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Inauguration

by INVICTVS

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1.
Metropolis 03:54
Metropolis – Invictus (Lyrics by Jonah Falk) Verse 1 I'll ride the metro transit Hope there's no traffic Rolling right past it Poems turn to magic Can't count how many rhymes I couldn't find until a bus ride This the combination Kemp and Payton In my zone feeling smoother than Felix and Iwakuma On the move I'm a mover Like I'm going somewhere Static is the fear, with a pen I attack it in the ear, you know, right up in there, I know it's all hot air until I breathe into the mic, get online and press share Beating myself up, brought my rings Into the ring, but no ones there I'm so mad I'm beating up the snare Haven't even brought the hook It's just me verses, here But I can't lose the battle To despair I'll never hit the stage and let the kick drum blare Unless I hit record And let em hear And now I'm here Chorus 206 West coast blend Add our own to the mix Send em to the east coast Let em toast to this shit Cuz we’re trying to make the most of this Verse 2 I'll ride the metro Transit hope there's no traffic Rolling right past it Poems turn to magic Can't count how many rhymes I couldn't find until a bus ride Looking for inspiration There's plenty for taking Reading the information on the pages of our generation Entertaining our imagination with creation And celebrating our Inauguration Paved by joe metro On tobacco roads Speaking with dear friends In old volvos You can roll my way Or you can inhale deep Either way man The river runs deep And try as we may We can't accept defeat Sure, there's no promises I don't know what the problem is With guitar picks Bass hits, lyrics, and drum sticks There's nothing stopping us Living in the metropolis Chorus 206 West coast blend Add our own to the mix Send em to the east coast Let em toast to this shit Cuz we’re trying to make the most of this
2.
Stone 04:25
Stone - Invictus (Lyrics by Jonah Falk) Chorus And I see fire fire today Hope I see brighter brighter days Do you see life in my stone face And I see fire from my stone gaze Behind my stone gates Verse 1 Faces come and go like phases No control so we run through mazes Avoid some places search for replacements I want a clean slate but I'm Stuck wondering if I'll make it I guess I was mistaken Thought we were something it's taking Me time to adjust Crazy Thought we were cool but lately It's been no word I'm thinking mainly We took separate paths But maybe you're not just my path I guess I should just let that go But I hate starting over Now I'm older life is colder Why is new such a tall order Sure I've never been that good with change Dad would say the same But I'm getting to that age Where I better figure out my own way To rebuild our strengthen my shield Can't read notes I play by feel Hit dead ends time to re deal Or make amends if friends are real I'm making time in every line You do your part I'll do mine It's a two way street not about next time Either peace of mind or it's peace goodbye Chorus And I see fire fire today Hope I see brighter brighter days Do you see life in my stone face And I see fire from my stone gaze Behind my stone gates​ Verse 2 Stone face going through the world It's a cold age Despite climate change But i fight to stay brave Stay numb to the pain But not forget Where I'm from on the way How I got here Today That awkward kid Who didn't know how to fit in With his flows spitting Can't speak so he goes written Bitten by this cold world So he throws diction Hoping to find a way Out of this fiction Inner friction split decision Thoughts so conflicted since morals shifted Seems we're all living contradictions thoughts twisted Do my best to keep scripting while these pen points sink in The sickened keep sinking Friends and role models fight with addiction When all they really need Is somebody to listen Visualize better times living lives of distinction I'm moving on with the mission Chorus And I see fire fire today Hope I see brighter brighter days Do you see life in my stone face And I see fire from my stone gaze Behind my stone gates​
3.
Welcome To My Fantasy - Invictus (Lyrics by Jonah Falk) Verse 1 Welcome to my fantasy Of modern day insanity Where people can live happily Without a damn degree And be respected by humanity Consider the matter please I think I can succeed And I'm looked at, like it's some damn disease Cuz I got these dreams And I'm passionate about what I believe Cuz I found my loves at 13 and 15 With no shifting You keep me on guard So I gotta draw swords to move forward Swore to protect these things I just can't live without them it seems But I won't just hide behind my shield protecting, I'm detecting A sense of fear so I stand here sacrificial lamb as an example With an ample reason to burn this candle at both ends, just for them Hoping That I can keep on going and growing without people controlling my mind and mine is swollen from dipping my toes in This unthinkable sin of doing What makes me feel alive But I'd rather die doing that Than live just to survive Chorus It's looking like I got a choice Use my voice And make some noise Or sit back and behave like all the other girls and boys But I could, never sit crisscross It was hard to sit still Was it the, thrill of defiance Or appliance of skill I can't keep quiet and chill I heard that silence can kill Iron will made me express to you Exactly how I feel That's how I feel I heard that silence could kill Iron will made me express to you Exactly how I feel Verse 2 I'm an honest half conscious Self conscious artist on a conquest Pushing through the nonsense Eyeing that D.R.E. doctorate One way to walk obnoxious Success is what you call it Progress ain't how you flaunt it Go King character your content My musical mind jogging Passion keeps my pen jotting Told me to get a job But I'm still stuck up on that walkman Study up for tests fill out your apps and pay concoction I respectfully suggest We look into our options With economic outrage Critical thought downplayed Pop frayed a culture Vultures took away the soul Blame the money fame ego pain Lust justifications made Advanced placement suffocation Class rankings do the same I'm a product of my experience Good and bad times But nearing this Goal keeps me serious Generation stuck On our appearances Dreams we're fearing this From social interferences Chorus It's looking like I got a choice Use my voice And make some noise Or sit back and behave like all the other girls and boys But I could, never sit crisscross It was hard to sit still Was it the, thrill of defiance Or appliance of skill I can't keep quiet and chill I heard that silence can kill Iron will made me express to you Exactly how I feel That's how I feel I heard that silence could kill Iron will made me express to you Exactly how I feel Verse 3 I'm channeling my inspiration Time put in for celebration I remember conversations of "New stuff soon man it's complicated" But no more waiting So impatient Open the doors Make your way in And it may not Sweep the nation But it feels amazing I'm finally making My move In my grove There's so much That I'm trying to do Bite my tongue Save it all for the booth But to keep this in That's a no can do If I don't start now It'll seep right through Better tap into This new Sea crew Discover this potential That we never would have knew I don't always look at tangibles You could call me irrational But diamonds in the dirt I wanna let em see our rapping crew If you could feel this feeling Than you'd say it's understandable No control doing things that I never thought imaginable But here we go From notebooks to stereos Bus rides on late nights Rapping everywhere we go A new chapter unfolds Passion keeps us from the cold Fashioned to us from the soul Satisfaction is the goal Chorus It's looking like I got a choice Use my voice And make some noise Or sit back and behave like all the other girls and boys But I could, never sit crisscross It was hard to sit still Was it the, thrill of defiance Or appliance of skill I can't keep quiet and chill I heard that silence can kill Iron will made me express to you Exactly how I feel That's how I feel I heard that silence could kill Iron will made me express to you
4.
Madness 03:19
Madness - Invictus (Lyrics by Jonah Falk) Into All my life I've been chasing people Letting go eventually When I really should be telling people I'ma let you come to me So I'll start walking if you fall off Then it wasn't really meant to be Those that matter are walking with me So it wasn't really meant to be Chorus A I've been chasing people Letting go eventually I should be telling people I'ma let you come to me If you fall off It wasn't meant to be no, no, no It wasn't meant to be Chorus B And it came from a place of sadness Starting to march so it turned to madness Broke into a run now I'm dodging traffic Almost got hit but I couldn't have it Verse 1 Bags packed running Feeling lighter than I've ever been Scared of the emptiness Excited for filling it If my life was written I'd be out of commission I want a quality rush and I'm working on fulfilling it Forging my own path for Others I have visited With happiness prohibited I don't even consider it Well that's a lie It's a little bit more intricate But for what it's worth I think it's clear that I'll be risking it Chorus A I've been chasing people Letting go eventually I should be telling people I'ma let you come to me If you fall off It wasn't meant to be no, no, no It wasn't meant to be Chorus B And it came from a place of sadness Starting to march so it turned to madness Broke into a run now I'm dodging traffic Almost got hit but I couldn't have it Verse 2 One day I'll look Back like a Griffey hat Reminisce of this and that Laugh at all the stress But til then I'm in the thick of that This session of self expression Has left me second guessing It's a curse and a blessing With perks and aggression Just trying to keep learning and build connections Drawing parallels, sketches Crowds and new perspectives I'm a rebel cuz my major Is your elective Lies are corrected When lives are affected Funny how we thrive On this online attention When the greatest heroes Go unnoticed or unmentioned You think I figured it out I'm no exception Just trying to do something Constructive with all this tension See myself in these pages And accepting my reflection Knowing not a cent of this Paper is my incentive Chorus A I've been chasing people Letting go eventually I should be telling people I'ma let you come to me If you fall off It wasn't meant to be no, no, no It wasn't meant to be Chorus B And it came from a place of sadness Starting to march so it turned to madness Broke into a run now I'm dodging traffic Almost got hit but I couldn't have it (have it)
5.
Miles In Between - Invictus (Lyrics by Jonah Falk) Chorus I don't want to waste my time Feeling like I'm running from my fantasy And I don't wanna waste your time I promise that I'm coming back eventually And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken I'm about to lose my mind I'm so far away from where I want to be And I'm just counting down the time Until I can be with you without these miles in between And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken Verse 1 I can envision The people I'm missing Dad's in the kitchen Mom's there too if I was ditching Class I could watch my brother Bask in his fruition But instead I pay tuition While I'm itching to get these written works read aloud I just want to make em proud develop my sound til I'm enveloped in a crowd I just want my family and friends around, I've been about my business but syllabus silliness got me feeling down My brothers growing taller every day And I'm out of town This is what I get when I'm away I know I'm missing out My intuition's saying I'm paying more than tuition now, I'm switching out Someone take the reins 'fore I throw in towel Chorus I don't want to waste my time Feeling like I'm running from my fantasy And I don't wanna waste your time I promise that I'm coming back eventually And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken I'm about to lose my mind I'm so far away from where I want to be And I'm just counting down the time Until I can be with you without these miles in between And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken Verse 2 She's a puzzle Looking for peace in the struggle Belief in the hustle Punchlines bleed at the knuckles Deceivingly subtle Grieving and humble Breathe in rebuttal When you beef with our huddle Feeling fine cuz it's not you She keeps me going Full of energy and motion From I-5 They only see the beauty in her skyline I listen to beat of the heart of the city Let my lyrics sit, and then fly from within in me I sing hymns of the fire that I can see Speak of the iron in my will that can tempt me Make the most from what I have to content me But your absence is madness and won't leave Chorus I don't want to waste my time Feeling like I'm running from my fantasy And I don't wanna waste your time I promise that I'm coming back eventually And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken I'm about to lose my mind I'm so far away from where I want to be And I'm just counting down the time Until I can be with you without these miles in between And I'll see you on weekends Drive up when we can I'll bus down to see ya Cuz we'll never weaken (Repeat)​

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Inauguration is our first EP, released in March of 2015. Live hip-hop band with a mix of rap and rock.

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released March 30, 2015

Invictus:
Drums - Dallas Quick
Bass - Shaun Quick
Guitar - Ricardo Quintanilla
Rapping - Jonah Falk
Singing - Elena Smith

Visuals:
Shaun Quick

Recording:
Collective effort of all five band members

Mixing:
Special thanks to Yung Link for post tape processing

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INVICTVS Seattle, Washington

Drums by Dallas Quick

Guitar & Bass by Shaun Quick

Vocals by Jonah Falk

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