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Jen's Mixtape Vol. 1

by Jen Msumba

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How Do I Get It 02:16
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I’ve tried so many ways and Feel I wasted all my time I guess that I’m ok But I’m lonely I think it’s now that I raise up look myself in the face Got to know that I’m enough But if only How do I get it, how do i get it your heart How do I get it, how do I get it your love How do I get it, how do I get it your heart How do I get it, how do i get it yeah mmmmmm after a long day Giving away all my time I wanna do it my way Even for a moment When will I know if i reached the top All things on the up and up Done waiting no hand outs I’m wanna be known yeah How do I get it, how do i get it your heart How do I get it, how do I get it your love How do I get it, how do I get it your heart How do I get it, how do i get it yeah mmmmmm
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Don't Believe The Hype 01:45
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Oh Sometimes I get tired And I realize it’s ok To just sit and watch the rain fall down Huh Sometimes I've had enough So I close my eyes And dream about nothing at all The best things I’ve learned Been from unexpected places Sweetest things Great relationships Consideration Communication New situations Keep me on my toes I don’t worry though Can’t take it too serious Today is today What an experience Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Tomorrow ain’t here What you worried about You got Life in your bones And you can change the plot Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Tomorrow ain’t here What you worried about Oh Sometimes I get tired And I realize it’s ok To just sit and watch the rain fall down Yeah Sometimes I've had enough So I close my eyes And I dream about living it all Best things I’ve learned From unlikely faces I've been helped By complete strangers So if you’re out there don’t believe the hype There’s still good in the world Yeah (I said it) That’s right Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Tomorrow ain’t here What you worried about You got life in your bones And you can change the plot Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Today is today And that’s what we’ve got Tomorrow ain’t here What you worried about You got life in your bones And you can change the plot Today is today And that’s what we’ve got
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Most Likely To 02:36
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Friday night next door they’re playing music Getting loud Seem to be having fun I wouldn’t know it Never was One to go to parties Sat at home Growing up Didn’t really mind it At all Wasn’t a cool kid Wasn’t most likely to succeed Homecoming queen Best dressed Most talented At all Ooh Ooh ohh Ooh ooh You You held my hand when I was Twenty three Never felt anything like it At all Most likely to Most likely to Marry you Wouldn't really mind it at all Ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh Friday night Next door they’re playing music Getting loud Seem to be having fun We wouldn’t know it At all Watching our favorite show This is how our story goes Oh Most likely to love you Most likely to love you
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It Breaks My Heart 02:57
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YOU DONT see YOURE BEAUTIFUL you dont know youre worthy your eyes are on the ground now your soul is hurting im looking back on you wanna pick you up but i cant reach you reach you and it breaks my heart it breaks my heart whern you cry cause you’re just not good enough it breaks my heart because you are You see your shadow a reminder that the sun shines on you a battle undo what’s done to you it matters who you are you matter it breaks my heart when you cry cause you’re just not good enough it breaks my heart because you are it breaks my heart that you don’t think you’re a shining star it breaks my heart because you are
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Light In The Dark ft. Cierra June, Jake N' Sky 03:19
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I wanna shine like a star in the sky Things are hard but I never my spirit die I’ve been smiling since the day I was born Yeah, I was made for more Building my life on things I believe Can’t convince me that I wont achieve Looking up and it’s love that I see Yeah I wanna be a light in the dark Shine like a diamond while making my mark Igniting the true love in everyone’s heart I wanna be a light in the dark I wanna shine like a city on a hill Can’t cover me, yeah you know they never will A bright light in the middle of the dark 'Cause it only takes one to light a spark I keep my eyes on all that is true Showin' love in everything I do Being kind cuz I don’t know what you’re goin through I’ll be right here (yeah) Someone you can talk to I wanna be a light in the dark Shine like a diamond while making my mark Igniting the true love in everyone’s heart I wanna be a light in the dark I wanna be a star in the sky Changing the world with one song at a time Creating collections of souls that collide Here in this moment of friendship tonight I wanna be a light in the dark Shine like a diamond while making my mark Igniting the true love in everyone’s heart I wanna be a light in the dark I wanna be a light in the dark Shine like a diamond while making my mark Igniting the true love in everyone’s heart I wanna be a light in the dark Be a light Yeah Shine it
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A Thousand Little Stars 02:22
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You say your hands are cold I say your heart is warm No one else I’d rather shelter with Through the storm You’re strong right where it counts You’re firmly rooted in the ground And when I’m lost You make me found I see all the little parts That make you who you are Not the moonlight or the sun You’re a thousand Little stars One plus one is always two But I feel like I’ve got more with you And I know that you don’t think it’s true But it’s true We’ve been through everything together Hold my hand we’ll jump the nether Catch the wind and fly forever High high high I see all the little parts That make you who you are Not the moonlight or the sun But a thousand Little stars, little stars, little stars You say your hands are cold I say your heart is warm No one else I’d rather shelter with Through the storm I see all the little parts That make you who you are Not the moonlight or the sun But a thousand Little stars
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I'm A Sad Song 02:27
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I knew you were just a friend But I let my mind be free again Playing lots of let’s pretend Thinking we were more than friends Didn’t mean to speak my mind but you hurt me All my life worried people will dessert me Holding on to the thread wrapped around me No There’s nothing that I need 'Cause when I love it’s with all my heart Guess I'm silly 'Cause it’s broken into many parts How I'm healing Like a puzzle placed in a frame Repaired Don’t want to fall apart again There’s sunshine And there’s rainbows in the sky But i can’t see it 'Cause there’s tears in my eyes I’m a sad song Don’t listen to me Save yourself I’ll be a long Long time Sad song But it feels so good Swimmin’ in the puddle Of regret and should Takin’ time to myself Who would Imagine I could do it But I could Forget what I told you Can we just be friends I want everything to be normal again But Who am I kidding A repetitive mind Won’t Let it go That’s the problem with time There’s sunshine And there’s rainbows in the sky But I can’t see it 'Cause there’s tears in my eyes I’m a sad song Don’t listen to me Save yourself I’ll be a long Long time There’s sunshine And there’s rainbows in the sky But I can’t see it 'Cause there’s tears in my eyes I’m a sad song Don’t listen to me Save yourself I’ll be a long Long time
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I'm Not Ready To Grow Up 01:58
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I’m not ready I’m not ready I’m not ready To grow up Stuck in my mind Falling behind I’m not ready to grow up I don't want my driver’s license I don’t wanna pay the bills I want my mom’s lasagna And reminders to take my pills I just want this simple life Go to school and act alright I'm not I'm not ready to grow up I don’t like parties Teenagers scare me I'm not ready to grow up I watch cartoons Eat cereal in the afternoon I'm not ready to grow up I don't want my driver’s license I don’t wanna pay the bills I want my mom’s lasagna And reminders to take my pills I just want this simple life Go to school and act alright I'm not I'm not ready to grow up One two three four I'm not ready I'm not ready I'm not ready For this life It’s too scary Please someone take care of me I'm not ready for this life I don't want my driver’s license I don’t wanna pay the bills I want my mom’s lasagna And reminders to take my pills I just want this simple life Go to school and act alright I'm not I'm not ready to grow up I'm not I'm not ready to grow up I'm not I'm not ready to grow up!
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Atypical 02:27
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All my rhymes are hashtag original Inspired from the analog days Before digital Call me old fashioned But that time was integral In forming my musical mind Critical I still collect vinyl It’s something physical The sound in my opinion Unequivocal Invisible When I was young they diagnosed me atypical Treated me like I was an imbecile But I’m showing out now Making all them sad cats sit back and meow I take a bow Don’t put baby in a corner You can push me back all the way I’m moving forward Straightforward I’m a child of God I’m truly happy inside this isn’t a facade Broad strokes Don’t paint me with I’m very specific in my craft, wordsmith To all of my people who are feeling this Set yourself free and get down with it To all of my people who are feeling this Yeah To all of my people who are feeling this Set yourself free and get down with it To all of my people who are feeling this Yeah Sometimes I wish I was a simple individual Understood my brain like an Ikea manual I see the beauty in the wire-cross electrical So I stop complaining when it gets hard. Grateful Hateful. I’ve dealt with bullies were a plateful I fought ‘em off and ate my steak though Big problem but was fate though Can you relate yo? I was the scapegoat They blamed my name and wrote a fake note My mom was strong she’d get in my boat We never drowned we always stay afloat That you can quote To all of my people who are feeling this Set yourself free and get down with it To all of my people who are feeling this To all of my people who are feeling this Set yourself free and get down with it To all of my people who are feeling this
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Highway 93 02:37
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You and me On highway 93 We pass that old antenna On the hill we’re almost there You say it’s necessary That they’ll help me That I’m sick and that they’re well Equipped with all their papers And their plans I’m afraid but you can’t tell I just turn up the radio And sing On highway 93 Years go by and we turn gray I’m desperate Freedom isn’t mine I long to live and make mistakes Unencumbered By the people in my life You say any day now Almost there Hang on it’s almost time My seatbelt on I promise To be good Even though you told a lie Then I turn up the radio And sing Highway 93
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Wildflower 03:17
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I’m running through the fields Tumble down twisted hill I laugh instead of cry I thought we were something Then you dropped me down, down, down Now there’s tears in my eyes I'm a wildflower You want a rose I need a friend But have to let go It hurts cause I was close to you But never the one Yeah I’m a wildflower Love me, you love me not my heart’s exposed You pull apart my layers There’s more of me than you tore apart Now I’m free to go You did me a favor I'm a wildflower You want a rose I need a friend But have to let go It hurts cause I was close to you But never the one Yeah I’m a wildflower oohs I'm a wildflower You want a rose I need a friend But have to let go It hurts cause I was close to you But never the one Yeah I’m a wildflower I live in the rain showers Lift me up towards the sun Yeah I’m a wildflower
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Hard To Breathe ft. Pro Lyrical 02:39
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Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city And everywhere I turn it's a mistake Breathing in this smoke makes me tipsy I just want to go where I'm OK Blue skies hover over my day Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city Pro- It's hard to breathe plus the smog make it hard to see Hard to be, who we born to be plus we ought to be Free to be who we be on the inside Outside's telling us to let our inner kid die Not me I see the world kind of opposite We need a lot kinder; kind a lot are finding hardships Lots give, but lots more are trying taking it I need my sanity my inner sanctum's sacred I just wanna go where I'm OK blue skies hover over my day, got a feeling when I run away it's hard to breathe in the city" That's why I am taking it to places where the sound of it Feels right, instead of fakers sounding counterfeit So turn it down a bit, not talking bout the volume though Just talking bout the volume of your garbage that I'm watching grow Let it go, take it in and just breathe again, As me and Jen just try and make it green again Clean again, organize, maybe clean our heads And bump this song anytime that you need a friend Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city And everywhere I turn it's a mistake Breathing in this smoke makes me tipsy I just want to go where I'm OK Blue skies hover over my day Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city I keep it simple my perspective's keep it positive So lean on me baby maybe I can be your oxygen Lots to give once we focus on the consequence Instead of urging us to action lacking lots of sense Its obvious once we see it in the retrospect You gots to give if you want to learn to get respect So grow organic there wont be no bull And let it breathe like cotton and Merino wool Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city And everywhere I turn it's a mistake Breathing in this smoke makes me tipsy I just want to go where I'm OK Blue skies hover over my day Gotta feeling when I run away It's hard to breathe in the city

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released April 15, 2024

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Jen Msumba Wauchula, Florida

Jen's mix of folk and acoustic indie pop elements are raw, with lyrics that will take you into her world, and leave you better for it.

Jen's message is mighty. She is one to watch.

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