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AMNESIA

by Ryland Rose

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tobywhite_aka_enigmatic A Classic EP by Ryland Rose here. One of my fave releases by any artist ever. The lyrics, the delivery and the beats are soooooo great and the storytelling on the final track especially, connects with me so much. Worthy of 5 mics in The Source in my opinion. :) Favorite track: Cigars.
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1.
Amnesia 03:28
Verse I: They think this happens overnight/ But you are so mistaken/ Writing verses, working overtime/ I'm just being patient/ Light some incense up on this musical high/ Got me Feeling like Russell Crowe from 'A Beautiful Mind'/ So quit stressin', why you texting? I won't set you aside/ I don't choose to reply, you know I'm just trying to write/ This album, that single, this treatment for that visual/ My whole life's Titanic, you know there won't be no sequels/ Meet deadlines, make headlines, I don't see how she feels/ These white lies, these skylines, caught up in these cheap thrills/ For the moment, just stay put, I'll make good, in no time/ Blinded by what's not mine, they build me up, then I nose dive/ And the sky might fall when these doves cry, so far gone in my own mind/ I guess you know how this story writes, if you love something then let it fly/ Chorus: I know right where I belong, this is all I'm dreaming/ I'll be right there by your side, maybe not this evening/ We can light a fuse and we let this thing burn/ I'm so afraid, you forget who we were/ I got caught in a maze, I could never return/ They say they always believe ya/ Then they go on and leave ya/ I think they all got Amnesia/ Verse II: They don't know about the sacrifice/ All the pain I tasted/ You said there's someone laying by your side/ Well I know that it's vacant/ This conversation again, you know you play on my mind/ Fighting till the batteries are dead, for the 50th time/ So in circles we spin, when neither of us are right/ I refuse to acknowledge it, still I don't compromiseee/ This picture, this movie, this outcome that I've scripted/ So if you say you trust me, don't tell me that I'm distant/ Criticism I digested, I know where I'm destined/ The fact that i been over looked, means they got my attentionnnn/ This tension, I can't take, My heart rate, feels burnt out/ Her perfumes, motel rooms, go up in flames, they burn down/ If they call this our final hour, well I think they should learn to count/ I guess you know how this story sounds, If you got dreams go get em now/ Chorus x 1
2.
Local Hero 04:32
Verse 1: Local hero, town pride, Hometown boy in his towns eyes/ Playing songs from a dinted ride, Got big dreams for that city life/ Won't sit aside, big schemes, Won't feel right, if he don't leave/ There's no time, to just survive, and justify this scenery/ Sitting shotgun with his best friend, in an old Benz and that's their chariot/ Girls stare at their school dance, they walk around like champions/ Walking down their school halls, with their footballs, and their girlfriends/ So obnoxious, so they watch us, in his conscious, he ain't content/ In this, quiet room, quiet room, Watched all alone by this white moon/ Try to leave once schools out, but his girls wants to be a wife soon/ She's so keen on that house too, king-queen in their castle/ Picket fence, a trampoline for the family they'll amount to/ Bags packed and tank full, note saying he's thankful/ One last call to her home phone, each dial tone seems painful/ To his sweetheart, tell her think fast, if I ask do you wanna leave or stay/ I won't judge you, you know I love you, come with me when I runaway/ Chorus: 'Cos it feels like I'm losing my mind/ Driving slow I got nothing in site/ But I'm speeding on this highway of life/ I'm trying to be that Local Hero tonight/ Verse II: Local hero, town pride, by himself in city lights/ Share house with 3 other guys, they study long, work overtime/ Mum rings on that landline, asking if he's eating right/ Bank broke, he's homesick, from all the shit, this city provides/ The only way to make it, his old girls now got a new favourite/ His old team now has a new captain, all alone, out of the action/ Goes to try outs no one to back him, he won't lie down, no distraction/ Feed the passion, in the meantime, master timing, things can happen/ So He's, Praying on that call back, he can't afford to crawl back/ So he's patient, but he's praying, he ain't back home with his old man/ One card to play, won't play it safe, theres one shot, at this new chance/ Phone rings, his heart skips, when they offer him a contract/ In the mirror, sees the city, and the place that paved the path/ Friday night lights, in his eye site, he's so close don't fall apart/ Count the head lights, watch the skyline, from the benches in this park/ Almost famous, so courageous, local boy, now the cities heart/ Chorus x 1 Bridge: He goes on and on, that's until the break of dawn/ He ain't stopping what he started, He knows everything he wants/ Failure ain't no option, he is fearless from it all/ He knows his whole town is watching so he's got to prove them wrong/ The buildings are tall in this city of dreams/ This city hall isn't all that it seems/ The writings right there on this mirror that speaks/ Heroes will fall just like Autumns own leaves/ Please take a minute to properly breath/ Take it all in then exhale in peace/ Prevail your mind, open your eyes/ No jeopardising the prize that he needs/ Chorus x 1 [Outro Singing]
3.
Chorus: Call it The Breakdown, I'm out of control/ But I won't breakdown, my eyes on the road/ Nobodys safe now, ain't planning to slow/ I think they're afraid how, I'm ready to go/ Tell 'em we go/ Yeah tell 'em we go, and I'm shining like a diamond like I'm out on patrol/ With my pedal to the medal since I'm running with soul, now/ Let me break it down, just in case you ain't know/ Just in case you ain't know/ Verse 1: Back on my fly boy shit/ Still walking on the stars like skywalk is/ White as exotic sand, but cool as the water is/ Choosing my favourite jordan's like 5,4,6/ Me and Soul on the executive list/ 'Cos all we really do is make consecutive hits/ Now girls show up at shows and neglect their braziers/ And the new wave's arrived, just accept that it is/ (Sorry) Boy meets world, I'm still finding my place/ Bird without a nest, just got out of my cage/ I ain't afraid to soar, just get out of my way/ 'Cos there sure is a slight chance I might land on my face/ Now watch me as I bully around/ But I really hate bullies I think bullies are clowns/ Who's coming close when it comes to holding it down?/ Who's coming close when it comes to holding the crown?/ Chorus x 1 Verse 2: Look, I ain't as cool as I once claimed/ In a rare pair of shoes but a broke bank/ And Things ain't really feeling like the old days/ But I could turn a cold beat into a cold case/ Murder, I'll let you catch up like an old mate/ I got a dream to sell tickets like I'm Coldplay/ I'm still the same, never change in my own lane/ I ain't chasing anything now except my own fate/ And you're a bit late, but I forgive you/ I don't really understand why everybody has an issue?!/ Rap songs catchy, living like a maverick/ When it comes to these tracks i'm athletic like Cathy/ Used to hand out songs from the boot of a Camry/ And when it comes to these bars see i'm smooth, like cadbury/ Melbourne on my back, born and raised in the city/ And I never rock caps cos my hair's too pretty/ Chorus x 1 Bridge: Yeah and we on, tell em we on/ From the music that I'm making to the records I'm on / They don't think I'm ill then what planet they from?/ So consider this a message if they're saying I'm wrong/ Yeah and we on, tell em we on/ From the music that I'm making to the records I'm on / They don't think I'm ill then what planet they from?/ So consider this a message if they're saying I'm wrong/ Chorus x 1
4.
Adore You 03:19
Chorus: I'm sorry if I never called you/ Just so you know that I adored you/ Could this be my fault? Tell me that you're near pick up your phone/ And this shit is so real, now I guess I know about the pain you feel/ You were all I ever wanted in my life, girl/ You were all I ever needed in my mind, yeah/ Verse I: Dancing with the devil, planning on ways to settle/ Private school girl, she fell in love with a rebel/ Love the way she's feeling, from their very first meeting/ Way out of her league, but happy to be competing/ I just try to breathe in, arguments in the evening/ Knew that she was trouble, but trouble can be deceiving/ High school sweetheart, love her but then I leave her/ Cold blooded killer, take her heart and delete her/ I been on a highway, said that she was so gone/ I refuse to pick up, see her on my cell phone/ Does she know that I regret that?/ I'm just praying that she gets back/ Chorus x 1 I'm over the limit, hoping I be forgiven/ Gotta make it to hers, I'm praying somebody visits/ She's already done it, I ain't trying to listen/ Asking if I love her, told her I really didn't/ Honesty in my sentence, parents ain't even tripping/ Still lucky to have a lot of things that I didn't/ That's probably where we differ, see her in my mirror/ Whispering my name, saying that I complete her/ Told her go her own way, said she couldnt do that/ I been on a highway, said I'd never move back/ Just tell me that you're ok/ Praying that she's gonna call back/ Chorus x 1
5.
Intro: This here is an interruption/ Coming to you live, no introduction/ We be feeling alright, lets get this jumping/ If you feel this vibe, follow my instructions/ Chorus: Good morning/ Good morning/ And if this nights the only thing we got/ When we rise and shines the only time we stop/ Cos we be saying/ Verse 1: Good morning, you know I'm yawning/ Driving to work, wishing I was recording/ Buildin' these rap songs, like I was a foreman/ 'Nother day in the trenches, just fighting the boredom/ Grew up near Balwyn, but I'm Bulleen though/ Shout out Box Hill, Doncaster I see ya'll/ Heart of the city, they be calling me D-Rose/ Ignoring my iPhone, I be caught in a deep zone/ With, Monday-itis, tell me, who's the nicest/ Then, who's the livest, so, who's the flyest/ Till, they're saying Ryan, typing more than a typist/ I'll be writing these songs till I'm getting arthritis/ 'Cos you know I goes in, you know I goes hard/ When it comes to this muscle, more hustle than pool sharks/ Choosing my next move, cos this ain't play cards/ Try to afford a bit more than k-mart, we be saying/ Chorus (Extended) Good morning/ Good morning/ And if this nights the only thing we got/ When we rise and shines the only time we stop/ Cos we be saying/ You know we get down/ Partying all night, I think this could get loud/ We getting so high, float on a white cloud/ Till we're seeing sunlight, invite the street round/ we're saying/ Verse II: Good morning, checking my twitter feed/ Then I jump up, hopping into my six speed/ That was a lie, my cars mitsu-bishi/ Senior citizen style, people think that I'm 50-tee/ Not ashamed to admit, I was never those frat boys/ But you know a kids, raised up by them rap boys/ Playing that trap noise, but I ain't rick ross/ Remember as a kid, dancing round to kris kross/ I was the, front runner for the runt of the group/ I had a, shaved head that was número two/ All over, and I had a face of braces/ Probably why I was afraid to embrace the stages/ Now I'm king of the zoo, yeah banging my chest/ Getting photographs done, with you and your friends/ And I'm posin, posted up doing my best/ So, get some no doze, I ain't missing my jet/ Chorus x 1 Bridge: This here is an interruption/ Coming to you live no introduction/ We be feeling alright, lets get this jumping/ If you feel this vibe, follow my instructions/ Left right to the side and back/ Throw your hands high let me know where you're at/ at/ at/ Party people in the place to be/ Let me take a minute now, tell you who I be/ Appreciate that you went and got a front row seat/ Bonus points if you made it in, with fake ID/ Yeah Yeah/ I'm on stage with my DJ Jimmy/ He be dancing round like his first names Diddy/ Good morning/ Chorus x 1 Outro x 1
6.
Cigars 05:43
Verse 1: When I was 10 I used to ball a lot/ Killer crossover they would call me ruck/ Leader of my school team I rarely missed a shot/ I was short but made sure I always made the squad/ See my parent's used to fight a lot, so I would hide a lot/ Shooting on the black top/ Neighbours would complain, saying that I need to stop/ That kid bouncing the ball needs to call it off/ My dad would storm out the home/ Into the garage, puff cigars all alone/ I'd be shooting free throws I could hear him on the phone/ Making ends meet cos he feared us being broke/ Your basketball shoes are on the way now/ Dad how much longer do I have to wait now?/ Sorry mate, it's late the cars about to break down/ I need it for my job otherwise I don't get paid now/ My commissions coming soon and ill get paid out/ When's it coming through cos mums about to break down/ He could see it on my face now/ After that its you Ruck, I promise we will take you out/ In primary school as kids/ We played with chain nets, it was the sound of the swish/ It was more than lunch time it was a chance for me to win/ It was more than just an exit it's the only way I lived/ Chorus: So I'd run into the night/ No one else knows that I'm here/ Aint No shadow by my side/ But there ain't anything that I fear/ I'd shoot on into the night/ No one else knows that I'm here/ Ain't No shadow by my side/ I Guess I ain't going home.../ Verse II: Man, I worked so hard one summer/ Sweat through all my tees, i was draining all my jumpers/ Play without fear, no better way to show the hunger/ I was in a state of mind, I only wanted state numbers/ Then came the day we had our try outs/ I was possessed, eyes focused on the prize now/ I made it through, impressed everyone/ But the one guy I worked so hard to prove it was my time now/ Young coach with acclaim/ Newest to the club I guess he wants to make a name/ Saw me round school, figured I could take the blame/ And hated flashy kids even with, a good game/ There were guys here I know that couldn't last/ See I was taking shots when he told me I should pass/ Yeah we know you made them, we won't ever let your start/ You possess all the moves, but you need to check your heart/ Youre not ready for our style, join the little leagues/ Speechless in the moment he was crushing all my dreams/ Points me to door, tells me I should leave/ Then in front of everyone goes and cuts me front the, team... Bridge: Cigar smoke blows out the garage door/ Talking on the telephone making all the calls/ God bless the kid I hear bouncing the ball/ Somebody send a miracle before I lose it all/ Verse III: Yeah, So I put it in my poems/ That same coach is the critic saying i cant write a song/ The same DJ that won't ever put me on/ The same fucking manager that went and tried to rip me off/ I won't settle down, I should have never given up/ I should have walked back in the stadium and beat the fucker up/ Instead I went home, sat in my backyard/ Tears rolling down my cheek as dad puffed on his cigars/ As I reflect on my scars/ I don't have regrets to what happened in my past/ Some of us need lessons that will tell us who we are/ This music was a teacher telling me to get back up/ Even when I'm beaten down, I ain't throwing in the towel/ And fuck the cool kids that think I shouldnt be around/ Believe in yourself, that's my oath, its my vowel/ Young king fighting lions, I ain't lying to myself/ Chorus x 1

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released October 22, 2013

All Songs Written & Performed By Ryan Egan
Produced & Mixed By HAMLEY
Except 'Adore You' Produced & Mixed by C1
'Amnesia' Mixed by Tristan Hoogland
Additional piano on 'Cigars' by Hannah Day
Mastered by Tristan Hoogland at Hunting Ground Studios
Photo By Emma Louise Costabile & Dommy Hammond

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