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Freedom Writers

by GuideMusic

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1.
I put my heart in this The same way that miners searches for riches and gold, Is the same way that writers search for rhythm and flow Just to rip what you sow, I can weep from what I saw , Not only in my house hold but its the same next door Its a gift and a curse when you're gifted they curse you How we ever gonna progress when all we do is go in circles Like a roundabout, diamond in the dirt from the underground Convert it into riches so my fam have nothing to worry about, My success is yours, And all the stumbling blocks use them as stepping stones If hard work constitutes to a harvest You know where to find me, grafting in the garden I will keep bowling until have my strike So when its all said and done you can say that I have tried I'm tired, but I wont give into pressure that's for tyres Even with a arch back I still won't retire That's determination For every dreamer stuck in 3 extension Just know I won't forget about you for any bigger pay cheque Strong foundations kept us from going under For the nights I slept hungry I'm driven by hunger Then my wish list, rags to riches Houses on a hill from smashing these beats to pieces Broken glass, I'm filled with emotion when I think of the past Me and uncle fire singing hoping time would pass Should I tell amount times I got kicked out class For paying no fees, I know my pops tried, It aint never been the same since my pops died Like a fallen everything in his honour That's why this music gets my heart I'm an organ donor Poverty led us to selling property This gotta get a hundred only thing I can do properly Used to want popularity, till that moment of clarity Now I tell tales since I bounced back from my sanity So its true best stories come from worst places To keep that sweet tooth together is why we wore braces Its what made me who I am I will for ever embrace it I know I answered my calling coz my mind is full verses Its like my teen years had wing they just flew by, And it took my surprise like a new bike, Its a circle feel like Lance Armstrong Minus the dope its music nothing else I'm on, Taking this game by storm causing a cyclone In the ring for the title Mike Tyson Till I'm a heavyweight composer call me Maestro Holding the green light on my count go This is Lord Sugar music coz I'm bossing Im just marching in the game like aerobics If this game is for the taking get your potion I do this for homeless, the broken and the hopeless
2.
Met Eireann 03:30
I never cared about being educated ,I turned a blind eye to my ignorance Im too proud to admit what my weakness is, I refuse to let music be a bit on the side like what a mistress is, Too afraid to evolve just another term that's used to say that I have grown Feel the pressure its a one man show, from the under the poverty line Highest rate in inflation, what's ironic is they say music is not a profession Leaders in higher positions only care about their pockets Living us zero options but create our employment My type of work is to make my story your enjoyment Voices of young men who fail to speak up Girls on a market hoping for a pick up I've tried to move with the times but its hard to keep up If it aint facebook, its twitter, posting picture on Insta For the world to see how perfect my life is Its a façade what we really need is a little love Throw you my heart like a bouquet I hope you catch it Exchanged vows with the music I been happily married. Am I still the same man that you fell in love with On a greater scale of things tryna find a balance Turn these words to numbers, Know our rent is covered Put our stresses aside and rediscover You can easily lose yourself on this 8 mile, That's the reason that I always take the extra mile They say if your dreams don't scare you they are not big enough What does that say about my dreams they terrify me To go from rapping on the pavement to taking steps into festivals Stephen Frayne can tell you that its been magical Let me tell you what its like to be me Spend a day in my shoes I bet you cant even fit Mom is run off her feet and my aunty can't remember what's a goodnight sleep Until I master this game I will slave for it Pray I make greener pastures like a rain forest (Like a rain Forest) Now Let it rain.......
3.
Sharing emotions as I lay my heart on this page Im feeling drained Still I love it all the same Being different is the difference Your music is not credible unless its on the hit list Compared to mainstreamers All I am is a misfit Its harder to fit in let alone to create history This is all for us Qualifications are non existent is there hope for us Unless you are 1 direction you wont see a day up on the charts (No Way) Its time to step up and avoid falling in a trap like a set up I came to claim the and show who can it better Until you get used to my voice Morgan Freeman (Freeman) Break from mind chains be a free man Until that flight start taking off Its like clearing a Debt how its paying off Call me Elliot Gleeve Im leading by Example Turn music into pictures Im the new Piccasso (Hook) When it wasn't going to well (it wasn't) And I felt like I was running out of fuel (running I was running) I had chat with Mrs Gruel, She told me know that I could be a freedom writer X2 Dialogue:(Denise) What do you wanna do this is your life You have so much talent, but if you want this you gonna have to work hard for it (Aaaaarrrrggghhhhh) Should I quit music and get a real job How do you know the outcome if you cant predict the future Maybe I am the future My dreams are bigger than Luther Its now and forever Im the new age Gary Cooper This is the only way I know how to release emotions Im not a teacher, a doctor or a civil servant Sharing experiences and what that has taught me The healing that its brought me To see my name on the bill do you get me? Raise a bar of confidence that's been down lately Is my story relevant, will the fans rate me Its like I'm looking for approval acceptance from society Confide in them, or that will just fuel my anxiety Put my foot down feel the ground shake From heart break My aunty went missing a few months the she found dead Two kids behind try explain that their moms dead Enough of these struggles we moving to the promised land (Hook) When it wasn't going to well (it wasn't) And I felt like I was running out of fuel (running I was running) I had chat with Mrs Gruel, She told me know that I could be a freedom writer X2
4.
(Murli) Square up to my problems From my vantage point, I think that I ma solve em I've got 24hrs on my sevens Same time as every legend under heavens To breach another level to slay a couple devils Convert a bunch of doubters, before they get to meddle And fasten up the saddle on my back and test my mettle Before you point your fingers, watch out for the ones in the middle (No offense but look) I've fallen on hard times Feeling like breathing on part time Suffocated by dark minds Shadowy thoughts flying over mine I’m bottled water in a burqa Synchronising with my nightmares Wear it proud on my back like a dromedary  I give a flush on your commentary  My Carpediem won’t allow that My vision ends where my life starts I should copyright my false starts Two-handed but I’m all right Don’t know what’s under my skin But that’s a place you will never get in Even when slipping I'm living my dream This smile is really brighter than it seems That’s not an act i put on on the stage That’s how you ball on a minimum wage That’s how you show them that good will prevail In spite of the money and energy wasted on daily supply of mi wadi, down in the streams, Mimicking the tweets Can I keep it pure and be hot like Hawaii? If no then I need to know why (Godknows) I wanna challenge the challenge by not doing the challenge, The one missing from your timeline but I think I'll manage, Is it the bag or the baggage, It can't secure the insecure, Is it the cure you sure? man that's pure manure, All the money in the world but I just need a friend nowadays, Social media hypocrite I got a ton friend requests, But of the friendly gestures I ain't seen a friend I met, work mate? Friend adjacent, Oh you a friend of Jason's? " I know him, lie adjacent, why am I faking? And I faking a smile, I ain't this fake in a while, Make the internet Lit again, My sanity's vanity filter me a clean heart O Instagram, Now you get the picture fam, Better yet screen shot it, Home is where the heart is nah home is where the IG is, No matter how LinkedIn I am I still can't connect, Gathering many followers losing my self respect, No matter how hard I try I still can't reset, The settings, the settings, the settings, Life cycles like bicycles gotta keep pushing forward no hands, Because I don't handle bars I spit em out, Fall in love with the Mundane, Had the pub going up on a Monday, Not I'm saying that I'm hard but, I'm solid not potato salad, Going over your head like a shower nozzle, Screaming family over everything till I lose my tonsils. (Guide) I used to live for the weekend Drinking till my pocket started to weaken Liver was getting weak then Face numb like The Weeknd But I wasn't Abel Wish I'd go back to the cradle  And start it over again My ambitions were fatal But fast forward’s only button left on my remote I pressed it hard until it broke and now I’m truly woke Won’t ever rest until the peak where all you see is smoke And let the bigger picture tell you all about this path i chose My family’s still my number uno, give them all my kudos For without them who knows, how I’d manage through those  Lines 3 and 2. though, It seems shorter than Pluto Life cycles, seasons take turn, and time its toll Applause for those who know when to stoop low and to stand tall Managed to navigate these storms, though we were never warned Friends? I made a lot of enemies Thinking if I was to die today will someone out there bury me
5.
Capture the perfect I'm getting flashes of nightmares Contemplating quitting my day job a carer that's not there Feeling suffocated shortness of breath like I need more air That alone is confirmation that I'm wasted there State of confusion a rabbit in head lights Been struggling for a 16 as of late its been less vibes That's when it hits me I'm designed for this You know it takes more than a touch to get a feel of this How can I say without sounding like a hypocrite Only when I'm feeling cross is when I'm looking at the crucifix Talk about the norm I can really get used to this Lack of resources and that's why we never used to dream But now I seeing past the vision I started believing Take flight, ash cloud couldn't cover my vision Last key on the bunch ,I'm the most needed My ambition takes the wheel safe to say I'm more driven (Chorus) And I'm going places Turn a blind eye when show me hatred Starting to run out of numbers as I'm counting my blessing Reasons I don't keep up appearances leave that to Hyacinth This game is for the giants but I'm going in like David To live a legacy Biggie and Pac and be the greatest Blessings upon your gift may we for ever be creative Not seeing us on the TV doesn't mean we haven't made it We learn to appreciate having it all is just the basic Capture the perfect picture this requires a canvas A big frame El Greco and I aint even Spanish Dreams of living outlandish Is what turned us to be writers Freedom of expression escaping that depression You can easily become addicted to sleeping tablets The pressure, peer pressure to become something precious In the midst of all that you learn you gonna be a parent I'm still tryna find my feet being my parent's dependent Everyone around me, progressing with their lives I have nothing to show only my stories in rhymes Scratching under surface for an itch of my purpose Am destined for greatness do I really know what fame is Tomorrow is not promised any day could be yours Kings were once slaves and rookies became pro's Never put my hands on keys but I know I struck a chord Pause, grand national when I'm racing on course Dialogue (Tanya) I love my daddy my name is Tanya and I'm 4 Erm my daddy is really good singer He is a really good singer because he has important words He is brilliant Byeeeee (Chorus) And I'm going places Turn a blind eye when show me hatred Starting to run out of numbers as I'm counting my blessing Reasons I don't keep up appearances leave that to Hyacinth This game is for the giants but I'm going in like David To live a legacy Biggie and Pac and be the greatest Greetings upon your gift may we for ever be creative Not seeing us on the TV doesn't mean we haven't made it We learn to appreciate having it all is just the basic
6.
God sent me an angel in the form of my dad Your body could be buried but your spirit aint dead My aunty went missing and she was found dead Thoughts in my head why does that gotta be my fam It still feels like yesterday Mom is crying on the couch telling me your pops just passed away All I've got is memories from back in the day, Too many moment of silences Feels like I'm a slave to pain So I talk with a pen, Thinking way back when, Some branches of the family tree where taken away Watched them fading away Is there substance to take this pain away This one is out to my brother Know that I love ya And I know we never got to see each other Just memories in pictures, your hands and your footprints Lord look after my sibling (Hook) Dear departed You left me broken hearted Dear Depart! Tears run dry but the pain still remains I'm holding precious all the times that we spent Time machine take me back to '98 So I can tell you just how much I love you (just how much I love you) Too young to lose you what could've prepared me for it The man I've become its you I gotta thank for it The boy in me feels like his childhood was stolen And left with deeper scars, imbalance of emotions I understand Alicia 'Sleeping with a broken heart' Saw you in pain now I'm pain since your depart Mind is like a movie playing back these memories Show me a sign I need to know that you are proud of me Wake me up when September ends I'm crying for my granddad when my grandmother left I'm crying for mom when her mother left I'm crying for my aunties when my uncles left I'm crying for brothers when our father left I'm crying for Priscilla when her brothers left I'm crying for Miri when her parents left I'm crying for everyone that lost a loved one Forgive them their sins Let them in your garden.

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Inspired by the 2007 film of the same name, Freedom Writers is a reflection of its author’s reality, emotions, and stories delivered with sincerity over some equally raw and stripped down instrumentals. As he embarks on his own musical journey, Guide is determined to speak for those who, like himself, grew up with dreams of surpassing the ordinary, but were hindered by circumstance and a lack of resources.

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released November 29, 2016

Released on the 29 November 2016.
Written and recorded in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland, 2016.

All guest vocals provided by Denise Chaila, God Knows, MuRli and Tanya Wayah.
Tracks 1 and 5 produced by mynameisjOhn
Track 2 produced by Manky and mynameisjOhn
Track 6 produced by Manky

Recorded, arranged and mixed by mynameisjOhn.
Mastered by Alex at Ashmus Mastering.

Artwork by Louisa Donnelly
Press shot by Molly Crilly

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Guide was born in Zimbabwe but relocated to Clare, Ireland in his early teens. There he quickly developed a propensity for story-telling through rhymes and rhythm. These stories aren't something you can bring up in everyday conversations, but writing them down releases a sense of freedom, a catharsis, that he deems “essential.” ... more

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