1) Outro (Credits Roll) Written by, Michael Lipset Produced by Logan “Lokes” U’u for Sol.Play. Productions “Now our first performer is a VM artist… He’s going to come up to the mic, my man Mike Lipset…” “Who you wit?!” “You know!” It’s like dark turned to light in a matter of 90 nights, What was good’s now bad, what’s bad is all right. To your dismay and delight, Mike continue to write, Despite the fact it’s the 2012 of my life. Took this music in my heart, gave it something to hold, Started heating up my blood, it brought me in from the cold, Said if I’m gonna be known, gotta be taking pics, Gotta be doing shows, I’ve gotta be filming clips, I gotta go hard for Mike Lip My goal was positive contact, the result was the opposite And it’s not an apocolypse, but yes it is a change And may be why my music is strained, feeling estranged, Lokes! The tension in my head’s got my bedroom rising, Nobody to confide, I claw for the silver lining, Sitting on cloud 6 and dripping ink from the eyes, It’s crude oily tears, I’m spitting, the world crying Fuck all of them liars we try enemy tyrants Could be as simple as raising a fist in silence Adrift and timeless in the rifts of rhyme Well isn’t this what I’m doing in my defiance? Making the rules you’re ‘bout to bow down to, Like we’re taking the fucking track you do the shout-outs to, The one you’d normally toss like “here’s the shout-outs dude,” And making it the track you set the pow-wow to Lyn-Lake, been grateful well how ‘bout you I know a little spot and yo we can go downtown too With one 12 and a full 16 I’m proud to Introduce you to the man that I owe my whole sound to, Lokes! Who are we to leave earth? Why you trying to be fly? I cant look up without seeing planes pass me by, Yes, I’m going to smoke, the high is coumpounded By being sea-level headed but never ever drowning Homie, I’m grounded and honorably Blessed to have my rhyme-book covered by hanumanji We tough, not even a rock band could keep up Cause Lokes flipped it with them stock sounds, just tweaked up Every beat is ours, every rhyme the moment We own it all so to us, this is already golden Whatever copy you’re holding, whether it’s purchased or stolen, Just know it came from the heart so if you feel it you own it And it’s scary, I swear, putting your voice in the air, Transmit the waves for everybody to hear Our approach? No fear. We’re crying them dry tears Next up? Level Heads, yo the album is here, Lokes!

2) Distortion Written by, Michael Lipset Produced by Logan “Lokes” U’u for Sol.Play. Productions Ah-yea… Lokes, set me up right man… Level heads… ha! And if you think I’m wrong, you’d probably be right (uh-huh) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (naw) If I have a bad day I’m a have a great life (I’m a have a great life) Welcome to my world the dichotomy of Mike! (the dichotomy of Mike) And if you think I’m wrong, (yea) you’d probably be right (okay?) Cause we ain’t playin hip-hop tonight (naw man!) If I have a bad high I’m a have a great trip (have a great trip) Welcome to my world, the dichotomy of Lip-set! It’s a rare time when you catch me on some autobiographic But there's something inside me and right now I got the magic So listen to me map it, and throw one in the atmos - Nod your fucking head while I try to find a balance Between swerving off the cup and drinking holy from the chalice Humbling myself but doing so inside a palace I'm talented in my prime And I'm handling mine trying to earn a little cash so I can live like I don't have it Ever since I was young I wanted to be the one Who would be right by her side in the face of a setting sun But now I am the one and its night time baby And I'm trying to keep the lights on so I don’t do something shady to you And if you think I’m wrong, you’d probably be right (Uh-huh) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (Naw) If I have a bad day I’m a have a great life (I’m a have a great life) Welcome to my world the dichotomy of Mike! (The dichotomy of Mike) And if you think I’m wrong, (Yea…) you’d probably be right (Okay?) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (Naw man!) If I have a bad high I’m a have a great trip (Have a great trip!) Welcome to my world, the dichotomy of Lip-set! I'm trying to eat right, drink right, push the physique until i get tight But hey I got this addiction to cannabis when it ignites And you know I like to party keeping women in my eyesight Mom I know you raised me better so why can't I apologize? Check me in my flight suit, taking off from the basement Dream the hits on the hi-hats, live the lows of the bass it's Contradictory living in everyone that I face So everywhere that I go, I try to tear up the place While keeping myself together by not lying 'bout how bad it be This is me, no longer playing defense on reality Everybody's walking round but nobody acknowledges You could learn more from each other than you can in colleges so... And if you think I’m wrong, you’d probably be right (Uh-huh) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (Naw) If I have a bad day I’m a have a great life (I’m a have a great life) Welcome to my world the dichotomy of Mike! (The dichotomy of Mike) And if you think I’m wrong, (Yea…) you’d probably be right (Okay?) Cause we ain’t playin hip-hop tonight (Naw man!) If I have a bad high I’m a have a great trip (Have a great trip!) Welcome to my world, the dichotomy of Lip-set! And this shit is bizarre, I play your card while Lolo plays the guitar And my brother's up in Bolivia kicking it hard Whatup max? It's just your little brother Lipset Trying to show them how the Midwest can really get wet! We got a million lakes, I got a couple of friends Who keep me rooted when I go off and I lose it again Cause I can dance and I don't have to prove it to them They're gonna lose it if I lose it so I'll win it and spend Some of my money hooking them up with unlimited ends And Delivering tracks, that pushes limits to end Y'already know I'm taking this past the stars The only question left to ask is how far? How far? And if you think I’m wrong, you’d probably be right (Uh-huh) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (Naw) If I have a bad day I’m a have a great life (I’m a have a great life) Welcome to my world the dichotomy of Mike! (The dichotomy of Mike) And if you think I’m wrong, (Yea…) you’d probably be right (Okay?) Cause we ain’t playin hip-hop tonight (Naw man!) If I have a bad high I’m a have a great trip (Have a great trip!) Welcome to my world, the dichotomy of… And if you think I’m wrong, you’d probably be right (Uh-huh) Cause we ain’t playing hip-hop tonight (Naw) If I have a bad day I’m a have a great life (I’m a have a great life) Welcome to my world the dichotomy of Mike! (The dichotomy of Mike) And if you think I’m wrong, (Yea…) you’d probably be right (Okay?) Cause we ain’t playin hip-hop tonight (Naw man!) If I have a bad high I’m a have a great trip (Have a great trip!) Welcome to my world, the dichotomy of Lip-set!

3) Murderous Cypher Written by, Michael Lipset Produced by Logan “Lokes” U’u for Sol.Play. Productions Background vocals by Logan “Lokes” U’u and Alissa Paris Yup, listen to it, now you don’t wanna make it I murdered the beat, you came and investigated Took a couple blood samples, shook it up and debated Was it a crime of passion or was it premeditated? And then you found the pen lying next to the corpse With a bloody memo pad of the murderer’s thoughts And a couple strands of hair, which led you to guess The beat must have been a struggle to cause that kind of stress Then paused, took a breath, the scene was a mess Like someone came out of your dreams and defeated the best And then proceeded to eat it and reach right through the chest Because the heart was gone and the killer had left “Earlier today, St. Paul native Michael Lipset was indicted by federal marshals…” “In earlier news, Michael Lipset was seen [inaudible} with his producer, Lokes…” “Michael Lipset, accused by the FCC for allegedly murdering a beat…” “His alias, is Murderous Cypher…” I’m taking my pencil to the city and erasing, Plotting a murder, like it’s Kitty Genovese Multiple witnesses but nobody did a thing, Cause they were frozen by the death that I bring With my breath I left the beat naked and demeaned The body exposed, the flesh wet from the steam And the people took a double-take next when I returned back And I scratched “Lipset” on the screen It was so miserable, I wanted to keep on killing it but I had to let it go, So, keep your eyes peeled, on the real, keep it low I think I’ve said too much, it’s probably time that I go I’m a killer I gather the tools If you all with me then get up Y’all know me and I don’t play by the rules You can’t live up To the challenge, the level head’ll balance Anyone who come at us like they came here to lose (I’m) Apprehended and cuffed in the back of the squad I thought I covered my tracks so this seemed kind of odd It was a victimless crime to kill a beat with a rhyme And that’s the way I made it seem to everybody but God I bit my tongue till I got back to the station And they put me in a room with a table and a chair to be waiting I asked them why they got me and the shorter one suggested That I wasn’t in a position to be asking the questions “That’s the first lesson,” he continued Then gave me a second with his shoe into my facial tissue “Why’d you do it? We know you didn’t have the rights,” Called my lawyer, told him, “Bring in my producer tonight,” That’s when Sol.Play. arrived and said he wasn’t pressing charges “That’s what I ask of Lip cause I know he’s the hardest,” And then we stood and took a step to the door, I turned and said, “I didn’t kill the beat, I murdered the metaphor…phor…” “Murdered the metaphor so you can’t say it anymore…” (I’m…) “The reporting detective described the scene of the crime as devastating. He said there were a number of bystanders frozen in awe, watching as the young man dismembered the cypher. Officials from the FCC have said they will consider taking a more preventative approach toward the illegal reuse of licensed material. Regardless of the outcome, I doubt anyone will murder a beat so conclusively for quite some time.” “His alias is Murderous Cypher…”

4) Frustrated Written by, Michael Lipset Produced by Logan “Lokes” U’u for Sol.Play. Productions Bay area style bass line with west coast stabs. Melodic synth in the background adds further dimension. Drum line has Midwest Hip Hop influences. Music builds slowly until the beat drops at 55 seconds. Musical breakdown on the third verse. Put it all out there for you to take in… When I buckle down, see there’s nothing on my knuckles now Kicking down a different door, stripping down in front of the crowd You see me? I’m not a different kind of dude There’s a little bit of you in every single thing I do Prone to letting my head get bigger than bobble And my successes are chips, the more they stack the more they wobble Police myself and the force is the Gestapo Infamous for practicing unethical mottos I don’t get humbled when I fail, when I fall I wont get up I put that shit in my cocoon, crawl inside and soak it up So when I emerge as a monarch, and shake off all the sedatives I spread my wings and know that they were build from all my negatives On my way to flight, I saw struggle as prerequisite Let’s face it, still in my Wright brothers stage so get it kid! Or dead it kid, and move the fuck on, And dedicate it to those who helped you bring you along I’m gone… And isn’t it the way that we play? Crossing the line until we only see grey? I push you to the edge, but everything’s okay ‘Cause if you go, hope you know I’m never far away And I don’t care who you are, I know that you’ve seen pain And I may have done it, but you didn’t bring me rain And even if you did, you probably made me change Showed me how to flutter my wings, how to harness my reigns This is it, envision me at my limit, Wits end with my gifts that end wits in a minute And isn’t the image vivid, I’ve wasted multiple hours Debating how to empower the cowardess in my visage ‘Cause you get intimidated, admit it you’re such a cynic First impression depressing the way that we could kick it Like, “Damn, the kid looks powerful he isn’t down for the humble, Arrogance in his gait so fuck his music.” But yo, I’m livid and bruised, cooling the jets, If only they could see me, truthfully see my intent Then maybe they’d look into my eyes because instead They see lies staring at pupils on the wings that I spread The mechanism defense, the flare is more of a threat Don’t fuck with the heart I’m beating I need to give it a rest And only live for a season so season me with your best And dress for the occasion cause every minute’s a test With me… And isn’t it the way that we play? Crossing the line until we only see grey? I push you to the edge, but everything’s okay ‘Cause if you go, hope you know I’m never far away And I don’t care who you are, I know that you’ve seen pain And I may have done it, but you didn’t bring me rain And even if you did, you probably made me change Showed me how to flutter my wings, how to harness my reigns The breeze? Cool at the moment, see I’m ignoring the summer time Plucking a feather never really hurt a butterfly Embrace the darkness, you’ll never have to wonder why You rarely get to smile when outrunning the sunrise Cool at the moment, see I’m ignoring the summer time Plucking a feather never really hurt a butterfly Embrace the darkness, you’ll never have to wonder why You rarely get to smile when outrunning the sunrise Fly! And isn’t it the way that we play? Crossing the line until we only see grey? I push you to the edge, but everything’s okay ‘Cause if you go, hope you know I’m never far away And I don’t care who you are, I know that you’ve seen pain And I may have done it, but you didn’t bring me rain And even if you did, you probably made me change Showed me how to flutter my wings, how to harness my reigns

5) New Era Kids ft. Duenday [In2wishin] Mike Lipset and Duenday, yes… Sweat pants, grey shirt, face hurt from the chapness Minneapolis winters got me moving fastest, To get from point A to B like Mapquest I’m on a mission, no reversing no backsteps No resting, six hour maximum, Hear a million voices say they’re gonna go platinum Well rap is dumb, def and blind And I’m Anne Sullivan’n when I’m writing this rhyme, so Zero-one-zero-one-one-one it’s all digital talk, media conundrum Telling you to buy pointless things till your fun’s done Life’s no cake-walk so you better run-run Some run guns, well I run wire Up to my mouth where I spit to inspire So hopefully growth will not be hard to achieve And if you’re feeling me then believe, believe, believe… [Initial MC] One step at a time we gotta climb up And in this world of design we gotta find us And try to outshine everything that blinds us So lift your mind up, kid, lift your mind up [Lipset] Old stories more boring than your parents is That’s why every night we live a new narrative Keeping the whereabouts close like a therapist It’s a musical cure, we’re some New Era Kids… I got a pair of eyes wise to what’s coming in That’s why I never succumb to visual punishment And keep the tube turned away from all the hate and drama New era madonnas learn to swim, but I pirhanna So what you wanna do? Anywhere you wanna go, Winter wonderland like they used to have in Nagano, Blowing the naga now and digging the cotton mouth In order to ensure the rhymes are never watered down So get with me “Ohhhh!!!” Somebody pinch me “Ayyyyyyy!!!” A listener’s dream come true, Lipset and Duenday You’re just hearing the pen play above hysterical beats You didn’t know that this is what the New Era could be If you’re really feeling me, consume this audible meal Lift your mind out of the fake, proceed to keeping it real And you can physically feel the way we lyrically heal With pharmaceutical raps, cause the new way is to legally deal [Initial MC] One step at a time we gotta climb up And in this world of design we gotta find us And try to outshine everything that blinds us So lift your mind up, kid, lift your mind up [Lipset] Old stories more boring than your parents is That’s why every night we live a new narrative Keeping the whereabouts close like a therapist It’s a musical cure, we’re some New Era Kids… [Initial MC] I’m on a new direction, I’ve walked many paths And learned my lesson that it’s not about what you have A straight blessing when I’m writing down these new raps The truth has many faces, look at all these cool cats Who’s that? Yo, it’s Matt from the D-U- E-N-D-A-Y yea I see you, I need you, whether we be live on stage Or we locked up staring at these bars like a D-U- I wonder why sometimes they wanna be you And rhyme about all sort of things that couldn’t be true We need to take a step back and look When our high school’s filled with more crack than books It’s like, yo, let me keep it real for a quick sec, Duenday and Lipset, never gonna get rest, Yes, until the whole world’s aware of it, Tell all these boys and girls we New Era Kids [Initial MC] One step at a time we gotta climb up And in this world of design we gotta find us And try to outshine everything that blinds us So lift your mind up, kid, lift your mind up [Lipset] Old stories more boring than your parents is That’s why every night we live a new narrative Keeping the whereabouts close like a therapist It’s a musical cure, we’re some New Era Kids…

6) Misled ft. Alissa Paris “Hey, hey, hey, hey, Lipset, Lokes, Miss Paris! Hey, hey, hey, hey, Lipset, Lokes, Miss Par-” [Lipset] Quit playin… You think we’re having fun but we pack supplies ‘Couple of witty lines if you’re acting wise A cardboard box for when Paris decides To get the windmill chilling while we’re killing it live And if I was to see me outside I would feel like you lied if you said that I rhymed I was playing it safe but inside was a place A part of me that the other part began to decline Whatever I’m a chameleon I handle it fine From a suit to a T in the blink of an eye At my roots, I’m me and I can’t be defined That’s why I wear any style and better than it’s design The first time I heard the beat, it was deceiving Thought I was suffocating but really I was breathing Put it on a shelf, came back to it on the weekend Had that shit finished before we started the evening See me at the shows but really I’m there retrieving Vital information, who’s got the beats and Who’s on some bull shit? Who brought the heat in? I don’t need a pad, I write whenever I’m thinking Working all the time and that’s the sole reason Everything I do is misleading… [Alissa Paris] Lights dim, microphones on I got my EQ man pointing at me saying “It’s on!” And I feel so live, this music inside makes me… Fly… [Lipset] Short days, long nights, No breaks, alright, Keep it going until we can get it low, low, High stakes, live life, but y’all fam tonight So we can unite, not cut-throat, Pure grace, that’s right, Work hard, be nice, Make work your play, then make playing your life If you do it do you, you can do it to death, But live forever cause you always keep them misled Short days, long nights, No breaks, alright, Keep it going until we can get it low, low, High stakes, live life, but y’all fam tonight So we can unite, not cut-throat, Pure grace, that’s right, Work hard, be nice, Make work your play, then make playing your life If you do it do you, you can do it to death, But live forever cause you always keep them misled You’re feeling like you’ve heard the allure, Tony Montana theme to the globe on the floor With neon lights beyond bright well sure If he did it then it’s true man, the world is yours, But he took it for himself with a vision and force, So how could it have been given before? Tell me, I got a dream it’s American Scream like a cherubim When I’m on the scene till I’m scaring them Woman was like a drug, the pharmaceutical love Saved my life, so I won’t ever forget the heroine Threat level orange and I’m born again now, Terrorize the audio waves to get a clear sound You want a revolution? Well homie, we’re down And the first step’s making all you little squares round So get off all the popular drugs The vanity fair is over now who’s left to love? Shouts to Big Easy, it takes much to judge Too much work to harbor the hate and hold a grudge And they? Afraid of us Cause we think for ourselves And get past all the bitch-made shit they sell Go ‘head and pass me a spliff it’s a quick inhale To rise above this messed up world for real Deconstruct beliefs that our people instill And lead us to believe we have a reason to kill Cause how can you be a leader if your head is in jail? You free your mind and you wont have to be taking the hill But you’ll ascend to the top And you’ll be cutting a deal To stop all the misleading and chill… Short days, long nights, No breaks, alright, Keep it going until we can get it low, low, High stakes, live life, but y’all fam tonight So we can unite, not cut-throat, Pure grace, that’s right, Work hard, be nice, Make work your play, then make playing your life If you do it do you, you can do it to death, But live forever cause you always keep them misled Short days, long nights, No breaks, alright, Keep it going until we can get it low, low, High stakes, live life, but y’all fam tonight So we can unite, not cut-throat, Pure grace, that’s right, Work hard, be nice, Make work your play, then make playing your life If you do it do you, you can do it to death, But live forever cause you always keep them misled

7) Dreams Come True ft. Lokes [Lipset] Hey, follow me, come with me to the perfect place You know tomorrow’s gonna be a brand new day If you don’t follow, you’re gonna find out your own way And while you do it let me write the record to it! See when I woke up on the wrong side of the bed I said “Why would you wake up and go walking with the dead?” And then, That thought to me seemed so severe, It flipped up on a light inside that made me feel kind of weird Like where my fears come from? Where do my tears come from? When I’m getting ready to move where do the gears come from? And I ain’t saying that I know, but I know what I’m saying is Pretty close to what I was trying to explain And it’s my authentic name, how I often can make A cryogenic freezer just to preserve the flame, Save a spot up at the top, but I reserve the same So don’t come at me like you’re gonna keep me out the game Cause this was a dream of mine since I was 8 or 9 When I awoke at 21 just to find that dreams Came true in the booth whenever I rhyme Unconscious on a track like I’m severing the mind And that’s why, this was all I ever wanted So I had to do it or the thought would leave me haunted (haunted) Now it’s amazing, you feel the tracks that we’ve brung you Because it’s obvious you’re listening to dreams come true… [Lokes] Close your eyes and drift away To another world where the drama be lost And the only thing left is a paper and a pen Sitting in the palms of the last standing man Go and take your time, document your life Carve your name in the game with the edge of a knife So when the dust clears and the stars shine bright Do what you do to be you While you listen to a dream come true [Lipset] My picture ain’t much different when I paint The image you feel the pain of anyone in the game Who came before me trying to carve out a name My pen, my pad, pencil and paper the same But I was born Samuel until they saw my face My mother said, “That’s a ‘Michael’” and I took my place On this Earth, named after the tools I’d grace It’s a curse and in case you try to reverse it don’t waste Your magic on me, I taste too bitter homie, And plus it’s in my bony body Delivery is oddly similar to the godly beats you feel when you’re walking Hearing your feet-a-falling soft, a-1-2, a-1-2 In my heart and I quote, a poet giving you hope Nobody knew the breadth and scope When I took my stethoscope under my desk at home Put it straight up to the speakers and blacked out Now I’m still in the zone, imagined a packed house Imagined a hot night, I dreamt of a time when I would stand under spot lights Not for the fame alone, but to heal your pained soul And tell you there’s more to life than upgrading your plain clothes And that’s why this was all I ever wanted But I had to do it or the thought would leave me haunted (haunted) Now it’s amazing, you feel the tracks that we’ve brung you Because it’s obvious you’re listening to dreams come true… [Lokes] Close your eyes and drift away To another world where the drama be lost And the only thing left is a paper and a pen Sitting in the palms of the last standing man Go and take your time, document your life Carve your name in the game with the edge of a knife So when the dust clears and the stars shine bright Do what you do to be you While you listen to a dream come true

Turbulence all across the globe Feelings of oppression makes the blood turn cold It’s no longer atomic energy, we’re fighting in corporate wars In these times of stress and grief, stand up everybody rejoice And we say “Smoke the- Smoke the fire Smoke that- Smoke that fire Smoke that- Smoke that fire Feel it in your soul…” Skoo-ba-de-doo Skoo-ba-de-doo baby Skoo-ba-de-doo Skoo-ba-de-doo baby Skoo-ba-de-doo-ba-do-ba-do baby I feel it in my soul… [Lokes] Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke the fire) Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke it all the time) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) Smoke that- smoke that fire (mai ska lele) Smoke that- smoke that fire (ma’lo si tele oi) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) [Lipset] Ready to change the world as we know it and I’m impatient Sick of being chased so now I’m doing the chasing Ignoring formerly ordered treaties and now it’s blatant Wars get rulers cash so it pays to keep it waging Still the stock brokers and teachers get paid different wages One agrees it should be equal but has no voice in the pages Come on, let’s take a run at this heat, one for the ages We’re burning the world up in every battle and stage It’s the man verse the machine, the live show or the screen The youtube or just living life simple and plain? Greed and money got us in the ocean sucking it clean But then it snapped, a mishap of misused government green Tell me, why would you make it if you can stop it? That’s kind of the motto of this here Level Heads project The flames have been ignited, we need them to die So we smoke that fucking fire and widen the third eye Sing it to em Lokes [Lokes] Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke the fire) Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke it all the time) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) Smoke that- smoke that fire (mai ska lele) Smoke that- smoke that fire (ma’lo si tele oi) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) [Lipset] They told me that forest fires were a natural disaster But all I could see were stumps, I could barely contain my laughter Could tell you mother fuckers had been through there with a tractor Damn, and you think you can pull the wool over a lamb, sir? Naw when we burning trees in my house, soon as the harvest’s announced We make them clippings so they don’t die out Maybe something y’all should try out Then we can go and buy out The other lumberjacks and bring the earth up out of this drought Because so far the effort’s come in such a feeble amount From me and you, interest groups and federal bank accounts Every thieving, powerful prowess, we’re weeding them out Grinding them up, smoking that fire till we’re breathing them out And exhaling all the toxins, free the body of noxious Chemicals and composites, enjoy not being boxed And locked inside of stocks, and reality plots We move into a time where all the vanity stops so we can [Lokes] Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke the fire) Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke it all the time) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) Smoke that- smoke that fire (mai ska lele) Smoke that- smoke that fire (ma’lo si tele oi) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) Well yes we smoke the fire but we never ever touch the blow And if you’re gonna consume it make sure it’s all natural In these troubling times, why not? We fly up to the highest peak Look at yourself from up above rock steady to the beat It’s that time push aside all the pressures from the world Enjoy what’s brought to you exclusively from mother pearl Let it be known if you fly from the mountains to the sky The zion inspiration musically will amplify If you listen to the message that Bob Marley left for us You’ll understand the true meaning of unity and love But instead what do we do? We struggle to find truth A lost generation with a lot less to lose [Lokes] Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke the fire) Smoke that- smoke that fire (smoke it all the time) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind) Smoke that- smoke that fire (mai ska lele) Smoke that- smoke that fire (ma’lo si tele oi) Smoke that- smoke that fire and feel it in your soul (We keep a level mind)

[Alissa] I told you it’d be just fun Cause I can’t let you leave Without laying next to me Just be here, just be not once I refuse to believe This shit ain’t what we need [Lipset] (Talk to me baby… What do we do?) I know we’ve been having problems, we’re bearing the weight Of time, pushing the bonds, couldn’t let it be fake Couldn’t handle a breakup, we just called it a break Thinking the rules would bend but that thought didn’t take And we weren’t prepared for the pain so we felt the strain Of staring straight into reality and seeing our fate Now I’m up early in the morning when I startle awake Look to my left, go in depth upon seeing your eyes But then the image fades and I see the mistake Staring at a face that I’ve only known for a night And baby, I’ve been altering my calendar To avoid a confrontation or a challenge to Let me reintroduce you to what my talent does Kind of hoping that our paths will cross Forget the laws like [Alissa] I told you it’d be just fun Cause I can’t let you leave Without laying next to me Just be here, just be not once I refuse to believe This shit ain’t what we need [Lipset] Left me wondering who am I to pretend? Like, “Baby, what are the odds we’ll ever find this again?” The rarity of our love is something we should defend But we find ourselves offending each other instead So I sit back relax and breathe the smoke deep Wondering why I’m partying with little to no sleep This is a man at a time when he’s most weak Talking the slow speech and climb in to both sheets Pain that other women have tried to help me to ease But only the cause could ever get it to cease Then in you walked (peace) But you didn’t talk, just gave me a look like, “Boy, all that shit’s gotta stop,” And before anybody knew it in the room getting locked My hands up on your hips, our lips setting it off In the morning we woke up and we had to agree Last night could never last we were living a dream But still you said… [Alissa] I told you it’d be just fun Cause I can’t let you leave Without laying next to me Just be here, just be not once I refuse to believe This shit ain’t what we need [Lipset] We weren’t supposed to be together But as it happened here we are and this couldn’t feel better And I know you got a lot that you’ve just been dying to say ‘Bout how I wasn’t there for you, didn’t care for you but hey, There’s too much in between us to get figured out tonight And the first time we kissed is kind of what this is feeling like So why don’t we go to the place where we can physically ignite The negative energy that we’ve been holding on to way too tight? I know you said…

On my tippy toes with the strength of a giant and as a giant I speak to y’all By finding common characteristics that live between us all I’ve been all over the world, and now as I recall Even the biggest only require a few feet to fall Losing everything, to me it’s new beginnings You may respond by killing so tell me, what is defeat to y’all? And I’m slowly getting off the pharmaceuticals telling life that it’s beautiful I wonder if she’ll heed the call? On campus with a second-hand iPod thinking, “Damn, I’ve got to step it up just to compete with y’all.” Self-conscious, but honest to a T I said I’d give you the world but all I promised you was me And judging by your silence I think probably you’d agree That if your kindness equaled cash the economy would be In a similar place, scraping dinner from our plates, Little sorrow on our face, I wonder, where did the music go? I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up) I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up) Yea, I always wanted to change the world… That was… till I realized, most people just aren’t like me… I never listened when they told me to be the better man I’d have to learn the proper time to say goodnight to Neverland I am the gypsy that’s at the back of the caravan Making sure to observe the beauty in every grain of sand That’s what I am, and whether the tables round or not I make a toast to grace then rise the King of Camelot I’m quicker to leave than to love, to the above never speak, I find her up inside myself that’s why I’m never weak Tell me, how often do you try to bend the truth? Huh? When there’s no hope, what do you do to recoup? Huh? Have you felt that you’ve ever been misjudged Cause they forgot the “i” before the “n” and said you were a “grown up?” No, I’m growing, it’s more practical I know some 40 year olds trying to go back to school Seeing the wisdom in both Jesus and in Judas Knowing they could learn some more as both the teacher and the student, yea I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up) I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up) Lights flashing across my sunglasses, I’m lost In the blunt, so I ash it, hit it, then I’m taking off And you can come, if you need, under the cloak With the trees, I’m a be real, eventually I’ll break you off And this is life, you know? We both battling So I’m a cloaked traveler just handling my many thoughts Could use a penny less, you speak and it’s a penny more Don’t need you anymore so when we gonna get you lost, man? I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up) I’ll tell you once I’ll tell you I am not you I’ll tell you twice, you’re not me (You’re not me) And that’s it, (So back up) If you ain’t trying to build you destroy Little man you’re a boy, and that’s it (And that’s it) So back up (So back up)

[Lipset] I come back every time from a visit with my girl And there’s people everywhere that are fucking with my world And there fighting for my time, but my calendar is booked They say, “Mikey, baby, look, let me up into your world” But I ain’t gonna socialize, you gotta remember I prioritize Please, lady, know you met your demise When you started fucking with that Lipset guy I’m quite surprised that you really believe That you could come at me desperate and get me to leave Someone that I would jet-set for and know it would be Infinitely better than if it were you and me, alright? Then my boys get to going out They say, “Lip, should we bring one back around? So we can all have fun, we can all get down, Instead of you in your room with your headphones loud?” Thanks fellas but I’m good, I got the perfect woman waiting for me and I could Fuck up if I ever let a lady come near So instead of playing games I’d just rather steer clear You know? All that I gotta say, is get that outta my way You know I want it today, but I ain’t hitting it I want nothing to do with neither you or your crew I do my work and I stay constantly getting it [Alissa] I got that good good, you know you should should Let me take you home You say, “That’s alright,” now I’m not gonna fight Just call me if you change your mind I’ll be there when you’re ready come on [Lipset] Alright, totally honest, life in the way Talk during the week but you work in the day In your office whisper, the gossip gets her And I act a fool till you giggle and say “Baby, stop! I gotta do work.” Fine, but I miss trying to pull on your shirt And no I never get mad when you’re missing my calls I know you can’t get them all, but that shit still hurt Making up for it quick, though, with a green webcam light And I bug when you go to kiss me goodnight No I don’t trip when we fight Cause I’m considering the fact that I’m not always right But baby it’s not easy, and nor for you, you know I can’t believe That nobody’s hollering or bothering to ask For your number or a mother fucking one-night pass And when he does? You probably flirt, well hey Everybody likes to know they still can turn them heads And I know that we’ve been talking less We’re not growing apart but we are at a distance And I’m envisioning the future now Somewhere down the road living in the same town But we both have needs and I’m not naïve Enough to believe that you haven’t been messing around So, all that I gotta say is if they’re coming my way I might be on it today, but I ain’t staying for good We can have a little fun with another one as long as it’s understood They got nothing on us [Alissa] I got that good good, you know you should should Let me take you home You say, “That’s alright,” now I’m not gonna fight Just call me if you change your mind I’ll be there when you’re ready come on I got that good good, you know you should should Let me take you home You say, “That’s alright,” now I’m not gonna fight Just call me if you change your mind I’ll be there when you’re ready come on BONUS Spoken Word – Hidden Track Written by, Michael Lipset I spent the summer in the midst of a goddess, Somewhere around her heart was the imprint of a promise Never to let me down and always to be honest Of course I fell in love so quick it was supersonic She couldn’t afford to be hurt so I didn’t drink her tonic But guarded her goblet, told the general, “Put troopers on it!” Personal sacrifice should a threat ever come upon it. Don’t pawn it; don’t want another to have a chance to have bought it. She’s fine, baby girl you’re fine and now I’m finally yours And this ain’t something you can find in the stores Opposed to giving you diamonds and it’s not cause I’m poor It’s cause I’d rather put my halo on your finger and soar I’ll give you hell; I’ll give you heaven, everything between and more Cause we were meant to be together since the umbilical tore So can you feel it? It’s raw; I’m breathing free once again, I owe it to you, it’s true, I owe it to them Cause when no one would do a thing for me, family and friends You did it for me once, then you did it for me again So if ever you need a warrior it’s for me you should send, And I’ll bring the troops to come to your defense.

13) A Toast to Us It was always you, it was always you There’s one girl for every man, damn, it was always you Before the nightmares about you cheating on me made me sweat You said, “Baby, just come on, breathe…” Before we christened like every location with every position And saw our future together in high definition Before we rode across the country, love in our mission Before we new that same road would be our road to perdition We were meant for (each other) heavenly sent for (each other) Star-crossed lovers we embodied the metaphor Hard-knock loving like the bull and the matador But now you’re wanting the ring, all I can bring is the war So put it up, raise it up in the air one time Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness Toast to love, toast to changing your mind, Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do And here’s the status, long distance, a year-and-a-half We were magical, mystical, love in a glass See it was tragic, we kissed and we thought it would last But at the end of the weekend, knew we had to move back To New York, where I was scared you’d find somebody better But just before you left you went to my closet for my sweater Knowing wherever you wore it, all the brothers would stop Cause no single 5’2’’ woman rocks an XL top And when we danced it was obvious we elevated Even family knew family was what we had created And the people our age who were all getting hitched Said we were next to be fixed, cause if we couldn’t make it They knew they couldn’t make it, an artist couldn’t fake it And I owe you the world for even thinking of waiting But girl, I gotta spread my wings and be free And when you’re done doing the same I hope you’re coming back to me So put it up, raise it up in the air one time Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness Toast to love, toast to changing your mind, Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do No let’s get one thing clear, I’m still gonna be right here Just a phone call away whenever you need an ear But baby, we stopped growing and I’m trying to move forward Twenty-two and truly need to experience more Sure, our love is pure but it’s getting absorbed By the spaces between us and it’s hurting our core So we talk and it’s like I don’t even know what to do I wrote the words before I had the chance to speak them to you And doing it through song is not how I thought it would go down But this music was the only way I could figure it out The lesser of two evils do we keep going and drown? Or end it now, hoping someday we come back around? I hope I see you around, cause hey I’m letting you know You were the one that got away before I even let you go The girl from next door always helping me grow Everyone else afraid of the secrets you already know So put it up, raise it up in the air one time Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness Toast to love, toast to changing your mind, Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do So put it up, raise it up in the air one time Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness Toast to love, toast to changing your mind, Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do Do what we do, do what we do, do what we do Bye baby…

[DYC] I’ve been up, I’ve been down, Took my shots, damn near counted out But I knew deep in my soul That my heart wouldn’t let me fall Now I’m working, never fear With my trusty battle gear And this mic, it sounds so clear So even if you turn me off I’m still in your ear [Lipset] Yea, I’ve never been at the bottom but yo, I’ve felt that way Nine years old, migraines, five pills a day Three years old in the front seat of a car And yea I’ve still got the scar tissue in my neck until this day Still as a kid with the playdough I sat and I played See I had all the colors, I made the world out of clay And then I’d bring it to my mother she would bake it and say “The world is yours to mold it baby, look what you just made.” I know you’re right, Mom, I see I got it in me But it’s kind of hard without a father who’s fathering me Wait, that ain’t bothering me, was wise beyond my age I knew I couldn’t miss what I didn’t have so to this day Forget a father figure, put me out of house and home Took off the training wheels, put the boots for walking on So now I’m stomping on the drum up in your ear Can you hear me? The mic and my trusty battle gear-a-clanging [DYC] I’ve been up, I’ve been down, Took my shots, damn near counted out But I knew deep in my soul That my heart wouldn’t let me fall Now I’m working, never fear With my trusty battle gear And this mic, it sounds so clear So even if you turn me off I’m still in your ear [Mally] Yea, it’s hard to look at the bottom and smile everyday My song of life is skipping but it still plays anyway Ready for war ever since I turned four My cardiac it was torn by my father being gone I’m strong, but I’d weep for weeks, my eyes covered my cheeks In thunder storms I’d mourn and hide under the sheets But at least you’re alive and half happy My self-dialogue was shot if I dressed tacky, ha Felt alone in a half-happy home, Outsiders outside us would try to properly guide us But the prayer let me rise up and turned the inside up Side down and helped me navigate through a dying town Family splitting but I’m coping through a written So I’m thankful I can change all of your lives with my gift it’s Hard if you let it be, year after year I fear nothing it all with my trusty battle gear yea [DYC] I’ve been up, I’ve been down, Took my shots, damn near counted out But I knew deep in my soul That my heart wouldn’t let me fall Now I’m working, never fear With my trusty battle gear And this mic, it sounds so clear So even if you turn me off I’m still in your ear [Initial MC] It goes joy, pain, struggle, friends, Family, happiness until the very end It goes joy, pain, struggle, friends, Family, happiness until the very end It goes joy, pain, struggle, friends, Family, happiness until the very end It goes joy, pain, struggle, friends, Family, happiness until the very end [Lipset] Said we got one life, don’t think about how you lead it You’ll get dirty and then you’ll wash rinse and repeat it But I mean it don’t get defeated, when you go nuts and they bleed it The wildest child’s are needed and we’re here so please believe it Said we got one life, don’t think about how you lead it You’ll get dirty and then you’ll wash rinse and repeat it But I mean it don’t get defeated, when you go nuts and they bleed it The wildest child’s are needed and we’re here now people come on! [DYC] I’ve been up, I’ve been down, Took my shots, damn near counted out But I knew deep in my soul That my heart wouldn’t let me fall Now I’m working, never fear With my trusty battle gear And this mic, it sounds so clear So even if you turn me off I’m still in your ear I’ve been up, I’ve been down, Took my shots, damn near counted out But I knew deep in my soul That my heart wouldn’t let me fall Now I’m working, never fear With my trusty battle gear And this mic, it sounds so clear So even if you turn me off I’m still in your ear

15) Intro (Title Track) Woooooo!!! Ha, what’s up y’all? It’s your boy, Lipset… Welcome to the Level Heads… Probably some of the deepest moments I’ve experienced in my life… I hope you enjoy that… Welcome to Level Heads come get aquainted with us Since we started on this journey thanks to all of y’all who hit us For collabo’s, shows, showing love when we did us And knowing no one is perfect when we didn’t in this business it’s Hard to stay humble while promoting yourself But I swear I’ll try my best, keep checking me cause it helps In the time we made this album got my jersey and shorts Offered a job in New York, but turned it down to keep killing the sport Said, “I’m chilling,” in short and it broke my girl’s heart Cause she lives in Manhattan, we’re half a country apart And I’m on a plane to visit flying up here with the stars Unsure if I’ll be returning unleashed or recharged We turn love to hope, turn Sol.Play. to Lokes Daisy Giles, fine arts, with the illest brush strokes See we’re, too much alone, together we’ll never end Cause we balance each other out, they call us the Level Heads Like that… See I haven’t even made it but already they’re debating “In From the Cold” was LeBron in high school And I really shouldn’t hate it but I’d like it if y’all waited Cause the legacy I want is much more like Michael’s And they’ve said I’m mainstream cause I reach more hearts just Wait a second you’re quick to pick me apart let’s Nod to Minnesota but please don’t take it wrong When I say I’m trying to be more than a local artist You hold my past I chose you as my Cape Canaveral Over the Big Apple the Africa of this hip-hop And my love for you lasts cause I’m always coming back to you I couldn’t live without the smell of pollen from your lilacs Not famous, but already I feel the pains and I ignore it You said my music’s the reason why I am unsupportive But Dave, life is a two-way street, And I was never there for you cause you were never there for me Just trying to find my slice of pie while chopping down this cherry tree Level Heads indefinitely, I will forever be 1 Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate But that we are powerful beyond measure It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us… But I ain’t done yet… Title track, a couple things that I have left to do Natalie Neish, visuals, I give credit to you And to Max, there isn’t shit to be said If no one else was in the crew it’s you who’d level my head So to DYC up in the ‘Lou, you’re so nice, do what you do I know you’ll make it to the league and get us skybox booths And Lokes, you know Samoa waits to see you on their shores again When I go back to PNG I’ll do it via Oregon And pick you up from Cali the trip is gonna be porcelain Cleanse the body and mind until we feel born again But for now? It’s time to grind brother. Mother, You’ve been weighing kind of heavily on my mind, wonder If I’m fine but look you did pretty well We had to make it to heaven since we went through hell And can’t you tell? That I wont let us face defeat again Level headed god, you can tell the devil I’m beating him down I’m…