I was brought to this world/I was birthed by the earth
Was nourished by all the trees/and the grass and the dirt
Was trained by all the stones/my enemy and my home
Feel my limbs bear fruit/as they ascend to the throne
And the waves formed caves/the rivers they brought the flow
The rain it brought the pain/made hard by all the snow/and ice
My face caked with blood/another roll of the dice
The price that we pay/to keep form at bay
Inferno of sempiternal/emotions brought on by potions
The fire can bring desire/and a thousand other notions
I'm burning up all the brier/and smokin like I was woven
of matter that still aspires/to go out with an explosion
All we are is dust in the wind/With freedom our best friend
A journey with many bends/both mental and in the end
A reason to justify/the omnipresent lie of our too thin skin
So free your caged cares/and harden your soft wills
Cause the void is still there/requirin all of our skills
The highest of aspirations/won't be reached by any nation
Let the human spirit bear it/and creativity snare it
With a thought/and nothing more
Cause thoughts can bring a lot/more than any hardcore
Harrasin em with the tec/and attackin em with the mac
But the bullets hit the brain/and do nothin but bring em back
The latest from visionary rapper Akai Solo boasts production from Earl Sweatshirt & Roper Williams, complementing insightful rhymes. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 31, 2023