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After Hours

by Afro Sensei

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1.
Lazarus 04:28
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Verse 1 Why can’t it ever be so simple Soon as one fire’s out/You spark another flame What’s the trouble with self love You inject the sickness/Then prescribe the cure Now it seems You never really know what you need I have been guilty of feeding your beast But no more Ordered my steps to walk right out the door Chorus I’ve pressed on and held strong Found out I was all alone Broken promises/Unholy solace I split myself open wide Still felt nothing inside Unchained my heart Lazarus has rose up Lazarus has come back to life(only sing second time) Verse 2 Crucified by a savior Swapped out the chains on our wrists For pairs of praying hands Yet you say you’re the martyr Persecution’s your pleasure But became our pain cause it’s clear A ghost of you is all that is here We have been wounded for your transgressions But no more Ordered our steps to walk right out the door Chrorus Bridge (8 bar instrumental break) Poured all my light in your black hole Dying to my flesh never made me whole Another script from the tales you told Leper messiah with no soul Chorus
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Sanctuary 05:26
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Verse 1 On wings of synths you steal away Sweating out your life to drops and strings Bass lines direct your nocturnal ways Disco disciple you’ll never stray Chorus Don’t waste this moment Lose control Defy your demons Let it go Ride the rhythm ‘til you overflow Reach ecstasy in this sanctuary Verse 2 Tongue tied at two left feet you stare Shrinking under the strobe lights neon glare Don’t let pretensions be your cage Lay your burdens down on this dance floor hey Chorus Don’t waste this moment Let it go Defy your demons Bare your soul Ride the rhythm ‘til you overflow Reach ecstasy in this sanctuary (Music Break) Breakdown(just piano bass,drum and guitar) Speak no evil/Seek release Hear no evil/Find relief See no evil/Blessed beats Instant rapture from your grief Chorus Don’t waste this moment Let it go Defy your demons Bare your soul Ride the rhythm ‘til you overflow Reach ecstasy in this sanctuary
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Parking Lot Kingpin 05:29
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Verse1 Fresh fitted laid to the side Cherry Lincoln sweet chariot ride Leather seats/Optimos keep you primed Fresh J’s/On 22’s you glide Speakers shake/The sidewalk quakes Bent behind tint/Loc’d out as you bake Tattooed siren/Dreadlocked dreamer Sellin’ sweet nothings to all the dope divas And on you ride Regulatin’ every shade of the lipstick tribe Redbones and high yellas Godiva chocolates and vanilla wafers Caramel makes you cream inside Bathe in moonlight between thick thighs Asphalt’s your aphrodisiac Backseat boudoir is where it’s at Superstud/Slay all you survey Girls take five when you walk their way Eye of the storm/Cold as black ice Slick as an oil spill/Bark with no bite In a glass house but quick to throw stones Streetlight's the spotlight/Now the curtain calls Parking lot kingpin loves to put on And on, on, on, on and on Verse 2 Get your life’s the war cry tonight Stinger’s on fleek/Queen bee’s taken flight Serve it/Dip it/Twirl it/Bend it Makes the trade line up to spend it All on you Sashaying up the concrete jungle you rule Snatching wigs/You’re goin’ hard Shade thrower/Hidin’ your own scars Read for filth/While you do your own dirt Stunt queen/Putting in much work Poppin’ tags/But got no receipts Snatched for gods/You peasant petty thief Blowin’ backs out then raidin’ wallets Stack more bones in the back of your closet Too cute for time clocks so it’s tricks you shack with Kneel for skullduggery To get crowned with sick fits No shade sis/But everyday just can’t be Christmas Master plan is the next party Latch a new dude to keep from starvin’ All eyes on you as the strobe lights burn Glittery vamp/Livin’ for the nocturne Bass drops while your hips pop Whirlin’ like a dervish as the beat knocks Picket fences and shoppin’ sprees Paper thin promises you’ll never see Questing for who will take you home Parking lot kingpin has no throne
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Rabbit Hole 07:23
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Middernag 04:49
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6.
Sensei Interlude 03:18
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7.
Refuge 04:10
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The sun is going down Restless thoughts are running wild Soon as I see your face Worries start to wilt as we drift away Easy to close the door To hold myself a bay To leave you in the cold But fear won’t pull me down You braved the shadows Shined light in this heart of darkness Now and forever may you Always be my refuge Too late to turn back now Not that I would With you I’m understood The world’s a crooked smile But your embrace braces me For its bite Suffered our share of storms The waves have crashed ashore We’ve had our battles Now we’ve crossed onto the other side Savor victory/The best is still yet to come I’m yours and you are mine All in the name of refuge The moonlight’s glowing now Restless thoughts are running wild Hand in hand we’ll stride Til there’s no more road to ride Long as I’m by your side I’m where I want to be Giving you this strength A heart I trust you to soothe Now and forever may you Always be my refuge Always be my refuge Always be my
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Omega 05:52
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released October 25, 2016

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Afro Sensei Alexandria, Louisiana

Hailing from Alexandria, Louisiana, Afro Sensei has been putting his own idiosyncratic spin on electronic music since the release of his debut EP Bougie Beats in 2014. 2016's deep house and garage-influenced After Hours LP came next. His second LP The Joy Fantastique, was released in June 2019. Sensei's third album, B.G.C. is out now. ... more

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