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Progression

by Maros

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1.
Damn It 02:57
Damnit (Verse 1) Yo, it's been a while since I wrote a new track/ now I'm back to attack and I promise no slack/ what the hell that was wack, time to trash those last bars/ turn this bump laden beat into an ode for fast cars/ Nope, that just ain't what i'm doin'/ Rappin bout cars just aint congruent/ To who I am, ask my fam/ they would never tell you i'm a nascar fan/ I'm all about games and comics and Sonic/ and wrestling, wait that might even be the best thing/ i'll make a rap about all the greatest grapplers/ Great Khali, well that goes in the crapper/ I'll take a nap or maybe need some coffee/ take a break come back and then no one can stop me/ ya know probably, I won't get distracted/ Bravely Default wait.../ (Hook) The hot concept set for this track/ yo, I forgot it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Wrote lazy bars and they all suck/ So yo, I trashed it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ (Verse 2) Some would say creative blocks are imaginary/ But i'm bouncing up an down like a gummi berry/ Got spiked in my kool-aid look what you made/ me do, referencing a toon for my people/ I'm so see through, my raps are transparent/ I've no sustance I guess it's so apparent/ That I'm a parent this is take 29/ Every time I try I hear "Daddy it's an arcanine!"/ still i'm doin fine, But I'm on the brink though/ turning japanese? yeah I really think so/ thanks a lot internet, kill my productivity/ ruin my ability, Anybody feeling me? No I didn't think so another rhyme ruined/ Eiffel 65 yeah, man i'm feeling blue and/ black, blue and black, ps4 on blast/ Maybe it'll clear my mind, time to try this Outlast/ (Hook) The hot concept set for this track/ yo, I forgot it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Wrote lazy bars and they all suck/ So yo, I trashed it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ (Verse 3) Well,I guess it's right back to the drawing board/ I'll make a hot track and I'll be adored/ God I'm bored do I stop this now? How? Come on someone, help me out!/ I'm drowning in a sea of my own mediocrity/ in all honesty, this is probably/ The hardest track i've ever tried to write down/ It's like i'm trying so hard but still i'm letting ya'll down/ I'll never let go, this is my dream man/ and so i'm shooting for the stars Mark David Chapman/ I'm just a black man reaching for his happiness/ Race couldn't matter less passion's what's gas for this/ And so I'm tacking this track the EP/ So that all of you that listen here can see these/ obstacles are nothing they can all be overcome/ Sorry about the singing on the track,it's almost done/ (Hook) The hot concept set for this track/ yo, I forgot it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Wrote lazy bars and they all suck/ So yo, I trashed it/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ Da-Da-Da-Damnit/ x2
2.
Brains 03:30
(Verse 1) I swear I've had brain damage since the day I was born/ That's why I get on stage, drop the mic then I perform/ It's not the norm so I feel like my anxiety/ Takes a hold of me and hides the person that I'm trying to be/ I'm supposed to be an open book and quite sociable/ so should you expect me to be so comfortable/ I wouldn't know, I'm a virus in my own mind/ I've gone blind to the notion that I've cosigned/ I'm not a person, I'm a waste of space/ I'm out of place so I might as well just shut my face/ I'm in a race with my toxic thoughts/ I'm in a darkened box, can you release the locks/ A little plea, set me free from this anxiety/ I really wanna be a part of society/ I'm bout to take a stance, get ready for this one/ Chemical imbalance or not, it's just done, so/ (Verse 2) Eh yo, I'm bout to let it go and build myself an ice castle/ Solitude is all I wanted dude, it's such a hassle/ I'm feeling dumb and dull, i'm losing concentration/ It's automation that i'm feeling, this sensation/ It's like i'm programmed just to stop and go/ React and so, I'm jaded, I just lost my flow/ This isn't love,cause who the hell could love me?/ I'm broke, black a nerd and well, ugly/ My lack of confidence diminishes my common sense/ Ominous thoughts caught, leaving me so taut and tense/ I'm tired of this, no more feeling like the end is near/ Release the fear and shed away the final tear/ I'm on the precipice of ending this mind's mess/ Self depreciating thoughts, I couldn't mind less/ See,I'll just level up my self worth through/ learning to love myself,so how's that you.../ (Verse 3) "Oh look it's Maros, putting out a new song"/ "I bet it sucks, and he probably tried to sing along"/ "He can't sing, and he sucks at the rap too"/ "The best thing he's ever done is 'Pony Swag' "That's True!"/ "Can you understand him?" "I swear that he mumbles!"/ "You can tell in fast raps exactly when he bumbles!"/ "And he's so basic" "where are all the multi's?"/ "his lack of verbose,prose,bros! it's so gross he's/" "lacking refinement,I can't define it"/ "and I'm reminded,why i'm so blinded"/ My own thoughts, I'm my own worst enemy/ I can't get my own mind into friending me/ But now I'm moving on, no self torture/ I'm doing what I love, here's to the future/ Surrounded by family, friends a new fan?/ If I'm not holding myself back,well who can?/
3.
(Verse 1) - Maros see it's a good day, that's what i should say/ I'm sittin here thinking that I need a job with good pay/ i finished college but I still don't feel accomplished/ and i really feel astonished by sallie mae's admonishing/ I need some polishing, my life is like a coaster/ I battle all the lows with motivation posters/ Supposed emotions, compose the oceans/ So I should just wait for my wave to coast in/ I'm looking for my shooting star the chance to go air born/ Be forewarned all the obstacles will be mourned/ I'm not adorned, but I really wish I could be/ Stand strong and tall, provide support like an Oak tree/ I guess I don't see clearly when I'm so stressed/ I need to take a second, think of how I've been blessed If life's a test, then I'm guessing with my answers/ it's time to ride to clean my mind, my thought enhancer/ (Chorus) But who am I to be?/ honestly/ I can't clear the thoughts in me/ so I go for a ride/ I'm cruisin hopin' maybe/ I can find, some insight/ or the light inside this night./ there's to much to overwrite.../ (Verse 2) - 2 Mello I can't breathe in this house to get my verses down so I roll out, for fresh air and diverse sounds spring breeze and 75 degrees and the world is full of people, people, people nothing can hold me down from enjoying the simplest hip hop harmony in headphones while I'm exploring hidden treasures of my town like, thrift shops and book stores, food from other continents, elegant nonsense even if gas is a gallon for 5, I couldn't live without my ride because it's how I survive Don't be surprised if I drive to the last stop of your city bus route and not even quit after the streetlights cut out If I hit the end it's time to reverse past the alleys where young hearts hide kisses and curses My aim's not to impress and hope that you approve Even if I'm stuck in life I always stay on the move and just cruise (Chorus) But who am I to be?/ honestly/ I can't clear the thoughts in me/ so I go for a ride/ I'm cruisin hopin' maybe/ I can find, some insight/ or the light inside this night./ there's to much to overwrite.../ (Verse 3) - Maros feeling introspective, am I a good parent?/ I mean I think I am but still emotions run errant/ inheriting my genes does it seem he'll likely suffer/ I try so hard to buffer but does that seem enough or/ maybe causing harm to his growing self character/ I care for sure, it seems like i'm battling myself and there's/ No way for sure to know/ If I am helping though/ At times I feel I do/ But really is that feeling true?/ On top of that I have to ask, am I a good friend/ Can they depend on me to function as a godsend/ I tend to send myself on furors over stress loads/ and this bodes horribly until I decode/ It's on the road that I finally get to wind down/ windows, A/C up, and drown my troubles in the loud sound/ harsh thoughts are weapons and stress can leave you feeling callous/ I need to take a ride to get inside my mind palace/ (Chorus) But who am I to be?/ honestly/ I can't clear the thoughts in me/ so I go for a ride/ I'm cruisin hopin' maybe/ I can find, some insight/ or the light inside this night./ there's to much to overwrite.../ x2
4.
Losing You 03:35
(Verse 1) Listen, I know that we've been done for a while now/ But there ain't no closure so i thought i'd speak my heart now/ You wanted a new dude, that cool ,I understand/ But you coulda let me know,that's the part i cannot stand/ did you say no? No you just up and left/ you took my heart with you it was something deft/ counting all the times did i do something wrong/ To lose a love that we both said was so strong/ All you ever had to say was you were done/ It would have hurt but much less than your desertion/ I wanted more but I would have settled as a friend though/ I'm the love slug but you, you're the black widow/ Or so you told me on a long night's talk/ I remember many hours spent on hikes and walks/ I'm not the type to carry on resentment/ But you never should have left while returning the sentiment/ (Verse 2) After you left I knew to move on/ But in my heart I was asking 'Could I move on?'/ I had to try and I started making progress/ And so regardless of thoughts that I harnessed/ I'd find a new love, replace the old one/ While thinking you'd be back to the one I was holding/ And then you messaged me,2 years after diappearing/ tears welling in my eyes here comes that feeling/ Then you told me that you missed me - miserable/ And you said that you'd be back again - miracle/ And then you asked if I would wait for you/ And you knew that I would cause that's what i do/ 2 days later you messaged me frantic/ I didn't understand why you were in a panic/ I started questioning before another exodus/ Turns out that your boyfriend read your messages/ (Verse 3) If I'm being honest, and I am I promise/ I'd be lying if I said what you did was harmless/ I think of what we had and what could of been/ But it just wasn't meant and so it wasn't then/ I'm not writing this to make you feel bad/ It's just my side of the talk that we should have had/ There's two sides and I often wish I had yours/ But that's past and locked up behind doors/ This is my way to lock up this loose end/ I'm shattered that it seems that I lost a true friend/ I'm hoping that you're happy, have all you ever need/ That your family's full of glee and bound to succeed/ I pray that all your dreams come true/ When I look up to the skys, yeah I'll look for you I'm truly hoping that this finds you well/ Maybe one day we'll be friends again, time will tell/
5.
My World 04:11
(Verse 1) My heart is pounding, I keep running for my end goal/ The wind rushing past my face, the things I've been told/ "You'll never make it so save your time, just stop now/ While you're on the ground, look around and let your hopes down"/ They may be right but I'll be damned if I ever thought it true/ Man, who the hell are you to tell me what I'm gonna do/ I'll tell you this, I'm bout shatter glass and precious gems/ No pretend, break the misdirection and let chaos in/ I'm over laying down and playing clown for anyone/ Do they ever stop to think that maybe there is room for some/ One that's different, non conforming to their own beliefs?/ No, you're never someone till a higher power then bequeaths/ Your social status, or a title, something rarely earned/ But still there's those that work to death for what they often yearn/ I'm so concerned, I'm fighting back against the tyrant's plans/ I've made my stance to fight for freedom gotta take the chance/ (Chorus) In my world, it's here that life is strong, and no one ever tries tells you that your dreams are wrong/ In my world, life's an open book, You are defined by who you are and not by a first look/ In my world, we never fear for fall, because we learned that it is something that you can't forestall / In my world, we continue taking steps, cause every step forwards is always worth the risk/ (Verse 2) See in this world we try so hard to strive for automation/ Authentication of perfection, losing all sensation/ I'm done erasing motivation of my hopes and dreams/ I'm reaching for a full completion, S rank,bursting at the seams/ Prepared to thrive cause I'll keep reaching for those brass rings/ I will survive, I'm still alive cause I'd do anything/ To prove a hater wrong, and that my drive is right/ I'm cashing out the night to surface in a brighter light/ There's always something set to hold me down/ It's like I'm trapped under the water with only 5 seconds left before I drown/ But still there's nothing I can't get around/ I'd dig with my bare hands until my knuckles pierce the earthly crown/ There's special stages in my life that I have been through/ crushing trials, after a while, I conquer then continue/ I'm waiting for the the clouds to float away/ Cause when they do, I know it will be a bright and sunny day/ (Verse 3) I'm under estimated, calling me an underdog/ I got the knack to take a crack and navigate the toxic fog/ I've got the trigger, I'd be less than thrilled to give it up./ I got that gamma sight, Any one or two, I'm down to fight/ Tonight I'm taking chances like it was my final shot/ They can try to stop me, honestly theres that something they forgot/ I'm never giving up, regardless of their intentions/ inventions,everything they've got,I put up for contention / Basically, I fail to recognize their based designs/ Cause they're all the same and not gonna kill off all these dreams of mine/ I've been maligned by mankind for years and never declined/ and I've shined, and resign to never be one left behind/ And I know I'm not crazy, call it sweet passion/ And all the ones trying to hinder me I know I'll pass them/ I'm striving for a world that fosters creativity/ And offers everyone at least a chance just to fulfill their dreams/

credits

released March 25, 2014

All songs produced by Louie "Maros" De Freitas.

All lyrics written by Louie "Maros" De Freitas and Matthew Hopkins

Guest vocals on Damn It: Aidynn De Freitas

"Brains" contains samples from the Voltaire song, "BRAINS!"


"Cruisin'" contains samples from "Cruisin" by Kazumi Totaka for Nintendo's Animal Crossing
Guest vocals on "Cruisin'": Amanda L. Morris & Matthew Hopkins

"Losin' You" contains samples from the Eiffel 65 song "Losing You"
Guest vocals on "Losing You" : Anita De Freitas

"My World" contains samples from the song "His World" By Tomoya Ohtani for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog(2006)

A massive thanks to Amanda Morris, Matthew Hopkins, Josh Klopfenstein, MadHatter, Scott Shepley, Dynamo Dash, Sophie, Jenn, Rory,
Julian, Hattie and Aidynn and every one of you listening and reading this right now!

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