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Everyone has a secret
Everyone has a struggle
Everyone has the past, the present and the future
This is a moment to consider every story
Every circumstance
Every veiled emotion
Every veiled emotion
We're back to the start
We're back to the very start
Start the show
You can't have ADAM without EVE
You can't have ADAM without EVE
Start the show
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2. |
Padding
01:23
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Stuck in that mansion, friends got no passion, your daddy's never home
The only time you're happy is when you're flashy keeping up with Mama Jones
No one knows 'bout your habits, you hide your panic, always smiling to the phone
You like the rapping, it hides your padding, you'd love to flee from home
We all just
Yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah
We all just
Stuck in that mansion, friends got no passion, your daddy's never home
The only time you're happy is when you're flashy keeping up with Mama Jones
No one knows 'bout your habits, you hide your panic, always smiling to the phone
You like the rapping, it hides your padding, you'd love to flee from home
We all just addicts to naked chicks that sit on dicks to be actress or act rich and get in clicks
In your new whip, your new tits, hope your boo clicks
Your new pic, new fit, makes you slim thick
Lying that you're happy, put a hashtag on it
Don't get enough likes if ya ass ain't on it
So yeah, yeah, we all just ball, ball, ball, FALL
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3. |
Me & My Money
01:23
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Woo-oh-oh (*no, no, no*)
Man, I don't know who to trust
Woo-oh-oh (*no, no, no*)
Guess me & my money is all I got
If only I were a baby boy again
I sure miss all of that innocence
The devil won't wear horns and tails
He comes disguised in beautiful lies and a shiny halo
You think 1 + 1 is five 'til it's too late to ring the alarm
Turns out your best friend was just that, an ally you never had
Now that bastard's yapping behind your back so watch your back
Backstabbers never show their hands
Is it 'bout my craft, is it bout cash?
Is it 'bout who I am? Have to put an end to that
Where the cool cats at?
Turns out everyone's a rat
Woo-oh-oh (*no, no, no*)
Man, I don't know who to trust
Woo-oh-oh (*no, no, no*)
This is to the trendchasers, the pretenders, all the fake friends
That's why I keep spending (*swipe, swipe, swipe*)
It's my only friend here
That's why I keep spending (*swipe, swipe, swipe*)
It's my only friend
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4. |
You Don't Wanna Know
01:23
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You don't wanna know
You don't wanna know
Hey
I think I'm feeling myself, as I come for the belt
Cover up with some pelts
Cold flow getting felt
Let's establish some wealth
Ya better seek shelter
This one to remember
Not coming off as a pacifist, I'm your dad when he grabs the fifth
I can use my fists on the beat, wouldn't that be neat
Put a fist in the air if you value me
I know that you'll be mad when girl you try to attract
Is bopping her head to rap instead of into your lap
Cause maybe she's done with trap and maybe she's done with naps
I thank God that I'm beating the odds,
I thank God that I'm still in my prime, yup
I thank God that I'm beating the odds,
I thank God that I'm still in my prime, yup
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5. |
Jealous By Design
01:23
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Uh, uh, uh, uh
Jealous by design
I can't let go, what's mine is mine
Uh, uh, uh, uh
Jealous by design
A part of me knows this ain't right
Uh
Why can't I trust you?
See, I don't want to be the bad guy of this story
But something inside of me craves to control every small thing
I've tried to tell myself it don't matter
It's the twelfth time I smell a weird smell
Overanalysing your texts
Love can change a man like the fullmoon if left unchecked
Turn him into a monster, savage and obsessed
Uh, uh, uh, uh
Jealous by design
I can't let go, what's mine is mine
Uh, uh, uh, uh
Jealous by design
My insecurities bite
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6. |
Reset
01:23
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Snoh Aalegra's on but I hope it don't snow yet
Snuggled with my honey in a hut for the sunset
Been going back and forth like a swing set
At recess, let's reset this whole ship thing for a minute
Man I can't, cause I can't do this life without you being up in it
So then let's get down to business, I only got a few minutes
If you leave then I'm finished but if you stay then one of us might end up as a defendant
So look girl
I just wanna be with you so stop the scheming
(Why do you have all my Apple products right now)
I'm just an ADAM hoping that EVE won't leave this evening
Snoh Aalegra's on but I hope it don't snow yet
Snuggled with my honey in a hut for the sunset
Been going back and forth like a swing set
At recess, let's reset this whole ship thing for a minute
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7. |
Away
01:23
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I've been trying for so long
But I feel like I'm alone
I just got to face my fear
I'm going far away from here
Here I go away from here
Here I go away from here
Saw that new pic on your page
You're back to your ways
Here I go away from here
Here I go away from here
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8. |
Black Monday
01:23
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Hey, hey! (*Hey, wadup?*)
You know why I'm here man (*Oh you wanna go bar for bar?*)
Mhm, let's do it (*Oh you wanna go bar for bar? Let's do it*)
It's the clash of the charismatic rabble-rousers
Crashing in like a comet shower
Got that populist power
I abuse the mic, Lauer
Spent many a late hour mastering my craft to make my painful mornings past
I'm your soon browser-filling wife-arouser, facts
I got ya mouth spewing liquid like a Gloom
It's your doom, it's your tomb
When I zoom on these interludes
Taking all these niggas boos but you a fool
You call us jiggaboos but now what you finna do
T and WAC is coming through
We all got our own tales of heartbreak and rusty chains
And everyone's got a bad day
A black coffee blackened dreams type Monday
That's why I don't F with Coke, man not even if it's cola
Popping off like a soda, I'm hotter than Arizona
Gotta think about my legacy, my homie is a junior
And I'm still about to get it with unusual maneuvers like BLAOW!
Look, I'm the truth, I can't lie
2020's been wild but we're the vaccine, the light
Sound more contagious than corona, Fauci's got no advice
Fuck civil war, the world's divided but everyone agrees
We're feverishly hot
Right, Wes?
Yeah, let's just call it a tie
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9. |
Sins I
01:23
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Yeah
Uh
This remind me of the H, 77443, homies in the street got a weird nosebleed
This remind me of the H, you can get some mace in ya face if you pick on the wrong one to chase
This remind me of the H, cruising down beltway 8, getting beat from the beltway, hey
This remind me of the H, growing up the people know the stakes but it still felt safe man
I remember growing up: nuclear fam
I remember thinking this was the norm and the plan
Not knowing that the nuclear was gonna go boom
I remember playing Nelly in my room
Sweat, you don't wanna know what's next, kid
You don't wanna know what's next
The city that I rep can take it all from ya
Katy Mills mall, it was 4 of us rolling
Little sis and I remember this fondly
I remember when my gramps and I was doing some bonding
Not knowing the whole time he was hating on mommy
She held her head up proudly but whole time they doubted us
This remind me of the H...
Sis used to live down the hallway
Daddy used to play guitar
Always kicking back to some Earth, Wind, and Fire
This remind me of the H
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10. |
Sins II
01:23
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Man
Starting to understand, normality of a man,
And then you realize man includes the people you stan
That includes dad
Talking to mom about it, she got a tear in her eye
I hear about what happened and I must've seem so surprised
Sometimes the lies show the prize your heart can't hide and pops he tried to keep inside the raw desires as he inquired became a buyer and admired things acquired from women that he ain't put a ring on
And made me think back to all the women I must've lead on
I really now am starting to examine myself
If I just do the same that my dad did who can I ask for help
I know that I'm not him but the loneliness that's within had me caught up in the same sin when I was younger
I guess I got that hunger from him, I'm shocked that I made it out without putting bun in the oven
It make me think of my cousin who got a kid on the way
I hope he never thought I judged him in any way
We all moving further and more further away
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11. |
Sins III
01:23
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With the state of our world, every time we meet could be the last
Got a lineup of people who are now in the past
Trying not to cry, I say goodbye to big Juan
He got cancer a few years later and just *poof*, man he was gone
I don't know how you go through this and can still seem so strong
My weakness must be from dad because it involves my dong
If he knew what I have done I wonder what he would think
I know that I'm not perfect and in weakness I think
I don't need somebody who's near, I need somebody who's here
With a capital H, I look down at my plate
Loneliness is all I got, I should've ordered a steak
Well, honestly I don't want steak, I'm always dreaming of cake
My psyche is still impaired but I decide I should pair
And now only the smell of my guilt is in the air
I know that it isn't fair, I pretend not to care
I swallow all of my feelings and smack her on derriére
Cause after all my meat being inside of some pink is pretty rare
Did that when I was young but now the man I've become was still just living a lie
And selfishly I thought I could keep old women around
While my wife was now by my side
And now I just watch her cry, and cry, and cry, and cry
Sins
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Carte Blanche
01:23
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You can't match none of my drive
Guess what years of solitude and shame did to my mind
Now I'm back, all this ego don't fit inside this skull
I'll mop the floor with the ops, it's a race to the top
Carte blanche
Another tale from the ringside
Got only one rule in this club called life
You have to fight, leave no survivors, strangle or bite
Mood Tyler Durden
Juice, fighter's purpose
Whoever's trying to hurt us will soon be nervous
Never propose a duel to a man who's sacrificed it all for his grind
No, don't
You won't like what I do
Throw you off roof
You know the rules
Survival of the fittest
Cold world that we live in
Eating all the children
It really took a village to raise me
You can't match none of my drive
Guess what years of solitude and shame did to my mind
Now I'm back, all this ego don't fit inside this skull
I'll mop the floor with the ops, it's a race to the top
Carte blanche
It's a race to the top
And when you've got no plan B you're willing to do anything to climb
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On My Own
01:23
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Ooh
Alright
I let you down
I knew what I had to do but I still let myself get comfortable, yeah
I made you frown
Still trynna play it cool but I can feel the fear that is coming through
Please don't leave me on my own
I know we can get along baby, baby
Please don't leave me on my own
I know we can get along
I know that I've done you wrong
But I need you on my arm and I just need you here at home
I just need you all alone baby, baby
Mmm
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I'm just your average forgotten tale
I work my fingers to the bone but it doesn't help
'Cause this town's slowly sinking like a ship
I've sworn and I've yelled but I'm used to nothing changing
It's the same news every day
The friends at my local help me with my needs
Only a drink away from tears
I'm just your average forgotten tale
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John Doe
01:23
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I had to just quickly call you because...
Look, everyone's waiting for me, I should be going back to work but...
I feel so uninspired
I know I shouldn't be complaining but you know, feels like the whole world is against me right now
*Look, you could have it much worse*
*Someone out there right now must have it worse than you do*
My name is John Doe and I'm from a small town
I call it my home, I've been here all my life
I wake up early and take my dog out to the park
For a walk while I think 'bout my life
There's not a lot going on
Once upon a time I had my own long list of dreams
But I lost it somewhere along the way, now I'm by myself
Got no children, no friends, no wife
My name is John, I'm 5'5
Receding hairline, mouthbreather's jawline
Been told I ain't got much brain, not much charm
Bet your dick's bigger than mine, this is the hand that I got
Well, my name is John, I'm 35
They never sing songs 'bout my type of guys
See, I ain't like the other guys
I work in the post office nearby
I creep the girls out when I smile
I guess it's just bad luck
I can't get do much about it
I work with what I've got
Somehow I'm still alive
My name is John and my health's past its prime
And I still live with my mom
And I don't shower a lot
And I'm a pedophi-
*CUT*
*Like I said, someone out there right now must have worse cards than you do*
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Insecure
01:23
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I been feeling insecure
Don't know how I still endure
I've been thinking bout my weakness
Maybe some of y'all will get this
I been feeling insecure
Don't know how I still endure
I been feeling insecure, feeling
Okay
I been feeling insecure but now's the time to let it go
You've been waiting patiently it's time to go put on a show
Thoughts are racing in my head but clarity will win today
Take a big deep breath and then AHH, it's time to hit the stage
Yea I know that my time is coming, I'm tired of all the running
My heart is still loudly drumming, still butterflies in my stomach
I know that my time is coming
I know that my time is coming
And it's coming RIGHT NOW
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Strong
01:23
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Well, well, well, well
Let me tell you 'bout this girl I know
She was born a woman, had to grow up so strong
Oh, so strong
Yeah
Now she's had a whole row of jobs
She's seen it all from Amazon to clubs
She's so strong
She's so strong, ooh
See, the man she trusted left her with a helpless child
She doesn't know if he's still around or even alive but she's strong
But she stays strong, ooh
Ain't had it easy but she keeps going for her son
No man can scare her, she finds solace in the bong and songs
'Cause she's got to stay strong, ooh
She's so strong
She's so strong
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18. |
21st Century Jesse James
01:23
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I've sacrificed my all
Not for me but for my daughter
Who's gonna catch my fall?
Who'll catch her when I fall?
Yeah, yeah
The 21st Century Jesse James
The jailhouse won't catch me, I'll go down in flames
The bible in my pocket, a glock tightly gripped
A sprained ankle won't change the script, nor will a writ
Trying to catch my breath in the shadows of the forest's belly
The snarl's get loud, the dog's smell the flesh when it's sweating
Lost the loot, every single cent, now my name's on telly
Knew I was dead when the bullet hit the deputy's head, there's no use praying
Hey, yeah
I didn't want this life, I took the wrong turn, been running ever since
Lord forgive my sins
I've sacrificed my all
Not for me but for my daughter
Who'll catch her when I fall?
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Rush
01:23
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It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood
Straight to the head
It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood
Straight to the head
We're sitting in the police car
All of a sudden there's an emergency call
We rush to the scene at the speed of sound
Six-foot, hoodie on, suspect's on the run, could have a knife
Hope my colleague stays calm
I swear he's a decent guy, just hot-headed at times
We don't wanna be in the headlines like the last time
I've got a family dinner 'round nine
It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood
Straight to the head
It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood
Straight to the head
Finally there, "keep it cool" I say
We then spot the guy, a chase ensues
My knees all effed up so I'm left behind
I can hear the sounds of fighting
Oh shit, that didn't sound right
It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood
Straight to the head
It was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush of blood, it was just a rush
The whole street woken up to a deafening sound
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20. |
Politics 101
01:23
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Good evening
The last few weeks have revealed the ugly, hidden realities that we must face as a nation and as a species
We are all appalled because of the hatred, because of the exclusion
Because of the lack of honour and understanding
In turbulent moments like these, we are reminded of a simple truth:
We need to stand together to lead with real values
We need to stand together to bring harmony back
We need to stand together so that everyone, regardless of their background or sexual orientation, feels welcome and heard
We all have a responsibility to return basic decency back to our system
I am your favourite platitude generator and today's broadcast has been sponsored by a plethora of incredible, caring, personable multi-billion dollar corporations
We will stand together to foster change
We also need radical changes to our environmental and economic policies because the current model is unsustainable and immoral *turn it off, turn it off, turn it off*
Eating up the middle class alive while the planet slowly devours itself causing great p- *TURN IT OFF*
*aw shit*
*someone's going to lose their job...*
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21. |
The Cycle I
01:23
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Drastic, unsustainable income inequality is the worst pandemic we are facing and it affects every single community
The rumour has it there's a cure somewhere
Somebody just lost the map
Okay
This song's for that bloke peddling dope by the road
Crimson nose, frozen toes, trying to cope with the cold
Most wouldn't call him a hero but you've left him no hope
Stoked 'bout the latest sold dose
He knows he ain't no pope so he keeps slingin'
Clinging on to the visions of tomorrow, of no sorrow
Holding his boy like Mufasa, 10 kilos, he's gaining muscle
Haven't seen him since a couple weeks ago
He's staying with his mother while he works solo
Smothers teardrops inside his black polo
And the winter keeps getting cold
The cycle keeps going on
Listen
This track's for that lad hiding from the mailman in his flat
Got no plans, bruised hands, gals want another type of man
Working 'til he passes out is what he's mastered
But the truth is his roof ain't tornado-proof
Now his castles made of sand crumble as his boss mumbles 'bout the new plans
He so-longs his red crosstown flat, goes looking for the dopeman
Sure enough he's standing by the painted wall by the side of the road
They share the lighter, then slip into the night of the cold metropolis
He knows he won't be missed under the steel monoliths, oh no
And the cycle persists
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22. |
The Cycle II
01:23
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Yeah
White hood, black hood
White hood, black hood
Uh
White hood up, they treat you like prince
Black hood up, they treat me like Sith
Gold chain on they treat me like dog, a cog in the system of money they call a prison
An invention of some people who don't wanna see a sequel of an uprising
If you black in the street then they must find him
If Double Dub running from the Fuzz, prolly hiding drugs, turn to Bugs
Bunny, nothing funny when they killing us
They endanger us, cause they think we dangerous
Now this nigga snapping like a poetry slam
They wanna make us little like we pump or we xan
I can't breathe on the beat, in the street, when we meet, getting beat, on my feet, on my knees, on my back, on my neck, we don't get no respect
At the end of the day I'm next
People screaming out my name, people's signage clearly show it
But when they get ask po about me they say that they dont know it
I wish I was just a poet but this is life
This the cycle, it's survival, it is vital, that we fight
This the cycle, it's survival, it is vital, that we fight who
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Greedy Piece of ;-)
01:23
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*Sir, there have been increasing calls to hold you accountable for your apparent actions contributing to the current unrest, now what would you like to tell your critics?*
*I'm making money*
I'm a greedy piece of shit
I care only 'bout one thing and that is it
You wanna rule the world? Well, here's my best trick
Wear a suit and a tie and they'll think you know your shit
Let me set the record straight
I'm just a product of this game
I only think about today
Everyone does the same thing anyway
Don't worry, I don't read the complaints
Haters gonna keep on with the hate
You talk your feels, I talk estate
Sleeping tight in a king-size bed, got no complaints
It's not that complicated, no
I'm here for profit, not solutions
Maybe you'll see where I'm coming from?
Well, it's none of my business, I don't need your forgiveness 'cause
I'm a greedy piece of shit
I care only 'bout one thing and that is it
Sure, I read my bible, it's sitting next to my riches
I watch my empire fall while fondling big tits
That's the perks of this job, realpolitik
Yeah, yeah
I'm a greedy piece of shit
I care only 'bout one thing and that is it
Stick to the basics, nothing's changed
They're still thick as bricks
Nobody cares 'bout me and I don't care 'bout nobody
It is what it is
Lost lives are just a statistic
Lost lives are just a statistic
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24. |
Key
01:23
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Hey
The emotion, the em
*Can you feel it?*
The emotion right now is love, hey
(Yeah, we talking 'bout love right now)
The emotion right now is love, hey hey
(Yeah, we talking 'bout love right now)
The emotion right now is love, hey
(Yeah, we talking 'bout love right now)
The emotion right now is love, hey hey
Back in her heart, back in the city that I come from
Gotta be stronger, gotta be ready when the war comes
Something is calling, gotta be ready to ignore 'em
Gotta be bolder, gates on her armor what's the key?
Key to the city, key to the victory, key to the woman
Key to the titty, key to the kitty, key to the floorplan
Key to the winning, key to the gritty, key to the left hand
Key to the above? Yeah, we talking bout love!
The emotion right now is love
Can you feel it? Hey, can you feel it?
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25. |
The Road
01:23
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Time used to move so fast but the last year has felt so slow
I've been thinking about my past
When I'm gone where will I go?
So all I've got is this song on this long and lonely road
It does what talking can't do no more
My body's frail, pale and old
I watch the snow gently veil the law
It's the last walk on this road
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26. |
Pretty Broken
01:23
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*What's wrong? No, you don't have to be ashamed, you can tell me if you want to*
So pretty and so broken
On the outside all smiles, inside she's choking
They call her pretty but she's broken
On the outside all smiles, inside she's choking
She been hooked on that pride
Ever since she realised
She could capitalise on her smile
Now she spends all her time looking glamorous for the camera
Trying her best not to be average
Rigorous exercise
It's never enough
Skimming through her love letters calling her nice things
But she can't brush off these resentful remarks from an anonymous fiend
Grinning wide, saying that she deserves to die
That her hips are way too wide, that she got an ugly smile
She knows she just can't win while trying to shroud her lesser side
Staring at the mirror while trying new angles just to hide her flaws
The damage is done
Words like venom in her arm
And no one wants to hear her cry
She saves the tears 'til it's dark while keeping up the perfect lie
I'm so pretty and so broken
On the outside all smiles, inside I'm choking
They call me pretty, I'm just broken
I hide all my sorrow with my posing
I like you the way you are so don't change a damn thing about yourself for anyone else but yourself
You're perfect that way, trust me
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27. |
Ugly Together
01:23
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Trust me
Trust me
Trust me
You have my attention
We feel like reflections
Stare at reflection like Fah Mulan
Losing space like it's Amazon
Ship for us like it's Amazon
Fight for us like I'm Fah Mulan
If I reach out would you grab baton
Said everything's been pretty broken, but I've been pretty open
Can we be ugly together?
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28. |
Sweet Paranoia
01:23
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Sweet, sweet
Sweet paranoia
Sweet paranoia
Sweet, sweet
Sweet paranoia, alright
Sweet paranoia
Who's playing that guitar
If he don't ghost he gon' get smoked just like a cigar
Check out the window cause I think I got a peeper
Can't remember the last night that I have got to sleep hard
I know somebody's listening to this you little creeperrrrrr
Sweet paranoia
Sweet paranoia
Sweet, sweet
Sweet paranoia, alright
Sweet paranoia
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29. |
Send Help I
01:23
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She's had a rough start, not seventeen yet
Daily life with a demon
Bruises healed, her soul's still bleeding
Always there when her only friend cries
But nobody ever pays her any mind
She says it's fine and keeps smiling
But behind that smile she is tired
Scared of losing the fight
Wish she knew she is not
The one to blame for her plight
Yet she blames her own stripes
The pain just won't subside
She prays that there is someone
Out there she could strip her armour off with to fly free like a butterfly
But she knows that tomorrow will be a new fight so she straps her shield tight
Hoping she'll get out alive
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30. |
Send Help II
01:23
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Feel like sleep paralysis but can never get out of it
Face emotion is counterfeit
Still been feeling so out of it lately
Send help
Cause I need it
My heart falling to pieces
My mind full of diseases
Can you believe it? No
My face won't let it show
There's something that you should know
Send help
You gon' need it
Like I need allegiance
Might sound too conceited
Tried to keep it PG but I need you to believe me
My flow's colder than Fiji
I'm gone
Can anybody hear me?
I've been feeling kinda lonely
Sometimes my thoughts can scare me
I can't be the only one who's been thinking about...
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31. |
Hear
01:12
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Can anybody hear me?
I've been feeling kinda lonely
Sometimes my thoughts can scare me
I can't be the only one who's been thinking about...
This life that is so fleeting
You never know when you'll be leaving
I promise I'll try to keep hanging on
It's been a while since I saw the fine small things in life right
How will I find the tenacity when even my idols pass away so rapidly
Yet another tragedy
Trying to run from gravity
But I must stay strong
Walk through the storm
Because this life's a rare gift, a priced offering, a reason to stay
And to the voice inside my skull saying "I can't"
You're wrong
Can anybody hear me?
Maybe everything has a reason
I've decided to keep hanging on
'Cause you never know when you have to g-
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