Only holdin' up I do is my end of the bargain Only beggin' that I do is me beggin' your pardon Only tryin' that I do is me tryin' the hardest Only problems I do are math problems with profit Only lyin' I do is lyin' out in the tropics Only cryin' I do is cryin' from laughin' 'bout it Only lackin' I can do is my lack of responses Only rest that I do is, "Where the rest of my commas?" Still I rise, Maya Angelou vibes When life comin' at you from all angles and sides And they don't wanna see that you smilin' from inside It really boils down to how you plan to survive Love certain ones but never get attached to 'em Give 'em nice things, but what's that to 'em? Especially when another girl I flew in is flickin' up in my bathroom And they recognize the bathroom All hell starts to break loose in my texts I only tell lies to who I gotta protect I would rather have you remember me how we met I would rather lose my leg than lose their respect But that'll never happen the way I'm watchin' my step That ain't what I'm 'bout I'm in control of my destiny, never in doubt If I can't make it with you, I'll make it without They say take the good with the bad, I'll take it without Houston women I wine-and-dine and take to the house My moral compass is janky, it breaks in the South Is there more to life than digits and bankin' accounts? Is there more to life than sayin' I figured it out? Is there more? Yeah Sweeter the berry, the blacker the juice The boy is back in the booth, ready to tap into truth Too many lyrics 'bout houses and loot Too many Walt Disney characters, mouses and goofs I mean, you know I love a challenge, but challenged by who? I'll let you bring a thousand recruits My peers are a talented group But even if you take all their statistics and carry the two Even if you rounded up the numbers and rounded the troops There's still nothin' they could really do It's too bad reality checks don't cover the balances due Whenever it's time to recoup Yeah, soon as this album drop, I'm outta the deal In the house playin' D'Angelo, "How Does It Feel?" I got a fear of havin' things on my mind when I die What you got? Time on your hands or time on your side? Is there any sense in doin' these songs when I'm high? Is there more to life than goin' on trips to Dubai? Yachts on the 4th of July, G5 soarin' the skies Is there more to life than all of these corporate ties? And all of these fortunate times? And all of these asses that never come in proportionate size? Am I missin' somethin' that's more important to find? Like healin' my soul, like family time Is there more to life than just when I'm feelin' alive? Is there more? Passion, instant Sweat beads, feel me (Feel me) Cupid's shot me My heartbeat's racing (My heartbeat's racing) Tempt me, drive me (Tempt me) It feels so exciting Thought of highly (Highly) It's yours entirely I'll be, I'll be more than a lover More than a woman More than your lover for you
i’m so bad dude. i’m like 3-4 hours in and in the 40s some shapes didn’t lap on others so i mixed em up to look right and then i figured out i had a shape missing so i was just like yk what i don’t even care
They mad at me for my lack responses And I be mad at my self for procrastinating my profits and letting slack on my conscious Lately been quiet as a mouse and I’m keeping it modest To tell you the truth I’m more focused on keeping my promise I can’t sleep through the night if I feel I’m being dishonest Feeling pain to a T add them together you’ll get the polish Living dangerously still vibing regardless They say not to make mountains out of mole hills but my problems the tallest On some Everest shit Never selling my gift still writing the lyrics to spit Off the top of my head while my head is adrift Coulda been another way but yous just a bitch
Mathew had some pairs of air maxes Clarky had them road rashes Lost your virgin on a air mattress Texturizer feelin unnatural This what I would do just to show you That it’s special now 👏
Only holdin' up I do is my end of the bargain Only beggin' that I do is me beggin' your pardon Only tryin' that I do is me tryin' the hardest Only problems I do are math problems with profit Only lyin' I do is lyin' out in the tropics Only cryin' I do is cryin' from laughin' 'bout it Only lackin' I can do is my lack of responses Only rest that I do is, "Where the rest of my commas?" Still I rise, Maya Angelou vibes When life comin' at you from all angles and sides And they don't wanna see that you smilin' from inside It really boils down to how you plan to survive Love certain ones but never get attached to 'em Give 'em nice things, but what's that to 'em? Especially when another girl I flew in is flickin' up in my bathroom And they recognize the bathroom All hell starts to break loose in my texts I only tell lies to who I gotta protect I would rather have you remember me how we met I would rather lose my leg than lose their respect But that'll never happen the way I'm watchin' my step That ain't what I'm 'bout I'm in control of my destiny, never in doubt If I can't make it with you, I'll make it without They say take the good with the bad, I'll take it without Houston women I wine-and-dine and take to the house My moral compass is janky, it breaks in the South Is there more to life than digits and bankin' accounts? Is there more to life than sayin' I figured it out? Is there more? Yeah Sweeter the berry, the blacker the juice The boy is back in the booth, ready to tap into truth Too many lyrics 'bout houses and loot Too many Walt Disney characters, mouses and goofs I mean, you know I love a challenge, but challenged by who? I'll let you bring a thousand recruits My peers are a talented group But even if you take all their statistics and carry the two Even if you rounded up the numbers and rounded the troops There's still nothin' they could really do It's too bad reality checks don't cover the balances due Whenever it's time to recoup Yeah, soon as this album drop, I'm outta the deal In the house playin' D'Angelo, "How Does It Feel?" I got a fear of havin' things on my mind when I die What you got? Time on your hands or time on your side? Is there any sense in doin' these songs when I'm high? Is there more to life than goin' on trips to Dubai? Yachts on the 4th of July, G5 soarin' the skies Is there more to life than all of these corporate ties? And all of these fortunate times? And all of these asses that never come in proportionate size? Am I missin' somethin' that's more important to find? Like healin' my soul, like family time Is there more to life than just when I'm feelin' alive? Is there more? Passion, instant Sweat beads, feel me (Feel me) Cupid's shot me My heartbeat's racing (My heartbeat's racing) Tempt me, drive me (Tempt me) It feels so exciting Thought of highly (Highly) It's yours entirely I'll be, I'll be more than a lover More than a woman More than your lover for you
Alabama Lyrics [Verse: Frank Ocean] Yup, duplex in New Orleans east I was writin' down everything Things I would tell nobody Some things I didn't even tell me Sleepin' on my back, my body would wake up after me My barber fresh out the penitentiary That alcohol was stingin' me My four cousins stayed with me, stayed with us One was in the shower My aunt in law come over to fuss and fight So she get out in cutoffs and a wifebeater Barefeet and bra-less, titties swingin' She was seventeen then Vaseline and Reebok classics Weaves and baskets Take the bully on the greenest grasses His name was Renny, we was cool after Matthew had some pairs of Air Maxes Clarky had them road rashes Lost your virgin on a air mattress Texturizer, feelin' unnatural This what I would do just to show you That it's special now [Outro: Frank Ocean, Sampha & Jazmine Sullivan] What could I do to know you better than I do now? What can I do to love you more than I do now? What can I do to know you better? What can I do to show my love? What can I do to know you better? What can I do? What can I do
There's another version of Alabama out there, that's sounds almost completely different. Sampha wasn't on it and Jazmine Sullivan's verse/vocals were hard to miss. It's soooo good and I can't find it anywhere! If your reading this and know of the exact version I'm talking about pls send the link to me I'll love you forever 💙
Hey, is it this version perhaps? 02 Alabama, I think Sampha is still there, but Jazmine Sullivan is better discernible and Frank sounds much better drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KhU_MJOnjlX5eQi19rG--oH9DIeDdb-U?usp=share_link
@Go On This technique is used by Hypnotists in their audio programs. It's called a Double induction or Dual Induction. I'm not sure how they do it. Maybe that might lead you in the right direction.
it's literally just recording a bunch of the same vocal lines and overlapping them seconds later and pan one to the left and the other to the right. it's pretty easy but to get it right and make it sound good is a whole another topic
