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liftoff (partial album)

by Rocket Tangerine (H.T.W.O. & Dark River)

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1.
Verse 1: I can’t believe that you’re gone it’s Every single morning I wake with the dawn and Pillow on my face, roll over and yawn and I thought I caught a glimpse of you It’s like I’m haunted My life is on replay I’m fastforwardin Can we skip this scene? God I’m imploring Where’s the remote Cause I just can’t control it I wanna pause it -STOP- I can’t Take much of this no more If love is a battlefield This is a cold war It was all so clear Now I’m not so sure Tell me Who’s knockin at my door Lord I just can’t take it You know My heart is breakin My only choice is facin What I’ve become I need your grace Cause I’m about done Chorus: So I'm thinking of days that are brighter and I'm thinking of things that were meant to be I can think of love and mercy, forgiving, forgetting, so it's like you were never here Verse 2: Forgive and forget Dismiss your silhouette Erase you from my mind That’s my mindset And my mind’s set Jesus can heal me Bind my broken heart And I’m startin to feel free I never thought I’d see a day this bright Your glory eclipses my darkest night I feel the release on this page as I write Cause You accept me in spite I can Take it if you continue to pour Hit me with Your best shot And I want more I plug into You Cause you’re my source And everything in my life’s Restored Lord I know I’ll make it She’s gone But my heart’s taken Each painful memory’s fadin I’ve shed my tears Now it’s like she was never here Chorus: So I'm thinking of days that are brighter and I'm thinking of things that were meant to be I can think of love and mercy, forgiving, forgetting, so it's like you were never here. Bridge: You ought to think about it twice before you hurt someone you said you love You might find you were wrong but now it's to late the damage is done But brighter days are coming with forgiving and forgetting It's like you were never here Chorus: So I'm thinking of days that are brighter and I'm thinking of things that were meant to be I can think of love and mercy, forgiving, forgetting, so it's like you were never here So I'm thinking of days that are brighter and I'm thinking of things that are better and I'm think on things that will make me stronger so I need to be further from you than I've ever been So I'm thinking of days that are brighter and I'm thinking of things that are better I can think on things that will make me stronger so I need to be closer to God than I've ever been
2.
Verse 1: Let me peel back the layers I’ll reflect upon myself Like the CD glare When the sun hits the disc Before my CD player Now if I close my eyes and focus I can see me there “Heeey!” Hey Mom and Dad I know you took the time to raise me But I’m teenaged bad My attitude matches my face And my red dew rag Whatever you’re telling me not to do I’ll just do that There’s a rift We used to be closer than most The love runs deep But somethin’s suffocatin my hope I try to stay true Now we can’t be in the same room Every day it’s the same thing And I hate you I hate you! It’s like I wanna cry Cause I hate the fact I hate you And I wanna know why Now suicide… If that can put an end to the strife Let pity swallow me whole And put an end to my life… Chorus: I don't recommend it. Don't recommend it. Don't recommend it right now. (repeat) Verse 2: Dream or reality? I lose consciousness Doesn’t make a difference I’m baskin in the ambience Her body’s talkin to me And it makes a thousand promises Her whole physique is bangin Like a beat by my pharmacist This is harmless since… Well wait a minute man Gut check inside That honestly wasn’t in the plan If I drink, can you satisfy my soul? If I lose a piece of me Can you make me whole? If I…get lost in you Will I ever make it back? And who can set me free If I’ve already been entrapped? I’ve already been, in fact So what’s the point in turnin? Douse my heart in gasoline Drop matches and burn it Thanks for the concern and Don’t bother speakin twice Tell my conscience “Leave the room, And on your way out hit the lights” This is it tonight Free without a care …But in the distance Somethin whispers in the air… Chorus: I don't recommend it. Don't recommend it. Don't recommend it right now. (repeat) Verse 3: The kick drum starts knockin Beatin down my front door Wake up concoction Still small voice “Time to start stoppin” Never push too hard Got plenty of options Starin at the clock since… I don’t know when Contemplate my next move Focus and zone in It’s not a no-win There’s always hope cause He showed me hope When I didn’t know what hope was My flow is dope cause I live my life dependent I used to do my own thing But wouldn’t recommend it I tried to skip out Hop on the Greyhound Runnin from the call on my life But gettin chased down Life is full of choices That’s how it breaks down You can hold your head high Or end up face down When I retrace now Every step I took I see the presence of God In every second look. Chorus: I don't recommend it. Don't recommend it. Don't recommend it right now. (repeat)
3.
Sonshine 05:39
Verse 1: Sonshine The brightest thing in my universe Driftin through the emptiness Then I discovered you. At first The view it hurt my eyes Your radiance drew me in Your warmth began to penetrate And saturate my skin And that’s where I begin, or end I can’t explain I lose all track of time in your presence As seasons change Your glow remains the same My craft continues onward I wanna gaze into your glory As I’m standing facin starboard I dare to take it farther Into the vast expanse of space Til I’m knockin on your doorstep And I meet you face to face Cause you set this heart ablaze Like you set this vessel’s coordinates I once was floating aimlessly But now I’m in your orbit Yet my desire is more than Being satisfied beside I’m locked in gravitational pull Til we collide When I’m with you I’m alive But apart from you I’m worthless So I’ll send this ship to dive And crash into your surface Chorus: You can be my Sonshine, You can be my moonlight, You can be my everything, and everything Cause everything is what you are, What you are Verse 2: So burn up everything inside of me That’s not of you I’ve trekked across this galaxy To see the sight of you I couldn’t find my way But you were there to guide me through In a holy blaze of glory I’ve been totally consumed Moth to a flame Candle to a lighter Melt me down to nothing So you can take me higher Your purity inspires This obsession to get closer You’re the star and director And my life’s the movie poster Your beauty is a scene That could never be eclipsed Your love engulfs me wholly Like I’m in a sea of bliss And I’m just like a satellite moon That merely reflects you You shine beyond my dark side With a light that projects through I press the glass I’m next to And brace myself for impact With heat upon my face And only seconds to give back The hull’s no longer in tact And oxygen starts to leave But you’re my sun, my everything Even air that I breathe Chorus: You can be my Sonshine, You can be my moonlight, You can be my everything, and everything Cause everything is what you are, What you are Outro: Moth to a flame Candle to a lighter Melt me down to nothing So you can take me higher Moth to a flame Candle to a lighter I’m the rocket fuel But you ignite my fire
4.
Verse 1: I reach, I grab When I close my fist Then it’s air I have “Now” is a fad But it’s just the latest Playlist Tangerines in spaceships I’ve wasted Countless chances Time eludes me And my advances Awkward silence And awkward stances Then She passes by and glances Taken for granted The moments are Sorta like fireflies Caught in a jar They light up the dark Like specks in the night But each one fades Or escapes by flight Gotta make my flight Cause I dare I miss it My chance could be Gone in an instant All outta breath When I start my sentence The flight attendant says “Stop and listen…” Chorus: Who made you think you had Had a little more time When you didn't have time Would tell me? Who made you think you had Had a little more time When you didn’t have time? Verse 2: Last call Heartbeat’s raised Tenderly clutchin To my briefcase Voice on the intercom No repeat Meander my way To my window seat I’m off my feet I’m on my mark Strapped in tight When the countdown starts The ground now sparks And the ship just lifts I’m watchin the Earth And its shift-less-ness Woulda just missed this If I slowed my pace Who made me think I had Time to waste But I fly by grace And fall by might Cause I walk by faith And not by sight My time here’s precious It’s just a loan And Earth’s just a stop To get me home Seconds evaporate Time ticks on Life goes light speed Then it’s gone Chorus: Who made you think you had Had a little more time When you didn't have time Would tell me? Who made you think you had Had a little more time When you didn’t have time?
5.
Precious 03:06
Verse 1: I never stop to tell you how I feel So here I go I’m standin in a room all by myself But not alone I swear I know you’re all around me Cause I feel it It’s all of you and none of me And now I’m reelin I can’t express How to me you’re precious Just to be in your presence Is enough for me You got me speechless Chorus: eww Lord you are so precious in my world, oh oh oh oh. Verse 2: I can’t imagine life If You never happened to me I turned my back at times But you held me passionately Sometimes I wonder why You do what you do I just know I love You And I’m so thankful that I wake up to you and You take this life and make it Something better than I can You’re my Friend, my Strength, My Peace, my God, my King Chorus: eww Lord you are so precious in my world, oh oh oh oh. Rap verse: Let’s brush up on the finer points This is my design of choice But all the words that I employ Can’t compare and I avoid The countless ways to phrase the cliché Expression of love Cause no matter what I fill in the blank It’s never enough And I say that with sincerity But offer it with rarity I’d like to stop more often And pause to tell you with clarity “I love you” (pause) I don’t mean it like a Greeting Card I mean it like you mean the world to me And we’re just meeting-starved Take me as I “are” See you take me as I am With all my imperfections You still reach to take my hand And if that doesn’t say it all Then I don’t know what does Your life’s a living letter And you signed it off with love You gave this heart a tug So I stood up in response Then I knelt before your alter And I cast aside my wants If I can say it once Then I can say it twice You’re precious in my world To You I dedicate my life
6.
Reach I’m looking for a mountain peaking high If I could only be where the mountains reach the sky If I could only reach you I could only reach I could only reach you Then I could only reach you I could only reach you I could only reach you, oh… But it’s just too far… See these bones have found their resting place What’s left at stake Evades me It’s strange But it takes my breath away I hesitate, I instinctively know that death awaits I’m left awake inside But my body is like a heavy weight My debt is great And my life is so regretful I stare my failures in the face And each one’s just as dreadful The thought just makes my head full And I’ve had my fill of sorrow If I could reach that mountain in the distance By tomorrow Then this cup that’s hard to swallow Would somehow go down easy But a picture of your perfection’s What I’m left with just to tease me I concede that it’s not easy To see you at this great distance Through all the mist and fog Amidst it all I must’ve missed it I kissed it Slowly goodbye Across of a lifetime of mistakes If I manage to make it to you You can wipe it all away But on my way My heart it starts to give With so much left to go I’m left alone Within my final moments “Purify my soul” I’m looking for a mountain peaking high If I could only be where the mountains reach the sky If I could only reach you I could only reach I could only reach you Then I could only reach you I could only reach you I could only reach you, oh… But then you reached me… And I can’t tell what happened to me first My universe collapsed And I gasped As I fell into the earth In human words It’s like you caught me on the way down But in reality There’s no worthy word I can say now I was face down But you came to lift my head I assumed I had to find you But you found me here instead When you walked the ground I tread And I recognized and turned to you You poured out your compassion On a selfish undeserving fool You’re merciful Beyond what I imagined When I searched for you You’re vertical Above me And nothing short of a perfect view I heard the truth Then I saw it with my own eyes I marched across a foreign land Where the flesh erodes and souls fly And I met a man that knows mine Beyond how man can know me Who with graciousness and justice Holds the only throne worth holding And a name that’s worth extolling Is the one upon my lips On a mountain high above the ground Where earth and heaven kiss I’m looking for a mountain peaking high If I could only be where the mountains reach the sky If I could only reach you I could only reach I could only reach you Then I could only reach you I could only reach you I could only reach you, oh…

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released April 20, 2011

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Rocket Tangerine Atlanta, Georgia

Hailing from the Atlanta area, Rocket Tangerine is comprised of rap lyricist H.T.W.O. and producer/”vocalist” Dark River. A common goal brought them together. Their unique sound blends elements of Electronica, R&B, Pop & Hip-Hop. Through smooth grooves, catchy melodies and heartfelt lyrics, their music will take you further from this world and to a better place. Enjoy the ride. ... more

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