[ ‘MC’: Mad Child, ‘Pre’: Prevail ]

( *DJ Babu cuts up* )
“Ventilate”
“Swollen Members”
“Dart-spittin”

[MC] Man, I can’t believe I have to go through all of this again
I gave you your position [Pre] What, I thought we were friends?!
I didn’t ask, you offered, you’re short-tempered and demanding
It’s my energy on stage that makes our show so outstanding
[MC] Look, when we first hooked up, my first thought was you’re a pansy
You couldn’t rap on beat, you little four-eyed geek
[Pre] Yeah? And at the club there’s a reason we don’t hang out that much
You’re double-fisted with two Heinekens actin like a lush
[MC] That’s better than a leech, I tried to teach you to be tough
I guess it’s hard to squeeze strength out of a cream puff
[Pre] Oh you’re rough? [MC] Yeah, that’s right [Pre] Hey, let me pass you a pen
So you can fill an application at the Hair Club for Men

[ CHORUS (2X) ]
[MC] I meant everything I said [Pre] Everything I said I meant
[both] When there’s much on the line, yo, there’s times you gotta vent
“Ventilate”
[both] We’re magnificient together, it’s a perfect combination

[Pre] Man, you know how many times I’ve had to swallow my pride?
Put my feelings aside so that we wouldn’t collide?
[MC] I know I’m hard to get along with and much harder to work for
But I’m breakin my back while you’re hangin out at the bookstore
[Pre] Yeah, but when I’m there I’m readin Icarus, kinetics in English
So when we make songs at least our music sounds distinguished
[MC] Come on man, I made this happen, you don’t appreciate shit
[Pre] Yeah? [MC] I’m the one who hustled, yo, you never put in one cent
You’re dead-set in your ways, your stubborness [Pre] What?
[MC] How you think we got this far, it didn’t happen from luck
[Pre] If I had a buck for every kid I battled and slayed
I’d had enough to start my own [edited] record label anyway

[ CHORUS (2X) ]

[MC] I hope you realize these songs weren’t made for free [Pre] Man, I know
But once the cash comes back you can recoup your dough
[MC] Yeah bro, but you ain’t even signed a contract [Pre] No, that’s wack
[MC] I could get stabbed in the back [Pre] You should know better than that
[MC] Well, it’s frustrating to me, I got a lot on my plate
[Pre] Well, you’re the one who put it there, I thought we already ate
[MC] Alright look, where was I back three years ago? [Pre] Mininum wage?
[MC] That’s right, and where we at now? [Pre] Yeah, different page
[MC] OK, what’s the significance of the point I’m tryin to make?
[both] We sound magnificient together [Pre] so let’s drop this whole debate
(How many states?) [MC] Not many (How many countries?) [Pre] Plenty
(How old are both of y’all?) [both] Let’s just say we’re in our twenties
(How’d you come up with the name Swollen Members?) [both] Drunk at Denny’s
(Any last words?) [both] Step up and you’ll get kicked to the curb
[Pre] We’re strippin your verse, we’re rippin, you’re a [both] victim of words
[both] We’re both putting in work tryin to get what we deserve

[ CHORUS (2X)]

( *DJ Babu cuts up* )
“Spit it”
“Ventilate”
“…’em, leave em layin on their back” –> Iriscience

Does it go from east to west
Body free and a body less
Come again just to start a fresh
Once again to find a home
In the moment of the meantime

Dropping in coming through the mesh
Checking in just to get it blessed
Hard to leave when it’s picturesque
Find a form that’s free the roam
Where you coming from
Where you going

Do it all then it all again
Make it up and you make a friend
Paddle on just around the bend
Find a place where you can see
All the mamas and the papas

Take a chance on a recommend
Hard as hell just to comprehend
Disbelief that I do suspend
Easy now to find a breeze
Where you come from
Where you going

We all want to tell her
Tell her that we love her
Venice gets a queen
Best i’ve ever seen
We all want to kiss her
Tell her that we miss her
Venice gets a queen
Best i’ve ever

I know you said you don’t believe
In god do you still disagree
Now that it’s time for you to leave
G.L.O.R.I.A
Is love my friend

Your stylish mess of silver hair
A woman of your kind is rare
Your uniform returns to air
G.L.O.R.I.A
Is love my friend

And now it’s time for you to go
You taught me most of what I know
Where would I be without you Glo
G.L.O.R.I.A
Is love my friend

I see you standing by the see
The waves you made will always be
A kiss goodbye forever you leave
G.L.O.R.I.A
Is love my friend

Ohh, there’s no time,
To choose for yourself.
It’s like the candle’s lit at both ends now,
Deteriorating health.

Parent’s breakin’ up,
Wish they would decide,
Whether to stay together
Can’t make up their minds,

They wonder why you need someone,
You get no freedom at all.
They want you to drop down and conform,
They make your self-esteem fall.

Undecided, can’t make up their mind
Your parents collided and left you behind

If there’s a lock to their minds,
Can you tell me please.
I’ll be straight,
Straight to get the keys.

[Chorus]

Her mother doesn’t even know her name…
Undecided.
If there is trouble, well she just gets the blame,
But denies it.

[Chorus]

Being here together
Is like dreaming wide awake
Once you’ve found perfection
You know it’s no mistake
Too many times
I’ve tried too hard
To make love
Become real
You showed me how
My life can change
When love is meant to be
It’s Undeniable
Your love is Undeniable
It’s Undeniable.
True love is Undeniable.
It’s Undeniable
You can change direction
You can change your mind
Cold sky and close your eyes
But the sun’s still gonna shine
‘Cause when the magic comes your way
And you say it isn’t real
Yeah!
There’s no use to try to lie
About the way you make me feel.
It’s Undeniable
Your love is Undeniable
It’s Undeniable.
True love is Undeniable.
It’s Undeniable
I can’t turn it down
(I can’t turn it down)
No one else can turn it around
It’s the truest thing I’ve ever found
It’s Undeniable
Your love is Undeniable
It’s Undeniable.
True love is Undeniable.
It’s Undeniable

Your softly spoken words,
Release my whole desire,
Undenied,
Totally.

And so bare is my heart,
I can’t hide,
And so where does my heart,
Belong.

Beneath your tender touch,
My senses can’t divide,
Oh so strong,
My desire.

For so bare is my heart,
I can’t hide,
And so where does my heart,
Belong.

Now that I’ve found you,
And seen behind those eyes,
How can I,
Carry on.

For so bare is my heart,
I can’t hide,
And so where does my heart,
Belong.

Belong, belong, belong.

I got empty point to make
it’s about a faith
an empty point of view
it’s stinky through and through
so you think you’ve got some problems?
so you think you’ve got it bad?
good boy
gone bad
so sorry
so sad

makes you wonder if you can
it takes you puts you in a can
one thing I’m gonna do
something you don’t want to view

(unknown)
this is mine
this is my world
this is mine

I got a fresh opinion now
I can tell you how
I think it’s best just to take it and go under
oh take some
swallow you can’t miss
let’s you spend some time in bliss
oh come on down
oh come on down
oh welcome

this is my world
this is mine
this is my world
this is all mine
oh it’s all mine

Never a heaven an age old question
Written from a cold place
I feel sour I need a shower
Or just a slap in the face
Circumstance has left romance
And a puzzle in front of me
Who knows the ending, if the truth need
bending, A lie is the tool that you’ll need

chorus

So I’m under a mountain
Stuck to this mattress
Perfume and valium

What makes a Sunday different from Monday
Could be a look in her eyes
In need of flattery she changes batteries
So that her light will shine
The words she utters either so flows or
stutters
They’re either silly or wise
Anger with concern
But never to yearn
Only to be by your side

Lay down with number 13
Its a cold gray shame

Don’t know how to take it, don’t know where to go
My resistance running low
And every day the hold is getting tighter and it troubles me so
(You know that I’m nobody’s fool)
I’m nobody’s fool and yet it’s clear to me
I don’t have a strategy
It’s just like taking candy from a baby and I think I must be


Under attack, I’m being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won’t somebody see and save a heart
Come and rescue me now ’cause I’m falling apart
Under attack, I’m taking cover
He saw my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing’s gonna stop him now
Should I want to, I’m not sure, I won’t know how


This is getting crazy, I should tell him so
Really let my anger show
Cause waiting at the answer to his questions is a definite blow
(I’m kind of certain that’s the truth)
Guess I’m kind of flattered but I’m scared as well
Something like a magic spell
I hardly dare to think of what could happen, where I’d be if I fell


Under attack, I’m being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won’t somebody see and save a heart
Come and rescue me now ’cause I’m falling apart
Under attack, I’m taking cover
He saw my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing’s gonna stop him now
Should I want to, I’m not sure, I won’t know how


Under attack, I’m being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won’t somebody see and save a heart
Come and rescue me now ’cause I’m falling apart
Under attack, I’m taking cover
He saw my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing’s gonna stop him now
Should I want to, I’m not sure, I won’t know how


(fade)

deep in the night i see your smile
that melts into a dream
my ruthless mind feels easy
when I lay beside youi

thoughts of the day
are drifting away
like a cry without a pain
then morning comes around
and you?re gone

you are the pain
I?m under fire
you know the pain
I?m under fire-under fire

now I am alone
and I?m thinking of you
a face without a smile
that?s all

so lonely as I fight
through all day
as darkness approaches
I hear voices say

you are the pain
I?m under fire
you know the pain
I?m under fire

Unconditional love
Unconditional fear
Unconditional support
In your time of need
Oo, it’s unconditionally true
Oo, it’s unconditionally me
Unconditionally you

It’s a spiritual world
When the darkness comes
But you gotta hold your head up
Hold your head up high
Oo, you got to take a look around
Oo, and listen when you hear the sound
Unconditional love (love)

This is right, this I know
I found out, long time ago
Someday baby we’ll get there I know, oh, oh

Unconditional love
Unconditional hope
Unconditional desire
To have it work out fine
Oo, it’s unconditionally true
These things we’re dreamin’ of
Oo, it’s unconditionally yours
Unconditional love (love)

Oo, it’s unconditionally true
These things we’re dreamin’ of
Oo, it’s unconditionally yours
Unconditional love (love)

(Love)