The Cycle is an album that centers on breaking the cycle of poverty and violence. Growing up in gang infested neighborhoods, and a home filled with domestic violence, the rapper/producer turned to making music to distract him from the pain. This is the story of the process that made the artist.
WordPlay T.JAY is now getting more personal and taking his music into spaces he hasn't traveled to. He delivers more melody with witty lyricism. Instead of giving the story verbatim he now takes you on a journey through his words. After decades of sitting in the pews the choirboy has grown up, grabbed a microphone, and taken control of his fate.
lyrics
Hook:
WordPlay T.JAY & Samantha Erickson
I’ve walked through the fire, swam through the rain
I’ve wrestled the storm, took all of the pain
Missed all of the sunshine and gave you the reigns
I’m never the same
I’m emerging again (emerging again x3)
Verse 1: WordPlay T.JAY
Falling from the ashes right (alright, alright)
Rain drops on my glass at night (my glass at night)
The waves turn I hear the tides (I hear the tides)
Throw away my foolish pride
I used to contemplate suicide, Frankenstein I’m too a live
Subject to my sentence and my only verb is do or die
Call me square up root your ties, grounded now and I’m due to fly
Every day that they that they scrutinized I proved them wrong I do oblige
Hmm, make the world to my liking
Now the powers in my writing, where’s the powder now I’m fighting
There’s no gods if I’m a Titan put me on I keep enlightening
Mouth guard they keep on biting, not coming down I’m gliding
Bridge:
They try to speed me up but I’m riding slow, riding slow
They wanna keep me down but I gotta grow, gotta grow
I’m riding way to high I’m never low, never low
Somebody lit the fuse I’m bout to blow, there he goes
Hook:
Verse 2:
I can never let her see me cry (cant see me cry)
I’m her strength but still I’m human right? (I’m human right)
I’m feeling like a Jedi Knight (a Jedi Knight)
I only do leave you to try
My passion what I utilize, can’t dog me out I euthanize
Your math is wrong no proof in lies, I guess you wear a true disguise
I’m cool with being myself
Fan me out don’t need the wealth, house of cards and still I dealt
Float up top, I must be kelp. Never booked you must be shelved.
I’m too cold to see me melt, acting out now bring my belt
Cause I’m winning all the titles, and I dance on words recital
Pick your train up way too bridal and I’m on the drums like tribal.
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Hook:
Bridge x2:
Hook:
credits
from The Cycle,
track released May 13, 2014
Produced by WordPlay T.JAY
Written By Terry L. Johnson Jr.
Additional Vocals by Samantha Erickson
Additional direction by Chris "DJ Chris O.G." Ogle
