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THE WAY I SEE THE WORLD by ESOLIGH

by Esoligh

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Māoriness feat Fiona Erica 03:46
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Maoriness by Esoligh feat Fiona Erica with te reo Maori translation in the second verse by Hohepa Joseph Henare Maclean Chorus - Fiona Erica Flying above the clouds, Above darkness' shroud, That's where marie is found, High above the ground 1st verse - Esoligh This study uncovered the muddy, Values guiding modernity, Showing cultural shifts need to be, Implemented, most naturally Fostering n enabling community, Aware of self most truthfully, Paul, Ingo, Awhi and Rewi , Wise experts allowed me To delve through understandably, Developed understandings see, Tangata whaiora showed up too, which was usefully cool This boom bappy beat, Speaks reverentially deep, About the summer weeks, Finding inspiring treats Sitting in seats, Listening to holistic feats, Learning useful deets Chorus - Fiona Erica Flying above the clouds, Above darkness' shroud, That's where marie is found, High above the ground 2nd verse - Esoligh Te Reo Māori nei rā te hononga ki onamata ki te punga e mau tēnei taonga ka tau Te mauri mana māori arero pono te kī koia rā hei ārahi i rō te poho hāpori Mātāpono aroha hereherenga Te Arawa te mea tata ngaro rawa Nō roto te kāra...kia me pēhea e hoki mai ki tōna ahuareka pai tēnā te āta panoni arā, kia noho Māori Translation: Te reo Maori ake, Linking us to the past lovely, Hold to be ourselves, A taonga in itself The living language of Maori, Tongues which spoke truthfully, From a guided position, Within close community Of Maori values and aroha, Binding force of Te Arawa, Something almost lost to searches, By those inside the churches How is it we hoki Mai, To something ka pai, We must readopt gradually, allowing ourselves to re be Chorus - Fiona Erica Flying above the clouds, Above darkness' shroud, That's where marie is found, High above the ground 3rd Verse - Esoligh It's clear to me, For Maori to be healthy, We need to be, Included in the lived landscape It is our identity, Part of us centrally, Papatuanuku earth goddess, Our mother she doth bless It's honestly incredible, To know we’re all special, To a greater power, Inexhaustible aroha hour by hour Simply know the links, Whence we came instincts, A balancing of energies, Like reciprocal synergies Mixing together ethnicities, Melting like liberties, Like this and like that, Hit the beat like a bat Jamming to indigenous tracks, Like a yacht tacks
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My Day 03:44
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My Day by Esoligh Chorus Stars and sunlight, Brightest, brightness, bright, As the wakatopatopa flies, The universal energy aligns and rewinds (aligns and rewinds) Verse One Woke up got out of bed and up Everest, Took three minutes in my black hawk flight mish, Ignited light speed like Han and Chewie, Flew to Sweden incredibly quickly Said hey to Mia and watched a movie, She paid she asked yea that’s the life, yea groovy, Went to Saturn to meet a slattern, Who created aids and blasted the pain away, Trying to avoid clichés I flew the Milky Way, Just a day to day occurance bei, Scouring the universe for a better way, Stockholm is where my allegiance lay So back my homebuilt Blackhawk flies, The sun did rise at two am in Svarje’s sighs, So I had light to light my way, Sleeping in a park til timing was right to be Chorus Stars and sunlight, Brightest, brightness, bright, As the wakatopatopa flies, The universal energy aligns and rewinds (aligns and rewinds)   Verse Two Next up was the sub Saharan sand, Drawing up sand moving like a cloudy hand, As we pulled up to land, Setting up speakers and a mic stand Tat pain sets off the funky beat jammed, Blam into the set as planned, With a crowd of a hundred Bedouin women, children and men The tangata looked on amazed as music blazed We gathered around the bonfire later, It was all good we elevators, Learning desert languages, Eating vegan sandwiches While G Tat ate the beefiest meat, We rested up and relaxed our feet, Universal Black Hawk converted flight machine, Gave us the gift of seeing beyond and between, What it is many people don’t have the sight to see, Or to be, being Chorus Stars and sunlight, Brightest, brightness, bright, As the wakatopatopa flies, The universal energy aligns and rewinds (aligns and rewinds)
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New Forest 03:48
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New Forest by Esoligh Chorus Bad as kung fu busting through, Who is it are you? Free from fatiguing flu, Unblocking flow in falling snow Verse One Ancient Chinese hurrah ha, Mossy walls divine my brah, Shaolin dope monastery ma, Walking historically heeyah Shadowboxing with Mystery, Whole being in synergy, Being soul, heart energy, Pass internal lethargy 36 Chambers train with, Findin’ peace n togetherness Leaving out any intoxicants, Life begins to be against Monks walk with training past, Calm thoughts n healthy arts, Useful training starts, Moving hearts to mindful parts Chorus Bad as kung fu busting through, Who is it are you? Free from fatiguing flu, Unblocking flow in falling snow Verse Two Kung Fu skies of truest blue, Guan Gong fighting in this song, Guan Yins’ kindness wins, Disconnects the sin within Pathes winding above us yo, Constant toughest stuff my bro, Rises up in healing of, All the pain and that roughness guff A necessity for all of we, To grow stronger, healthily, Into high level eclectic mastery Buddha n Jiddhu Krishnamurti, A walk we gotta take, Stillness’ mountain lake, Awakened n Awakening, Awake Yea yea yea Chorus Bad as kung fu busting through, Who is it are you? Free from fatiguing flu, Unblocking flow in falling snow Verse Three Sweet soulful flowing niceness, Gifts to show yaself ya twice rich, Overall stealthy healthyness, Abundant internal wealthyness Keeping like righteous stealth, Rising to whole truest mouth, Functioning like winds from the south, Cold warms up the house Opposites technically bind, Infusing my body into mind, Spiritual energy attaches in kind, Into Tao like massive rewind A cat sits on this paper, Gongs sound and then taper, Monks rise amongst the fog, Training up from internal bogs
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Being feat. Koncept, Soul Khan & Cee Belle 03:41
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Being by Esoligh feat Koncept, Soul Khan, Cee belle Chorus with Cee belle The winds of change briskly whisk, Make hits like Carlton Fisk, Underdogs we are Good Will Hunting, Makes a life not to be missed Esoligh’s Verse Taku ingoa Esoligh hitting A’s and B’s, Busting frees and writtens easily, Paying the fee to my creator gee, Leaving ego raw and at the door baby Can’t handle rejection like a negative human, Ego attempts to hold on through them, These days I live lovingly using my hands, Things are about the community bands My waiata advances at the speed of sound, Life is for living we keep it nailed down, Cycle of births and deaths, A challenge like your first breaths Tamariki are joy to behold, Mokopuna of tangata pai stay uncold, Genie level like Pharoahe’s raps in the mould, Gattling gun on the negative aspects of that I keep it phat never wack on this track jack Chorus Cee belle The winds of change briskly whisk, Make hits like Carlton Fisk, Underdogs we are Good Will Hunting, Makes a life not to be missed   Koncept’s Verse There’s no black and white just go, sacrifice live whole, Give more back and you can lift souls, and lift yours, I bought this jacket right up out the thrift store, flintstones That shirt don’t work unless you bodying this yo But momma don’t think so, she’s thinking awards shows, But look at my wardrobe I’m spitting these raw flows, I’m best of featured, if you slept better check your speakers, Breath is kept between the breasts and t-shirts I always hold your life so high, that light the sky, Blow ignite the flames like this 9th July, I should have a thousand tears drops cuz, For killing everything I touch, I’ll never see the tears stop Fu*ked in the best way, but in the world that’s ratchet, That is backwards, I’m here to make a classic live the next day, Checkmate getting closer, handshake on my di*k, Firm gripping got you firm wishing I was on their list Chorus Cee belle The winds of change briskly whisk, Make hits like Carlton Fisk, Underdogs we are Good Will Hunting, Makes a life not to be missed Soul Khan’s Verse A pocket full of wishes, are popping at the stitches, Walls close in till the socket is in ?cinches?, Away from the sink where I’m washing all my dishes And now you know the story of the body in the kitchen, You gotta problem then call me in a instant, I’ll be right there with an answer, drinks, And secret that costs you all your inhibitions Hands in the handcuffs, hair full of dandruff I never travelled on the regular route, But when the road gets rough you pathetically pout, See life ain’t a bitch she’s a hell of a spouse, So stop lying to her when you telling her vows, And just in case this message never arrives The monkey on the back ended his life, With his head at his side, decapitated, If you’re glad I made it keep my legend alive Chorus Cee belle The winds of change briskly whisk, Make hits like Carlton Fisk, Underdogs we are Good Will Hunting, Makes a life not to be missed
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Comforted feat GSR, Raiza Biza & Cee belle 04:10
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Comforted by Esoligh feat Raiza Biza, GSR and Ceebelle Verse One - Esoligh Ate a whole garlic bread, and a chicken pizza yea, Full of a feed can’t sleep energ-eea, Gotta chill, drunk a half a big bottle of pepsi Tryin' to be vegan is a struggle true compassion, I know people struggle, same as me to tussle With their desire to growth, or base desires to devolve, Drugs and alcohol, meat and fast food yo, Step up step up on top of the yacht Brush aside battle bars feeling hot, Stand up tallest like majestic totara trees, Like hitting one shot hole hits on par threes, My Uncle G would love to see more of these In the sun drenched summer evening breeze, Golf stees smashing golf balls off of tees, Straight out of Maccas like some fat bellies, Prayer on knees feeds the deepest of my needs Chorus – Ceebelle Live for the love, Live for the joy it brings, Seemingly weak I gently speak, My desires retreat   Verse Two – GSR All these kids pain and sorrow, The kid he used to follow like a sheep, Hollow head, no speech, inner voice try n speak, The demon said he's weak, devil's technique, in a green creek, praying for a better week I'm unique, different to y'all, But they don't want him to change, Temptation in the game, Best friends turn strange for a little dough, maybe the fame Me I got the aim locked, strapped to my brain, His given name genuine stands sane, But others would claim, That I wouldn't make moves Wishing I'd lose, and stuck to the booze, I changed gears and refused, I was sick of that life, stuck in the strife, Never doing any right, now my visions all tight, With a open mind, golden sight Now I just need to climb, And time never waits, No ally, God said take your dream and fly Don't comply with these guys tryna bring you down, N keep your faith strong, play your sounds, And keep making me proud, making me proud Chorus – Ceebelle Live for the love, Live for the joy it brings, Seemingly weak I gently speak, Down deepest streets my desires retreat   Verse Three – Raiza Biza Raiza Biza, Fresh off my best year, On my third lap in this race, Now I operate with less fear, It's that music that you should like, That feel good type, That Tupac with no Suge Knight, It's for the good life, It's for the down to earth women who can cook right This is what it looks like, We on mission, we seeking our recognition, A different way of living, you it see within my vision hah, We still a problem, we get it all, from the city of parliament The sound spread into it like ??, The music is within me like the cartiliage My heart is what I put into my art, every part of it, It's more than music these are audiobooks Probably why we got the audience hooked, It's funny that what starts as loop, transforms to a hook, add a verse then we off to the moon, It's my comfort Chorus – Ceebelle Live for the love, Live for the joy it brings, Seemingly weak I gently speak, My desires retreat
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Wāhine Ātāhua feat LMNO, GSR & Fiona Erica 04:12
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Wāhine Ātāhua by Esoligh feat LMNO, GSR and Fiona Erica Chorus - Fiona Erica We all have mothers who gave us life, They put in the work to bring us to earth Now I'm giving something back, Doing what is right, for what it's worth, for what it's worth Verse One - Esoligh Wāhine hold a flavour of beauty, A lightness of the dailiest duty, A strength of, the baddest ability, Life like agility, umbilically They are our first points of call, Their brightest blessed received by us all, Becoming a human being gives all, Experience, infinite to the small Our mothers are our gift, like, A creative forceful chairlift, A pregnancy of, thoughts, Giving rise to rhymes that are wrought Who are we but this faaact, We have a loveliness paaact, With the possible space of stars on black, Where from we came and will likely go back Chorus - Fiona Erica We all have mothers who gave us life, They put in the work to bring us to earth Now I'm giving something back, Doing what is right, for what it's worth, for what it's worth   Verse Two – LMNO The love she gives supercedes the negatives, And without that there's less need to live, Blessed us with her entrance, It was a labour of love, intense as it gets, Rinse out the toxins, whether the storm, Provided the born, where the guidance is norm, Loyalty to her offspring, a true Queen, Unconditional love is her offering, Nature, nurture, patience, merger, Her love is close, not further, She's resilient, beauty is brilliant, Her existence is all for the children Not stranded like an abandoned building, Nor demanded she's ready and willing, To plant crops in the field where the killing drops, From this day forth until the sun stops Chorus – Fiona Erica We all have mothers who gave us life, They put in the work to bring us to earth, Now I'm giving something back, Doing what is right, for what it's worth, for what it's worth Verse Three – GSR Ah, yeah, dear mumma, you always had me feeling strong, Took away the fears to nightmares, to beautiful dreams And now it seems that I have to make it right, Your bear grip, held me tight and secure The pure rock of the fams, yea Dad left f*ck him man, But deep down it used to hurt me, Never slept as I crept into your bed age 5, Scared and confused, heart bruised Didn't understand that you wiped my tears, took my hand, Told me I got a plan but you were white I was tan, So when school hit, so did the jokes, And even my coach looked at us weird but we don't care Carried on living, told me not to listen, Listen to the Lord as you a Christian, Still reminiscing, when you went without To my hot wheels, to my power ranger belts And the dark road in my teens, Me turning into someone that I hated being, Not seeing my destruction, An ignorant kid hanging with the wrong crowd Deep in the dirt, cos you helped me convert and read my verse, Said son it hurts to see you this way, The day it dreams through a place feels like a curse I could've been inside or maybe worse I could've been inside or maybe worse, Thank you mum Chorus - Fiona Erica We all have mothers who gave us life, They put in the work to bring us to earth, Now I'm giving something back, Doing what is right, for what it's worth, for what it's worth
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Psychotherapy feat Laban Cole 03:31
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Psychotherapy by Esoligh feat Laban Cole Chorus (Laban Cole) Psychosis means waking dreams, Inner balances unredeemed, Balancing unstable scenes, Reining in with mental health teams Verse One (Esoligh) Standing here with this excessive yang, Seeing this neggy darkest hand, Squelching out this collective fire, Feeling much flyer in the shire Than demonic looks in mires, We’re gladly stepping out like buyers, Inner compasses eyeing North, Looking South standin’ on the porch My eyes see this upside down kingdom, Crumbling under the brightest wisdom, Re-empowering our intuition, Findin' ourselves in concentration, Finding tractions wholesome factions, One gloved GOD’s like Michael Jackson, Clearer view of future actions, Heals blood flow like sutras packed in Chorus (Laban Cole) Psychosis means waking dreams, Inner balances unredeemed, Balancing unstable scenes, Reining in with mental health teams   2nd Verse (Esoligh) Standpoints are sometimes untwined, Closeish to the sun my mind does whine, Closeish to the moon my heart unfinds, Needing to grasp elite mystic rhymes One with my inner holy oneness, GOD is wisdom like the sun mist, goddess compassion like the moon kiss, Light hitting us with brights heart's bliss Ignorance's darkness heavily hit, By light from my inner drum kit, Light beams explode demons to bits, Dreams take flight to delight through the mist Mystical sight alights on my might, Moving towards the shores of light, No longer lost on the seas of fright, Existing in spiritual plays that’s right Chorus (Laban Cole) Psychosis means waking dreams, Inner balances unredeemed, Balancing unstable scenes, Reining in with mental health teams
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Kaitiaki feat Rapper Big Pooh & Ben Tolich 03:44
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Kaitiaki by Esoligh feat Rapper Big Pooh, and Ben Tolich Chorus (Ben Tolich) Bahoom, in primary he did, scribble, When he was a tama, little, But a child, but a boy, Writing his sight, loud, out, mad, joy Verse One (Esoligh) I own this life in some senses bish, Shameful perspective since this dish, Could change forms now this given gift, At any time now just grift then drift Move myself from hi, here I am, To somewhere I’m gonna go through, Flavours of life like, tight, mic, sight, Chocolate, Boysenberry right, bright, night, It’s a light line I follow ongoing, On the ground, this going forward motion, From here I is, to there and on and on, Moving higher with this waiata in song Asking to improve my being I be climbing, Trying to bearably exist healthfully, Unpainful feeling biased trickery, Life like living is found in gifts given me Chorus (Ben Tolich) Bahoom, in primary he did, scribble, When he was a tama, little, But a child, but a boy, Writing his sight, loud, out, mad, joy   Verse Two (Esoligh) Down in Nelson heated, seated, scorch-ed, Sitting on the sweet tasty apple orchard, Thinning growing apples skilfully, thoroughly, Loving life given to me handed lovingly True movement is what are for sure, Rocking back and forth, near or far, like these bars, On the rocking chair of days, my art Giving sound the air these ways, I start Being clearly here or there no bare stare, Found or following like the unseeing seer, Light or darkly lost bare cupboards bare, It’s a trudge at times that’s clear my dear Avengers give rhymes to chime times, Of reason to life’s struggles like muggles, muggles Writing brings joys like ninja turtle toys, Keeping pens in hands like bobbing sea buoys Chorus (Ben Tolich) Bahoom, in primary he did, scribble, When he was a tama, little, But a child, but a boy, Writing his sight, loud, out, mad, joy Verse Three (Rapper Big Pooh) Uh, give em something they can coast to, Down to earth earthlings will approach you, Some days I just wanna fight em off, I just wanna write 'em off, being happy that they chose who, To be the one they believe in I breathe in, Exhale bar one is where I be-gin, And peak in to my inner minds eye, Hear my inner self sigh as I'm staring at her, thighs This is life, no wrong, no rights, Just the right to have life go exactly as I plan it Circle of trust trust me I'm more candid, I'm likely to share more wit' you Penthouse I'm climbing from the bottom floor, could you, See me as I see us in the light, No brighter star than the one you are, I guess the moral of the story is everything is alright Chorus Bahoom one scribbled, When he was a tama little, But a child, but a boy, Writing his sight out mad joy
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Daily Cycle feat Fiona Erica & Gregg Harper 04:00
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Daily Cycle by Esoligh feat Fiona Erica and Gregg Harper on scratches Chorus (Fiona Erica) Today’s daily living, Is given like the best of giving, Freedom inside this gifting lifting, Above the smog, we’re drifting Verse One (Esoligh) Foot over foot to my car, A rapping drive up to the place that I park, Walk up to skate shop Four Letters, Say sup to Liam from the ‘shop lyfe’ go getters, huh Buy me some sushi, Do me some wu shi, More likely to be tai chi, After this catch a bus to the CBD, Meet my adviser, She says tena koe re-viber, Discuss my thesis deliberately, And especially necessarily Hit up Headphone Foundation, Hang with Brad, Gregg and their critical evaluation, Easily destroy them with witty hassles, Walk back to the bus stop space battles Yea yea smack them in the face, cos arse rattles like a rattle snake, peace out mate Chorus: Today’s daily living, Is given like the best of giving, Freedom inside this gifting lifting, Above the smog, we’re drifting   Verse Two (Esoligh) Bus back to the shore, Rhymes galore in the RZA’s, Me another abbot known as the DZA, From the See Through the Spew Tang Clizza, Known for a solid puku, And for kicking it like tuku tuku, Sitting in a solid state, Rising above unheartful hate Foot over foot back to my car, Drive to the gym Olympic bar, Walk the treadmill a distance afar, Pump the weights High five some mates, Drop more of the gut, Drive back to the chill out hut, Day one million and one done Beneath the sun son, Everyone runs one way or another son, Every one of us does, So peace to the one above, One love, peace and love, yea bruv Chorus (Fiona Erica) Today’s daily living, Is given like the best of giving, Freedom inside this gifting lifting, Above the smog, we’re drifting   Verse Three (Esoligh) Elevating like the Tao Masters, Fresh rhymes like ripe tomaters, Doing different things, Different days allow us underground kings The freedom to be alive, In a free way to strive, Life allowed and lived for, People hugged and given more Gregg rip it up on that scratch tack, On this phat track boom dap, boom dap Gregg Harper scratches phat for 8 bars Chorus (Fiona Erica) Today’s daily living, Is given like the best of giving, Freedom inside this gifting lifting, Above the smog, we’re drifting
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Mōhio Sharpens feat Ben Tolich 03:31
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Mohio Sharpens by Esoligh feat Ben Tolich Chorus – Ben Tolich Ataahua skies, Cleansings derived, By the filters of time, And enter the divine, Mining this golden mine, Within this heart of mine Verse One – Esoligh We be jammin', reformed the team be slammin', Complementary skills, drilling balls for sixes on the reals The real deals is revealed, By the golden spiritual seals, The scholars heart appeals, to those with depth of fields Reverend Maori Marsden, Wrote 'The Woven Universe', heavy hittin', Amazing holistic book, about the place we place our foot Step upon Papatuanuku, A place of the most true crew view, Concealed, by post-post-modern cities, The land where in place are treaties Calls to open hearts to all and all and all, Realising kindness n wisdom most tall, Are what it really means to ball, Do your ears hear the universal call? Chorus – Ben Tolich Ataahua skies, Cleansings derived, By the filters of time, And enter the divine, Mining this golden mine, Within this heart of mine Verse Two – Esoligh A second and final omission, Of Legal's nuclear fission, His reactor burst, He must be dying of thirst Or am I dying for a verse, From the legendary lyrical burst, Opportunities ride off in hearse, Saying goodbye to that search Back to the kaupapa with this verse, We are a clean upper, an endorphin release, Like an energetic feast, our steps onwards, Our walks forwards, our achievements steadfast Knowing realness like breakfast, Shouts to the humpday, backflip jump stumps today, Better make hay, In an old kura way All day, and every single day bei hey! Chorus – Ben Tolich Ataahua skies, Cleansings derived, By the filters of time, And enter the divine, Mining this golden mine, Within this heart of mine
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E Hoa feat Peter Reid 03:22
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E hoa by Esoligh feat Peter Reid Chorus Friendships, End rips, Deaths ditch, Top tips Verse one Why do emcees get loved like trees? While others as great, ignored like fakes? Facts seem steady, like stable eddies, Love like life, always present plus tight Form not promised, clearly being honest Need people like mates, straight out the gates Who are we tastes, oneness like states, Elevating like Tate's, creating like baked cakes Who is it you rate? Do you fall to the hate? Like someone I did date, Give and take, elevate, Move past pain, mainframe must regain, Must reintegrate and grow mayne, Reimage then reboot the sane Go skateboarding like lil Wayne, Bust tricks and reframe, regain and maintain, through the insane... mayne Chorus Friendships, End rips, Deaths ditch, Top tips Verse two Bus to town, walk around, Faces smiling, recognise self guiding Me around, breaking useless patterns down, GPS is the sound, boom bap loud Headphones allow, me to plough, Through multitudes of peeople, Held down by frowns unspeakable, We created this, modern city busyness Doesn't work too well, People buy and sell, time will tell if aware, Live and legendary on the go like Hairy McClary, (yea!) Being merry sans sherry, working hard like the ferry In areas diverse like berries, definitely really hairy On the go like Richard Scarry, True friendships outlast the fast-paced capitalist iconoclast, Held together by aroha Chorus Friendships, End rips, Deaths ditch, Top tips
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Arohanui feat Cee belle 04:49
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Arohanui by Esoligh feat Cee belle Verse One (Esoligh) Do you miss this state? A Maoriness ability I rate, Finding it in the Southern place n shhh, Flyin' over Southern Alps n shhh Like my Great Aunty is, Beautiful vibes inside of this, Living alive, vibing and striving, Buddha heart of aroha arriving Bestest restless state of moving, Oneness growing up like doing, Our mission to pick it up, This fragrant frangipani to touch Growin' power like tsunami, In the Costello whare, Listening to the Brew, Doing the best to do What I need to do to move, Far away from disgruntled stages, Trapped within the ugliest pages, Lifelike worlds unknown sages Throwing hitters towards the heavens, Becoming stars like Win Blevins, yeaa, Doing it 24/7, heh Chorus (Cee belle) Love to the people suffering, Love to the brothers huddling, Love to the sisters muddling, through, This is what we all do, We're all one crew of the true yea 2nd Verse (Esoligh) Moreporks off to doing you, Put the love in what you do, Skilled emcees put the b-e =in m-i-c genie, Like beans to a bean bag easy, you best believe me Stevie We must bless the mic, When we hold it in our hands syke! Haha nah but we have to, Telling jokes paying true dues It's my point of aroha, To listen to those that do, Because they enjoy to do, Basic rhymes are crimes With elite Auckland emcees, Such as on the album Home Brew these, Peoples stees as varied as Dilla beats, An enjoyable sized entourage of deets Something free like geese, The images an amazing frieze, Flying formation like ducks, Paying no bucks to fly as such It's freedom, like smacking putts and filling guts Chorus (Cee belle) Love to the people suffering, Love to the brothers huddling, Love to the sisters muddling, through, This is what we all do, We're all one crew of the true yea 3rd Verse (Esoligh) Much of a suchness, A tricky mucky “touch this”, As in goo when I was six, Face straight, this said my mate “Ooh that's yuck!”, haha that's what's up, As he cracked up, Put it away fast Couldn't smear it full blast, Mt Albert near the polytech base, Where my mates parents worked, We played and searched For fun things to do for reals, Like walk in the fields, Wade through the watercress ponds, On wonderful fern fronds Koru's like growth and harmony, Balance what my brain must be, See through to infinity, Enjoy the life like soups' divinity Eyes glinting with me, Grinning we be universally lovely like princess Leia, Never listening to Slayer Holding no principles like Vader In this onomatopoeia, Flying like Skywalker after the imperial slaughter, yea Chorus (Cee belle) Love to the people suffering, Love to the brothers huddling, Love to the sisters muddling, This is what we all do, We're all one crew of the true
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Eternal Grower feat Cee belle 04:25
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Eternal Grower by Esoligh feat Cee belle Chorus Cee belle Present people live forever, In one form, or another, Birth is the opposite of death, yes it is, oh Life is eternal like they said, like they said First Verse - Esoligh Growth is like a trees' leaves sprouting, Intro of food til I’m undoubting, Third eye clarify and believing, Stuck at one point not the ointment I’m seeking Rising needfully towards the sky, Far from smoking herb and getting high, New standards of quality berry pie, Soulful lives lived alive with no tie, Aptitude encouraging like chi, Uplifting the one love that we be, Up mountains stepping and not forgetting me, Our chosen trajectory, we be netting like tea Taps drip with constant change, Buckets fill on the range, Sticking like changes made contained, Mountainous GOD’s connect to heaven’s mainframe Chorus - Chlo For present people live forever, In one form or another, Birth is the opposite of death, Life is eternal like they said, like they said, like they said   Second Verse - Esoligh Talking to Mikey about things I self-doubt, Identity skewed like racists about, This pain I feel baselessly breaking me, One twentieth Maori, nineteen twentieths faking me My mind a kanikani zone for demons, In hindsight a Titanic zoomin’ beamin’, I rap as freely as a freestyle deemin’, Who I think is me denying European seamen Trying to be the growth expert I’m feeling, But the truth is, I’ve never been eeling! I have an id not many possess, This white boy part Maori is out the nest I’m hit in the temple by who I see, The dark skin brothers around me be, Giving me allowances about being me, Five ethnicity strength, is all of D Chorus - Cee belle Present people live forever, In one form, or another, Birth is the opposite of death, yes it is, oh Life is eternal like they said, like they said Third Verse - Esoligh My progression is in the maddest session, Bringing down delightful heaven's freshest blessings, Impressing elite equestrians horsey dressing, Calmly strolling through this landscape I’m testing In Greenhithe with Dad, having a burst, Cooking kai using spatula, like papa smurf, Meditating every day, quite intuitively, Creating more healthy moments potentially Being here to own this eventually, Outlie on bell curves most sensually, Internally rhyming abstract mentality, Making it clear growth is my entity Choices make my reality real, Power over life is developed like steel, Climbing ladders slowly on the real, Gaining perspective decisions I kneel Chorus - Cee belle Present people live forever, In one form, or another, Birth is the opposite of death, yes it is, oh Life is eternal like they said, like they said
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Parenting 04:00
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Parenting (over the Chicago beat) by Esoligh Bring up the kids, look after em’ Bring up the kids, look after em’ Bring up the kids, look after em’ Bring up the kids, look after em’ Chorus Light up the kids, Make them love Aotearoa, Make them love each other, Move forward the future 1st Verse My nephew loves Ninjago and Spiderman, Playing with, watch n be around, the little man, Raising him my sis n our whanau strive, Making sure he lives alight and alive Being alright, using his rights right, Being a happy dude of light like christ, A timeout occurred as happens all over, Ignoring was the charge, the boy a wild rover Making children be respectful can take hours, We're bigger, but small words wield great powers, As we love them so much, And are light to their touch Don't want ta use them as a crutch, Growing up is like singing while doing a double dutch, Bo is skipping away, while we all stay, Giving him smiles and arohanui Chorus Light up the kids, Make them love Aotearoa, Make them love each other, Move forward the future 2nd Verse Will I be even able to have kids? Don't want them to be afflicted, With what I have to muggle up to, On the everyday, I struggle on through There are babies all over facebook, The kids of tomorrow just take a look, Being born to people I know or once knew, Once on my day to day travels through It will be revealed to me, Beauty and brains coordinatedly, An ultimate woman awaiting me, Moving on to future's necessitating gee Court dates made just because, I felt pain on that day like my whanau does, It happened that way to create more belief, Golden, like an autumn maple leaf Chorus Light up the kids, Make them love Aotearoa, Make them love each other, Move forward the future 3rd Verse Yo I mentioned I went to court? Cos I crashed my car when distraught, Blew me away, fantastically, The Ross whanau stopping to help me Saved my bacon as I walked away, The cops took a photo that day, Showed me sick as can be, that was me, Needing to heal to be healthy Integration my aim yo, Integrating body and brain yo, Move to connectedness, Wholeness, bless away the distress I gotta deserve to receive, An amazing woman called Genevieve? With strength in heart and numbers, Love to share, understanding like no others Chorus Light up the kids, Make them love Aotearoa, Make them love each other, Move forward the future
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Polar Ice Caps 04:14
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Polar Ice Caps by Esoligh Chorus Two polar bears munching fish, That’s a tasty carnivorous dish, Though polar bears are very solitary, as adults, As cubs, together in peace very very Verse One Yo when I was a young, one son, I loved everyone, more than some, Then I got crushed, mushed and flushed, By a psychotic illness dashed with lust Went walking lonely at night uptight, Freezing cold, pushing to be bold, Munted, spiritually I bled, Fed to the fishes just about dead Being hit by an unholy gust, Ushered in a headspin type thing, Had me lost tailspinning with broken wings, My whanau had lost our song to sing No one had enough, understanding, Of how my life was descending, This was ultimately very distressing, I was needing renewed blessings, no question Chorus Two polar bears munching fish, That’s a tasty carnivorous dish, Though polar bears are very solitary, as adults, As cubs, together in peace very very   Verse Two That became my life, cut like a knife, Living in a world of utmost strife, Striving for skateboard heights and delights Became, being blighted at home most nights, Transforming this crashing system, People need people to assist them, We must regain a good frame of reference, To be seeing and believing, with deference These things we are experiencing, People not able to see what I'm sensing, Units of bio-power we're moulded to be Being lost, universally Unless we choose consciousness tree, Internal searches, internal churches gee, Leaving darkness behind we gotta rise, Flying flights through the skies of the third eyes Chorus Two polar bears munching fish, That’s a tasty carnivorous dish, Though polar bears are very solitary, as adults, As cubs, together in peace very very   Verse Three So I bust this rhyme to shine, A light from places divine, in the darkest time, The Rockwell beat thumps, As the bro’s composition blends, while Esoligh defends Your right to an upright, better life, See beyond futures, with foresight Crushing these mics with a healthy delight, Keeping rhythmic patterns and syncopation tight Holding aloft the beautiful truths light, Above pollution like a star-flying kite Mashing this beat like the bubble and squeak, It’s my determination to ride this beat Cooking up some tasty soup and eat, So we're walking like diamonds in the street Discovering details about the life we lead, Learning from masters with the spiritual seed Chorus Two polar bears munching fish, That’s a tasty carnivorous dish, Though polar bears are very solitary, as adults, As cubs, together in peace very very
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Hīkoi feat Laban & Strahan Cole 03:11
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Hikoi by Esoligh feat Strahan and Laban Cole Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole Pain of tangata whenua, Pronounced in this place, Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi, Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi (the definition of rahi is – be large, great, plentiful) Verse one - Esoligh Lying here listening to my landlord in ablutional bliss, Days aren’t sposed to end like this, Trying to sleep before I fly, Down to Christchurch and Rehua marae Otautahi revealed, The truth is sealed, On the plane as we speak, Drinking tea feeling sleek Flying over cloud formations, High above the nations, waters, Seeking after meke daughters, Riding taught like court orders At Rehua marae now in the flow, Submersed in the mauri soul, The symposium has a phat roll, Knowing the way we all know And I blow with a fever all the time bro, And I’m here in the ChCh chilling out, Being filled with no doubt, About that mad mad clout shout out  Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole Pain of tangata whenua, Pronounced in this place, Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi, Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi Verse two - Esoligh Tangata pai ki ko nei, Tupuna amungea ko nei, Maorism strong in this place, Full base in takiwa, like space Writing this down, to remember, Who I am and where I'm from, Te Arawa, Ngati Whakaue, Whanau a Tapihana I be Moving forward subsequently, Trying to high five the free, Potentially true people we be, light inside we live eventually Aroha tu meke blu & exile, On the iPhone iPod dial, Tawhirimatea gusts, Ignorant logic rusts n busts As I bust this freestyle dust, As I bust out of the wackness, Esoligh with the phatness Ko nei means are here Amungea 1. (stative) be strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast, tenacious. 2. (noun) advocate, campaigner, champion, promoter, proponent, upholder, supporter - a person who is strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast or tenacious. Chorus sung by Laban Cole with Guitar licks by Strahan Cole Pain of tangata whenua, Pronounced in this place, Tenure of Ngai tahu Otautahi, Being 'of tautahi' the rangatira rahi

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This was 5 years work with my producer Mikey Rockwell behind the boards. A real labour of love. Tried to bring an open heart to this and produce something of the highest quality. The other artists involved I have the greatest respect for. They bring superior skills and work ethic to the creative aspect. Much love all listeners, may this bless your temples :).

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released May 16, 2014

D. Patterson, M. Smith, F. Patterson, K. Whitehead, N. Weston, C. Patterson, G. Reedy, R. Ruzibiza, J. Kelly, L. Cole, T. Jones, G. Harper, B. Tolich, P. Reid, S. Cole, C. Dyer.

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