Slippin' Away

[Intro — 4 bars instrumental] [Classic guitar sample plays alone, distant and filtered through vinyl crackle] [Hip-hop drums begin creeping in during the final 2 bars] [Chorus — cut-up and distant retro sample] “we~ should be workin, but time just keeps slippin away” “you keep writin them songs, when you should be gettin paid” [Rap Verse 1 — full beat enters] Laptop up, ash in the tray, ten tabs, one for business Inbox jumpin’, peeped that shit, let it sit for a minute She said “good mornin’” with a pic, whole plan got twisted Halfway through the file, now my head gettin lifted She hit my eye, I’m hittin’ right back One hit turn five, now we lost in the gap Told her “I’m workin’,” she know that’s cap I got one hand typin’, other hand in the stash Clock hit ten, still ain’t touched what they sent bills still due, I know where its spent Lock back in, knock it out, keep things straight [1-bar beat drop — guitar sample hangs alone] but then ma mind light up - [Full beat slams back in] [retro sample returns] "there go half your day!" [Chorus — cut-up and distant retro sample - opens up] “we~ should be workin, but time just keeps slippin away” “you keep writin them songs, when you should be gettin paid” (Woke up early mornin and we're both already hittin the bong) "But we're supposed to be workin, So we best not be takin too long" [Instrumental Sample Flip — 8 bars] [Classic guitar hook comes forward over the full hip-hop beat] [First 4 bars let the original guitar phrase ride mostly untouched] [Second 4 bars chop and repeat the final guitar notes, with distant vocal fragments of “slippin away” and “gettin paid” used as rhythmic accents] [Drums filter down during the final bar, then snap back clean] [Rap Verse 2] Sun up, smoke in the room, three drafts still unfinished’ Boss text came through, shi', let the deadline sit right Now Im makin somethin kinda sick “Still got time,” yea that’s the lie that I tell myself Say less, I’m on it, give me one sec One sec turn an hour when the idea get legs Notes in my phone, got art on the desk Got her name in the corner of everything That’s my twin, my muse, my favorite distraction She gas one thought, now I’m deep in the action I'm dodgin’ the grind, yea I’m just stealin’ a minute [1-bar beat drop — guitar sample hangs alone] you know dat girl gon help you clock in- [Kick and guitar stab] [retro sample loop returns] "you know dat girl gon help you get it!" [Bridge - distant retro samples] "Bills~ on the counter, smoke in the glass" "Art~ on the screen, whole morning gone fast" "we know what we got, we know what it cost" "So we play for a minute, then we're back on the clock" [Final Chorus — cut-up and distant retro sample] “we~ should be workin, but time just keeps slippin away” “you keep writin them songs, when you should be gettin paid” (Woke up early mornin and we're both already hittin the bong) "But we're supposed to be workin, So we best not be takin too long" [sample comes back - opens up loud and full to close the song] “we~ should be workin, but time justs keep slippin away” “you keep writin them songs, when you should be gettin paid” [Final words to close] (Woke up early mornin and we're) (Woke up early mornin and we're) (Woke up early mornin and we're both already hittin the bong) "But we're supposed to be workin, So we best not be takin too long"./[end]