This is for the lessons and the stresses, everything I’ve been defeated by
for my beating heart and the parts of us that we redefine
no longer sleep deprived, i just wanna see me rise
i feel alive, and now i got more drive than the Sea 2 Sky
i breathe a sigh of relief, i see the signs and believe
i’m feeling fine because i’m finally realigning with me
divine and dreams i’m finally finding in reach,
we could listen to ourselves, i think it’s time that we speak
when we finally see ourselves, i think we find what we seek
they’re called reflections for a reason, so we mind what we mean
new directions that you dream before you’re laid to your sleep
are you playing yourself or are you playing for keeps?
are you paying attention into your own energy?
and staying out of the way of being your own enemy?
and being the reason that you can love yourself when it seems
everything’s falling apart at the seams, it’ll be
all good, all good
i walk the talk, so when they jock, i tell em get to stepping
i’m up at AM, at the radio i’m yelling FM
stationed on my patio chair, rocking’ denim
i condemn ‘em with their penning, shades on, son never settles
the sun was never raising, i thought i’m never rising
but we can't rush horizons, timing leads to lines aligning
i’m just trying get higher, uh, not tryna get hired, but
i’ll raise every lion up, and make it happen now
feeling awesome, think i’m the common denominator
uncommonly dominating, offing haters often
soon as i was off hiatus
rockin stages to bobbin’ faces, giving ‘em comp tickets and some odd sensations
thanks for compliments but i don’t wanna get complacent
no competition, cuz it ain’t a competition, face it,
vis a vis, see me in first place, tete a tete, be so ahead, forget it
only credit's on your Visa statement
we might put the whole city on our back
where the jerseys at
they ain’t seen us work at that,
or heard the raps, or serve the scene, or learn the craft
i ain’t seen a better team to earn the rep
or burn a set
i can’t name a team that held court since the grizzlies left
i get mine
and i still get busy assisting
the game’s different we ain't playin' with the same vision
we gon make the game listen
ain’t with us in the gym
we came with it
Irving knows
i only practice game winners
so tell me why the loudest ain’t got nothing to say
cuz now the quiet gotta riot just to offer a way
been lost and i thought that i lost my timing but that rhyming would help
when i went looking for an answer, i was finding myself
like who would expect that dude would come and ruin the set
these dudes couldn’t get how Kuya was getting used to respect
only the realest had a clue that their Kuya could flex
Vancouver’s best kept secret, y'all can tell ‘em who’s next
all good
credits
from HEATCHECK!,
released April 27, 2023
Songwriter/Composer: Francis Arevalo
Lead Vocals: Francis Arevalo
Producer: NUXNAMAN
Co-Producer: Wundrkut
Scratches: Wundrkut
Bass Guitar: Omo
Recording Engineer: NUXNAMAN
Studio: Homecourt Studios
Mixing Engineer: NUXNAMAN
Mastering Engineer: Eugene Chong
Francis Arevalo is a Filipino-Canadian artist and producer based in Vancouver, BC. Known for his personal storytelling, clever lyricism, and colourful production, he makes music to uplift, inspire, and energize himself and his community.
