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Imperfect Practice

by KuyaChris

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1.
[Intro] Have you ever been in love? Have you ever grabbed a bull by its horns? Or snatched a rose by its thorns? It’s a foolish move, but don’t blame the little boy [Verse 1] I’m just a boy A very strange, enchanted boy They say I’ve wandered very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy, and sad of eye But I’m very wise Trust me Would you trust somebody who lies? Or would you trust somebody who tries to never die? [Verse 2] Learn to love - that’s the lesson of life Take yo Ls - you don’t win every time I fell, but I got up again - scraped my knee and bumped my head My friend, Let’s not pretend - life ain’t perfect But the pain is worth it if you gain your purpose Is it love? Is it Gs? The best things in life - is it free? Nah - gotta work, put in the hours And devour your inner coward The power is in the lotus flower Peace, zen, serenity, So take it - don’t fake it Grab your fears and learn how to break it [Outro] The greatest thing you’ll ever learn Is just to love, and be loved in return
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[Intro] Sit still My father said, sit still Relax child, and close your eyes [Verse 1] Don't be scared son, learn to relax Everybody's got their own way and path Just breathe on in, you don't need to go wild But if you wanna get buck, you just do it with style You see these fears you face, that attack on the daily base Is all a part of the crazy maze So put some heart and soul into your daily state And attack life with that Filipino grace, son! Yeah I said it, you're an island king Don't you ever forget it So let your fears go, and just relax Start taking back your women from the Haoles at last [Transition] Sit still My father said, sit still Dream big, and close your eyes [Verse 2] What's the use son if you there just sitting low? What's the use bro, if you don't got any dough? No no, not saying it's all all bout the money Or all about the clothes, or all about the honeys But boy it feels good if you get to reach your dreams Boy it feels good if you get the pretty things In life you should get up and reach To make all your wishes a reality It's all good, no bad, no need to ever be sad Falling down is necessary for winners to have It's all part of the plan, all part of your fate To finally understand the problems you face A humble approach in this race for fame Will lead the hopeful artist in creating a name Of value and pride, one that can ride Throughout the nation and inspire some lives [Outro] Sit still Relax child And close your eyes
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[Intro] We are so far away from here [Verse 1] I wanna go back home, I wanna see my fam Cause they the only people that I feel can truly understand The reason that I drink, and the reason that I think That this world is getting close to the edge, to the brink I don't want to sink, but we always get these floods And people praise the politics but all they get is mud Then watch them complain, but they all just sit around It's a love hate thing I got Filipino crowds [Verse 2] See I'm a thousand miles off, in a faraway land Who am I to say how people should behave and spend their grands? I'm not a saint, I've behaved in bad ways But I'm here to appeal to reorient this place My land, my country, my love, my honey Worth so much more than all these drugs and money Right about time that we start living our own lives Be proud of your brown skin that captivates the eyes You don't ever have to change, don't lighten your skin Don’t let colonial mentality ever win We've driven them out, but now we're driven on down By all these local rich kids who are fighting for the crown It's such a shame, so I propose the flame To burn them all down before destroying the name of Filipinos Are you proud of me? Cause I'm a balikbayan and I'm proud to be Filipino [Outro] Are you proud of me? Filipino... Know that I want some Filipina...
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[Intro] Do you.. Forever in my mind, only you.. Believe in love.. Do you believe in love? You’re my first love, forever in my mind Do you remember? [Verse 1] Perfection, seemed to be what we were blessed with Thinking about what we would name our first kid While we daydreamed about living decades together Overusing words like "I'll love you forever" “Never will I let you go,” type of flow Bonnie and Clyde on that drive through the open roads She got shotgun, blasting my soul, finally exposed I should just be me, authentically, is what she showed Bringing out my character, the fake massacred On stage, the role I played living happier days I relayed thoughts of beauty and pain While she kept me brave by repeating my name No more childhood shame It's insane, the sanity I gained From this puppy type of love that grew up into the greatest Dane She’s my freight train, hauling away the baggage From the fake days into the next phase [Transition] You’re my first love Do you remember? Do you remember when we were in love? Cause I remember.. You’re my first love, forever in my mind [Verse 2] It's a brand new day, but her memory remains Lingering on, though I try to erase Her face, her name, the childlike grace It's a blessing and a curse that's regrettably stained By my personal blame for playing a game With only physical gains occupying my brain Though I fly off in planes and travel the plains The wonders of this world don't reach the same plane as this plain Jane She deserves more than the 8th name as I wander and chase fame As I ponder and pave ways to re-right the wrongs of my history It's a mystery to me as how she lays claim To the inner parts of my membrane Eternalized in my heart and my bed frame She's the best strain, burning up the other dames Will these dark clouds around ever fade? [Transition] You’re my first love Could you forgive me? Could you forgive me for all that I’ve done? You’re my first love, forever in my mind I apologize [Verse 3] I'm sorry for the way I treated you in the end. I destroyed the memory and story of two friends You didn't do anything wrong, though I turned away the gifts gave. Disrespecting a blessing in exchange, for what? Superficial caressing, non-Bilblical undressing Now my mind is stressing from my lack of confession So I put down in song this apology letter Righting my wrongs in hopes that the future memories get better [Outro] I hope your future memories are better Forever in my mind, only you
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[Intro] It's the 31st day of May (x3) Y'all better remember this day [Verse 1] See I have a dream for my 30k team A grand a month each just so we can live free And not have to worry about the incoming bills I know this dream of mine can become real I'll add on 2k so I can be on that 3 I'm working today on every opportunity That passes, I'm building up my assets Through hard work, consistency and passion Imagine a life full of riches and flashin All because of finally talking action And putting in the work As a professional artist, musician, and entrepreneur So I call out to my dreams, and I add on the belief That this all can come true and become reality My faith is mad strong, as I visualize A plan and a path to manifest my prize [Break] Y'all better remember today, the 31st of May It's about to go down (x3) [Verse 2] Right now is when the work begins I throw to the ground all my earthy sins Got no more time or space for a life that's fake So I throw away all of my pride and hate And I start to a relay a mentality of patience Start to build a whole new nation People living by the rule of cooperation Willing to help, willing to serve Living the life, living to learn Ready to work ready to earn Giving love, getting it back in return This is my promise, to my sisters and my bros I will lead by example and through actions I will show That a dream can be reached with enough time and focus Once it is defined and you get rid of all that is bogus It'll be magic, oh hocus pocus The treasures will appear and you're no longer hopeless Just remember your daily purpose Is get rid of what is worthless And practice your craft until it's picture perfect
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[Intro] Hey Kuya, question, what do I do if I feel alone? Man, all you gotta do is get off your butt and find a homie. [Hook] You gotta build a team, you gotta build a crew You gotta find the right people who got the same damn dream as you Then raise them up, and push them hard Make them go oh really far Be the leader of yo brothers, you, you, you gotta You gotta build a team, you gotta build a crew You gotta find the right people who got the same damn dream you Then raise them up, and make them proud Show them what you’re all about Be the leader of yo brothers, you, you, you gotta [Verse 1] At first I was alone, started all out on my own Then I realized this game of life is not about the throne If a brother needs a helping hand the first thing I do is go and grab His shoulders before he drowns and drag him onto some stable land What you doing brother? pick yourself right on up Don’t waste your time doing things that don’t even do that much for your dreams So come along and join my team, this is where you’ll grow Building you up steady and slow [Hook] [Verse 2] Listen up and build yourself a clique Choose the right people who can help become rich Share the wealth and spread the love Bring the low ones up above, push them hard to make them better Make them sweat out tears and blood Cause the hard work, it brings, all these blessings and bling Our dreams, will come true, if we do the right thing And that is to be a good king [Hook] [Outro] Ah, I think I get it now Kuya One man cannot walk this earth alone, right? Build a team, build a crew Find the right people who got the same damn dreams as you
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[Verse 1] Running through the Philippines looking for another queen To fulfill all the wishes of my selfish dreams I confess, I’m not the best, but I do try To relieve her stress, I do smile, with a wide grin Oh this evil world is full of my sins Never will I pass through those holy gates Sadly, my fate is close to criminality Walking on the line of morality Is it a crime if I give in to vice? Is this not all just a part of life? Is it wrong if I make a worker my wife? She’s working the nights Red tint with darks lights A beautiful girl with a sad life Let me save her and savor her flavor I’m a traitor to the good Promising freedom and a chance for change But we both know it’s a lie, so fake Sleeping with pleasure but waking up in the morning right next to disgrace Momentary joy for an everlasting life of shame Such an addicting pain Back for more even on a holy day, I pray, I say, oh Can I change? Or am I stuck this way? Addicted to a fucked up kind of play I’m out of luck but I still play the same old game I’m hooked to the queens so I never fold Going all in and I never follow what I’m being told Drowning in a river of lies and gold I’m sold to this game, but god damn, can I change? [Outro] Or am I stuck this way? Can I change? Or am I stuck this way? My life needs another day for me to change Don’t wanna stay the same I’m looking for another way for me to change Can I change? Is there a way? I’m hoping to find a way for me to change..
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[Verse 1] Looking for love in one another Rolling on drugs to not be sober That’s the pain of partyin’ Our generation just love to sin What’s the use if the love’s not real? That feelin’ of joy - just a pill That’s feelin’ of pain is still so real My cuts still need to heal But bright lights, with bass lines Real dubstep, and fake dimes Got me banging on my head ’til I can no longer feel my mind We ravin’, we craven’, for a little misbehaving’ What’s the use of having fears if none of them we facing’? [Hook] Pain, pain, you play the same old game I don’t need you in my life So why do you choose to stay? Pain, pain, please come again another day I don’t need you in my life So why do you choose to stay? [Verse 2] Freedom is our curse Many choices are the chains We paralyzed by fear to ever take the step to change Analyzing the cold world Fantasizing bout more girls But never taking action and living like a loser Such a shame, can’t complain Cause the fault lies deep within What the use of having a voice If you don’t even try to sing? It’s shameful, it’s painful, that we are never grateful Looking to escape by doing things that are so evil [Hook] Pain, pain, you play the same old game I don’t need you in my life, so why do you choose to stay? Pain, pain, please come again another day I don’t need you in my life, so I’ll fight you face to face [Bridge] So I lift my head, and clear my mind Everybody’s got a reason, to feel alive No need for shame, no need for pain The darkness brings forth a brand new day [Outro] Feel the beat and move your soul This life you live is all your own Don’t question love, just take it slow Then dance to the rhythm while we raise the tempo Dance to the rhythm and let your soul go
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[Verse 1] I've been moving all around this world Sometimes it seems as if I've made a wrong turn Can I change my ways And change my pace Or am I stuck living out all my stubborn days? Why do I keep on going back to all my vices? Can I flip it up and finally learn what romance is? I need a new life, I need to change So I'll keep it moving and learn from my mistakes [Hook] I’ll keep it moving, I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving, Let’s get it moving We’ll keep it moving [Verse 2 - Seph One] Gears grind with the clock ticking I tell myself never stop even if I’m not inching If you lost, switch it up, flip it Rip the pages that you on, start a new one Change the nuance, speak less and do more Don’t you worry little soldier Don’t forget what your momma told you Days pass, so this pain All this rain can only make all your seeds flourish And the sun will still shine It’s a cycle - 365 Gears grind with the clock ticking Got my pen scribbling Kike AI when he dribbling Down the middle - driving Mama raised me right Told me right there and then You’ll go far here and there So I’m diving Committing to the fall I bloom and I fly, kiss the sky Then I move, and I move And I move, just move [Hook] I’ll keep it moving, I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving, Let’s get it moving We’ll keep it moving [Verse 3] My goodness, my momma is ruthless Hustled for a house where I now make music She told me, work on your craft and follow your path Be grateful for every thing that you have Don't ever abuse the blessings given to you Fill up your mind with things you can actually use Don't sit around in that lazy state bro Five years from now - where you wanna go? Yo, she's the only one who shakes her head when I speak of dreams Take action child, don’t just speak Be more than words she says to me Damn Ma, you sound straight Extreme Be the king of your own soul Grab your dreams and set your own goals Pave the way instead of game Make some moves if you really want this world to change for the better Remember pursue your passions and concentrate You will be great if you contemplate the moves you make It’s simple, don’t complicate Just win the race by moving at a constant pace So.. [Hook] I’ll keep it moving, I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving I’ll keep it moving, Let’s get it moving We’ll keep it moving
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[Verse 1] I have this hopeful feeling, that simply makes me smile No words can do it justice, no drug can reach it's high Down by the beach it lingers, waiting for us to come Our dreams run through our fingers, grab them before they're gone [Chorus] Le's just pack all our things and get on out of here We'll coast down PCH and sip on some cold beer Don't stress about tomorrow, we'll be fine Let's just go and have a good time [Verse 2] Take in these fleeting moments, don't let them pass you by Hold on to them forever, you've only got this life So learn to take it easy, kick up your dancing feet The life that you desire, can become your reality [Chorus] [Verse 3] Coastin' the beachfront views We don't want to trouble don't be confused Drink in hand, walking through the sand This island fever makes you wanna dance That's right, everybody looking so fine Don't fight, if you wanna live a dope life Just dive, into the pool of thoughts To find your dreams that were once lost [Chorus]
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[Intro] Don’t fuck with me.. [Verse 1] Fighting ain’t my thing But mistaken are those who forget I swing when the time comes A good kid, willing to work in this cold world But they say it’s warming up Who knew that finding the right way would be tough That the political waves be rough I’m wrong, you’re right, always willing to fight They looking for the right path but never admit their wrongs Saying the best are the ones who can influence the songs It’s too much for me to say, who be correct and which way to walk The ones who have the money end up the ones allowed to talk Learning the ways of a system corrupt But knowing no way for the back room deals to stop It’s too much for a young man to take So what else can save this young man’s grace? Caught up in the rat race A freestyle of shit written - unconscious blabber Where the blind ones lead the majority gather All falling into the pit of lazy states Scared to confront the mirror of a lonely face The reflection don’t lie, the reflection don’t life So you better learn how to fly The reflection don’t lie, the reflection don’t lie The reflection don’t life, so you better learn how to fly And take those wings and spread them high [Outro] Don’t fuck with me.. Don’t do it

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This is a compilation album of tracks from the last 2-3 years that I'm actually happy with and proud of. It's not a lot at all, but it's my honest attempt at making good music. I shall keep on keeping on and doing my best. I hope y'all enjoy what you hear and that you take something good from it. Peace!

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released March 5, 2015

All producers are listed in the [brackets] with the samples they used - at least for the ones known. Much thanks and appreciation. Album art by @infin8seph // Infant Seeds.

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KuyaChris Daly City, California

KuyaChris is Filipino American trying to make good music for a better world. He's still working on getting better, and there's still a lot of room to grow, but he's doing it. Get at him and collab!

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