While Ariana is the lead singer and soloist, I am the principal songwriter in Thugs at Bay. Ariana writes part of the melodies and does part of the arrangements.

Which then turned into: Words

Words

Words on the Move

Words on the Groove

Style goin’ by

Freestylin’ with

Paper and

Pencil, … squeezin’

Rhymes through the

Stencil … of my

Prejudiced

mind.

Lines find an En-

ding, bending

Meaning.

Grinding

Seeds of

Truth… to I-

deas a-

loof…

Chorus:

At the cafe, I

laze away the

day, I play with

words … like with

clay … and i

sip … with the

cup at my lip, the

stuff that i use for the

blues

Grinding the seeds of

truth, to I-

deas aloof of

Sensorship

Self or imposed

Ouch! … Shelfing

Words by the letter

… lining up

Syllables

better, being

Setter of

Bones of re-

ality… The

Tones of the

T‘s … and the

A‘s … and the

E‘s … oh

Please!!!

Chorus:

Please the T’s

Tease the C’s

Grease up the

Grammer, the

Stutter I

utter, …. po-

etic

hammer … and

more … I

mutter ….

Keeping my

Brains

from

the

Gutter

from

the

gutter

Chorus: