DJ Official, Stephen the Levite – Fish

Written the week of DJ Official’s Birthday, Sept 16, 2021 lyrics Don’t forget about the DJ We can’t forget about the DJ. x2 I can’t remember how I met Fish/ it seemed to be immediate friendship/ in a lot of ways Phish taught us what friend meant/ But it was more than that it was family and kinship/ I wish you could’ve seen him in action/ Playing round while the beat loads, freestyling and laughing/ his cat gave me an allergic reaction/ It would jack me up, but not enough not to come back in/ Snickers would attack your feet/ On the way to the dining room then we’d laugh and eat/ Theresa would feed us, if we had the need/ We brought our laundry they taught us hospitality/ Memories are all that I’m left with/ so it hurts when realize how much I’m forgettin’/ I think I’m learning why Jesus wept when/ His friend died, though he knew there’s hope in the resurrection// Hook: it feels like… I can’t sing it but it feels like… Today you’d be 45 if still alive/ we’d be praising God for transplant, not asking “why?”/ It still doesn’t feel right if I’m honest/ I’m still burdened by what you left behind unaccomplished/ Don’t know if I told you but you’re my favorite/ I wish you were around for all the flowers and fragrance/ I’ve seen them appreciating your greatness/ Not that you did it to get acknowledged tryna be famous/ You raised the bar on production/ I’m hot when you not mentioned in top 5 discussions/ You’re a pioneer and a goat/ A big reason that genre as a whole had stopped being a joke/ You made everybody Official/ We knew that we had potential with one of your instrumentals/ And you did half of TBG for free/ To me, your generosity’s up there with your beats/ *You deserved a lot more than you got/ But you were grateful never heard you complain over the job/ You were motivated by love not the fame or the money/ Serving the savior humbly, more than making bunch of beats/ And you were doing more to improve/ Learning piano chords, and watching THUD RUMBLE Scratch tutorials/ Staying on top of the latest tech/ Read the MP manual, had to give you respect/ Plus you had crazy versatility/ The genres were never a limit to your abilities/ I still listen to old beats you could have made in ’03/ Marveling that you never sold these/ Too many projects never happened/ At the time we slept, but now I’m mad we don’t have them/ Cause now those songs are more than songs/ But you never realize what you got until it’s gone/ Hook When he got to the top of the steps/ he stopped to rest, and I watched as he caught his breath/ But that was only the first set/ The studio’s top floor, that’s like a 3rd of the trek/ Awkward moment, caused me to take stock of my emotions/ and call into question all of my motives/ I know he’d rather be on the road doing shows with/ the whole clique, but instead of home sick, he’s home, sick/ But in the span of 3 months he/ made 38 beats I’d say he’s Still Hungry/ He knew that he was, blessed to do what he loves/ So through it he struggled, proving he wasn’t losing his touch/ I remember praying for months with the kids/ That God would heal, and give new lungs to uncle Fish/ Those last couple a months were a trip/ With highs and lows, and hope troubles were gonna end/ *The rug was snatched from under our kicks/ A week after a bad lung donor this one is it/ Surgery was great, 2 weeks later he wasn’t with/ us God I take it back, Father that was not what we meant/ 5 years later it still hurts/ I’ve lost family too, but this feels worse/ The lack of prep and the regret/ Clash with the comforting fact that Phish is at rest/ Near the end his lungs were barely functioning/ it sucks that he’s gone but I’m glad he’s not suffering/ How selfish would I have to be to ask him to come back when/ I know he’s better off absent I remember saying something insensitive/ to a friend as she was mourning the death of a relative/ I didn’t get it then, but death is something we have to wrestle with/ Even if like my friend Fish they forever live/ Hook credits released September 16, 2024 Written by Stephen the Levite Produced by DJ Official Recorded at The Bell Tower Mixed and Mastered by DeeJay Essence