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Nothing Lasts Forever

by Kevin Allen

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Verse 1 Woke up in gratitude A fantastic mood What’s the point of having tools If you lack the screws Wouldn’t have so much envy If you felt in tune That jealousy look weird on you That tough guy shit that’s really fear on you In due time it’ll all be Crystal clear for you Let the truth be a mirror for you Never let no other man Steer for you In my own lane Pretty woman riding shotty Richard Geere On you Can’t let your worth be determined by if they cheer for you That’s fly by night Like a red eye flight All four eyes on a check Like these fresh ass nikes Life’s a bitch She loves when I grab her neck all tight Breathe Agreed proceed to smoke weed Continental breakfast got the eggs wit the cheese Talking bread overseas Waive all the fees Ace of spades up my sleeve Got my name on the deed Sour deez Bars on the fronto No rehearsal Too much bad energy In your inner circle When it’s real you gone feel it personal Patient is a virtue Microwave era Hate waiting for commercial Clocked imma bring the work through I got some demons imma have to work through Working over time trying to get my soul in line My values and reality both trying to coincide Bridge Children dying, mothers crying It’s so hard to be a dreamer Wit all this pain inside me Pray for the victims I hope you’re listening Trying to duck the system Every step I take, every step I take Hook Bare it all before they bury me. Give you all the game I have that’s charity. She say “do whatever you want, just don’t embarrass me” Heavy is the crown I need therapy The king must die so the country can live. Bible says woman comes from the rib. Pops told me keep it on you when you come from the crib Ohh, defining moment, trying to own it. Dying to live. Verse 2 When I was a kid, a young snot nose Dodgin them older n*ggas. Told us get up off of the block Before we smoke you n*gga. Innocent, ain’t even have a clue Was in the lions mouth Wasn’t off the porch Wasn’t no going in and out the house Came out clean no detergent, be a servant Perfect is the fruit of the serpent. Only thing certain, Keep it on your person The devil workin double time, They even closed the churches (yeah) I can cop a three piece with Krypto now Tap danced on the keys that they tiptoe around Stay in pocket I’m the drummer bring the tempo down Contact don’t always equal a free throw now Stacking chips on my Ager, call me “Frito”now use to have love, my heart muy frio now Season 1 pandemic as if God handpicked it. Dame time precision, all last minute. They all start, but we finish. Scrape the plate, more dishes. Bust suds in hells kitchen. Never confuse love with a attention, Breathe through the tension, Dialed in formation, Weaving through the friction Sniper on the roof top, Knock you off your fences. Gotta pick a side. These are sicker times. Quentin Tarantino, My movies n*ggas will never die. Plug cut the power off, Dark times, terrifying. When you finally see the light I promise it’s electrifying.
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Hook Out the mud don’t need a pat on the back 80’s baby rose grew from the crack You ain’t even gotta trip imma pick up the slack Let one of these n*ggas trip imma pick up the jack Broke your heart, but I ain’t lie to you (true) Can’t get money and spend time with you (true) I seen a demon try to meditate It’s crazy, even a trash can gets a steak Verse I cant lie n*gga When I think about the future I see lights n*gga Not the ones on the stage, but the ones on your soul When you open up your eyes n*gga Cant rush too soon to paradise Hopefully that ain’t what hell looks like I ain’t sure but I’m just on the ride Hook Out the mud don’t need a pat on the back 80’s baby rose grew from the crack You ain’t even gotta trip imma pick up the slack Let one of these n*ggas trip imma pick up the jack Broke your heart, but I ain’t lie to you (true) Can’t get money and spend time with you (true) I seen a demon try to meditate It’s crazy, even a trash can gets a steak Bridge Crazy times and crazy days My confidence it comes in ways (it comes in waves yeah) Searching just to find our way We need some understanding Things ain’t how we planned or dreamed, but hey Hook Out the mud don’t need a pat on the back 80’s baby rose grew from the crack You ain’t even gotta trip imma pick up the slack Let one of these n*ggas trip imma pick up the jack Broke your heart, but I ain’t lie to you (true) Can’t get money and spend time with you (true) I seen a demon try to meditate It’s crazy, even a trash can gets a steak
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Verse 1 (Ian Kelly) 2020 might be 2012 Cool, like the J in mouth like I’m double L What the hell? I know chicks with no friends/ Only fans payin well/ Figure out your Huslte n*gga never dwell/ America don’t like me/ I got my radio Raheem even if I do the right thing/ Hopefully Raheem my friends don’t come and strike me/ Who really got the juice especially if its Hyphy/ Married to the game and now I been neglecting wifey/ Back in the studio day and nightly, still writing/ With myself still fighting/ Bob and weave/ I know a chick she was bobbin as I pulled her weave/ Head so good I part her scalp like I part the sea/ Down in L.A. one time/ Waters complicated/ Look over left, oh wow I see seven seas/ Report card/ moments later now I’m seeing several B’s/ Back in Oakland, look around I see many G’s/ Alphabets are hard to understand so now im flippin P’s/ Government been clocking me or maybe it might be the weed/ Really its the foundation in things that n*ggas never see/ Diplomacy in disarray/ Sort of like church when Mr. Charles they were dissin Ray/ I broke Pops chain now im thinking im the missing link Her story His story/ and there’s always History Hook (Kevin Allen) Eyes are the windows to the soul, I heard Cant nobody do it on they own, I heard Money on the phone like a loan, I heard Get soul or get gone thats the word, I heard Verse 2 (Kevin Allen) You Letting other people’s feelings convolute Your true intention black magic Superstition Voodo I could use a chicken Mama had to work No Supervision Had To Move and pivot Lions, tigers, I bear it all in the booth But don’t be too Pretentious I Treat baby like a queen Until she prove me different May not love herself I can’t be too ambitious Got my own issues That I’m wrestling with Off the rope leg extension Nature boy figure four lock Triangle choke submission This is truly potent When you smoke it you gone know the difference They just trying to ride wave High tides, motion sickness Turn a blind eye when it’s bogus pay that no attention That’s just how it be sometimes All the years I slept one eye open Ive been so sleep deprived You Ever seen the Phoenix rise? Out the ashes I was stranded Different planet, equinox Radio Raheem in the pizza spot Wit the speaker box, love below Don’t know what to keep or not The scars on my ugly but I love em though ... Im trying to get these demons out Change directions first step is acceptance Of the things you don’t control So high im bleeding from the nose I Think i dreamed it in a song ya hear? Hook (Kevin Allen) Eyes are the windows to the soul, I heard Cant nobody do it on they own, I heard Money on the phone like a loan, I heard Get soul or get gone thats the word, I heard
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Intro (Kevin Allen) Don’t mean to treat you wrong Don’t mean to lead you on Lil baby hit my phone Let a real nigga set the tone Hook (Jane Handcock) Take me, Love me, Hold me, Kiss me, Say “you’ll never leave me” Own me ya know me, yeah Hurt me, lie to me, cry to me, ride for me say you’ll five your life to me Won’t you take your time with me Cuz I don’t things that I use to Think I leveled up from being childish and wildin Don’t f*ck with them n*ggas like I use to Came back to the city just to find you Verse 1 (Kevin Allen) I’m from a popular place I got a whole to say Gotta be thankful Little more patient I pray I keep my sanity safe Birds don’t fly with snakes Words don’t mean shit without action baby I’ll wait, I’m patient , and taking my time ain’t really a thang I know, You gotta grow from them pains never home On a plane Let you tell it left you cold In the rain Very lonely I can only imagine I was goonnee Went and got you a lame That’s crazy, not judging We all make mistakes You ain’t no angel, Girl i know the truth U was bored needed something to do Don’t go missing. Keep me in the loop Baby it’s you (Something like that) Hook (Jane Handcock) Take me, Love me, Hold me, Kiss me, Say “you’ll never leave me” Own me ya know me, yeah Hurt me, lie to me, cry to me, ride for me say you’ll five your life to me Won’t you take your time with me Cuz I don’t things that I use to Think I leveled up from being childish and wildin Don’t f*ck with them n*ggas like I use to Came back to the city just to find you Verse 2 (RexxLife Raj) I came back to the city just to find your love again I done had plenty good p*ssy but when I need something real I was struggling All of these songs I wrote bout you, damn you deserve some publishing In this world of city girls I need a Jasmine Sullivan Give me an Erykah or Solange that oil my scalp and then twist up the bomb Be like a Xanie for me when I’m needing a calm put me in place when im wrong I need to trust we’ll deal with it properly when we get wild we go through qualms Be my peace give me peace like walikum salam Hook (Jane Handcock) Take me, Love me, Hold me, Kiss me, Say “you’ll never leave me” Own me ya know me, yeah Hurt me, lie to me, cry to me, ride for me say you’ll five your life to me Won’t you take your time with me Cuz I don’t things that I use to Think I leveled up from being childish and wildin Don’t f*ck with them n*ggas like I use to Came back to the city just to find you Outro (Kevin Allen) Don’t mean to treat you wrong Don’t mean to lead you on Lil baby hit my phone Let a real nigga set the tone
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Verse 1 (Kevin Allen) Wanna kick back, Wanna unwind, Wanna spend some time by your self… Wanna sip wine, Wanna get a massage, Get all dressed up for your health… Yea, right. You don’t wanna go home by yourself… All this energy pinned up All this history It feel like real love felt amazing back then and it still does Where you been, who been loving on you? (Huh?) In case you wanna connect, shoot a text I got a new phone number for you, Shut down the whole summer for you, On the low all subtle for you… Hook (Kevin Allen) We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea All you gotta do is hit me I’ma slide too, yea yea We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea Baby are you that somebody I got pride too, yea yea Verse 2 (Guapdad 4000) (Yea, Aye!) On time when I hit it up Four times we done did it huh? Slide through and get it up Come vibe with a nigga huh Unwind with a, unwind with a nigga huh Not selling the kitty cat She known in the city Still felt it’s a diddy pass Big chrome with the digi dash No home in the city last Reach for a few creeps in the streets With a freak no more three whores just me in the jeep beep pour me more than three sips of the of the Dees he soar D slow it down, be a sleaze Candy shop, she a sweet spot, we only took three shots I had bitches since MySpace top 8 I had bitches since Eastmont Hook (Kevin Allen) We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea All you gotta do is hit me I’ma slide too, yea yea We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea Baby are you that somebody I got pride too, yea yea Verse 3 (Kevin Allen) This what we do, it’s like a rerun, no refund Got a shoulder if you need one Black black no trade backs, your new nigga can’t change that What you trying to break free from? This forever like infinity I’m trying to keep up I know we ain’t spoke in like three months Sound kinda crazy when you think of it But you know that you can call me if you need something? How your mama doing? Did your brother go to school yet? Did he move yet? You ain’t done playing house, you ain’t tryna break the rules yet? Oh, he ain’t got a clue yet? He ain’t found out he was playing number two yet? You only get one I know you ain’t tryna lose that (Yea) I’ma let it ride I see you tryna get your groove back I saw you text dude from New York, and you was wrong and you knew that Why you wanna go and do that? I ain’t expect you to shoot back What, you want an old flame or a new match? If the shoe fits, follow suit and get a new hat, I got a lot of pride I ain’t too pressed, fuck! Hook (Kevin Allen) We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea All you gotta do is hit me I’ma slide too, yea yea We all need somebody we ain’t gotta lie to, yea yea Baby are you that somebody I got pride too, yea yea Outro (Unc) Loyalty way more important than love to me Love a muthafuckin emotion Muthafucka fall out of that shit everyday But loyalty, you gotta deal with the good, bad, and the ugly of a muthafucka But you gon stay right there That love shit you’ll be “ughhh” You’ll fall out of that shit
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Chorus (Kevin Allen) Yeah, Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell I was nervous to tell the truth it’s been hard to find myself Yeah. Verse 1 (Kevin Allen) Umbrella for the storm coming Can’t pour from an empty cup, though I’m sure of it, I’m sure of it Never far I’ma always keep in touch, though Stressing over things I don’t control It’s all a cycle it’s gon’ come and go Peace of mind is worth the weight in gold Life is short I pray I stay for long Chorus (Kevin Allen) Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell I was nervous to tell the truth, it’s been hard to find myself Hook (Kevin Allen & SoLauren Adams) Make ‘em say ugh na nah na nah This for all the free dope that I supplied Whether you stood over a stove or a 9 to 5 I know we not perfect but God, we try, God, We try I know we not perfect but God we try, God, We try I know we not perfect. Bridge (Kate Lamont & SoLauren Adams) Can’t afford to lose Can’t afford to lose you Can’t afford to lose Can’t afford to lose you (Can’t afford to lose you) Bridge Continued (Roux Shankle) Spin me round and round We just shut it down Spend it like a bank account We don’t fuck around All we do is smash and count I can’t fuck around Yea this shit a carousel It might wear you out Chorus (Kevin Allen) Round and round like a carousel, it ain’t hard to tell We got issues, fuck the system, we maneuver through it well Lord have mercy, forbidden fruit, I know they got more to sell I was nervous to tell the truth, it’s been hard to find myself Verse 2 (Kevin Allen) Aiming for perfection but I missed the target Very thin line between stardom and a starving artist Who knew peace of mind? Man, keep your piece where your heart is When you foresee the harvest Reap what you sow from the garden It’ll all make sense in the end, I guess… Outro (SoLauren Adams) We try We try We try
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Intro (Kisura): You can’t escape the inevitable You can’t dodge raindrops You got to dance in the downpour And that’s where I live Nothing lasts forever, Nothing. Verse 1 (Kevin Allen): Slow work better than no work I need a clone, spare phone, every stone homework You don’t throw those in glass houses ‘Cause then no only are you trapped in You’re also keeping other people out it, make peace with it. Malcolm out the curtain, peeking out it Maybe it’s not hate, you could see clear for yourself if you took your ego out it I kept it G and got a key up out it Took the scenic route I needed time to process and think about it (Yea) Heavy is the hard head thumping I need a buffer Went from trying to slide to a function to lobster tail at the luncheon Independent to a fault I’m not budging, Doc Gooden They ain’t really at the game, that’s stock footage Let you niggas stretch in the seventh, I might steal home if you not looking It’s dinner time, prime cut, Cabernet, expensive kind, instinct, had to improvise Me and my dogs talking short term, long term, starting block, finish line Hook (Kevin Allen): Straight shot no laying over You calling an Uber or you staying over? They been praying for the real yea the wait is over You keep the game for yourself or do you pay it forward? Through all the pain I was able to still make some closure I thank God for that Everybody gon’ get touched by the raindrops I promise ain’t no dodging that Might cost me everything I love I’m still at odds with that Verse 2 (Mani Draper): I Gotta be Ace Moving way to mean Without a trace Jehovah witness then they’ll all testify No body safe It’s not personal Nine bands In the terminal Ja morant on my vertical Wholesale in Memphis Place close attention New dimension Get the chicken twelve ways And Building a system All’s forgiven All my enemies start with the best intentions My work ethic bred envy And That’s on me Not stimulated by credit you seek My ogs hated flicks Wouldn’t be caught dead on no wiretap So me goin live I’m still at odds with that The pod to throw off the scent This feel like Earl and the Click And I swear that I’m Quik Duece Duece under my pillow Good luck sending the bitch Be the best sleep of her life Til me she never Dreamt To whom might be offended The clip could be extended It’s all in the pivot The start and the finish You fraud or you driven The gods never pillage Verse 3 (Kevin Allen): I had vision, wasn’t scared of the distance, just went and did it Fuck is you on? Let’s kill the nuance and get specific North Richmond Trying to raise a newborn, the clock was ticking Dialed in, I can see every pixel that’s in that picture New Testament, God tier spirit cry follow The Blueprint Empathy free me of the need to ever see you as stupid Don’t argue with the foolish, twisting Chronic feeling Ruthless Messiah got the drop on Judas, you penny pinching or clueless? Endurance, even Michael Jordan was a student What goes around, comes around, hula hooping These boys sheep in wolves clothing Really, I’m fully loaded, Huey Newton This Project Pat it feed this conscious rap, Insomniac Underground UGK, iconic rap, Big Pimpin’ Short Dog, Born to Mack, black Cadillac that’s how you bring it back A whole region, you rode the bench the whole season I gotta find the balance between the angels and the demons Outro (Unc): Your race is your race Regardless of what the fuck going on around you The muthafuckas that stay strong in it Stay ten toes down to it Muthafuckas that bailed, the fire and the hell Man, you, steady doing this.

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released October 29, 2021

Nothing Lasts Forever, Kevin Allen • 2021
Presented By Grand Nationxl ENT

Album Mixed By Scott “Sk” Kaminski
Franklin Saint (Live Version) + God, We Try Mixed By Anthony Hernandez
Mixed At The Reef Studios, Slapwagon Studios, Blakeslee Studios, + Book Wit Aka Studios
Executive Produced By Mani Draper, Brookfield Duece, Kevin Allen
Creative Direction + Design By Danielle Deezus Allen
Photography by Demondre Ward
Videography by Darius Riley
Styling by Noel Sigua

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