Possession
Listen as de wind blows fum across de great divide. What it is, Mama! Voices trapped
in yearnin' memo'ies trapped in time da damn night be my companion and
solitude mah' guide would ah' spend fo'eva' here and not be satisfied. And
I would be da damn one t'hold ya' waaay down kiss ya' so's hard I'll snatch yo'
bread away, and afta' I'd wipe away de tears plum close yo' eyes
dear. Ah be baaad... Drough dis would I've stumbled so's many times befo'e betrayed
tryin' t'find an honest wo'd t'find da damn trud enslaved, oh ya' speak
to me in riddles and ya' speak t'me in rhyme mah' body aches t'breade
yo' bread yo' wo'ds keep me alive and ah' would be da damn one t'hold
ya' waaay down kiss ya' so's hard I'll snatch yo' bread away and afta' I'd
wipe away de tears plum close yo' eyes dear. Ah be baaad... Into dis night I
wanda' it's mo'nin' dat ah' dread anoda' day uh knowin' uh de alley I
fear t'tread on into de sea uh wakin' dreams ah' follow widout pride
nodin' stands between us here and ah' won't be denied. And ah' would be
de one t'hold ya' waaay down kiss ya' so's hard I'll snatch yo' bread away
and afta' I'd wipe away de tears plum close yo' eyes...
Wait
Unda' a brother ened sky far beyond da damn glarin' streetlights sleepin' on
empty dreams de vultures honky jibe in wait. You's lay waaay down beside me den ya'
were wid me every wakin' hour so's close ah' could feel yo' bread. When
all we wants'ed wuz de dream t'gots' and t'hold dat precious little
din' likes every generashun yields de new bo'n hope unjaded by deir
years. Pressed down against da damn glass ah' found mah'self wants'in' sympady
but t'be consumed again oh ah' know would be da damn dead uh me and dere
is some love dat's inherently given some kind'a blindness offered to
deceive and in dat light uh fo'bidden joy oh ah' know ah' won't receive
it, When all we wants'ed wuz de dream t'gots' and t'hold dat precious
little wahtahmellun likes every generashun yields de newbo'n hope unjaded by
deir years ya' know if ah' leave ya' now it duzn't mean ah' love ya' any
less it's plum de state I'm in ah' can't be baaaad t'anyone else likes
dis. When all we wants'ed wuz de dream t'gots' and t'hold dat
precious little wahtahmellun likes every generashun yields de newbo'n hope
unjaded by deir years...
Plenty
I peeped into yo' eyes dey old me plenty ah' already know, ya' never
felt some din' so's soon fo'gotsten all dat ya' do be mo'e dan wo'ds I
tried t'tell ya' de mo'e ah' tried ah' failed ah' would not let mah'self
believe dat ya' might stray and ah' would stand by ya' no matta' whut
dey say. Slap mah fro! ah' dought I'd be wid ya' until mah' dyin' day. Slap mah fro! ah' used to
dink mah' life wuz often empty some lonely space t'fill ya' hurt me mo'e
dan ah' eva' could gots' imagined ya' made mah' wo'ld stand still and in
dat stillness dere wuz some freedom ah' neva' felt befo'e. What it is, Mama! ah' would not
let mah'self recon' dat ya' might stay and ah' would stand by ya' no
matta' whut dey'd say. Slap mah fro! ah' dought I'd be wid ya' until mah' dyin' day,
until mah' dyin' day. Slap mah fro!
Good Enough
Hey yo' glass be empty it's some hell uh a long way t'plantation, why duzn't
ya' let me snatch ya' it's no baaaad t'go alone. What it is, Mama! ah' neva' would gots'
jimmey'd up but ya' seemed so's real t'me, afta' all de bullshit I've
heard it's refreshin' not t'see. What it is, Mama! ah' duzn't gots'ta pretend, she duzn't
'spect it fum me so's duzn't tell me ah' aint been baaaad t'ya', duzn't
tell me ah' aint been dere fo' ya', plum tell me why nodin' be baaaad
enough. Hey little goat would ya' likes some kindy yo' momma said dat
it's ok. De doo' be jimmey come on outside no ah' can't mosey on down out today,
it's not da damn wind dat cracked yo' shoulda' and drew ya' t'de
ground, who's dere dat makes ya' so's afraid ya''ve shaken t'de
bone. What it is, Mama! You's know ah' duzn't dig it ya' deserve so's much mo'e dan dis.
So duzn't tell me why he's neva' been baaaad t'ya', duzn't tell me why
he's neva' been dere fo' ya' and I'll tell ya' dat why be simply not
baaaad enough. So plum let me try and ah' gots'ta be baaaad t'ya' plum let me
try and ah' gots'ta be dere fo' ya'. I'll show ya' why youse so's much mo'e
dan baaaad enough.
Mary
Mary walks waaay down t'de boozes edge and dere she hangs ha' to find
herself faded some shadow uh whut she once wuz. She says "How long gots' I
been sleepin' and why do ah' feel so's old. Why do ah' feel so's cold mah' heart
is sayin' one wahtahmellun but mah' body won't let go." Wid tremblin' hands
she reaches down a stranger's flesh be offered and ah' would be da damn last
to know ah' would be da damn last t'let it show and ah' would be da damn last to
go. Take ha' hand she gots'ta lead ya' drough de fire, give ya' back
hope and hope dat ya' duzn't snatch too much respectin' whut be left she
cradled us she held us in ha' arms unselfish in ha' sufferin' she
could not dig it, dat no one seemed t'gots' de time t'cherish
whut be offered and ah' would be da damn last t'know and ah' would be de
last t'let it show and ah' would be da damn last t'go... Snow Flake walks...
Elsewhere
I love da damn time and in between de calm inside me in de space where I
can breade ah' believe dere be a distance ah' gots' wandered t'touch
upon de years uh readin' out and reachin' in holdin' out holdin' in. 'S coo', bruh.
I recon' dis be heaven t'no one else but me me and I'll defend it
as long as ah' can be left here t'lin'a' in silence if ah' choose to
would ya' try t'dig it. ah' know dis love be passin' time, passin'
drough likes liquid ah' am drunk in mah' desire. What it is, Mama!.. but ah' love da damn way ya'
smile at me ah' love da damn way yo' hands reach out and hold me near. Ah be baaad... I
believe dis be heaven t'no one else but me and I'll defend it as
long as ah' can be left here t'lin'a' in silence if ah' choose t'would
ya' try t'dig it. Oh de quiet child awaits de day when she kin
boogie free da damn mold dat clin's likes despuh'shun. Moda' can't ya' see
I've gots'ta live mah' life da damn way ah' feel be right fo' me might not be
right fo' ya' but it be right fo' me. What it is, Mama!. ah' believe. What it is, Mama!. ah' believe dis is
heaven t'no one else but me and I'll defend it as long as ah' can be
left here t'lin'a' in silence if ah' choose t'would ya' try to
dig it. ah' would likes t'lin'a' here in silence if ah' choose to
would ya' try t'dig it...
Circle
Dere are two uh us rappin' in circles and one uh us who be hankerin' aftah
leave in some wo'ld created fo' only us an empty cage dat gots'ta no key,
duzn't ya' know we're wo'kin' wid flesh and blood carvin' out
jealousy. Slap mah fro! Crawlin' into each oda' it's smoderin' every little part
of me. What it is, Mama! What kind'a love be dis dat keeps me hangin' on despite
everydin' it's doin' t'me, whut be dis love dat keeps me comin'
back fo' mo'e when it gots'ta only end in misery. Slap mah fro! ah' know too many sucka's
unhappy in some life fum which dey'd love t'flee, watchin' oders git
every offered dey're wants'on fo' discovery. Slap mah fro! Oh mah' broda' my sista' my
moda' yo' losin' yo' identity, kin't ya' see dat it's ya' in de
window shinin' wid intensity. Slap mah fro! What kind'a love be dis dat keeps me
hangin' on despite everydin' it's doin' t'me. What it is, Mama! What be dis love dat
keeps me comin' back fo' mo'e when it gots'ta only end in misery. Slap mah fro!..
Ice
De ice be din mosey on down on dive in undernead mah' lucid skin de cold is
lost, fo'gotsten. 'S coo', bruh. Hours pass days pass time stands still light gits
dark and darkness fills mah' secret heart fo'bidden. 'S coo', bruh... ah' dink ya'
wo'ried fo' me den de subtle ways dat I'd give in but ah' know ya'
likesd da damn show, tied waaay down t'dis bed uh shame ya' tried t'move
around da damn pain but oh ya' soul be ancho'ed. De only comfo't be de
movin' uh de riva' You's enta' in me some lie upon yo' lips, offa' whut
ya' kin I'll snatch all dat ah' can git only 2 honkyfools' here. What it is, Mama!.. ah' duzn't
likes yo' tragic sighs as if yo' god gots'ta passed ya' by sheeit hey honkyfool
dat's yo' decepshun. Yo' angels speak wid jilted tongue, de
serpent's tale gots'ta mosey on down undone ya' gots' no strengd t'squander. Ah be baaad... De
only comfo't be de movin' uh de river. Ah be baaad... You's enta' into me some lie upon
yo' lips offa' whut ya' kin I'll snatch all dat ah' can git only a
fool's here t'stay, only some fools here t'stay, only some fool's here. What it is, Mama!..
Hold On
Hold on Hold on t'yo'self fo' dis be gonna hurt likes hell. Hold on
Hold on t'yo'self, ya' know dat only time kin tell whut be it in me
dat refuses t'believe dis isn't easia' dan de real wahtahmellun. My love
ya' know dat youse mah' best homey ya' know dat I'd do anydin' fo'
ya', and mah' love let nodin' mosey on down between us mah' love fo' ya' be strong
and true. What it is, Mama! Am ah' in heaven here o' am I... At da damn crossroads ah' am
standin', so's now youse sleepin' peaceful ah' lie awake and pray dat
ya''ll be strong tomo'row and we'll see anoda' day and we gots'ta praise
it and love da damn light dat brin's some smile across yo' face. What it is, Mama! Oh god if
youse out dere won't ya' hear me. What it is, Mama! ah' know we've neva' rapped befo'e,a
nd oh god da damn man ah' love be leavin' won't ya' snatch him when he comes
to yo' doo', am ah' in heaven here o' am ah' in hell at da damn crossroads I
am standin'. So now youse sleepin' peaceful ah' lie awake and pray dat
ya''ll be strong tomo'row and we gots'ta see anoda' day and we will
praise it and love da damn light dat brin's some smile across yo' face. What it is, Mama!..
Hold on hold on t'yo'self fo' dis be gonna hurt likes hell.
Ice Cream
Yo' love be betta' dan ice cream, betta' dan anydin' else dat
I've tried and yo' love be betta' dan ice cream everyone here knows
how t'fight. And it's some long way waaay down it's some long way waaay down it's a
long way waaay down t'de place where we started fum. Yo' love be better
dan chocolate betta' dan anydin' else dat I've tried and oh love
is betta' dan chocolate, everyone here knows how t'cry. Slap mah fro! And it's a
long way waaay down it's some long way waaay down it's some long way waaay down t'de place
where we started fum... do do do...
Fear
Mo'nin' smiles likes de face uh a newbo'n child innocent unknowin'.
Winters end promises uh a long lost homey, speaks t'me uh comfo't,
but ah' fear ah' gots' nodin' t'give ah' gots' so's much t'lose here in dis
lonely place, tangled down in yo' embrace dere's nodin' I'd likes
betta' dan t'fall, but ah' fear ah' gots' nodin' t'give. What it is, Mama! Wind in time
rapes de flowa' tremblin' on de vine and nodin' yields wid to
shelta' it, fum above, dey say temptashun gots'ta destroy our love de
neva' endin' hunger, but ah' fear ah' gots' nodin' t'give ah' gots'ta much
to lose here in dis lonely place, tangled down in our embrace dere's
nodin' I'd likes betta' dan t'fall, but ah' fear ah' gots' nodin' to
give. What it is, Mama! ah' gots' so's much t'lose. What it is, Mama! ah' gots' nodin' t'give. What it is, Mama! We gots' so's much
to lose. What it is, Mama!..
Fumblin' Towards Ecstasy
All de fear dat gots'ta left me now I'm not frightened anymo'e. What it is, Mama! It's mah'
heart dat pounds benead mah' flesh, it's mah' moud dat pushes out dis
bread, and if ah' shed some tear ah' won't cage it. ah' won't fear love and if
I feel some rage ah' won't deny it ah' won't fear love. What it is, Mama! Companion t'our
demons dey gots'ta boogy and we gots'ta play. Slap mah fro! Wid cfros kindles and
clods makin' darkness in de day. Slap mah fro! It gots'ta be easy t'peep in o' out
upstream on waaay down widout some dought. And if ah' shed some tear ah' won't cage
it. ah' won't fear love and if ah' fear some rage ah' won't deny it. ah' won't
fear love. What it is, Mama! Peace in de struggle t'find peace, comfo't on de way to
comfo't and if ah' shed some tear ah' won't cage it ah' won't fear love and if
I feel some rage ah' won't deny it ah' won't fear love. What it is, Mama! ah' won't fear love. What it is, Mama! I
won't fear love. What it is, Mama!..
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