Father Rhyme - Hibiscus Leaves Lyrics

Before your birthday
Man, I had to think it through
Give 'em somethin' special
Normal presents wouldn't do
Had to be unique
So I wrote a song in lieu
Means a lot to me
I hope it means a lot to you

Start at the beginnin'
Yeah, we met some time ago
Back when I was geekin'
And before I had a 'fro
Heavy metal concert
Not my normal type-a steez
But the crowd was feelin' good
And my soul was at ease, uh
Fast forward to a land before rhyme
Got to know you better
Knew I had to spend some time
Since then, I've seen some sweet and sour grime
Like honey and lime
Your music writing's sublime
Some kind of magical
Someone who's into classical
Never thought that I would call piano playin' radical
Takes some dedication
That's a good kind of fanatical
I think your skills could take you 'round the world
That's international
Oh, the places that you'll go
Like Dr. Seuss, ay
Maybe a place up to the North
Like Canada, eh?
Practicin' for the audition
Through the night and day
You might be worried
But I think you'll be okay, hey

Someone who gets lit to Beethoven
Someone who writes with such strong emotion
Someone I saw who forced my eyes open
Someone I know to put the plan in motion
Combination of elements
Crucible
Out of body experience
Illusional
In a garden of flowers, it's indisputable
From where I'm standin', it's beautiful

I... remember a lot
That's a little scary
But, it's really pretty merry
Yes, on the contrary
Though, sometimes, I wish I had some magic like Harry
Erase some memories like my name was Jim Carrey, uh
Recalled a memory that brings us to the present
Talkin' 'bout another year and music as a present
When it comes to friends, I like to say I represent
So we're here, and for you, a song to represent
Not love
It's about respect and loyalty
Treat your friends like royalty
That's how it's supposed to be
Life's a battle
Gotta take time between the scenes
There's more to life than just staring at computer screens
Got an interestin' philosophy
World needs that kind of ferocity
Quality over quantity
Man, f*ck verbosity
Go forth and go 'atcha own velocity

Someone who gets lit to Beethoven
Someone who writes with such strong emotion
Someone I saw who forced my eyes open
Someone I know to put the plan in motion
Combination of elements
Crucible
Out of body experience
Illusional
In a garden of flowers, it's indisputable
From where I'm standin', it's beautiful

So in conclusion
I want to send appreciations
Not many people that'll talk about the situations
Come together, man, these humans need communications
There's a reason that I like our conversations
To see so much
Life is so rich
Time to find a new place
Time to make the switch
Hope everything goes off without a hitch
And I know that you deserve a Henle score
You ain't no Schirma witch
Lotta people here
Don't want to see you follow dreams
Just say "f*ck'em"
Tell 'em they can get off these
Envy, negativity
Mixture of toxicity
Like earth and gasoline
Gasland magazine
A target for the haters
That's a salt shaker
World changers
That's the King, the maker
And a flower, give it power
That's lily, electric energy
Go and shock the world
That's innovation electrically

Someone who gets lit to Beethoven
Someone who writes with such strong emotion
Someone I saw who forced my eyes open
Someone I know to put the plan in motion
Combination of elements
Crucible
Out of body experience
Illusional
In a garden of flowers, it's indisputable
From where I'm standin', it's beautiful