Striking Stars, by Arte Magnus

Striking Stars

by Arte Magnus

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1.	Unstoppable 02:24	lyrics	buy track
I've been dreaming for a minute, waiting for my time. Steady believing and fiending for more than the lime. Grinding for all the mistakes, the flakes, and upsets, so I'm set up for the day I get my shine. Heaven can wait: I've barely pursued my happiness. Gifted with this curse: it's gotta be more than happenstance. Standing alone, but that's nothing unusual: I'm used to people around me not even sparing a glance. Patience with this dedication is needed, to exceed previous defeats or to even have a chance. Been bleeding on this pad to release my demons, but if the world excepts this heathen, I'll finally advance. Let the poetry atone for mistakes I don't condone. I ain't perfect, I'm working on it. Throw me a fuckin' bone. But to each his own, we ignite our own fires, without kerosine or matches, 'cause nothing matches desire. Life's an odyssey I'm constantly tryna navigate. In honesty, I'm constipated with all of the wait. Meanwhile, I'm getting my shit out, till it reeks of greatness. All in constant patience, I'm pacing it. Chasing the only goal that won't leave me complacent: a statement I'm fuckin sticking with, until I'm paid in full. Out of all other options, I choose dream astronomical. Opting out ain't optional when you're trying to be Unstoppable.
2.	Rise 05:01		buy track
3.	Sorry 04:52		buy track
4.	Corazon 03:06		buy track
5.	TO BE 06:40	lyrics	buy track
Roaring on the pad with my panther pride, in a world where they'd rather see me lobotomized. My tinted skin keeps me cooler than the other guys. Open but showing no emotions; a nigga focused on this grammy drive., no time to swerve. Barely eating now, but those deserts are just what I deserve. Suffered the curve in high school, but now I'm the boomerang. foolish to assume I'm just another member of the herd, who knows how to talk. im chasing for the fruit while all the other bats hang. i started off losing: that's failure and family gone, battle scarred, mind impaired, picking up and carrying on. Pedaling on the concrete, without ruffling petals. born a wad of clay, now it's wood tough: thats gepetto. took a nigga a while to flow smooth like a meadow, but to earn my honor these words must make my medal. a fiend for the light, you can't fracture my sight. achieving what I believe, got faith, even when I'm blind. Will i ever see the podium, ill have to work and see. I find elysium and choir hums in the man I am to be. (Pre-Chorus) It's all about a matter of time, it finally makes sense since I reasoned out my rhyme. took a chance to see the other side of my insanity, to understand that everything i am is want I wanna be. (Chorus) All I want to be Took a chance to see the other side of my insanity) All i want to be (I'm going with my flow, I don't know how it's supposed to be) All i want to be (But I do know, that it's) All I want to be (But I do know that it's) On the launching pad: t-minus my time, in a world where they'd rather see me die than fly. No pot to piss in Im working for my position cause the only mission for my life is to touch the sky. (huh) Before the day i die I'd like to thank Kanye West for the kid he inspired. Helped me see the fire that I couldn't even see myself. When I needed help, his bars had me freer than any cell. molded the confidence of a quiet kid with spectacles. helped me realize that I have to become a spectacle. Countless setbacks, but theres always success in failure. Success from silence: a feeling so incomparable. this ain't DC comics, but I promise a deathstroke. living lux: chilling like Luthor before my final croak. Take or leave what you cant perceive thats not up to me. all I know everything i am is what i wanna be (Pre-Chorus) (Hook) Uninhibited, but with etiquette. I thought the point of this was to prove our excellence. Eloquence, elevating our voices, choices we make. It's the grind for the shine, before that wake! Full burial for indecision and contemplation. Way I see it, nobody says I'm pretty sure I made it. All in for it all, nigga, no talent abated. Bitches put me on stall, stupidly I had waited. Now I'm chasing after angels "I'm a Black Dove, salutations!" Took me a while to finally wake up, now i pour my cereal and script out my world captivation (captivation) Started from the pavement, but I've yet to be cemented. Told myself I'll make it, now it's time to really prove I meant it. On the space jam dunk, I know my dream can take the stretch.Heart naked, but I never forget to address. Given that I'm following the flashing lights, I bust my ass to push through the test like it's Game 7. Severed my ties to anything holding me down. No more dreaming: I'm fiending to see the Galaxy. Count on me to achieve what my people have been dreaming. It's all part of believing in the man that I am to be. (Pre-Chorus) (hook) Penning for life like Id die to see the spotlight. In A World Where my People ain't see with Equal Eyes THATS WHY WE WORK HARDER THAT ALL, NOT JUST FOR A PRIZE THE VALUE OF DEDICATION NEVER HAS A PRICE. Hall of fame-ing for more than my name, for everything that I've lost, theres more i can gain. I'm going aerial till that burial; kill me to stop. Funny how you start from the bottom just to get to the top. Funny how every time I talked everyone called me an asshole. It's only fitting that I become the shit. But at least I talked. So many are full of it; Some of y'all need enimas. As long as you bite, you better bark. Even if it's up the wrong tree you're working towards a goal, that's a start. So many years of feeling aimless, Now I'm almost at the bullseye. This type of liberation makes me wonder why previously I never tried. Seen three caskets finally to realize that chasing after a dream isn't a failure if you went for the prize. I vent to solve the equation of why my father didn't see that opportunity's what you make it.Pick your head up and breathe. I dream to exceed and bust my ass to achieve everything that wasn't seen or reached before me. So I know who it's all on. Fuck the opposition, nobody can tell me no. I belong with the lions; I worked for my position. A nigga ready to see the serengetti on to the next mission. Pad as my trampoline, I reach for the stars, praying to join the scene. Making a reality for everything that I snored in. Pacing what I'm chasing; it's not just for adoration. It's more important that I succeed for my family trees. Don't wait and see: For what you want, be All You Need To Be!
6.	Striking Stars 05:40	lyrics	buy track
I've been thinking of a way so I can let go, All I got is a blunt an a lighter tho. Kickin' it slow, mackin hoes, chillin with the bros. How I'm gonna get home: God only knows...

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I hope you all enjoy my Debut EP. I provide my outlook on the world, my struggles and triumphs, and my beginning of making sense of the world,
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released July 27, 2013

Prod: King Mancini & Arte Magnus

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Arte Magnus New Jersey

Arte Magnus is defining his version of Neo-Soul by blending rhythmic word-flow with both contemporary and 90s hip-hop influences, with a hint of influence from prog metal and R&B.

He is inspiring audiences to be better friends, better lovers, better parents—better people. Music is a lifeforce. He is expressing raw emotion, finding the words to connect with listeners around the world.
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