1. |
CHAILA
03:11
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I do what I want with my pronouns
Keep it low key on my profile
I raise the bar when I come through
You already know it’s gonna go down
My name’s not THAT hard to pronounce
Pre-K, it’s not profound
C H A I L A
Sound the words out
It’s not Chillay
It’s not Chilala
Not a hard pill to swalla
Chailie or Chalia
Chia, Chilla, Dilla
That’s not my name
Say my name
I’ve got drive, don’t need gas
I wanna go far not go fast
Chemical X when I power up
Turn back now? Hard pass
I don’t go Dutch when I checkmate
I keep the banner on my chest plate
All your takes, so lukewarm
You should just say it with your chest mate
It’s not Chillay
It’s not Chilala
Not a hard pill to swalla
Chailie or Chalia
Chia, Chilla, Dilla
That’s not my name
Say my name
Broke cycles every time that I spoke so I took the training wheels off
Tour de France, covered new ground for all the hope that pain cost
Not all who wander lose their faith and not all who wander are lost
I know my heart and I know my name and I know the path that I walk
I work this path so I can harvest
Won’t pick my fruit from the low branches
I don’t know you man but I know dances
Pree the journey, who’s gonna stop this?
I don’t need gifts if you look Musky,
Stay philanthro-pissed
Don’t need your Concern if you’ll look at me
And see a ‘Trocáire kid’
Flow on lough like Derg
Don’t care what you heard
My word is my bond
And my name is my word
The soul of my world (and)
It’s not Chillay
It’s not Chilala
Not a hard pill to swalla
Chailie or Chalia
Chia, Chilla, Dilla
That’s not my name
Say my name
C H A I L A
C H A I L A (x4)
See?
I do what I want with my pronouns
Keep it low key on my profile
I raise the bar when I come through
You already know it’s gonna go down
My name’s not THAT hard to pronounce
Pre-K, it’s not profound
C H A I L A
Sound the words out
It’s not Chillay
It’s not Chilala
Not a hard pill to swalla
Chailie or Chalia
Chia, Chilla, Dilla
That’s not my name
Say my name
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2. |
Holy Grail
02:45
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Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
I lost the plot and then flipped it
I ate the beat and remixed it
Got Genesis in my chromosomes
And got joy all up in my system
I found my sweet spot
I don’t want what he’s got
Looking for my EGOT
Body the beat
And then pose for my mugshot
I do it in one shot
Say you’ll pass over me?
See you from the stage at Glastonbury
Looks like you need some Vitamin D
I’m not playing your RPGs
Don’t give me advice if you don’t drink water
No more olive branches to offer
I am the author
I am the, I am the—
Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
I don’t want a portion, I am the meal
I don’t want an offer, I am the deal
I don’t care who’s bringing what to the table
I built this house, how’d you feel?
How’s it feel?
I didn’t read you, I just described you
You’re not my rival
Clock it like Ahmed
When I get lied to
I am not like you
I am not like you
Chilling like Luke, I’m not Forcing a title
I want the best seat
I want the top floor
I want the best view
Oscar Wilde’ing out
I’m so Febreeze, I’ll come through and air you out
If you’re looking for me
Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo
Galileo let me show the holy grail
Pendragon flow burning, sweet Merlin
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
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3. |
Rí Rá
03:02
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Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
Everyone is family but everything is relative
I won’t trust a hypothesis without a frame of reference
My socialite was getting dim
Been wasting my energy
Hiding under bushels and memories and lethargy
So honestly
Curiosity killed my day job
But keep it I don’t want it back
Don’t judge a book by its spilt milk cause your last chance might be your last
Unavailable, airplane mode you can’t crack my Eir Code
Lend me your ear and I’ll show you how I Gogh
Greatness on the brain, I’m not afraid of what what where when who
Gave this my government name, I’m just saying
Watch watch what I’ll do
They say they’re looking for change
I’ve got the pieces together
Grey skies so I learned how to reign and now I’m forecasting the weather
Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
I do the dam thing like Ardnacrusha
I’m too Kaunda too Mandela
Too Seán nós and too griot
Too Fionn MacCumhaill too Sidhe and
Too Fela
Skip to my Angelou
I only, I only answer to
Truth
I made a promise to
Never limit my view
Why keep the gate when I could walk through it
Why Spin the track when I could pirouette
Walking down these emerald isles
I’ll bet my family name on this
I don’t die on hills I move mountains
I know my joy is in Zion
Set my intentions then lap them
Positive charge in my ions
Home is where the heart is
No home is where my art is
No home is where none of my dreams are ever at risk
Home is where I’m not holding all your trauma like I’m atlas
Because I know that I’ve got this
But I know that I deserve rest
God save the children
I’m gorgeous and young,
God bless my heart
Look at how far I’ve come,
Spotless and blameless-
Addicted to shame less-
Accustomed to claiming-
My path but I’m making a plan
Making a mark
Making a stand
Making an oath and I’m holding my ground
Holding my sound
Take what I’ve found
Making a move and I’m holding it down
Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
Got a rí ra Hallelujah
Feeling so Sinne fianna
I will not fall
Got a bualadh bos for my drive
Keep the pressure on
Never lessen that’s lesson one
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4. |
Move
02:19
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Ran in too many circles
Feeling so trypophobia
Got my eyes on the prize
Keep the goal in focus
Rose colored glasses blur my vision like pink eye
Fine lines, fine wines, school fines, trying times
You know that they said that I’d know better when I got older?
Stacking my bundles I’m sew-inspired
I don’t need closure
Money is not the motive
This is More than euro vision
And I’m way too broke to pay more than
Homage or pay attention
I’ve been feeling different...
Need the serotonin quicker
I’m not about to swap a Sunday roast
For liquid dinners
Or lose my heart or lose my sanity
I lost my pride almost my vanity
But I don’t clear my browser history
(Anymore)
Stand by my word, know what I’m living for
But some gift horses be looking mad Trojan
The hand that fed you might’ve got you looking mad broken
I won’t be a puppet, no I won’t be a token
I’m my own meal ticket
I’ve been on my way
I’ve been a buffet
I’ve been a whole snack
Been looking gourmet
So If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance then,
Move.
So If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance then,
Move.
Bun a waiting list
I was made for this
The weight helped me carry the wait
Can’t dismiss
The pain of patience
Healing doesn’t come too quick
But it’s different
When you know that you were made for it
I’m made for this
So If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance then,
Move.
So If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance
Don’t
Tell me how to move
If you’re not tryna dance then,
Move.
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5. |
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All my jazz and all my soul
All my jazz and all my soul
Said I’ve got all my jazz and all my soul
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All this jazz and this my soul
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All this.. all this soul
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All my jazz and all my soul
I give it to you like Nat King
If I’m not causing a scene I’m directing mine
And I will be for a very long time
Commit to my craft like “do or die”
So I’m repping my ends like R O I
Prometheus; I bring the fire and the heat
Don’t worry bout me my darg, I’m fine
Not Icarus, but if I put it on wax
Then I’m still gon’, still gon’ fly
I walked the green mile, crossed the grand line
Gallifreying on black people time
Dragon born, so I’m done being quiet
Cause I’ve got the thu’um and the will of fire
Kobayashi?
Nah I’m Kirking the system
It’s a new day Crane your head and be a witness
Too much ‘thoughts’
Call me Ho, Ho, Ho, Ho-Kage
Got no leaf hidden
No nin missing
The heart of the cards got no Ace missing
I’m done binge thinking
Brainwashed but I— I’ve been thinking
Was too diluted to concentrate
So now all of my thoughts are from concentrate
Dot my t’s cross my I’s and I lay them straight
But
The only thing straight is my face
The only thing straight is my drink
I only cut straight to the chase
I’m here to straighten the way
You better get out of the way
Cause I’m praying for faith to do what I believed
What happened to my heroes wont happen to me
There’s no guarantees in this scene
So if I’m not taking a stand then I’m taking a knee
For all my jazz and all my soul
Give it to you like Nat King Cole
All my jazz and my soul
Give it to you like Nat King King
All my jazz is all I know
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
Tell the truth and shame the devil
There’s too many debts I have to settle
Sour grapes will have me feeling pressed,
Wining
Broken promises and bad timing
Tell the truth and learn to breathe
I’ve been laid up with anxiety
All these edges have been pushing me
So now I’m weightlifting to find my peace
Find all my jazz and all my soul
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All my jazz and all my soul but
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All my jazz is all I know
I give it to you like Nat King Cole
All my jazz and all my soul
Hmmm
All that jazz and all that soul
All that jazz and all that soul
All that jazz and all that soul
All that jazz and all that soul
Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
All that jazz and all that soul
All that jazz and all that soul
Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
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6. |
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7. |
Pieces
04:09
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I’m Learning how to wait
Make it simple
I’m moving with my weight
Don’t look back
I finally found a pace
I can sing to
No fear can hide my face
Or block my path
This is day by day by day
I’m moving forward
I’m still not sure if home is where I’m from or where I’m going
While I’m alive pain will not be all I’ve got
While I’m alive I won’t sacrifice my heart
Might lose track of my train of thought and derail
But never halt
If I don’t know what peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
No I can’t live in pieces
If I don’t know peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
I won’t live in pieces
If I don’t know what peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
No I can’t live in pieces
If I don’t know peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
I won’t live in pieces
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
When I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel
I was shining through the dark the whole time
Couldn’t see the forest for the trees, or my growth through the leaves
These Achilles heels gave me new height
I could take these shots or call them
Be a dreamer or stay sleepwalking
All of those tears were hallowed ground
Every breath sounds like an anthem
So it’s day by day by day
I’m moving forward
I’m still not sure if home is where I’m from or where I’m going
While I’m alive I will not abandon faith
While I’m alive I will not abandon grace
Might need to slow my pace and break
But that is not my fate
If I don’t know what peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
No I can’t live in pieces
If I don’t know peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
I won’t live in pieces
If I don’t know what peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
No I can’t live in pieces
If I don’t know peace is
I still won’t live in pieces
I won’t live in pieces
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
No more
No more no more
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8. |
Anseo
02:35
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If you’re looking for your black James Bond?
Anseo
Spice box, taxi by the centra?
Anseo
Sailor moon remixed by Fela,
C’est moi
I am not a queen I’m a Pharoah, sha
your black James Bond?
Anseo
Spice box, taxi by the centra?
Anseo
Sailor moon remixed by Fela,
C’est moi
I am not a queen I’m a Pharoah, sha
Call CNN or NBC, Sky News
Someone call the BBC
Everything’s feeling CCTV
Don’t watch, I’ll give you sum’n to see
Keep your gurus
I am not afraid of your juju
Can’t touch my Shaka Zulu
My little brother could slew you
With two good minutes and a lickle google search
Realize that I’m woke, but I’ll take a nice nap
Dont sleep on me blud I bite back
Bun a xanax, I don’t lack in good advice
Even my vices cant hold me back
I’ve done all the side quests
All the sound checks
Vision is high res
Racking up mileage
Everything I said I still stand by
I don’t idle no I don’t stand by
Check myself, I’ve gotta get my mind right
Can’t be looking like Dial up
I’m WiFi
Won’t stay courtside
Won’t beg a co-sign
Pen is a goldmine
I’m not inclined
To stop now that I’ve started
Back track, side step or half heart it
Couldn’t predict this if you natal chart it
Can’t navigate my stars
And no one can parr it
I’m your black James Bond
Anseo
Spice box, taxi by the centra
Anseo
Sailor moon remixed by Fela
C’est moi
I’m not a queen I’m a Pharoah sha
your black James Bond
Anseo
Spice box, taxi by the centra
Anseo
Sailor moon remixed by Fela
C’est moi
I’m not a queen I’m a Pharoah sha
What was that again?
We’re back at it again and oh Lord they’re panicking again
What? Painicking again?
They’re panicking again
Cause it’s a shenanigan again
Wait, what was that again?
We’re back at it again and oh Lord they’re panicking again
What? Painicking again?
They’re panicking again
Cause it’s a shenanigan again
Wait, what was that again?
We’re back at it again and oh Lord they’re panicking again
What? Painicking again?
They’re panicking again
Cause it’s a shenanigan again
Wait, what was that again?
We’re back at it again and oh Lord they’re panicking again
What? Painicking again?
They’re panicking again
Cause it’s a shenanigan again
Wait, what was that again?
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9. |
Can't Stop Me Here
02:36
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You can’t stop me here
You know you can’t stop me here
Went in the booth with a panic attack
Went on the offense like “this is my year”
This is my life, can’t stop me here
This is my choice, can’t stop me here
Stayed in bed for three days on my back
Still came through like your worst nightmare (x2)
You run your mouth I run things
Done things you never did
No stunting
Function like I’m giving this all or nothing
No time wasted wondering
So much ceili in my kopala
Yes I talk just like my father
Yes I’ve got my mothers instincts
So if I meet a ceiling I’m going harder
Can’t pee on my head and call it rain
Lane swerve when you don’t have range
Want me to think you’re a bad online
But still won’t claim your government name
I know how to keep it cute but spit venom
If you want proof then class is in session
If I refuse to get in my way
What makes you think you’re special
The bell doesn’t dismiss you, I do
I refuse to stay idle
Don’t bow to idols or titles or titans
Keep myself bridled
I don’t like my modesty false
Am I too much or are you not enough
Don’t entertain insecurities
Lower my tone? For who? For what?
Are you lost?
You can’t stop me here
You know you can’t stop me here
Went in the booth with a panic attack
Went on the offense like “this is my year”
This is my life, can’t stop me here
This is my choice, can’t stop me here
Stayed in bed for three days on my back
Still came through like your worst nightmare
You can’t stop me here
You know you can’t stop me here
Went in the booth with a panic attack
Went on the offense like “this is my year”
This is my life, can’t stop me here
This is my choice, can’t stop me here
Stayed in bed for three days on my back
Still came through like your worst nightmare
Remember when I got the third degree
Right after I dropped out of my first degree
So now I don’t speak
With doubt in my mouth
About what I claim
Or what I 4C
Two roads diverged
And I won’t turn back
So I took my time
And walked through the trees
Til I made my own path
I know what I lack
And I hold what I have
I respect where I come from
Won’t break myself for a culture
Won’t self destruct with distraction
Want more than passion
If this thing is real I want more than a fraction
If you hate it go ahead and put a ban on it
They said watch the throne
I kept my eye on it
Only want it if it’s iconic
Watch the dots connect
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10. |
Down
02:47
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Leigh anois go curamach,
Don’t need an autopsy to open up
Wear my pajamas to the corner shop
I keep my ion what makes me up
I dance on the graves of dead traditions
No lip service to bad religion
Cleaning house like I’m playing quidditch
Can’t waste time doubting my decisions
An bfhuil cead agam ag dul go dtí—
I don’t need permission to be free
Can’t affect my confidence adversely
I’m well versed so you won’t out verse me
Round of applause for the ones who say you’re clapped when you turn them down
Imagine being able to be anything
And CHOOSING to stay a clown
I could Bryce Wayne or Batman
I could play nice or show you Arkham
Come in my inbox again and
I’ll chat to your girl and raise her standards,
Badman
Don’t let the internet make you brave
When you wouldn’t say it with bass
Say it to my face
Say it with your chest
Say it with your heart
Know what?
Say less
I’ll cross that bridge when I burn it
I’ll give credit when you earn it
My pupils taught me the vision
Don’t need anyone to affirm it
Leigh anois go curamach
Can’t define who I am with a Trocaire box
I might graduate with my bonnet on
And a Colgate smile like Chip Skylark
I wear my tracksuit under my socks so
You already know where I’m from
Looking like United Colors of Bennetton
What accent is that?
All of them.
(Call me Saoirse)
Shea Butter Shaka Zulu
I’ll show you the meaning of Ja de vu
Character arc on Zuko
I could strike a match or light up a fuse
Junchuuriki without a seal
I am not afraid of my Biju though
Envision the waves I don’t wanna coast
I am not afraid to say I have No-Tions.
I know my power
I am the princess, the tower, the dragon
A young Bilbo Baggins
And I am not dragging anybody with me
Tell your king I’ve got the keys to the city
I won’t go away quietly
I don’t Everest it’s peak
Summit up
I am the life in my own streams
I’m the girl of my own dreams
You cannot hold me (down)
I could Fit a lecture in sixteen bars
I could make a scene and make you dance
I don’t get even I even the odds
Calculated when it don’t add up
You are not a leader til you make one
Looks like you need a consultation
I don’t need you to rate me
I’ll send my rates on
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11. |
Go Bravely Feat. MuRli
04:58
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Yuh!
Go bravely
Walk with truth in your steps and leave your mark in fire on the ground you've left behind
Combine insatiable curiosity with the desire to understand
Your mind, your intellect and passion are the hallmarks of a life ablaze, of a heart aflame
Your imagination is like the breath of the dawn
Breaking over your fingertips for you to paint life on
The world that surrounds you
So just Go, bravely!
So much rises and falls on your perspective
And attitude
The way you view the thing will determine what it is you actually do
So never let what you think you know determine how your life unfolds
And Don't ever create a definition for impossible
Just Go, bravely!
Beautiful, I’m loveable, you need to know I’m not alone,
I won’t be stopped,
I have my God inside of me
My haters run at the sight of me
I’m so untouch-able
Show me what’s impossible
Show me where I cannot go
Show me what’s impossible – pause!
Let me stop you there!
Be the intrepid explorer of what is unknown
Ignore the people who can’t comprehend that you are more,
More than your pain, more than your trauma
More than the people that you know, the things that you do or the way you've grown
Take time to examine your soul
Look and see
Reach high and think deep
Just Go, bravely!
And if you have to go alone
Go! Walk your path, shed regret
And dance with the sun in every footstep
Leave your mark in fire on the ground you left behind and just go! Bravely!
Go, bravely!
I pretended I lose sleep on you
I declare it a lie and that’s true
Close my eyes when you talk I just snooze
Come surprise me and do something new
Dodge-balling miss me with your platitudes
Perfect timing, I found my breakthrough
Faith would have it, I dance to His tune
Fear once had me but it’s gone too soon
Shyness put on ice
Safety sacrificed
Doubt’s still on my mind
But I’ll be just fine
Shadow on one side
I walk in the light
She said I’m the one
Only claim what’s mine
Trucking on
To my favourite song
Praising God
Offset the odds
Take about a minute just to kill em all off
Forgiveness on my heart forever but I won’t let a man crop me out
Of
The puzzle, I know your ways, you’re scheming on my deposit
Shame! Lame move man, where I’m from that could set you on flames,
Burning up, fire
Make up on all your desires
Set against I and I
Is bad for business
Achilles’
Heels of your time’s in the building
Finish line check for the one who chose to go safely
Genesis… Is nigh
Genesis… for sure, Is nigh for the those who dare to go BRAVELY!!!
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Denise Chaila
In her breakthrough track Copper Bullet, Denise Chaila succinctly described the thriving hip-hop scene in
Ireland.
The fact that Chaila was able to convey the sentiment of a nation in one perfect line displays both the depth and skill of the Irish MC.
It perhaps partially explains why, following the release of her debut EP Denise has become one of the most in-demand MCs in Ireland and beyond.
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