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A crack forms in the foundation
A fault line through your defenses
Illuminates the essence
Once clouded by the myth
 
"Carnation"


If you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle -
I trample down all life in my wake
I eat it up and take the cake
I just avert my eyes to the pain
Of someone's loss helping my gain

If you gave me a dream for my pocket
You'd be plugging in the wrong socket
With me there's no room for the future
With me there's no room with a view at all -
I am out of season all year 'round
Hear machinery roar to my empty sound
Touch my heart and feel winter
Hold my hand and be doomed forever -

If you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle.
And if you're wondering by now who I am
Look no further than the mirror -
Because I am the Greed and Fear
And every ounce of Hate in you.

(Paul Weller)
 
These lyrics have always spoke to me more than any other

[Verse 1:]
There's no rest for the weary just another day grinding up stones
Till they turn into dust, it's tough, dimes in the rough
Diamonds ain't enough to cover up the corrupted and fucked up legacy of strange fruit
Bloody whips and small pox, trigger-happy cops
Barbed wire and fire water, y'all it don't stop
When the colonizer came with the cross and the sword
I threw the first spear and said "I declare war!"
I'm a battle-scar wearing heir apparent
Descendant of a long lineage of proletariat and peasant

[Hook:]
So check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
I ride the rhythm and vibe a little whine talk
Head get the concrete to line wit' your spine

[Verse 2:]
I speak to find peace but its war all the time
It's deep like the tide from Renton to Shoreline
I'm a more mindful guy ever since finding out that
I'm about to be a father and doubt is not an option
And now I can't be getting crunk or faded as often
So get your hands dirty 'cause a prayer ain't enough
Boss, what cross?
We got crucified by buckshots
One million Jesuses and Judas got his nuts off
Pages torn out the memory of those who remain shackled
in the chains of international capital gain
They claim civilize with they animal ways
Peace to Oakland, I've never been a fan of the A's
But some days you can find me inscribing my soul on the page every crime has an alibi
Disciplined and organized is how I handle mine
New jacks are spending mad time on their battle rhymes
I can't knock it if you find it entertaining
I rep those whose labor ain't compensated

[Hook:]
So check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
Forty to a class, no wonder we delinquent
Half the school district never make it to commencement

[Verse 3:]
I bend the spine of the track until it snaps
Pops working overtime and he got a broken back
Got three little sisters, one brother in Iraq
And mom prays novelas to keep the fam intact
But the song ain't a song waiting for God to answer
Brothers call me "Dog", they got the letters backwards
I'm back with a plan of attack to repossess my
Name face in history y'all who wanna test
My capacity to spit caliber shit into a rhythmic lesson
And entertainment's a legitimate weapon
Igniting the cipher sessions I'm deciphering life
And blended both theory into practice I write
Vernacular and actual fact
Got no posturing
A thousand pointing fingers I defied every one of them
I ride for my brethren who carry the burden
of a future uncertain 'til the fall of the curtain
You better move
Hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
That's why we call it a struggle
You're supposed to sweat

[Hook:]
Check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
Crazy landlady tried to switch up on the lease
If she raises up the rent again it's time to say "peace"

Peace, peace and that's my piece
It's still all about the bullet in the belly of the beast
From the East my brother we came
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
So keep marching 'til your feet split open
"No Rest For The Weary" Blue Scholars keep going
 
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PenguinWithNapalm said:
These lyrics have always spoke to me more than any other

[Verse 1:]
There's no rest for the weary just another day grinding up stones
Till they turn into dust, it's tough, dimes in the rough
Diamonds ain't enough to cover up the corrupted and fucked up legacy of strange fruit
Bloody whips and small pox, trigger-happy cops
Barbed wire and fire water, y'all it don't stop
When the colonizer came with the cross and the sword
I threw the first spear and said "I declare war!"
I'm a battle-scar wearing heir apparent
Descendants of a long lineage of proletariat and peasant

[Hook:]
So check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
I ride the rhythm and vibe a little whine talk
Head get the concrete to line wit' your spine

[Verse 2:]
I speak to find peace but its war all the time
It's deep like the tide from Renton to Shoreline
I'm a more mindful guy ever since finding out that
I'm about to be a father and doubt is not an option
And now I can't be getting crunk or faded as often
So get your hands dirty 'cause a prayer ain't enough
Boss, what cross?
We got crucified by buckshots
One million Jesuses and Judas got his nuts off
Pages torn out the memory of those who remain shackled
in the chains of international capital gain
They claim civilize with they animal ways
Peace to Oakland, I've never been a fan of the A's
But some days you can find me inscribing my soul on the page every crime has an alibi
Disciplined and organized is how I handle mine
New jacks are spending mad time on their battle rhymes
I can't knock it if you find it entertaining
I rep those whose labor ain't compensated

[Hook:]
So check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
Forty to a class, no wonder we delinquent
Half the school district never make it to commencement

[Verse 3:]
I bend the spine of the track until it snaps
Pops working overtime and he got a broken back
Got three little sisters, one brother in Iraq
And mom prays novelas to keep the fam intact
But the song ain't a song waiting for God to answer
Brothers call me "Dog", they got the letters backwards
I'm back with a plan of attack to repossess my
Name face in history y'all who wanna test
My capacity to spit caliber shit into a rhythmic lesson
And entertainment's a legitimate weapon
Igniting the cipher sessions I'm deciphering life
And blended both theory into practice I write
Vernacular and actual fact
Got no posturing
A thousand pointing fingers I defied every one of them
I ride for my brethren who carry the burden
of a future uncertain 'til the fall of the curtain
You better move
Hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
That's why we call it a struggle
You're supposed to sweat

[Hook:]
Check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
Crazy landlady tried to switch up on the lease
If she raises up the rent again it's time to say "peace"

Peace, peace and that's my piece
It's still all about the bullet in the belly of the beast
From the East my brother we came
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
So keep marching 'til your feet split open
"No Rest For The Weary" Blue Scholars keep going
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Bring that shit in, uh
Yeah, the movement's in motion with massive militant poetry
Now check this out, uh

In the right light, study becomes insight
But the system that dissed us, teaches us to read and write
So-called facts are fraud
They want us to allege and pledge and bow down to their god
Lost the culture, the culture lost
Spun our minds and through time, ignorance has taken over
Yo, we gotta take the power back
Bam, here's the plan
Motherfuck Uncle Sam, step back, I know who I am
Raise up your ear, I'll drop the style and clear
It's the beats and the lyrics they fear
The rage is relentless
We need a movement with a quickness
You are the witness of change and to counteract
We gotta take the power back

Yeah, we gotta take the power back
Come on, come on
Yeah, we gotta take the power back

The present curriculum, I put my fist in 'em
Eurocentric, every last one of 'em
See right through the red, white, and blue disguise
With lecture I puncture the structure of lies
Installed in our minds and attempting to hold us back
We've got to take it back
Holes in our spirit causing tears and fears
One-sided stories for years and years and years
I'm inferior? Who's inferior?
Yeah, we need to check the interior
Of the system who cares about only one culture
And that,
is why we gotta take the power back
 
streaM Freak said:
Bring that shit in, uh
Yeah, the movement's in motion with massive militant poetry
Now check this out, uh

In the right light, study becomes insight
But the system that dissed us, teaches us to read and write
So-called facts are fraud
They want us to allege and pledge and bow down to their god
Lost the culture, the culture lost
Spun our minds and through time, ignorance has taken over
Yo, we gotta take the power back
Bam, here's the plan
Motherfuck Uncle Sam, step back, I know who I am
Raise up your ear, I'll drop the style and clear
It's the beats and the lyrics they fear
The rage is relentless
We need a movement with a quickness
You are the witness of change and to counteract
We gotta take the power back

Yeah, we gotta take the power back
Come on, come on
Yeah, we gotta take the power back

The present curriculum, I put my fist in 'em
Eurocentric, every last one of 'em
See right through the red, white, and blue disguise
With lecture I puncture the structure of lies
Installed in our minds and attempting to hold us back
We've got to take it back
Holes in our spirit causing tears and fears
One-sided stories for years and years and years
I'm inferior? Who's inferior?
Yeah, we need to check the interior
Of the system who cares about only one culture
And that,
is why we gotta take the power back
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I dig the vibe. Did you write this?
 
PenguinWithNapalm said:
I dig the vibe. Did you write this?
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It's Rage Against the Machine. This one called "take the power back"

Many many many other songs by them with lyrics of the same theme but very witty lyrics and basically like "hard rap" id call it

Singers name is Zach De La Rocha and I believe the band started facing issues and broke up partly because of how literally radical he is/was

My favorite band since middle school, most their songs most played other than lithium by nirvana, I'm not always as angry as Zach but I always feel it and in the right moment I get brought right back into the vibe almost stronger every time because

These days, I can apply the lyrics more.

So these days, when I relisten in a relevant moment, it's actually even more emotional
 
streaM Freak said:
It's Rage Against the Machine. This one called "take the power back"

Many many many other songs by them with lyrics of the same theme but very witty lyrics and basically like "hard rap" id call it

Singers name is Zach De La Rocha and I believe the band started facing issues and broke up partly because of how literally radical he is/was

My favorite band since middle school, most their songs most played other than lithium by nirvana, I'm not always as angry as Zach but I always feel it and in the right moment I get brought right back into the vibe almost stronger every time because

These days, I can apply the lyrics more.

So these days, when I relisten in a relevant moment, it's actually even more emotional
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Oh yeah I know them. I used to have killing in the name of on my iPod lol. Hell yeah
 
streaM Freak said:
It's Rage Against the Machine. This one called "take the power back"

Many many many other songs by them with lyrics of the same theme but very witty lyrics and basically like "hard rap" id call it

Singers name is Zach De La Rocha and I believe the band started facing issues and broke up partly because of how literally radical he is/was

My favorite band since middle school, most their songs most played other than lithium by nirvana, I'm not always as angry as Zach but I always feel it and in the right moment I get brought right back into the vibe almost stronger every time because

These days, I can apply the lyrics more.

So these days, when I relisten in a relevant moment, it's actually even more emotional
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There were actually a couple of their other songs I like too. Definitely more relevant now. They were never my exact cup of tea. That is an interesting fact about Zach though. I tend to listen to a lot of underground hip hop (which is the lyrics I posted) they are a lot more political as well as not a bunch of materialistic stuff about money, hoes and guns (if you like that stuff there’s nothing wrong with that it’s just not really what I’m into but I do get down with some gangster rap) I can talk forever about music man. Sorry for the double comment
 
PenguinWithNapalm said:
I can talk forever about music man.
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Yeah it's cool stuff

I played drums for 8 years and now fiddle with a guitar when I have free time.

And listen to a wide range of feelings of songs depending on the moment. Anything from sad-ish / gloomy / personally insightful to metal. And lots in-between too but you get it. I don't really have anything I avoid, sometimes country simply because I can't relate as much to the obsession with tractors and fried chicken and that's not me trying to be an asshole if we're being honest sometimes I did wish that was what I cared most about. (And yes I know I'm talking about only 2 songs which are less about the main theme of country and more specific to objects). But again, I can't relate much to it, I wish I could. I do wish I could because instead, I have a lot of anger inside me
 
streaM Freak said:
Yeah it's cool stuff

I played drums for 8 years and now fiddle with a guitar when I have free time.

And listen to a wide range of feelings of songs depending on the moment. Anything from sad-ish / gloomy / personally insightful to metal. And lots in-between too but you get it. I don't really have anything I avoid, sometimes country simply because I can't relate as much to the obsession with tractors and fried chicken and that's not me trying to be an asshole if we're being honest sometimes I did wish that was what I cared most about. (And yes I know I'm talking about only 2 songs which are less about the main theme of country and more specific to objects). But again, I can't relate much to it, I wish I could. I do wish I could because instead, I have a lot of anger inside me
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Weirdly often I like to play sad music when I’m happy. I come from a musical family. My dad is actually a drummer and has been in a bunch of bands. He has all of these expensive custom drums (I once tried to play them without his permission as a kid and messed a couple of them up oof) and briefly had a company making parts for drums but it never really took off.

Country has always been the one genre I also never got into. I used to say that they are all about getting drunk in their pickup truck sad because their women left them. I do like a bit of metal (my uncle took me to a slipknot concert when I was a child lol and that was an experience) I do really like them though. I like a lot of different types of music from classical to edm
 
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