LYRICS
1. Intro
2. Warrior
4. Transmission
5. My Shit
6. Check On Me
8. D.P.
9. What I Want
10. Responsible
11. Secret
12. Remind Us
Intro
Conceived and produced by Lenny Harold & A-natural
Warrior
Written by A-natural
Produced by A-natural for Natural City Music
Sound Design by A-natural
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
I spoke to my father, told me time had come
Worries to the side today, nowhere else to run
Take the mantle hold it high, he said with tears in eyes
Not for me but yourself, go and claim your prize
I embraced my mother, said it’s time to go
Handed her my childhood and told her to be strong
Never knew it’d be so hard to step into a dream
But with you in this heart of mine I’ll take on anything
Couldn’t believe they told me I’m a warrior
I’ve got no armor on
But when they kept on saying I’m a warrior
I just chose to fight on
And sing this battle song
Until this war is won, won, won, oh won, won, won
Wherever this road will end, I may never know
Only thing that is for sure, is love and thoughts of home
If there are no more songs to sing, I’ll paint a masterpiece
Slay the dragons of the world, with just a melody
Couldn’t believe they told me I’m a warrior
I’ve got no armor on
But when they kept on saying I’m a warrior
I just chose to fight on
And sing this battle song
Until this war is won, won, won, oh won, won, won
Couldn’t believe they told me I’m a warrior
I’ve got no armor on
They just kept on saying I’m a warrior
I just chose to fight on
And sing this battle song
Until this war is won, won, won, oh won, won, won
Serial Killer
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Armando Colon for Launchcode Entertainment
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Guitars by Jules Drucker
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
It was so hard to get over you
And for so long, I compared everyone to you
Didn’t know how I could be done with you
I faked it for a while
I walked away ‘cause I knew it was better for me
But somehow, I knew you were better for me
On some level, I wanted to believe that
I wanted you to know that
Your friends warned me about you
But my dumb ass ain’t listen
You want a heart and eat it too
Serial love killer
I feel into an endless hole that was you
(No hope, no one to rescue)
(Everyone saw who I was turning into, yeah, yeah)
I crossed oceans just to get close to you
(I gave my soul, my heart, and my truth
(Just for you to never chose me, it’s cool)
You, you, you loved me the best way you knew how
At least that’s what I told myself
But that night we made love, on his bed
I knew I fucked up when the details came after it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Cause details you neglect to tell in the moment
I couldn’t see how I was broken
And since then, we were broken
Your thirst for options, yo I was broken
But again, it’s cool
Your friends warned me about you
But my dumb ass ain’t listen
You want a heart and eat it too
Serial love killer
My want for you blinded me
It was killing me, it was overwhelming
But I was in love
No matter how draining it was
You put a knife in my heart
I stood there and bled for you, yeah
And it still wasn’t enough
How much I gotta prove
Your friends warned me about you
But my dumb ass ain’t listen
You want a heart and eat it too
Serial love killer
You walk around claiming hearts
Not seeing your actions were wrong
You and I was what I thought
But you took what was good and left me in parts
It’s been years now rebuilding
I was fucked up to say the least
But now I’m good, I’m good
Had to clear the air so now you can rest in peace
Transmission
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Armando Colon for Launchcode Entertainment
Re-imaging by Natural City Music
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
You said I wouldn’t make it
But making it ain’t been my goal
My aim is much higher
Inviting purpose to unfold
My Shit
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Dusty Fingerz
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Was gonna leave it all in the wind
(Cause this shit wasn’t)
Doing me no favors ain’t got no wins
(To make all my moves)
Worth it to do it again
(And if I did things gotta change)
If it’s gonna make sense
(These moves gotta hit different)
Dear Lord
Is this my purpose
I’ve been here so long
Am I not moving on purpose?
What must I learn?
Ahh
Don’t know why I doubt my shit
I done let the game tell me how to do my shit, aye
No more sitting down on my shit
I’m a let the world decide if they feel this shit, aye
But I know when you hear this shit
You gonna put your hands up and really feel this shit, aye
No more holding back on my shit
I’m give this shit like my life depends on it, aye
All of it, I want all of it
Can’t nobody write my story
Can’t nobody take my power, I want
(It starts with the truth and if I’m being truthful)
I fear the future if it’s hard at this level
To balance a career while protecting my personal
(I put so much on me it was hard to handle)
While my potential was dormant (yeah)
Too many voices in my head (yeah, yeah)
I hate to think I may have regrets
But I’mma listen to what my mama said
Dear Lord
Is this my purpose
I’ve been here so long
Am I not moving on purpose?
What must I learn?
Ahh
Don’t know why I doubt my shit
I done let the game tell me how to do my shit, aye
No more sitting down on my shit
I’m a let the world decide if they feel this shit, aye
But I know when you hear this shit
You gonna put your hands up and really feel this shit, aye
No more holding back on my shit
I’m give this shit like my life depends on it, aye
Confidence is a decision
All of it, I want all of it
Can’t nobody write my story
Can’t nobody take my power, I want
Check On Me
Written by A-natural & Lenny Harold
Produced by A-natural for Natural City Music
Sound design by Natural City Music
Guitars by Richie Nobrega, Jr.
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Baby how you doing how's your day
Lemme pour a drink and lemme fix ya plate
Go on tell me bout it, that's your normal way
I won't interrupt nah, I won't say a thing
I'm so used to hearing every detail of it
Bout what's stressing you and how you so sick of it
But don't worry bout what I been goin through
I'll just hold it in like I always do
If it sounds like I'm complaining
It's probably cuz I'm always refraining
(From telling you)
What's weighing on me
I know I make this look good
But for real you should just
Check on me, check on me (Yeah)
I'm drowning steadily (Oh yeah)
You could pull up on me
Save me from myself
Check on me, check on me (Yeah)
I'm out here getting weak (Oh yeah)
You think I'm strong like I
Don't need no one else
(I need) But I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
(I need, I need, I need)
Cancer tendencies been fuckin' with me
Got me bending over backwards, trampoline
I'm gon do for you, but what you do for me
Give my last to you, what you gon give to me
Out here reading minds like a psychic
Gettin no shine like a sidekick
And I keep it hush, keep it silent
Don't you think I'm really over this shit
If it sounds like I'm complaining
It's probably cuz I'm always refraining
(Refrain from telling you)
What's weighing on me
I know I make this look good (So good)
But for real you should just
Check on me, check on me (Yeah)
I'm drowning steadily (Oh yeah)
You could pull up on me
Save me from myself
Check on me, check on me (Yeah)
I'm out here getting weak (Oh yeah)
You think I'm strong like I
Don't need no one else
(I need) But I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
(I need, I need, I need)
Just wanna be seen and I need to be heard
The simplest thing, don't make it absurd
The strongest of us still need to be saved
Look past yourself and just try to see me
Oh
Check on me, Check on me (Yeah)
I'm drowning steadily (Oh yeah)
You could pull up on me
Save me from myself
Check on me, check on me (Yeah)
I'm out here getting weak (Oh yeah)
You think I'm strong like I
Don't need no one else
(I need) But I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
(I need) Yeah I need you
Do you hear me baby (I need, I need, I need)
I been going crazy
Dream Collector
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Armando Colon for Launchcode Entertainment
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Dream Collector
Dream Collector
Yeah
Got in the car with you
Didn’t know where we were going, I trusted you
You said sit back, relax,
Anything you need yo I got that (uh huh)
And I as we drove off, I tried not to look back to what I left
Even though there was a knot in my chest
I was still so excited oh, oh, oh, oh
Still guarded from the times before
I told you my deepest, but I guess that didn’t mean shit
Cause you just smiled and kept driving, driving
That’s when I got that feeling in my gut
Something ain’t right yo, what’s up?
Dream Collector
Don’t you run off with me, no
Dream Collector
There’s no place else for us to go
Dream Collector
What is it that you want from me?
Dream Collector, yeah
Dream Collector, yeah
Five long years (yeah, ee, yeah, ee, yeah, ee, yeah)
Five long years, I stayed with the broken promises
Thinking ‘bout all that I missed with nothing to justify it
Went from the backseat to riding shot gun
To squeeze in the middle, wait there’s room in the trunk, yeah (what)
There’s room in the trunk (damn)
Long conversations leading to nowhere
All because the driver’s scared
They slipped on their shit, now the competitions everywhere
Now where does that leave me?
Trying my hardest to enjoy the ride
But this fire’s blazing deep inside, deep inside
Dream Collector
Don’t you run off with me, no
Dream Collector
There’s no place for us to go
Dream Collector
What is it that you want from me?
Dream Collector
Dream Collector
Don’t let the Dream Collector take your dreams
What looks so good ain’t always what it seems
Sometimes what you want ain’t always what you need
And that’s not the company that you keep
Pull over I want to set this car on fire, car on fire
Pull over I want to set this car on fire, car on fire
Pull over I want to set this car on fire, car on fire
Pull over I want to set this car on fire, car on fire
Dream Collector
Don’t you run off me, no
Dream Collector
There’s no place else for us to go
What is it that you want from me?
Winter’s coming
D.P.
Written by Lenny Harold & A-natural
Produced by The IZM for Drowning Ophelia Productions
Sound design by Natural City Music
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
What if we just stay in these sheets forever (forever)
Say fuck the world, focus on us together (you and me)
What if we just runaway find a place to hide away
Forget all our cares and just be one with nature (yeah)
Cause when I'm next to you
(Nothing else matters)
And when I'm kissing you
(Time slows down)
If it was only me and you
I'd put it all to the side cause you would be enough (enough)
You got me in a dangerous position
You got me wanting to throw it all away
You hit me with a dangerous position
And now it’s hard for me to think straight
You blow my mind in ways that I could never fathom (mmm)
You tearing down these walls like I ain’t never had em (yeah)
Met all of my demons, loved me even, you ain’t leaving
Just tell me what you want, your every wish I grant em (anything)
Cause when I'm next to you
(Nothing else matters)
And when I'm kissing you
(Time slows down)
If it was only me and you
I'd put it all to the side cause you would be enough
You got me in a dangerous position
You got me wanting to throw it all away
You hit me with a dangerous position
And now it’s hard for me to think straight
C’mon
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down on me, on me
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down on me, on me
It's never giving up when you give into love
It's the purest place to be
I see now it's only thing that matters to me
You see me like see me see me
I see you and we grow infinitely
To be or not to be, was never the question
When the stars laid you before me
You got me in a dangerous position
You got me wanting to throw it all away
You hit me with a dangerous position
(Think I really might be going crazy)
And now it’s hard for me to think straight
So, baby come and lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down on me, on me
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down on me, on me
What I Want
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by A-natural for Natural City Music
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Oh, I fell in love with him on a Friday
My world ain’t been the same
I think it’s safe to say, he’d say the same
(This road ain’t been easy but)
Something in how, we communicate
(Is the way that you know, you know)
This thing can go all, all of the way
Cause I’ve been (yea, yeah yeah)
Searching (yea yeah)
For a love like this
(For a love like this, like this, like this)
And nothing (yea, yeah yeah)
Gonna keep me (yea, yeah)
From not expressing it
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I ain’t listening
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I do what I want
(What I want, what I want, what I want, what I want)
I do what I want
(What I want, what I want, what I want, what I want)
Want
So many people been telling me how to love
And if you want it then keep it under cover
I know their hearts were in the right place
But it felt like I was being shamed
For loving this way
And as I grow older, I grow stronger for what I want
And who I am
And I have the last say
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I ain’t listening
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I do what I want
No more caring what others think, I’mma live for me
My life doesn’t take anything away from my artistry (no)
This may make you uncomfortable and change your love for me
That just means when you said you loved me, you didn’t know what it means
(Yea, yeah yeah)
(Yea, yeah)
My mama said she loves me (Yea, yeah yeah)
And that’s all I give a fuck about (Yea, yeah)
No
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I ain’t listening
I won’t hide my feelings for you
Even if they want me too
I do what I want
(What I want, what I want, what I want, what I want)
Responsible
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Armando Colon for Launchcode Entertainment
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Guitars by Richie Nobrega Jr.
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
I’ve never seen anger like this in your eyes before
The revelation of my actions ain’t never hurt like this before, no, no
My intentions were not at all what you thought
And now your heart is bleeding
On the floor
I’m responsible baby
There’s no one else to blame
I’m responsible baby
I’ll bare my cross in shame
(Salvation)
I only wanted to experience your body, body
(Body, body, body)
Somehow it turned into more nights than just a one-night party
I was deep, too deep to turn back
Now I’m caught up feeling trapped (now I’m caught up feeling trapped)
So, I made myself love you back (made myself love you back)
I know I ain’t shit for that
I’m responsible baby
There’s no one else to blame
I’m responsible baby
I’ll bare my cross in shame
(Salvation)
(I’m fucked up, fucked up) I know
(I fucked up, fucked up, I know) I did you wrong
I know I did you wrong, babe
Didn’t mean to hurt you the way I did
I’d do anything to fix it baby
(I’m fucked up, fucked up)
(I fucked up, fucked up, I know)
I just need your forgiveness baby
I’m responsible baby
There’s no one else to blame
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh
I’m responsible baby, yeah, yeah
I’ll bare my cross in shame
Baby
Baby
Ooh
Oh
Said I’ll bare it
Secret
Written by Lenny Harold
Produced by Armando Colon for Launchcode Entertainment
Vocal production by Lenny Harold
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Didn’t see then, but I see it now
How you were my example of love
Wanted one day to have my own
Your connection taught me so much
So, when your ground became shaky I too
Couldn’t hold my foundation up, no
Now where was I look to
How was I to know love
But it wasn’t for you to deal with
But it really stayed with me
Had me challenge everything I believed
Dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
This was hurting me
And dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
Love became a fantasy an unattainable dream
Started to believe nothing has a happily ever after
So, I looked for the hurt and never saw the beauty
What’s the use in fighting if it ends in divorce papers?
I wanted to trust in it
I wanted to know it was
Still out there somewhere (Still out there somewhere)
But hope felt like deception
And deception played its game
So, grow your own roots for love
Before it’s too late
Dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
This was hurting me
And dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
Dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
(You don’t have to worry, I’mma be okay)
This was hurting me (I found love, oh yes, I did)
And dear mommy and daddy, I’ll tell you a secret
(And we’re taking it day by day)
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
(I learned from all my mistakes)
Remind Us
Written by A-natural
Produced by A-natural for Natural City Music
Sound Design by A-natural
Additional vocals by Seychelle Elise, Lauren Ashley, Toi Powell, Cori Barnes
KaTanya Myers, Rob Marrero, Authentik, Ty McKinnie
Mixed by Natural City Music
Mastered by Frank Lenz & Mike Biggz for No Boundries Ltd
Say a prayer for the young ones
Stuck inside the walls of distraction
Couldn’t give a fuck what the past done
It’s history
Bless the older ones with compassion
Give them patience in their interactions
Battling advances in the fast lane
Pick up the speed
Show us all the beauty of connection
Even with rejection
We all feel the same
Oh, remind us
Show us where we came from
You made us from star dust
Molded us this way
Oh, remind us
Our story’s not finished
It’s just the beginning
There’s still more to say
Say a prayer for creation
Give us hearts open to conversation
And in the midst of confusion
Keep us listening
Oh yeah
Let us love no matter our distinction
Science can’t explain our disposition
Even if the world has its position
Let us keep moving
Show us all the beauty of connection
Even with rejection
We all feel the same
Oh, remind us
Show us where we came from
You made us from star dust
Molded us this way
Oh, remind us
Our story’s not finished
It’s just the beginning
There’s still more to say
Funny how the way we process time is so archaic to an
Undeveloped mind with no idea of true love
Even if this journey takes forever, I’ll be grateful for the ride
I just pray that you
Remind us
Show us where we came from
You made us from star dust
Molded us this way
Oh, remind us
Our story’s not finished
It’s just the beginning
There’s still more to say
Ooh