BONES

Released: November 3, 2013

Songwriter: BONES

Producer: Curtis Heron

[Intro: Lester Burnham]
I guess I could be pretty pissed off about
What happened to me
But it’s hard to stay mad
When there’s so much beauty in the world
Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once
And it’s too much;
My heart fills up like a balloon
That’s about to burst
And then I remember to relax
And stop trying to hold onto it
And then it flows through me like rain
And I can’t feel anything but gratitude —
For every single moment of my stupid, little life

[Verse 1]
Got that dope and I got that flow
Anything change, still the same ol' Bones
Somewhere in the dark is a boy you know
If you know me I don't talk 'til the blunt gets smoked
Thugs from the front to the back, let's go
Jam like a white vintage Les Paul
Tear 'ya club down and watch it in slo-mo
Then I ash on the wreckage and I'm walkin' out the door like

[Hook]
Boom (Boom)
Put it in the hoop like slam (slam)
Hear the crowd screamin' our jam (jam)
Bones too cold that's a fact (what?)
And that's how I beat Shaq
Boom (Boom)
Put it in the hoop like slam (slam)
Hear the crowd screamin' our jam (jam)
Bones too cold that's a fact (what?)
And that's how I beat Shaq

[Verse 2]
Wakin' in my room like a quarter to 8
Wonderin' what I'll do to kill the world today
Then I roll my first bone, then I'm into shape, knowin' damn well I'ma make my ends today
I ain't worried 'bout makin' no friends today
If you see it as a problem come and instigate
If you know me you don't wanna make this mistake
See I was bred to hate and I was built to break
Talk like this, try to walk like this
Say my shit don't bang, then you bite that shit
Rewrite that shit, change a couple of the words
That's your whole mixtape down to the core
Sorry
Didn't mean to do it to 'em
Since '94, all I do is do it to 'em
All I see on the radar is me
Me and my brothers, that's SESH 'til I leave

Elmo Kennedy O'Connor (b. January 11th, 1994), popularly known as BONES (formerly Th@ Kid), is an underground rapper from Muir Beach, CA. He is one of the four members of the “Seshollowaterboyz” and has actively released music under several other aliases, such as surrenderdorthy, OREGONTRAIL, and Ricky A Go-Go.

During his childhood, he and his family moved to the small town of Howell, Michigan where he attended school. Eventually, he dropped out at the age of 16 to pursue rap music. His brother, Elliot O'Connor, now Bones' manager, suggested Elmo come live with him in Los Angeles, California. There, he recorded most of his mixtapes and eventually met Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis, and Eddy Baker, people he eventually toured and performed with under their collective name SeshHollowWaterboyz (SHWB). He is of Irish ancestry and also the grandson of actor Robert Culp.

He’s known for his “emo rap” style of music, which is labeled as strictly his own, as well as the rapid rate he releases music (including 100 music videos and over 50 mixtapes), his resistance to joining major record labels, and charging money for his music, despite major interest by many.

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