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Zachariah Sebastian

by Mission Man

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Love, Funk and Soul 02:23
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Chorus: This isn't sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll It's just love, funk and soul I don't care if you drink or not Until you think I'm hot I'm coming everyday giving it all I've got Waking up, driven by love Everyday now, yes, I'm giving enough It's not about living it up It's about staying grounded And hopefully leaving this place better than I found it It's not about getting plastered Making everything go faster and faster It's about staying sober Taking it slower Breathing it in Feeling the grin Chillin' with friends And I'll do it again It's not about spending my money, it's about earning my time And learning to find All the simply joys Instead of being annoyed By the little things I won't let them give me brittle wings Instead I'll soar with the strength of an eagle And I choose to be full Spreading love to my people chorus: Right now I'll spend the night out But I'll remember that tomorrow matters too And I won't let the sorrow splatter through As I follow after you I'm not a wham, bam thank you ma'am One night stand I won't hit it and quit it Because I believe in commmitment We've been together for 2 decades now And I still feel like I'm getting this down Because it's building me up Filling my cup With the water I need Loving the air that I breathe And for this reason I believe chorus:
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We're All Superheroes 02:49
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I have reoccurring dreams of taking flight In the night Overcoming the plight Of many enemies And the places that they're sending me Mainly I just fly And I Am usually invincible I don't even wince at all I use my powers to help those in need With my deep seeded confidence Instead of sitting on a fence I'll knock it down So when I'm found We can travel on common ground And if I need to, I'll elevate you Put you on my shoulder so you can fly along I don't need to try some wrong To know that I've been living right I've been given sight That can only be achieved through the mind As I seem to find Myself learning the secrets to my powers So I can make them ours For my dreams to come true My friends have to live them too I want to teach the world to fly All on the same level so no one seems to high Or low You know That we're all superheroes chorus: We're all superheroes Superheroes have unique abilities and skills Wills To be the best in the worst situation That they're facing Overcoming horrific circumstances Still willing to take chances Even if the odds are long They're at their strongest When they're fighting for their loved ones That's where their strength comes from Even if their powers have different origins From the sun to oxygen And all the toxins in A spider bite The higher might Is derived from the same place As our hearts We're at our best And we're truly blessed Nothing can stop us, even through the pain I'd do anything for you and I know you'd do the same If I were the one who needed to be rescued Yes you'd Risk your world for me So we can see The beauty in this world and its humanity All the flaws and imperfections As we pause at intersections Doing our best when All we have are questions Are we destined Or do we control our own fate Sometimes we just have to wait But when you're uncertain, I'll be there for you Because you are my superhero too Chorus:
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Wisdom In My Writing 00:33
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The wisdom in my writing says that rhythm is inviting Listen it's dividing, no it isn't, it's combining Whispers as I'm trying To kiss her while I'm flying Bring me back from my dream I want to go back to that scene Relive the beauty and the pain She wasn't just a cutie with a brain I loved her unconditionally But it wasn't up to me So I had to let it be I gave her a piece of my heart and she let it go A love like that is something I will never know With another soul So I embrace the beauty of getting old The wisdom in my writing says that rhythm is inviting So my heart beats on
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Love 03:06
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That's the Kind of Love that I want I saw an elderly couple walking down the street Hand in hand, feet to feet Stride for stride walking side by side To the rhythm of one heartbeat With each other they're so complete And it made think, no it made me feel Seeing love so real I don't know what they've been through, but I'm sure it's been a lot In ways you can't capture with a single shot A beauty beyond words, beyond pictures or films Something I cannot gain in the realm Of fiction and fantasy Something that has to be Experienced first hand To understand Every flaw embraced Through all the mistakes All was forgiven This is what I think of when I think of truly living Truly loving It all comes from nothing Turns into something And takes your breath away Until one day You arrive in the moment long after age and time no longer have meaning This is a future I want to be seeing And I'm ready to risk it all Take my falls I'll stand tall After I get knocked down and back up again I'm ready for love to begin Chorus: That's the kind of love that I want x4 I don't need to be cool I'm ready to act the fool Forget about embarrassment and the fear of rejection I'll take it all for that one acceptance I'm willing to have my heart dragged through the trenches And stuck on the fences While learning to climb walls Watching time stall To see it suddenly skip a few days, weeks, months or longer Letting the obstacles make me stronger So I can find the love that I'm seeking One that makes me richer than three kings And when I find her, yes I'll take out the trash And get ice for a rash Be nice with my cash Because it'll be ours Through the hours The minutes The seconds The moments Until time is frozen In perfection Realizing every rejection Was worth it to get there From this side it may not seem fair But I know nothing else can truly compare I don't care About the stares The glares The judgments The punishments For being human Others will see what I'm doing But I won't let it ruin The chances that I'll take for love It's not about money, somehow we'll make enough And this life will make it tough But when we can walk side by side Stride for stride Hand in hand We'll understand What it's like to be complete Living to the rhythm of one heartbeat Chorus:
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Time 03:22
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It's that time again Time to question everything Breaking myself into a thousand piece puzzle Not just the fat and the muscle The blood, sweat, bone and tears But the fears Insecurities Impurities The things that worry me And the big questions, like will anyone ever marry me The why, why not And everything I've got Everything that wants to rule my world As the plan is unfurled And ripped to shreds The secrets lying in my bed Thrown in for bad measure Mixed with false treasures It's time to examine it all As I fall Into autumn Rebuilding from the bottom Looking at every piece before adding it or discarding The easy and the hard things Feeling it all 'til it's all overwhelming Feeding until I don't know if I'm hungry Thinking about those who love me And those that said no Most I let go And breathed a sigh of relief Make the breath deep Then fight with the grief I won't spite the belief That my life won't be brief I won't deny I believe That I'll live to be 90 at least Devouring a fat feast To wrestle with this bad beast There are things I question Without exception The failures and successes The nos and yesses The knows and guesses The setbacks and lessons Living free or destined Past perfection 'Til I'm onto the next sin I was never really a freshman Because I lost my mom at 15 and started college less than a year later Which made my fears greater I didn't feel accepted at the university Where no one had heard of me Living with my grandma and working at the bookstore Being younger than everyone else made it hurt more And so did the fact that I would've gone to college for free If my mom had completed her PhD And survived the cancer I would've found very different answers But I won't go down the road of what if Somehow I never even smoked one spliff And didn't drink until I was 22 Because what I knew For sure Was that drugs and alcohol would never be the cure It wasn't really about staying pure Well, maybe a little bit Part of me is still a little kid Not touching drugs because my dad Told me they were bad But as an adult, I've made my own decisions With the wisdom That I have to do what's right for me That's why I'm writing this tonight you see Part of it's therapy But it's mainly about fully examining me Denying or affirming What keeps my fire burning Because forever I am learning Or at least for the rest of life And it makes for a long night Where I'm definitely not alright But I keep going So I can keep growing I take a look at my dreams And what pursuing them really means Part of me will always be pissed off That I couldn't get this off The ground Trying to make a living from my sound But I couldn't do it I couldn't even make a profit off my music And I'm trying not to lose it Thinking about all I've lost already And I'm not so steady Licking my dry lips while my hands are sweaty My face is flushed As my thoughts cascade in a rush A waterfall of emotion As I leave the flood gates open To let hope in I have to face my doubts To make me proud I have to break me down And look at the role love has played Rejected in so many ways I still think I'll be accepted one of these days And not by someone old enough to be my mom Shortly after she was gone I was 16, and this woman was 39 And our lives intertwined Because I liked her 15 year old daughter But I crossed that bridge over seriously troubled waters Then I met my soulmate But before I could ask her out on a date Her ex lied to me and stole her back Causing a two year heart attack I truly loved her I believe she'd be the mother Of our wonderful children But again That what if road is closed And I suppose It's for the better Our story was a book long love letter That no one ever got to read And that wound occasionally still bleeds But that scar is a part of me One that I couldn't change if I wanted to When I see it in the mirror, I say I love you Then I question my philosophies And if they're honestly Holding me back or lifting me up Am I giving too much Am I taking enough Am I making it tougher Than it has to be I reflect on family And how much it matters Even if they're scattered Thousands of miles apart They're always in my heart Do I take too many risks and are they the right ones Do I sacrifice tonight to make my life fun Am I making the wrong turns Thinking about the long term And not focusing enough on this moment Not knowing If it's safe Somethings I have to take on faith Because hope is what makes freedom so valuable No matter how you fall
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Year Long Winter 03:00
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It's just like my grandma used to say I'm feeling tired, uninspired, and a little blase Once upon a time I was on my way But not today Chorus: It's been a year long winter I hit the road and it became a little lonely The lights Burning bright In my eyes came to own me I was driving all around but I didn't know the Direction I was heading in I was sending in Grins And at first it seemed like a win Riding with the wind 'Til I paused and it blew cold right in my face I wasn't liking the taste It made me sick And then I got hit Got run right off the road And it was oh so cold I was feeling old And questioning everything I have told To myself for 20 years Overcame so many fears Because I didn't take the time to be scared I just made the rhymes and then prepared There was so much to do Of course I knew That societal pressures were ever present But I laughed in the face of several lessons Until I took the time to ask some questions And I froze And I froze Chorus: That was about ten months ago Right now it's about ten below Inside and out And I'm hiding in the house Lighting that spark again From within I've made it harder than it has to be I used to just smile when they laughed at me But I've let in some doubts And it's time to get them out Time to get back to what I'm all about Getting warmed up and getting back on the route That I was on For so so long And I gotta get back and go so strong It's time to face the cold Embrace my soul Forget about mistakes and erase them all chorus: Spring's coming And I'm running And I'm knowing that it's time to go Feeling like I'm 13 and there's time to grow That's when I peaked because I opened my soul I let in the music And used it To improve every part of me So I could laugh so heartily I was kindling fires, now I'm sparking the Fire within That's where this change has to begin
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Next Lifetime 03:03
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My next lifetime starts now As my heart pounds Forgetting about what could've been and working on what can be I'm onto plan Z Zachariah Sebastian It's a name of passion Not fame or fashion My game is laughing The same attraction Of player to champion Is what drives me to do what can't be done I am the one Who goes from practice squad To having half the quad Telling me I'm the BMOC And I'm doing it to be free And overcome the troubles of the past Love is all that lasts True love the deepest kind That I seek to find And keep in mind Every moment I'm alive Whether I'm scoring on the drive Or preparing for the big game And after it's over and no one knows my name And the story of my glory fades Barely remembered on the tattered page Only a flash on the shattered stage Advancing to a latter age I won't be stuck in a batter's cage Chorus: My next lifetime starts now as my heart pounds I won't back down as I raise the ground I'm putting it in ink, you can't erase it now I'll keep growing because I know how I closed a very long chapter in a monstrous book It's filled with laughter if you want to look To get there, pain and sacrifice is what it took It wasn't just one verse with a silly hook If you read it page by page You may find it strange In a different age Changes are it will even change Because perspective affects reality What's real to us is what we see And when we change, everything else does too I did everything I could to make my dreams come true And I lived them for a long while Going out with strong smiles Even through the wrong miles Because I knew where to go, but not how to get there And yes I'm battling some bitterness Thinking about what did I miss And if it's too late for the sweetest kiss That's why I don't reminisce Long enough for it To make me quit And give up on the here and now It's not about cheering crowds It's about doing what I need So I can succeed In this lifetime because I'm not waiting for the next one chorus:
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Just Getting Started 04:08
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I'm 36 And you heard me since I was 17 Passionately pursuing the best of dreams chorus: And I'm just getting started Will you come with me as I start it up? Yes, we're just getting started It was difficult to accept As I took that deep breath And let the frost hit my lungs That something I'd been doing since I was very young Seemed like it was done The dream was gone And the scene moved on But as I replay it in my mind I know I'll find Continued inspiration And new aspirations I've played 17 states, plus an open mic in Tokyo I woke up every morning saying that I've got to go 170 songs And still going strong No amount of heckling Would let me give up on this thing I didn't care about those who'd insult me when I sing I'd still bring Every bit of my soul Because music made me whole Sure the lonely nights on the road took a toll But that wasn't enough To make me give up Because through the negative I still continued to give And it started to pay off slowly When some fans truly came to know me That connection showed me What makes life truly great And lessened the weight And the mountain became a feather Even in inclimate weather Torrential rains Strained My vision But I didn't have to see to feel that I was winning So my mind kept spinning As my wheels hydroplaned And I couldn't find my lane So I kicked it up another gear Driving with no fear Even after some drunks drove me off the road I could still carry the load Until I realized that my best wasn't quite good enough It didn't matter that I was tough I chased my dream until it disappeared And it took me over a year To go from there to here I've learned a lot along the way And now I'm proud to say That I'm just getting started Come with me and we'll start it up We're just getting started I'm living in the moment Saving up money to open The Music Arcade Tracking every dollar I've made And how much I've saved I've got my business plan with my spreadsheet And I'm still Mission Man in my bedsheets Sleeping on a twin Sacrificing so I can begin To give back to my hometown It took knowing what I know now To figure out how To make the scene better And letting it act as a teen center In the afternoons Bringing laughter soon To my community Making things better for you and me And hopefully Helping others live their own dreams Showing them the love my fans have shown me And helping them go free And doing it with the same passion And satisfaction That I've had from rapping And making music I get to use it For something greater than myself And more important than wealth chorus: There's still so much to accomplish and live for I probably won't go on another big tour But I will still experience love and start a family And live happily Together Giving never A new definition Revising my wishing To be about my children This is the future I'm building That's why I'm willing To work so hard To earn the yard I'll fight for the inch And it'll seem like a cinch When my home amplifies my heart And I can impart My wisdom On my kids some Day I'm on my way And I'm happy to say chorus:
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Beauty Of Song 02:58
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I start off with a single thought and then expand Write it out by hand Using my pen like a brush Letting the ink and the paper touch Slow it down, there's no need to rush But sometimes it comes out in a flood Mixing with the dirt, turning it to mud Painting a picture, then animating it frame by frame No moment is the same As another My instruments all believe in each other Whether I lead with drums Then lay down some Bass groove That stays smooth So my guitar Can shine like a star Or I start with the keys I believe in me I don't always know How music comes from my soul Because I'm not in control At least not completely But I can see The night sky In my mind's eye Each note adding to the tapestry Comedy or tragedy This is how it has to be Each brushstroke adding definition and depth Until all that's left Is imagination filling in the rest I do my best To express And so it's written There's nothing else to fit in The song is done But its life has just begun The song embraces its fate It's too late To add anything to the landscape The portrait is painted But before it is faded It takes its first step on its own No longer completely unknown Nowhere near full grown We can make a movie about it If time and resources allow it Now it's not just sound, but you can see it too You can its pictures move They can soothe Or make you groove And you'll remember it more But even if it's just a score Without a kinetascope It can live on and give hope I can perform it live And watch as it thrives Witness it arrive To another moment in its lifespan Now it's no longer in my hands Where it goes from here Is up to the cheers And the ears of the listeners Over the din of the whisperers Will it rise and cause a roar from the crowd Will it make them proud So they play it loud For all their friends to hear Will they hold it dear And let it get near Their own hearts and souls This is something I cannot control And that's why it's so beautiful The landscape I painted Of the song I created Has turned into its own town, its own city It's so pretty It may even have created its own countryside And gone worldwide Its own world, with its own solar system I just loaned it rhythm It has its own soul Its own blues Its own hues And it's so true Music, I know you You're so much more Than I could ever hope for I offer my sincere appreciation And elation At being a part of something so much bigger than me My song could live on for eternity And it's because of you The one who Is listening right now I need to get this thought down I am very honored to have my music be a part of your life
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Show Time 03:53
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It's time to wake up Mkae myself some breakfast What comes next is Time to do some work or maybe find some Staying on the grind until the night comes Looking forward to show time So I can go rhyme And in my mind Chorus: It's show time It's time to bust moves And time to just groove And time to let loose Working everyday to build a better future This is my life and this is what I do to Try to make it better on a day to day basis Covering my bases Trading some of my hours for dollars so I can spend them Paying utilities so companies don't suspend them And yes I've gotta get through the stress Of being able to pay my rent So many hours and dollars already spent And I haven't got gas or filled my belly yet So I take a break, relax with the tele set Back to work for a while Find a way to smile Knowing that my hours are adding up I hit the point in the day where I know I've had enough I'm so ready for the moment that I love chorus: I'm done making money for my time And I'm Moving on So my groove is strong Practicing my dance moves In my bedroom Learning my bed against the wall so I can just zoom Back and forth So I can stay on course And mabe rehearse until my voice is hoarse Hoping the crowd comes, but the choice is yours Playing the drums, bass, guitar and keyboard Playing around with the chords Until I find the soound That makes me want to get down Spending hours in the session Getting my expression right So I can get in a fresh set tonight chorus: This is the moment that I truly love It's just proof that the groove's enough It's not about me or you, it's us Coming together in the moment, we own it, and I know why Dancing and singing in unison is so fly The moment when "oh my" Becomes "oh ours" Knowing that this minute is better than those hours Everybody's winning and we're all getting more powers Feeling collectively invincible Feel like we'll win it all Just by keeping the music spinning all Night And everyone's feeling alright chorus: And it's our time!
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Maintain Perspective 05:17
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released May 1, 2015

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Mission Man Cary, North Carolina

Mission Man began rapping in 1992, when a friend told him to "kick a rap." Gary (Mission Man) replied, "I can't rap man," but after his friend insisted, Gary did indeed kick a 30 second rap.

He's been making music ever since, and has 14 studio albums, and a live album to his credit. Album 15 will likely be out in 2024. ... more

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