid that’s a pretty big warning
I don’t give a damn
You’re listening to a man
Who sampled a cat purring
Who’d get up and rap in the sermon
Who is each day growing and learning
Who keeps going when he’s hurting
Who you can find swinging in the trees
Singing about possible impossibilities
Impossible
Amount of possibilities
With abilities
Just like these
Yeah
Just like these
Higher than trees
See my smiling teeth
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
Feel this inside my myelin sheath
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9. |
Thanks For Listening
07:18
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