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RETURN TO OFFICE

by Call Me Ace

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I-80 02:54
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[Intro] Wow It’s been a minute Feel like the world has changed quite a bit Coming back now from baby bonding leave Love you baby girl Y’already know Ain’t neva stoppin’ [Verse 1] A-C-E doin 7-5 down I-80 99 problems I ain’t thought about lately Busy movin through the blessings devil’s tryna chase me Got me juiced up The soul on the pedal’s where the weight be Zoom past fast don’t even think of tryna race me Blink one time you woulda thought you had erased me Just ‘cause you don’t see me ain’t excuse to underrate me Haters talk freely I’m unphased by the hate speech What you know about it The bible say the wise ones prolly ain’t the loudest How they got opinions of ya business with no product Them ones be the oddest I’m just bein honest I’m just doin mileage Bouncin to myself like the car got hydraulics I’m the type to pray lay it out then apply it You the type to second guess and ask if they’ll allow it We is not the same I’m a Founder CEO so I make my own allowance All my thoughts abounding writin ‘til my palms got arthritis Fans at this point treating High Grade like Midas Everything we touch is shining Everything is plus no minus Heir Quality the finest Call us what you want but none of that is gon’ define us Transforming fans on the spot soon as they try us If you watchin us through a screen do not try this [Bridge] Can’t call it a stunt if it’s ya life, right? Right? [Verse 2] They say I gotta job they admire I’m headlining shows hoping that don’t get me fired Speaking engagement payouts getting wired Still ain’t enough to me that’s just how I’m wired Eternally inspired Internally inside I got my feelings that I hide About the ones that write my checks I gotta check ‘em in my mind My loved ones in the hood ask me why I shuck and jive I’m showing them the keys but they don’t comprehend the drive Tunnel vision gotta focus I don’t manifest the hope it’s really more like hocus pocus I ain’t braggadocious but got fans across the ocean Gotta shoutout Mozambique and my supporters that’s Samoan My entrepreneur friends say we gotta talk They mad I’m using time I gotta write off as a loss Why grind for someone else just to lay you off You see I’d rather be the boss Guess I gotta pay the cost Formulate the team appointed me as team captain Pulling all nighters tryna make the dream happen Punchlines sharp from the pain so we ain’t laughin Building a foundation that’s more than me rappin These more than words that I spoke White collar rapper you a fool if that’s a joke Baby girl growing on a diet full of oats like her papi back then But only difference we ain’t broke [Outro] I don’t know if y’all ready for this Y’all gon have to ready up tho Heh
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MISS ME 02:00
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[Intro] Heh Y’already know me Call Me Acey It’s gon need way more than A/C Heh [Chorus 1] Did you miss me? Did you miss me? Did you miss me? Oh you miss me? Do you miss me ? Been a lil minute did you miss me? Feel it in ya spirit do you miss me? Need to come and get it if you miss me [Verse 1] What a silly feeling to feel for me now ‘Cause when I hit you up you be nowhere to be found Now you hit me up ‘cause you see we in the clouds It’s a crowd that’s around speak loud Hard to make out the sounds from the ground [Chorus 2] Oh you miss me Been a lil minute did you miss me? Feel it in ya spirit do you miss me? Need to come and get it if you miss me Tried to hit me up but you missed me You ain’t had the time now you miss me Been a lil minute do you miss me? Feel it in ya spirit do you miss me? [Verse 2] Ain’t no need to hide it stop with the lying I know sometimes emotions be misguided What’s worse than regret? Mistiming Too late to come onboard it’s too crowded I really did try to make you copilot Really did try to circulate mileage Really felt like the love was one-sided Now you seeing all of the love you so excited We makin big noise you sorry for the silence No need to apologize it’s behind us But don’t try to withdraw what you ain’t deposit I’ll check that check quick and decline it You wylin in acting like you miss me [Chorus 3] Been a lil minute did you miss me? Feel it in ya spirit do you miss me? Need to come and get it if you miss me Tried to hit me up but you missed me You ain’t had the time now you miss me Been a lil minute do you miss me? Need to come and get it if you miss me
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FIRST GEN ANTHEM 03:06
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[Intro] Yea Call Me Ace Yo if ya parents ain’t from the country you in right now Then I need you to look at every single person that’s ever doubted you And tell ‘em [Chorus 1] You ain’t never did it like this (Nah) Call up the folk (Call ‘em!) Y’all ain’t been here before (Nah) These big dreams baby no joke Yo they say I’m the GOAT Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Go chop up the goat (Choppa!) Lemme show y’all the ropes Cause ain’t none of y’all been here before (y’all been here before) [Verse 1] We the first of a generation we the product of immigration We the first to make it Our home is a second nation our whole life’s innovation Made a way when they said no way praise God Got me feelin unstoppable breakin down all obstacles Showing them what’s possible Like a dread mon top we got it pon lock Wey yeh mean wey we mean yo see how we be Too many dreams only me that can see You not understanding me livin this life both for me and my family Paving the way like I did it mechanically (wow) Tryna not lose my sanity One life to live tryna not live it randomly Building organically Changin humanity [Chorus 2] They ain’t never did it like this (Nah) Call up the folk (Call ‘em!) Y’all ain’t been here before (Nah) These big dreams baby no joke Yo they say I’m the GOAT Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Go chop up the goat (Choppa!) Lemme show y’all the ropes Cause ain’t a single one of y’all neva eva did it like this (Nah) Call up the folk (Call ‘em!) Y’all ain’t been here before (Nah) These big dreams baby no joke Yo they say I’m the GOAT Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Go chop up the goat (Choppa!) Lemme show y’all the ropes Cause ain’t none of y’all been here before (y’all been here before) [Verse 2] Wanna know why I ain’t stoppin’? (Why?) ‘Cause that ain’t a option got holes in my pocket Making deposits for this future I’m plotting Kicking down doors I’m not a good locksmith I hustle all day baby why do they watch this? I do not understand idle and gossip That ain’t a job we call that nonprofit Tell me the logic Back when I lived off of $39,000 I hustled my housing 3 in a 2 bedroom dirty and crowded Praising the Lord for the blessings we counting (Sheesh!) Truly astounding We started from nothing it’s keepin’ me grounded I know that they doubted They pushin they fears on me I won’t allow it ‘cause [Chorus 2] They ain’t never did it like this (Nah) Call up the folk (Call ‘em!) Y’all ain’t been here before (Nah) These big dreams baby no joke Yo they say I’m the GOAT Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Go chop up the goat (Choppa!) Lemme show y’all the ropes Cause ain’t a single one of y’all neva eva did it like this (Nah) Call up the folk (Call ‘em!) Y’all ain’t been here before (Nah) These big dreams baby no joke Yo they say I’m the GOAT Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Go chop up the goat (Choppa!) Lemme show y’all the ropes Cause ain’t none of y’all been here before (y’all been here before)
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MI AMOR (feat. CHANNA) 03:31
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Chorus 1 - CHANNA Tu flotando en espacio yo vibrando en dos colores Me viste, me elegiste, te prensaste en mi sistema Ahora de dos pasé a arcoíris Now I know mi amors what it is Tus ojos son mis ojos Mis ojos son tus ojos Por ti doy hasta lo que no tengo Pero es que contigo tengo todo Verse 1 - Call Me Ace I’ll neva forget your first hour alive You heard my voice and just like that no more cries Head focused in my direction with open eyes You couldn’t really see me but you felt me I praise the Lord for every card he ever dealt me All the setbacks don’t compare to how you melt me Came out late yet still healthy energetic Kickin your feet like you already finna be athletic A go getter im here to go and help you get it Name mean “Close to God” your presence is prophetic So if you got a vision for your dream lemme know I’ma be your biggest supporter yalready know Keep your faith strong and your actions on par But you don’t need no awards cause you already a star You ain’t gotta earn my love or worry bout if you blew it Baby girl, i loved you before you knew it Chorus 2 - CHANNA Por ti doy hasta lo que no tengo Pero es que contigo tengo todo Cuando vueles del nido Te visitaré infinito Para verte sonreír, mi amor Verse 2 - Call Me Ace En ti pienso con cada momento Pero no quiero preocuparte lo siento I only want what’s best in every way Take the lemons of ya life And help you process them to lemonade As a young negrita you’ll have to block many arrows but Praise God your mom’s a real superhero Gracias a Dios until papa adiós I’ma always back my love for you con acción Escucha mi amor toda mi vida I’ve been breakin all type of chains tryna make change Many highs many lows all while tryna maintain So that you don’t gotta do the same things I paved this way just so I could make way For whatever that you bring it’s whatever that you say Dime tus ensueños y les traigo el fuego La vida es una lucha pero también un juego Juguemos Chorus 3 - CHANNA Por ti doy hasta lo que no tengo Pero es que contigo tengo todo Cuando vueles del nido Te visitaré infinito Para verte sonreír, mi amor Por ti doy hasta lo que no tengo Pero es que contigo tengo todo Cuando vueles del nido Te visitaré infinito Para verte sonreír, mi amor
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SLEEP TRAIN 02:46
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[Intro] Yo everything I write Is true story [Verse 1] The irony I gotta train my daughter Teach her how to sleep while I write this in her sleep 1 after 2 I’m like “what’s rest to me?” While the rest of them is dreaming I’m wrestling in these sheets Restless on my feet phone on airplane mode Mind in airplane mode listening to beats You won’t hear a peep tho (shhh) Well I whisper when I speak tho The way I cook these flows you know I gotta check the heat bro Cheffin on a work night it’s been that kinda week bro Workin on these free throws I’m playin in a whole ‘nother league Leadership at the show there’s no one after me Afterhours I don’t know who asked for me I got 2 jobs so I got 2 phones naturally (click!) The Lord blessed me I got no lack in me Every move I make awake is just to reenact the dream Who that on the scene? You know it’s me You know they nothin like I Call Me Asymmetry High Grade too high Call Me Ace in a tree At this height I ain’t surprised by all these Ace mini-mis Still grindin if I stopped that’d be a sin to me New fan new country that’s what Ace tend to see [Bridge] Hehe haha Keep up Unh [Verse 2] Sleep deprived the next morning still goin What’s repose? Looked it up but still don’t know it Reapin what I’m sowin peep what I’m composing Growin fans ‘cross the ocean Keep composure in this meeting coworking Tell me why is this important? A thought that’s in my head but I don’t show it I’ma A-level showman That’s why they pay me what they owe me tell me What should I charge for this priceless conversation? My rhymes uniting nations making timeless combinations Spin the globe and pick a state that’s where you finding Call Me Ace in (sheesh!) This growth got me hyperventilating There’s some room at the top I think it might need renovation Haters gon hate that’s the price of celebration They can’t keep the pace this is a different type of dedication Mind ignite at night and I’m like this a nice lil demonstration Got my fans hype they the ones that write my reputation Airplane Mode this ain’t the final destination Bout my business while im flyin as if I don’t get vacation Heir Quality - the highest elevation If you just now catchin on we could provide the information Back to back meetings carving time for meditation Lookin at the time this a different kind of deprivation [Outro] One take Don’t act surprised you know I ain’t got time to waste High Grade
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GRAY SKIES 3 02:44
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[Intro] Call Me Ace Yo [Verse 1] The Lord never promised that life would be more wins than losses I just carry the cross of me and my bloodline Hopin’ to break these chains of the blood in my veins Workin’ hard like my dad - guess we do the same things Like his pops on the plantation choppin’ sugar cane Ain’t nothin’ sweet when I grind Makin’ sure we could eat anytime we desire I remember we would eat baguettes with french dressing on the side That was young Ace bein’ Parisian Before I had fans in Francophonic regions Before I had 65 degree winter seasons We’d bundle up at night in our long sleeves on the floor Now we lookin’ at the Four Seasons Me and wifey like “We could do better” Celebrating anniversaries that new to me Tryin’ not to get divorced someone root for me [Chorus] Cause I see all the patterns I gotta unlearn Feel the pressure I go through as the world turns Flyin’ through gray skies again Flyin’ through gray skies again We came a long way but there’s still so much we gotta learn Don’t know how much we could go through as the world turns Flyin’ through gray skies again Flyin’ through gray skies again [Verse 2] Came back from vacation excited to plan this new chapter Comin’ back on first class full of laughter Us and the stewardess we had contagious giddiness Had a list of goals and names and roles and You’ll do this and I’ll do that on this date and We’ll relax after our families react Already told a couple by the way Too much excitement when there’s a bundle of joy on the way That ten-week check-in wasn’t expected The nurse told us we’re no longer expecting Somethin’ ain’t right heartbeat ain’t detected Me and wifey in tears second guessing It’s not your fault dear but what if it’s mine There’s so much unknown with this unborn But what if it’s a sign that I’m the end of the line All I hear is voices sayin’ keep tryin’ keep tryin’ [Chorus] But we try every day yet we still unsure If we’ll ever see life as this cruel world turns Flyin’ through gray skies again Flyin’ through gray skies again We came a long way but there’s still so much we gotta learn Don’t know how much we could go through as the world turns Flyin’ through gray skies again Flyin’ through gray skies again
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SALMO 34 01:46
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[Intro] El Señor está cerca de los quebrantados de corazón y salva a los de espíritu abatido muchas son las angustias del justo pero el Señor lo librará de todas ellas le protegerá todos los huesos y ni uno solo le quebrarán [Verse] I don’t wanna do nothin I wanna give up Don’t call me don’t want discussion I don’t wanna text they ain’t no subject Don’t wanna talk I ain’t got much left to say My speech is on a budget If I speak I’ll get upset I buss sweat from sunrise to sunset Unimpressed by what I gained I confess Accumulated so much more got much less Than all I had before They callin this success Feel like there’s much left Like I just left my home and only made one step But that spot is a sublet and got only one month left They don’t know how many NO’s I got for that one yes Grindin all night they like “why we ain’t up yet?” Stay ready even at home I don’t undress When I rest I’m still feelin the burn under my chest I needa breath out this stress I guess
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WAKE UP 02:40
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[Intro] High Grade Yuh [Verse] I fight givin’ up everyday that I wake up Why try to hide just for pride Man the fight to stay alive enough is given me drive They likin’ how I thrive I’m merely tryna survive Pressure from the heat can’t break us ain’t nothin’ shake us Mad authentic no makeup ain’t nothin’ made up I look clean with no shape up Shining like a super saiyan Fans wanna stand adjacent Mask off like Jason I ain’t playin’ with these people Thinkin’ me is a game? Must be mistaken Play the route like a layup better lace up Straight up - same way that I came up Randos tryna grab my hand for a way up like wait up Opposite what I’m doin’ The pace that I’m movin is foolish don’t be foolish If God gave me this gift to use then I’ma use it God forbid baby I lose it I’ma lose it That’s why doin’ music for music’s not amusin’ People right now goin’ through it I been through it If I ain’t provin’ what they could do then what I’m doin’? No one gave me a blueprint So I had to fight my way out the streets like hadouken shoryuken Call Me Ryu man Had to fight my way out the streets like hadouken People want a cheat code but don’t look at me tho My time ain’t free if I’m executive producin’ If I ain’t had the platform that I have I’d still do this Strip this all away still be playin’ like acoustics Back when they ain’t think I had it and I had to prove it When people in your family won’t even give you two cents Pullin’ all nighters after work pullin’ two shifts Hearin’ how my words givin’ hope man I knew this could do this This music started cause I wanted to be the cool kid Grew up realized it’s better to just be human Livin’ in the unique way that God made me To only find out it ironically made me cooler Guess the key difference is where I put my interest You could hear it deep in every sentence Laced them - none of my syllables ever wasted High Grade stay with a A I’m never basic [Chorus] High Grade stay with a A I’m never basic Grindin’ all night for a purpose not a pay stub But the game we play got lots at stake So I start the new day the same as when I wake up High Grade stay with a A I’m never basic Grindin’ all night for a purpose not a pay stub But the game we play got lots at stake So I start the new day the same as when I wake up
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BURNIN WHEELS (feat. Thurz) 02:53
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[Intro] Yea Call Me Ace Listen Yo [Verse 1 - Call Me Ace] I never felt pressure quite like this Get unsettled when my mind’s like this Grindin like I’m the Jamaican Gepetto Make art to make it outta the ghetto Watch it all take form all on its own I’d be lying if I said I made it off of these songs But I’m really made in all of these songs Delusional I know The vision stuck it can’t get outta these songs I’m livin in ‘em put my heart in these bars Get uncaged in these mental pages I’m flippin the script My day job buy houses to rent My night grind got the VPs and C-suite at my events Ace plugged in that’s why I’m always 100% What an ascent spent my whole life knuckle-to-skin Fightin trouble left and right had to struggle to win High Grade got my hustle legit Dream burnin still Airplane Mode burnin wheels [Chorus - Call Me Ace] We on the rise that’s what they say We already in the sky so come play Yo we stay on the grind That’s all day baby That’s all day We be grindin all day baby We on the rise that’s what they say We already in the sky so come play Yo we stay on the grind That’s all day baby That’s all day We be grindin all day baby Yea [Verse 2 - Thurz] We be taught to survive how do I thrive? Got some hunger in my belly guess it make me feel alive Jesus juice devil’s pie make me turn blind Shaded eye searching for that right key to life For doors of the unknown I step thru the fire Hopefully liberation hopefully sanitation Shaking dirty looks off My vice I’m not patient Ain’t no virtue in not paper chasin Queens street get the money made a verse to travel time Fueled by the cost of the past No the future is free so come back to this rhyme When you want to alter the present I got that Black Star line Looking like a Star Trek but the captain is black Got the ghetto welcome mat with the beam like Scotty If they try to life hack And you knowin all the facts No we never lack on the board And you know that [Chorus - Call Me Ace] We on the rise that’s what they say We already in the sky so come play Yo we stay on the grind That’s all day baby That’s all day We be grindin all day baby We on the rise that’s what they say We already in the sky so come play Yo we stay on the grind That’s all day baby That’s all day We be grindin all day baby Yea
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SUCCESS 01:56
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[Intro] Yea Call Me Ace It’s crazy there’s a lot of people That only know me just from What they see me post And it’s…it’s crazy ‘cause [Verse] I make it look easy so they wanna do it too Beggin me for help my response “where was you?” When I was in the dark crystallizing the view Only Jesus Christ was the light in the room Ain’t holding grudges just reciting the truth Who am I to judge ya dream go do you I pray the best for you don’t need me next to you You need to execute Instead of beggin handouts Put the legwork in and build something that could stand out It’s funny how they fans now They act confused back then it’s goofy how they understand now Unmoved gotta stand ground All these setbacks I ran into inspiration never ran out The best way to share these plans out Is when you get ‘em done Ain’t no discussion when it’s set and done Don’t compare your opinions to these facts While they wishin they just sittin starin at us while we act First move advantage don’t care how they react now we here They got thoughts on my growth tell ‘em relax I’m too conditioned this wave is all natural Fanbase ain’t numbers these is actuals Pullin up to folks quotin the lines From the notes that I wrote When tryna clear out my mind tryna cope High Grade floating in these rhymes Like smoke when it rise too focused Where the time I don’t know This more than a post to get some likes Not a joke every word that I spoke yo this my life Gotta emphasize that’s why globally they identify English ain’t a language they speak but still they memorize Mesmerized watchin the rise like we was meant to fly Still wouldn’t call this success Thought I should clarify

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Call Me Ace’s 3rd studio album and 9th music project, “RETURN TO OFFICE,” is his most personal artistic endeavor to date. As a new first-time father back from paternity leave, Ace delves even deeper into topics like: the birth of his daughter, job insecurity, battling immense sadness, breaking generational chains, and more. In a tightly orchestrated 10 songs, Ace narrates in both English and Spanish a bleak image of the dreamer mandated to return to the day job in the midst of a recession, pandemic, and layoffs. As a founder & CEO of his own pursuits, Ace recognizes that to fully grow into his next phase will come at a significant cost. What price would you be willing to pay for YOUR success?

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released February 3, 2023

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Call Me Ace is a Billboard-charting hip-hop artist, Google/Meta alum, and also Founder & CEO of Five Mics Studios (backed by Techstars, Warner Music, & Concord Music), where he and his team are building a mobile-first hip-hop trading card game.

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