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Redemption Ark

by C.H.A.D. the iLLustrious

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Caviar and shrimp a 50 car garage Homes on each coast and One in Prague I’m stuntin like Bilzerian But givin like Santa Yeah Life is a dream Ha, I knew we’d make it .. la la La la la No more cereal for dinner No more ramen noodles No more racin in the rain to catch that last bus I told my boss … kiss my ass No more dwelling in that cubicle The beach in San Trope is much more suitable I got advisors to advise My other advisors Enough cash in a trust To live off the interest My family members paid But fakers I ignore If you was with me when I‘m down We chillin at the top Now a worldwide tour, we’re on our way In a Gulfstream Jet .. hangin with Edidie Vedder, Rick Rubin and Lana Del Rey Caviar and shrimp a 50 car garage Homes on each coast and One in Prague I’m stuntin like Bilzerian But givin like Santa Yeah Life is a dream Ha, I knew we’d make it .. la la La la la Life could be a dream If I could take you up on paradise up above If you would tell me I’m the only one that you love Life could be a dream sweetheart Bae, did you see that? I just had the strangest, most realistic out-of-body experience when I looked into your eyes just now What? You were there too? I know, I could swear it was real.
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This is what we train for This is what we strive for This is why we work hard This is what we live and die for If I knew it was my time On this crazy, f’d up planet I’d tell my loved ones I love you I’ll See you in a minute But there’s just one thing that I’ve got to finish This is my time This is my day Now is our moment I’m takin my turn Gonna Supernova blast-off sun burst shine Imma go out like a kang Gonna be a warrior Turn on that beast mode Cuz I’m the  ever-lovin boss Chairman of the Board Commander in Chief I’m a one-man army and Together we will rise Crush our enemies Anyone who dares to Stand in our way If you know it you feel it Cuz its in your bones This is what it feels like The heart of a champion The heart of a champion The heart of a champion The heart of a champion This is what we train for This is what we strive for This is why we work hard This is what we live and die for Imma leave it all out there Every ounce of my being If you know it you feel it Cuz its in your bones This is what it feels like The heart of a champion The heart of a champion The heart of a champion The heart of a champion
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This is for the rocks This is for the teachers This is for the coaches This is for the parents This is for all the true believers They say every blade of grass has A tiny little angel Whisperin in its ear Sayin Grow, grow I wonder who that was Whisperin in my ear When I felt like a tiny grain of sand In this ocean of people Wonderin why Why didn’t God make me special Didn’t give me a gift like Lebron Dedication of The Rock Or savvy like Jobs Coulda thrown me a bone With a high metabolism Or a perfect pitch ear But naw ..... Instead he gave me The gift of Bipolar The challenge of depression A mathematical brain With a creative passion The willingness to fall on my face over and over and over and still get back up Yes, yes that’s somethin I’ll take it in heartbeat Wouldn’t trade ya for a minute Every next second is a blessing if I take it We don’t all make it It’s not your fault You can lead the horse But on his own, he’s gotta drink it This is for all / the people in my life You saw that I was down But you didn’t give up Now I’m handlin the rock Thank you for showin up When I was swimmin in quicksand You were my rock I was searchin for meaning In this world of sin Didn’t wanna give up / but why begin You were there like a rock When I was blowin in the wind From the bottom of my heart Tears streamin down my face I just gotta say, thank you Thank you my teachers Thank you mom, thank you dad Thank you all my coaches and everyday believers Family and friends with encouraging words Yeah I know I made a lotta mistakes But every second that passed Gives me, gives me a new chance Now this aint about money, status or fame I wanna do what I love, wanna spread my message Open up the skies Like tears from heaven This is for all / the people in my life You saw that I was down But you didn’t give up Now I’m handlin the rock Thank you for showin up When I was swimmin in quicksand You were my rock I was searchin for meaning In this world of sin Didn’t wanna give up / but why begin You were there like a rock When I was blowin in the wind
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Before you lay me down to sleep Will you read me a story In my head these thoughts will creep That I am somewhat ugly That I’m not good enough That everyone is laughing at me Man I want to take the world Hold it in my arms Like you held me Say Everything’s gonna be alright now Everything’s gonna be alright There’s no need for fear or shame And you will be safe with me I’m always here with you In your heart and in your dreams I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me Before you lay me down to sleep Will you read me a story In my head these thoughts will creep That I am somewhat ugly That I’m not good enough That everyone is laughing at me Man I want to take the world Hold it in my arms Like you held me Say Everything’s gonna be alright now Everything’s gonna be alright There’s no need for fear or shame And you will be safe with me I’m always here with you In your heart and in your dreams I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me I love you No matter what you do You can never / dissapoint me
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Snot runnin down your face Piercing yet vacant blue eyes I don’t got a lot Compared to some But I’m blessed beyond reason Damned be my dark side It loves that / woes me woes me throw a pity party In my name Knick knack paddy whack Where is my bone? So I share with you A meal that’s warm And a lil cup of coffee yeah I know it aint a lot But I’m a silly man Yeah I’m under-cover Wanna hypnotize you With my own eyes Wanna show you That I believe in you So as I’m leavin, I shake your hand Look into your eyes And say, hang in there, man Hang in there I know You’re gonna make it I know You’re gonna make it I know I’m just A drop in the ocean I’m just a man With a little emotion A vision of a brotherhood One love under heaven What if heaven could be here .. and we threw it all away What if hell was on earth too What if it had a lot to do with the choices we make And how we treat each other I don’t believe in violence I don’t believe in change acquired through means involving gun barrels or threats of prison time So there’s not much I can do besides treat my fellow humans right Shit I aint perfect—far from it But when I saw you strugglin Thought I’d make the most of it Now, wherever you are, hang in there I know You’re gonna make it I know You’re gonna make it Yeah, maybe in a couple months Bump into ya randomly And barely recognize Wanna see that sparkle That light in your eyes Glow like the sun Breathin air like a newborn That kick in your step Like when you were fourteen I asked if you had any hobbies, or sports you used to play A gentle reminder What we used to be like Back in the day Before the cynicism took hold Before the world turned cold, full of darkness and pain Maybe together we could make a change I’m in need of salvation And your life looks like it could use a little savin Maybe we could trade I know You’re gonna make it
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I can feel it in the night I can feel it creepin in That cold, dark, creepy crawly Feelin, underneath my skin What it is I dont know But it’s a widespread sickness It’ll blow out your candle Before you make your last wish Feed off your energy Parasitic, symbiotic Always seems to be Lurkin in the shadows Like it’s whisperin .. “hey, wanna come out n play I got a lotta fun toys, over here On this side of the street” It was there in Berlin, 1933 There in Colorado, 1999 There in the streets, 2018 Two sides protestin With hate in their hearts Huh, seem more like Co-conspirators to me Lord, give me the strength To make it through another day Thank you for the angels I’ll follow them today And if I stray into That darkness of hate Please take my sins and wash em all away Hey, sometimes all we got Is this moment right here Let the past fade away The future can wait I’m here with you now That’s where I wanna stay If I could only take All the blessings that you gave And bundle them up In a package like way I’d sell em by the gram Be a new kind a Hope dealer Shit, I know I’m probably tripppin But this one’s for the scumbags The dirtbags All the wanna-be losers / Who lost their way I’m tellin you now / it’s never too late Lord, give me the strength To make it through another day Thank you for the angels I’ll follow them today And if I stray into That darkness of hate Please take my sins and wash em all away 2:53 Yeah karma / or whatever it is yeah it’s kinda a bitch But I promise you / He didn’t load you down with more than you can take That easy out I promise you It aint the way If you need to, I’ll be here We can stay up all night I’ll teach you how to save a life like The Fray And when that morning Sun rise from the East Yeah, well we made it through another day At least for a moment He took all our sins And washed em all away He took all our sins And washed em all away Lord, give me the strength To make it through another day Thank you for the angels I’ll follow them today And if I stray into That darkness of hate Please take away my sins wash em all away
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It’s gonna happen eventually Wether I like it or not Might as well prepare Even if / as I hope / it’s when My skin is wrinkled like prunes And my body aches from a life full of use I used to just say .. if I die, throw my body off a bridge into some river I don’t wanna be a burden on anyone But now I’m thinking That’s pretty selfish To rob the people I love Of a chance to celebrate life? I wanna be the asshole in death That I couldn’t be when alive When I die, wherever you are Find a spot where you can blast some tunes at full volume Where you can Sing—at the top of your lungs Neighbors or onlookers be damned You’re gonna dance and maybe, look like an idiot—it’s not a request, it’s my last wish I want you to play songs That remind you of me Crank em to eleven Let go, let it all go I give you permission If that’s what you need to hear I implore and command you To know that you’re still that kid who used to grab your mom’s hair brush and use it as a microphone Who used to do silly dances ... when no one was watching I’ll tell you now, despite what the world may have told you, you are good enough and no, you dont “act too weird” You might be a little unconfident A little disenchanted I want you to, some night after I pass ... for as long as you can Be the most you that you could posdibly be I know they try to beat it out of us It’s just the nature of the beast I give you permission to sing, dance, laugh, love, speak, write, create — to follow your passion in the heat of the moment For I am there with you And I’m not gonna put up with any too cool for school wallflowers either No, not at my celebration And I’ll tell you now You are not allowed to cry tears of sadness at this party Not in my name If I see one feigned expression of sadness Because that’s what you’re “supposed to” do ... why I swear to God I will personally come back down there and kick your ass There better damn well be some giggling Call your parents and people you care about and love Tell them, however you can, how much they mean to you Like my mom who was always there for me through my trials and tribulations And my dad, who bought me my first guitar and is still my number one fan I love you guys I love all of you
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released December 3, 2018

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