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On the Horizon

by Rich Robbins

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Poltergeist 03:05
Terrified out of my Out of my mind Why oh why Do we have to idolize Idolize all the lies Scary sights Poltergeists Terrified out of my Out of my mind I needed to hear that I’m not a burden That I have the power to create legacy That I belong in every space that I enter It’s fear that keeps you in the bed I wake up every day and I take my power back We are a part of something greater And I’m in the years of my life Some words of affirmation Where I can’t waste time thinking I’m not enough I can’t die here cuz so and so is waiting for me So I make great memories I’m proud of you every day that you breath I make them for me I love you death I prove myself I’m strong And keep going Just get through it Yea, look Trying to wrap my head around an orbit of thoughts I never sold my soul, but still feel like it’s bought We on borrowed time so when I buy that Rolex with the stone I’m spending every dime and selling it in heaven just to skip the line Why you so existential I took way too much acid I had to set the bar high because my mama passed it She could have aborted me in college but she still had me That’s why I talk into this mic like I’m so fucking happy It’s never too late to rip up the script and write the sequel I’ve seen deceitful people turn around and fight the evil Improve your mental health and how you talk to people Improve your mental health she don’t have to leave you And if I let Supreme jackets wallow me whole Donate my skin and bones with all of my clothes Terrified out of my Out of my mind Why oh why Do we have to idolize Idolize all the lies Scary sights Poltergeists Terrified out of my Out of my mind
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This shit is hard like Mortal Kombat combos Trying to explain it’s like dribbling with my eyes closed And I’m not really good at hooping but can run you through these hoops Part of my mental illness is just blaming shit on you You ain’t sign up for this shit I ain’t sign up for this shit I’ve been falling down the blackest hole Baby I just needed some piece of mind It’s not your fault, I just thought you should know It’s a couple times I crossed the line I take that back, I take that back, I take that back It’s all your fault One more time I take that back, I take that back, I take that back It’s all your fault No time for playing games We both got growing pains I’m trying to dig out all this patriarchy in my veins Tired of spewing hate Tired of tasting waste Not trying to retire with tire marks and a suit case like Elmer Fudd, another nigga I can see the bigger picture It’s systemic, individual, past down, residual Formidable opponents that sometimes look like Huxtables I get preachy, you so peachy, I might lose my cool They politicize our love, Black and beautiful Why fight for one thing when I can fight for two Me and you And I’m not really good at hooping but can run you through these hoops Part of my mental illness is just blaming shit on you You ain’t sign up for this shit I ain’t sign up for this shit I’ve been falling down the blackest hole Baby I just needed some peace of mind It’s not your fault, I just thought you should know It’s a couple times I crossed the line I take that back, I take that back, I take that back It’s all your fault One more time I take that back, I take that back, I take that back It’s all your fault Voicemail: When I think about horizon I think of, I think of peace Peace of mind And just, I just think of the time I have to myself I also think of the color orange Which is pretty cool
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Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Please don’t blame me Was a bright-eyed baby Trapped inside my environment Please don’t hide I’m not violent They probably told you to watch out Young niggas bring the cops out Take me back to island Keep me safe, I’m not violent Voicemail: Who told you you could go outside Looking as good as you look Looking all nice and sexy The way you look and going outside The nerve, the audacity, the gumption, the gall Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster Oh, I’m a monster Pretty pretty monster
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And I know You ain’t have to leave this shit without saying goodbye The dark side of me keeps creeping into the light And I know I’d be lying if I said it ain’t bother me At this point I owe my body an apology Red meat, blood on the dinner plate All this dead weight no wonder I got stomach pain If I gotta die young imma die hard If I gotta die alone it’s gonna be hard Slow down, had to breath for a sec and just look around All this family I got, I thought I needed you Calling you like Beetle Juice Every single day and night, I think I wanna marry you still Bury you still Baby you kill me This amount of energy I wasted is filthy Okay first thing’s first Fuck social media As I’m getting older, dog, I’m only getting greedier for attention I’m in bed like it’s detention Scrolling through your news feed seeing if you mentioned Any clues about being shady or crazy Looking for epiphanies in like 2018 I used to play baseball they put me on the A team And that’s important context for this little content I used to run bases round these shorties with no contest Team spirit was the only thing that weighed on my chest And now I got a whole weight room in my brain I thought I retired but you so good at playing games You once asked how you could help with my anxiety And then you turned around and did the things that weren’t right with me If this applies to you, then fix the resume Or we can turn this little honeymoon into an anime You ain’t have to leave this shit without saying goodbye The dark side of me keeps creeping into the light And I know I’d be lying if I said it ain’t bother me At this point I owe my body an apology Red meat, blood on the dinner plate All this dead weight no wonder I got stomach pain Klevah: Didn’t know I was needy Thirsty for ya Fiji U Keep it pourin Im absorbing it But u was not the source of this water got me fluent like Contortionist ...I’m multi-Body, practically poly ...let’s talk about it He pose da question ...I been hurt too many times to be possisive I don’t wrote too many rhymes why we textin ain’t no message... I need substance need abundance need relfection Nourish me abundance Truth: Mental drain feeling da pain, I need a wake up My honey Bee gave me the tea, now I po’ drank up That’s herbal, non-verbal how I’m connected to Source Gave the weak shyt the curb, now I’m back on course So scurt-scurt w/ a real one, we don’t do the artificial Plant some knowledge in my mental every seed for higher living, u about that Then bounce back, I’m in a drop-top Having flashbacks, I was big cap Now it’s big stacks, spirit fed Can u match that? Rich Robbins: You ain’t have to leave this shit without saying goodbye The dark side of me keeps creeping into the light And I know I’d be lying if I said it ain’t bother me At this point I owe my body an apology Red meat, blood on the dinner plate All this dead weight no wonder I got stomach pain If I gotta die young imma die hard If I gotta die alone it’s gonna be hard Slow down, had to breath for a sec and just look around All this family I got, I thought I needed you Calling you like Beetle Juice Every single day and night, I think I wanna marry you still Bury you still Baby you kill me This amount of energy I wasted is filthy
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Aaliyah 03:57
Voicemail: You know, that’s my horizon Thinking that moment back when She thought oh it’s time to get up And she just came down for about an hour I think of a future You know, somethings that’s approaching It’s a new day, you know whatever is in store for that day I turned you into my Aliyah Sorry that I brought this baggage All of this crashing that we All of this crashing that we doing You talking reckless and I speak it fluent If they find the wreckage I hope that my necklace is glowing and glowing and glowing I turned you into my Aliyah Sorry that I brought this baggage All of this crashing that we All of this crashing that we doing You talking reckless and I speak it fluent If they find the wreckage I hope that my necklace is glowing and glowing and glowing Okay the money got plural Wallet won’t fit in the safe, safe won’t fit in the house It’s been cold on the couch Money don’t cover like sitting on a blouse You would put the money in the bong if I told you Then turn around like I owe you Biggie must have been a fucking profit Stop it, you letting the money control you I know you ain’t a violent person You ain’t mean to do it on purpose I can book a therapy session if you want to We can scratch deeper than the surface I see you turned off your location I can only see you in the matrix Let me know when the plane lands safely I said I don’t care but now I’m getting anxious I turned you into my Aliyah Sorry that I brought this baggage All of this crashing that we All of this crashing that we doing You talking reckless and I speak it fluent If they find the wreckage I hope that my necklace is glowing and glowing and glowing I turned you into my Aliyah Sorry that I brought this baggage All of this crashing that we All of this crashing that we doing You talking reckless and I speak it fluent If they find the wreckage I hope that my necklace is glowing and glowing and glowing We about to crash in the ocean Aliyah didn’t choose, she was chosen The money no good when it’s floatin The boat don’t rock when it’s broken Brought enough money, we could fill up a mansion A private jet wasn’t the answer I think we need a love like Chancellor Hair falling out like Sampson Love lost on the horizon You so high there’s no Verizon Yelling at the phone like police siren Celly don’t work on a lonely island You a long way from Chicago violence Fashion on a plane, oh you extra fly Jet fuel in a blunt got you extra high Every demon in your head getting exercised Crucified, crash in a suit and tie
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Rich Robbins: The hills have eyes and the walls have ears And the iPhone got your fingerprint Gold drips from my fingertips Government got my fingers bent I took the knife out my back Who stabbed ya? Republicans and Democrats Criminals with the badge I see my face on the tv Not a human I’m Black Took everything I am Fuck em all I got cash But here’s a twist to the story My Aaliyah just crashed I was so busy fighting against the power Mona Lisa got cracked The Y chromosome is ass Killing everything in path Niggas think they get a pass cuz they read a book and they wrote a status Good job I was fighting the power until I became the power that someone was fighting against Semira Truth: I hold the weight now Throwing it out , no it aint sound I hold the weight now Throwing it out , no it aint sound Rich Robbins: Baby boys why you gotta be so insecure Baby girls sorry that you gotta be paranoid Semira Truth: Aint boxing bag aint the rag used for floors Aint the bitch and the store You can’t pull from me Aint gon wait around for an epiphany The bitter sweet of caring for The Kerosene Blowing up embarrassing Dont ask me for shit, if you aint doing shit for me Set your pupils to the third degree I need blessings in my hand A offering Bandstand saying sorry Aint enough jewels for me Why the home look so bleak
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Rich Robbins: I was in a red car now I’m in a Batmobile Boy wonder with the sex appeal Black love Black love how that make you feel Like a highlight reel Like the hype was real Peel off from the party when the shit get real I know the moon gonna steal all the skin you sealed When I’m in heat and need to eat My gullet’s clean there’s no red meat It’s more like pink all on the sink I’m a Big Mac sauce on the side Cuz I meditate ‘stead of medicating my mind Not a blip, I’m a blimp in the sky Where the stars realign when I look in her eyes Even when it’s dark I can see you bright as the moon You’re my night time and noon The baddest in the room And I told you once, I’ll tell you twice Black is always nice You ain’t for no price Oh baby Basi: I told Rich Robbins my niggas got rich robbin They only had 2 options we only was too poppin She wanna go shoe shopping what you gonna do bout it Some niggas be too bout it they willing to shoot bout it You better be cool gotta get to the blues You couldn’t stand in these shoes I ain’t tryna rude My lil baby hella bad with a bad attitude And she know she bad she know she rude And I don’t meditate I just medicate This some loud pack let me levitate heavens gates Shit hit me in the chest like Kevin gates Damn baby I love you I want you every way Ima star you my sunshine everyday We could play ball in the umpire and you safe We gone take it all way til we hit bank We gone run it up run it back do yo thang
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I found myself at the Bottom of the lake again You told me not to dive And you told me not to swim You told me I ain’t shit And I’m proving it again But why you gotta brag so much You ain’t gotta brag so much And I’m calling from the bottom of the lake again Still smoking and I’m high I was just calling ‘case I died And I don’t ever plan for the end, but I know It’s no coincidence that I came from the cold Still snowing outside Guess it isn’t a surprise Look what you did with all that pride and that self esteem You coulda kept me warm in my Levi jeans Say you’ll love again, don’t you play pretend Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Say you’ll love again, don’t you play pretend Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Just hold me like you ‘sposed to I got a lot of ideas in my head that I need to get out but I’m stuck in bed I really don’t care about the things you said Apologies worth about a loaf of bread What I care about is how you swim back from the depths of the ocean that you found yourself at swimming with the sharks so I learned to bite back don’t believe in bad luck, went and bought a black cat I found myself at the -- Creeping down the ave and I’m accident bound so I’m crashing where you at You told me not to dive and you told me not to swim -- I watch you fill the cup till it’s out of ounces Why you gotta brag so much You ain’t gotta brag so much And I’m calling from the bottom of the lake again Still smoking and I’m high I was just calling ‘case I died And I don’t ever plan for the end, but I know It’s no coincidence that I came from the cold Still snowing outside Guess it isn’t a surprise Look what you did with all that pride and that self esteem You coulda kept me warm in my Levi jeans Say you’ll love again, don’t you play pretend Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Say you’ll love again, don’t you play pretend Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Just hold me like you ‘sposed to Voicemail: I always picture myself sitting at the edge of a dock or a peer In the middle of a body of water By the time you get sober The sky’s always purple and pink and orange The only sound you can hear is water, tree, just peace, you know
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Voicemail: Yo Yo ay did you want some Jimmy John’s Shit um Cuz I’m outside there right now Aw yea then in that case can I get a number 5, no onions No onions Yea and can you add light mayo Alright bet and you want chips and like um no onions, you want chips or a drink Nah I’m good Alright bet bet bet I’ll just get chips at the studio Alright bet Alright mate Alright mate And then you transition Rich Robbins: Please don’t let this be cliché Sometimes I lose control and I just do what the beat say Don’t skip until the song’s done Skip rocks till the moon comes I can see better in the dark I can see a silhouette heart I can see a demon in a European speeding toward me with skid marks When the road get this narrow? I was just on the highway Headed home like a dead pharaoh but I crashed and I met Yahweh My home isn’t real estate If I die send me into space with a Playboy and a full plate Working on my way back home to ya My way to you Working on my way back home to ya My way to you My way Working on my My way Working on my way back home to ya Way to you My way to you Working on my way back home to ya Working on my way back home to ya Home home home Voicemail: If you have too much light, you know, you wouldn’t be able to see the horizon, right? And if you don’t have enough light, you can’t see it So I think that’s where like, a balance happens My way Home My way Home My way Home Voicemail: And then you transition Damn, from the sun and the moon to the shade and the light it’s all about the balance Done, that’s perfect Thank you Cool thank you And it’s 3 o’clock
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Voicemail: I really hope these are not too long Feel free to cut em, chop em For the horizon, when I think of a horizon I think about the beginning and the end I think about how the most beautiful things are timeless And how they keep coming back And it makes me think about the legacy that I’d like to leave on this Earth And how I want it to be big and endless and enough to fill the whole sky I really hope those are helpful I’m excited to hear what you’re working on Rich Robbins: Don’t take my weed from me I’m high don’t wait for me Know I’m late to the gate if the plane does crash I pray they pray for me Young nigga with an attitude Blame all the things that I had to lose Fools blame it on the alcohol I cannot be mad at y’all No the money won’t last No the clout won’t last Can’t escape from the past Can’t escape from the past No the money won’t last No the clout won’t last Can’t escape from the past Can’t escape from the past When I die, I’m a GOAT They gon’ have to do the most Tell Tia give a toast The boy grew into a rose I tell my girl she can trust I don’t fall for the lust But my music saving lives So I love it more than us I know the money won’t last I know the flesh gonna pass I know the roof made of glass I know the sky made of gas No the money won’t last No the clout won’t last Can’t escape from the past Can’t escape from the past My back to the wall My country don’t love me and sometimes I think y’all don’t love me Sometimes I think that my friends are just waiting to bury the knife in my tummy Sometimes I think if I smoke enough weed the demons will get away from me Get away from me run if you can, you just a man No the money won’t last No the clout won’t last Can’t escape from the past Can’t escape from the past I know the sun gonna come It’s better if I don’t run I don’t know if this will sell But I know it’s better for my lungs I know it’s better for my health Might as well spread the wealth Might as well spread the wealth I know it’s better for my health The world ain’t ready for kumbaya Too out of key with the la-di-da I keep it jumping like Mardi Gras Make you turn up both the Yamahas I had to stop buying Band-Aids Patching up all the wrong wounds Walking round in a costume Like one of Stan Lee’s cartoons Okay I made it to Part 2 But spent Part 1 being bogus Now I got Karma’s focus Lookin ass should have known this Some days are hopeless You can’t go around an ocean I was found barely floating I was found, I was found
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Rich Robbins: Blessings keep falling like hair at the shop Verses so good don’t need a regular job But I still teach the kids cuz the world won’t stop When a nigga dead so I’m planting seeds for the crop She came over when she heard I had a mil on a song G string no cap proofreading the thong Figured out I had a knack tongue and cheeking my wrongs When the kitchen get hot songs are lyrical tongs I can see the whole village from the top of the mount If I take a deep breath the mount(ain) turn to a fount(ain) The fount turns into pounds the pounds turn to accountants I wanna be in love with love until im buried and soundless And when my song hit a thousand I’m sipping straight out the chalis You know the system a fallacy try to throw you off balance The challenge ain’t fighting cowards, it’s trynna live in your browness I’m trynna build me a palace the microphone leave me calloused And then I need me some kisses took the kids on a field trip it wasn’t one father figure So I was getting impatient Because I’m young and I’m Black and we defined by our races I’m trying to piece it all together so the world will embrace us Ugochi: When you’re young, gifted, and Black You might find you’re under attack I hit em back with my Black love, love, love, love They don’t know what to do With all that Black love in you I set mine free In my melody Escucho Escucho Escucho melodía Charmanik: Escucho melodía los tonos de un pasado que con burda poesía cruda ha marcado mi vida. Se abre un mercado y una nueva vida activa, Tal vez es mi hora de enterrar las pesadillas Abandono las mismas casillas o enredos con alcohol Me siento diferente hoy, marqué otro gol. ¡Oh mi señor! Perdona a este pecador que vive, cree y piensa en derrotar a Babilonia. So.. Fantástica historia del sol sintiendo un nuevo amor. Manera asombrosa de encontrar mi alma creciendo yo mismo. ¡Dope! Tu sabes . Cada día es un desafío. Cada fracaso me hace renacer. Hoy camino orgulloso por el peso de mis pesos. Cuando el sol muere, disfruto del ocaso. Trazos , lazos, falsos. Camarero, por favor sírveme otro vaso. Que viva la razón de una evolución. Llegue a mi gente la solución más saludable. Manténgan la sonrisa que te libere del dolor y lo mas importante que el amor nunca muera. lo mas importante que el amor nunca muera. English Translation: I hear melody the tones of a past that with crude poetry has marked my life. A market opens and a new active life, Maybe it's my time to bury the nightmares. I leave the same boxes or troubles with alcohol, I feel different today I scored another goal. Oh My Lord! Forgive this sinner who lives, believes and thinks about defeating Babylòn. so.. Fantastic story of the sun feeling new love. Amazing way to find my soul growing my own. DOPE! You now. Every day is a Challenge! Each failure makes me reborn. Today.I walk proud because of the weight of my weights. When the Sun dies I enjoy the Sunset. Strokes, ties, falls. Waiter please pour me another glass. Long live reason for an evolution! Reach my people the healthiest solution. Keep the smile that free you from pain and the most important thing that love never dies. the most important thing that love never dies.
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released June 4, 2021

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Rich Robbins Chicago, Illinois

Rich Robbins is a Chicago-based rapper and teaching artist who defies genres. He grew up in Young Chicago Author's (YCA) Louder Than a Bomb poetry festival and took his energy to college on a Hip Hop scholarship in Madison, WI. He has collaborated with artists such as Mick Jenkins, Saba, Noname, theMIND, and Joseph Chilliams. ... more

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