LTV2: Part 2--The Death & Rebirth of Christopher Owens

by Truth B. Told

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1.	Crucifixion (intro) 01:05		buy track
2.	Take My Hand 03:40	lyrics	buy track
(chorus) Take my hand & you can lead the way Making sure we always kneel to pray (x4) Verse one See I was told that persecutions are only cool to the one holding the hammer & nails Which explains why people have issues hammering details from their past out Passed out from the exhaustion of carrying their own cross And see, throwing in YOUR two cents Doesn't mean you paid the cost to put yourself inside of my insoles If you've been through anything, leave now This ain't for you This ain't for sometimey-ass folk who scream on Sundays between pews Then view you like your shit ain't perfect Quick to turn habits into Facebook statuses But can't face themselves when it's time for action I write line to provide sunshine for those with "Help Wanted" signs on their lives... Is that you? (chorus) Verse Two Somebody right now is too afraid to look at themselves in the mirror for fear of having so much shame They may let the razor slip on purpose while shaving I'm trying to save THEM People wanna remind you where your shortcomings lay As if they forget there's no exception except Him When it comes to being less than perfect But rather ignore their faults & focus on yours on purpose Purposely searching for imperfections to rest your head at night 'cause your head ain't right if your shortcomings don't feel protected So if you need somebody to clown on You can look up to me to look down on View my situations that you may frown on But you don't realize that I went through my own hell in order to find home, so... (chorus)
3.	Be With Me ft. Bashiri Asad 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Verse One You deserve to see sunrises over oceans Have poems written in skies to provide shade from sunshine But for the time being I'll take just seeing you treated better than you have been I've been asking Why would you remain in a cage that has the door open Hoping things would change from the way they were before and We both know how your man can be controlling Since when do relationships have captains? If your man's trippin The only destination should be happiness And why should I be passive You ain't had a fraction of my passion but Past tense cats left you past tense Let's move past them, baby move past him You're holding on to what already has passed when You know that ship came & went And each day you've spent Telling me how happy you are with me Yet you're dealing with this, that contradicts Baby, common sense says this... (chorus) You need someone Whose love won't run If you need real love You should be with me Just take my hand And you will see How good love will be If you'll be with me Verse two See, you ain't had love like this before So immersed in it, happiness fills your pores and you become sore from Learning how to smile with your heart again Joy from morning when you awake at the start of them And learn how good it feels to feel like you again This kind of dream was built for you, my friend My love Just one time I'd love to see her get reimbursed for the hurt that she's been through 'cause with you This thing don't look right Your ring don't look right Your name don't look right 'cause it don't match mine Baby girl's not mine & I don't need clocks I know it's past time, and I'd be just fine to Move her past hurt to "Happily Ever After" You don't have to question my heart, just ask hers Man, the laughter & chapters of passions that we can see ain't make believe We can make this be (repeat chorus) (bridge) (Bashiri) Baby, I know he don't treat you right Hear your needs, understand your life Baby, I know he don't do those things that make you moan & make you scream Baby, I know you get tired of things And that you've been scared to make that change But what I know don't mean one thing If you can't see you should be with me (chorus)
4.	Strength 03:58	info	buy track
5.	Declaration 02:51	lyrics	buy track
So my boy told me, right... He was like, "When you speak, what's the point in being deep if your people can't swim? That's like trying to fight a lynch mob knowing you're going out on a limb and you mad 'cause don't nobody want to hang with you?" To which I replied, "Who am I NOT to ridicule those who choose to stay in the kiddie pool cause if you really tried It don't take Terrence Howard's pride to show you how to scuba dive And even if I die going out on a limb at least I'll go out swinging..." See the thing is niggas nowadays get unnerved when you get the nerve to serve you purpose Trying to build something like pastors building churches While they sit on their asses eating Church's Frontin like they can't wing it... See the thing is if you spent half the time with your lips flapping on action Perhaps then your past wouldn't cast a shadow so long You couldn't see your present FUCK POEMS This... is a declaration; kings don't argue with peasants And since at present time a canine's life is worth more than a nigga's I figure I need to focus more on people, than Rick Pitino See those Same folks that will talk behind your back will give you dap and them same folk that say you ain't shit To your face will ride your dick like a rodeo or cheap hoe going down a pole When they see you, they're whole story strip This used to bother me Until my boy A.I. told me, listen... Nobody assassinates vice-presidents They aim for top dog & they will Michael Vick you But I'm too fly to fuck with falcons, I'm an eagle 7 on my back meaning God's got me protected and from haters, I no suggestions... any questions? Fuck that I've got the answer: Haters nowadays are like colon cancers Pains in my asses And I'm not asking you to stand on stage and try to mic-jack son like Mike Jackson I suggest you moonwalk your ass backstage Because if you dare get enraged and come my way I will take you & verbally rape you Like they say purple & gold's number 8 do Hey dude I'm not the one to play with My sunshine ain't your days Therefore my joys are not your dismays And any haters please come this way They say any enemies is dead work So if your enemy is your footstool Don't blame me if your fuckin head hurts...
6.	Your Savior (skit) 01:37		buy track
7.	Superhero's Resignation 02:38	lyrics	buy track
Peter Parker's position's been filled Batman's still got his wheels and last time I checked Clark Kent ain't gave his cape up Baby, I can't save you Can't nobody take you for a fool, unless that's how you're selling it And if you stayed celibate more than three weeks after you meet You would know if he was diggin you instead of trying to dig IN you It don't take that book, movie, or even my poem to know whether or not he's not that into you Especially if he don't call after he enters you How you give a man job benefits & he ain't passed the interview? Baby girl, you need to learn the inner you Salvation's not an occupation, it's self service And if you took more time learning yourself You'd know which one of these niggas was self-serving Don't know your purpose What your worth is, or what you was built for Chick, you're not a Motel 6... you're the Biltmore Look... (hook) I ain't ya daddy, I ain't raising you Yeah, I got a little paper, I ain't breaking you off A damn thing, baby, I ain't paying for you You got life fucked up, I'ma pray for you You better go & go talk to the God that made you Get your Mary J. Blige on & breakthrough I'ma make me, I ain't trying to make you I ain't got no cape on, I ain't trying to save you (repeat) verse 2 Fellas If we built more princesses & raised them to be queens They wouldn't be naked on poles & half-naked on trampolines I mean, ain't ye supposed to first seek the kingdom? But nowadays queens dumb Trying to find court jesters to replace them with big faces But instead of focusing on the Benjamins you need to look at Abraham not Lincoln, ABRAHAM Remember in the Bible when he left Lot is when he got his blessings A lot of y'all stressing Acting like y'all in Shawshank Not realizing y'all got the key to your own freedom So let me make this message for y'all real, real simple & clearer Baby girl, if you need a superhero, you need do nothing else... except look in the mirror As for me? (repeat chorus)
8.	To Whom It May Concern 02:58		buy track
9.	Recidivism 04:31		buy track
10.	Karma's Story 03:49		buy track
11.	Perfect Misery 04:47		buy track
12.	Commencement (Salvation from a Bullet) ft. Kenye Fudiyah 05:59		buy track
13.	My Testimony 03:12	info	buy track

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This second part of the three part "Death & Rebirth of Christopher Owens" series is an introspective, candid, and at times vulnerable look into the life of the artist behind the microphone. From romantic ("Be With Me") to inspiring ("Strength") to straightforward ("Superhero's Resignation") to solemn ("Commencement") to triumphant ("My Testimony"), this album undoubtedly is the most revealing & personal album to date from Truth B. Told.

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released December 28, 2010

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Truth B. Told Phoenix, Arizona

"If you are looking for a high energy, inspirational, and entertaining performance to release you from boredom, let the "Truth" set you free!"
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Truth has wowed audiences from Ford Theater in Hollywood to Alvin Ailey Theater & Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He's been featured on BET's Black History Moment series, Dove/Twitter's #SpeakBeautiful campaign, MTV, VH1, and PBS. ... more