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ILL BEVANS

by Galaxe

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Craig Sheffield
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Craig Sheffield Ever so talented artists that has inspired me for many years and so excited to hear this project grow. Rhythmically light years ahead of the trends that give the music a fresh sound on top of a beautiful message. Keep it up! Favorite track: All I Have.
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1.
We had a past I thought we would last Across the vast infinite Even though it was broken We willingly rejected the cast Defeat, pleased to meet Take a seat Do you need a receipt as we concede? Do you feel deceit and less complete? Weak in the knees? The need to breath weakens The feeling slowly fades We had it made The sun rays and shade Thoughts invade Isn't it everything you've ever wanted and then some? You win some The pain from the same song that's been sung Think of it as a phase that we went through Wishin' there was a place that remained true Deep in the heart, the beat would start skippin' But now is slowly fades Far from the right The full moon in sight The spark ignites within itself The wealth, it came from both pleasure and pain They still remain Never fear Maybe calling you dear was too sincere Never having you near was too severe Years in the dark, the tears embark freely The feeling slowly fades Comfortably numb The heartbeat, a drum We keep it from everyone Hidden beneath the cold surface Awaiting to rise without disguise Paralyzed From the look in your eyes, nature sent you Keep believing the lies never meant to torment The more we forget, the more that the feeling slowly fades Wondering when forgiveness can mend Does it depend Upon the time we find to unwind and align what's inside? Enjoy the ride Maybe I'd be a little better off the less I knew Still continue to be the lesser few Truth is a choice The voice, it keeps haunting The feeling slowly fades Make no mistake The hearts that we break will soon awake Finding the courage to believe That everything will turn out just fine Just one more time Nevermind Taking it slow To live is to grow We never know whether or not the present moment Will allow us to live out our dreams Although it seems infinite There's a limit to the love that we can give Do you think it's enough that we forgive? Be here and now Without doubt The negative feeling slowly fades So much to say The sunshine today reminds the grey Of all the beautiful color We unknowingly miss and neglect Bliss and respect Redirect our attention to see the blue and green Soak it up and believe the view that's seen redeems Again and again Then the negative feeling slowly fades Listen within The beat starts to spin Hello, come in Maybe the unexpected connection Between you and I will cease Absence of peace The release sends my heart to the sky I let it go Everyday, the feeling slowly grows
2.
All I Have 02:43
It's too fast to be livin' in the past Make it last Release the feelings of peace and relax I believe in the act Whatever baggage we stack, let's unpack Whether we stay or we go At least today we can know from the start To be present, it's an art Let the heart appreciate and relate Then cultivate and debate to the end With this love, we transcend Rise above until we do it again There's nothing left because This is all I have to give right now No delay Deliver it No dismay, though this may Release the feelings of peace we convey You believe what I say The truth will never decay Everyday, whether we're open or closed The universe is supposed to align Coincidence is a sign The Divine Allow the moment to be No judgment comin' from me As a friend With this love, we transcend Rise above until we do it again There's nothing left because This is all I have to give right now To be free To be the best you can be, we agree Release the feelings of peace endlessly We believe what we see The seed becoming the tree magically And yet we take it for granted Misunderstanding the world we perceive We limit what we receive and achieve There's so much more to be known Prepare the mind to be blown We intend With this love, we transcend Rise above until we do it again There's nothing left because This is all I have to give right now Meditate The inner vision awaits Something great Release the feelings of peace Hesitate to believe what they say The blissful ignorant way Lead astray We sense the truth in our heart We're all a similar part of the whole With a beat and a soul Incomplete without the presence of you within the present It's true Can't pretend With this love, we transcend Rise above until we do it again There's nothing left because This is all I have to give Right now is all I have to give Right now is all I have to give Right now is all I have to give Right now
3.
Heartsong 03:37
Open and engage the stage within Givin' it and knowin' we can change the page Pending chins stay up Believe it (your love) It's all in the mind Over-analysis only leads to paralysis of the pen Thoughts dry up Please turn up your sound system of the heart We the people, the vehicle Not the sequel, the real deal, are beautiful Every last one Every last one As natural as the shining of the sun As natural as the shining of the sun As natural as the shining of the sun It's just begun Open and engage the stage within Givin' it and knowin' we can change the page Pending chins stay up Believe it (your love) It's all in the mind Over-analysis only leads to paralysis of the pen Thoughts dry up Please turn up your sound system of the heart We the people, the vehicle Not the sequel, the real deal, are beautiful Every last one Every last one As natural as the shining of the sun Never mind the negative Let it be Set it free so we can focus on the way to give Every effort we possibly can To be the positive energy Separately, but equal Focus on the way to live and let live Affirmative Passion is permanent And if you be the change, you're earnin' it And learnin' it Deserving all that comes around So get down Return to the source A grounded force is found We turn to the sound Unbound, our course is found Deep within the heart So let's begin to become the sum Regardless of where you're from Breathe in and feel the numb Feel the slumber slowly wake Let the medicine take A positive aching grows and goes to show It's never too late to know It's all about the here and now Open and engage the stage within Givin' it and knowin' we can change the page Pending chins stay up Believe it (your love) It's all in the mind Over-analysis only leads to paralysis of the pen Thoughts dry up Please turn up your sound system of the heart We the people, the vehicle Not the sequel, the real deal, are beautiful Every last one Every last one As natural as the shining of the sun As natural as the shining of the sun As natural as the shining of the sun It's just begun Open and engage the stage within Givin' it and knowin' we can change the page Pending chins stay up Believe it (your love) It's all in the mind Over-analysis only leads to paralysis of the pen Thoughts dry up Please turn up your sound system of the heart We the people, the vehicle Not the sequel, the real deal, are beautiful Every last one Every last one As natural as the shining of the sun It's just begun
4.
Elsa 04:29
Beautiful, amazing, yes Finishing the phrase, people de-stress We feel blessed when the stars align and unwind All the tension in our chest We find the time Critical, I must confess Opening the gaze, people One less reason to stress When we see the shine in all kinds Call attention to the best Rewind the time Back into the sunshine, yes Listening to raise people's conscious(ness) Necessity to believe that we in due time will be fine Take a look around this place Everybody has the same face Everybody wants to be Everybody plants the same seed Everybody wants to feel Everybody needs to reveal Let it be known Right now Effortlessly flowing free See it in their eyes, a mirror image of me A reflection of all that's good misunderstood With further inspection, I reckon that you could Find a way to see eyes same Let go of the ego as we reclaim community You and I rely upon love Give it out and get it back Rise above Consciously connect Tune in What you think is random, it be brewing within It's no sin to believe in the feeling we all share It's everywhere Take a look around inside Everybody has it Don't hide Open up and let it out Everybody needs to speak out Let it out and set it free Even when you doubt, just trust me Let it be known Right now Finding all the good in you Relating to the pain, yes I know what you've been through We out grew closed minds, intelligent designs Universal exclusion of many kinds Offering the helping hand Even though we disagree We still understand the grand plan Golden law The ice begins to thaw Treat a stranger like a neighbor Now we savor every little smile we see Love is unconditional You be what you be Infinitely guaranteed that we in due time will be fine Take a look around this place Everybody has the same face Everybody wants to be Everybody plants the same seed Everybody wants to feel Everybody needs to reveal Let it be known Right now Take a look around inside Everybody has it Don't hide Open up and let it out Everybody needs to speak out Let it out and set it free Even when you doubt, just trust me Let it be known Right now
5.
Step into this world headfirst A doc and a nurse expecting the worst Tangled in umbilical as I burst through To the other side Sensing my father's pride, I coulda died While mother sighs and cries, "Thank god he's alive" And she did it with complete sensation No pain meds to the vein To tame intense vibration No cigarette smoke or alcoholic libation The way she went about her baby-makin' was amazin' So I grew and I grew Knew I could do anything I wanted My dad and his 6-string steadily haunted my memory Singin' and strummin' the J.T. will forever be Cleverly inked into the grain of my deepest mental crate Sink into the brain and ingrain due to the deepest mental state Hypnagogic Sesame Street logic No matter what color, you're my brother Yeah, you got it And that Houses of the Holy, sure we rocked it Those filthy Bonham beats created a dirty conscience This is who I am Ocean waves and sand Darkness filled with light Grounded, taking flight Growin' up in church Presbyterian Showin' up in search Less fear seeing my peers Years were spent here singin' But the meanin' didn't matter The melodies and harmonies would shatter my past pain Like a glass pane Stained from all the tension at home My parents slept in separate rooms A pillow over my dome So I could drown out the sound of verbal violence with silence My brother and I, we preserved the alliance And even though I treated him like bullies treated me Fully frequently, everyday in school He had the heart to forgive I can't forget the golden rule In middle school, I was a shy guy to some But if you truly knew me, you knew I hit the drum It's where I come from My brother followed suit The rhythm embedded deep in our souls at the root Playin' in drumlines from Indiana to Denton Enrichin' our minds, livin' our dreams Representin' This is who I am Ocean waves and sand Darkness filled with light Grounded, taking flight Check the resume Got a degree from the U. of N.T. But dropped out of grad school Had to take incompletes 8 hours a day of play created cysts in my wrists Previously, I thought ability was limitless The universe works in mysterious ways I couldn't drum for a year Cue the alcoholic haze But this would prove to be just a phase I got my hands back and reinstated the craze My connection to music, intuitive I did not choose it It chose me Through flows of prose, it shows Listening closely Mostly pros, but constantly conscious Environment is highly influential at best That's why I left TX and headed northwest Continue to invest in time to unwind In the moonlight and sunshine, we get lost to find Inspiration is all around So grateful that I found it Infinitely heed the call resounding deeply So astounded This is who I am Ocean waves and sand Darkness filled with light Grounded, taking flight
6.
Breathe 01:30
Woke on the wrong side of a landslide No joke it's a long ride Everyone tried so don't sing along I really can't take this Just my luck Not the greatest day Should I give up? Could I live up to the expectation? Way out of place Out of patience But we should probably be thinkin' 'bout our breathin' Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in and breathe out In and out Breathe Great, gonna be late Never have time to wait Talk about hate Now we gotta get this straight Is it all fate? Is it half empty? Just my luck Come again some other day Would you give up? Would you live up to the expectation? Way out of place Out of patience Racin' around with the sound of a negative frame of mind Takin' the blame, fine Here we go again Lookin' like there's no end to the flow When do we know? When do we grow out of this phase? Out of control It's just my luck Not the greatest day Should I give up? Could I live up to the expectation? Way out of place Out of patience But we should probably be thinkin' 'bout our breathin' Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in and breathe out In and out
7.
To lead or to follow Believe or to swallow my pride and abide To achieve or to leave behind a dream that I never tried Not about success or being the best The inner chest tempo is hard-pressed to let go Let 'em know Open the heart Let the passion kick-start your art Ready, set, go Givin' it all ya got, and why not? If it feels right, don't stop Until you feel the need to change the pace No time to waste Embrace this space because it's all we have And you laugh Sure, you heard that before Keep doin' the math and carvin' your path Soon, the phrase begins to mean much more Divine intervention No words that I mention can describe the sight we see It's alright with me Fully captivating our attention Mesmerized, the shine tends to energize And sends chills to the spine Still everything's fine Still everything's fine Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky eyes to the sky To lead or to follow Believe or to swallow my pride and abide To achieve or to leave behind a dream that I never tried Not about success or being the best The inner chest tempo is hard-pressed to let go Let 'em know Open the heart Let the passion kick-start your art Ready, set, go Givin' it all ya got, and why not? If it feels right, don't stop Until you feel the need to change the pace No time to waste Embrace this space because it's all we have And you laugh Sure, you heard that before Keep doin' the math and carvin' your path Soon, the phrase begins to mean much more Divine intervention No words that I mention can describe the sight we see It's alright with me Fully captivating our attention Mesmerized, the shine tends to energize And sends chills to the spine Still everything's fine Still everything's fine Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky, eyes to the sky Eyes to the sky eyes to the sky
8.
When opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do We remain see-through Need to sing? Me too Let it ring, free you, and people will believe (true) Then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do Never will they tame you Sever from the same view Unglue, experience the new but yeah, still the same you Then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do Feelin' down? Get up Reverse the frown, head up What comes around ends up infecting your friends' tendencies The remedy, let it be completely and believe that everything we see is temporary Even the consistent crashing of the infinite ocean Live in this moment Cherish it, knowin' that one day it's goin' Until then, keep growin' and crushin' your bucket list Better yet, be spontaneous Three eyes wide and alive inside Feelin the high, we on mainly bliss You get the gist Put up the closed hand Ego as arch nemesis Cancerous to your hourglass Burnin' up the most sand I stay present, still learnin' from that ghostland Then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do Please see it for what it is Relax, why so serious? Positivity gets into everything we do Keep lookin' for all the great within That's the mind state Positivity motivates everything we do And then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do Feelin down? Get up Reverse the frown, head up What comes around ends up infecting your friends' tendencies The remedy, let it be completely and believe that everything we see is temporary Even the consistent crashing of the infinite ocean Kill 'em with kindness You feelin' it? Might as well tell the whole Earth Treat your first like it's righteous All plus and no minus Although the slightest chance exists that we can't, we insist And with our last breath, light this You get the gist Put up the closed hand Ego as arch nemesis Cancerous to your hourglass Burnin' up the most sand I stay present, still learnin' from that ghostland Then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do Please see it for what it is Relax, why so serious? Positivity gets into everything we do Keep lookin' for all the great within That's the mind state Positivity motivates everything we do And then opportunity knocks A break from the paradox Positivity drops into everything we do
9.
Sky Blues 03:32
I'm feelin' so fine The clouds in the sky slowly dissipate I'm feelin' the shine So proud I'm alive (slowly elevate) I'm feelin' so fine The clouds in the sky slowly dissipate I'm feelin' the shine So proud I'm alive (slowly elevate) Soakin' it up, vitamin D might have been missin' in this moment No, look at these sky blues It's easin' my mind The sun in the sky, so much gratitude It's easy to find the time to be kind That's the attitude It's easin' my mind The sun in the sky, so much gratitude It's easy to find the time to be kind That's the attitude Gotta be grateful Yes, nobody be hateful in this moment No, look at these sky blues Whoever you are Whatever it takes, please remember that it's never too far It's never too late Please remember that Whoever you are Whatever it takes, please remember that it's never too far It's never too late Please remember that Rainin' or shinin', maintainin' a design that's so golden Yeah, feelin' these sky blues This feeling we share It's always inside, even though the sunny sky is so rare You know it's alive somewhere deep inside This feeling we share It's always inside, even though the sunny sky is so rare You know it's alive somewhere deep inside Within and without doubt, positively shinin' so golden Yeah, feelin' these sky blues
10.
Be the Love 03:07
Confidence, love, and affection reign supreme And now I'm convinced of the connection Lay the demons to rest and return to the question Can we invest infinitely in always placing our best into you and me? And all those in between Without word, the action's heard A scream of silence A similar dream of defiance The same team, most beautiful compliance Most unusual alignments Planetary grand sextile Confinement inside of the moment Solidarity shinin', alive and I'm open All the clarity changes inconceivable notions Only constant is change, as in continuous motion And you wish I was jokin' Steadily growin', no need to be stokin' the flame From within, it sustains So much for tryin' to tame Deep within, it remains the most reliable source Of course I endorse and use this force With every morsel of my torso (undeniable) And it shows, as the universe glows Blues, greens, and golds Tip top to toes Frozen, as if the moment was chosen Be the love you wish to receive That's the slogan Be the love you wish to receive Effortlessly You think I'm preachin' to you? I'm really preachin' to me The never-ending abyss of darkness we see Is overflowing with bliss So conscious and free (yours truly) And you wish I was jokin' Steadily growin', no need to be stokin' the flame From within, it sustains So much for tryin' to tame Deep within, it remains the most reliable source Of course I endorse and use this force With every morsel of my torso (undeniable) And it shows, as the universe glows Blues, greens, and golds Tip top to toes Frozen, as if the moment was chosen Be the love you wish to receive That's the slogan Most unusual alignments Planetary grand sextile Confinement inside of the moment Solidarity shinin', alive and I'm open All the clarity changes inconceivable notions Only constant is change, as in continuous motion Confidence, love, and affection reign supreme And now I'm convinced of the connection Lay the demons to rest and return to the question Can we invest infinitely in always placing our best into you and me? And all those in between Without word, the action's heard A scream of silence A similar dream of defiance The same team, most beautiful compliance
11.
Get Started 03:10

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Over 2 years in the making, ILL BEVANS is the debut release from Portland-based MC/Producer, GALAXE. This conscious Hip Hop project is self-produced, using self-recorded drums, vibes, synth, and turntable to create a truly organic sound.

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released October 8, 2013

Vocals - GALAXE
Produced by GALAXE
Engineered and Mixed by Paul Laxer
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering
Recorded at the Map Room (2011) and Devil In Your Home studio (2013)
Vinyl Album Art by Andrew Giles

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Galaxe Portland, Oregon

Original member of Ghost-Note, Nick Werth serves up hip hop-inspired beats with his solo project, Galaxe. What makes this unique is that he does it all live while treating midi mallet percussion like an MPC. Galaxe's production style draws from many influences including J Dilla, Flying Lotus, the Fibonacci sequence, Fractal Theory, windows within windows, and the lush landscapes of the PacNW. ... more

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