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Ko​-​Lab

by Taslina & Irfana

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Zig Zag 02:10
Take 2 Yoki, shut the fuck up Don't fucking tell my cat to shut up I said atha can you get me, got arrested again (Convict) Didn't do nothing wrong just got drunk with my friends  Back to B-town visa rejected again (Rejected) Bank account zero balance no money to spend (Spending money) So I'm coming for your money imma make your bitch moan (Uh) Someone buy me fenty I'm an orange undertone  Call me courage I'm a dog I like meat fuck a bone (Woof) Imma Booty call your bitch with a pigeon fuck a phone (Coo coo) Imma do a plank on the bus won't be a single noise  If the furnace isn't lit imma send my fucking boys  Kalpa-rit of love, she look at me kinda coy  Took a cab went to see her when she text me k bye (See ya) Imma zig then I zag  Tumbleweed flip a bag Need a bitch kinda bad  Zig zig then I zag Imma zig then I zag  Tumbleweed flip a bag Need a bitch kinda bad  Zig zig then I zag In the streets so much, they call me sesame (You call me stephanie) Making some beats now I'm just a sicker me (Bitch you good) I don't drink coffee cuz that is anxie-tea (Blah) Swiss knife, ak 47 beside me All the boys wanna be my lover Wanna talk to me that's by the hour He said french, my first language I was like oui oui Eiffel tower (Icy baguette) I was like pass that shit like that zig zig zag I gotta keep moving gotta get that bag Kodai to atl, we run the show Cuz I switch flows like I switch codes My name is TZ and I'm always fuckin chillin (Fuckin chillin) Tryna see some days, where we hold a fuckin million (Fuckin millions) Stealing hella hearts like I'm the illest villian (Bad boy) Carry a body bag, for every beat that I am killin Imma zig then I zag  Tumbleweed flip a bag Need a bitch kinda bad  Zig zig then I zag Imma zig then I zag  Tumbleweed flip a bag Need a bitch kinda bad  Zig zig then I zag
2.
Oh Lord keep me kind Help me pay no bitches mind Cuz I'm running out of time I gotta figure out my life Lost is the cause in faithless these hands We all take a pause and pray this will pass Forget how to breathe, we all live so fast Brethren lay still – we will make it last Symphony now, nature in war Rain will destroy, you see what you saw Blinded by pain, forgot how to love Forgot how to write, I ask him above Teach me and guide me I know how I sin Teach me the ways to find change from within Light without night paradoxical claim Red tape on your eyes as you take up your aim Look for the red dot and center the brain Just as she speaks, blow that bitch frame Felony, remedy, whimsical thought How much is your soul and can it be bought Left to yourself, who's first in your thoughts Can you be free with who you are not Outside and inside payments are due This is my favorite dystopian cue Bend to your knees and beg for release Who knew there were bills for feeling the breeze Thinkin One little taste I'm hooked You're all in my space I'm cooked I Can't find my head I've looked Oh, I'm so sorry sir she's booked Yo, One little taste I'm hooked You're all in my space I'm cooked I Can't find my head I've looked Oh, I'm so sorry sir we're booked Lost is the cause in faithless these hands We all take a pause and pray this will pass Forget how to breathe, we all live so fast Brethren lay still – we will make it last Oh Lord keep me kind Help me pay no bitches mind Cuz I'm running out of time I gotta figure out my life I get on my knees, lay life for the cause Some people can't tell true love from applause If you can't see the truth in the trees Let yourself hear it from all in the breeze There's blood on your hands, we're destined for hell I'm not here to judge, just wishing you well Just wishing you well I'm wishing you well Everything swell
3.
Cool, Yo, Yo, Yo, Yo, Yo Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yo, Yeah, Yo Live on the edge still afraid of the height Survival skills still I never pick the flight The venomous snakes aren't the only ones that bite And if you ever get a chance you better shoot me on sight (Yo) Flow like the chart, fund like the hedge No balance still livin' life on the edge Suicidal crew now back on the ledge But you gotta let the bad blood flow like the breath (Yo) Flow like the breath like it's short on my sight Sunglass the future like it's too fucking bright Madrasi ma now in the limelight Dark skin whole milk, blend in with the night (Yo) Dark like the night with my Madrasi skin Inherent born was a soul full of sin Inherent gone was the same chance to win I was born into wealth but it's only within It's a mighty big bright mob mind in this bitch To obey the disorder is the way to get rich So pick up your order and avoid getting ditched And consider the cuts before getting stitched For these lies got no patience, you can call me Tagore Turbulent pulse of the nation and glory galore Soldiers out at the station and they've picked up the swords Discriminated relations all in for the war And the stiffer the faces, the bigger the score And the darker the races, the bigger the whore All the time that you've wasted ain't at the store But the time that you've tasted got you begging for more So beg the man to approved, get your mind in a groove It's a race to the throne, and there's nothing to lose But there's something to prove and it's something to do And there's nothing like a purpose to muddle the truth So what the fuck is a purpose with no reason to stand What the fuck is a reason in a shivering hand Why the fuck are you waiting to act on your rant It's a fucking sensation go restart your band It's a mighty big bright mob mind in this bitch To obey the disorder is the way to get rich So pick up your order and avoid getting ditched And consider the cuts before getting stitched It's a mighty big bright mob mind in this bitch To obey the disorder is the way to get rich So pick up your order and avoid getting ditched And consider the cuts before getting stitched Yo, First thing's first destroy the state (Ay) Reigns of government, concentrate In the hands of people, ideate Proceed with caution, liberate It's a mighty big bright mob mind in this bitch To obey the disorder is the way to get rich So pick up your order and avoid getting ditched And consider the cuts before getting stitched, bitch
4.
Yeah, hmm, yo I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Yo slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband, ay Uh, yeah, yo Yo, I don't understand why they all try to play me I don't got a plan, when I fail you can blame me Vision in the back your conviction is a maybe You gonna save yourself while pretending that you saved me Ignorance is a bliss Awareness is a risk I was cursed with the courage so there's nothing that I miss Here's a little tip Don't you ever take a sip We don't have the same tolerance ignore me when I flip See I'm reaching for the top like the mountains in my view And I'm preaching for a cause like a resurrection's due Got me seething for a brawl like there's venom on my tooth Got us meeting under lock got us plannin' something new Yeah I'm tryna start anew I'm just channeling my truth I'm just choking on a voice that has turned my throat blue Following the cue, of the chosen fucking few Focusing on noise that is drowning blurred rules I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Yo Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband Bitch I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband An army that's too short of conscripts to fight A workforce who bankrupts the whole enterprise A landowning gentry's now in on the bribe Arson, assault - yo the state's occupied Officials and lawyers and banks on the side Fascist corruption's got all the limelight Nationalist stupid delusional pride The common man's ego takes over his mind Economy's failing we're barely alive Active resistance will barely survive When all goes to hell; they've got you in mind To pick up their tools and swallow your pride Hip hop is a political movement Yo, Art is a social improvement Gold is the mind of a student Truth in my rhyme is prudent Bitch I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Yo Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband Bitch I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband Yeah I came with the gift of the spoken word Yeah I came with a gist that I may be heard Cuz what I'm bout to say is by God the truth From a sinner with a taste for forbidden fruit We've got a little ways till we end up dead Ain't nobody can escape thine will be shed Keep an eye up on your sins they will be bled But till that day comes please make your bed Aye Make your bed please make your bed Smart not hard you'll make your bread Close the tap and don't drink the lead And take to heart what Jesus said Love thy neighbor – like thyself Save thy paper – spend thy wealth Kill they slaver – save thy health Be the braver – love till death I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Yo Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband Bitch I've got run in my head like a program Got a gun to my head like I'm goddamned Yo Slits on my wrist like a wristband Them nerves on my fist for the disband Ay you nervous Are you nervous Said you nervous I think you're nervous

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'Ko-Lab' is a passion-project created this year by childhood friends Irfana and Taslina. 'Ko-Lab' stands for Kodaikanal Labratory, symbolizing the way his project was conceptualized and actualized in Kodaikanal, the home-town of these two artists. Irfana is a Rapper and a Song-writer, and Taslina is a Producer, Singer, and Rapper.

The EP is a mix of underground hip-hop and trap sounds; gospel music; and lyrics that explore political theory, spirituality, and life as a young blood in current India

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released May 21, 2021

Guest features - Kalla Sha, RANI & Doc Awes. Mixed & Mastered by Akash Shravan

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