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Field of Vision

by ThatmanDan

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1.
Good Times 02:31
The beat drops and | feel that good feeling I relish the splendor that is my own soul revealing In every scene I'm in it's every scene I am stealing And now I got you reeling with these rhymes that I'm dealing The prevalence of my intelligence In every sentence I kick what's relevant I'm not on the fence, I don't got that pretense One thing I know is I've spent, sent and resent- Love-out into the Universe Not saying I'm the first like this verse with that no rehearse But I know one thing-it sure could be worse and check it out, I think I just broke my curse (Chorus) So skip those shadows, let's stick to the vision This is what I give you with that flavour that I'm bringing I flex on these rhythms with that accute precision Me living my life is that true decision And it's not one that I do take lightly I'm dope on the mic it's truie, this ain't no might be I do what I do and I don't do it slightly And I'm going to keep writing yo until I write the- Phattest raps ever dropped on this planet earth I got the gift of gab for that joy and mirth Been that way since 8 years after birth Had love ever since for this art and what it's worth (Chorus) So grab them ears and just listen up close Let your heart be your guide when you need it the most It will take you to that place where you can sit with your ghost Smile, laugh, kick back some raise a glass for that toast I recall my collection with every recollection I reminisce on a time that featured similar perfection This ain't Jeopardy but I got the answer to your question I be that cat with that inviting inflection I spit those deep flows, make you think I'm going for 3 That's just how it goes kid, I don't need no allegory What I'm saying is you can't fit me into a category Conventional methods of making these raps kinda bore me Thoughts drip down like dew from the rain Trickle past the cortex, the vortex of my brain When I do what I do I know that you can't explain Now let's get back to that old refrain
2.
Moving forward the only way that I know how Got one foot in front of the other but right now I got my head down It's at a time when it should really be like raised high With my own optics absorbing every cloud up in the sky But I'm right life can hit you on any single occasion You could be the best goalie in life but there really is just no savin' The foundation shakes and your whole world starts cavin' Just be happy that you survived with just one abrasion You live to tell the tale and go and tell the tale again You like what I'm spittin' just go and please tell a friend Quick with the wit plus I'm sick with my pen The third verse, the inverse-the beginning of your end Five times the MC, you can call me quintessential You're not necessary where me-I'm fundamental Occupy my third eye, this right here be no rental And they were right, you know why? It really was so simple (Chorus x 2 ) Beat by Beat Breath by Breath This is the soundtrack of your life I walk on this path on my way to the palace I wonder about this land I wish that I could ask Alice The reasons for the pain, the hurt plus the malice The truth is it's fictitious like that TV show Dallas I got a flow that be sicker than dialysis I grip this mic so hard you know that I got callouses A style so hard I'll never know what Cialis is And check it out I flow that's my analysis So what's the mandate? Please follow that direction I'm dope on this mic I got that unreal inflection And if you're flexin' just for protection Then I guess I've been seated up in this wrong section So I'm a leave it at this and I'm leave no question And I'm a leave it at this and I'm a leave all stressin' Each and every time it's this mic that I"m blessin' Within all these teachings I grasp every lesson (Chorus x 2) So as you grasp at the last straw like you were sitting on Albert Street I put forth impressive flows that are so unique they're hard to beat In life I want less beef, I've even tried to eat less meat Positivity is what I like, the rest of that you can keep I've been there, I'm saying kid I've lived that mad struggle Gather around as I pound another chapter in the huddle Liquified rhymes gather drops and then form a puddle This beat be in your ears and your best friend like Barney Rubble Amidst the rubble, yo it's me and I emerge I never get clouded, yo kid I don't diverge When I grip this mic is when I feel this power surge I'm so dope I can make a silent monk say"word" Handy with the pen plus I'm swift with the gift Stop by my own mind anytime I need that lift This ain't no riff, I got no time to be miffed I form a shape and then my words shape that shift (Chorus x2)
3.
Fear is Gone 04:40
My fear is gone, you want to see him than you can go outside He just stuck out his thumb, saw guilt and shame and then he hitched that ride Never thought I'd see the day my positivity would collide With the world I once knew so I abide as I do slide When the sun rises-check it- so does opportunity I welcome the chance to show this world my community My words on this beat it equals automatic unity Mentally designated with diplomatic immunity I used to ask everyday "What will tomorrow bring?" I got techniques inside me just to make my sorrow sing This track is for you-it's not just for the borrowing The elusive, exclusive we be banging in the West Wing Not testing, nope this one here is no test Articulate with humour so you can see the truth in my jest Mc's I digest, in this life I invest, I'm nevertheless, I do digress, you press yes I impress (Chorus x 2) You don't understand me But if the feeling was right you might comprehend me I got these skills on display like artifacts at a museum These rappers laying claims I got my glasses, but I still don't see em' I'm happy with who I am, I'm happy just a human being I'm seizing up on everyday so you can say "Carpe Diem" In many ways you know I qualify as educated My life once simulated has ever since been upgraded I'm elevated, it's like I just got traded, never jaded I smile when I look back at everything I created I escalated, yeah something like a Cadillac I penetrate when you perpetuate you're faker than a Big Mac In your foundation I can see more than one crack My soul's never broken, hoping for hope when it's time for that next rack And when that time comes, best believe I'll be prepared I got rappers acting harder than Paul Walker in Running Scared The original debonair, I'm blazing tracks without a care You're about to see my mic drop so go prepare your blank stare (Chorus x2) I give it to you straight and check it out-I'm ill equipped I'm equipped to get ill everytime I move my lips I'm equipped to get that thrill every time I move your hips I travel in your garden, I'm loving on all your tulips Word is word and that be the first condition You cannot see my flow like its name was 'apparition' Flex this text with my brain we call that ammunition Abolish the divide as I destroy the partition Rephrase the first phase of the last phrase it was too emphatic I emphasized the basement but I never minded what was in the attic Got this pen in my hand so why don't you and me just go get at it? Every want you've ever had? Guess what son, you can still have it To summarize, yo I now do realize that there are those that live their lives filled up with those real lies Not a rugby player but you know I got the most tries and no prescription needed I see it all through my own eyes (Chorus x2) You don't understand me But if the feeling was right you might comprehend me And I don't claim to understand you But I've been looking around and I haven't found anybody like you
4.
Chrous: Dancing in the moonlight, playing in the rain Puffing on a cigarette celbrating change Cause' it feels right in this moment, this time Letting go with certainty, rejecting negativity Positively beaming in this web of possibilities We see right in this place, this life Look who's back on the block, it's me I have returned Just like a butterfly of the monarch it's me and I have learned That if knowledge is the key, then this one here is my turn I'm blazing words up on these verses kid it's me I don't get burned This groove reinstates, I confirm I'm reinstated Dope on this mic, invigorate that's how I'm designated The first beat I ever met I never hesitiated I chilled with it, sat with it, took it then I created My self was once what, my self was once jaded My soul was once what, my soul was once faded Back in the game, why? Because that's how I played it Shout out to Omega for this track cause he made it And now we elevated, headed to the top floor Someone press 4 so we can lay back and check the score As we go for more, we got more in store, with that style so loud you cannot ignore Can you hear me say? x2 Can you feel my heartbeat? I've seen some things I call that my tour of duty I persevered through the storms just to find the beauty Of this world, yeah the one that we all live in I kept going each and every time they said I'd give in And now I'm livin' yeah my own reality A balancing act of that divine duality Straight to the point I'm on time like punctuality A matter of fact, |'m phat with this rap in all actuality
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Alright, let's admit it-we all got a past And we all got a want to eliminate like half the cast My moves are calculated I flow with that quick fast And every time I spit fast it means you get picked last What I'm asking is "have you ever slayed a dragon? Drag it out its cave with its whole tail waggin'? Count every victory no matter how big or small Because one day the small could be all- That remains, and yes it's history that stains Harvest the crop as you move against the grain Time lapse the past as you recreate the time frame Erase behaviour formerly thought to be innane No need to explain, show disdain for this plain Sometimes I even ask myself how it is that I got the game Locked up like cable on a Saturday night I got a feeling it's going to be alright Chorus: Follow me, I'll take the lead I'm living my life free I choose my thoughts, it's such a delight I tell myself that everything's alright Follow me, I'm in the lead I choose my thoughts, it's such a delight Just tell yourself that everything's alright Previously unknown, previously unreleased Not talking about these raps, I'm talking about this beast And how my soul prepares itself for that feast As I walk my own path towards inner peace Tread lightly no more, now I walk with confidence When someone tells me 'slow down' yo that's a compliment Just like when someone has a laugh at a paragraph That I did indent with that ill intent I'm doper plus I kick the half Dope raps I invent, rappers yo they resent Like psychic thoughts all my raps they are what's called pre sent I let go of my past I enjoy what's recent Life is too short for us not to live decent That's what we have a universal snapshot I go through this life like I just won the jackpot The weight of the world used to live north of my backspot Now I choose the memories that make up the backdrop Chorus x2 The elevation of ourselves, we all want to get there so quickly But I got growing pains kid yo I'm Alan Thickly Here's what quick be-and it's only just one notion But what if our own lives moved in tides like the waves in the ocean? But the currents of the sea were the ones that we directed A life no longer segmented, divided, intersected Find your best self then go and resurrect it Champion your own soul and at all times just protect it I persevered since the year before yesteryear and I don't mean to pester here but I came to make it clear I spit raps at cats in hats with the lesser ear Had caution in my voice plus torment and the fear Always hoping that um they would hear Boiling to the surface and now I do appear I got the gear to adhere, grab my ship and steer And with that same ocean in my eyes, I'm so glad you're here Chorus
7.
One look around you know the universe is endless Tell me why it is you'd ever want to end this I had a little faith in me now I'm at the top of my friend list Spirit, Mind and Body yo I blend this Remix my mixin, fix up my fixin, repair the past with a draft, get my picks in An interception of my past perception Throw another pass and then I catch my own reception I'm now seated in the section of perfection I mirror my reality then watch my reflection Some folks sit back and say this is my second chance Just me being me if you really take another glance Same as I ever was but I got some other pants I'm dressed up nice because my life is like a big dance Motor runnin', I'm no longer stallin' My life is like a casino now I'm going all in A star from the sky that's no longer fallin' Listen up close you can hear my soul calling (Chorus) Have a little faith in me Have a little faith in me x2 St8 of Mind- I'm not a masterpiece by any means I've been rattled and broken, surfing these waves as I travel the ocean This battle is spoken down any avenue open Searching for spaces ain't no corners in places keeping my faith lit Been to hell, know my demons on a first name basis They used to fill me with hatred, shade power relate with situations These days I'm giving it patience, learn from different occasions You take it for what it is Let it come, let it go As long as it ain't running the show, you gotta be the one in control To find harmony now, I'm more commonly letting this positive energy harbour me, it's like my armory See it like the sun, everyday I let it dawn on me Rest in sovergeinty as I express sonically (Chorus x2) The past haunts so I exercise my spirit We worked it all out now, I`m happy to be near it I look back at all those times that I used to fear it My real self was screaming so I had to steer it just to hear it I took out the plugs and now I live out loud Who I am is who I am, never lost in the crowd I discovered who that was when I removed the shroud You heard of number 9-well guess what, that`s my cloud And I ain`t leaving, I`ll always be believing There`s love all around me and I`m about receiving And the giving, that`s how I`m living First place for me, can I get a blue ribbon And do a lap-just for the victory And write a rap-just for the history Put up a missing poster for those that been missing me Found my true self, solved the unsolved mystery (Chorusx2)
8.
There was this moment where I began to pause I decided in that moment that I was that lost cause Kept looking for the wizard but this time there was no Oz I had sipped on all of mine, I was out of time and I had no straws That glass once full it was now fully empty And everyone I ever hated they now meant me And every rescue boat in every sea could never tempt me Forget treading water, don`t bother, I`m drowning gently Forgot how to swim because I forgot all I knew And all those things that I thought I knew they came back false for being true I used to have that pull but right now I can`t pull through I`m blind from the grind, can`t see a sign why it is I do what I do My new abode is this road less travelled My tight knit grip on this sinking ship it has now become unravelled Life was that highway but now it has turned to gravel I got no boat left to float and I got no hope because I got no paddle (Chorus) I been looking I been cooking up a special kind of recipe Won`t take long we`ll be on, we`ll be kicking out a melody It ain`t ever going to change, change, change It ain`t ever going to change, change, change The distance so far all the way from me to you So I calculate my hate each date with my interest rate, watch it accrue Spend those savings all on me, you`ll see I`ll be your glue I was told that it takes two-so I`ma take two And blow these candles out on the birthday cake of the fake you I wish that I could but it`s understood that I can`t make you And I get it, I know you can`t either I`m wide open to your hate it`s like my fate`s that wide receiver Catch me if you can throw that ball I`m your retriever I`m retrieving every memory to make me that big believer And I`m a griever of that person past And I could still catch that big one if I only had one more cast I got moves to make but every one is way too fast I replaced my first place, now I don`t know if I`m last (Chorus) The thoughts of those around me, they`re the ones inside my mind The hate, the fear they flash in my ear as I ignore every sign My souls ahead of me call that the blind leading the blind I got a map full of answers but the key for this legend is hard to find I got more questions than steps left on this planet Preoccupied with those that died, I can`t stand it The end of mine at anytime a better plan I planned it Looked all around for that up button, then hit panic I begged the elevator take me to the top floor I don`t even need that penthouse, right now I`ll take floor four I`m in the basement where my face meant so much more This existence of persistence has gone from rich to poor And at the moment my ground began to shift This drowning sea directed me and I began to drift I head towards land with love in hand away from that cliff Saw my presence as a present, call that the gift of a lift (Chorus)
9.
Motown 03:13
I step in this room with my left and my right feet People always wanting beef when they see this white meat Beats I undress the address is tight street Never slight on the mic, come on sight, you might meet The OG rhymer I`m guaranteed to get you open You can`t fix a thing because what I bring is never broken I`m not from Hoboken, I`m outspoken You beat me in a battle-you`re joking, you`re token Another product of that which is tasteless You say you kick facts but they`re baseless Go get your mirror, let`s just face this I got a place for your disgrace let`s erase this That `x, that is the unknown Come join the ranks of all those that got shown I leave the mind blown of every single clone and I`m not a drone but I be gettin`grown On the microphone, I go on and on Give it to you with a call throw another bone You can try to buy but this love is all we own Kick it with my raps each and everytime all alone Swift gift lift you know I do condone Dear Hip Hop would you please come home (Chorus) The fastest snapses still couldn`t catch this The game`s straight busted, allow me to patch this Not another rapper out who could ever match this The beat drops down, that`s when I catch bliss Just like a frisbee, I`m hungry like a grizzly Investors want to know the deal here`s what the biz be I rhyme for fun, I rhyme for free Not another cat who can map a rap like me Trains leaving here we go all aboard All these other rappers here they got me bored out my gourd On my own accord, I now do record My style`s priceless something that you can`t afford Even if you had that new credit card Phat rap, so phat, phatter than that Reddit lard Big on the internet, that`s not even hard I`ll spit one bar and leave your whole soul jarred Set it out for you something like a table The raps that you kick are faker than cable What you`re hearing is that Gent without the label Got the whole game ready, willing, able You can try to buy but this love is all we own x 3 Dear Hip Hop would you please come home Dear Hip Hop, wherever you might be Just know we miss you And we want you to come home Get gone, get on home
10.
You`re looking for a reason, best believe me I got many I been searching for my own self since yo I was 20 Discarded every thought that everybody ever lent me Replenish my soul with these rhymes kid, I got plenty With that efficiency, I execute proficiency Never could take a compliment, even though I was fishing see I check this clock and take my rod up out the water I look up at this new world through the eyes of my son and my daughter And realize that I had my eyes wide shut But I`m no Tom Cruise so I put away that strut I was the only one who could take me up out of that rut Skip the rep of that two step and just follow my gut No more aviators, no more want for all those gators Done with my emotions going up and down like elevators Threw up a peace sign, said later to those escalators Now I drop prose with flows deeper than the moons craters (Chorus) Don`t you worry. yeah x 4 This here`s no email yet I impale when I attach this, attack this I got that passion that is undivided Send a shout out back to that cat who wanted to rap but then declared a gap, sat on the fence and said ùndecided` Get on your horse, grab your saddle and just ride it Light lipped with that tight grip and you`ll write better than I did Vacate the hate so you can relate back to that little boy with every rhyme you expectorate But don`t expect a rate, that`s the part that`s really great Check the date, accept your fate, drop the mic-checkmate Recognize that this game it never really ends Look inside as you abide then go collect the dividends Life pays you back when you invest your interest Give all you can, take what you need but then yo leave the rest The consequences you perceive are inconsequential Your self, your truth are what is fundamental Spirit, mind and body they get honoured in the temple Return you to you because it`s something like a rental (Chorus x 4) The attitude of gratitude knows no latitude Stay true to you and guess what you`ll be no longer rude Polar opposites conflict, then attract with a multitude Until you embrace the fact you`re really just a multidude With capabilites that accentuate your abilities Until then, represent every time that you spit your steez Walk that walk plus that talk that you be spittin` You can freestyle all day or speak with the written Slay these words, rip verbs with every showdown The constructions all over now`s not the time to slowdown You`ve done a lot of telling, it`s time to show now Be open to this world and show them why it is you`re pro-noun You got love for the language so handle that with care No longer that Gent but bet the flow`s still debonair Paper and a pen for when your heart feels that tear You`ll leave em all saying ``Yo, I see what you did there`` They won`t need glasses, not even a prescription Bring your real self out kid, renew that subscription Skip the encryption, relish the old addiction No code to see here, why it is-your depiction Forget those actors, forget the moving pictures The faucets might be leaking but they're still the fixtures And the elixirs, nevermind those fixers You have the potent potion just remix all those mixers And surmise the disguise never came from a recipe It was every ingredient before that gave you the best of me It's tough to ingest when you invest all you see You don't need my permission on this mission-let it be Instead of the previous with all that constant looking Grab the mirror of introspection and then take a look-in In that time of reflection you can see who was the boss A decade of dilligence now you decide the cost Past notions and beliefs they all get tossed But how can you find a thing that was never really lost... (Chorus)

about

This album has been three years in the making and is also the realization of a dream for me. Three years ago I decided that I was going to record an album with the intention of giving something back and contributing to a culture that has given me so much. The title of the album Field of Vision is a reference to a visualization I practice. In that time I visualize myself at the bottom of a valley in a large field surrounded by forest. I visualize that the forest is filled with every person l have ever met in my life and that I am visited by these people while I am in the field. The person could be someone | have known for years or someone | only knew a short time but still impacted my life. All of these people have helped me to expand my field of vision, appreciate the wonder in all I see and continue to grow for which I am very grateful. 30 years ago I began my journey into hip hop and have continued to cultivate my love and appreciation for the culture during the recording of this album. I was fortunate enough to be joined by some incredibly talented artists on here and I am forever grateful to each of them for sharing their gift with me. Three years ago the goal was to release 'something' and now I am. I hope you enjoy it and hear something you can identify with. Thanks for expanding my field of vision.

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released December 3, 2018

Good Times Original Beat: Nappy Roots
Produced by David Roman and recorded at Roman Empire Studios

Beat by Beat featuring Sarah Armstrong
Produced by David Roman and recorded at Roman Empire Studios

Fear is Gone Produced by David Roman and recorded at
Roman Empire Studios

Moonlight featuring Shayne Hawken
Original Music by Stacy Hoskin and recorded at Roman Empire Studios

I Spit That Ish Freestyle featuring Shayne Hawken Original beat: Mixla
Recorded at Roman Empire Studios

Growing Pains featuring Sarah Armstrong
Original Beat: Anno Domini Beats Produced and recorded by David Roman at Roman Empire Studios

Faith featuring St8 of Mind Original Beat:Revolutionary Saviour
Produced and recorded by St8 of Mind at Touchwood Studios

Recipe featuring Joe O'Connor Original Music: Joe O'Connor
Produced and recorded at Street Culture Studios

Motown Original music Stacey Hoskin Live version by Don Jacks Performed by Don Jacks and Joseph Chimko Produced and Recorded at Don Jacks Studio and mixed by David Roman at Roman Empire Studios

A Thousand Reasons Original beat: Anno Domini Beats
Produced and recorded by David Roman at Roman Empire

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ThatmanDan regina, Saskatchewan

Dan Innes is a hip hop artist from Regina, Saskatchewan who rhymes under the name ThatmanDan. He has been writing rhymes and rapping them since he was 11 years old, out loud and for others since he was 15. His life has featured a wide array of experiences which he draws from to describe universal themes to others through his unique style of expression ... more

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