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fanfaronade

by KRISTOFF KRANE

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1.
Exhale 02:47
Fanfaronade: Exhale Give me a thumbs up, or middle finger. On a scale from one to ten, I'm a good dad but better sister. It's so hard for you to get the clue Knowing your dream catcher Will never catch the pitch you threw. If you knew better you prepare for the worst Either the worst gets the best of me, or the rest of me gets better first. It's all the same capillaries closes down, Crushing veins, the blood could never make it out. Catch the fairy with the feather in your cap, You gon pay a pretty penny for that pleasure in your lap. The cat purrs with the promise that acts Like an actor who was always better in the past. You got a chip on your shoulder, so it's cold Could have jumped hot springs, but instead waited for winter snow... So now we're both walking down the same road In the same pair of shoes ready to get back home! [Chorus] Although the beauties all around me, It's so easy to feel like I'm still drowning. Hey, set sail for the shore now Dead nails[?] Bet we could learn another lesson if we exhale! (x2) King by design, peasant by mother nature Old soul, trapped in a new age. I try to save her with the message in my eyes But by the time i finally entered I was fooled by gold snakes, Both gates opened up and tore me apart As they throw their low blow from the high horse afar Light shining through a December witch hunt I tried to kiss karma, but my shin got kicked Uh Try to keep em' alive, by flippin upside down Kill em' with kindness, but usually get punked So now I ask you to take a chance Allow me to help you think, Without trying to make dance. And may we focus on the bigger picture You always feel smaller, and the world it just gets bigger, Now let that thought linger like a figure eight. If you threw a middle finger, then I'm watching you disintegrate. I know a lot of people came from the underground but as they climbed up, their ego's got stuck up in the clouds It's such a shame to see the ones you look up to Fall in flames and now they're crawl with Chains on their ankles, afraid to change, and take an angle that would fit in the picture frame perfectly... and it hurts me to see them go where the mass goes brightest star in the sky turns into a black hole [Chorus] Although the beauties all around me, It's so easy to feel like I'm still drowning. Hey, set sail for the shore now Dead nails[?] bet we could learn another lesson if we exhale! (x2)
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Fanfaronade- Kristoff Krane Hello.. Hello everybody name's Kristoff Krane, Walk around the town with a pissed off brain. Naw, not really, I ain't mean I'm nice. I feed my machine kale beans and rice. Used to find release in Jesus Christ, Then I broke free, don't believe the hype. The type to take a poop on the devil, Please, do forgive me for stooping to your level! If you dig, then scoop here's a shovel, Either hit china or a dirty mud puddle. Yeah, and there's only one light, Stuck at the end of the tunnel, I really don't like. Trying to put the pieces of the puzzle back together Just to watch them all fall back all apart on my whole life! Help, help, there's a knife in my back Looking forward to the time I died to myself in the past. To hell with the trash! You only get to Heaven if you recycle the message! So I, so I? I fell then I laughed, Trapped in a well full of gas and antidepressants My family genetics was left with a shred of evidence That deadened the senses and affected the perception It's only a matter of time before we clearly remember it Slowly climbing a ladder to the sky of where forever lives. Carborator stained cuz the driver let it idle Passenger up in the back thinking about survival, Someone take the reins before they take us to a Ohio And pretend we're in Atlantis, and brand us with a smile. The cameras are flashin now, I wanna pack my shit up Move back to Kansas, now tap three times. And hey, they say hip hop's changed Why? cause you're listening the Kristoff Krane! Someone once asked me if I sniffed cocaine I took a deep breath and said ick, no way! It's no worse than getting gold chains Drivin to the club, trying to get more dames, I rather get knocked out, backwards, World flipped upside down yelling it's OK To the actors and actresses who do just that, act, You lack the passion it's about time to set it straight, Cause you've been holding it wrong the whole time Now it's all bent waiting for the right time to die And I, I don't need to name no names You know who you are and I hope you feel ashamed I can tell that you don't feel happy when you smile Cause the music that you makes like stealing candy from a child See, I rather hear somebody talk about guns If that's the life that they came from and Something that they've actually done While you sit and criticize, and talk about love in a Manipulative manner like "Lifes about having fun." I refuse to take pride in where I'm from Cuz even if you're talking about Earth, You're still forgetting about what's above, beyond, Like a pawn whose been shoved right infront Of a king in the ring with no gloves on You got no guts, so how's your brain 'gon stomach it? You're so afraid to innovate, you recreate what others did Now I know why you won't give me props Cause you think that I'm a threat to your pretty, pretty plot. But it's all good were in the same pot, And as the heat rises we'll see who makes it to the top. Hello nobody name's Kristoff Krane Walk around town with a pissed off brain Not really I aint I mean I'm nice. Feed your machine kale beans and rice! If you try once and fail then try it twice Eat a piece of ginger, ninja tonight Walk across city scape, run into the woods, Everything you though you did, but you never could. Ay, hip hop's changed! Play the guitar, Kristoff Krane! Even if you can only play C, to F, to G, okay. Hey, say this will work for now Go pick flowers, by a dead cow [shout outs]
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Fanfaronade: One Man Show (Featuring Crescent Moon) [Kristoff Krane] I’ma go out on a limb I’ma go out without skin, I’ma dance in the blood red sunset Confession sets in and make them all watch Make them think twice about the one way march Dead end. Filler. Gold plate on the out side Fools rush in for a taste of the mountain side Wind up in a hole with a mouth full of doubt and lies Sign reads be sweet throat choke on your pride [Crescent Moon verse] Look (look) I'm (I'm) Shook (shook) With the worst kinda shakes you can find in the book Hook 'round to the wayside/ maybe I can stay 'live One more minute till the light of the day dies down How much deeper can you get? look around Free fall in the abyss/ reminisce about times when it wasn't 'bout the cheddar Just heads putting heads together to make the world better Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone It’s a whole lot of feathers on the bird that we … You can have your diamonds I’ma burn my coal. [Kristoff Krane] May the weak get stronger and the stronger get weak, Feed this hunger, slaughter these teeth, My heart beats meaning, your heart beats off beat, Cost me a lot, thought is was suppose to come free. Now it’s time to go home, wash up become clean At least take a seat and put your head between your feet I mean your tail between your legs. I mean your head between your hands, Set sail across the sea Until you make it to the land. [Crescent Moon verse] And when you make it to the land you can get up out the boat  Take a stand, dig bare feet into the sand Look down at your hands, even if they're both empty You have everything you need/ it's going according to plan The tools that you were given  Are enough to hunt for food, light the fire, make a living And that's why I have sworn to protect this land to my death Any foe any threat Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone Nows not the time for the one man show If we all work together, then we won’t die alone It’s a whole lot of feathers on the bird that we … You can have your diamonds I’ma burn my coal.
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Fanfaronade: Always Be A Friend So now I'll go on writing songs and making friends And try my hardest to be the best person I possibly can You showed me how to look into myself and see the problem And reminded me no matter who you are that we all got 'um Now I think of you each time I stop to talk to someone I don't know I can't get rid of you, I can't let go of something I can't hold I miss having the option to call you when I'm feeling down You always found a way to listen 'til you felt me through the phone Now I walk around acting like I've learned to deal with it When I just want to sit with this so I can feel how real it is I don't want to let you down I hope I'm making you proud You taught me how to be myself but right now I just don't know how Can't seem to figure out exactly what I'm supposed to do Sometimes I cry until I can't Sometimes I laugh until I'm blue It's like you lived til you learned what it feels like to be dead And then you died so you could finally feel alive again [Hook] You will always be my friend Forever ever be my friend This is just a new beginning Time will see us through again 'Til the end, 'til it ends You will always be my friend This is just a new beginning Time will see us through again. (2x) I find myself between feeling bad for what I lost And feeling grateful for the privilege of knowing you for so long "Kill The King" You told me, I asked you what it meant You said it means to feel with all your heart and die in your head So now I try but haven't figured out how to accept That I won't ever get to see you again until I'm dead. Remember on the plane flying home from out west, How we made a friendly bet of who could sell more CD's to our fans. You loved that game,And so did I... Even though I always knew you that would win every night without trying. Now I'm faced with that meat I can't bite through, I ask myself the question "I wonder what would Mike do" But I know what you would do, You'd take your time and think it through And if it didn't come to you, you'd walk away and keep your cool, But even though the memories are blowing in the wind Just know no matter what, You'll always have me as a friend. [Hook] You will always be my friend Forever ever be my friend This is just a new beginning Time will see us through again 'Til the end, 'til it ends You will always be my friend This is just a new beginning Time will see us through again. (2x)
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Fanfaronade: Becoming Great Something needs to happen quick before I stop rapping And become an activist, for human rights You know I'll practice it, my passion Says keep on going, bank account, get a job Friends tell me I’m something special Head says most people are wrong If you don’t buy my records it’s truly no problem but When you ask me when the next show is and Say you'll come, you better come Cause I remember every time someone says that they care Most of them don’t follow through And if they do I see them there I like to greet them with both eyes alined with theirs And break the common misconception that I'm any further up the stairs A heavy burden likes to rest inside my lower back For every person whom I've hurt without my knowing that The point I focus on the corners of Pandora's box Collapse and leave me with no other choice like there's no going back. I know I got enough support to stay afloat But what’s the use, when you can’t afford to make the payments on the boat [Chorus] I’m hoping that there’s no other way I’m so aware I might fall awake No one cares about my hall of fame I’m so scared of becoming great (2x) Now I often ask myself what Im truly accomplishing I jump into conclusion, and climb in the time bomb machine I travel to the roots gather until inside of me A tiny little mustard seed begins expanding silently The whisper keeps me well distracted walking down the street Winter in the norths enough to kill the life outside of me I gotta learn to stop but without giving up or in. Too much is never enough when it comes to opening The doors to my perception are closed The wars a metaphor for imperfection As the ghost of past souls march around, The caterpillar and clap for it as it wraps things within itself, around itself Knowing it's time to expose what it knows for sure it that Which it always was was never hole. Just part heart part skull in clothes Temporarily out of order, but so soon in control You know. Soon in control you know, so soon in control you know. Soon in control, you know, you know, you know. [Chorus] I’m hoping that there’s no other way I’m so aware I might fall awake No one cares about my hall of fame I’m so scared of becoming great (2x)
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Fanfaronade: Birthday Song Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Now I spent all this time setting up picnic tables prayin' for sun shine, But you never showed up. Nope Nah. You never bothered to come mine, I heard through the grape vine You and yours showed up to Rich's party,yeah He probably had the top notch wine, And a lot more to offer like cream with the coffee but, I would cordially like to say... I didn't need you here anyway... But I wish you would've gave me the heads up, That's the least you could've done. I'm through with the waitin' around, I'll enjoy my special day with the face of a clown... but for now I'll been pacing around, Tryin' to act like my feelings aren't hurt, Jerk. Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me, me! It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Pin the tail on the donkey Compare a whale to a monkey A snail to a bumble bee, it hails when it's sunny Jail for a junky let's sail out the country Lets play spin the battle if I don't blow the out the last candle. May I fail tomorrow? May I borrow your plan for success Confess, undress this sunsets hallow, And if you only knew what I put in my food and what it do for you If you took the time to chew on it But no let's be honest You'd rather choke on bones and consume whats so Difficult to swallow and the minute that you follow Is the second that I'll stop in my tracks and Re-examine what path leads to true freedom Little kid looks back at them and says "I don't need 'em." Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.
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Worm 04:22
Fanfaronade: Worm [Chorus] Fresh is the worm in the bread Fresh is the worm in the bread There’s a worm in my bottle of tequila Now mama says that I’m dead Fresh is the worm in my head Fresh is the worm in my head There’s a worm in my bottle of Kombucha Mama says that I’m dead Dead, what a big word For such a little kid Yeah you got big nerves But all it takes is a little pinch You turn throw the pitch I swing, learn to miss Forgive me for singing out of tune And striving for something I’ll probably never get But I will never lose no, Cause I run the race in someone else’s shoes slow I like feelin' new, and if you don’t like me I’m probably not for you I like feelin' new, and if you don’t like me I’m probably not for you, oh I like feel new, and if you don’t like me Fuck you! And I don’t got much but I got good friends Food in the fridge and a cozy bed. Yeah your intelligence is free, But your development is arrested, And you’re flying. You look so happy dying, Man, you got the whole family crying, Spreadin lies around town like a dandelion, Say go, go get 'em tiger, Trying to smell your roses, But I’m so sick and tired I should probably be building my machine But I’m too busy tryin ta figure out who clipped the wires And the reason that I do this To help a few people get re-inspired Fresh, not to prove that I’m higher No sticks and stones add fuel to my fire. [Chorus] Fresh is the worm in the bread Fresh is the worm in the bread There’s a worm in my bottle of tequila Now mama says that I’m dead Fresh is the worm in my head Fresh is the worm in my head There’s a worm in my bottle of Kombucha Mama says that I’m dead Fresh (4x) That fresh is the worm in the bread Fresh is the worm in my head There’s a worm in my bottle of Kombucha And, uh, mama says that I’m dead. Young boy, you act like you own the world You don’t even know how to know the world You tryna shape and mold the world But you're too afraid to get close and hold the world And so you sold the world Yeah you sold a world for a poster girl And now you're cold with chills But the poster girl you bought holds the pills And I work so hard to make the ends meat Started up a chicken farm, the town eats red meat A shrink, that I don’t need, I know why I make art, to change the way the people think. An eye to eye, an I can relate You’re so wise when you’re awake I wake up early and go to bed late Fly like a birdie and lie like a snake And they act so hard trying to act like the sweethearts Till you get close enough to pick up the teeth marks Mom says be smart, get as deep as you can get Until you can’t and depart Ya, I gotta deep heart You got time to shine And it will be dark I wonder what we’ll find alive inside. [Chorus] Fresh is the worm in the bread Fresh is the worm in the bread There’s a worm in my bottle of tequila Now mama says that I’m dead Fresh is the worm in my head Fresh is the worm in my head There’s a worm in my bottle of Kombucha Mama says that I’m dead
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Fanfaronade: Mouth Of The Beast (Featuring Ceschi) [hook] And I’ve lived in the mouth of the beast like We fight to survive in these heights These nights it seems like to recite What we write just seems trite, I need light I need light (2x) [Ceschi Verse] All that I want to do is rewrite  every single moment of that day so it's precise and any obstacle in my way doesn't decide what will become of me  cumbersome comedy life i need light to be able to see more clearly to give me hope again while I'm certainly fearing the consequences of stupid actions I barely had any power over  now it's over  and I'm just searching for four leaf clovers it's dark and dreary  and the mud up to my knees is pulling me under i'll be suffocating soon and there is no other way for me to fighting through the bitter tundra i'll run but  my legs will fail me  if I don't get to this finish line in a hurry watching magnificent towers tumbling around me but i will fight for every breath before I drown see - I'm drowning.  [Kristoff Krane] When there is something in my way I must make sure that I acknowledge it If you focus on the taste I promise you that I will swallow it. Of all the people on the chase I lead the way I will not follow them There is no finish to this race I pace myself and remain positive See the least that I can do is keep a secret clean between My teeth Just like the piece of meat you chew Who knew that you’d completely free The grief inside the machine with good faith So she could feel you ok The reason we all bleed is the same reason we’re still free to play (free to play) And as the sun shines down upon the beast we made, I will try my best to figure out how to sleep awake And keep away from the thieves in the night Who feed off our dreams like the fiends with their pipes I’m just another human being with a knife Trying to carve a niche to hide inside And feel alive before I die Lay me down and cut the doubt from outside of me You best believe the mountains moving Now you cannot lie to me (lie to me) (3x) [hook] And I’ve lived in the mouth of the beast like We fight to survive in these heights These nights it seems like to recite What we write just seems trite, I need light I need light (2x)
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Fanfaronade: Got High [hook] I coulda got down but instead I got high Chasin’ the dragonflies Now My angel cries out loud Falling forward face first in a mud puddle Reflecting what’s inside Sun above me the the whole time Life’s a puzzle- That’s a lie. It’s a test I hope you don't pass out It started with a little line and grew into a mound He crushed a couple pills And reassured me with a big smile Handin’ me the straw Promised me I’d climb over the hill But never mentioned nothin’ bout the hole You drown in underground I found myself minutes later at the kitchen sink On an elevator sick Praying for the missing link But before I had the time to stop and think The pills already hit my brain and Damn, I was feelin’ great Better than I ever felt Pleasure is a leather belt Never mind the path to heaven winds Directly through Hell I finally feel like I no longer need the help Stronger than I ever felt (Stronger than I ever felt) Stomach tied in knots I started nodding off All my close friends gathered round and tried to pry and prod I wondered if I’m wrong Feeling like I lied to God Now their tryin’ to call my mom Maybe it’s time to stop. I coulda got down but instead I got high Chasin’ the dragonflies Now my angel cries Out loud Falling forward facefirst in a mud puddle Reflecting what’s inside sun above me the the whole time Life’s a puzzle- That’s a lie. It’s a test I hope you don't pass..out. Life is too short for Long nights and sleepy afternoons, Plus I gotta little one at home Who wants his Daddy back. He’s learnin’ how to walk But hopefully not In his Daddy’s shoes In his Daddy’s tracks. They never told me about the power Of the drug Just how to do it, circle of influence was corrupt They showed me how to fuck Because nobody ever showed them how to make love (make love) Now that I’m done there’s a hole I feel I can’t fill It’s as if my whole life’s story Was crushed up in that pill The first one probably should have been the last, Or never been the first That lead to smoking Fentanyl patches It didn’t sink in Until I had to bury him Walkin’ home from his grave with both eyes starin’ in (staring in) He was gonna marry her (marry her) And now she’s doing it again. (7x) I coulda got down but instead I got high Chasin’ the dragonflies Now my angel cries Out loud Falling forward facefirst in a mud puddle Reflecting what’s inside sun above me the the whole time Life’s a puzzle- That’s a lie. It’s a test I hope you don't pass..out. “This way seems to hold hope for a better future” “For more real satisfaction”
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Fanfaronade: Parachute (Featuring Illogic) [Illogic verse] Free falling no parachute we keep ballin while cloudy eyes dehydrate up to our necks in what’s left of life to execute we keep stallin no progressing the primate Satisfied with the destitute with last breath accept no substitute Cash checks in sleep walking cocoon Hug children with no passion cause you auctioned off the best of you Highest bidder demeanor constant Time continues to run out your running in your office Memos and meetings and a yearn for assign seating While demeaning and dream draining completes your coffin Lost in parking space Too often guarding our hearts while cultivation of our garden of hopes suffocates It only takes a promotion A premonition of escape the cycle but we lose patients tired of waiting so we embrace the cycle Riding the miracle round, but there’s miracles around you if eyes wide Most coast blind folded by choice no voice to raise ruckus Cause silence is golden kill joy ride rollin  Laughter is best medicine but pharmacy’s closed Disaster seem heaven sent cause your smile overdosed You know happiness is right there if you can just wake from this nightmare [Kristoff Krane] And by the time that I was five They started asking me What I was gonna be When I get older For the rest of my whole life Light a candle like a child Hold that fire in your eyes Like you never knew It meant so much to be alone And cry And there’s nothing more to lose Unless there’s something more to hide I mean there’s nothing more to prove Unless there’s something to define I knew I shouldn’t have listened to Doctor not clean They fed me pre-determined paths to freedom Now I’m not free. I mean I’m not me When I look into the mirror And so I copy people Who appear to be secure The problem is we’re all dirty, baby Elephants chained to our masters Slave to fake skeleton Keys to the kingdom are right in my hand But I’d rather feel the struggle Till I know that I can. So I throw ‘em back in Sit by the stream and watch the sun set And remind myself what it means To achieve success. It’s the one test That makes you sacrifice your comfort If you find it when it’s gray Then you will pass with flying colors I always wondered what it looks like If there were no money And the people in my book Were on their feet and never hungry But when I turn the page There’s a picture of a snake Responsible for murdering the vision I’m attached to Adam and Eve had a dream under the family tree But traded it one day In exchange for the rotten apple And the sign reads have a nice day Regardless of the path I take Regardless of the word you’re in, Or the lens you use, To make sense of each past mistake (each breath is priceless) (2x)
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Fanfaronade: Hands Up (Featuring Mike Schank of Sector 7G) [Mike Schank verse] [Kristoff Krane verse] You’re a clean slate Me I’m faulty wiring Ditch the meat plate Say hello to multi-vitamin Live for today Because tomorrow’s never promised friend Lips disengaged While we sit and watch the bottle spin Pick around the scab Without obsessing on the edges You’ve learned how to act But lack an honest presence Fuckers got the map But lack sense of direction Now the path is full of litter And the rats are on the rise Yeah You think the curse is in disguise That size matters Not in my book Or by my chapter Or by the light my eyes channel By the time we analyze The patterns of fireflies Will bring alive atlas Center in on a spine and remember The cause for the crime is forever Center in on a spine and remember That God lives in all of us forever For better or worse Or for- What it's worth My feathers are burned And the weather here on Earth Is changing temperature So drastically Paint a better picture of it Like it’s your last masterpiece But you’re never high enough When you’re climbing outta love And so the dirt you cover up Becomes a diamond in the rough Perhaps Im cowardice And contradictive in my efforts When it comes to blowing whistles At such ominous endeavors You too soon will lose consciousness forever When you snooze you lose Clues once obvious now never The market is set *set* You know what they want *want* But you don’t know you So you pose and you flaunt With the clothes that you’ve got over the bones You lure ‘em in And convince the fish they should swim In the pond that you swim Away from the mainstream So they hop in your vessel Come up to your level And settle for the accessible Meanwhile the ice age is frozen And the higher-brained artists Are floatin’ in the ocean Trying to reconnect with rain I just wanna bounce your big heads off An invisible wall And throw you in a pig pen till you get sick And finally evolve some wings Uh Now pull your pants up Quit acting like a boy, Boy man up! Uh Yeah, you gotta fan club And now you’re panning to the camera In hand cuffs! Hands up! Uh Now pull your pants up Quite acting like a boy, Boy man up! Uh Yeah, you gotta fan club And now you’re panning to the camera In hand cuffs! Hands up! News reporters voice says: “It’s jerks like that that end up as supervisors…”
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Fanfaronade: Infectious (Featuring Buck 65) [Kristoff Krane verse] In with the new me Out with the old me Before you say you knew me You should get to know me Hold me in the palm of your hand Watch me flow between your fingers Like a river through the land Snakes slither in the sand You told me who I was In hopes that I'd become What you wanted me to be But I know who I am And I know what I've done So the brackets you've assigned get bent, gone free at No charge if you pay attention to the blood around the scar That spells out imperfection and Don't think that your shit don't stink You're barely afloat and your ship's gonna sink Not that I want you to drown (drown) But you've been talking to the clouds too much Claiming you can walk across the sea But you're not grounded enough to get aroused when we touch Teeth to the sky Baby don't cry If you remain silent Mama's gonna be What she set out to be before she dies The sun will sleep deep inside the peace Behind her eyes You better learn how to invest in A message that sparks interest (interest) Because enless a connection is made Theres no need to pump anymore fuel into your engine. [[hook]] This is infectious This is the moment that you twisted You wouldn't let it unwind itself So it fell into a vicious cycle (cycle) Apply the pressure on the cut The prisoner's made up their minds They make their own bed and lay forever in the mud. [Buck 65 verse] [[hook]] This is infectious This is the moment that you twist it You wouldn't let it unwind itself So it fell into a vicious cycle (cycle) Apply the pressure on the cut The prisoner's made up their minds They make their own bed and lay forever in the mud.
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Fanfaronade: White Whale (Featuring Joe Horton of No Bird Sing) [Joe Horton verse] [[hook]] Tattoo the white whale Across my backside Only bit once But it's enough to keep me alive Tattoo the white whale Across my backside If I live to see the next sun It's because he died [Kristoff Krane verse] I'm talking sacred as the night That laid my body on the stone slab Made me choose between whether I'm staying here Or going back Ringing in my ear drums Running out of breath Reason disappears Spirit rising from my chest Poking at my face Making it quite clear There's always blood to sacrifice In places they don't fight fair Suit yourself soldier Training camp is almost done Now finish washing up your brain Grab the remote and load your gun I refuse to refill a prescription I don't need Or fulfill the duties of some shoes I don't fit in The old me's addicted To the new world order But the new me's withdrawing From the old world vision Plug the flood From the perspective of a rain drop Hung to dry, dead by a thread Coming out our clothes It's evident we aren't cut from the same cloth learning how to cope with chaos and we're getting' close [[hook]] Tattoo the white whale Across my backside Only bit once But it's enough to keep me alive Tattoo the white whale Across my backside If I live to see the next sun It's because he died
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Fanfaronade: Wild West (Featuring Sage Francis and Sadistik) [Sage Francis verse] How dare you interrupt the monkey man doing his funny dance. You ain't a fucking fan and you ain't from my fam. Summer of the son of son of Sam. Your grandkids are treadmill working. Modern day Running Man. You're from the scum of the land. You are the sum of a number you will never understand. "Don't fall for that! It's such a scam." I bet 100 grand I could touch you… like "boop!" Ooooh, reconstruct you. Undead Kennedys. Some wed their enemies, Just for the fashion of it with some blood red accessories. That will not match your pillbox hat. Let it be. Got a magic bullet theory that'll blow your mind. Literally. I'm fin to blow. Kick in the do', begin to killing. Each and every single one of the indigo children must not be taller than this sign here. If they be any taller, then sign here. If you need any water it's right here. Come get a little from the middlemen in white gear. We don't all bleed red. I've seen tar black sludge pouring out the back of a fiend's head. Blue blooded American too stuck up with arrogance to notice the mules fucking the elephants. True revolution is intelligence. This ain't the motherfucking wild, wild west. [Kristoff Krane] My apologies for synthesizing intuition I swear to God it wasn't my fault but I'll still fix it. I wish no harm upon another like it's euthanasia Only in love will we rediscover human nature I'm feeling sick please somebody please bring me a cup of milk I want the kind I seen up on the sign while on my way to work A couple pills will probably do the trick Ha Dad? . (Naw) (5x) Naw, fuck that. I want a proper breath pulled from my diaphragm To calm my ancient organs and awake the ancient eye within Leviathan has been raised from the dead If you look into your head, it's evident in the environment Let the tires spin, eyes roll, burn rubber holes into the o-zone Clones who never knew their mother Fighter on demand, supplies is slowly needy weening Completely shy of any chance to find some peaceful meaning Now dance you dirty little puppet show Destiny defined just like the bullet in the gun you hold Now hit the mark finish what you start Go to the market get some seeds to plant a garden in your yard Get off your ass and get a house Get a bank account, a little baby and a spouse, Get a job, get a dog, get a bone Die fast, live slow, Feel alone. High class. [Sadistik verse]
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Feeler Felt 02:36
Fanfaronade: Feeler Felt If I'm just learnin' how to die What's the use of tryna' live With religion on my mind And some clothes over my skin Dinner on my plate and a roof over my head When the family down the hill doesn't even have a fridge Ever since I was a kid I had a problem with the fact that I had a mom and dad who were supportive in their actions They never told me who I was So I found out who I am Never told me what I had to be And so I had a chance. To take a couple stabs Picked a couple scabs Ripped a couple masks off and Skipped a couple rocks Across an ocean that expands Further than the eye can see If there's no "I" in Free Than the blind man is me. Please, meet me in the middle class family No need for sympathy no need for examining. Eh, that is if you're into overlookin' the fact That every human has issues. (issues) [[hook]] No matter what the dealer dealt. You can never minimize how the other feeler felt. It's like I thought so much about what other people had That I forgot myself How to be gracious for what I have. That's what happens when survival needs are more than met And your role models warn you bout the world you're in You start thinking about the race that you're racin' in Who you're runnin' with and exactly what you're up against. And I've always been the type to take a walk with someone else's shoes Take off runnin' but suddenly don't know what to do. It's like the ground that was once under me Is now right in front of me And there's somethin' that I've been called to do. All directions on the path leads straight to hell When I pass all my possessions are passed to someone else. What's the use of tryna' to change somebody else? When I got a trillion cells that are all yellin' for help (help) Should I turn to the touch-screen ugly? Or confess, come clean and touch reality. And if I really come down and touch reality Is it just real for part of me or real for all of me? And if time really does heal wounds Than may we all die way too soon... Cave men sees straight through these rules But can't explain the tools he uses. [[hook]] No matter what the dealer dealt. You can never minimize how the other feeler felt. It's like I thought so much about what other people had That I forgot myself How to be gracious for what I have. That's what happens when survival needs are more than met And your role models warn you out the world you're in You start thinking about the race that you're racin' in Who you're runnin' with and exactly what you're up against.
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Fanfaronade: Exhale Give me a thumbs up, or middle finger. On a scale from one to ten, I'm a good dad but better sister. It's so hard for you to get the clue Knowing your dream catcher Will never catch the pitch you threw. If you knew better you prepare for the worst Either the worst gets the best of me, or the rest of me gets better first. It's all the same capillaries closes down, Crushing veins, the blood could never make it out. Catch the fairy with the feather in your cap, You gon pay a pretty penny for that pleasure in your lap. The cat purrs with the promise that acts Like an actor who was always better in the past. You got a chip on your shoulder, so it's cold Could have jumped hot springs, but instead waited for winter snow... So now we're both walking down the same road In the same pair of shoes ready to get back home! [Chorus] Although the beauties all around me, It's so easy to feel like I'm still drowning. Hey, set sail for the shore now Dead nails[?] Bet we could learn another lesson if we exhale! (x2) King by design, peasant by mother nature Old soul, trapped in a new age. I try to save her with the message in my eyes But by the time i finally entered I was fooled by gold snakes, Both gates opened up and tore me apart As they throw their low blow from the high horse afar Light shining through a December witch hunt I tried to kiss karma, but my shin got kicked Uh Try to keep em' alive, by flippin upside down Kill em' with kindness, but usually get punked So now I ask you to take a chance Allow me to help you think, Without trying to make dance. And may we focus on the bigger picture You always feel smaller, and the world it just gets bigger, Now let that thought linger like a figure eight. If you threw a middle finger, then I'm watching you disintegrate. I know a lot of people came from the underground but as they climbed up, their ego's got stuck up in the clouds It's such a shame to see the ones you look up to Fall in flames and now they're crawl with Chains on their ankles, afraid to change, and take an angle that would fit in the picture frame perfectly... and it hurts me to see them go where the mass goes brightest star in the sky turns into a black hole [Chorus] Although the beauties all around me, It's so easy to feel like I'm still drowning. Hey, set sail for the shore now Dead nails[?] bet we could learn another lesson if we exhale! (x2)

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The fourth studio album by Kristoff Krane, out now on Crushkill Recordings.
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released May 22, 2012

All vocals by Kristoff Krane except where noted.
Produced by Jaq except Got High produced by Big Cats!

Mixed and mastered by Graham O'Brien: grahamobrien.com

Exhale Remix Credits:
Drums & Music by Graham O'Brien
Bass: Casey O'Brien
Guitars: Adam Svec & Robert Mulrennan

Crushkill Recordings: www.facebook.com/CrushkillRecordings

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KRISTOFF KRANE Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kristoff Krane is a Minneapolis based rapper known for his stream-of-consciousness approach to writing, freestyling and performing. In addition to his solo releases, Krane was also frontman alongside Micheal ‘Eyedea’ Larsen in Rhymesayers’ freestyle group, Face Candy. Improvisations Vol. 1 is his newest release with producer, PCP. ... more

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