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Can't Ever Say Goodbye

from Rough Around The Edges by TEX the GREAT

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CAN'T EVER SAY GOODBYE '14

VERSE I
SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING, WHEN THE BEAT DROPS.
MANY GENRES OF MUSIC, BUT HIP-HOP,
IS MY FIRST LOVE, SINCE I WAS A SCRUB.
BROUGHT JOY TO THE HOOD WHEN I WAS GROWNIN' UP.
AGE TEN WHEN I, WROTE MY FIRST RHYMES.
I WOULD TAKE RAPS AND WRITE EM LIKE THEY WAS MINE.
SWITCH THE WORDS UP, MAKE THE FLOW A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I NEEDED THAT SPARK TO LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS GIFTED.
SOON I REALIZED THAT THE WORLD WAS A CANVAS.
WORDS WERE LIKE PAINTBRUSHES; I USE EM LIKE SPRAY CANS.
I BREAKDANCE ON TRACKS; MUSIC WILL BRING THE JOY OUT.
SOME OF IT MAKES YOU CRY, IT'S THE POWER OF WORDS.
IT'S A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE CUZ THE VIBE IS STRONG.
THEY USED TO SAY HIP-HOP, WOULDN'T SURVIVE THIS LONG.
SO INFECTIOUS, COULD YOU IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT MUSIC?
I KNOW I COULDN'T, EVEN DEAF PEOPLE CAN VIBE TO IT, COME ON!

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VERSE II
STARTED FEELING MYSELF A LITTLE, AFTER NEVER HEARING THAT I WAS WACK.
EVEN ON MY 20-MONTH HIATUS, I WAS GETTING GASSED
BY WHOEVER TOOK THE TIME OUT TO LISTEN.
I HAVE THE POWER TO TOUCH SOULS WITH THE GIFT I WAS GIVEN.
I RAN INTO OTHER RAPPERS WHO SOUNDED LIKE OTHER RAPPERS
I VOWED TO NEVER DO THAT, THERE'S TOO MUCH ESSENCE TO CAPTURE.
YOU CAN ILLUSTRATE YOUR EMOTIONS WITH WORDS AND SOUNDS
THE IMMENSE FORCE OF MUSIC CAN KNOCK, BARRIERS DOWN.
I'M A MICROPHONE FIEND, I WOULDN'T GIVE IT UP FOR NOTHIN.
I GET HIGH OFF MY OWN SUPPLY, WHILE MY HEART IS PUMPIN'.
MUSIC IS THERAPEUTIC IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
AND MUSIC CAN BE A WEAPON IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
IT'S IN A CONSTANT METAMORPHOSIS CHANGING WITH THE TIME.
MUSIC VESSEL OF KNOWLEDGE IF YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR MIND.
LIVE'S HAVE BEEN IMPACTED WITH SIMPLE NOUNS AND VERBS.
SOME PEOPLE ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE BY SMOKIN' ON HEB.

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VERSE III
WHAT'S YOUR LIFE SOUNDTRACK? WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL ANTHEM?
WHAT YOU LISTEN TO, TO RELAX? WHAT ABOUT TO GET AMPED UP?
GET LOST IN THE RHYTHM AND LET YOUR CONSCIOUS BE FREE.
YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, LOST IN A BEAT.
LIFE IS MY INSTRUMENTAL, I GET INSPIRED BY LIFE.
SO, I UNLEASH MY INSPIRATION AND HOPE TO TOUCH A LIFE.
I LOVE TO TALK TO THE MELODY AND BRING LIFE TO THE MEDLEY
THE DOPE LYRICS I'M PEDDLING, METAPHORICAL FELONY.
I'M A VERBAL SHAPESHIFTER, I'LL LEAVE A MICROPHONE RIPPED UP.
HIP-HOP I NEVER WILL GIVE UP, UNTIL TO GOD I'M DELIVERED.
I PUT MY WORDS IN A POCKET, MY TONGUE'S A HAMMER I COCK IT AND POP IT.
I'M THE HOT TOPIC, NO ONE ON EARTH BUILT TO STOP IT.
I'M THE TRUTH IN THE PHYSICAL. A GIANT TO YOU LITTLE DUDES,
I KNOW HATAS WILL RIDICULE, CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I DO.
A PEN A PAD AND A MIC ARE THREE ESSENTIALS TO MY LIFE.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHY I CAN'T EVER SAY GOODBYE.

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from Rough Around The Edges, released October 10, 2023
Lyricist - Tex the Great (TX -> MD)
Production - Beats Reloaded (MD)
Engineered by D1 @ D1 Productions (LA)

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TEX the GREAT Maryland

Tex was born and raised in El Paso, TX. He was conceived in Washington D.C.
Tex wrote his first rhyme at 10 years old. He's released music in the past and was on hiatus. He's back and he seems to be ahead 2 steps. Enjoy the old, prepare for the new. ... more

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