this is a rap about being self determined and dedicated to your dreams despite the haters.
lyrics
these are self help raps
brats,
looking for light like icarus,
the smell of burnt me
blunt heat, sweet need
an alphabet of scab on scab on
scabby knees
last nights dreams
be
still pooling in our pillows
vexed, obsessed, crosseyed and
disrobed
cause i sing shrill
i live low
where the felled stars go
sheen from the beak of a crow
mudlark for the undrawn maps
and incants
for bringing sun - bursts back
and when traditional gravities
act lax
in a wildlings stance, i float
i float in a wildlings stance
in a wildling stance, i float
i float in a wilding stance
you can't wake us
this isn't sleep sleep
the ground don't trouble
our feet feet feet feet feet
won't expect, blood flushed breast
time do stretch, won't expect
touch my eyes, cloudless skies
day too bright, touch my eyes
unlit match, fires past
light won't last, unlit match
lantern snuffed, i stand up
i go forth, lantern snuffed
twilight set, lose my breath
remember me, remember me
twilight sets
remember me, remember me
twilight sets
credits
from Our Will e.p.,
released April 6, 2012
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The excellent Baltimore rapper Jay Royale punches his way through icy, noir-ish production with take-no-prisoners bars. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024