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PHOENIX FREQUENCY lyrics
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Intro
Turntables spinning at the rec room jam Before the world knew, we was building a brand They count us out now, but we changing the plan This the frequency where the phoenix began
Verse 1
Started in the park with a breakbeat loop Kool Herc spun records, that's the mothership group Traded cassette tapes at the corner store Lyrics meant something, every bar was war Battle rappers sharpened swords on the stage Every sixteen was a history page We told stories of the struggle and pain Gave the voiceless a voice, turned loss into gain
Chorus
Phoenix frequency, we rising from the flame What they called dead was just learning its name Knowledge in the bars, wisdom in the beat This the revolution playing on repeat
Verse 2
Then the internet hit and the game got split SoundCloud wave crashed, every kid had a hit Algorithms feeding what the people would click Fifteen second loops, forgot the substance quick Labels chasing trends, didn't build no roots Manufactured artists like they manufacture suits Billboard said we ghost, not a single in the forty They declared us dead , nah, this our origin story
Bridge 1
October twenty-five, not a bar in the charts Thirty-five years broken, like we losing our hearts But the underground's rumbling, seeds pushing through stone What they called extinction is a frequency unknown
Chorus
Phoenix frequency, we rising from the flame What they called dead was just learning its name Knowledge in the bars, wisdom in the beat This the revolution playing on repeat
Verse 3
Now we flip the script like we flip vintage threads Old fabric, fresh vision, resurrect what was dead Knowledge Rap the movement, every bar is a lesson Teach while they vibe, that's the ultimate blessing Post-pandemic world, yeah we slower to gather But the music still connects, and that's all that could matter This ain't for the clubs if the clubs don't exist This for headphones at midnight, the truth you can't miss
Bridge 2
They said we dormant, now they watching us ignite Every verse a torch, every bar burning bright Information's the weapon, education's the fight This the generation that turns underground to light
Chorus
Phoenix frequency, we rising from the flame What they called dead was just learning its name Knowledge in the bars, wisdom in the beat This the revolution playing on repeat
Chorus
(Harmonized, ad-libs added) Phoenix frequency, we rising from the flame What they called dead was just learning its name Knowledge in the bars, wisdom in the beat This the revolution playing on repeat
Outro
From the ashes we emerge, knowledge written in the code Every lesson that we drop, that's another seed we sowed This the frequency that started underground Now the whole world listening to the phoenix sound
Inside the recording
Turntables spinning at the rec room jam Before the world knew, we was building a brand
Phoenix frequency, we rising from the flame What they called dead was just learning its name
From the ashes we emerge, knowledge written in the code Every lesson that we drop, that's another seed we sowed
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