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Family
04:57
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we are the trees pushing through the cement
the beast that breaks the net and escapes to raise its young safe
the taste of my sweat on your tongue is love
cause its a struggle to avoid getting crushed
we push back the walls a little more
exploratory forays into all there is in store
and oratory only goes so far
its hard put your back into it
and I got your back if you’ll back me through it
I need a family like a stand of trees
and you’re my family if you stand with me
so lets build a life just a day at a time
to free our bodies and to free our minds
unless we battle the oppressive best bet its gonna get us
so we share the carried loads with the people that we cherish
as a dude I have privilege so I stand behind the women in my life
as they fight off all this patriarchal venom
its collective liberation no space for charity
our lives are tied together they’re there supporting me
if I need it I got it if I can give it I will
if you shop for groceries I’ll cook up a meal
and that’s healing
got me feeling my realest
and its the things that I’m proud of when I look in the mirror
helping each other love our whole naked selves
and when our lives feel rich though we ain’t making wealth
I’ll yell at the top of my lungs as a toast
to my family far away and my family real close
it gives me so much joy to watch my little brother grow
I love him and I make sure he knows
we’re sowing the seeds y’all make me believe
that someday we might be free and at peace
but for now we’re dreaming past the world we see
thank god I’ve got my family
they'll try to rip our roots out so let's sink them in deep
it's collective liberation and we are all we need
we've got to evolve together if we dream of being free
when growing a community
we’re just a seed but we’re a super seed
and we’re gonna supersede all these concrete trees
that scrape skies and wreck lives
cause we recognize the power we supply
rely on each other there’s no other way to rise
I aspire to perspire right beside you
I look into your eyes and know they hide divine truth
it shines through internal blueprints for seven billion better worlds
if we overlap the diagrams we’ll build a better world
every voice deserves and echo to project it to the stars
if you wanna speak mic check we’ll lend you ours
send your ears back in return
hear your sister’s story to ensure she has a turn
we learn and grow more powerful
the power that we share
don’t only check your privilege
but bring it’s force to bear
as you support your comrades as they're taking back theirs
solidarity is the force of love in action
it’s I’ll swear to have your back son
it’s supporting all the struggles ‘stead of ignoring the black ones
I ain’t taking back none
we’ve had our tunnel vision but the time for that is past done
we’re lashed to history and bear the lacerations
if we wanna make the body strong hard healing's what we’re facing
scars don’t disappear but we can wear them with pride
like been there done that but yeah we survived
its a never ending process there’s nothing that can stop us
its a force of evolution we’re mutants with solutions
humans gotta figure how to live on this earth
to prove these brains were a gift not a curse
its hard work, but its either that or the hearse
and I’d rather hurt with you than be alone and inert
the kings up in their castles I’ll tell you what they're scared to see
all of us together sharing love and solidarity
they'll try to rip our roots out, so let's sink them in deep
it's collective liberation and we are all we need
we've got to evolve together if we dream of being free
when growing a community
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Dirty Bass
03:51
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the kick drum in my ribcage says I don't spit to get paid
I do it to keep it beating cause I love you human beings
I'm through with holding back getting trapped inside my grey matter
burn bring right now cause every single day matters
shake patterns that are keeping you locked up
boxed in see the individual not us
and I must trust the bonds that can be made between souls
it's not make believe but what really makes us be whole
I hold on to reality fastened by my passions,
my life is tied tightly to the world that I inhabit.
and hell I wouldn't have it friend any other way
either everybody's getting free or we all are staying slaves
so brave the loaded barrels, the heralds of the white house
fascist bullet holes they would only let the light out
the supernova spirit you can hear it in my song
the struggle that connects us all it's here I belong
this is where I live
and what a damn fine place it is
this is where I live
such bliss just to exist
floating in connection I am but a drop unto the sea
and everything that's ever been is just another drop like me
home is where the hear is low rent for starving artists
pumping moments through my veins untamed and hard to harness
but damn the chains I'd lay upon a thing that would be free
everything I've ever tried to own only ended owning me
even the muscle blood and bone are only loaners from the earth
every inch of human being was another being first
so when I spit I seek to speak as just a spoke upon the wheel
I am blind to where I'm going but the road is mine to feel
I don't have time to hide in fear so I must think clearly
life is so divine hold the whole world dearly
so hear me shout hear it echoed from the mountains
in the sea and in the breeze even the trees are reannouncing
solidarity is everywhere in everything we've ever shared
I was born a part of the planet so upon it I am never scared
any place I place my feet whispers home as I approach
I gotta say it clear so everybody knows
this is where I live
and what a damn fine place it is
this is where I live
such bliss just to exist
floating in connection I am but a drop unto the sea
and everything that's ever been is just another drop like me
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Idle Eyes/Cypher
04:22
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why do we idolize leaving us with idle eyes
afraid to see the beauty in that which can't be televised
merchandised and sold we cannot find ourselves cause we're
searching in the mold so when they pour in the gold
we'll be that statue on the pedestal instead of all those other chumps
we can claim we're credible trying to get famous
aimless in our purpose but y'all know what the name is
what the game is cause we all sound the same as each other
when we're spitting our egos we go
"I'm the greatest rapper ever and I lay it the tightest
my rhymes are mad fly in fact they're outta sight"
which is really the truth cause they're making us blind
we aren't speaking with our hearts we're just flexing our minds
this is a rhyme to take the ego out of being an artist
cause regardless of my songs and whatever I do
any fire that's in me is a reflection of you
you can sing it you can shout it
scrawl it on the bathroom wall
you can tell me all about it cause you're beautiful
namaste to my human posse
criss cross to english if you lost me
the light in me honors the light in you
cause you don't need to be on stage to be speaking the truth
I'd rather live in the groove than be living to prove
that my beats bump phat and I rap better than you
this quest to be the best is tying up the rest of us
stressing in our chests trying to sound just like the record does
I'ma wreck it cause I am tired of it wrecking us
fuck the pecking order I'm not a chicken I'm an anarchist
break open the walls keeping beauty in the studio
bust down the dam don't give a damn unless it's true to you
step up to the mic push doubts back like your cuticles
there is power in your voice I believe in you you're beautiful
who do you think you are except divine
there is light inside your heart like there is light inside of mine
you can sing it you can shout it
scrawl it on the bathroom wall
you can tell me all about it cause you're beautiful
as our tasteful oratory fills this makeshift auditorium
the platform that we rap on performs a metamorphosis
transforming from the ordinary boring everyday
in the circle of the cypher we explore another way
for a moment we create the world we want to live in
where every voice is valued and our art is freely given
to any who seek to listen
anyone's free to lend a beat or instead to speak their vision
when we preach we breach division
teach that each degree has got a piece of what we need to know
egos not the point but there's a reason we should heed the flow
cause even though that we be told that the truth be on the tv show
it's not we got all we need right here
I believe that we ought to be taught by each other
and not by the box, the cops, or big brother
so recover your life from a world that is hurtful
find light in these words then take it full circle
you can sing it you can shout it
scrawl it on the bathroom wall
you can tell me all about it cause you're beautiful
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4. |
Thrive
04:27
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shadows pool behind my pupils as I'm searching for a spark
never truthful to my senses they keep the lenses dark
impart tension to my heart as I think through inky curtains
sink until I think that only hurt is certain
but I'll never stop my searching for the light behind my eyes
some days its hard to get up by the sun will always rise
aspire without limits give it all you got and thrive
I got all I need for happiness the world and I'm alive
cause its so damn beautiful
man I can's say nothing more true to y'all
cause the hard times they are still mine
I'm without regret and forget rewind
cause my mind is the key to my freedom
things depend on how you see them
so love each moment the best I can
keep breathing and stick to the plan
be happy and die trying
I'ma burn until I burn out gonna fall until I'm flying
be happy and die trying
I'm gonna burn until I burn on out
breathe in what nourishes the place where courage is
encouraging us to crush doubt and live
to just bust out of this bus route mindstate
driving round in circles never to reach the highway
sitting in my driveway thinking about my day
doing my best to try and see it my way
breathing deep like the bellows of a furnace
set fire to this fellow get him burning in earnest
and each time the flame flickers it's a lesson I'm learning
push my soul push my body I'm determined to earn it
but I ain't worried though it's a winding progression
through all this mess and mud this is my simple message
be happy and die trying
I'ma burn until I burn out gonna fall until I'm flying
be happy and die trying
I'm gonna burn until I burn on out
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Spider Cider Boston, Massachusetts
Based out of Boston, Spider Cider joins elements of hip hop, jazz, and funk together with positive, socially conscious lyrics in their highly energetic performances.
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