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Teletherapy
02:55
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2. |
Cherry
03:21
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Cherry sunset over teal water
Purple rain
Cherry champagne
Her lips blot over cherry stain
Sex and the City a shoe fetish like Carrie
With cherry bottoms
Sundress patterned in cherry blossoms
She don't be on the scene without a drink
Grenadine half-mast
Force the sun out when it's overcast
She'll let you know what it's like but not Everlast
Nobody sing the blues round
Her aura exudes
A different hue and a new Pantone
Colorful girl in a Grey story like Pompeo
Smell like Versace not Dylan Blue but Bright Crystal
Julia Roberts bring a new life to an old style Rodeo yo
Think about it
It could be
The best type of quarantine
I'm with her and
She's with me
The best type of quarantine
Looking at the world through my window
Cherry stained glass
How long's it gonna last
Would we be in the water like splash
My car like fast
It wouldn't matter fact cuz
She would be the cherry on top
Sing it again with me she would be the cherry on top
Cherry limeade for the sober moments
Her chariot awaits
Cherry inundates every day
Share we From Dusk Till Dawn and other films that she on
My days disintegrate
Cherry light
Cherry she scintillate
On a yacht like a Bond villain
We navigate a blanket fort and watch the day decay just for sport
We dream of Copenhagen and the day when we can leave port
We spoon and fork so much that we could make our name as a spork
That Good Place with the censorship
Eleanor Chidi Tahani with cherry froyo
Her favorite New Kid is Donnie
She say it ever so fondly
Rest of the world behind me
Yeah she got the way to move me
Neil Diamond said it politely yeah
Looking at the world through my window
Cherry stained glass
How long's it gonna last
Would we be in the water like splash
My car like fast
It wouldn't matter fact cuz
She would be the cherry on top
Sing it again with me she would be the cherry on top
Think about it
It could be
The best type of quarantine
I'm with her and
She's with me
The best type of quarantine
Have you ever had anyone like that in your life
No and honestly
Like thinking about it makes me feel more lonely
Because not only do I not have that kind of relationship
I don't even have familial love to lean on when I'm down you know
Yes
So how do you think this quarantine would be different for you if you had that familial love
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3. |
What If?
04:03
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What if I wasn't lonely when I woke up
What if I rose to the cry of a baby boy in a crib close by who saw the sun peaking in through the blinds at about 6:15
He wants a bottle and a show on TV
I'd make a pot of coffee share it with his mommy who tried to keep her eyes closed
So opposed to wake up time
She take it opposite of mine
Cream heavy like a Wu-Tang rhyme
I take it black espousing a line
Like if it's good enough for grandpa then it's good enough for me
She'd roll her eyes and sip thankfully
We'd get to breakfast in a bit
Strawberries
Cocoa Bunnies
And spend the day making memories
But I guess I haven't thought about it much
And though it'd sure be nice to have someone to talk to
I bet while I'd like that kind of love
For me it probably doesn't exist
And yes I wish I'd been open to trust so that I wouldn't be alone in this story
And yet I can't pretend I've had the time to fantasize about what could have been
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already lost
Can't imagine love has found me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
But still maybe I would have an older son probably like 8 years old
He would like anime and Nintendo
He'd have a sister bout eleven who'd theater and truth be told
Quarantine would be affecting them both
She'd hear me listening to NPR Up First
Thinking what's up next
Or talking to my wife lacking subtext
Develop an anxiety bout washing her young hands
Just wishing she could be at school with all of her young friends
And he would drift away from straight A's
Thought that's all that I have come to expect
I'd have to sit with him through his homework to be assured that he was turning it in
And there'd be lots of family movies
Playing with the dog and talking together
But we
We know that's not what this is
And I can't say that it will happen ever
Quentin, are you sure you haven't thought about this before
It sounds like you've thought about this quite a lot
Quentin
Quentin
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already lost
Can't imagine love has found me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
I'm already lost
Can't imagine love has found me
I'm already down
I can't let the what if's drown me
Hello Quentin
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4. |
Life in Color
02:46
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Life is still in color ain't it
I open the blinds and the sky is still painted blue
Over 2 million cases
A bunch of Einsteins argue with doctors
It's just like the flu
Wish that I had loved someone
Feel like a long Corn Flake in a milk lake dodging my spoon
At what point does a man break
We need to press pause but we only live once
Catch 22
And mixed messages come from a president who doesn't seem to really like mixed anything
And of the many things we should try to cling to
He can't tell if it's profits or people
I pray to God from an online cathedral
Like hey God I would not like a sequel
Is this the prince of the power of the air like a King James read through
We need a vaccine ooh
Life is still in color ain't it
Life is still in color ain't it
And everyone knows somebody who knows somebody
Who died or was hospitalized and that's all that she wrote somebody
I can't believe yesterday's me
I used to want to be somebody
Now I'm trying not to be somebody
So exposed
Sit on a stair and compose this arrangement a poem for the still unacquainted
Life is still in color ain't it
Life is still in color ain't it
Quentin you deflected
You had these really positive thoughts about what it would be like with a girlfriend and then with a family
But when I asked you to dig deeper you went right back to society and all the bad things we're seeing in the news
It's almost like you didn't want to talk about it
So for all of the good things you're asking me to focus on though
Like this is the world that I would have to bring up a family in
Why should I even think about getting that involved
Quentin I think it's our time for this week
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5. |
Nightmare in Memphis
02:04
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Hey Quentin it's good to see you
How has everything been since we last spoke
It's been alright
You know I can't quit thinking about this nightmare that I had just last night
Oh really what was it about
Woke up in Memphis uncertain of how I'd arrived
A dirty motel
Interstate 55
The concierge knew me by name
Her smile mistrusting tempered and tame
As she passed me a bag made of plastic
This I opened to find something tragic
A syringe and a spoon
Implications of doom and a dirty t-shirt
Odor rancid
As I tried to escape something followed
There were three behind me plotting sorrow
I ducked in the bathroom trying to evade
But the darkness within made a home in the shade
As the walls were graffitied in shadows
The spirit of fiends in the gallows
Saw a janitor mopping beneath a dim light but she wouldn't get it clean tonight
No she wouldn't get it clean tonight
No she wouldn't get clean tonight
Put the bathroom behind me
The hallways unsettled and winding
A series of doors intertwining
The streets were as dark as the shining
No cabs to be found
No bars full of singles inquiring
Just me and the night and still something behind me
A bridge where the opposite side was closed
The water beneath me still flowed
Something approached and it wretched in my soul
I turned to confront it and stood toe to toe
With three blurry faces whom I did not know
One dressed up in leather
A jacket his chest was bare
Another his teeth and a stare
As blank as the name I had for him
The final one formed
A rubber band tied to his arm and my back to the bridge
What is this
The harm that they meant or resist
Resist
This one is pretty easy
Everyone is having crazy dreams right now
Their mind is trying to protect itself from everything that's going on
Your fear is about losing control
So what we need to answer is
How can you take control
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How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
Uncertainty reduction theory says the point
Of all relationships that people can enjoy
Is to reduce uncertainty and fill the void
With trust security and certainty but boy
This whole pandemic's like a minefield in a time filled with hesitation
People outside don't say hi
Don't bat an eye cuz they just
Cannot define who's symptomatic who's just a virus waiting
Is it their time where is the line
And are we too flirty with fate and how do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
I've been making small talk with the walls
Pacing up and down the halls
Been a minute since I've seen that sunshine
And they all stop coming round
Whole world's stuck on lock down
But you're still always on my mind
It's like I just keep hitting red lights
This shit just don't feel right
No I can't waste no time no no no
And how long it gonna take
Only sickened from the wait
We all told stay in
Just stay in yo cage
Wheel is in my hand and my foot is on the pedal
Held it all the way to hell but the tires seem to settle
And I cannot move
No way this can be healthy for my mental nah
How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
How do I take control
Quentin I want you to do something for you
Find something little that will make you feel good
There's still beauty in the world
What small thing can you do for yourself to make you feel in control
Well I've been thinking about buying a pair of those Warby Parker glasses
You know they send them in the mail and you can just try em on before deciding
I'm just waiting on that stimulus check they're talking about
That's a great idea
You know that is the exact thing I'm talking about
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7. |
No Streaks
02:31
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No streaks on my windows
Feeling good today
Ain't a single dirty dish at the crib
Call ya brother Cascade
First time in a month felt this fly
Cirque due Soleil
Had a few high highs and some low lows
But I need to get paid
So I'm thinking of a master plan
Eric B
Rakim
But ain't nothing but sweat in my hand
Need a couple Benjamin's
Landlord's gonna get theirs somehow
Drip don't pay rent
We just got to keep it up like a sundial tell em what time it is because
Bills
We all gottem
Friends
We all wantem
Endz
It's a little bit tight right now
I don't need to drive no Benz
Top down with the brights on
I'm just tryin to keep these lights on
Tell the government this a fight song
We want checks
Are you stimulated yet
Are you stimulated yet
Better pay if we can't play
We want checks
Are you stimulated yet
Are you stimulated yet
Better pay if we can't play
No breaks it's a dance off
You against yourself
Put a little um hmm in it
You're too bad but it's good for your health
That's a fine ass reflection high five
They ain't ready for it outside
If you can't go to work better work from home
I just want to see your cash wide
Bills
We all gottem
Friends
We all wantem
Endz
It's a little bit tight right now
I don't need to drive no Benz
Top down with the brights on
I'm just tryin to keep these lights on
Tell the government this a fight song
We want checks
Are you stimulated yet
Are you stimulated yet
Better pay if we can't play
We want checks
Are you stimulated yet
Are you stimulated yet
Better pay if we can't play
Dance off
Quentin
Hey umm Quentin
Are you dancing
Who are you talking to
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8. |
Warby Parker Frames
02:40
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Feeling like Harry and Meghan
I need an escape
Need something new
I wanna look forward to
I need a brand new perspective
Think I need a change
This all feels the same
I wanna feel powerful
Feeling like Tai need a makeover Clueless
I'm online like an e learning student
And since I'm here so long I should get a home try on
They pay for shipping let's do this
I'm a get framed like the wrongly convicted
Wait for the box like I'm trying to be gifted
I get The Box like I'm on Roddy Rich shit
take it inside
John Legend
Get Lifted
But wait
I went through 5 pair
Saw my reflection
Ain't really like the direction wait
So I sent em back there
Ordered 5 more pair
In the pursuit of perfection
And when the new box came
Welty Wide Eastern Bluebird Fade
Left me high had me feelin like Jaden
I am just an icon livin today in
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Feelin like a margarita
Might do me some way
On this staycay
I feel like Kanye today
Cuz I'm next to Jesus no Judas
Can't hang with no lames
Fanning my flames
Not in these brand new frames
Feeling like COVID-19 left me choiceless
Just like Adam Levine became Voiceless
If the sky is the limit I'm blessed but my ceiling suppresses me
Only 5'9 like some Royce shit
This a fiasco like Lupe
Till they took my prescription no Kool-Aid
Now I'm looking at life fresh eyes
Just a fresh guy
Could be the president but no toupee just
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
Warby Parker frames
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9. |
If You Protest
03:48
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If you protest
If you protest common sense
Don't do it in the name of freedom
Don't do it in the name of freedom
It makes freedom
Seem less like common sense
Less like common sense
Less like common sense
Less like common sense
If you protest
If you protest common sense
Don't do it in the name of freedom
Don't do it in the name of freedom
It makes freedom
Seem less like common sense
Less like common sense
Less like common sense
Less like common sense
Hours minutes seconds whispers
Pregnant with the future
For the hands on the clock it's a neutral truth that moves on with or without the user
I don't remember what day it is
I've gone from March to May and shit's still just the way it is
I miss the way it was
But like Emperor Zurg it can't kill my buzz
People out on the streets like I'm free you can't tell me what to do
That's a slave to an idea
To prioritize freedom over human flourishing what's the point
Are you chained to an IKEA
Though it's good to be free
Why have we been so wrought with division ever since Pangea
I don't want marshal law
But a call to stay home if we might save a life we should all hear
Lady Liberty could shed a tear
Overlooking the here and the now and she's seen some things
I'm just really clearing out every thought above my brow
Riled up I've got too much time to think
God have mercy on the people every town
Every hospital gown
Every person who has clocked out
Got me wondering if ptsd will see everybody
When we leave from this lock down
I hope not
If you protest
If you protest common sense
Don't do it in the name of freedom
Listen when we look at society as a whole
It's very overwhelming because you can't get your arms around it to address it
But if you shrink your circle down into the good that you can put into the world
Your chances of feeling in control greatly improve
Here's something else I wanted to ask you
If everything went back to normal how do you think you'd approach the world
Where would you go
What would you do
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10. |
Public Heart
02:11
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Call it a scene from a musical
I'm hyped up from my toes to my fingernail cuticles
When this is over I'm a dance down the sidewalk
Gene Kelly Singin in the Rain with a tall shot
Lina Lamont
Therapy kept me sane
It was a lonely ass road like Greenday's dreams on the boule
Broken
I'm steppin out sun hitting my face
All of the black and white fog God will it erased
I'm shaking hands like I made a deal
An Ebenezer Christmas
The spirit is alive I'm a witness
And if it ever goes back to normal
Not quite so formal will I act
Just a mortal
If it's ever normal again
I want to be a public heart
Beating out in the open
And if it's every normal again
I want to be a public heart beating out in the open
So call me Future with my mask off
Cuz if the future's like the past
Sub Zero need his damn mask back y'all
Eatin inside every restaurant
And I'll be TIPpin like I'm king of the south no arrest warrant
Impressed the best service in a while
They like it's my pleasure to assist you
Smile for a mile like a Chick fil A drive thru line
And I'm fine in this dining establishment
Dining with no fear of dying a thriving society
Feeling like after anxiety
Sigh of relief with a drink raised highly
Finally put an end to this social sobriety
If it's ever normal again
I want to be a public heart
Beating out in the open
And if it's every normal again
I want to be a public heart beating out in the open
Well that certainly sounds like a happy ending Quentin
And I really hope we can find some semblance of normalcy
Quentin
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