After a series of Blackalicious projects, he also released a solo debut 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up in 2004. One of the album's songs 'Rat Race' from 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up was at one point frequently used on the Sky Sports show Soccer AM. In 2009, his second album Escape 2 Mars was released, followed by his third effort The Next Logical Progression in 2012.
Sometime after the release of his third album, Parker had suffered from kidney failure and was receiving dialysis multiple times a week. In January 2020, Parker received a kidney transplant. Parker died on June 18, 2021 of natural causes. His fourth album (and first posthumous album) Finding Inspiration Somehow was released three months after his passing, initially being recorded during the midst of his health troubles and completed before his death.
The Ride of your Life
The Gift Of Gab Lyrics
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That won't touch back again 'til the job is done
Way outta the range of normal
So far where ya are that ya no longer see the sun
It's a journey not of sight but sound
Ready or not your bound
To also embrace the light
Let your soul be again reborn
For these songs buckle up it's the ride of your life
Riffin in the octave of the
Infinite provactive
Come get within a rocketship
Dimensions of a positive
Inventions that is monstrous
I'm givin it my all
It's just my sentiments
Took over and as I give in
To the power of just livin
In the now, I put the div-idends
I holler from the spirit
Within all of us
I'm driftin on a cloud up in
You're meant to feel the shower
Follow in, as I devour
y'all with synonyms and vowels
Ladies and gentlemen
It's our time to dig within a tower
Over ignorance, the final hour's
Here so come and crowd around
And listen up on how I'm stayin driven
By the sound I feel it liftin
Higher how my daily livin
Is the style it's like my children
Seem scattered through the villages
And towns, and when the Gift
Is in the house
I bring the lyrics
That come down from up
Inherent to the sound
From a mysterious, profound
Very indigenous way out
Chief innervision, and
I think I've really truly found religion now
Enter in to the spacecraft filling up
That won't touch back again 'til the job is done
Way outta the range of normal
So far where ya are that ya no longer see the sun
It's a journey not of sight but sound
Ready or not your bound
To also embrace the light
And drift on
Let your soul be again reborn
For these songs buckle up it's the ride of your life
FOURTH DIMENSIONAL ROCKETSHIPS, GOING, UP
"The Ride of Your Life" by The Gift of Gab is a song that is all about exploring the unknown and embracing the journey of life. The lyrics discuss entering a spacecraft that will not return until the job is done, taking you so far out of the range of normal that you no longer see the sun. This journey is not about sight, but about sound, and you are bound to embrace the light.
The song encourages listeners to let their soul be reborn and to buckle up for the ride of their life. The Gift of Gab talks about being in a rocketship that is filled with dimensions of positivity and inventions that are monstrous. He discusses how he is giving it his all and drifting on a cloud up in the sky. The Gift of Gab reminds listeners that it is our time to dig within and to be driven by the sound that lifts you higher.
Overall, the song is a message of hope and encouragement to embrace life's journey, no matter how far out of your comfort zone it may take you. It's about pushing yourself to explore new places and dimensions, both physically and mentally, and to embrace the light that is within you.
Line by Line Meaning
Enter in to the spacecraft filling up
Prepare to embark on a journey, entering a vessel that is becoming occupied by individuals.
That won't touch back again 'til the job is done
The spacecraft will not return to its point of origin until the intended objective has been accomplished.
Way outta the range of normal
The journey deviates significantly from the average, expected experience.
So far where ya are that ya no longer see the sun
The distance traveled is so vast that the sun can no longer be observed from one's current position.
It's a journey not of sight but sound
The experience is focused on auditory sensations rather than visible ones.
Ready or not your bound
Whether one is prepared or not, the path forward is predetermined and inescapable.
To also embrace the light
In addition to the sounds being encountered, one must also welcome and accept the illumination present.
And drift on
Allow oneself to be carried forward without resistance.
Let your soul be again reborn
Enable one's inner essence to be renewed.
For these songs buckle up it's the ride of your life
Prepare oneself for a journey encompassing a powerful musical experience.
Lyrics © Royalty Network Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JACOB DUTTON, TIM PARKER
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