The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point[citation needed], most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic system, vertical datum). Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.
Less commonly, elevation is measured using the center of the Earth as the reference point. Due to equatorial bulge, there is debate as to which of the summits of Mt. Everest or Chimborazo is at the higher elevation, as the Chimborazo summit is further from the Earth's center while the Mt. Everest summit is higher above mean sea level.
A topographical map is the main type of map used to depict elevation, often through use of contour lines. In a Geographic Information System (GIS), digital elevation models (DEM) are commonly used to represent the surface (topography) of a place, through a raster (grid) dataset of elevations. Digital terrain models are another way to represent terrain in GIS.
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, also known by his artist name Para One, is a French electronic music producer and film director.
Laubier first came to prominence as one of the main producers of French rap group TTC, and was responsible for producing their 2004 signature tune Dans Le Club. With fellow TTC producer Tacteel he made up the now defunct live/improvised electro outfit Fuck-A-Loop (whose only recorded material prior to 2007's nine hour digital album The Early Aughties was a 2006 remix of Ellen Allien's Down). In 2007, he remixed The Prime Time of Your Life by French house duo Daft Punk. In 2008, Para One got his biggest commercial hit by remixing #1-hit song Greatful Days by Japanese popstar Ayumi Hamasaki. This song was released on the album Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold.
He also produced the soundtrack of the film Water Lilies directed by Céline Sciamma in 2007. In 2011, the song "Always" from his and Tacteel's Fair Enough EP was featured in the same director's film Tomboy.
Apart from his musical career, Jean-Baptiste de Laubier also works as a film director. In 2009, he directed the short movie It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy for French brand Sixpack France. The movie was presented on February 20, 2010 at SCION Installation, Los Angeles.
(Intro: Inspectah Deck (whispering))
Elevation (x15)
(Chorus: Inspectah Deck)
Tired of trials and tribulations
It seems like life is Hell, dreams the only way of escapin
to worlds that's beyond imagination
I know a place, I could take you there through elevation
(Inspectah Deck)
Where I come from young ones pump jums for lump sums
Bustin guns, trust none, become son
Truth spells broke loose shells that propel
Where I'm dwellin, niggaz bail, tellin what you sellin
My nigga Tone just came home but improvised
The system tried to give him 5 more for gettin high
Fly Stacy, daddy's little lady fucks crazily
Wavy after baby, lost the shape fancy lately
Used to spend the quiet nights home, now she likes to roam
Feelin quite grown, caught in like cyclones
I was taught be the wise of glide and I'll impass
to advance, learn the science of life and earn the masters
Trapped in the havoc, I'm forced to go the whole
Although, it might spell a jail cell and no parole
I fight with the force of Steve Austin
Until my arms can no longer hold off the coffin
In this ghetto Heaven, God bless the children
Whose shattered dreams are offered and hard to mend
We don't believe in Heaven, we livin in Hell
Tryin to escaped, but fate's sealed in the bomb shell
Feelin like U'ey, he knew they would pnat the plot
When high-tech surveillance got my moves on watch
So, I drop jewels, use the music to educate
Can't celebrate 'til we elevate
Intro:
Zion I crew. Amp Live, DJ KG, Zion. We're love and peace
(Verse 1)
The metaphorical, mathematical word science
Lyrical compounds react plus minus
Earth's finest, I represented on Venus
Girl gotta be pregnant so now she got my fears
Good God Jesus
Let me lace up my Adidas
My crew spread like AIDS you just can't see us
Subterranean, memories keep on fadin' in
Of when I was a king in Mediterranean
Landscapes greet time for?
And chill while rain drops splatter on glass lakes
Reactions powerful poetic fraction
Let's grip and leave trails like acid trips
I diagnose
If you need a larger dose
Flows that pharaoh knows will leave you comatose
Like Nesa, the pyramid rhyme pleaser
I verbalize with the wild type demeanor
And speak wit
Archaic souls of the O
Times when our minds use to shine beautiful
(Hook)
It's like begin, world spin, then
You fly we fly in
Time is comin'
Ill I still will chill feels
Like blessin'
Rockin' not top charts hip hop plots
Tick tock clock domes stop
I still will chill feel
I just need some elevation (echo)
(Verse 2)
Yo, yo bust it
The spirit warrior I creep up in your mind corridor
And tell my name leave your stain in euphoria
Type color brothers cloaked in camouflages
I'm rugged and tough like them old school Dodgers
With the meaning like Masonic lodges
And even though we divine remain monstrous
So who your God is
Yo I'm just an artist
Walk with a torch navigate though the forests
Lookin' for sanctuary the legendary
The tree of life I'm my only adversary
And who we friend is a pen I begin
Creatin' conversation no time to play pretend
? most high we all gotta die
I'll take the higher path cause it's only I-N-I
Though money's like tryin' to fly without a sky
It makes me ask the question what's the reason why?
Hook
Need some more elevation. I need some elevation. Give me elevation.
(Verse 3)
I always plan to win, when I enter into something
The Zion I crew keep your spirit jumpin'
The mic is plugged in turn table set
Commence to bombin' like a Vietnam vet
My dialect is set to erect
Palace
When I can sip upon a chalice
And reminisce upon the sweetness of this
Experience my inner world total bliss
I will image a realm without the dragon (say what?)
I be designed to keep your dream laggin'
And deferred
My word is heard
To consume the room like clouds of herb
We bless your chest with the ill introspection
And manifest use your spirit as a weapon
High on a hilltop, I search the land below
Looking for that love of mine left 20 long years ago
Her love I took in vain, her love I did not earn
Love is something that you might find, but pain is what
you learn
On a hilltop looking for my love below
I blew my whistle loud, I blew my whistle clear,
Picked up a fiddle, sawed off a tune, looking for my dear
I searched this whole world over, through the country and
through the town
I'll keep on looking for that little girl 'til I'm in the
loansome ground
On a hilltop looking for my love below
For years my heart did ramble, like a grounder without a
home,
Put down my ancient tired eyes, rest upon my bones
But now the girl is gone, where ever she may be
I hope sometime she sees the stars and maybe thinks of me
Sees the stars and maybe thinks of me
But now the girl is gone, whereever she may be
I hope sometime she sees the stars and maybe thinks of me
Sees the stars and maybe thinks of me
[Verse 1:]
I asked the dawn to rise early this morning
There's a devil in my dreams
She's like an angel in all of her glory
But it's never quite what it seems
She met me when I closed my eyes
Tempting me with a force of nature
Why would she do this to me
Doesn't she know I'm in love?
[Chorus:]
She's got a hold on me
It's like I'm staring at the sun
And I can barely see
Where I was coming from
Oooh
I'm blue and I'm black
I got this wall to my back
And I can't shake it off
[Verse 2:]
So now we're sinking
Like stones on the water
I guess I got in too deep
I let her sit on my throne:
Queen deceiver and me
[Chorus x2]
She's got a hold on me
It's like I'm staring at the sun
And I can barely see
Where I was coming from
Oooh
I'm blue and I'm black
I got this wall to my back
And I can't shake it off
Oooh... Yeah...
Oooh... Yeah...
I Can't it off... yeah
I Can't shake her off.
No, no, no, no, no
I asked the dawn to rise early this morning
I get high on elevation
Laughter and good vibrations
I've got a girl, she's my salvation
My dreams to be heard across the nation
The more I live the more I know
The world needs love so let it show
No matter when or where you go
Take a look out your window
YOU NEVER KNOW JUST WHAT YOU'LL FIND
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND ENJOY RIDE
GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
LIFE IS A TRIP
DON'T STAY INSIDE
Friends are a source of energy
Here's a shout out to my family
In my life it's clear to see
I'm stronger when they stand by me
The more I live the more I find
That it's an art to speak your mind
And have people listen to what you say
If you see their side you may find away
YOU NEVER KNOW JUST WHAT YOU'LL FIND
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND ENJOY THE RIDE
GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
LIFE IS A TRIP
BETTER GET OUTSIDE
AND WHEN YOU HERE SOMEONE SAY
YOU'VE GOTTA TRY THIS
BETTER OPEN UP YOUR HEAD
IT'S BLIND IRIS
GIVE ME A KNOD AND THE ROOM STARTS TO ROCK
GETTING HOT
TAKE IT BACK TO THE TOP
One, Two
Cool like the moon
Here's to the people
In the crowd making moves
Ya, Three, Four
I've been before
Rocking the mic
And you can't ignore
That five, six
The man with the sticks
Got more beats
Ya, the kids got tricks
Seven, Eight
Let the bass dictate
Your body and your mind
Guitar's gyrate
A little leads to more, and more leads to very
Very ain't enough, a little more is necessary
When you're in this deep, you'll find life ordinary
If you keep on going chances are you'll be legendary
The more I live the more I know
The world needs love so let it show
No matter when or where you go
Life's a trip enjoy the show
Sometimes, this place gets so insane
That's when, I know, it's time to maintain
Slide, Hit, Hop, Back Side, Now Vertigo
Stall, half pipe, Head, mine's in stereo
Sound, Tip, Drop, Slip down, Here we go
Yeah, yeah
High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At the corner of your lips
As the orbit of your hips
Eclipse, you elevate my soul
I've got no self control
Been living like a mole now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation
A star lit up like a cigar
Strung out like a guitar
Maybe you can educate my mind
Explain all these controls
Can't sing but I've got soul
The goal is elevation
A mole digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation
Love, lift me up out of these blues
Won't you tell me something true?
I believe in you
A mole digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high, elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
Elevation
(Verlaine)
The last word
Is the lost word
Why don't you say so
I sleep light
On these shores tonite
I live light on these shores
Elevation... don't go to my head
Now you give me no trouble
And you give me no help
It is the clown
That works so well
I sleep light on these shores tonite.
I live light on these shores.
Elevation don't go to my head
Our lips are sealed our breath is burning
These cold wild seas have left us turning
But I sleep light on these shores tonite
[Verse 1:]
They got those blue razor eyes
And they're staring at me
Right through the back of my mind
Something to see
And when you're feeling way too heavy
Feeling way too heavy
Got no time oh my god
Please set me free
Cause I'm feeling way too heavy
Feeling way too heavy
[Chorus:]
I got a backbone
Everything'll be alright
I got a backbone
If only I can hold on tight
[Verse 2:]
Gimmee some friction
You know what I need
It's such a callow conviction
Please set me free
And when you're feeling way too heavy
Feeling way too heavy
Got no time oh my god
Please set me free
Cause I'm feeling way too heavy
Feeling way too heavy
[Chorus:]
I got a backbone
Everything'll be alright
I got a backbone
If only I can hold on tight
[Bridge:]
I'll be shinning
In a velvet sun
Lift up your eyes
Sound it on the drums
I've got the keys to the world
I've got the keys to the world
[Chorus x2]
I got a backbone
Everything'll be alright
I got a backbone
If only I can hold on tight
Everything'll be alright
Maybe tomorrow
Will feel right
Maybe the planets will align
Don't lose my picture
You'll need it again next time I know
Maybe tomorrow
This is the same old
Same old story
Man meets girl but boy takes over
Please don't forget me
You'll need me again next time I know
Maybe tomorrow
I believe in our romances
Cause I believe
In second glances
I believe I'll win you over
And you wont go
Cause I believe
It maybe tomorrow
Don't think I'll lose you overnight
Right now our timings just not right
I'm crossing my fingers
Cause this is the only prayer I know
Maybe tomorrow
I believe in our romances
Cause I believe
In second glances
I believe I'll win you over
And you wont go
Cause I believe
It maybe tomorrow
Sooner or later is better than never
I'll be with you sometime
Be with you sometime
Sooner or later is better than never
How Am I Supposed To Think?
Can I Feel? My Hands Are Numb,
My Feet Oh No My Dick Is Dumb
And The Rain Came Down Plucked My Sight
Elevation, Elevation, Elevation
How Am I Supposed To Think Now?
What's In My Head Now?
Like A Cheap Parlor Trick Slight Of Hand And The Blood Covers A Soul,
Any Day Now What Do I Feel When I Awake?
Where Am I From When I Am Lost?
I Feel So Low, I Said My Hands Are Numb,
My Feet Oh No,
Elevation I Said My Hands Are Numb, My Feet Oh No,
Elevation And Every Time I Get Up They're Pulling Me Down,
Can't Get My Feet Up Off The Ground,
I Said My Hands Are Numb, My Feet Oh No.
Regulations...
Segregation...
Elevation...
Got me some inspiration!
I'ma make you remember where you know my name from! (yeah!)
Elevation!
Back to the street again
Elevation!
Seperate myself from y'all!
Segregation
Got me some inspiration
Got me some inspiration
E-e-e-el-el-elevation!
Back to the street again
I'ma make you remember where you know my name from! (yeah!)
yeah!
Maybe tomorrow
Will feel right
Maybe the planets will align
Don't lose my picture
You'll need it again next time I know
Maybe tomorrow
This is the same old
Same old story
Man meets girl but boy takes over
Please don't forget me
You'll need me again next time I know
Maybe tomorrow
I believe in our romances
Cause I believe
In second glances
I believe I'll win you over
And you wont go
Cause I believe
It maybe tomorrow
Don't think I'll lose you overnight
Right now our timings just not right
I'm crossing my fingers
Cause this is the only prayer I know
Maybe tomorrow
I believe in our romances
Cause I believe
In second glances
I believe I'll win you over
And you wont go
Cause I believe
It maybe tomorrow
Sooner or later is better than never
I'll be with you sometime
Be with you sometime
Sooner or later is better than never
I'll be with you sometime soon
What can I say?
I did it just to see the look on your face
And the way you looked at me just sank my heart
What can I do?
On the balcony
A lonely cigarette I drove you to need
Has everything begun to fall apart?
What did I do?
What did I do?
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
Even though I should
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
Even though I should
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
Let me in
Or let me out so I can learn to love you again
Come inside you'll catch cold from the rain
I know you hate the rain
Please settle down
Don't bury me in that hole in the ground
The place for all the things that we forget
Don't leave me yet
Don't leave me yet
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
Even though I should
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
I'm not gonna beg you to stay
Even though I should