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ROOFTOPS Vol. 1 feat. Arisa Safu

by ROOFTOPS

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1.
Broken Bridges By Donnie Adams A broken bridge in time Signal from the heart got lost in the mind Ever so clear, the tone of the love That entered the heart and ventured in blood Singing a song, up to above But drowned out by memories Of never met, extended hands Expectations and made plans Promises and honest eyes Left in the cold ‘til forever ends So the body’s lost Moving to a groove that’s probably false And filled with fear So them bones rattle, that spine crooked And them eyes shook on the crook of tears This book of pain, covered in clothes Shiny diamonds and rings of gold Things that glow, over a darkness Bleeding a dream and in need of soul Forget what he knows blocking the flow Open his eye, let the song rise, Undivided and providing a vibe That defines and aligns we beings alive In all our glory, all our shine All our stories, combined in time Relaxing now, to that sound of love A feeling inside, feel it inside A broken bridge in time Signal from the heart got lost in the mind
2.
Reconstruction By Donnie Adams They said the lights was on right Like the night was gone Bright, like a crisp kiss delivered through this microphone Why is it so amazing Everyday in this fragrance Sky, laying the pavement I, play in my favorite Pie, tasting the flavors Riding through this groove Provided by this truth It’s cool and never new Forever, it’s been the sound The style wow Maybe the proof too Let it seduce you Cause every time I’m in this space and see a face with a frown I cry A glimpse of a soul, holding the truth Proud as now and showing it too Forgetting a how, is what it do Living it through, signaling you Similar often to sun and song Raising a poem way up Into a home lay up That’s what we born to do like Given the cycle of life in this time Spending it wise, sending the vibes Miracles, Bringing ‘em live ‘Til the beings grow wings And the dreams ‘ll rise Flying inside untying the pain Changed the whole game up Loving the rain now Ain’t have to move but we came up Cause every time I’m in this space and see a face with a frown I cry Taking broken pieces Mosaic of hope and leeches Today is the open season For waving the flag of reason Cause even gangstas want peace in these streets And easy breathing Can see it deep in they eyes That demon ready to die Steady and high the gaze The night sky the stars That milky way of ours Regarded as home scars From losing the path are The map to make it back To the fact that we are gods At-large playing are parts Cause every time I’m in this space and see a face with a frown I cry
3.
Faith 04:41
Faith Written by Donnie Adams and Arisa Safu What’s here for me, dear pen Spirits are ya hearing me, Bet ya’ll get annoyed by that fear in me Them angel numbers, all around steady cheering me But often drowned by the sound of doubt and what appears to be My failures, or lessons, whatever let me tell you that I’m stressing But my guess is that you knew that Please show me where the glue at The shoes at, that fit my feet and keep me grounded balanced In this rabbit hole with Alice thirsty trying to find the chalice Have a little faith in me, there’s a fire burning true, after all that we’ve been through, we deserve something good, don’t we all What’s that huh, it’s right here I heard it before Supposed to see it so much light here but I’m hurting for more Gave me the keys and support but won’t turn to the door Riches on the other side but addicted to poor, poor Me, seeing opportunities fly by like a demon in dreams So I’m hiding Diving in a spell of hope and broken plans Stranded in a hell that’s cloaked as open land Have a little faith in me, there’s a fire burning true, after all that we’ve been through, we deserve something good, don’t we all Still at the table betting on myself and faithful that the game is rigged Aimed to give pain and take my change and split Claim a little flame but leaving me hanging with no way to live Basking, in all of my passion, ‘bout to cash, in, and then A strong wind blew a memory of no particular time But dipped in an intricate energy With the symmetry of sun and soul, me and life One to know, remembered to grow, remembered the rites Have a little faith in me, there’s a fire burning true, after all that we’ve been through, we deserve something good, don’t we all Felt the keys in my pocket again Saw the door walked up unlocked it and then What a shock saw myself with no blockages and A beautiful smile Eyes just watching the wind Carrying love Above me was the heavens Below me was the heavens Inside me was a god that brought it together blessing Eternity and ALL the peace no longer resting And awake to the self that we are Free in the essence
4.
It Shines 04:10
It Shines Written by Donnie Adams A figure from my past life passed into the picture Now I’m picking up the pieces of the scriptures Long list of wrongs and the way to get back home This weight on my backbone’s unbearable 20-ton thoughts, let me share a few Listen close, open up your heart so we can share a view Daring you, to try my shoes, blue but not suede Wading in the water but not saved, Jesus Thought I had something like Yeezus But he got believers, sweet mother of peace Why did you leave us Oh it was me and my belligerent demons, should’ve Paid to lift the curse and take the cleaning But I’m too rehearsed in giving without receiving Living without a reason, swimming in open seas Regardless of the season, yeah Some real artist shit, head harder than bricks Fed letters to lyrics, but the sad part of it is Wisdom comes in and bends into a rhyme But it’s much more time ‘for it bends into my mind Swims into my actions, bringing my heart to shine But the sweet part is that it shines Shines Bringing my love Into the light Letting me know That it’s alright, It’s alright A light so gorgeous, fight for more of this Forward in exploring the corridors opening A night so flawless, auroras showing all us Called out of the fog, we saw what started all this Stars that never fall, it’s something we called home It’s something we all own, it’s something we all on Gone On a flight to right now I smile and the tree smiles back, I write down A love story Between my heart and mind emotions and time Combined with everything behind my life now Divine mission Tuning into transmissions Sent to myself from myself posted in different dimensions this is Just listening, minus the wanting more Divided by nothing or, united forever more You damn right it’s idealistic Tell me why would I deal with it, if it wasn’t for better shores Knocking on heaven’s door, saw I’m on the inside My fear and the door disappeared Became clear my heart beats with every inch I Measured in experience, hearing it and appearances Steering it into clearances, peering from where I sent my First vibe, clutched in the surf I, touched to the Earth Then burst into birth with my third eye Shocked by my mind’s imagination and binds but it shines, Shines Bringing my love Into the light Letting me know That it’s alright, It’s alright
5.
Whispers of You Written by Donnie Adams Saw your face like light up in the clouds, had me on my wow What is that a smile, star showers shouting out Can I get a whisper of your wisdom, promise that I listen Eyes glisten like the truth, ooh, missing lies, you and I Something universal like the proof of magic, poof Rabbits out of hats, my habits fly away My past is the path, to your passion as we fly away They can catch us laugh, tell em save the date Now forever and forever known This home, this is us, this is trust, it’s a must Plus, perfect timing and too late Like maybe we’ll make ‘em all, take a break and recall The greatest day of ‘em all, and crawl out of the fog And awwwww We going in like what’s up The heavens that’s below us and holding this golden opus That opens into our souls, so beautiful majestic The essence of what we love, a blessing in every hug O your aura or a glimpse of your empathy into me Promise faithfully We’ll make the centuries mention we Ascended side by side, twin flames we rise Unchained from time, we been here before We’ll be back again, to open the doors To greet ‘em all in, from crossing the shores Into the force of being Of being one on the course, finding the source Of unconditional love, we are it and nothing more

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Vol. 1 hears Louk’s lo-fi, bass-heavy, multi-instrumentalist production create an often hypnotic and harmonic canvas for Donnie’s poetic, deliberate and buttery flow to blend with Arisa’s sultry and grounded vocals; reminiscent of collaborations with the likes of Mick Jenkins and Bad Bad Not Good or James Blake and RZA, but lighter than both, like Outkast on Elevators or Guru’s Jazzmatazz.

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released November 6, 2020

All lyrics written by Donnie, the MC with the exception of the chorus of "Faith" written by Arisa Safu

Produced and Mixed by Louk
Recorded in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Album Artwork by Donnie, the MC

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