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Islands

by The Matrixx

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[Intro: Anika] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Islands" [Chorus: The Matrixx] This is my, crib. Where I'm chilling at. (And you can come over and kick it if you want to) This is my, spot. Where the women at. (And you can get a couple drinks if you want to) This is my, land. Where I'm living at. (And you can come and take a visit if you want to. This is just a glimpse of all the things that I can show you, And it's just your vision that can limit what you gon do) This is my, Island. [Verse 1: The Matrixx] And I hear you Whether you on a cruise ship or a yacht with a clear view All your other troubles fading slowly in your rearview I try to spell it out but nothing can prepare you For when you catch your first glimpse Can't take your eyes off as you walk off the ship I swear it's like a trip When you take your first step onto dry land The whole of nature saying "welcome to my island" See, sun, sand, blue skies And a touch of cool breeze to take the edge off the high Because it's like the temp skyrockets when you exit your home And we the home of hotness, whether women or flows You see my island got next so it's better you know I mean we've weathered hurricanes, we be taking them blows But we stay steadfast never taking a T.K.O Ain't over, till we say so [Chorus] [Verse 2: Prenda Blaque] I'm a bring the hammer down if I gotta tell you again Got a couple things but none of it's here to lend Everything is fine from my camera to my lens So bring a couple friends and come and circle my ends now We winning this hands down Even if we just come and dance round We take it all the way up up up up up And let it trickle down like a ponzi scheme Just because you don't see us flaunting mean That the merchandise not oxi-clean Know what I mean? And no we don't give um what they want see To run with the story like Anansi Tell them mother, brother, sister and them aunty, zeen This a message for my team [Verse 3: The Matrixx] And you should know this verse is just a tribute to the places that I've been to The faces that I've seen and all the phases that I've been through But ain't no way that the could ever change or even influence The reasons why this place remains my fave, it's really simple It's home, and that means it stays forever in you No matter where you may go, it makes the journey with you Even if it's just a visit, it seems crazy because it's true The love that's on my island, it gets inside your sinews And you find yourself remembering the way the people give you A smile, then say hi, then they wave, then it hits you Life here just ain't the same as where you came from, we tend to Work all day like the venue then we play like a Nintendo We be crazy, loving, sensual and we intercontinental We got out own celebrities and they saga continues But we always gon get your visit with all of the things that we promoting Over and over cuz we knew that's why you coming But you staying for the day and night life Hit the spot and take a shot to find a dame you might wife Watch some drummers in a circle, a play you might like Dancing on the waterfront is just a day in my life So, I hold her tight like custody And try to write the kind of lyrics that get ya to see That we got so much more to offer than just the beaches Or the seas It's just a feeling [Chorus]
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[Intro: The Matrixx] Ey yo Jazzi I had to do this one cuz you know them times when you just feel like [Chorus] Staying at the crib Chilling with the clique Keeping it legit And we do it big Never stopping Staying at the crib Chilling with the clique Keeping it legit And doing it big [Verse 1] From the time you step inside it's like it's Different from a club cuz the vibe is nicer Whenever you come yo the time is right and If you heard about it you're invited, -vited To this little shindig run by me and the team Nothing too classy, nah, we keeping it real We be taking shots, forget the cuisine Everybody drove, there's no limousine So you can't be stush, you need to turn up If you going be stush don't even turn up But once you get a shot in ya you will be going further Like asking everyone for kush for you to burn up Really doesn't matter, long as you do you You knew this is something that we ain't knew to So if you have a few tunes that you wanna move to Just tell the crew to pull um up on Youtube [Chorus]x2 When we at the crib (The vibe is nicer) Chilling with the clique (The vibe is nicer) Keeping it legit (The vibe is nicer) And we do it big, never stopping [Verse 2] We got the people now, what will be? Turn the speakers up, rock to the beat Or we mix it up, swap into teams Flip some cup you know who you gotta defeat But even if you lose then you winning Cuz this right here is a new kinda vision Chilling with the crew who you knew from the beginning And a couple fresh faces, you don't know who's with um But you know that every single one of us Got something in common cuz This the kinda of party for People who be on a run We work hard every day of the week then On the weekend, we trading our sleep for Whatever we into, cuz we passionate too So when we get a chance we turning up the venue Even after most people leave what we then do Move on to round two with a select few [Chorus] [Bridge: Prenda Blaque] My people done hit me on my cell phone twice Saying that they're putting something strong on ice And we don't wanna hear no one's advice Cuz, nobody gonna live our lives And we've been waiting too long Just to vibe to two songs So if you find something wrong This ain't where you belong [Outro: The Matrixx] Because! We nah no time fi pretenders Just a have fun, no hate on di agenda Gwan get mad! Buss a wine pon a fender Then mix a drink, go be your own bartender Yo! Tomorrow we nah remember This party, coulda gwan till November Di vibe nice, as soon as we enter We nah stop but the song a go end ya
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[Intro: The Matrixx] Based on a true story [Verse 1] He opened the hatch, stepped inside, then he took a seat Rechecked his calibrations then he look at me He didn't say nothing but he just, gave me a nod Shut the hatch, flipped the switch and after that he was gone One, two, the seconds passed by And I knew something was wrong cuz of him there was no sign See he shoulda been back almost as soon as he left That's how we planned it, in every simulation, every test If everything went how it should he should be able to find The girl, save her life, then get back inside But as I sat there waiting that was when I realized It ain't always that simple when you travel through time That's when I was almost blinded by a light flash And the machine reappeared with a slight crash I rushed over quite fast Gripped it with a tight grasp Pulled it open, then put a hand on my mouth to stifle my gasp [Chorus 1] Cuz I wasn't prepared to see her sitting there Looking just as I remembered, minus a couple years And I remember thinking, as my eyes filled with tears If times a straight line, maybe it starts here [Verse 2] But that feeling didn't last too long and it was partly The look that she gave me when she saw me, that scarred me Eyes so wide, sweat running down her face Hand on her chest, breathing so hard like she was just running a race And then it clicked, what's missing from the pic Cuz she was by herself when it was him she should have been with This wasn't the plan, the fact is their positions were switched Cuz he was meant to be right back after the issue was fixed So she could go on living her life never knowing that she would have died If we didn't intervene, there was no way we wouldn't try Now she was here and he was... somewhere else Soon as she calmed down she told me how the story went Everytime he saved her she would die some other way, like it was meant to be Like he was fighting fate Kept going back and trying till he realized that somebody had to take her place Sent her away And then he stayed [Chorus 2] And I wasn't prepared for what she made me hear Cuz he had been my homeboy for almost twenty years And I remember thinking, while feeling the despair If time's a straight line, maybe it ends here [Verse 3] ...Nah! I wasn't having that Couldn't let this be the end, not even if the fact was that He sacrificed himself for her, see that was unacceptable That's why I built this time machine, cuz I have trouble letting go If he could save her, then I could do the same for him There had to be a loophole, I'd find some other way to win We were all gonna make it, if there's a shot then I'd take it And I was not hesitating, didn't give a fuck what was fated Or meant to be Even if it even took a century Had all the time in the world to find a way eventually I looked at her and thought of everything she said to me Trying to find a key to the solution, mentally But then her voice interrupted my thoughts She said we have to go and get him back no matter the cost And I looked over at the machine and gave her a nod And a couple minutes later both of us were gone [Outro] And I remember thinking as we rewound the years Time's not a straight line, that's just how it appears
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[Intro: The Matrixx] Uh whatever Whenever Don't believe a word, cuz [Chorus] Whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head in your seat, until they notice you And if they tell you something bout me, just tell um Uh whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head move your feet, until they notice you And when they tell you something bout me (It's a lie) [Verse 1] They all liars, unless they told you I spit fire See I'm kinda like Clark Kent, they assume cuz my attire That I am, just a mild-mannered type of writer Who never does it big but just sits at home in silence When the fact of the matter is, I ain't lacking activities Get up for Rotaract then come back and compose the illest beat Next up I'm at the gym, after that I just hit the scene And bust a dance that I choreographed within a week My life is a tapestry, all the tasks that I'm packing in' I'm super-versatile, eclectic and multi-talented And ultra-humble, nah I never brag or boast So all they talking makes me wan go off and slit a throat Except that all that violence kind of out of my element Instead my eloquence'll shut um down like it's Elements If they feeling incensed they need to go to the reverend I'm irreverent but only cuz my verses are heaven sent So whatever [Chorus] Whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head in your seat, until they notice you And if they tell you something bout me, just be like Yo whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head move your feet, until they notice you And when they tell you something bout me (It's a lie) [Verse 2] But if they said I'm a nerd, well they're right about that In spite of the fact, that their girls, wanna ride on my lap Spend couple hours on a forum, then I sign out of that So I can get in front the mic and spit inspiring raps I got, anime on my hard drive, gundams on my dresser On my shelves? A couple hundred books, it's like whatever My rooms a pirate's chest full of treasure, and I'm clever So I ain't got no time for trying to impress ya Now what you know about rocking comics and model kits? Killed it in high school, so much I got a scholarship But I'm never scared to holla at the hottest chicks I'll take um to the, VIP and we popping another bottle quick Well maybe that's after I blow up, I'll show up And stunt on all these niggas that's telling me just to grow up You know what? That damn advice ain't good for no one But it's all they know of, so they go on and so on So whatever [Chorus] Whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head in your seat, until they notice you And if they tell you something bout me, Ey yo Jus P! Whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head in your seat, until they notice you And when they tell you something bout me (It's a lie) [Verse 3: Jus P] Now sometimes I wonder, would I have had a better life Exposing my dark thoughts? Would you see me in a better light? Would you give advice on what you did and what you didn't like? Or would you sit and sigh at all the plight that I'm imprisoned by? Now would you question my perception Give direction strengthening the path that I was destined? Would you step in with the best intention? Relieving all the tension of the stress that got me fenced in? Now pardon me for revealing this weaker part of me Unless you're targeting me, this part of me is hard to see I'd be lying if I'm saying what you thought of me didn't bother me Qualities of a faulty ideology Honestly, every part of me can feel the heavens calling me I'm hoping that this evil doesn't swallow me It's a part of me that only God can see And if you don't care, my sincere apologies [Chorus: The Matrixx] Whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth Cuz I'm on this track with Jus P, and it's overdue You just nod your head in your seat, until they notice you And if they tell you something bout me Ey yo whatever they thought about me, they don't know the truth I just know I'm rocking this beat, like it's overdue You just nod your head move your feet, until they notice you And when they tell you something bout me (It's a lie)
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[Intro: The Matrixx] Trixx! It feels like Every single night I be receiving mixed messages Keep checking the time, you can see what kinda stress I'm in If you wanna know, well I'll tell you what the lesson is Tell you bout the rest of it This is what she said to me [Chorus: Anika Conolly] I know that there's a place where People can live with no fear And we can make our way there If you don't ever let go I know that there's a place where People can live with no fear And we can make our way there If you don't ever let me go [Verse 1: The Matrixx] Huh, That's what she said to me, said to me Had her legs wide while she spread for me, spread for me Next thing I know she be ghosting essentially Have me thinking maybe she pretends to be into me After seven days and nights like a sermon Saw her with another guy, she told me it was her man Then she said "Don't let me go" I said "Don't let you go? I don't know where to hold" So I had to make a choice whether this shit was worth it And, I had to open the curtains Look into the mirror and see what the truth is (Yo) Cuz I feel like I'm losing Her? No, I'm talking bout myself Swallowed my pride and put my feelings on the shelf But the time spent was way too short Say no more, I had to make my retort I felt no remorse when I had to resort To all these underhanded tactics and methods But when I did that, all I was left was stressing And I guess that is the lesson I'm on a mission, no time for confessions Trying to create something timeless and special Everytime I go back she say we moving forward So why it feels like regression? [Chorus: Anika Conolly] [Bridge: Anika Conolly] I'm so into you I'm so into you Don't let me go Don't let me, don't let me go I'm right here now [Verse 2: The Matrixx] But really she was just an idea that I once had I could never let go, cuz she'd always come back Sleepless nights into days, there were some that Had me feeling like I was a genius, it wasn't bad But time passed and I couldn't get past The very first stages, I'm losing it fast Couldn't find a way to turn this vague concept into something concrete Now I'm losing more sleep Then somebody beat me to it man I saw it at a show Not quite the same idea but it was so close So how did they know, I ain't tell no one before But it was mine first I ain't never letting go I get tons of ideas and they gone in a flash And she was just one but the problem was that If I couldn't make it work after I let the others slip away It would be a tragedy, so I had to make her stay [Chorus: Anika Conolly] [Outro: Anika Conolly] I know a place, where we can go Just me and you, just me and you
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[Intro: The Matrixx] The clock is ticking and I'm waiting to finish so I can jet yo In a couple minutes I'm finna vanish like presto Hit the speed limit, I'm driven to burn some petrol Left the side like Esco, this my manifesto It's after five, let's go! [Chorus] Cuz when my work done I'm like a different person (After five) I put in work cuz Send me any track that you packing and I will merk um (After five) Said when my work done I'm not the same person (After five) I put in work cuz Send me any track you think lacking and I will merk um (After five) [Verse 1] And when it's that time, I be way too hype Of my sense of composure, I may lose sight It's a full moon right when the waveform spikes I transform into a monster: Werewolf by Night Terrorize the village, I'm pillaging, killing every evening The next day when they see me they still don't know the secret Of how I beat these beats into defeat then repeat They be to sweet, It's like a feast, so I eat I'm shanking these riddims like it was prison time After five I go from Doctor Jekyll to Mr. Hyde Spitting lines, writing the illest verse and I'm feeling like Frankenstein. Finish recording I'm screaming "It's alive!" It's the mic, I don't know what it does I just know I lose control if I'm open enough And the moment I let go, that's the moment I love Cuz in the day I'm Bruce Banner, when I flow I'm the Hulk Or a sultan cuz no one can tell me nothing Never disproving my logic, I'm like a Vulcan And I be bringing the fire so call me Vulcan The God not the superfriend, that's just insulting No token black guy, so dope but not high No smoking that's why, I don't choke when I rhyme You gon quote my next lines, I don't hold my breath I Flow so the track's like, "Oh no it's that guy" You don't know bout that life [Chorus] [Verse 2: Prenda Blaque] Wait, unna thought that I had put the rap down? That's like saying that the shooter put the mac down That's like saying you heard Mayweather back down Without stepping in the ring to lay the flipping smackdown That other stuff I dropped, that was like a year old Now I'm putting something fresher in you ear holes Ask Johnny, y'all need to be careful Cuz you could get burned by things, that may appear cold That's right, the singer slash rapper Still don't understand why unna acting like trappers Then get up in the booth biting lines like snappers Talking bout flossing, must be talking bout plaquers I have no intentions to kill bad guys But trust me I'mma make sure that the hills have eyes Like they just made a wrong turn, I gon make the song burn But not like Usher, more like Bone Crusher Somebody tell the kid where the breadwinner at So I can take this red shell and lick him off of the track Have him doing 360s and park with a flat Then I pull up to the scene and put the coins in a sack Make it heavy enough to throw a shoulder disk Then call Kendrick and tell him that the gold exists (yea) I know they wanna get a hold of this But uh uh bredrin, we taking the whole of this Prenda [Chorus: The Matrixx] [Verse 3: Yung Fusion] Why merk when I can easily disperse a beat Burn it to the third degree and serve it in a wordy feast Slice you with a gun, you would swear that I was germanese Burning herbal trees, man I'm puffing on that Hercules So I'm strong in the dome, yes certainly Clouds in my ozone but vision clear as worth to me Illest with the rhymes like I grew up in a nursery Died upon a could and had Jesus spit a verse to me Skinny nigga rap it up, Thundercats to clap it up Left ear, right ear, I open heads like apertures Way above your flow, seven levels to my aqueduct Thought you were the nicest till I'm at the neck of Dracula (muhahaha) Hope you good at math because I brought this verse to add it up And function on that "x" between your eyes, calculus With the mac, from immaculate I smack you with the back of it Just reminding all you wack rappers it ain't happening Fusion [Outro: The Matrixx] Send me any track that you packing and I will merk um Send me any track that you packing and I will merk- Sen- Send me any track that you packing and I will merk um Merk um
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[Intro: The Matrixx] I'm just trying to find the one [Verse 1] I need a girl with a voice like Katy B Got no choice but to love her, the voice is like a dream You claiming that you hot when you only eighty degrees? Yo I from Cayman inna, da na nuttin to me And I mention my dream girl because I gotta tell ya It's about love, whether music or that someone special It's missing nowadays because a lot of fellas Say they love the game but they only want the mozzarella That's why they spit the cheesiest of verses Real is from the heart, ain't no way you could rehearse it Let me demonstrate, send a track and I'mma hearse it I hope she got curves like she writing cursive Oops, I'm talking bout my dream girl again People tell you love like you'll never be hurt again But I say record, like you'll never be mixed Then you mix, like you'll never be mastered You're messing with a master [Chorus] And I'm just tryna find the one And maybe we can fall in love Cuz I'm just tryna to find the one Them other numbers ain't enough [Verse 2] But in the meanwhile I'll continue to search Continue to, spend some time with these women and flirt If you don't believe I'mma bring you to church With verses like sermons I deliver the word Might spot her in the crowd when I start performing A quirky little style with a smile so charming Like Arden Cho or I'm back on the market Because I'll never settle, unless it's with my darling You see these rappers though? They can't commit So when it's time to put in work that's the time they quit, legit But when I look back I wonder if I might be the same way in a relationship Maybe, but I've committed to give myself the benefit Of the doubt that's lurking and wishing that I'd let it in Instead I keep my focus on my mission moving steadily Cuz when you're on your path is when you tend to get the better things [Chorus] [Verse 3] Sometimes the love and rap games, they both feel like the lotto cuz All those other numbers, you know I've seen a lot of um But I can't spot the one A combination of traits that makes the thought of not being together bothersome Brains like Hayley Atwell for example And a way to make me feel like a beat that found a sample Cuz we in sync like a band, no need to gamble That party stuff is good but to make music that'll last you'll Need something substantial [Chorus]

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The Debut EP by The Matrixx!

Featuring appearances by Prenda Blaque, Anika Conolly, Jus P & Yung Fusion

With production by Tantu Beats, Jazzi, M-Lito & The Matrixx

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released December 2, 2014

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The Matrixx Cayman Islands

Born in Jamaica, raised in the Cayman Islands, schooled in Canada. The Matrixx is a rapper/producer specializing in lyrical hip-hop and storytelling with a Caribbean flavour.

His music is always about something, even if that "something" is just a feeling.
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