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Tunnel Vision

by Shames Worthy

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1.
Bow Down (3rd verse) 01:28
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(hook) We won't bow down. We steady, keeping our sound that we started with rockin' them parties around town. Never stoppin' it. Keepin it for the underground rise. (verse) I've got to be well rounded and unpredictable for the fickle & critical public. But I love it. So I go past the boundaries of the last flow. Cuz if I don't, then I won't have a chance to advance. I know the people wanna move, when they feel the groove. They pay attention to the beat, and don't care what you speak. As long as they can get their freak on, its all sweet. But fool I rumble in the jungle made of concrete. Dishing it out on wax plates and y'all ate it. Blowing up the spot to elevate it. Keep it tight? Man I've GOT to. And you hate it now that we're the competition & in position to make it. We're on a mission for the sake of the love. Real talent on the mic, push has come to shove. Take it to the next level. Bicoastal local. We're freedom bound... (hook 2x)
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2 cents (1st verse) 01:56
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(pre-verse) My father told me, "Son you're gonna see a lot of ill things up in your life. Don't judge a man on humanity. Focus on the heart and you'll be alright. Every man deserves a 2nd chance. It's not for you to understand. He dances to the beat of his own drum, depending on the view of the circumstance." (verse) I know it's hard to keep a "poker face" in last place, When you choke and hate the taste of your pride, when it slides down your throat. To cope you tried. So you decide to hide and now up in a cold sweat. Check. They told me quick to hit the deck. Aint had to fold yet. Bet ya never even took the time to drop a line nor intercede. Indeed you'd much rather slander. Outsiders are unable to understand the ways of us "rats" in the maze. Born to trail-blaze not wait for better days. Weather it rains or sun-rays shine bright. Still man, I'm gon' try until I get it right. Best believe I'm the type to make sure my skill's tight. Used & abused, banged & bruised, I STILL fight the blues away. But what kills me tho is that you CHOOSE to say only these negative things, trying to bring my name down. Word gets around. (hook) If ya don't walk in my shoes then ya shouldn't talk. Don't talk about the things that you don't walk. If ya don't walk in my shoes then you shouldn't speak. Your 2 cents aint worth much. Your talk is cheap. If ya don't walk in my shoes then ya shouldn't talk. Don't talk about the things that you don't walk. If ya don't walk in my shoes then you shouldn't speak. Just do ya thing and let me be. _________________________________________ You gotta buy the whole song to hear the rest...
3.
For the Heads (w. Sev Statik) 03:05
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(verse) Some days you just feel like just rocking the mic for the sake of making sure you still sound tight. Its only right. That's how you get your stripes. And look who flew in on a redeye flight, another Tunnel Rat who came to move the town tonite. Get down. Unite. See we the type to fight for the ones who can't. Just know that we thorough, from the intro to the vamp. To me, its GOTTA be if you gon' see the TR stamp. So now that I have your attention, let me show you how I do this. I deserve my rep. And I bet by the time this rhyme's thru, you'll like this crew. This on some ol' STRAIGHT MIC CONTROL. Strolling over the beat that got freaked with 2 Technics & an MPComplete. For the B-Boys buggin' in the street. Break ya body! Take it to the next lev' T-Rat Boom Bap. Talk about 'em Sev... (Sev's verse) (hook) This one goes out to those who'd rather hear flows when they go to the shows. Instead of these "Hoes" yap about clothes, or the "big ballin'" bros with their watch & their Rolls. (repeat) (Sev's 2nsverse) (verse) I swear millionaires in Bel-Air don't care about those of us trying to scrape up bus fare. What its like on the block, they forgot. I can't bare to watch. Now Hip-Hop's Pop. And we rock for the REAL heads, not a soda spot. But known to talk off the top with the fans who stand true. 2 sides of the land. Few can come thru. "For who?" Homies on the Avenue. (hook 2x)
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Motivate (free) 04:40
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Ones Who Don't 01:15
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Some people live in the boom of a kick drum thumpin'. It's a dumpin' shotgun pump in the hand of a violent man. In the same band, nightmare snares "CLACK!" Its the girl getting slapped selling her body for crack. Foul like the howl of feedback that's screaming in the air. Singing with the scared who swear they don't care and stare with aggression at whoever's in their hood dressing in the wrong color cuz the set said they should. Misguided energy. Never learning from the past. Suicidal tendencies. Pistol to the head. "BLAST" Just another cymbal crash unheard like the broken dreams a teen running from the Word. A slow moving tailspin, though aiming for the moon. Went from and 8th of shrooms to nitrous balloon fumes. Even rode the horse once cuz blunts were never the same. Flat note. Flatline. Cat croaked off that cocaine. And the band plays on, singing to the hook satan put the bait on. Bringing to the crook, "Where's the God others are waiting on huh?" Someone better tell 'em! (hook) Truth is Christ is real. The truth is satan's real. The truth is one came to give life. One came to kill. The truth is Christ is real. The truth is satan's real. Which truth will you choose? Which truth do you reveal?
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Human Race 04:06

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The Tunnel Rats' 2nd full length crew album.

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released November 5, 2001

The Tunnel Rats: SHAMES WORTHY, LPG, New Breed, Sev Statik, Zane One.

All beats made by Dert except "Motivate" made by SHAMES WORTHY.

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Shames Worthy Los Angeles

He’s been referred to as “the emcee’s emcee”. He’s a founding member of the TUNNEL RATS crew as well as the group Footsoldiers. RAPHI, who now goes by SHAMES WORTHY paid his dues at such legendary spots as The Good Life, Project Blowed, Elements, Unity, The Breaks & Foundation during “the wonder years” of L.A. Hip-Hop. He’s been all across the country as well as the UK, Australia & Israel. ... more

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