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Unfolding

by Modal

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1.
Float 07:55
Ahh Ooo My hand stay cold when grippin the pen Tunin’ in spittin these gems Mind on Mars soul on earth Body in Austin we rockin’ the turf Thoughts emerge plans take form Keys meet drum bass and horn Lyrics on top spirit don’t stop Bodies start movin’ when they hear the drop Keep it hot freak the funk Elevate mentals somethin like a monk Photons erupt never no scuff Rugged and raw we rippin’ it up This enough I fill my cup We blissin’ out and bless in up This is enough I’m fillin my cup We blissin on out and we blessin on up Then we movin on up to the stars today And we float Just float away Yeah we movin to the stars today Then we float just float away Said hey you know We movin on up to the stars today Said hey and then we float just float away Yeah Oh Cuz I love you man and woman too We bring the jam and hope that you Will vibe with us get live and lush Open your mind let light erupt I know you got it You show you caught it We both agree they going To drop it and then we are In it to win it exhibit the Vision we need to be Holding to be the bliss There ain’t no damn other We sisters cousins brothers We get it together to Build something better and Shoot like berettas When knocking down scepters Steppin up crushing these fetters We multiply cheddar With minimum effort Hey Wake up find our lives have brightened Read the plays our minds are writing Act it out perfect timing Moving with senses heightened Luminous deeply vibrant hues of blue Velvet too, keeping it high like sun and moon Natural like ocean waves moving out into space Past the time we in right now Past the day we worked on out Into weeks and months and years Build the love, shed the fear Build the love, shed the fear We’re building the love and we’re shedding the fear Said hey you know We movin on up to the stars today Said hey and then We float just float away Said hey you know We movin on up to the stars today Said hey and then We float just float away Yeah Oh Woo!!! Come on! Said hey you know We movin on up to the stars Said hey today We movin to the stars So hey lets go We movin on up to the stars Said hey today We movin to the stars And then We float just float Said hey We float just float Away We float just float Said hey We float just float Away Yeah we movin to the stars Said hey And then we float away Said hey that’s right We movin’ on up to the stars Said hey and then We float away Uh We float just float Said hey We float just float Away We float just float Said hey We float just float Away
2.
Start It Off 03:49
Uh huh, Payin’ cash for cigarettes like, “What you need them smokes for?” My man buyin nicottene to Fix things that been broke for Years of adolescence menace Up inside his psyche Maybe that’s why family still Eat so much despite the Belly building buldgin breathin Cut off no more airflow Habits always passin on but Do they really care though? Yogis and the pharaohs slammed Gojis and cacao But now out people sippin ish from Hormone sickened cows Slump over and scowl Even when they smiling I’m workin to reach those higher planes But my third eye calcifying Iris growin dimmer And I can see you dyin I love your warm embrace And man I wonder if you try To keep yo temple up and runnin Stop runnin from those demons People teach empowerment If you just look for healing Keep yo temple up and runnin Stop runnin from those demons People teach empowerment If you just look for healing like “Let me hold All I need Holding in My hands lightning”   Time to start it off I’ve been dormant for too long Steppin’ in a new way And I’m singing a new song, man Time to start it off I’ve been dormant for too long Steppin in a new way and I’m Singing a new song like Yeah ain’t it true Our family want medicine? We fat and sick and nearly dead And think that we’re ahead and when We get to work we stressed out Get home and we stressed out Sip a couple brews feelin confused Bout how to get out Of this viscious cycle And I really hope more see it Life is what we make it Somethin like the Four Agreements That would be alright If it didn’t mean this suffering But I don’t like this game we play I want to dream another dream And I need no permission I can make my own decisions And I build a better circumstance When I pursue my visions Close my eyes and listen To inner worlds of poetry I ask the ether questions Letting the answers wash over me Achieving without striving There’s no need to tear and tug I’m in this thing for all of us Cuz I know all is one Becoming a creator I just want to have some fun If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love like “Let me hold All I need Holding in My hands lightning” Time to start it off I’ve been dormant for too long Steppin’ in a new way And I’m singing a new song, man Time to start it off I’ve been dormant for too long Steppin in a new way and I’m Singing a new song like Becoming a creator I just want to have some fun If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love Becoming a creator I just want to have some fun If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love I said becoming a creator I just want to have some fun If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love Becoming a creator I just want to have some fun If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love If I could start a universe I’d start it off with love.
3.
I’m from A.T.exas where tequila and sess is Used to remove and cool down our stresses We party to guitar strings but heartstrings get plucked too and we Link up with lovers we swear that we loved too cuz Sweet summer nights will serenade and sway you Lone Star by the case with embrace and fade you Years at university will shape and age you you’ll Graduate one day with 30K to chain you Maybe 20 with that aid they gave you but Still too much for the wage they’ll pay you Keep an eye out for a way to break through Crack glass ceilings man we don’t just raise roofs Cool style plus finesse and substance We gonna make it and it ain’t from luck man Every day got my full heart pumpin cuz if we Aint got love then we ain’t got nothin If we aint got love we aint got nothing’ A million wars goin on I can hear the bones crunchin Aint got love then we aint got nothing A million wars goin’ on my fam. Aint got love then we aint got nothing If we aint got love then we aint got nothing Oh Third eye light stronger, jedi knight conquer Intuition supersedes your credit card number In terms of value. They burnin out dude We just getting started, homies turnin out to Show mad love, throw hands up This groove feels better than a slow back rub Or tantric massage we rock it, my god Cut our own way while they lost in the fog Dazed and confused but we breakin the rules of Constraints they produce so we make what we choose Aint time to lose. The flame is profuse When we blazin’ the booth so take out the fuse Click. Boom! Explosive percussion. Corrosive dysfunction’s eroded we’re bustin Out the old ways into a new day Usin’ the groovy and movin to truly Make something for our sons, daughters Buns in the oven, plus our mothers and our fathers We’ve had enough of the guns and the martyrs So we won’t let them lead another one to the slaughter If we aint got love we aint got nothing’ A million wars goin on I can hear the bones crunchin Aint got love then we aint got nothing A million wars goin’ on my fam. Aint got love then we aint got nothing If we aint got love then we aint got nothing Oh Aint got love then we aint got nothing If we aint got love then we aint got nothing Hey If we aint got love then we aint got nothing If we aint got love then we aint got nothing Oh Today I set down my sword and my shield Fears and frustrations constraints of the ego Took a long look through the eye of the needle When we pass on we see we’re more than just people Fear no man. Transcend good and evil The universe is energy. The Devil is medieval Need no authority, let the cosmos teach you Call out to the universe, its frequencies will reach you Hold your dream close. This planet needs you Cut the old program. Find a way to reboot Ayahuasca, psilocybin, not the beer the feed you Don’t condone a broken system. It can never please you Master your thoughts. Find a way to pierce through Meet the opposition with decisions and a fierce mood Knowing your potential is essential to be fear proof The body is all sparks when the heart does clearly hear truth It’s all in you from the anthills to the sun Waiting for your consciousness to take the inner plunge Inner oxytocin from the heart beat that we pump Oxygen to third eye through intention and the lungs DMT releases and we see that all is one Let us elevate to unity for peace instead of bombs Cuz we could have the glory and the gold and all the guns But we still aint got nothing if we aint got love We aint got nothing If we aint got love We aint got nothin’ If we aint got love We aint got nothing If we aint got Love We aint got Nothin Aint got love we aint got nothing’ A million wars goin on I can hear the bones crunchin Aint got love then we aint got nothing A million wars goin’ on my fam. Aint got love we aint got nothing’ A million wars goin on I can hear the bones crunchin Aint got love then we aint got nothing A million wars goin’ on my fam.
4.
Acrylic 03:24
I see you goddess and I see you my god Forgive our family who still see you not They weren’t taught sight and they’re not yet there We’re all in progress and some unaware Of the beauty within plus around and between Though I know we all know it inside somewhere deep We’re boundless, capable, exquisitely able To manifest reality from fictitious fable Our mind’s acrylic and this world is our canvass Remember this when you’re lectured on campus Or when workin’ as you’re sweatin’ for the dough The bank box holds credit but has not your soul It found its start in the mind of a man He followed up with the acts of his hands A hot heart honed all he had If there ever was one, that’s the magic lamp Cuz Some build giants with their will and their skill Controlled corporations and Capitol Hill But what can we build with the powers we hold? They haven’t hit the limit, for there’s none to the soul! So Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Man So Dream that big but infuse great compassion Flip the script on the fiercest of fascists Build a rainforest through healing habits Think it, conceive it, believe it, and have it The mind’s acrylic and this world is our canvass Tenochtitlan to the depths of Atlantis Shaolin temples to The Eden Project Do we walk this world as parasites or prospective prophets? It’s all open to us either direction I wish you beauty and a positive progression I’m building up towards this gorgeous ascension Let’s walk there together if you feel like steppin’ Cuz Some build giants with their will and their skill Controlled corporations and Capitol Hill But what can we build with the powers we hold? They haven’t hit the limit, for there’s none to the soul! So Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Grab your pallet, paint the town red The great and renowned never wait to be fed Make your own crown you wear on your head There’s time to slow down on the day that you’re dead Man.
5.
New Earth 05:20
Austin, Texas, our city is magic Home to beautiful habitats and habits Every day I thank the universe we have it Like the breath that I try not to take for granted We’re alive and baby that was never promised Blessed with family and friends we see so often I love the vibe and the feel when we are in the zone Seein’ people grow to know the dopeness that we hold We all gotta have a place where we are comin from Where we go just to get it done To experience lovin’ some, heal up the tiresome And burn so bright that consequently we might even hide the sun Recharging and startin’ to grow again Full hearted, embarking and knownin’ when- Ever we return, our city is prepared So If you love this place put one hand in the air Cuz When we go we’re bound to return Bringing back all the lessons we learned Looking out with intent to discern Who can help as we build a new earth When we go we’re bound to return Bringing back all the lessons we learned Looking out with intent to discern Who can help as we build a new earth (Excellent trumpet solo by the immaculate Samuel Howden) And I know I gotta travel but forever I will love my home The very place in which my body mind and soul was grown So when I get those treasures wherever I’m bound to go I’m bringing back to my community that pot of gold Enriching and enhancing, healing and revamping Feeding what we’re needing and repeatedly enchanting Like that forest, organic and rampant If our people need it, they had better have it If I can play that part, I thank all my relations As I’m looking out for galvanizin’ all of our elation Travelling afar to gather skills and recipes Plus the methods and the medicines and techniques Looking forward man but first I gotta learn it Whether it’s about Free Energy or earthships I love the vibe and the feel when we are in the zone Let me hear it one time if you love your home Cuz I see an opportunity For a worldwide connection plus coordinated unity I’m a dreamer but I know I’m not the only one All my dreamers get together and we can get it done Recharging and startin’ to grow again Full hearted, embarking and knownin’ when- Ever we return, our city is prepared So If you love this place put one hand in the air Cuz When we go we’re bound to return Bringing back all the lessons we learned Looking out with intent to discern Who can help as we build a new earth When we go we’re bound to return Bringing back all the lessons we learned Looking out with intent to discern Who can help as we build a new earth
6.
Diggin' 04:22
Yo I’m diggin’ for truth, it’s uncouth Plus I’m workin’ to get ya to raise the roof Ain’t no spoof. This is real life I see my family dealin’ with real strife That’s why the light is so essential That’s why I produce these instrumentals Every outcome is consequential From the quasars down to the quantum level Real talk. We know what’s goin’ on We can feel it when we’re where we belong Feelin’ strong though the road is long Still we kill the time singin’ these songs Makin’ the soul more whole and full As we’re walking along to meet our goals Seein’ strangers only in passin’ Still seekin’ to treat ‘em with compassion What a universe so marvelous and complex House parties at the same time as conquest Scholarships at the same time as bomb threats It’s not what happens it’s how we respond in context What a universe so marvelous and complex House parties at the same time as conquest Scholarships at the same time as bomb threats It’s not what happens it’s how we respond in context What a universe, marvelous creation I’m seekin’ to embrace even the greatest inclination That arises when lookin’ up in your iris Knowin’ that we’re both gods like Osiris Capable of makin’ the gold like Midas As we’re openin’ up to the luminous and the vibrant Ain’t it true that we’re here to grow brighter? If not, then why would we be passin’ through all of the fire? Why the pain and the hurt if not to be learnin’ the lessons? What’s it say if we’re constantly workin’ and stressin? I don’t buy it, not in the slightest. We’re looking for heaven sent betterment sending the best and the brightest You’re a highness, a god, or a goddess Pieces of the same divine reside deep within all us Let’s get together. Why keep on waitin’? Don’t the heart insist we stop the separation? What a universe so marvelous and complex House parties at the same time as conquest Scholarships at the same time as bomb threats It’s not what happens it’s how we respond in context What a universe so marvelous and complex House parties at the same time as conquest Scholarships at the same time as bomb threats It’s not what happens it’s how we respond in context Oh, What a universe, what a universe we live What a universe, what a universe we live What a universe, what a universe we live What a universe, what a universe we live What a universe, what a universe we live What a universe, what a universe we live
7.
Working Man 08:36
There is a need for love across all walks of life From the doctors to the teachers to the quiet baker’s wife How can we take a life through cash or law or language? Growin on up we seem different but deep down we’re the same kid From the same source, a child of the earth Who is working harder, the second class or the first? How can we organize to better our own health To redistribute power, man, and redistribute wealth? That’s, true wisdom, food gettin’ free and unobstructed As we’re taxing multinationals for all of their destruction Call the banks telling them that they can’t take back our houses Boycott all the sweatshops despite the discount blouses Gather information we need to grow and thrive Then get all those materials and build it DIY Getting ahead of the curve in building something new What it is you are seeking is also seeking you Ooo, ooo Love Love Ooo, ooo Love Love So I look for opportunites and jobs that are not using me They make us work for peanuts just to fall down into usury But with our communities we grow to know a unity From seeds in the soil to a crop that blossoms beautifully Imagine what you’d save if you ate half your own produce. Imagine what you’d make if no one ever told you Pass the test and act the best and you get golden stars Making sure when you graduate to buy a fancy car We’d be building ideas from schematics Teaching our own family about Vedic mathematics Healing sick naturally and fixing our old habits Powering technology with new electromagnets Learning from Tesla, defying Morgan Chase We are not rats and we can do more than race Let’s create what it is we’re implored to make As we visualize our lives exploring the great. Ooo, ooo Love Love Ooo, ooo Love Love
8.
Unfolding 05:32
What if we can make it? What if we hold the key? What if we could have everything Of which we ever dreamed? Would you manifest it? Would you make it so? How far can intent get? And how far can we go? Cuz yeah we on that come up And its looking like a short climb Love resonates my heart strings And freedom’s on my mind Once you know you’re limitless You really want to keep going And throw to the floor with an iridescent glow Those that keep you from growing I ain’t about to hold up I’m workin to keep my soul up Jam with the crew, sip Buddahs Brew Leave every track tore up Look up and you’ll find us Spitting it to enlighten Learning from teachers and seers we speak To the cats with senses heightened So What if we can make it? What if we hold the key? What if we could have everything Of which we ever dreamed? Would you manifest it? Would you make it so? How far can intent get? And how far can we go? Cuz I See you in your brilliance And I see you in your beauty And I see those seeds of a sea of peace and the End of your life’s movie. This flick ain’t none like Scooby Those baddies more notorious Those meddling kids end up with split lids and Ain’t always victorious But still aint no aborting this we In it til the end To overthrow Monsanto as we Get our people fed. We fed up with that poison We fed up with unemployment Our family need good alchemy and Oils for anointing. So What if we can make it? What if we hold the key? What if we could have everything Of which we ever dreamed? Would you manifest it? Would you make it so? How far can intent get? And how far can we go? Cuz we’re Not taught to think like this So let’s get one thing clear You and I are more connected than we Currently appear Why oh why did we do it? Why oh why are we here? What are we finding we love? And what are we finding we fear? There’s light in you and light in me But we rarely say we got it. We fill our nerves with beer and booze and Blunts filled with that chronic And we can feed tsunamis or get Food from aquaponics Are we distilling gins or are we Brewing healing tonics? This world hangs on our shoulders. We build that golden road Or watch out towers fall as we see Our whole town corrode. Forget not the ancients. And hear that inner call. The whole of the universe is deep Within both one and all. Forget not the ancients. Hear that inner call. The whole of the universe is deep Within both one and all Forget not the ancients. And hear that inner call. The whole of the universe is deep Within both one and all I said, forget not the ancients. And hear that inner call. The whole of the universe is deep Within both one and all I said, forget not the ancients. Hear that inner call! The whole of the universe is deep Within both one and all!! Hey From the Healing we know peace From the peace we then create From villages in valleys to towns Healing from earthquakes We bring back from our journeys Our travels never cease. We build and grow and build even when we Lay in the ground deceased. But how can we expect to thrive if Hate flows in our veins? Only when we cool that stress can we Reach those higher planes. Seas of golden grains we see the Seat of Aztec deities but Forget a damn 9 to 5 I’m workin’ to Get free of machinery. A machine out of me? You jokin. Must be high like tokin. Realms I’m tryna reach more mystical than J. R. Tolkien. Yogis and prophets and Yoda have got it We seein’ the sight beyond sight. It’s nothing but meetin’ our highest potential And unfolding all of our might. We’re knowin’ it’s what we are sensin’ We’re breaching the higher dimensions Getting’ to points where were blowing them minds of What current conventions are testing. Searching and learning these lessons We’re meeting and sharing and talkin’ Cuz we are all connected. Mitakuye oyasin!

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The new album by MODAL, the Austin, TX based jazz hip-hop band.

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released April 2, 2015

Nicolas Azlon - Vocals
Jack Van Norman - Piano/Organ
Samuel Howden - Trumpet/Guitar/Synth/Vocals
John French - Bass
Alex Ogle - Drums


Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Eric Wofford

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